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ing. “Vl go serve another master,” he cried,
“perhaps God will then prosper me!” So he went
to another master. ‘I'll serve thee for a whole
year,” said he, “if thou wilt give me that wild colt.”
So he stopped and served him, and by the end of the
year he trained the wild colt so well that he made a
carriage-horse out of it. ‘ Oh-ho!” thought he, “I
shall take away something with me this time!” The
same night the wolves made an inroad. upon the
stables and tore the horse to pieces. Daniel fell
a-weeping. “I'll go to another master,” said he,
‘perhaps I shall be luckier there.” So he went to
a third master, and on this master’s tomb lay a large
stone. Whence it came none knew, and it was so
heavy that none could move it, though they tried for
ages. “Tl serve thee a year,” said he, “for that
stone.” The master agreed, and he entered his
service. Then a change came over the stone, and
divers flowers began to grow upon it. On one side’
they were red, on the second side silver, and on the
third side golden. ‘Oh-ho,” thought Daniel, “that
stone, at any rate, will soon be mine. Nobody can
move it.” But the next morning a thunder-bolt
descended and struck the stone, and shivered it to
atoms. Then Daniel fell a-weeping, and lamented
that God had given him nothing, though he had
served for so many years. But the people said to