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et it upon the table. Andthe stranger ate till he was satisfied, and whennight came, he was given the softest bed forsleep and rest. The morning came and the gentle wife pre-pared breakfast and put it on a tray and put 338 THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL the tray on the little stool and tap! tap! tap!went… … by the door. And lo! There upon the bed,they saw, not a weary stranger, but a Kingwith a jeweled crown upon his forehead. I was a hungered and you took me in, shel-tered and fed me with the best you had, hesaid, and a King does not forget. Then the little old man and his gentle wifebowed low before…
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