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Though his neighbors were not told of the generous intentions credited to the boy's father, by his loving son, they all came with horses, ropes, crowbars, and tackle, to help in the enterprise. Yet after many a long days' toil, between the sun's rising and setting, their end was failure. Every day, when darkness came on, the stone lay there still, as hard and fast as ever. So they gave up the task. THOUGH HIS NEIGHBORS WERE NOT TOLD OF THE GENEROUS INTENTIONS CREDITED TO THE BOY'S FATHER BY HIS LOVING SON THEY ALL CAME WITH HORSES ROPES CROW BARS AND TACKLE TO HELP IN THE ENTERPRISE YET AFTER MANY A LONG DAY'S TOIL BETWEEN THE SUN'S RISING AND SETTING THEIR END WAS FAILURE EVERY DAY WHEN DARKNESS CAME ON THE STONE LAY THERE STILL AS HARD AND FAST AS EVER SO THEY GAVE UP THE TASK
a tradition, as old as the days of King Arthur, that on a certain hill a great boulder could be seen, which was quite different from any other kind of rock to be found within miles. It was partly imbedded in the earth, and beneath it, lay a great, yes, an untold treasure. The grass grew luxuriantly around this stone, and the sheep loved to rest at noon in its shadow. Many men had tried to lift, or pry it up, but in vain. The tradition, unaltered and unbroken for centuries, was to the effect, that none but a very good man could ever budge this stone. Any and all unworthy men might dig, or pull, or pry, until doomsday, but in vain. Till the right one came, the treasure was as safe as if in heaven. But the boy's father and mother were now very poor and his sisters now grown up wanted pretty clothes so badly, that the lad hoped that he or his father might be the deserving one. He would help him to win the treasure for he felt sure that his parent would share his gains with all his friends. F THE DIRE DISASTER HAD COME TO HAND NOW IT WAS TRADITION AS OLD AS THE DAYS OF KING ARTHUR THAT ON A CERTAIN HILL A GREAT BOULDER COULD BE SEEN WHICH WAS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER KIND OF ROCK TO BE FOUND WITHIN MILES IT WAS PARTIALLY IMBEDDED IN THE EARTH AND BENEATH IT LAY A GREAT YES AN UNTOLD TREASURE THE GRASS GREW LUXURIANTLY AROUND THIS STONE AND THE SHEEP LOVED TO REST AT NOON IN ITS SHADOW MANY MEN TRIED TO LIFT OR TO PRY IT UP BUT IN VAIN TRADITION UNALTERED AND UNBROKEN FOR CENTURIES WAS TO THE FACT THAT NONE BUT A VERY GOOD MAN COULD EVER BUDGE THE STONE ANY AND ALL UNWORTHY MEN MIGHT DIG OR PULL OR PRY UNTIL DOOMSDAY BUT IN VAIN TO THE RIGHT ONE CAME THE TREASURE WAS SAFE AS IF IN HEAVEN BUT THE BOY'S FATHER AND MOTHER WERE NOW VERY POOR AND HIS SISTERS NOW GROWN UP WANTED PRETTY CLOTHES SO BADLY THAT THE LAD HOPED HE OR HIS FATHER MIGHT BE THE DESERVING ONE HE WOULD HELP HIM WIN THE TREASURE FOR HE FELT SURE THAT HIS PARENT WOULD SHARE HIS GAINS WITH ALL HIS FRIENDS
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