The GREEN Fairy Book - online children's book

Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

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	THE BITER BIT	201
	"Get along with you—you are no better than silly donkeys without any sense. If you had only drowned me in deeper water I would have returned with three times as many sheep." When the three rogues heard this they said to him:
	"Oh, dear Mr. Simon, do us the favor to tie us up in sacks and throw us into the river, that we may give up our thieving ways and become the owners of flocks." "I am ready," answered Simon, "to do what you please. There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for you." So be took three strong sacks and put a man in each of