,EVIL ,ALLURES1 ,BUT ,GOOD ,5DURES 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE LIV$ 9 OLD5 TIMES A GOOD & K9DLY MAN4 ,HE HAD ?IS WORLD'S GOODS 9 ABUNDANCE1 & MANY SLAVES TO S]VE HIM4 ,& ! SLAVES PRID$ !MSELVES ON !IR MA/]1 SAY+3 

',!RE IS NO BETT] LORD ?AN \RS UND] ! SUN4 ,HE FE$S & CLO!S US WELL1 & GIVES US WORK SUIT$ TO \R /R5G?4 ,HE BE>S NO MALICE1 & NEV] SPEAKS A H>% WORD TO ANY ONE4 ,HE IS NOT LIKE O!R MA/]S1 :O TREAT !IR SLAVES WORSE ?AN CATTLE3 PUNI%+ !M :E!R !Y DES]VE IT OR NOT1 & NEV] GIV+ !M A FRI5DLY WORD4 ,HE WI%ES US WELL1 DOES GOOD1 & SPEAKS K9DLY TO US4 ,WE DO NOT WI% = A BETT] LIFE4' 

,?US ! SLAVES PRAIS$ !IR LORD1 & ! ,DEVIL1 SEE+ IT1 WAS VEX$ ?AT SLAVES %\LD LIVE 9 SU* LOVE & H>MONY ) !IR MA/]4 ,SO GETT+ ONE ( !M1 :OSE NAME WAS ,ALEB1 9TO HIS P[]1 ! ,DEVIL ORD]$ HIM TO TEMPT ! O!R SLAVES4 ,& ONE DAY1 :5 !Y W]E ALL SITT+ TOGE!R RE/+ & TALK+ ( !IR MA/]'S GOODNESS1 ,ALEB RAIS$ HIS VOICE1 & SAID3 

',IT IS /UPID TO MAKE SO MU* ( \R MA/]'S  GOODNESS4 ,! ,DEVIL HIMSELF W\LD BE K9D TO Y\1 IF Y\ DID :AT HE WANT$4 ,WE S]VE \R MA/] WELL1 & HUMOR HIM 9 ALL ?+S4 ,AS SOON AS HE ?9KS ( ANY?+1 WE DO IT3 =ESEE+ ALL HIS WI%ES4 ,:AT CAN HE DO BUT BE K9D TO US8 ,JU/ TRY H[ IT WILL BE IF1 9/EAD ( HUMOR+ HIM1 WE DO HIM SOME H>M 9/EAD4 ,HE WILL ACT LIKE ANY ONE ELSE1 & WILL REPAY EVIL = EVIL1 AS ! WOR/ ( MA/]S DO4 

,! O!R SLAVES BEGAN D5Y+ :AT ,ALEB HAD SAID1 & AT LA/ BET ) HIM4 ,ALEB UND]TOOK TO MAKE !IR MA/] ANGRY4 ,IF HE FAIL$1 HE WAS TO LOSE HIS HOLIDAY G>M5T2 BUT IF HE SUCCE$$1 ! O!R SLAVES W]E TO GIVE HIM !IRS4 ,MOREOV]1 !Y PROMIS$ TO DEF5D HIM AGA9/ ! MA/]1 & TO SET HIM FREE IF HE %\LD BE PUT 9 *A9S OR IMPRISON$4 ,HAV+ >RANG$ ?IS BET1 ,ALEB AGRE$ TO MAKE HIS MA/] ANGRY NEXT MORN+4 

,ALEB WAS A %EPH]D1 & HAD 9 HIS *>GE A NUMB] ( VALUABLE1 PURE-BR$ %EEP1 ( :I* HIS MA/] WAS V]Y FOND4 ,NEXT MORN+1 :5 ! MA/] BR\<T SOME VISITORS 9TO ! 5CLOSURE TO %[ !M ! VALUABLE %EEP1 ,ALEB W9K$ AT HIS COMPANIONS1 AS IF TO SAY3 

',SEE1 N[1 H[ ANGRY ,I WILL MAKE HIM4' 

,ALL ! O!R SLAVES ASSEMBL$1 LOOK+ 9 AT ! GATES OR OV] ! F5CE1 & ! ,DEVIL CLIMB$ A TREE NE> BY TO SEE H[ HIS S]VANT W\LD DO HIS WORK4 ,! MA/] WALK$ AB\T ! 5CLOSURE1 %[+ HIS GUE/S ! EWES & LAMBS1 & PRES5TLY HE WI%$ TO %[ !M HIS F9E/ RAM4 

',ALL ! RAMS >E VALUABLE1' SAID HE1 'BUT ,I HAVE ONE ) CLOSELY TWI/$ HORNS1 :I* IS PRICELESS4 ,I PRIZE HIM AS ! APPLE ( MY EYE4' 

,/>TL$ BY ! /RANG]S1 ! %EEP RU%$ AB\T ! 5CLOSURE1 SO ?AT ! VISITORS C\LD NOT GET A GOOD LOOK AT ! RAM4 ,AS SOON AS IT /OOD /ILL1 ,ALEB />TL$ ! %EEP AS IF BY ACCID5T1 & !Y ALL GOT MIX$ UP AGA94 ,! VISITORS C\LD NOT MAKE \T :I* WAS ! PRICELESS RAM4 ,AT LA/ ! MA/] GOT TIR$ ( IT4 

',ALEB1 DE> FRI5D1' HE SAID1 'PRAY CAT* \R BE/ RAM = ME1 ! ONE ) ! TI<TLY TWI/$ HORNS4 ,CAT* HIM V]Y C>EFULLY1 & HOLD HIM /ILL = A MOM5T4' 

,SC>CELY HAD ! MA/] SAID ?IS1 :5 ,ALEB RU%$ 9 AMONG ! %EEP LIKE A LION1 & CLUT*$ ! PRICELESS RAM4 ,HOLD+ HIM FA/ BY ! WOOL1 HE SEIZ$ ! LEFT H9D LEG ) ONE H&1 &1 BE=E HIS MA/]'S EYES1 LIFT$ IT & J]K$ IT SO ?AT IT SNAPP$ LIKE A DRY BRAN*4 ,HE HAD BROK5 ! RAM'S LEG1 & IT FELL BLEAT+ ON TO ITS KNEES4 ,!N ,ALEB SEIZ$ ! RI<T H9D LEG1 :ILE ! LEFT TWI/$ R\ND & HUNG QUITE LIMP4 ,! VISITORS & ! SLAVES EXCLAIM$ 9 DISMAY1 & ! ,DEVIL1 SITT+ UP 9 ! TREE1 REJOIC$ ?AT ,ALEB HAD DONE HIS TASK SO CLEV]LY4 ,! MA/] LOOK$ AS BLACK AS ?UND]1 FR[N$1 B5T HIS HEAD1 & DID NOT SAY A WORD4 ,! VISITORS & ! SLAVES W]E SIL5T1 TOO1 WAIT+ TO SEE :AT W\LD FOLL[4 ,AFT] REMA9+ SIL5T = A :ILE1 ! MA/] %OOK HIMSELF AS IF TO ?R[ (F SOME BURD54 ,!N HE LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 & RAIS+ HIS EYES HEAV5W>D1 REMA9$ SO = A %ORT TIME4 ,PRES5TLY ! WR9KLES PASS$ FROM HIS FACE1 & HE LOOK$ D[N AT ,ALEB ) A SMILE1 SAY+3 

',OH1 ,ALEB1 ,ALEB6 ,Y\R MA/] BADE Y\ ANG] ME2 BUT MY MA/] IS /RONG] ?AN Y\RS4 ,I AM NOT ANGRY ) Y\1 BUT ,I WILL MAKE Y\R MA/] ANGRY4 ,Y\ >E AFRAID ?AT ,I %ALL PUNI% Y\1 & Y\ HAVE BE5 WI%+ = Y\R FRE$OM4 ,KN[1 !N1 ,ALEB1 ?AT ,I %ALL NOT PUNI% Y\2 BUT1 AS Y\ WI% TO BE FREE1 H]E1 BE=E MY GUE/S1 ,I SET Y\ FREE4 ,GO :]E Y\ LIKE1 & TAKE Y\R HOLIDAY G>M5T ) Y\6' 

,& ! K9D MA/] RETURN$ ) HIS GUE/S TO ! H\SE2 BUT ! ,DEVIL1 GR9D+ HIS TEE?1 FELL D[N FROM ! TREE1 & SANK ?R\< ! GR\ND4 

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