Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . ristmas day, in the year 496. After the deathof Clovis, France was divided among several petty kings. Theyquarrelled among themselves, and caused great trouble to the wife of one of them was accused of murdering ten kings, or child-ren of kings. 3. Little king Pepin, otherwise called Pepin the short, thrust allthe other kings from their thrones, and made himself sole ruler of 4. What did the people soon discover ? What did they do? What of the Romans ? of the Gauls ? What was required to subdue them? 6. What was
Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . ristmas day, in the year 496. After the deathof Clovis, France was divided among several petty kings. Theyquarrelled among themselves, and caused great trouble to the wife of one of them was accused of murdering ten kings, or child-ren of kings. 3. Little king Pepin, otherwise called Pepin the short, thrust allthe other kings from their thrones, and made himself sole ruler of 4. What did the people soon discover ? What did they do? What of the Romans ? of the Gauls ? What was required to subdue them? 6. What was the consequenceof this struggle between the Gauls and Romans ? What of Gaul from this time ? Whatof the Franks : Clodion? Meroveus? What of these kings? Ch. CVIII.—1. Who was Childeric ? What cf Clovis? 2. Why did Clovis determine to he a ChristianWiicn was he baptized? What of Prance after his death? What of the lungs ? FRANCE. France. He was a very small man, being only four feet and a hallhigh; but he had a mighty spirit in that little Childeric. Clovis I. Clotilda, wife of Clovis. 4. Moreover, he had an enormous deal of strength. Knowing thatfome of his courtiers made fun of his little size, he resolved to showthem, that there was as much manhood in him as there could possiblybe in a giant. He therefore invited them to see a fight between a lionand a bull. 5. The lion gave a tremendous roar, and leaped upon the bullsback, sticking: his claws deep into the flesh. The bull also roaredwith pain and terror, as well he might. Then little king Pepin stoodon tiptoe on his throne, to make himself as tall as he could ; and heroared out to his courtiers, full as loud as either the bull or the lion :— 6. Which of you all, cried he, will make that lion let go hishold ? The courtiers all stood silent and abashed ; for they had nonotion of venturing within reach of the lions claws. Then I 11 doit myself! said king Pepin the Short. So the valiant little kingleaped
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