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5. The men went back to their work. In

an hour or so he again cried, "Wolf! Wolf!"

Wolf!

"That boy is just trying to scare us again," they said, and they went on with their work.

6. But this time the wolves were really there. They seized and killed many of the poor sheep, who were left at their mercy. The boy, in great fright, ran crying to the men and told them what had taken place.

7. "You see who really got scared," said the men. "Only your own folly is to blame for the loss of your father's poor sheep and for your great fright."

BLOW, WIND, BLOW!

Blow, wind, blow!

Go, mill, go!

That the miller may grind his corn;
That the baker may take it,

And into rolls make it,

And send us some hot in the morn.

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1. In a far-away country lived a cruel King. He set his cap upon a pole in a public place and said that all who passed must bow to it.

the cap.

2. One day William Tell passed by the cap upon the pole. Soldiers told him to bow to But Tell held his head high and walked by. The soldiers said they must bring him before the King if he did not bow his head.

3. Tell was a hunter. He was said to be the best marksman in his country. His home was far away, high up in the mountains where he heard little of kings and laws. He was proud of being a free man.

4. Tell said to the soldiers that he would not bow to the King's cap nor to the King himself.

5. The soldiers seized him and brought him before the King. The King was very angry. He thought of a strange way to punish Tell.

6. The King told Tell's little son to stand under a great tree that was quite a distance from the cap and pole. An apple was placed upon his head. Tell was told to take his stand at the cap and pole, facing his son.

7. "Now," said the King, "if you shoot the apple on your son's head I shall set both of you free; if you do not, you shall die."

8. How must the father have felt? If the

son, under the gaze of the great crowd, moved, he must miss. If his own aim should not be true, he might kill his own son.

9. He looked at his son.

The boy smiled back at him; he was was not in the least afraid.

10. Tell drew his

aim, and let it go.

arrow to the head, took

It went straight through

the core of the apple and stuck in the tree.

11. A great shout went up from

Tell put his hand to his head.

the crowd.

He felt

He felt very

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