. In happy far-away land . king, NCE upon a time there livedin the land of Far Away a kingwho was called King Cole. and He was a ^ood and kind o all his people loved him, for he did everything he could to make themhappy. He was foncl of music, and every evening, after he had eaten the bigbowl of porridge which he had for tea every day—for although he was aking, he liked simple things to eat—he would call for his pipe, which had alions head carved on it, and sit back in his great chair, smoking, while histhree fiddlers played merry music to him. Now, the people in Far Away Land are very fond of
. In happy far-away land . king, NCE upon a time there livedin the land of Far Away a kingwho was called King Cole. and He was a ^ood and kind o all his people loved him, for he did everything he could to make themhappy. He was foncl of music, and every evening, after he had eaten the bigbowl of porridge which he had for tea every day—for although he was aking, he liked simple things to eat—he would call for his pipe, which had alions head carved on it, and sit back in his great chair, smoking, while histhree fiddlers played merry music to him. Now, the people in Far Away Land are very fond of singing. They singat their work, and they sing at their play, and the songs that they sing are allabout the country they live in, and the things that happen there. King Coleoften heard the men as they went to work in the morning singing a song asthey passed the palace—a song they had made about him—and he laughed ashe heard it, for this is what it was : Old King Cole was a merry old soul, A merry old soul was he;
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