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Title: The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: University Society, New York
Subjects: Children's literature Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries Literature Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : University Society
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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em they mustpay what he called their annual dues, they re-fused to do so. The baron was greatly surprised—as people are usually surprised when othersrefuse to do things that they have been in the L.J.B. 7. habit of doing whether they ought to or not—and he resolved to punish the villagers. At first he thought of descending on them withhis band and burning their houses; but thiswould have required effort, so he changed hismind and called before him two magicians whom1 e kept to do things by magic, which he foundmore easy than doing them by hand. One of these magicians was a good man whostayed with the robber only because he wasafraid to go away. The other was a bad manwho stayed for no particular reason. I am resolved, said the baron, to kill all thepeople in Grosshufelten, because they will not dowhat I decree. That seems very natural, said the bad magician. I now wish to learn the easiest way of loingit, continued the robber. That, also, seems very natural, said the goodmagician.
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THE BARON TOOK A CROSSBOW AND PREPARED TO SHOOT. Q8 STRANGE TALES AND HUMOROUS STORIES 99 The bad magician suggested a number ofmethods, none of which the baron liked, and hefinally told him that he could take a half-holiday,and he would consult with the good magician,who worked for less money, anyhow. If you are bound to do this thing, the bestway will be to do it quickly and painlessly, be-gan the good magician. You mean the best way for them, said therobber. Yes, and for you, answered the magician;for then they will have no chance to concealtheir treasures, and you can get as many of themas you wish. Who will carry the treasures back? the baronasked anxiously. You might make the bad magician do that. The good magician then proposed a plan.Leading from the mountain to the lake was apassage which was subterranean. (That is arather long word, but it was a rather long pas-sage.) He suggested that through this tunnelhe send some poisonous gas he had invented,which he usually used for ki

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