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Returning to the mountain, the fairies, in a band, went with him to the great rock. One touch of his hand, and the mighty boulder trembled, like an aspen leaf in the breeze. A shove, and the rock rolled down from the hill and crashed in the valley below. RETURNING TO THE MOUNTAIN THE FAIRIES IN A BAND WENT WITH HIM TO THE GREAT ROCK ONE TOUCH OF HIS HAND AND THE MIGHTY BOULDER TREMBLED LIKE AN ASPEN LEAF IN THE BREEZE A SHOVE AND THE ROCK ROLLED DOWN FROM THE HILL AND CRASHED IN THE VALLEY BELOW
atience. Seeing this, before he fell asleep, the boy resolved that on the morrow, he would go up to the mountains, and talk to his fairy friends about the matter. So early in the morning, he hurried to the hill tops, and going into one of the caves, met the fairies and told them his troubles. Then he asked them to give him again some of their money. "Not this time, but something better. Under the great rock there are treasures waiting for you." "Oh, don't send me there! For all the men and horses of our parish, after working a week, have been unable to budge the stone." "We know that," answered the principal fairy, "but do you yourself try to move it. Then you will see what is certain to happen." Going home, to tell what he had heard, his parents had a hearty laugh at the idea of a boy succeeding where men, with the united strength of many horses and oxen, had failed. Yet, after brooding awhile, they were so dejected, that anything seemed reasonable. So they said, "Go ahead and try it. NDS WHILE THEIR TEARS FLOWED TOGETHER AND THEY WERE PRAYING FOR PATIENCE SEEING THIS BEFORE HE FELL ASLEEP THE BOY RESOLVED THAT ON THE MORROW HE WOULD GO UP TO THE MOUNTAINS AND TALK TO HIS FAIRY FRIENDS ABOUT THE MATTER SO IN THE EARLY MORNING HE HURRIED TO THE HILL TOPS GOING INTO ONE OF THE CAVES MET THE FAIRIES AND TOLD THEM HIS TROUBLES THEN HE ASKED THEM TO GIVE THEM SOME OF THEIR MONEY NOT THIS TIME BUT SOMETHING BETTER UNDER THE GREAT ROCK THERE ARE TREASURES WAITING FOR YOU OH DON'T SEND ME THERE FOR ALL THE MEN AND HORSES OF OUR PARISH AFTER WORKING A WEEK HAD BEEN UNABLE TO BUDGE THE STONE WE KNOW THAT ANSWERED THE PRINCIPAL FAIRY BUT DO NOT TRY TO MOVE IT THEN YOU WILL SEE WHAT IS CERTAIN TO HAPPEN GOING HOME TO TELL WHAT HE HEARD HIS PARENTS HAD A HEARTY LAUGH AT THE IDEA OF A BOY SUCCEEDING WHERE MEN WITH THE UNITED STRENGTH OF MANY HORSES AND OXEN HAD FAILED YET AFTER BROODING A WHILE THEY WERE SO DEJECTED THAT ANYTHING SEEMED REASONABLE SO THEY SAID GO AHEAD AND TRY IT
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