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bundles of hay at night and stayed there stallion an adult male horse
until morning. The foal went to the horse mare a female horse
of Demitr. He said, “Oh, this foal is mine.” stern very serious
Jereko immediately said, “No, the foal just man a man who is fair
when dealing with others and
is mine.” “Well, this foal belongs to my has good morals
stallion,” said Demitr angrily. “No, my mare dangerous likely to cause
is the mother of the foal. So, it belongs to injury or damage
courtier a person who often
me,” said Jereko in a stern way. Nora looked attends the court of a king
at both of them. “Well, the King of the city is as an adviser, attendant or
a just man. Let us go to him. He will tell us assistant
patiently in a calm way
what to do.” without getting angry
They all went to the
city. Right at the gate of the city, Nora saw
that there was a notice with the picture of a
man who looked very dangerous. She read it
carefully.
Anyone who gives information about this thief
will be rewarded with one hundred ducats
(gold coins).
Nora noted the points as they went to the palace. The King was seated
on his throne with many courtiers also present there. He met them
every day. The brothers
told him about all that
had happened.
Demitr said, “The foal
is mine. It came to my
stallion.” Jereko said,
“No, I disagree with
him. The foal belongs to
my mare. So, it is mine.”
The King listened to
them patiently.
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