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     ;Time   to   be   off�察─  �said   the   lazy   man�察  �and   looked   about   him   for   the 

pretty horse。 No horse was to be found。 The only living thing near was an 

old�察�bony�察�gray donkey。 The man called�察�and whistled�察�and looked�察�but no 

little horse appeared。 After a long while he gave it up�察�and�察�since there was 

nothing better to do�察�he mounted the old gray donkey and set out again。 

     The donkey was slow�察�and he was hard to ride�察�but he was better than 

nothing�察  �and   gradually   the   lazy   man   saw   the   towers   of   the   castle   draw 

nearer。 

     Now it began to grow dark�察�in the castle windows the lights began to 

show。   Then   came   trouble�   �Slower�察  �and   slower�察  �went   the   gray   donkey�察�

slower�察  �and   slower�察  �till�察  �in   the   very   middle   of   a   pitch´black   wood�察  �he 

stopped and stood still。 Not a step would he budge for all the coaxing and 

scolding and beating his rider could give。 At last the rider kicked him�察�as 

well as beat him�察�and at that the donkey felt that he had had enough。 Up 

went his   hind heels�察 �and down   went his head�察 �and over   it   went   the lazy 

man on to the stony ground。 

     There he lay groaning for many minutes�察�for it was not a soft place�察�I 

can   assure   you。   How   he   wished   he   were   in   a   soft�察  �warm   bed�察  �with   his 

aching   bones   comfortable   in   blankets�   �The   very  thought   of   it   made   him 

remember the castle of fortune�察�for he knew there must be fine beds there。 

To get to those beds he was even willing to bestir his bruised limbs�察�so he 

sat up and felt about him for the donkey。 

     No donkey was to be found。 

     The   lazy   man   crept   round   and   round   the   spot   where   he   had   fallen�察�

scratched his hands on the stumps�察�tore his face in the briers�察�and bumped 



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his   knees   on   the   stones。   But   no   donkey   was   there。   He   would   have   lain 

down to sleep again�察�but he could hear now the howls of hungry wolves in 

the   woods�察  �that   did   not   sound   pleasant。   Finally�察  �his   hand   struck   against 

something that felt like a saddle。 He grasped it�察�thankfully�察�and started to 

mount his donkey。 

     The beast he took hold of seemed very small�察�and�察�as he mounted�察�he 

felt   that   its   sides   were   moist   and   slimy。   It   gave   him   a   shudder�察  �and   he 

hesitated�察�but at that moment he heard a distant clock strike。 It was striking 

eleven�   �There   was   still   time   to   reach   the   castle   of   fortune�察  �but   no   more 

than enough�察�so he mounted his new  steed and   rode on once more。  The 

animal      was   easier    to  sit  on   than   the   donkey�察    �and   the   saddle    seemed 

remarkably high behind�察�it was good to lean against。 But even the donkey 

was not so slow as this�察�the new steed was slower than he。 After a while�察�

however�察  �he   pushed   his   way   out   of   the   woods   into   the   open�察  �and   there 

stood the castle�察�only a little way ahead� �All its windows were ablaze with 

lights。 A ray from them fell on the lazy man's beast�察�and he saw what he 

was riding�此�it was a gigantic snail� �a snail as large as a calf� �

     A cold shudder ran over the lazy man's body�察�and he would have got 

off his   horrid   animal   then   and   there�察  �but   just then the clock   struck   once 

more。 It was the first of the long�察�slow strokes that mark mid´ night� �The 

man grew frantic when he heard it。 He drove his heels into the snail's sides�察�

to make him hurry。 Instantly�察�the snail drew in his head�察�curled up in his 

shell�察�and left the lazy man sitting in a heap on the ground� �

     The clock struck twice。 If the man had run for it�察�he could still have 

reached the castle�察�but�察�instead�察�he sat still and shouted for a horse。 

     ;A beast�察�a beast� ─�he wailed�察 �any kind of a beast that will take me to 

the castle� ─�

     The clock struck three times。 And as it struck the third note�察�something 

came rustling and rattling out of the darkness�察�something that sounded like 

a horse with harness。 The lazy man jumped on its back�察�a very queer�察�low 

back。  As   he   mounted�察  �he   saw   the   doors   of   the   castle   open�察  �and   saw   his 

friend standing on the threshold�察�waving his cap and beckoning to him。 

     The   clock   struck   four   times�察  �and   the   new   steed   began   to   stir�察  �as   it 

struck   five�察  �he   moved   a   pace   forward�察  �as   it   struck   six�察�he   stopped�察  �as   it 



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struck seven�察�he turned himself about�察�as it struck eight�察�he began to move 

backward�察�away from the castle� �

     The    lazy   man    shouted�察   �and   beat   him�察   �but  the   beast   went    slowly 

backward。 And the clock struck nine。 The man tried to slide off�察�then�察�but 

from all sides of his strange animal great arms came reaching up and held 

him fast。 And in the next ray of moonlight that broke the dark clouds�察�he 

saw that he was mounted on a monster crab� �

     One   by   one�察  �the   lights   went   out�察  �in   the   castle   windows。   The   clock 

struck ten。 Backward went the crab。 Eleven� �Still the crab went backward。 

The clock struck twelve� �Then the great doors shut with a clang�察�and the 

castle of fortune was closed forever to the lazy man。 

     What became of him and his crab no one knows to this day�察�and no 

one cares。 But the industrious man was received by the Fairy of Fortune�察�

and   made   happy   in   the   castle   as   long   as   he   wanted   to   stay。   And   ever 

afterward      she  was    his  friend�察  �helping    him   not   only   to  happiness     for 

himself�察�but also showing him how to help others�察�wherever he went。 



                          DAVID AND GOLIATH��1�А�



     ��1�А�From the text of the King James version of the Old Testament�察�with 

introduction and slight interpolations�察�changes of order�察�and omissions。 

       A   long   time   ago�察  �there   was   a   boy   named   David�察  �who   lived   in   a 

country far east of this。 He was good to look upon�察�for he had fair hair and 

a   ruddy   skin�察  �and   he   was   very   strong   and   brave   and   modest。   He   was 

shepherd´boy for his father�察�and all dayoften all nighthe was out in the 

fields�察  �far   from   home�察  �watching   over   the   sheep。   He   had   to   guard   them 

from wild animals�察�and lead them to the right pastures�察�and care for them。 

     By and by�察�war broke out between the people of David's country and a 

people that lived near at hand�察�these men were called Philistines�察�and the 

people of David's country were named Israel。 All the strong men of Israel 

went up to the battle�察�to fight for their king。 David's three older brothers 

went�察�but he was only a boy�察�so he was left behind to care for the sheep。 

     After   the   brothers   had   been   gone   some   time�察  �David's   father   longed 

very much to hear from them�察�and to know if they were safe�察�so he sent for 



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David�察  �from   the   fields�察  �and   said   to   him�察   �Take   now   for   thy   brothers   an 

ephah   of   this   parched   corn�察  �and   these   ten   loaves�察  �and   run   to   the   camp�察�

where thy brothers are�察�and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their 

thousand�察�and see how thy brothers fare�察�and bring me word again。; ��An 

ephah is about three pecks。�� 

     David rose early in the morning�察�and left the sheep with a keeper�察�and 

took the corn and the loaves and the cheeses�察�as his father had commanded 

him�察�and went to the camp of Israel。 

     The camp was on a mountain�察�Israel stood on a mountain on the one 

side�察�and the Philistines stood on a mountain on the other side�察�and there 

was a valley between them。 David came to the place where the Israelites 

were�察�just as the host was going forth to the fight�察�shouting for the battle。 

So he left his gifts in the hands of the keeper of the baggage�察�and ran into 

the army�察�amongst the soldiers�察�to find his brothers。 When he found them�察�

he saluted them and began to talk with them。 

     But while he was asking them the questions his father had commanded�察�

there   arose   a   great   shouting   and   tumult   among   the   Israelites�察  �and   men 

came     running     back   from    the   front   line  of  battle�察  �everything     became 

confusion。 David looked to see what the trouble was�察�and he saw a strange 

sight�此  �on   the   hillside   of   the   Philistines�察  �a   warrior   was   striding   forward�察�

calling   out   something   in   a   taunting   voice�察  �he   was   a   gigantic   man�察  �the 
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