Moral
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He attempts to claim some moral high ground by saying that for all the terrible things he did, at least he never turned ponies to stone.
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In each story, Aesop would illustrate a standard proverb with a silly fable, and his son would reply with an alternate, punny moral based on the events of the story, such as "A chain is as strong as its weakest mink", or "A rolling stone gathers no moth."
Source: Spoof Aesop - The moral about listening repeated vigorously, much to the annoyance of Sheriff Stone.
Source: Anvilicious / Western Animation
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