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"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. 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
s, and in a few minutes the workmen saw their faces reflected, as in a looking glass. There was a pool of clear water there. Turning to the wise men, the boy asked before all: "Now tell me, what is in the pool?" As ignorant as before, and now thoroughly ashamed, the wise men were silent. "Your Majesty, I can tell you, even if these men cannot. There are 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. T ONCE THE SPADES WERE PLIED BY STRONG HANDS AND IN A FEW MINUTES THE WORKMEN SAW THEIR FACES REFLECTED AS IF IN A LOOKING GLASS THERE WAS A POOL OF CLEAR WATER THERE TURNING TO THE WISE MEN THE BOY ASKED BEFORE ALL NOW TELL ME WHAT IS IN THE POOL AS IGNORANT AS BEFORE AND NOW THOROUGHLY ASHAMED THE WISE MEN WERE SILENT YOUR MAJESTY I CAN TELL YOU EVEN IF THESE MEN CANNOT THERE ARE 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
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