The GREEN Fairy Book - online children's book

Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

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	THE TWELVE HUNTSMEN.                    283
	walked with such a steady, strong step that not a sirgle pea rolled away or even so much as stirred. After they were gone the king said to the lion: "There now, you
	have been telling lies. You see yourself they walk like
	men.
	"Because they knew they were being put to the test," answered the lion, "and so they made an effort. But just