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marrying my daughter, you can have They tried to protest, but Moscione said,
gold. Just name your price!” “We have an agreement, Your Majesty!”

There was nothing the king could do
“Sounds like a good deal to me!” said
but to look on in horror.
Moscione. “I’ll take as much as my
friends and I can carry.” When they could truly carry no more,

Moscione returned home, where he and
“Agreed!” said the king, chuckling to
his new friends split their prize equally.
himself. He led them to his vaults, which
were piled to the ceiling with heavy Moscione’s father was astounded to

gold bars, bags of money and jewels. see his son come home with a wealth
far greater than his own. And he was
Moscione called for Strong-Back and, even more astonished to meet the
with the help of Lightning, Quick-Ear talented friends his son had made.

and Shoot-Straight, he began to load
his mighty friend with chest after chest “Perhaps,” he thought, “my son is no

and bag after bag of crowns, coins and fool after all.”
jewels, until Strong-Back was carrying

a tower of treasures!

The king and the princess were stunned
to see the vault emptying so rapidly.

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