Tales from far and near : history stories of other lands . WATCHING FOR LAND And they looked angrily at their leaderbecause he had taken them such a longway from home. Columbus sfjoke gaily to them. Wait a little longer, said he. Weshall soon reach another land bevond the sea. So the three ships sailed on and on,over the wide blue sea. The days passed,and the weeks passed, and still no newland was found. Then the sailors lost heart. We willgo no farther, they cried. We willturn the ships round and go back toSpain. Their brave leader was sad. Waitonly three days longer, said he. If wedo not the
Tales from far and near : history stories of other lands . WATCHING FOR LAND And they looked angrily at their leaderbecause he had taken them such a longway from home. Columbus sfjoke gaily to them. Wait a little longer, said he. Weshall soon reach another land bevond the sea. So the three ships sailed on and on,over the wide blue sea. The days passed,and the weeks passed, and still no newland was found. Then the sailors lost heart. We willgo no farther, they cried. We willturn the ships round and go back toSpain. Their brave leader was sad. Waitonly three days longer, said he. If wedo not then see land, I will mvself turnthe ships and go back. So the sailors said thev would wait forthree days longer. Soon after this, some bits of wood wereseen floating upon the water. The wood 93. Landins in the New World had strange marks upon it, as if some-one had been cutting it. That wood has come from the land,said Columbus. We shall soon bethere. By and by some birds flew past. Those are land birds, said Columbus. And he steered his ships so as to follow them. Then a branch of a tree w^as found in 94 the sea. There were red berries upon thebranch, and these berries were quitefresh. So all the men knew that landmust be near. Next day a green island w^as seen. Itwas part of the New World beyond thesea. Then there was joy among the threw^ themselves down at the feetof Columbus and begged him to forgivethem. They knew now what a wise andbrave leader he was. Columbus and his men landed on theisland, and the brown people who livedthere crow^ded round them. Instead ofwearing clothes, they put paint upontheir skins. Thev were full of wonderto see the white men, and their clothes,and boots, and their strange ships. But the white men did not stav Ions;.They sailed aw^ay a
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