One day a squirrel climbed a tree. Near the top of the tree a long branch extended far out, with nothing below it. The squirrel wanted to climb the long branch, but it looked frail, and she was scared it wouldn't hold her. She kept climbing the tree until she saw a hawk land on the long branch. As the hawk perched on the branch, the squirrel said to herself, "The hawk is bigger than I am, so if the branch can hold her, it can definitely hold me."

After the hawk flew away, the squirrel raced over to the long branch. But the hawk's weight had weakened the branch, and when the squirrel sat on the branch, it broke, causing the squirrel to spiral to the ground.

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