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At this moment, the serpents stretched themselves out at full length, while all fell back, giving them a wide circle to struggle in. Then they reared their heads. With their glittering eyes flashing fire, they began to struggle with each other. The white one rose up first, threw the red one into the middle of the arena, and then pursued him to the edge of the round space. Three times did the white serpent gain the victory over the red one. AT THIS MOMENT THE SERPENTS STRETCHED THEMSELVES OUT AT FULL LENGTH WHILE ALL FELL BACK GIVING THEM A WIDE CIRCLE TO STRUGGLE IN THEN THEY REARED THEIR HEADS WITH THEIR GLITTERING EYES FLASHING FIRE THEY BEGAN TO STRUGGLE WITH EACH OTHER THE WHITE ONE ROSE UP FIRST THREW THE RED ONE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ARENA AND THEN PURSUED HIM TO THE EDGE OF THE ROUND SPACE THREE TIMES DID THE WHITE SERPENT GAIN THE VICTORY OVER THE RED ONE
"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. The two serpents were coiled up and asleep, but they soon showed signs of waking, and their fiery, lidless eyes glared at the people. "Now, Your Majesty, and all here, be you the witnesses of what will happen. Let the King and wise men look in the tent.  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 THE TWO SERPENTS WERE COILED UP IN ASLEEP BUT THEY SOON SHOWED SIGNS OF WAKING AND THEIR FIERY LIDLESS EYES GLARED AT THE PEOPLE NOW YOUR MAJESTY AND ALL HERE BE HERE THE WITNESSES OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN LET THE KING AND WISE MEN LOOK IN THE TENT
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