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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. 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
n into the pool. They felt around and brought up two vases, as the boy had said. Again, the lad put a question to the wise men: "What is in these vases?" Once more, those who professed to know the secrets of the world, even to the demanding of the life of a human being, held their tongues. "There is a 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, 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. E TWO VASES IN THE POOL TWO BRAVE MEN LEAPED DOWN INTO THE POOL THEY FELT AROUND AND BROUGHT UP TWO VASES AS THE BOY HAD SAID AGAIN THE LAD PUT A QUESTION TO THE WISE MEN WHAT IS IN THESE VASES ONCE MORE THOSE WHO PROFESSED TO KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD EVEN TO THE DEMANDING OF THE LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING HELD THEIR TONGUES THERE IS A 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
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