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ONCE upon a time there was a
king who had three sons, and by
the time that the youngest prince
had down upon his chin the king
had grown so old that the cares of
the kingdom began to. rest over-
heavily upon his shoulders. So he
called his chief councillor and told
him that he was of a mind to let
the princes reign in his stead. To
the son who loved him the best he
would give the largest part of his kingdom, to the son
who loved him the next best the next part, and to the son
who loved him the least the least part. The old councillor
was very wise and shook his head, but the king’s mind
had long been settled as to what he was about to do. So
he called the princes to him one by one and asked each
as to how much he loved him.

“JT love you as a mountain of gold,” said the oldest
prince, and the king was very pleased that his son should
give him such love.

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