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Which came out of the opened door—the lady or the tiger?

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The board money is in the ginger jar and our conscience is clear.

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Most people are too silly to be truly interested in any thing. They herd together like cattle, and do not know what is good for them.

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Frank R. Stockton

Frank R. Stockton
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Born: April 5, 1834
Died: April 20, 1902 (aged 68)
Bio: Frank Richard Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19th century.
Known for:
  1. The Lady, or the Tiger? (1882)
  2. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales (1887)
  3. The griffin and the minor canon (1885)
  4. The Lady or the Tiger and Other Stories (1884)
  5. The Adventures of Captain Horn (1894)

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