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Title: The heart of oak books
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908
Subjects: Nursery rhymes Fairy tales
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : D.C. Heath & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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se, andforgot the bird, and his country too. Time passed 011; and as the eldest son did not comeback, and no tidings were heard of him, the second sonset out, and the same thing happened to him. He metthe fox, who gave him the same good advice; but whenhe came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standingat the window where the merry-making was, and calledto him to come in; and he could not withstand the temp-tation, but went in and forgot the golden bird and hiscountry in the same manner. Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wishedto set out into the wide world to seek for the golden bird;but his father would not listen to it for a long while, forhe was very fond of his son, and was afraid that some illluck might happen to him also, and prevent his comingback. However, at last, it was agreed he should go, for hewould not rest at home; and as he came to the wood,he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel. But hewas thankful to the fox, and did not attempt his life as
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AWAY THEY WENT OVER STOCK AND STONE. THE HEART OF OAK BOOKS. 151 his brothers had done; so the fox said, Sit upon mytail, and you will travel faster. So he sat down, and thefox began to run, and away they went over stock andstone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind. When they came to the village, the son followed thefoxs counsel, and without looking about him went to theshabby inn, and rested there all night at his ease. Inthe morning came the fox again, and met him as he wasbeginning his journey, and said, Go straight forwardtill you come to a castle, before which lie a whole troopof soldiers fast asleep and snoring; take no notice ofthem, but go into the castle and pass on and on till youcome to a room where the golden bird sits in a woodencage; close by it stands a beautiful golden cage; but donot try to take the bird out of the shabby cage and put itinto the handsome one, otherwise you will repent it.Then the fox stretched out his tail again, and the youngman sat himself

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