Tales from far and near : history stories of other lands . on,and worked in the house of a richmerchant. This merchant had ships which he sentacross the sea. He filled his ships withfine and useful things, to be sold to thepeople of other lands. 67 This is what the story tells us. Onedav the merchant asked his servants ifthey \Yould like to put something intohis ship. So each servant sent somethingto be sold in lands across the sea. Dick sent a cat. He was poor and hadnothing else to send. But his cat wassold for some pieces of gold in a landwhere there were many mice and rats,but no cats to c
Tales from far and near : history stories of other lands . on,and worked in the house of a richmerchant. This merchant had ships which he sentacross the sea. He filled his ships withfine and useful things, to be sold to thepeople of other lands. 67 This is what the story tells us. Onedav the merchant asked his servants ifthey \Yould like to put something intohis ship. So each servant sent somethingto be sold in lands across the sea. Dick sent a cat. He was poor and hadnothing else to send. But his cat wassold for some pieces of gold in a landwhere there were many mice and rats,but no cats to catch them. This gold was a help to Dick. Heworked hard and soon made moremoney, and by and by he became a richmerchant like his old master. Then he was made Lord Maj^or ofLondon, once, twice, three times. Thelast time he was mayor, he gave a finefeast to the king and queen. And theking made him a knight and called himSir Richard Whittington. Sir Eichard did not spend all hismoney on himself. He was very kind tothe poor, and gave them food and clothes. 68. By permission of tlie owners of the copyrijiht. Messrs. Hildeslieiner & Co. London WHITTINGTON GIVING FOOD TO THE POOR From the painting by Henrietta Rae, in the Royal Exchange, LondoB He gave money to build churches too,and helped to build a hospital for poorsick people. In those days the prisons were dreadfulplaces. They were dark and small, andthere was no good fresh air in men and women fell sick and diedin prison. Sir Richard was verj^ sorry for thepoor prisoners. So he gave money tomake one of the prisons in London alarger and better place. ^/ t Of LOMOON 1597 niCH»*B K Y r4pe HtNRy tv !s t >4»0 MEtVAY 1.\ ^ ^ fi AO (86«
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