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Hello here are some of the news making
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headlines internationally according to
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the Guardian today Visit the
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Guardian.com for more clarity The Sudin
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army has recaptured the presidential
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palace in the capital cartoon A highly
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symbolic battlefield victory over the
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paramilitary rapid support forces in the
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country's catastrophic civil war Videos
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posted on social media show soldiers
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carrying assault rifles and rocket
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propelled grenade launchers inside the
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partially ruined building An officer
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wearing a captain's epolettes announced
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the takeover of the palace in a video
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and confirmed that troops were inside
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the compound This compound was the last
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bastion in Kartum held by the rival
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rapid support forces A power struggle
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has led to a coup in Traay as war looms
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between Ethiopia and Eratria Traay's
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interim leader has fled as a rival
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faction seized control while Ethiopian
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tanks and troops moved to the border of
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Eratria Aragawi was building a tour
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guiding business when war struck
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Ethiopia's Tigra region in 2020 He spent
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the next two years fighting on the front
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line Now he is among those who fear
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Traay is on the brink of conflict once
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more We don't want to become a
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battleground but it seems like war is
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near maybe even inevitable he said
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Sports news today From Cells to Salah a
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Premier League best 11 of the season so
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far We select a starting team that
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features players from seven clubs and
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the manager most worthy of being in the
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dugout Perhaps the most difficult
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decision in selecting this 11 David Reya
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has been excellent at Arsenal and Mark
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Flecken quietly impressive behind a
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loose Brenford defense But the fact that
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Cells has been the third busiest
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goalkeeper in the league 89 saves behind
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Flecken and Southampton's Aaron Ramdale
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yet has conceded the fourth fewest goals
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35 shows his importance particularly
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when nine of Nottingham Forest 16 league
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wins have been by one goal Even if his
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best stop a remarkable fingertip save
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onto the bar against Brighton came
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rather unnecessarily in a 7 to zero win
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Technology news today Meta to stop
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targeting UK citizen with personalized
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ads after settling privacy case Facebook
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and Instagram owner reaches legal
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agreement with human rights campaigner
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in case that could set precedent for
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millions the owner of Facebook and
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Instagram has agreed to stop targeting a
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UK citizen with personalized adverts
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after agreeing a settlement in a
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landmark privacy case that could set a
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precedent for millions of social media
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users Mark Zuckerberg's Meta also said
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it was considering charging UK users for
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an advertree version of its platforms
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after the legal agreement that avoided a
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trial in the high court in London Meta
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the owner of Facebook and Instagram has
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agreed to stop targeting a United
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Kingdom citizen with personalized
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advertisements after reaching a
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settlement in a landmark privacy case
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This case could set a precedent for
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millions of social media users Mark
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Zuckerberg's Meta also said it is
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considering charging United Kingdom
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users for an advertisementfree version
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of its platforms following the legal
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agreement that avoided a trial in the
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high court in London
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Tune into the sound that shakes the
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ground When things rock crashing all
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around 1600 hours till the clock's
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five Independent voices keep the scene
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on light clear Feel the power run
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through right in your ears From 16 to 17
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stage Great great songs independent
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artist Airwaves crackle with the new and
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unknown Blasting out the speakers
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breaking the stone Uncut diamonds from
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the underground lies Formula rocks the
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prize The truth no disguise
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Formula rock on the waves lighting clear
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Feel the power run through in your ear
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From 16 to 17 we take the
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stage Great great songs independent
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artist Airways crackle with the new and
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unknown Blasting out the speakers
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breaking the stone Uncut diamonds from
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the underground rise Formula rocks the
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disguise Formula rock
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on ways loud and clear Feel the power on
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pure in your ear From 16 to 17 we take
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Great great songs Independent
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pretty storm shaking in the core for an
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hour It's music we adore Formula rock
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where legends are born Everywhere it's a
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dawn Formula rock on that
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shed clear Feel the power run through
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right in your ears From 16 to 17 we take
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stage Great great songs independent
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artist The cottager and his cat
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Once upon a time there lived an old man
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and his wife in a dirty tumbled down
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cottage not very far from the splendid
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palace where the king and queen
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dwelt In spite of the wretched state of
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the hut which many people declared was
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too bad even for a pig to live in the
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old man was very rich for he was a great
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miser and lucky besides and would often
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go without food all day sooner than
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change one of his beloved gold pieces
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But after a while he found that he had
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starved himself once too often He felt
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ill and had no strength to get well
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again And in a few days he died leaving
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his wife and one son behind
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him The night following his death the
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son dreamed that an unknown man appeared
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to him and said "Listen to me Your
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father is dead and your mother will soon
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die and all their riches will belong to
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you Half of his wealth is illgotten and
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this you must give back to the poor from
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whom he squeezed it The other half you
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must throw into the sea Watch however as
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the money sinks into the water and if
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anything should swim catch it and keep
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it even if it is nothing more than a bit
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of paper." Then the man vanished and the
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awoke The remembrance of his dream
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troubled him greatly He did not want to
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part with the riches that his father had
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left him for he had known all his life
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what it was to be cold and hungry and
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now he had hoped for a little comfort
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and pleasure Still he was honest and
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good-hearted and if his father had come
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wrongfully by his wealth he felt he
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could never enjoy it And at last he made
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up his mind to do as he had been bidden
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He found out who were the people who
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were poorest in the village and spent
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half of his money in helping them and
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the other half he put in his pocket From
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a rock that jutted right out into the
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sea he flung it in In a moment it was
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out of sight and no man could have told
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the spot where it had sunk except for a
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tiny scrap of paper floating on the
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water He stretched down carefully and
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managed to reach it and on opening it
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found six shillings wrapped inside
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This was now all the money he had in the
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world The young man stood and looked at
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it thoughtfully "Well I can't do much
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with this," he said to himself "but
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after all six shillings were better than
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nothing and he wrapped them up again and
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slipped them into his
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coat." He worked in his garden for the
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next few weeks and he and his mother
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contrived to live on the fruit and
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vegetables he got out of it and then she
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too died suddenly The poor fellow felt
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very sad when he had laid her in her
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grave and with a heavy heart he wandered
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into the forest not knowing where he was
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going By and by he began to get hungry
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and seeing a small hut in front of him
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he knocked at the door and asked if they
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could give him some milk The old woman
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who opened it begged him to come in
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adding kindly that if he wanted a
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night's lodging he might have it without
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it costing him anything
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Two women and three men were at supper
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when he entered and silently made room
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for him to sit down by them When he had
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eaten he began to look about him and was
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surprised to see an animal sitting by
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the fire different from anything he had
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ever noticed before It was gray in color
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and not very big but its eyes were large
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and very bright and it seemed to be
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singing in an odd way quite unlike any
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animal in the forest
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What is the name of that strange little
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creature asked he And they answered we
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call it a cat I should like to buy it if
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it is not too dear said the young man It
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would be company for me And they told
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him that he might have it for six
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shillings if he cared to give so much
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The young man took out his precious bit
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of paper handed them the six shillings
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and the next morning b them farewell
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with the cat lying snugly in his cloak
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For the whole day they wandered through
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meadows and forests till in the evening
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they reached the house The young fellow
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knocked at the door and asked the old
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man who opened it if he could rest there
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that night adding that he had no money
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to pay for it Then I must give it to you
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answered the man and led him into a room
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where two women and two men were sitting
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at supper One of the women was the old
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man's wife the other his daughter He
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placed the cat on the mantle shelf and
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they all crowded round to examine this
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strange beast and the cat rubbed itself
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against them and held out its paw and
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sang to them and the women were
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delighted and gave it everything that a
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cat could eat and a great deal more
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besides After hearing the youth's story
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and how he had nothing in the world left
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him except his cat the old man advised
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him to go to the palace which was only a
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few miles distance and take counsel of
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the king who was kind to everyone and
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would certainly be his friend The young
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man thanked him and said he would gladly
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take his advice and early next morning
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he set out for the royal palace
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He sent a message to the king to beg for
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an audience and received a reply that he
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was to go into the great hall where he
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majesty The king was at dinner with his
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court when the young man entered and he
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signed to him to come near The youth
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bowed low and then gazed in surprise at
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the crowd of little black creatures who
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were running about the floor and even on
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the table itself Indeed they were so
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bold that they snatched pieces of food
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from the king's own plate and if he
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drove them away tried to bite his hand
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so that he could not eat his food and
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his courtiers fared no better "What sort
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of animals are these?" asked the youth
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of one of the ladies sitting near him
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"They are called rats," answered the
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king who had overheard the question "And
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for years we have tried some way of
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putting an end to them but it is
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impossible They come into our very
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At this moment something was seen flying
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through the air The cat was on the table
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and with two or three shakes a number of
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rats were lying dead round him Then a
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great scuffling of feet was heard and in
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a few minutes the hall was
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clear For some minutes the king and his
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courters only looked at each other in
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astonishment "What kind of animal is
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that which can work magic of this sort?"
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asked he and the young man told him that
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it was called a cat and that he had
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bought it for six shillings And the king
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answered "Because of the luck you have
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brought me in freeing my palace from the
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plague which has tormented me for many
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years I will give you the choice of two
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things Either you shall be my prime
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minister or else you shall marry my
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daughter and reign after me Say which
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shall it be?" "The princess and the
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kingdom," said the young man And so it
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end Read by Rick Kishner for Lit to Go
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