ared to sleep. Then theyoungest brother said, This night I will keep guardwhilst you sleep ; and so the other two went to sleep,and the youngest brother kept awake, looking sharplyabout him, his eyes being turned often towards the lake.Part of the night had already passed, when suddenly thewhole… … BASH-CHALEK; OR, TRUE STEEL 83 alligator with three heads, which rushed upon thebrothers as if about to swallow them all three. But the youngest brother had a brave heart, andwould not awaken his brothers, so he met the alligator,and gave him three blows in succession, and at eachblow he cut off…
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