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The Broom of the TempleCivic leaders prefer silly ceremonies to real reform, and ignore anyone who proposes sensible fixes.9+Level 5
The Bumbo of JiamArms makers profit when quarrels escalate to war, and the self-styled peacemaker finally annexes both sides.9+Level 5
The Cat and the YouthA sexist joke: women's fear of mice is as ridiculous and unchangeable as a cat's nature.9+Level 3
The Cat and the KingClevernessVain kings laugh at insults to themselves and let their ministers suffer for them.9+Level 1
The Catted AnarchistHonestyAnarchists who run to the law when it suits them, and courts that mock justice.9+Level 4
The Christian SerpentHonestyEditors of partisan newspapers are so venomous that a rattlesnake dies from one bite.9+Level 2
The City of Political DistinctionGreedPaying your way into politics costs a rich man his money and his name, forever.9+Level 3
The Circular ClewClevernessDetectives follow clues for a year to learn the obvious, then call it progress.9+Level 3
The Citizen and the SnakesTown boosters crave political conventions, though the delegates they bring are no better than snakes.9+Level 5
The Compassionate PhysicianKindnessDoctors who call themselves compassionate, yet keep an incurable patient suffering with tonics.9+Level 3
The Conscientious OfficialRailroad companies mind the cost of wrecks, not the lives lost in them.9+Level 3
The Crimson CandleClevernessDying husbands demand widows' loyalty through religious oaths, and widows find ways around them.9+Level 5

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The Crew of the Life-boatCourageOfficial rescuers who dodge danger and call their cowardice service to their country.9+Level 3
The CriticsHumilitySculptors and critics judge a wonder only by their own work and pet theories.9+Level 5
The Deceased and his HeirsGreedLawyers who drag out lawsuits until legal fees swallow the entire estate.9+Level 4
The DebatersIn legislatures, debate means hurling insults, then inkstands, so each member stays one jump ahead.9+Level 3
The Desperate ObjectHonestyIll-gotten wealth lives in luxury, while a clear conscience is all that honest duty earns.9+Level 2
The Discontented MalefactorHumilityPreachy judges lecture convicts on reform, so dull that prisoners would take extra time instead.9+Level 4
The Devoted WidowHonestyGrief for the dead is shallow, and a widow's mourning is mostly vanity.9+Level 2
The Disinterested ArbiterFairnessArbiters, like many judges, settle quarrels by destroying the prize, then hide behind a convenient excuse.9+Level 1
The Divided DelegationFairnessPoliticians squabble over Cabinet jobs the president already filled, and he praises their patriotism.9+Level 5
The Dog and the PhysicianDoctors drain patients' money until they die, while party bosses openly sell nominations for office.9+Level 3
The Dog and the ReflectionGreedAesop's tidy lesson fails: a dog that rages at an imaginary rival gets lucky.9+Level 2
The Dutiful SonGreedWealthy sons who ignore poor fathers, except to profit from their life insurance.9+Level 2