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A Piece of String

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A Piece of String

By: Guy de Maupassant
Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett
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How does picking up a piece of string lead to a poor old man's death? Find out in this Guy de Maupassant tale, narrated by actor Cornelius Garrett.

Public Domain (P)2015 Blackstone Audiobooks Classics
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The moral of the story is don’t worry about what others think of you. Remember the saying “Dance as if no one is watching”.

Don’t worry

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Fun short story that feels like a fable, or a cautionary tale about the perils of obsession and protesting too much. The narrator is fantastic, especially with all the accents. Appropriate for age ten and up. Free of profanity, sex, or religion.

Fable of the Protesting Snowball

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An insightful example of how social mobbing ruins lives all started by hateful accusations. Can't we see that happening today?

A very relevant cautionary tale

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It was a quick listen, with a great narration. You can take away more than one lesson from it. The most prominent one being that you can protest too much - and that obsession is not healthy. When we rely on what others think of us for our own sense of well-being, we are on dangerous ground. Worth a listen!

Think thou doest protest too much

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This short story was done very well. They give a good story in a short time. Clever and witty and can be listened to quickly.

Another fun one

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Great story with good narration. I wish audible had more shot stories like this one.

A little bit of string!

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The Story line is an old 1, But it was hard to follow with twists and turns. The performance was good even through a thick British accent.

Cute story, a little hard to follow.

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