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Guard the tongue  Guard...guard...guard the tongue.. What kind of tongue is that... There are thirty-two guardians to guard the tongue... Isn't that enough? How many more guards should be put in place to guard it? No matter what you don't guard, at least you should guard your tongue. If you don't guard it, you will end up using the wrong words and suffering. In a village, a donkey and a fox used to be friends. The donkey would carry the pack all day long.  When night came, he would go into the cucumber garden with his friend the fox and steal the cucumbers. One night, while he was out stealing, the donkey kept boasting to the fox about himself. "I can sing well...I don't know..." Said the donkey. "It would be cruel if you opened your mouth. Are you going to sing?" The fox teased. "I can sing well...you don't know... Please..." The donkey begged again and again. "Even if a thief sneezes, he shouldn't sneeze...don...