The children in the wood- . When they had arrived at a dark thickwood, the ruffians took them out of the .?IMMIIM 8 THE CHILDREN ; coach, desiring them to walk a little wayand gather flowers; and then began toconsult about what they had to do. I In good truth/ said one of them, Ihave no heart to do the bloody deed,since I have heard them prattle, let ussend them back to their uncle. cc That I will not consent to, said theother. Who will pay us for being sochicken-hearted ? At length the two ruffians fell into apassion about murdering the little creatures,and he who wished to spare their livess
The children in the wood- . When they had arrived at a dark thickwood, the ruffians took them out of the .?IMMIIM 8 THE CHILDREN ; coach, desiring them to walk a little wayand gather flowers; and then began toconsult about what they had to do. I In good truth/ said one of them, Ihave no heart to do the bloody deed,since I have heard them prattle, let ussend them back to their uncle. cc That I will not consent to, said theother. Who will pay us for being sochicken-hearted ? At length the two ruffians fell into apassion about murdering the little creatures,and he who wished to spare their livessuddenly stabbed the other to the heart!. IN THE WOOD. 9 The man who had killed the other,was at a loss what to do with the children:he, however, at length determined toleave them in the wood. « My pretty creatures, said he, youmust each take hold, and come along withme.»_The ruffian led them further intothe wood and told them to wait till he should return to them. i
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