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T-I h ' - I , , ", ' H - - ' , - - : - ~ ," ne 500 -iats

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By Dr.Seuss

RANDOM H ( , O i U S E & ":E 'W YORK .



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I\~~~ .Ebegift[lUfi~',Bsnh ol or n ew [CUbb~ ~!dn 't have :five 1 m W 1 l .m

d red haes. H e had onl}! one , 1 ' 1 a t. It W;I!5 a .n old 0Jl~' ~h:J:t.had ' b e -

. . ~o.l1 Jg ~.to Bl~ r~theL'~nd .hi!; b.th~i':s father b c i o . L ' , e ,h ~m. It WI.s

probably the Ci.ld~t and the . p ~ i J J i l l C " S th :u . in m e whole , K i o g d o f l l of

D id d , w here B an J1 .o ~o rn cw C ub bi es 'li ve d, B '!.u .]h[-[hoiomtw liked.

ir - L S P f c . L i I U y because of . the feath er ti l t ~]r.\r~rs pointed ~m-aigh[ u .p

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The King ,d am of D id d was ru led '~y K i n g Derwi 1 l J _ H is pJ,I.ICt'

S [~ high O n th e l O O p o f the mOUIlH~LilJ. from hi ...balfony. h e ]ook~J

down over [he' houses of ~~ his su bjITrs.-hrsi, OYCiI" she s p o i n;s. off [he

noblemen IS c a st le s , a c ro s s r he broad roofs of th e ~ u ; [ : hmen' s mansions,

"hen (well : ' r he l ir rl e 110~:li1l:~ f: th e W'i,:\"!1!)[olk, [0 [~H:'u ts u f' t he f:arme~$br off in ~ 'hef ields.

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F ar 0 :1 ' in '~ 'he:f iel~, O~, (h e ,edge o f a C IT1 J l' br ;r qr b og ; s < ~ ' 0 0 1 : 1 the h~,~

of ~h e C eb bi ns m~m i~r.,m m the small door B~r[holilJlTl~f looked

a(oc:KSS [h e hu ts of the ]'lrm e r.l! ~\ O [he houses of ~he towm.rolk, then

to t he r ic :h "m,c 'mJ," :$m:a if lS ;Q iT IH5 and the noblemen's. castles, up to ~he ~;re.;],(

'[ol\feJifi la p ala ee of d 'u e Ki llS . I I '\'U,ex:lcd:r t Ju : s am e ' \ 'iew ihat w e i:ng

Dcrwi,1lli S;'iU~,'rem ;n is b . - a T c o n y ~ ' b IL l ~ 'B!lIl"~hQlcjIJln!l;~·S;'a!W i t , 'had:,w1fd_

It W3 ; !i , 3 . n n i g h l : y " , i e " w , . but ,L l ma,&e ,Dutholorn' iu: :~ ' Cubbi[Js ltd

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~us t a f [( :: gs u a ri se one SamooJl}" morni fig ~ rt helomew srarred 'u r

town, H e fd t very h:1 I~.P Y.A p le asam b ree se ' w h i : s [ ~ e c l , [~Huugh th e

f~l(l:iIff. in his hat. :~n!u ~ : ri g ht h an d he c,[ ,r .i cx ! ~ b~~k.t: '~:of c ra nb er ri e s

t o se ll 3 .t t]a,em;ad~:ctHe " , ! as anx ious to sell t hem ~ I ! ]. ic l k ly~~nJ bring

th e ,monty ' b : u : k ho rn e t o' h~ :Sp : : ! J 1 ' ' C r L t s .

, H ( : , ? ; ,' il J l k t ' d ,J~5t!l ; r JJldJ fa.. ' \ t 'Cf rill l1 c go[ t o t he g a ~e s,01 £ (h e (0 \ \ ·11 ,

'T he so un d o f Y [" "e r t 'm .mp e t ' : ! ! . nJlg t i l I l o ! J , g h d~ t , ail'. Hoo f b e a r s

(~t t er ed o n ~ he c o bb le d st re er s,

" C le ar [ he W i ly ! Cleard~e ~ ! D , ) : r !~,[ake " r ;a y f O f the' .Kung!'·



,A U irnt: ,pt'Opit:' rushed for. t h e : slde~"alh, T J 1 e y drove ~fuei r carts

.[]Shlt ~ ,POll''tf Jth~ruribstoJJl~. Bar rhe lomew d ll Jt c_hed,, bi s t H t s k e [ [iltl[,(!f,

,~U[l.d th~ (Qf!ffilC',f' dla.shcdJ ,fif~' llD'Umpcte"['s OJ], yt:Uo",'~ro'bed

h or se s. D e .h ;n d t hem on c ri m so n- ro be d h or se s 'aJJffit" rh~ K~ l l I , g ' s OW~

I G ~ . : I 1 · d l s .

;'H~lSO f( to r he K ing ! '" shouted dl(' Ca Ft~ iJliLof lh~Ki.lilg's 10l\1:n1l

!G~ ! ( " -4 ,

On came the King's .ai!:J iagt; - "r}litl! ~,nd gold and purple. h:

,wmbJed l l: c: ' ~hw)(ler t&roY,8~ ehe [D:~frOl\fstreet,

. F i t SW!!;~;t· p1lSlt Ba:rdllolomew. ' r . h ' C ' J [ 5 i ! J , d d e n , ~ y ' i ts m i ,gh, ry b["3kt~,

S h : r r 1 t ~ C d l . ~'~·l1J.f, 'Chr;d,-:;Indhe n i , ~ ~ " O pped, The whole ~u~io!1 5100d

still

B ; i . E ' t ~ _ o J . O ' , n n e w ' O u J d h u d ~ f b ek ev e whllt M i te 'a w . T h ~ m ; ~ , ~ ~ t ; fu e s i d e

' W , i l F l d : o w o f t h e c iU fi ~, ge ! [ he K J~ g h ii 11 S !e Uw a s ~ t J] rj ; D l1 gblik-st : faig,h t

back , ~ J t : him! Ba[' t~O :Jomev .f begrul l iD, 'D ]~mbi}e ,

" Ba ck ~p~..t he K in ,g . r m n . r E i I ' J [ ] , & > f d the ROy. l l Coachman.

The , loyal Coachman shouted ro the ,roy;3] ~O~Sf'S. 11ot' : K u n g " 2 i j ,

' O l l ) " n Guards, s " . h O I j [ ~OO , to d'leir Gr~u.Jt\lD:~,,\robed J m m ~ \ , Th e r r u n t np e m e , [ i)

sheured to rhdJ" y e l low-robed horses, Very s[owly the whole p~, ." '·1. . . . . 1 1 - _ , e:1 1••_,,] . .! I\ "' ;; W "" , ~" ,. .. " "" '_ .. .. - [ '~ ~L . . . '[.I'": "",,'.,. - -""<'i'I!Ji,,", , "~O- 1hIi"]1..," h i t 'oJi_v\i i" , IW . ..~Q 'YlOVJJW I~U",",il!U ....""IL" UI I . ~[ I LJ ll '" riIdIll.I,~ ; : : J ' ' ' ' ' . A r < I J ~ ' i l J b i o ; , . :;':LPt ... []j , ~! Lg . ; I r . I !

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The ' K in g leaned hom . 1 11 5C : a t r . i a , S C wind!l).w , ; I . n G . : h x c d J .n is ( y e s ; d j,.

:r. 'eicdyof. i &nhof!OMii: '!.V Cubh im . 'iW d.I" ,? W (;H .,. ,?" he demanded.

&n !ho Jo f fi cw s hoo k ' w u d n £rig ht " 1 ough t to s ! l y snrnething," he

thought 1'0 h um!iidL But h e c ou ld th u i l k of lLlo[hin,g Ito )ilY,

i·\Veil?'· demanded the .K i[ ll g : tg J ]n" "Do you or do you ' 1 ( 1 1 take

of f y Q I ! ! I . r ha t b<:fore y o . W ' King?"

"Yes ., i n d eed , Sire," answered Brurt:hoJom~wl' ftdung great ly re

l iC'Vo~.·' I D : d .o tak~ oft m y ~ar Ibcfo!c m y K i f a _ g . ' "

"Then l[akt; h oR tb is l l : . e r y insranr,' C Om _ i ! i t l _ < need rh e K~~lgmore

[oud[y r i l i n : a i l l 1 l J befere .

"Bu t , S i . I l ' ~ ! m y h ; J , t t u 0'.1:' :l]lilSwere~ BanhoJornew.

"Such oo[pude1LlQe!'· s_hIDUi t 'ed th e :K..iIF:i.g,hak i ng .~I:i ~ngl i }l f i nge r .

. 'H~w m e ym l stand t f f i n , f [ i ' C - aa d tell mC'YOUf :h~[ i s oR! ' "

"'I don'e ] J u ~, os ay ' y o n a I D e l 'I ! 1 [i o n g . . , g ; re," said BJrrho~G1me"" very'

P J l j t e ly ~ " b u t :~OIJ SCt m y har r 1 <of f : ; hdJ h e s ho we d t he E < i [ ) , g (h ~ h,lU

in his h3.ft;dJ.

'"If that's Y0q,[f h ~t ' ~ you~ h ~n dJ /· d em a nd ed the K ing . "what 's

t t . h : : u On y om : head?"

"Oln.my ncad?i. gasped B~f[hoiomt" . . ..The.l ie: did se em to be some-

· i t h ~ . n , g '01] 1 1 1 5head, H e r e ac he d up 1 !n i s h :J [ l Id a n . d J t o u c h e d a h :u !



The lace of &nnu,!omew CuM)i.~rurned very : [e . d J . • ,h's a hat,

S L £ C ,: · h e stammered; " h u t ~t(t1~j;dx; mine, S o m ( O '] Uc ' ' I x . !r u im : d me must'

h a ve p ut ~ton m y head."

·' W d Q f j , " t care h £ t ~ ~ ~ got rhere," ~lljdd'lC' ,K ing. ' ' ' Y i O ~ t a k e i~off."

ilrL~ [he Km,~sat back in h~)nuiage.

Baetholomew ~,llil[ll)' ta c d'n ed 0 : 1 [ be ~ at . H e s ta re d ~t i[' im as-tonishmciCD r, h wa s eN_:a(l~.y the sam e as hi s OWn h at --c he s am e size! dlC'

Same . color " A nd ,~(ha d ,eK~H.:[Iy t he sa m e ~ lO lJ il 1or .

·'By theCrown of m)' ,f,a'[heu5~··rIFo:i.f.~d~.h!i:Kin,," : r u g - a i J r n , ]eanin,g OtH

of she nuiag~ \\fj ndow.. 'Did 1m d~d ,m : ~I command yo~ 1[0 'L'3~C oR

yo~u.hllrl"

"YiO!U d ld ; S ir e. ; " .. ~ r oo k .il off .. " I I t o o k ~ ~0 : 1 rw ice, " "

" N o l i 1 S 't .m J . 5 -C ~ T b Life i! ; st u ~I a h ~ , [ 11 P O I ' l l rlOUI[ ~ , c a : d _ " '

· 'Aomht ' l" h a t ? " A g 2 ~ 1 l J B.anrholomcw.rachodJ 1 ! J . p hi s 1 1 e : J J l G , and

~ou(h'l::d. : I I , h,lrt.

"C om e, com e ~ w hat is the rneani n .g of al l , t hi s ?' ~ d em and ed [he

K i[lg~ hi s bCJc purpic wilth fJgc.

; .J don ' t lLl1 0w ~ S i r - .c / ' a_n_jWC![ \OO, B artholcm e w, · ',b never Jr o appened

t .o m e b c . f Q K ' , ~ ·

T he K i_ ng w as now ~bilki[lja!,\'.~dlSudD fury ~h:u the,rnt,[,~3gerocked,

an iUl, w he els m d eh e ,[t~ya[ Coad'-aman eouk l J l i L i U ' ~ j , y si t ~11 hi s seat.

' ' 'rures( t hi s im pu d en r r rl ck s re r, " shouted th e King to the C , 1 J J , p ~ ' : J u n of

t he K i ]J ,g ' s Own GU3i l 'dE . " "We 'U 'lac.h hi m ' lO 1 1 kr ,oft hi5 nJJt.··



Th e R . o y : a j Coa chm a a c ra ck e d . .h is ~on,g"i\'h~p.T.h! : 'KiJ1g·~ caR"~ilgc::

~ l i ' I 1 1 Ufig f o r w a r d u .p t he S . [ : [ iW t ' m :, ! l} W < I D 'd ~Jmcp < l l - a c c .

HUH the I a pra in o.f t he .K ~n g': s Ow n G u ar df S le an ed down f rom his

b ig b ra ss 5,uid ~cand g[ab~ .Bmnholo m ew (ubb~ns by h is ihi.n. A \ , , - - ' 3 y '

:blewEluii"holorn!i:w·s blsk:et! The cranbernes b ou nced ov er rhe cobble-

stones and ironed down irue It~egu.Her ,

W.ith a janglirIJ£ of s·fulI'5 :lndJ a d a ne r 0" h erse sh oe s, t h; e' (<lIp(ain,;Ind Ibrdm,!omew sped up (he w~ndrngs tr ee t l )ow il ~d [he Pl ~;1(C. IOU~'

of th e [!IlIl["[QW' sneers on u p t he h i] [!B a rt ho lom ew [h .mg [0he' Ca p-

ta i a's b ro ad b ac k, On and en ( hey , g :a l lo p e d ~ p a :s t [~ e brigh [ gardens or

It he W ' C : : J J Ithy merchants. .Higheil ' an d hi gher u p tJ hte'moun [.a~n, on p. st

t he 'W~n~o f t he ' noblemen ' s c as tle s ...



, F I li p , , ! , . , _ t h e sharp ' l o ' , i n d w hisk ed o ff Barrholcenew's hat, l l J u . p p

,Fi'~j 'pp... two more :~~Woft , ' - ~ J ~ f P Flup,p , F J ~ , p H e v . 1 ' another ... and

another. " . , , 4 , • . • ' 5 . . . 6 • " ' • 7 ;, .. ';' ,!Barth;)lomcw kl:"pt CQILlnI tUng: :is.

rhehars carne fOl iS~~, [ an d b~tc :T. .Lords andladies stared fr ,om [h e ''''l;',~II1'

d bwS ! 0 & their turrets, ' 1 . ' ! , " ( , i f . l j d e r i n g w h : u th e S11ta.n,gc:stream ID f hats

(OUId mean ,

Q"i !C"!1 ' t h e . p al a r e d f~ \lj,rbf~dge t n e y s , p O O - t b @ o U l . g h t he ' w e~, t gates . ,

an d inm the ' l "(JLlrt ) ,ard.. Th e C l , p i a i ] 1 , pul led , , in . h is r . re i r is ;

" H is lY hjc Sr }f ' w :: JJ iJ S i n [h e Thm',[ l 'JC Room~: ' said 3J guard , . s-al ll ll ;.ng

the Captai n.

i"The Th mIloC Room: " T h e ' Caprain r u - - - o , p p ; d B:JFthiulo.r.tncw W the

g r r ' O u t i , d . " I 'd c al a, .n l} , : h : J J IU : : ~'O be ~[llyoof shecs,' l lc' s ai d , s lm l ci §. L g h i . s ,

head s . . a d l y .

Fo r a momen r Bartbolomew '~ ' r t t r , i b l y :ff,[11ghu:lIlcd. " S t i l l , " he'

tl 'longht Ito h ~m s d f • . , r hc K i ! i l g c an d b n o , t h im , g & r . t a d : ~ i. l l ' IDQ p u n i s _ h m e"

becaase I I t .aUy ha ven 't done ~I.lIyd,in ,g ''WOCUlJ_g. It 'WO '~M,b e n~wardly

[0 eel . i lba id .· ·

Bsnholom ew threw '~ud { ,h is show.ldf fS and, ,rFtIaj[ ',ch(;d ~tn_],ght

ahead uno th e p , ' o l l l U : · . IFollow t he b la rk carpet,' i said l]],(: ' guard ar the

door. A U d uou gfl the long h~lh~'·;aJhrtholo'm~w could ~! ! : ' tbe fflW,t-

t~!~fIj&'o~ 'voices b eh in d h ea vy doors. · "He wO~'t ,~ kc , oJ£-his hat?"

."No, he w on "It tili~~ 08 hi s hat."

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B([rFoholom~,, \r l \ f;a1k :cd O n D :i:~~h L stood

in [he \'ef}~midd l e of [he T hr on e R ,o am .

The K in,g" in l~,ong'~a[k:t robe, " 'I~siUlng ~X 1

h L S of b~Cl.ri(', & $ id e h i Il!I s t o o d S ir ..AJaril[~ ](_,i:t:pet of

( he K ~t J1 .! 1'5 .e co rd s, H e wore in his, Ibt.lt~ ~ns~cadof a

:S"~\'ordJ,a l o n g si h'e]' ruler. lnr<h UI.~ noblemen o r d i l c '

(au rt s to od s ole m n a nd silent.

1 'llc Ki[1 Jg looked d own l[ B.; [ '~h[ )~@mew severely, "YOOrD ,g rnan,

W '~I :g~l'C }'!OU orne rnure t 1 3 rue. ~ I ' E U you t:l .keoff y om h a t fo.r 'yo~lf

K~ n r"Yo~r l \ 'b~ ! fsC- f! S o i l i d B~ n h o l o n l t " J , , 1 as politdy :IS, he po5Sibly cou Id I

'" Iwin-btu I'm afnid itwom"t do : U I J Y good, , " And . h e look-off hi 5 h:u-

and it d ~d[L'~ do an y goo~. AriOtheE h : u ~ : l' ro n Bartholomew' s head,He rook 0 f ha l a f te r h ar a ir el .h:u tBf [~uh 1' [ lW u~ lhe W~ smnd i ng i ll r he

,m idd l~ of [I.great p~e o .f hsrs,

T h e l o rd s and noblemen "" '~rc .00 a$ton~ed t h , c ] ' " ceuldn' t· CV'=11 i

speak, SU ( h a r r h r n , g n < l l d J ; i J . O e . r . happened in lhc' Th 'mile Room bclure,



[O'W th e Throne Room m 3 rched the sm ]lest m:aJ[1~w.earing the ' 1:.:tI]~

est h a t dliU B 1 l 1 n h o l u £ i t l ~ W hadJever seen, 1 ,[ 'WH Si~ 'Shi p , p s . Intl'~, o f 3,

sword , .h,ewon: :U h i s ~ ~ d c .it ]1.ifSC p a . ii r ' o f sdssors,I<T~ I,,,;:;,.. I ~· . . " t ",LI' . .. I L . , . -'!II'" har " com m a nd --jl t'L"", Il;!" 'II""S e~.F(':,..:pn~:

. . i i I .K ' \ . . , il l , uJIlj.. . u l _ L,I,~...:I IUtJiI~ 11 _u !1-. _~ ~~:g~ , ~~~ . e iJI~ I ~~~~l, .c..,.

looked at Bt.inho.lomew Crubbins ' ha t an d sniffed in d~.s-~t .. Then he

rurned [ u r he , Kl rn g a n d bowed S[~m y . " V O U f , hb " j~ ty , I , ' s ,U f S : n j P P £ J am

t he m . ~ L :e ro J h:us £OJ' :LI.~h~ hill!;~ . Q . r d s , .I m:J k e h~t:sof do t, h of goldl,

J i L m : s a k . s ~L'ildscm~,lnd os tr i ch p lumes , Y . o ~ a s k m ~ w b ~ t , I d 1 m k o f ' ,ki~

h a r r . ? Pooh ' , ~ t :is th e m o s t ordinary hat I e v e r se'[ , e y e s , O J I I J , I '

·'In that c as e, " £ li d I h eK i ng ~ "jt :shodd, 'b e ' l l , f , e r y s ]m _ p , l ~ for y ~ u

e o take it 06.""S imple! iud~ed." m um bled SJJrS r u i p p t i i h : l u g h t i l . y " and, s r a ] ' J , ~ g

OJ] h~ j ti. P~Ot"S , h e p us he d h is . p ud ,g 'f ' I tJ u , u - n b a t .iBanJ.ID]om~w·s h a r 3 lm ,d

knocked it . (0t he ~ oo r" ~l!nmloed;: I [e ' ,~)I ' another ap'~od On. ,~m~ro~. m ew 's h ca dL

·'M'· I" · = d , r ; : , " " A1 1 "V ·f I R -"~ h li ki be~ve:ns. StU ~ : L C . : J:.mr~, ......eper 0., t ' l ie ....«"OmS! (l In . i I 1 .g ' . co ,

hrnd his - r rj : tn ,gu] :u spe-c~ades. "He ' s tak en o ff 4~~'!

" A n d t he re w e re 3, .mOR dOWA m th e to'W'D!'· s i U d the K~f IJg .

"And y o u , mns;~add ea ,S 7 ,mort' that b[cw oil m )' head as. ' we ' gal-

~o_pcd M'p ' th e hiU!'· sald Ibnh 0] 0 m ew I ttyir. lg 'to be helpful,

" O ne ~u nd red :3AaJ ~ h i 1 i i 1 ' r ~ f i v e ~ _ . a ~ _ s ~ l\~'mt unu s u a l , , . s l I l i d S ir

A~aric,W r . it l l ,g : J t down all a , rong s c r o l l ,

"Come, ' COM e ' l' " '~ id t he ' Ki:l1g impat ien~ly. " S ir A l ar ic , wh f do

f C i l i i m ~' ( ) I f aU th is non. sen se ? "

" V e r r y «'Wil l n ca se ns e, Y oo [[ ' , L \ ; ' ~ I I j e s t l l ~ . " answered S ir A ~ t l ] ' k . " I :3d,~

' V ; l l s t ' you ee ,~I , i m a . an 0:p ert o n hats."

"EueUent/' a g r e e d the King . • 'Ho, G uard~ , [ F I C [ c h i n S , il ' S : i1 J j' pP S~

m_ake rm h1'~W I ~U e h e M e lords,"



"D 1·":1 1 V I ki I .11 · 'mll:ea r 1]](.'". S , ; l! lu me r.,ifllg,. OC.lLln,g v~rypllU. CUI . . I I I :U·

S .n i 1 1 " . 1 )can·[ d o it, 6 h ' i ~ , ~WSl 'k more rhan a n . o ; [\ d i. D 1 .j l X )l hat."

" O ne hu nd red mdehiny-sis," w.rote S ir Al:uicj

wr:iJ'llkl.ing his b r o w , ' Your Milje . ! l~y, I d l v j s c ' Ihil~ " o ! J c a l l~n you r \'(fise ~ l en , , .

.,It f ine 1de l ! " . : : t . < 1 . j d du : : K m n g. " H o, G U J i l [ " d ~ i b ; r i . n g m e

NadJ. , NJ~d ~fI,Lli'];'!l, J l1OI . ,U '~""cryrhifIJa i n a ll m y k i n g d o . r Q 1 , , ' ·

In Clm e JD ol d old man. H e lo ok ed It[ th e ha t on Barrholcrnew's

hC~ld~and he look ed u the p ile o f' h at s o n the

floor .

..N ad d ~m y '~ri5C' ~:bl1~,an ~i 'IDU take 06

II~h at? " a sk ed t J i a c : ' K in g. , N a d ir ! s ho ok his

h e Jd .olern n~Y'-s©lem fIj[Y 00"

·T b ~D 1 ft rch m e m e EJ the.r of N ad d / '

commanded she K~n~:."He knows J . b o ! , l J ~

t:"'il:'r-yt'hj~~gi~1all m y k t fi j ~ ~ ( JI m s n d in ~]l the

world h t - y m J J , "

iJ ] carne jn even i J l l d t " : l r man, Bu["'....en hot

looked :H Bartholomew's h.lt:!!., the . f : n h t " I T u f

.N ad dJ m erel)" lot k t:d his fing ers ;,H.ross h L 5

beard allui : S : J i d nodli1'Jg_

' ·Sc[-c(;~~ I"~ saamed S ir :5rupps, b :~p1n , inrhea i i t ' hi Jh;eJ ' ~h: ln h e

was ts]I, Then h e l U ID ' fI ,c d 1i ' id n f . L S J ' U r J e . l c i l I D l , g eu r of the Tl] ['O (n,eRooJ'J1.



• " T , H u ; ' , n , btiii'lg r ne t he ' , f i l l h e : r . of

d J C' : w . , 1 i ,[ : h e l ' o f " 4 1 d d 1 " erdercd d ' J . c '

, K . . in g . ·'.He kI10'W,~a oo ut cy u yd 1 Ji m .g in a 11 m y k Lnsd om ~ ill ~U rhe

w orld bejond , and in a ll m h t' . I T ' worlds [ h o ar m a y happen to be."

T J : 1 J C J i i ) , ~m c do.C'OM ,C S I man, of c :he m all, B;u,r,he jU ; ! l J [ looked ar Bar-

t helom e w a nd lF i~ bM e d, I t:n ro l l s 1 y :U the Ciii td, of hi s beard,

"D~5 thisrneaa lfl,ereis IfID(fRl inmywhoie kingdorn w ho can take'

od tillS b oy 's l 1~ n: "' b eUowed , t he , Kl ll ,g lD l a t er ri ~y i: ng v oi oe .

A sm all v oice c tmc , up rh: rol l ,gh. ' the blkony window, ···What's,

th e rn atte z, U tm d e' n~t'v.i~?'"' Io B ar th ol om ew i i t so un de d like th e

voice of a,boy . .

T~e KID, ~ttepped O'II.U on th e ba I ro n} " a nd l ea ne d o ve r [h e m a rb le

. ua ili n, g. " T he re 's ~ o o y in h e J i e . . .. J U 5 r . a bo ut :y ou r a J , g ~ ~ ' " d u e ' K i n , g ' s a ~d.

"He won't r : a . k e o f f his hat."

B:l.rlholom!l:w ti.p[oed, up hr:hi .f i Id the .K..ing an d look ed down ,

There stood it bo y 'w.~th a b ig bC'L roU:ar-a , 'eL l p roud LLtde: b o y 'wi th

h~s nOSL in th e air. Ir \1;'25 the 'G.rand Dnk, t : ' \'V U £ . u . o o j nephew of ' rhe

KLng

. ,You . seed h i im d o w f l i , h~r t: , ;~ S - : J . i d t 1 m t G ra nd J D i lk ie ·W ilf re d . .IrllJ I

hx : him."

The King thought fQt a .minl11~'~, ,&p U l S h o d back h~ C ID 1 iVD an d

s c r a t c h e d h i s h e a d . • • W e n ... maylllc : y o u c a n , There's triO harm [ : [ y 1 . n , g ' , , "

. ' 1 "ak c 1 1m to the IG.rand D ili W , iU Kd ,~ " com m and ed the King .

And r""I'O of the King's 'OW.[Il G uard s led ,&r~.holmnc:wour of .' t he

Throne ,Room.



· · P ' O O : n r said the G nnd : [ ) u ' k t : ' W ijf1L' ,ed~o o k m ~ g : 1 l l ~ Banholornew's

ha t ~m~J a ughin ,g meanly. ~tThaJ fu:u WOEL' [ , e om e o ff ? Y ou s, un d ov er

rhere." He polnred 10 :3 eomer where th e waU GU·'i,!OO OiJU. "I need. a

] ~ t l J e u u g ; e t p r s n i s e wi~'hm y O OW : t i J n d , U ' O O l V , '!

' \ ' ('hen Barehokimew S3.W rha r rhe Grsnd Duke ' 'X ' m l f r e < d J h~ d mliy iil

child's bow he didjl'( f ee l f ri gh le nt:ld . H 'L spoke U~) proud ly ! '" G 1 J J . l

shoot w~~h m y bJhc(" s big bow, '

"j\,ly bow's p lem y b L ,~en ou g h f or shomiu,[l: kit:)-e'~,pe<idly hats

like )!ours,~" a ~uweftd \'(1 u H r t ' d . And he let ,R} ' : 1 1 " 1 .u rn "" , , z :" L Z ~ . .. . , ,~tgrazed Bar tholomew 's f ' tm:·h~. Idand nipped off his ~:H_ .A1;')":I}~ i~' lew,

: :u ld i i J I ' I l . r e r . th e para,pt'L B u r another h:u a , P P C ; ) rN 0111 h is h el d" 1 J Z! .. .

' zz Z! " . ,. i!2Z! ... th e :lJITO':w~f it :'~ , . _ . ti l l th e G [ : J J n d Duke ' s 'whole b:~g:-

f l l i l of.arrows W:l5. g on e _A n d s r i I I a h a t sa t 'U p e : n B:1nholome1v ' i ) head,

' ' 'W(5;not J3~[:·ried the Gnnd :Duk'c'. "It's not (auf" H ~ du~w

down his bow and !!ii1·1m.~dJ 'I.rupon ,i r.

"Q , ru : JnuLdu :d ~[lI,dfifrty~fo'l !lrhats!" g l J J [ , p t d I S it Ah'D'k.



A g~,gl_!]li,( m an strode iDU~'<In!DSS the ter race. H is bow was a s b ig

"3 ~ tht ' bran ch of a tree Th e :a.rrCw was. tw ice ;lS long ' as Bartholomew,

a nd ~b ic k er t~lJ[i)h L ~ w r ~ rr _

• ''lJ': ..:' I D~ ..' d IL K ' II I . a h" h~. 'reeman 01' [ lit: .IXJ!'~'nil~,m1,. ,!i3] ttl!:'", lng, s l O O t iOn: t 1 . : 5 ,oo y S

h~(...• ~ d m . , 'k t:it r ia, oO~·'

B ~ r t h o l , o I T L f ' l' l, I 'w as n ~ m b ii , u u g r o ,n ard r h a t ~ a c could : 5 c t t I T f c l y stand

)[ra(ght. The V~"OmlllJ b en t b :i I1 :k:bi~m igh~yOO~! .

G-r-t,-zibh: ".. tile :im ad g,~;mthorner the :Hl'OW tore ~hrollJ.gh

tbe , ; ) , j r '~\Ql;\'aj['~BanholO imC :w C ll bb i ns,

G-~-r-Z(Ip'p,1, " . T . h e - ! :i h :l f ,p ;1rW:w h e a d b i r dilrough hi s hat and

,~,r .rkd i t, Off-Oil ,nd O]iJ,fu r :3 t l J . i ll hal~mi le .G-;JI'-r-:;:li I P _ r . . , h _ p li l n k e d J t o a ~ ~ \ Q i Pjn r h e J ln c ar ~ o f 3 i l l 1 i oak tree,

Y( t r he re o n Ba rr he lamew 's head sa r i l l] m ~ o . r r hat.

'T he f~cc a t r h e ' YwJ: na n o f' ~h e Bow mc~ , went ~I'~ i re a s the , p : i . l a c c

',"':I H s " " l s's b~ack rnagtc!" he sh rEeled.

" " i l r h 'Il. d " . . . ! I , " T ' L , 'P" •• '. I ! ! C ' S C : o I i d11S, lte li:'lyjm ig m e' m ac: lie !hI [I g Svoice Jang o u t

~'hlr-o~ghall t h e pa lace, "\X/~r waste tum! : ' wirh < I ,hili'1 o o w an d ,<IIT.ro",".

f,~~ch MlC ' t!hc miglu ie. \l l buw an d IUO\V in :3 n m f rcal m,-,fctch t ~e

V'OOI11JaJ1 j ©~ t he B owm e n! "

"YOOmltl iL , [ O f - rhe Dov , "n r 'H:n : " e ch oe d a ll r he lo rd s a nd nohlernen of

rh e eourr,



. , Bl ad ~ m a g i( ~ dmt 's j , 1 I $I wb : l [ ,~lis, ' ~il l lb'td ,t ~t' If(Ir~g w ~ th .ue~ef.

" I shou ld ha '!,I(: d:u)IJ ,ghr of d1 at b ef or e. T ha t r o. k es ~:h~, gs s im p ie ,

T h c k to t he " f br oJ lC R C J Q I l ' l . ~Ca H m y m:agid al ils~ , , '

In[he whole Th rOrLC Room there wasn' r ra round! tilS loud as :1brea ~.h.

Bur from ehe spiral st ai5. T!\;,U led down fmm [he mudil,wts.r. tewer

t~ m e (he shu:ffiift~ nf s low, p j_ ddcd feet_ The m.ag i dans "1~rt:'comin,g!

lo'w an d slow ~~ 'h!i:)f ' ! i i i . t. n: chan [ i l f l l g words th:i~''I;lold~S 1 1i iU 'i i , g e • • "

"D i.~ ~ ~'t ! 1 . ¢ lu ~jndftNgl df!~,l"

D & u . " J ir) : f , C btrt ~b t u i g l R J~Hth;flt~p~

.i U ix tm J m u M lin " J , Y J t l ( I ' /IudIJ l , l ~~/kr, &Jlbtf, T i ( h i t P ' , TNdd.·

j

I..a r n e seven b l a c k - g o w n e d magicians, : ; L J 1 , db es id e r t: l( ;h Orl!l:'

,l)['[llkt'd a le .m b lack LH _ Th e y dnled .. o u n d ~ b _ f tJ r i o l o J l1 I C 'W ' 'libbi,m

m ut r r . t " J i n , g Jet:p J n d my~te[,LUU~scuads.

"Sto p tb is useless mU l ' tt t : . rI .ng , , . nrrdettd th e , K . . t a g . ·'1 " 'a I t1 l~ :a chant

t h a t wi I t r h a rm .1.\":1l' this bruy;s b . ' I l ( ,P

The: m.lgl{'~!lI,m h ud d le d o ve r Ba. t t :holom~" :3AdIcnmteil1.

•"lr j:P1k~bltJ

Tilikiblll

Fo.,h~

k/Dl);

t JO I (tIl tb is d umm " J hwd!

PI), J . ( j r ' ~~.'{IJ"~

HO l d , iflJtlJ! ho~d(t~~~(~J

H f ) , r d ",':~~(f), l i i V ~ . ' J , auwy~

'1 ~~:idJa J t J . r ) ' f ) :W~ (IU~)'r

lQuIIJ'U(Ij'! ) i 9 W : 1 . ~,~.a'y.t

H a t r,J~ ,~hi j J t J J um ,1 J h t " l d !

: 5 t t p (l'~:~/)! l r u p au'a., . h 4 P 4i;1;'~1~g / l ~ p ~"~,'.1).

Nt r'irr 'Q"~lb,uf.r '



"A ml. lughty good chant," 5.1 ILdthe King~, : t o o k i f t l , g 'Very p l e a £ e d .

II.Arc YO I l l l . sure ,U l will ' w o r k . ? "

A I ~ rhe nn :Jg~!l:~:is n o dld cd togerhe[_. . B lJ t ~ " s a J~dh e K iI llg . , Ioo~i lng PUU I~ ~i • .then: s rm H JU'~U ~iO1 x : 11

ha t IlfJ(.lrIJ his head, How long will it u k ! ! : ' for th e d1.1f tm co work?"

.' .• '~ im j ( ) f 1 , S i J l t . i l JuJ b a r - ' l niJ !larJ/"

i b n _ 3 1 m 1 . ~ ; c :r l r r .h c : : magici3m.

" IO . r ~ i J I ", (' h arm u i ll 'Idar k ,ill JtU Imri y~i~,fj.··P~"i " - .. - 1'·_ _lOlL K " " J I . . l. Li"L L ·.11" '0 "

. I I ! ,m ywu, gaspc:u tne , ' . ICilg. n:y,:ay', I"OOJS. Hi: ' S,HOl1t(:1l,;JJ. ut

,~f ,m y s iglu! rn 'can't wair ilJJ ,mr! to g~r ri d of his , n : J L Oh, dear, 'what

' «( 1, 1 ] ' de . , .whar CAN I dill·'

"Il I weft K'~ng~"'\ '1 ,' ]]i s~ rcd t he G ra nd D u ke ~r:i.lfn::d,"I'd chop

0 :1 h is h C 2 J a . " '

"j\ dreadful Ihou8~hl;"· said the Ki,rngl 'b i t ing h a s ~ u p " "But r m

, a f m i d ~!IJ have to,"

" ' ¥OO:nlg man," h e s ai d ~'OBaJi tbolm:r1e" . . . C u b b i J 1 s " , an d h e p oi ru cd

[0 a sm~ J] d o or .' :Uthe end of rhe mom ~ .,m : l i : r d l dow n those steP$ 'to

e h e , eJ :~ . m S 1 : ~ ( il find I[dl the ~xt'lu[ioIlCl[ to chop off y o u r head."

&nholomevl s heart : S i l l 1 k into his,boots, but h C' did : l iS t h e Ki IJig

(Q]m,m;anded. ·'I m ' 1 t ! M take off m y hat," he 53~,d. to hi rnscl~ as; he

starred down ~he: , lm1g b lack S~JU['Ir\'ly, "Thisis m~' bs't' chance'," One

hat. :alftc.rrnother h e t or e: from :~s head .,;... 1 . 56 '], ,7 . _ . '[ '5 S o • • • • , h

goc ' \\ " co lde r and d am per. .' .. " :tTl ... 2 '[ 8 , .. 2 : 1 9 .. .: ' D ow n . _ .

down , . , dow r! . " •• • .2 51 ... 23 ,2 . " . , 2:33 . H .'! n seemed to II I rrhnlo-

IlH:W h e m u s e , b e in i d 1 e ' ,e e r y hesre ,o f d ie mm.'lIltUil~n,

, ' ' ' i iY l l l . . · ~ ) " ._~II "ii: I 'Il~ II.~: '. ~ , 0 s m ere S1!l i lJl a v or ce 1 i :m . l l m . m : 'Ie DIL. :a: (1 'UI1~S.

Banholornew turned a cor ne r and : ne ,P f !Cd i , f J J (O tfui,edUUl gOO§L .



T I le ' e x e cu ti on er w s s \ l I , I h m ! l J t h D L ~ an d swingililg his ,;];(C' idlr, hCGHa~~

..( the m o m e n t l 1 J ~ ~ ~ d nm:h i u ,S ' to d o , ,h l s p~t~o f his b u s i n e s s , t ie ' : r e a l l )'

se em e d ro be a ,~eryp [ e ~ 1 i1 : '3 ~ : l im a a,

" T h e K i ~gs ay s y o u m u s t rh u P @ R m y head , ' I s a i d B : i n holornew ,

"O h, I 'd , t J ; u e ~O~·· } 4 ] j ~ d th e LN(!(lJuiofleU'~,lookin~ ," U hi m ',,:~d}J, ( ' " 1 1 - 'II ,.,,",' ~_~._ 1 _ L~ ..:t,m:;.r.]{, l ! Y S ; r m J H e, tOU, seem u xe : 5 tt l [ ~ ,j) rure [ l I { j I Y ,

" '\ lr/cll . , " d ~e Kinjl: ~l:fS yo!J have re," 5~id &m'hu]mnt'l;v~ " so

J1I1Ji:"aK g f : i r i l t , O ll .e ll i ~ ' ti l, . .

"A J I r ~g h t, " siped ' , [ht ~Xl"{:ut:ion~f,"bur fi[S!~: y m . . IJ · ' v c got to r:d{t '

o ff .) 1I o!J1":at,"

. ' \ ' C l i y t " " r u ; k ~ d J B 1 . t li l ho : ! om c w _

"I dlon"~'know," ~~d, the' II:Xocu t [ coner , "but is Ol1C' of ~he ru1~S,

1( an" [ e eec uee :aJf . iytlne ' ' V , ~ l i l i m .his hat' OJi1L'"

"A U jjighl~:'·$_:l~dB-axthlo . lomc\v ~ '"):O!,ll t ake it , oR for me."

T h t:' II:XCCl.at,I oncr ~canod ~crn~ dnc cho,pp:ing M o c k ;ln d f i j i P p cd nf tt'

B ar rb ol om ew' _ I i ; ha t

"\'i("h~t'~ ['tilis?" he iPspe~! b~in'ki'ngthrough rhc holes i n his mask,

rii~ anorher h;u $:L[ on B:1rr1i:holomew"::; head.He A ' u p p e d ~ ' h ~ 5 ,orse off , . "

~h~1I il !"lO~her' snd arrot her,



" F~ dd l es t ~I [ks!" ·g ru r ue d the t:xet:lIItiul1t'[. throw i J : i l g h is axe 0111the

f lo or " . .I I~O"[ eeeeure jt'OU :U , , 1 1 . " A t 1 d . h e shook hand s w ith Barrholo-

m ew and sent him bark IUpn:iit.~[0 the K~ng.

T he K jn ,g h a d b ee n t 1 k i ] 1 J , g :1 n a p On the throne. " W J m ,J J ~ 'ar e yo u

c l o ~ fig b a c k here?" he ! S : I u d to Barrholomew 3' m J P ' ) , ': H kill ,g awakt: ii lcd .

• ' I ' in sor~y.~ Y O ! J . : I r I\'[lies~y!" , ex,pb~ned Banholamew, '"M y head,

Cl n,·I[' rome ' . o f f wirh Illy fu J iU on. , . . It's ~ i.iilS[' d~erules,' I

"-0 it can' r," said the King, [(J!I]ing' back w c aru[y. " " 'ow' how

ill] i l L l y fu 1 1[;5, does, t h a t m : a . k e , altoiJ tlh e~?"

"The execut ioner kDlocked O 'i 1 3 · , .. :iild I , le ft 178 , more Oft the

du fiJgOOfisleps~I•

mswered &lr~.holomew."Three ], l j ,m d J [ I C d l U t d J £ o r L L y - s i x hl[s/' m um bled . S ir A l : U l c from

'be',~ind ~~5sc,mU.

"U "de D erw in / ' ,YolWne d ~hc G [ ', ilf tt dD uk e W i J f f, ed ~ !" I SUPf05(!

] ' U h av e [0 elo : i ]way ~f~.[hhiD" Send him up 10dIe h ]g heM n nr et :tfIJ~

] ~ i :rnpCn()n l' ~ Y m push hi m off:"

" ' \Vulfrcd! ~'m. S;Ulrp .r i s .cd U ymJ~ ' " sltid t ~e ' K i ng , "[Bu t [ gllu~ss it 's

a , g [ J O d idea."

S o the K i D lg and rhe G nm d D I!I .k ~led B a ~ ' l 1Q lom~w Cubbi ns

to'!~I!ard d 'J ~ b i g b t : s r turret,

Up < 1 J f ' J dup < 1 J J ! l c lup [ t h e 'f1!l[FC[ s ta j r s he c l im b e d b c h i n d them,

"This is . i J n y l aJ J -" m y ~~')I£(j'jj:' c ha nc e ~ • F h ! l J ~ g h t &rd : u; jh J m c:w . H~

snatched of t hi s 1h:lt_ · 'ThrLC hundred an d fUr ll " ,. 5 iI : ¥C' J 1 1 ! " : [i c s n at rhed

off another, H e ,pu Utd ::iJ i 'ld~;e mt ,~ a n d i . J . ~ f l u m L g t I m . e m behind h . u r n _

. .." " , 3 98" _ 3 ,99 __ .' H is arm s acb,ed I rem pUmrig o ff h at s. B k . u still

the fu ars came, , m a r t h o l o m , !; :' W ' d i J 1 J : ' i h r ; : d on,

" . . " 4 .: : a ,g . • " 4 4 . '9 ' . . • 4 J;O " . , , ; . c e u a r e d S i D ' A b : r ic , p u f f i. J ' IJ g U lp th e

Mairs b eh in d b irn ,



Sudden~r ' S i r A. la ric ' :~aop.ped.lit' looked. ]=h: rook o ft h is r ri s ng u la r

spectacles :I I L d W ipc:d them on 1 m is :sl t' 1 t : 'l ,~ .And d U ; : J f ; 1 h e l oo k ed 1 9 ; J i i n,

1'~ ha u h r g m l Ii) , b ri N g t. ' ] . I . : u · "U 1 h ~ d ] n o r une, b : u ~ lu '{. l f e ; H h e N i~ H a t

151l1t1d three _.,. a n d . . ) 3 :l15Q h o l d three tmd a litil~nd , j t u . r l . ' Each

nt'~\rJ : H l l t , 1 ; , . . . .:5 hnJ.{.:~.eIhan ~'he,~ut just before.

1 1 " 1 ; , 1 ' : 1; ,I'· . I' v ' t ; ' 1 ~ · _ ' " ' ied o S ' ·" 1 _ ": [o u r . .. .: . . 3 J e .s . tJ . : [ou r J. t , <l ]c s ry. Cf~C ou r 'U.n am C

. B u t th e K i m g Jrad the: Cu.nd DU I . k e ' WC:~!l; "way u p 'w'.h~J~D l ' l l ~ y

couldn't~C;lr. 11 1e y

h ad; l J l c ; - g . d y r e a c h e d

t t h e ew 'p

o ft h e ~lu8hL! j ;~

llJ r·

r e t. B : a. n .h D l om , , - " L v w a s £ n H o w i m L g j u s t behind,

" S t e p eiglu o u t h e re and g 1 f t .m.1 t : n rhu w:a~1/ ;snapped ~ h ! l ; ;G:r;lnd

D I. ·'t'!l.l'l··IIt_~"~ '" '1 ' " . IL i ll ! .,! liK e ' ~ u rr ee . C . i '! J 1 i 'i I . [ " , , . ~ u to , pU S U : y o U i a . m ' ,



Bu t w hco B aJ rt hoJ om e w st epp ed u p On dll~ W3U a : i l e y ~i)~~d ][1

amazemerrt . H e was ' ! ,; ' ir c : ;a l ri J :1 lghe ,m ost b e a J l H : i £ u J h:u that had ever

been s e C l ] i n th e Kingdom of Didd . li t ha d a n . l b y J i J " g e ~ thin ~ny the

K~.ngh u m 5 d f ha d ever owned. b n 1 l J d osrrich plumes, 1.l1d (OCki1tOO

p lu m es, and mock ~n, gbL rd plum e s, a J1 d p a I 1 . d J M : p ] ll lme s . Be si d e mrh

a hal C V C E I I , t he K~ng , '. s,Crown seemed l ike notl i~g.

T h ; e G n nd D u k e : ' X ' ~U r e d eook a qL l i~ l S B : P f@ r \ l o < : a [ d l . ] 1 . 1 [ [ 1 1 0 1 0 -

m ew (nought h L : ) end ~ ad come 3t lasr.

' ·W a i t~ · ' s hou t e d (h e K jn g. H I ! co uld no t t ake h Is c o r e s of f (h e

m~gl1 i ' f icenl hin..

'0 1 ~'O'."I wait," t he G : nu lJ d Du . k t t ! l l l k l c d back to the K illg o " I'm

goiillg to .push hi m t 1 : f f . ,DU}'l{~Th~t new b i S : hu fdl_a~e.s, m e' IT i 3ddt 'r

d:iJanever," And he AU J ' J . g o~u bis arm s to p ~ B ar th olo m ew 0 .1 ,



Bu .. : t he K in .g was q taitk er than 'W ~ Hrcd _ 1 4.e g rabbed him by the

t J r o u : k o r h:is R ne b.ee collar. " T h i s . i s t o l :e1('11 you.,'· H is l \ . 1 . •.jt'!i,[)' s a i d

stem Iy , "rhat Gn.m1 . d. Dukes; J'itH'Y ~ : l I k bai:.1...to t m t : ' ~ t r King ..1 Ar:lcl h L

turned th e GmJT II ' D u'k ll : \ ' U . i i U o c d OVI~U his kne e ailld :5p:1n k e d ]- a ir n

~ o m ; i1 d ly • . u . i , g h t ' O[ J J th e 5C:lt o J hi s t r o r al ~ il k p: I [U~_

" A [ l id now," s r n i I . i~d rh e K ~ n.g,. l i f - r r i I n g Bartlsolomcw do w dl f r o m

~ 'h c , ' v : : . l , ; ;i[.\'o~c l be II1' i i:C i - yo~'J sel ~ me ~h a [ 'n'onJerrl!:! I h ~ ~ ' ! "

". ... 498 .. , , 4 :99 .. ." br-olbc i n rhe t ired voi ce o l S i r A Ia r ic l who

ha d j l . l J ~ ~ :Iliriv,od 3~'d ' l e Itop o f t he 5 .[c ·p s~ ..and Ih fl~ , , .' h t" F 1 f u im ' l J ed D :u

' I . . . . h i E i I , 'lL I 'N.J·' ~- ~ I'"hie :U on. .I:.):lrt,~iIDOI"Uil(; ' " , 'S, _lCliO, maxes eN:tliln~y S 00, -

"F rH l - I , m d " M , 1 " e -l o tc b im . O O r h e K ~ n 8 " "·'Xf.iU : r o u sell ir fur 500

p . i : l " l C S o r gold?"

., A nyth i n g , yO!J!. ~)r" S j ~e ! " a n s ' i i v e f i l : l d &r.lbL1]t:i.m~\y _ 1 - y l j _ ) u see . _ .

I 've never sold one befo.re,"·

T he K in g' s, ~'lIa~d!,emMed W i D h joy as he reached :for the ~:J[_

Slm~jr ly , !ilm1o'ly~Blft~o!orne"",' f 'c:h th e weight of f [he gll" ( :.u har liff-

UIlJ~[rum his head , H e held his brearh. ... _Then suJJcn~y he kh rhc

('{]!OJ. ,t.:',!.'t'lIling b~c~cs bll)\\' d l r o ! < : J g h h i s. ha ir . lli:'l hu..: hr~)k~ i rU~1 ~ .

hap rr srni l ot .The : head ~.A~ b r t holom ~ \,. Cubb ins '\;li:i ba C ' ' \ , . ~

; 'Lock, Y t ) lI r !\I).i~)[ r~ i /, ; . .. . h e s ho u [l.J ro I ' h e K i J l , g .

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And lhe K L n g ' romm: t nde d t h a t t he h a[ he had b ou ght, ~nd ~dhe

orher h:J1S, too, be ke p~forever in a ,g~[ C~t3] case by t he si de of hi s

d U I ) J J : n e .

Bu r ne i t he r B .a ri th oEom~w 'Cubbm5, no r King D~TW,~11 himself ;

n o r a f t l . ' y o n~ e l se ~ n th e K i r J J g d Q m o ff Didd o o l ll d J c v c < t C : l ( f ~ a i J 1 how rhe

5 1 1 1 : 1 ngt: ' d1 i i E m gh ad ha p p c n c & Thq< onl y W I !J I, lds ;. y i t just "h a ppened r o

happen' I : : a . n d w a s not v er y li k ely to h l l , p p!]1i agajn,

'·No! Y~ N look ,~t'm'~."·ilnswered [ h e K i~g.And he pu~ : r h e gel;E

] ; l iU: o n , r~ g h, over his crown,

A lt 'm i n a rm ~ th e Kimg and B1lI r I:bolumcw '\"C.fl~'down .JJ' th e OOlU' ! I f -

ing room re oounrrour [h e ~old. Then the K~ n, g sent B;l1fiholomew

home: to h is p ar en ts .... no b. sker on his : < 1 . £ 1 1 ' 1 " no hat Olll his h C ; 1 l , d , ' b I l , U

, \ \ , ' , u t l h ! iv e h U n d j , : ed p~ec~~f g o l d in a f ; : J i g " ,



: D r . S e u s sl\' full and iI1u'Su ted "'P.'f1Irltll~bm{m5, bUI: ,ks

(liD' ell ildn:n .•. indiheie ~L I i: ,ky r h:n a : ~ .

lk ' J ,C1JH11 : l r II)t

"n-m LJrr IN 1UI BA T

run (.Nt IN TI iii liA r O .J iM rS H ACKO N PISH 'TW O J~U II:UlIl H s ,m ~ I:!U},[i!'I~l J

Gl(UllN [GGS AND i-Iil\i\t.H01~ON POP

Tll S~ SS 'S AIK

FOXlN -ItS

1'!-tiH Foot 8 (X1K- 5 1 . . BROWN CAN OO~ AN \'utJ.

~MP.VIN j{. MOON Y WILl YOL l P LE :A SF .GO r...;o"W!il 'H..E .sl '.(Afi'~ {!Ill ....I I P . h N i l') rn J"H 'E R . ~TlJ F IF '

n:-lEIRl: . '~ 1\ W O CKET IN M Y PO CKET!OH. THE TH IN KS 'Y O U eM ~rHIN 1 < !

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