. In happy far-away land . o one to help him, but he was young and strong, and beforevery long he had cleared the stream, and the deep pool had vanished. When he mounted his pony again he saw that the sun was low in thewest, and that he could not hope to clo any great deed that day. He sighed,but he was of a merry heart, and soon he was singing as he rode. I could not be happy even as the Kings knight, he said to himself, if I had let the little bird suffer, or the cat drown, or the child cry, andsurely it was no waste of time to clear the Kings highway of clangers, so,though I may not be a kn
. In happy far-away land . o one to help him, but he was young and strong, and beforevery long he had cleared the stream, and the deep pool had vanished. When he mounted his pony again he saw that the sun was low in thewest, and that he could not hope to clo any great deed that day. He sighed,but he was of a merry heart, and soon he was singing as he rode. I could not be happy even as the Kings knight, he said to himself, if I had let the little bird suffer, or the cat drown, or the child cry, andsurely it was no waste of time to clear the Kings highway of clangers, so,though I may not be a knight, I am not sorry for the way in which I havespent the day. So he rode along, singing cheerily, till, rounding a bend in the road, hecame upon Alberic, standing in the highway and trying with kicks and blowsto make his charger, which lay in the dust, rise again to its feet. Tom sprangdown and ran to him. Do not beat the poor horse! he cried. What is the matter? Heseems worn out. Have you watered him and fed him to-day ?. THE KING TOUCHED HIM LIGHTLY WITH THE SWORD , *
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