Tales from far and near : history stories of other lands . stop the army, if twoother men will help me. There were manj^ other brave men inthe city. I will help you! cried one of these. And I! cried another. So Horatius and the other two menwalked over the bridge and stood side 25 by side near the far end. Behind themtheir friends cut fast at the bridge withtheir axes, to break it down. When the thousands of the enemj^ sawthe three brave Romans w^aiting for themon the bridge, they stopped in can three men stop an army?they cried, and they laughed thej^ rushed on. But th
Tales from far and near : history stories of other lands . stop the army, if twoother men will help me. There were manj^ other brave men inthe city. I will help you! cried one of these. And I! cried another. So Horatius and the other two menwalked over the bridge and stood side 25 by side near the far end. Behind themtheir friends cut fast at the bridge withtheir axes, to break it down. When the thousands of the enemj^ sawthe three brave Romans w^aiting for themon the bridge, they stopped in can three men stop an army?they cried, and they laughed thej^ rushed on. But the bridge was not wide. Notmore than three or four men could enterit at once. AVlien the first three soldierscame on, thev were cut down and killedby Horatius and his friends; and so werethe next and the next. The great army on the river bankshouted with anger. But the Romanson the other side of the river shoutedwith joy. The bridge was nearly down. Alreadythere was a large gap in it. Very soonthe last timbers would fall. Come back! cried the Romans to 26. HORATIUS DEFENDS THE BRIDGE their three brave friends. Jump overthe gap before it is too wide! The two brave men who stood besideHoratius jumped quickly. Th^y weresafe. But Horatius did not leave hispost. I will not come until the last plankis down, cried he. So the Romans cut faster and fasterwith their axes. On came the soldiers
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