A dose of his own medicine
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> – <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="food">food</span>? <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="him">him</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="innocuous">innocuous</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="pranks">pranks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="sweating">sweating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="idly">idly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="hid">hid</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>.</p><p><span word="Giving">Giving</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aesop">Aesop</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fables">Fables</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fable">fable</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cobbler">cobbler</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="repairing">repairing</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="roams">roams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="antidote">antidote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curing">curing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="poisons">poisons</span>.</p>
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