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The Miller.
The water began to dribble away through a Miller's dam. At first there would have been no great harm done, if he had taken the matter in hand. But why should he? Our Miller does not think of troubling himself. The leak becomes worse every day, and the water pours out as if from a tap.
"Hallo, Miller! don't stand gaping there! It's time you should set your wits to work."
But the Miller says,
"Harm's a long way off. I don't require an ocean of water, and my mill is rich enough in it for all my time."
