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Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

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THE GRATEFUL BEASTS                     73
approaching nearer and nearer, and calling out to Fsrko he said, ' Enough, enough, we don't want any more.'
But the wolf on whose back Ferko sat, said to its rider, ' Go on!
Ferko leads the wolves on.
go on !' and at the same moment many more wolves ran up the hill, howling horribly and showing their white teeth.
The King in his terror called out, ' Stop a moment; I will give you half my kingdom if you will drive all the wolves away.' But Ferko pretended not to hear, and drove some more thousands before him, so that everyone quaked with horror and fear.
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