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arranged an upstart black handed it to the unless you have heard to
feather or two, and then Dwarf-King. the contrary, they are still
resumed that solemn “Prisoner,” said the making up for their
dignity for which birds Dwarf-King to the other wicked lives by enforced
and animals are so justly King, “the Lord Chief diligence at their tasks.
famous. Justice condemns you to The palace has five
With great ceremony be for the rest of your hundred and ninety-six
the gentleman in black natural life Master chimneys, eight
placed the Lord Chief Sweeper of the Palace thousand, seven hundred
Justice on a lacquer Chimneys.” and fifty-three windows,
stand close by the throne Discreet applause was and eleven hundred and
of the Dwarf-King. heard. The Chancellor ninety-nine large dust-
Trumpets sounded. was then hurried forward, gathering carpets, and
Two servitors hurried and the bird picked out a the chimneys, windows,
forward with the captive second card. and carpets have to be
King. “Prisoner,” said the swept, washed, and
“Your Venerability,” Dwarf-King, “the Lord beaten at least once a
spoke the Dwarf-King to Chief Justice condemns week.
the parrot, who watched you to be for the rest of Now when the King,
him intently out of its your natural life Master the Chancellor, and the
round yellow eye, and Washer of the Palace Chamberlain failed to
nodded its head, “this Windows.” return, the people took
rascal has been taken in More discreet applause the hunter out of his
the act of robbing the was heard. And now the prison and made him
treasure castle. What Chamberlain was brought king, because he was the
punishment do you to the bar. The parrot richest and most powerful
suggest?” gave him quite a wicked of them all.
At these words, the two eye, and hesitated for As for the treasure of
golden-haired pages, some time before drawing the treasure castle, it is
advancing with immense a card. still there, packed in the
solemnity, lifted the “Prisoner,” said the linen sacks, lying just
lacquer box to within Dwarf-King, reading the inside the great door.
reach of the parrot’s card which the parrot had Perhaps some day you
beak. The box was full of finally chosen, “the Lord may find it. If you do,
cards. Over them, Chief Justice condemns don’t be greedy, and don’t
swaying from one leg to you for the rest of your go up to the turret
the other as he did so, the natural life to be Master chamber.
parrot swept his head. Beater of the Palace
An icy silence fell over Carpets.”
the throng. The King, the Great applause
Chancellor, and the followed this
Chamberlain quaked in sage judgment.
their shoes. Presently the So the
parrot picked out a card, three rogues
and the gentleman in were led
away, and
Taken from: http://www.bedtimestoriesonline.org/adventure-stories/the-
treasure-castle/

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