a lFan kEm akros a hEr, hM waz fAst aslIp. h waz Jast in H Akt v sIzN har, `en a fFn jaN hyrt crotd bF, n h left H hEr t folO him. H hEr, skErd bF H nqz, awOk n skadd awE. H lFan waz anEbl Aftar a loN cEs t kAc H hyrt, n ritarnd t fId apon H hEr. on fFndN Ht H hEr YlsO hAd ran of, h sed, "F Am rFtli sarvd, f hAvN let gO v H fMd Ht F hAd in mF hAnd f H cAns v abtEnN mYr."
wans `en a lFan waz aslIp a litl mQs bigAn ranN ap n dQn apon him; Hs sMn wEkand H lFan, hM plEsd hiz hjMJ pY apon him, n Opand hiz big JYz t swYlO him. "pyrdan, O kiN," krFd H litl mQs: "fYrgiv mI Hs tFm, F SAl nevar farget i: hM nOz bt `at F mE b Ebl t d jM a tarn sam v HIz dEz?" H lFan waz sO tikld At H Fdia v H mQs bIiN Ebl t help him, Ht h liftd ap hiz pY n let him gO. sam tFm Aftar H lFan waz kYt in a crAp, n H hantarz hM dizFrd t kEri him alFv t H kiN, tFd him t a crI `Fl HE went in sarc v a wAgan t kEri him on. Jast Hn H litl mQs hApand t pAs bF, n sIiN H sAd plFt in `ic H lFan waz, went ap t him n sMn nYd awE H rOps Ht bQnd H kiN v H bIsts. "waz F not rFt?" sed H litl mQs.
-- litl frendz mE prMv grEt frendz. --
TrI bUlz f a loN tFm pAscard tageHar. a lFan lE in AmbaS in H hOp v mEkN Hem hiz prE, bt waz afrEd y atAk Hem `Fl HE kept tageHar. hAvN At lAst bF gFlfal spIcz saksIdd in separEtN Hem, h atAkd Hem wiTQt fIr Az HE fed alOn, n fIstd on Hem wan bF wan At hiz On lIZar.
-- jMnjan z screNkT. --
a lFan dimAndd H dYtar v a wUdkatar in mEriJ. H fYHar, anwilN t grAnt, n jet afrEd t rifjMz hiz rikwest, hit apon Hs ekspIdiant t rid himself v hiz impYrtMnitIz. h ekspresd hiz wiliNnis t Aksept H lFan Az H sMtar v hiz dYtar on wan kndiSn: Ht h SUd alQ him t ekscrAkt hiz tIT, n kat of hiz klYz, Az hiz dYtar waz fIrfali afrEd v bOT. H lFan cIrfali asentd t H prapOzl. bt `en H tMTlis, klYlis lFan ritarnd t ripIt hiz rikwest, H wUdmn, nO loNgar afrEd, set apon him wiT hiz klab, n JrOv him awE intM H fYrist.
a lFan entard a fyrmjyrd. H fyrmar, wiSN t kAc him, Sat H gEt. `en H lFan fQnd Ht h kUd not eskEp, h flM apon H SIp n kild Hem, n Hn atAkd H oksan. H fyrmar, biginN t b alyrmd f hiz On sEfti, Opand H gEt n rilIsd H lFan. on hiz dipyrcar H fyrmar grIvasli lamentd H discrakSn v hiz SIp n oksan, bt hiz wFf, hM hAd bin a spektEtar t Yl Ht tUk plEs, sed, "on mF ward, jM r rFtli sarvd, f hQ kUd jM f a mOmant TiNk v SatN ap a lFan aloN wiT jM in jYr fyrmjyrd `en jM nO Ht jM SEk in jYr SMz if jM Onli hIr hiz rOr At a distans?"
H lFan wIrId JMpitar wiT hiz frIkwant kmplEnts. "i z crM, O JMpitar!" h sed, "Ht F am JFgAntik in screNkT, hAndsam in SEp, n pQrfal in atAk. F hAv JYz wel pravFdd wiT tIT, n fIt farniSd wiT klYz, n F lYrd i Ovar Yl H bIsts v H fYrist, n `at a disgrEs i z, Ht bIiN sac Az F Am, F SUd b frFtand bF H krOiN v a kok." JMpitar riplFd, "`F d jM blEm mI wiTQt a kYz? F hAv givan jM Yl H acrijMts `ic F pazes mFself, n jYr kariJ nevar fElz jM eksept in Hs wan instans." on hIrN Hs H lFan grOnd n lamentd vEri mac n, riprOcN himself wiT hiz kQrdis, wiSd Ht h mFt dF. Az HIz HYts pAsd TrM hiz mFnd, h met an elafant n kEm klOs t hOld a konvarsESn wiT him. Aftar a tFm h abzarvd Ht H elafant SUk hiz Irz vEri ofan, n h inkwFrd `at waz H mAtar n `F hiz Irz mMvd wiT sac a cremar evri nQ n Hn. Jast At Ht mOmant a nAt setld on H hed v H elafant, n h riplFd, "d jM sI Ht litl bazN insekt? if i entarz mF Ir, mF fEt z sIld. F SUd dF prezantli." H lFan sed, "wel, sins sO hjMJ a bIst z afrEd v a tFni nAt, F wil nO mYr kmplEn, nYr wiS mFself ded. F fFnd mFself, Ivan Az F Am, betar of Hn H elafant."
a lFan n a bEr sIzd a kid At H sEm mOmant, n fYt fIrsli f its pazeSn. `en HE hAd fIrfali lAsarEtd Ic aHar n war fEnt fram H loN kombAt, HE lE dQn egzYstd wiT fatIg. a foks, hM hAd gon rQnd Hem At a distans sevral tFmz, sY Hem bOT screcd on H grQnd wiT H kid lFiN antacd in H midl. h rAn in bitwIn Hem, n sIzN H kid skAmpard of Az fAst Az h kUd. H lFan n H bEr sY him, bt not bIiN Ebl t get ap, sed, "wO b t as, Ht wI SUd hAv fYt n bilEbard Qrselvz Onli t sarv H tarn v a foks."
-- i samtFmz hApanz Ht wan mAn hAz Yl H tql, n anaHar Yl H profit. --
H lFan, H foks n H As entard intM an agrImant t asist Ic aHar in H cEs. hAvN sekjard a lyrJ bMti, H lFan on HEr ritarn fram H fYrist Askd H As t alot his dM pYrSn t Ic v H TrI pyrtnarz in H crIti. H As kErfali divFdd H spql intM TrI Ikwl SErz n modastli rikwestd H tM aHarz t mEk H farst cqs. H lFan, barstN Qt intM a grEt rEJ, divQrd H As. Hn h rikwestd H foks t d him H fEvar t mEk a diviZn. H foks akjMmjMlEtd Yl Ht HE hAd kild intM wan lyrJ hIp n left t himself H smYlist posabl mYrsl. H lFan sed, "hM hAz tYt jM, mF vEri eksalant felO, H yrt v diviZn? jM r parfikt t a frAkSn." h riplFd, "F larnd i fram H As, bF witnisN hiz fEt."
-- hApi z H mAn hM larnz fram H misfYrcanz v aHarz. --
H lFan wans gEv Qt Ht h waz sik antM deT n samand H Anamlz t kam n hIr hiz lAst wil n testamant. sO H gOt kEm t H lFanz kEv, n stopd HEr lisanN f a loN tFm. Hn a SIp went in, n bifYr S kEm Qt a kAf kEm ap t risIv H lAst wiSz v H lYrd v H bIsts. bt sMn H lFan sImd t rikavar, n kEm t H mQT v hiz kEv, n sY H foks, hM hAd bin wEtN QtsFd f sam tFm. "`F d jM not kam t pE jYr rispekts t mI?" sed H lFan t H foks.
"F beg jYr mAJastIz pyrdan," sed H foks, "bt F notisd H crAk v H Anamlz Ht hAv Ylredi kam t jM; n `Fl F sI meni hUf-myrks gOiN in, F sI nan kamN Qt. til H Anamlz Ht hAv entard jYr kEv kam Qt agen F prifar t rimEn in H Opan Er."
-- i z Iziar t get intM H enamIz tqlz Hn Qt agen. --
a lFan, fatIgd bF H hIt v a samarz dE, fel fAst aslIp in hiz den. a mQs rAn Ovar hiz mEn n Irz n wOk him fram hiz slambarz. h rOz ap n SUk himself in grEt rAT, n sarcd evri kYrnar v hiz den t fFnd H mQs. a foks sIiN him sed: "a fFn lFan jM r, t b frFtand v a mQs." "tis not H mQs F fIr," sed H lFan; "F rizant his fAmilIEriti n il-brIdN."
-- litl libartIz r grEt afensz. --
a mAn n a lFan war diskasN H relativ screNkT v men n lFanz in Jenaral. H mAn kntendd Ht h b hiz felOz war scroNgar Hn lFanz bF rIzan v HEr grEtar inteliJans. "kam nQ wiT mI," h krFd, "n F wil sMn prMv Ht F Am rFt." sO h tUk him intM H pablik gyrdanz n SOd him a stAcM v harkjalIz OvarkamN H lFan n tErN hiz mQT in tM.
"Ht z Yl vEri wel," sed H lFan, "bt prMvz naTiN, f i waz a mAn hM mEd Ht stAcM."
-- wI kn Izili reprizent TiNz Az wI wiS Hem t b. --
H lFan went wans a-hantN aloN wiT H foks, H JAkl, n H wUlf. HE hantd n HE hantd til At lAst HE sarprFzd a stAg, n sMn tUk its lFf. Hn kEm H kwescn hQ H spql SUd b divFdd. "kwYrtar mI Hs stAg," rYrd H lFan; sO H aHar Anamlz skind i n kat i intM fYr pyrts. Hn H lFan tUk hiz stAnd in frant v H kyrkas n pranQnsd JaJmant: "H farst kwYrtar z f mI in mF kapAsiti Az H kiN v bIsts; H sekand z mFn Az yrbitar; anaHar SEr kamz t mI f mF pyrt in H cEs; n Az f H fYrT kwYrtar, wel, Az f Ht, F SUd lFk t sI `ic v jM wil dEr t lE a pY apon i."
"hamf," grambld H foks Az h wYkd awE wiT hiz tEl bitwIn hiz legz; bt h spOk in a lO grQl...
-- "jM mE SEr H lEbarz v H grEt, bt jM wil not SEr H spql." --
a lFan, grOiN Old, lE sik in hiz kEv. Yl H bIsts kEm t vizit HEr kiN, iksept H foks. H wUlf, HErfYr, TiNkN Ht h hAd a kApitl opartMniti, akjMzd H foks t H lFan v not pEiN eni rispekt t him hM hAd H rMl Ovar Hem Yl n v not kamN t vizit him. At Ht vEri mOmant H foks kEm in n hard HIz lAst wardz v H wUlf. H lFan rYrN Qt in a rEJ agenst him, H foks sYt an opartMniti t difend himself n sed, "n hM v Yl HOz hM hAv kam t jM hAv benafitd jM sO mac Az F, hM hAv crAvld fram plEs t plEs in evri darekSn, n hAv sYt n larnt fram H fiziSnz H mInz v hIlN jM?" H lFan kmAndd him imIdiatli t tel him H kjar, `en h riplFd, "jM mast flE a wUlf alFv n rAp hiz skin jet wyrm arQnd jM." H wUlf waz At wans tEkan n flEd; `Eron H foks, tarnN t him, sed wiT a smFl, "jM SUd hAv mMvd jYr mAstar not t il, bt t gUdwil."
a koncravarsi privEld amaN H bIsts v H fIld Az t `ic v H Anamlz dizarvd H mOst kredit f pradMsN H grEtist nambar v cilJran At a barT. HE raSd klAmarasli intM H prezans v H lFanis n dimAndd v har H setlmant v H dispjMt. "n jM," HE sed, "hQ meni sanz hAv jM At a barT?" H lFanis lAfd At Hem, n sed: "`F! F hAv Onli wan; bt Ht wan z YltageHar a TarObred lFan."
-- H vAljM z in H warT, not in H nambar. --
a litl bq wIrId wiT a loN JarnI, lE dQn Ovarkam wiT fatIg on H vEri briNk v a dIp wel. bIiN wiHin an inc v fYlN intM H wotar, dEm fYrcan, apIrN t him, n wEkN him fram hiz slambar, Has aJresd him: "litl bq, prE wEk ap: f hAd jM fYlan intM H wel, H blEm wil b TrOn on mI, n F SAl get an il nEm amaN mYrtlz; f F fFnd Ht men r Sar t blEm HEr kalAmitIz t mI, hQevar mac bF HEr On foli HE hAv rIli brYt Hem on Hemselvz."
-- evri wan z mYr Yr les mAstar v hiz On fEt. --
a fani Old lFan, hM hAd H misfYrcan t lMz hiz mEn, waz wErN a wig Az h waz tEkN a scrOl on a vEri windi dE.
lUkN ap, h spFd wan v H cyrmN tFgar sistarz akros H scrIt, n, wiSN t mEk an impreSn, smFld blAndli n mEd a bjMtifal lO bQ. At Ht mOmant a vEri smyrt gast v wind kEm ap, n H konsakwans waz Ht hiz wig flM of n left him HEr, fIlN fMliS n lUkN wars, wiT hiz bYld hed glisanN lik a biljard bYl. HO sam`at embErasd At farst, h smFld At H lEdi n sed: "z i a wandar Ht anaHar felOz hEr SUdnt kIp on mF hed, `en mF On wUdnt stE HEr?"
-- wit YlwEz hAz an Ansar redi. --
a mAn hM hAd bin bitan bF a dYg went abQt in kwest v samwan hM mFt hIl him. a frend, mItN him n larnN `at h wontd sed, "if jM wUd b kjard, tEk a pIs v bred, n dip i in H blad fram jYr wMnd, n gO n giv i t H dYg Ht bit jM." H mAn hM hAd bin bitan lAfd At Hs AdvFs n sed, "`F? if F SUd d sO, i wUd b Az if F SUd beg evri dYg in H tQn t bFt mI."
-- benafits bistOd apon H Ivil-dispOzd inkrIs HEr mInz v inJarN jM. --
a midl-EJd mAn, hMz hEr hAd bigan t tarn grE, kYrtd tM wimin At H sEm tFm. wan v Hem waz jaN, n H aHar wel AdvAnsd in jIrz. H eldar wUman, aSEmd t b kYrtd bF a mAn jaNgar Hn harself, mEd a pqnt, `enevar har AdmFrar vizitd har, t pUl Qt sam pYrSn v hiz blAk hErz. H jaNgar, on H koncrEri, not wiSN t bikam H wFf v an Old mAn, waz Ikwali zelas in rimMvN evri grE hEr S kUd fFnd. Has i kEm t pAs Ht bitwIn Hem bOT h vEri sMn fQnd Ht h hAd not a hEr left on hiz hed.
-- HOz hM sIk t plIz evrIbodi plIz nObodi. --
a mAn hAd a wFf hM mEd harself hEtd bF Yl H membarz v hiz hQshOld. wiSN t fFnd Qt if S hAd H sEm ifekt on H parsanz in har fYHarz hQs, h mEd sam ikskjMs t send har hOm on a vizit t har fYHar. Aftar a SYrt tFm S ritarnd, n `en h inkwFrd hQ S hAd got on n hQ H sarvants hAd crItd har, S riplFd, "H hardzmen n Separdz kAst on mI lUks v avarZn." h sed, "O wFf, if jM war dislFkd bF HOz hM gO Qt arli in H mYrnN wiT HEr floks n ritarn lEt in H IvnN, `at mast hAv bin felt tYrdz jM bF HOz wiT hMm jM pAsd H hOl dE!"
-- scrYz SO hQ H wind blOz. --
a mAn n a sEtar wans JrANk tageHar in tOkan v a bond v alFans bIiN fYrmd bitwIn Hem. wan vEri kOld wincri dE, Az HE tYkd, H mAn pat hiz fiNgarz t hiz mQT n blM on Hem. `en H sEtar Askd H rIzan f Hs, h tOld him Ht h did i t wYrm hiz hAndz bikYz HE war sO kOld. lEtar on in H dE HE sAt dQn t It, n H fMd pripErd waz kwFt skYldN. H mAn rEzd wan v H diSz a litl tYrdz hiz mQT n blM in i. `en H sEtar agen inkwFrd H rIzan, h sed Ht h did i t kMl H mIt, `ic waz tM hot. "F kn nO loNgar knsidar jM Az a frend," sed H sEtar, "a felO hM wiT H sEm breT blOz hot n kOld."
a kancrImnz san bF Aksadant crod apon a sarpants tEl, `ic tarnd n bit him s Ht h dFd. H fYHar in a rEJ got hiz Aks, n parsMiN H sarpant, kat of pyrt v its tEl. sO H sarpant in rivenJ bigAn stiNN sevral v H fyrmarz kAtl n kYzd him sivEr los. wel, H fyrmar TYt i best t mEk i ap wiT H sarpant, n brYt fMd n hani t H mQT v its lEr, n sed t i: "lets farget n fargiv; parhAps jM war rFt t paniS mF san, n tEk venJans on mF kAtl, bt Sarli F waz rFt in crFiN t rivenJ him; nQ Ht w r bOT sAtisfFd `F SUd not w b frendz agen?"
"nO, nO," sed H sarpant; "tEk awE jYr gifts; jM kn nevar farget H deT v jYr san, nYr F H los v mF tEl."
-- inJarIz mE b fargivan, bt not fargotan. --
a mAn kEm intM a fYrist wan dE wiT an Aks in hz hAnd, n begd Yl H crIz t giv him a smYl brAnc `ic h wontd f a pyrtikjMlar parpas. H crIz war gUd-nEcard n gEv him wan v HEr brAncz. `at did H mAn d bt fiks i intM H Aks hed, n sMn set t wark katN dQn crI aFtar crI. Hn H crIz sY hQ fMliS HE hAd bin in givN HEr enami H mInz v discrqiN Hemselvz.
in H Old dEz men jMsd t warSip stoks n stOnz n Fdlz, n prEd t Hem t giv Hem lak. i hApand Ht a mAn hAd ofan prEd t a wUdan Fdl h hAd risIvd fram hiz fYHar, bt hz lak nevar sImd t cEnJ. h prEd n h prEd, bt stil h rimEnd Az anlaki Az evar. wan dE in H grEtist rEJ h went t H wUdan god, n wiT wan blO swept i dQn fram its pedistl. H Fdl brOk in tM, n `at did h sI? an imens nambar v kqnz flFiN Yl Ovar H plEs.
a mAn n hz san war wans gOiN wiT HEr donki t myrkit. Az HE war wYkN aloN bF its sFd a kancrImn pAsd Hem n sed: "jM fMlz, `at z a donki f bt t rFd apon?"
sO H mAn pat H bq on H donki n HE went on HEr wE. bt sMn HE pAsd a grMp v men, wan v hMm sed: "sI Ht lEzi jaNstar, h lets hz fYHar wYk `Fl h rFdz."
sO H mAn Yrdard hz bq t get of, n got on himself. bt HE hAdnt gon fyr `en HE pAsd tM wimin, wan v hMm sed t H aHar: "SEm on Ht lEzi lQt t let hz pYr litl san craJ aloN."
wel, H mAn didnt nO `at t d, bt At lAst h tUk hz bq ap bifYr him on H donki. bF Hs tFm HE hAd kam t H tQn, n H pAsarz-bF bigAn t JIr n pqnt At Hem. H mAn stopd n Askd `at HE war skofN At. H men sed: "yrnt jM aSEmd v jYrself f OvarlOdN Ht pYr donki wiT jM n jYr halkN san?"
H mAn n bq got of n crFd t TiNk `at t d. HE TYt n HE TYt, til At lAst HE kat dQn a pOl, tFd H donkiz fIt t i, n rEzd H pOl n H donki t HEr SOldarz. HE went aloN amid H lAftar v Yl hM met Hem til HE kEm t myrkit briJ, `en H donki, getN wan v hz fIt lMs, kikd Qt n kYzd H bq t Jrop hz end v H pOl. in H scragl H donki fel Ovar H briJ, n hz fYr-fIt bIiN tFd tageHar h waz JrQnd.
"Ht wil tIc jM," sed an Old mAn hM hAd folOd Hem:
-- plIz Yl, n jM wil plIz nan. --
a mAn kmitd a mardar, n waz parsMd bF H relativz v H mAn hMm h mardard. on hz rIcN H rivar /nFl h sY a lFan on its bANk n bIiN fIrfali afrEd, klFmd ap a crI. h fQnd a sarpant in H apar brAncz v a crI, n agen bIiN grEtli alyrmd, h TrM himself intM H rivar, `Er a krokadFl kYt him n Et him. Has H arT, H Er, n H wotar alFk rifjMzd Seltar t a mardarar.
H wIzlz n H mFs wEJd a parpecjMal wYr wiT Ic aHar, in `ic mac blad waz Sed. H wIzlz war YlwEz H viktarz. H mFs TYt Ht H kYz v HEr frIkwant difIts waz Ht HE hAd nO lIdarz set apyrt fram H Jenaral yrmi t kmAnd Hem, n Ht HE war ikspOzd t dEnJarz fram lAk v disaplin. HE HErfYr cOz Az lIdarz mFs Ht war mOst rinOn f HEr fAmali disent, screNkT, n kQnsl, Az wel Az HOz mOst nOtd f HEr kariJ in H fFt, sO Ht HE mFt b betar myrSld in bAtl arE n fYrmd intM crMps, reJamants, n batAljanz. `en Yl Hs waz dan, n H yrmi disaplind, n H hErald mQs hAd dMli prOklEmd wYr bF cAlanJN H wIzlz, H nMli cOzan Jenaralz bQnd HEr hedz wiT scrYz, Ht HE mFt b mYr knspikjMas t Yl HEr crMps. skErsli hAd H bAtl bigan, `en a grEt rQt Ovar`elmd H mFs, hM skAmpard of Az fAst Az HE kUd t HEr hOlz. H Jenaralz, not bIiN Ebl t get in on akQnt v H Yrnamants on HEr hedz, war Yl kApcard n Itan bF H wIzlz.
-- H mYr onar, H mYr dEnJar. --
a hYrs, oks, n dYg, Jrivan t grEt scrEts bF H kOld, sYt Seltar n pratekSn fram a mAn. h risIvd Hem kFndli, lFtd a fFr, n wYrmd Hem. h let H hYrs mEk frI wiT hz Ots, gEv H oks an abandans v hE, n fed H dYg wiT mIt fram hz On tEbl. grEtfal f HIz fEvarz, H Anamlz ditarmind t ripE him t H best v HEr abiliti. f Hs parpas, HE divFdd H tarm v hz lFf bitwIn Hem, n Ic indQd wan pYrSn v i wiT H kwolitIz `ic cIfli kEraktarFzd himself. H hYrs cOz hz arlIist jIrz n gEv Hem hz On AcribjMts: hens evri mAn z n hz jMT impecMas, hedscroN, n obstanit in mEntEnN hz On apinjan. H oks tUk andar hz pAcraniJ H nekst tarm v lFf, n HErfYr mAn in hz midl EJ z fond v wark, divOtd t lEbar, n rezalMt t amAs welT n t hazband hz rIsYrsz. H end v lFf waz rizarvd f H dYg, `ErfYr H Old mAn z ofan snApiS, iratabl, hyrd t plIz, n selfiS, tolarant Onli v hz On hQshOld, bt avars t scrEnJarz n t Yl hM d not Administar t hz kmfYrt Yr t hz nisesitIz.
markjari wans ditarmind t larn in `at estIm h waz held amaN mYrtlz. f Hs parpas h asMmd H kErAktar v a mAn n vizitd in Hs disgFz a skalptarz stMdIO hAvN lUkd At vErias stAcMz, h dimAndd H prFs v tM figjarz v /JMpitar n JMnO. `en H sam At `ic HE war vAljMd waz nEmd, h pqntd t a figjar v himself, sEiN t H skalptar, "jM wil sartanli wont mac mYr f Hs, Az i z H stAcM v H mesanJar v H godz, n YTar v Yl jYr gEn." H skalptar riplFd, "wel, if jM wil bF HIz, Fl fliN jM Ht intM H byrgin."
a warkmn, felN wUd bF H sFd v a rivar, let hz Aks Jrop - bF Aksidant intM a dIp pMl. bIiN Has diprFvd v H mInz v hz lFvlIhUd, h sAt dQn on H bANk n lamentd hz hyrd fEt. markjari apIrd n dimAndd H kYz v hz tIrz. Aftar h tOld him hz misfYrcan, markjari planJd intM H scrIm n, briNN ap a gOldan Aks, inkwFrd if Ht war H wan h hAd lost. on hz sEiN Ht i waz not hz, markjari disapIrd binIT H wotar a sekand tFm, ritarnd wiT a silvar Aks in hz hAnd, n agen Askd H warkmn if i war hz. `en H warkmn sed i waz not, h dFvd intM H pMl f H Tard tFm n brYt ap H Aks Ht hAd bin lost. H warkmn klEmd i n ikspresd hz Jq At its rikavari. markjari, plIzd wiT hz onesti, gEv him H gOldan n silvar Aks in adiSn t hz On. H warkmn, on hz ritarn t hz hQs, rilEtd t hz kmpAnjanz Yl Ht hAd hApand. wan v Hem At wans rizolvd t crF n sikjar H sEm gUd fYrcan f himself. h rAn t H rivar n TrM hz Aks on parpas intM H pMl At H sEm plEs, n sAt dQn on H bANk t wIp. markjari apIrd t him Jast Az h hOpd h wUd; n hAvN larnd H kYz v hz grIf, planJd intM H scrIm n brYt ap a gOldan Aks, inkwFrN if h hAd lost i. H warkmn sIzd i grIdili, n diklErd Ht crMli i waz H vEri sEm Aks Ht h hAd lost. markjari, displIzd At hz nEvari, not Onli tUk awE H gOldan Aks, bat rifjMzd t rikavar f him H Aks h hAd TrOn intM H pMl.
/pAti H milkmEd waz gOiN t H myrkit kErIiN har milk in a pEl on har hed. Az S went aloN S bigAn kAlkjlEtN `at S wUd d wiT H mani S wUd get f H milk. "Fl bF sam fQlz fram fyrmar /brQn," sed S, "n HE wil lE egz Ic mYrnN, `ic F wil sel t H pyrsanz wFf. wiT H mani Ht F get fram H sEl v HIz egz Fl bF mFself a nM kotan frok n a cip hAt; n `en F gO t H myrkit, wOnt Yl H jaN men kam ap n spIk t mI! poli SY wil b Ht Jelas; bt F dOnt kEr. F SAl Jast lUk At har n tos mF hed lFk Hs..." Az S spOk S tosd har hed bAk, H pEl fel of i, n Yl H milk waz spilt. sO S hAd t gO hOm n tel har maHar `at hAd akard.
"y, mF cFld," sed H maHar...
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