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The two serpents were coiled up and asleep, but they soon showed signs of waking, and their fiery, lidless eyes glared at the people. THE TWO SERPENTS WERE COILED UP IN ASLEEP BUT THEY SOON SHOWED SIGNS OF WAKING AND THEIR FIERY LIDLESS EYES GLARED AT THE PEOPLE
hem, and you will find it so." By the king's command, a soldier thrust in his hand and found a folded tent. Again, while all wondered, the boy was in command of the situation. Everything seemed so reasonable, that all were prompt and alert to serve him. "What a splendid chief and general, he would make, to lead us against our enemies, the 'Long Knives!'" whispered one soldier to another. "What is in the tent?" asked the boy of the wise men. Not one of the twelve knew what to say, and there was an almost painful silence. "I will tell you, Your Majesty, and all here, what is in this tent. There are two serpents, one white and one red. Unfold the tent." With such a leader, no soldier was afraid, nor did a single person in the crowd draw back? Two stalwart fellows stepped forward to open the tent. But now, a few of the men and many of the women shrank back while those that had babies, or little folks, snatched up their children, fearing lest the poisonous snakes might wriggle towards them. TENT IN THEM SAID THE BOY SEPARATE THEM AND YOU WILL FIND IT SO BY THE KING'S COMMAND A SOLDIER THRUST IN HIS HAND AND FOUND A FOLDED TENT AGAIN WHILE ALL WONDERED THE BOY WAS IN COMMAND OF THE SITUATION EVERYTHING SEEMED SO REASONABLE THAT ALL WERE PROMPT AND ALERT TO SERVE HIM WHAT A SPLENDID CHIEF AND GENERAL YOU WOULD MAKE TO LEAD US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES THE LONG KNIVES WHISPERED ONE SOLDIER TO ANOTHER WHAT IS IN THE TENT ASKED THE BOY OF THE WISE MEN NOT ONE OF THE TWELVE KNEW WHAT TO SAY AND THERE WAS AN ALMOST PAINFUL SILENCE I WILL TELL YOU YOUR MAJESTY AND ALL HERE WHAT IS IN THE TENT THERE ARE TWO SERPENTS ONE WHITE AND ONE RED AND FULL THE TENT WITH SUCH A LEADER NO SOLDIER WAS AFRAID NOR DID A SINGLE PERSON IN THE CROWD DRAW BACK TWO STALWART FELLOWS STEPPED FORWARD TO OPEN THE TENT BY NOW A FEW OF THE MEN AND MANY OF THE WOMEN SHRANK BACK WHILE THOSE THAT HAD BABIES OR LITTLE FOLKS SNATCHED UP THEIR CHILDREN FEARING LEST THE POISONOUS SNAKES MIGHT HAVE WRIGGLED TOWARDS THEM
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