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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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