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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. 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
 and daughters comfortably clothed, while all the time the table was well supplied with good food. Nor did they ever turn from their door anyone who asked for bread and cheese. But in the same month of the boy's return, bad news came that the good ship had gone down in a storm. All on board had perished, and the cargo was totally lost, in the deep sea, far from land. In fact, no word except that of dire disaster had come to hand. Now it was 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.  INCOME AND KEEP HIMSELF HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERS COMFORTABLY CLOTHED WHILE ALL THE TIME THE TABLE WAS WELL SUPPLIED WITH GOOD FOOD NOR DID THEY EVER TURN FROM THEIR DOOR ANY ONE WHO ASKED FOR BREAD AND CHEESE BUT IN THE SAME MONTH OF THE BOY'S RETURN BAD NEWS CAME THAT THE GOOD SHIP HAD GONE DOWN IN A STORM ALL ABOARD HAD PERISHED AND THE CARGO WAS TOTALLY LOST IN THE DEEP SEA FAR FROM LAND IN FACT NO WORD EXCEPT THAT OF 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
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