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The two men conveyed them into the wood ; and, as they went, the children talked to them of what they would do when they got all the pretty toys in London town. THE TWO MEN CONVEYED THEM INTO THE WOOD AND AS THEY WENT THE CHILDREN TALKED TO THEM OF WHAT THEY WOULD DO WHEN THEY GOT ALL THE PRETTY TOYS IN LONDON TOWN
ar, and WOO the little girl's five hundred pounds. He kept them in his own house for a twelvemonth and a day, and then he formed a wicked device to get rid of them both. There were two wicked men who lived not far off, who were ready to do any bad act if paid for it, and he sent for these men, and bargained with them to take the babes out into the greenwood, and to kill them there. His wife, their aunt, was a good and kind woman, and would never have consented to such wickedness, whatever gain it might bring, so he told her an artful tale, that it was his purpose to send the children to a friend of his in London, who would see to their schooling. He then gave over the two children to the men with whom he had agreed, and told them that they were going to London where were toy-shops, and 63 THE as many toys to be had for the asking as their BABES hearts could desire. WOOD Away then went those pretty babes, Rejoicing at that tide, Rejoicing with a merry mind, They would a cock-horse ride. HAVE THE LITTLE BOYS THREE HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR AND THE LITTLE GIRLS FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS HE KEPT THEM IN HIS OWN HOUSE FOR A TWELVEMONTH AND A DAY AND THEN HE FORMED A WICKED DEVICE TO GET RID OF THEM BOTH THERE WERE TWO WICKED MEN WHO LIVED NOT FAR OFF WHO WERE READY TO DO ANY BAD ACT IF PAID FOR IT AND HE SENT FOR THESE MEN AND BARGAINED WITH THEM TO TAKE THE BABES OUT INTO THE GREEN WOOD AND TO KILL THEM THERE HIS WIFE THEIR AUNT WAS A GOOD AND KIND WOMAN AND WOULD NEVER HAVE CONSENTED TO SUCH WICKEDNESS WHATEVER GAIN IT MIGHT BRING SO HE TOLD HER AN ARTFUL TALE THAT IT WAS HIS PURPOSE TO SEND THE CHILDREN TO A FRIEND OF HIS IN LONDON WHO WOULD SEE TO THEIR SCHOOLING HE THEN GAVE OVER THE TWO CHILDREN TO THE MEN WITH WHOM HE HAD AGREED AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LONDON WHERE WERE TOY SHOPS AND AS MANY TOYS TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING AS THEIR HEARTS COULD DESIRE AWAY THEN WENT THOSE PRETTY BABES REJOICING AT THAT TIDE REJOICING WITH A MERRY MIND THEY WOULD A COCK HORSE RIDE
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