Harriman, Susan S., comp · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 198
age and draw the one hundredcarts for you. You have always been a kindmaster until to-day. To-morrow you shall gain.what you lost. The next morning the owner fed the ox well,and hung a garland of flowers about his neck.When they went into the village the menlaughed at the man again. They said: Did… … So again the carts were placed in a line, andthe ox was yoked to the first. A crowd came towatch again. The owner said: Good Ox, showhow strong you are! You fine, fine creature!And he patted his neck and stroked his sides. At once the ox pulled with all his strength.The carts moved on until the…
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