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,( ,! ,K+ ,( ,OAK5REALM1 ,& ,HIS ,WIFE ,& ,HIS ,*ILD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,( OLD !RE WAS A L& :I* WAS SO MU* A WOODL&1 ?AT A M9/REL !RE( SAID IT ?AT A SQUIRREL MI<T GO FROM 5D TO 5D1 & ALL AB\T1 FROM TREE TO TREE1 & NEV] T\* ! E>?3  !RE=E WAS ?AT L& CALL$ ,OAK5REALM4  

,! LORD & K+ !RE( WAS A />K MAN1 & SO GREAT A W>RIOR ?AT 9 HIS Y\? HE TOOK NO DELI<T 9 AU<T ELSE SAVE BATTLE & T\RNEYS4  ,BUT :5 HE WAS H>D ON =TY YE>S OLD1 HE CAME ACROSS A DAU<T] ( A C]TA9 LORD1 :OM HE HAD VANQUI%$1 & HIS EYES BEWRAY$ HIM 9TO LONG+1 SO ?AT HE GAVE BACK TO ! SAID LORD ! HAV+S HE HAD CONQU]$ ( HIM ?AT HE MI<T LAY ! MAID5 9 HIS K+LY B$4  ,SO HE BR\<T H] HOME ) HIM TO ,OAK5REALM & W$D$ H]4  

,TELLS ! TALE ?AT HE RU$ NOT HIS B>GA91 BUT LOV$ H] SO DE>LY ?AT = A YE> R\ND HE WORE NO >MOR1 SAVE :5 %E BADE HIM PLAY 9 ! TILT-Y>D = H] DESPORT & PRIDE4  

,SO WORE ! DAYS TILL %E W5T ) *ILD & WAS NE> H] TIME1 & !N IT BETID ?AT ?REE K+S :O M>*$ ON ,OAK5REALM B&$ !M TOGE!R AGA9/ HIM1 & HIS LORDS & ?ANES CRI$ \T ON HIM TO LEAD !M TO BATTLE1 & IT BEHOOV$ HIM TO DO AS !Y W\LD4  

,SO HE S5T \T ! TOK5S & BADE AN HO/+ AT HIS *IEF CITY1 & :5 ALL WAS READY HE SAID F>EWELL TO HIS WIFE & H] BABE UNBORN1 & W5T HIS WAYS TO BATTLE ONCE MORE3 BUT FI]CE WAS HIS HE>T AGA9/ ! FOEM51 ?AT !Y HAD DRAGG$ HIM AWAY FROM HIS LOVE & HIS JOY4  

,EV5 AMID ( HIS L& HE JO9$ BATTLE ) ! HO/ ( ! RAVAG]S1 & ! TALE ( !M IS %ORT TO TELL1 = !Y W]E AS ! :EAT BE=E ! HOOK4  ,BUT AS HE FOLL[$ UP ! *ASE1 A M]E ?RALL ( ! FLE]S TURN$ ON HIM & CA/ HIS SPE>1 & IT REA*$ HIM :]EAS HIS HAWB]K WAS BROK51 & /OOD DEEP 91 SO ?AT HE FELL TO E>? UNMI<TY3  & :5 HIS LORDS & *IEFTA9S DREW AB\T HIM1 & CUNN+ M5 /ROVE TO HEAL HIM1 IT WAS ( NO AVAIL1 & HE KNEW ?AT HIS S\L WAS DEP>T+4  ,!N HE S5T = A PRIE/1 & = ! ,M>%AL ( ! HO/1 :O WAS A GREAT LORD1 & ! SON ( HIS FA!R'S BRO!R1 & 9 FEW WORDS BADE HIM LOOK TO ! BABE :OM HIS WIFE BORE AB\T1 & IF IT W]E A MAN1 TO *]I% HIM & DO HIM TO LE>N ALL ?AT A K+ \<T TO KN[2 & IF IT W]E A MAID51 ?AT HE %\LD LOOK TO H] W$D+ WELL & WOR?ILY3  & HE LET SWE> HIM ON HIS SWORD1 ON ! $GES & ! HILTS1 ?AT HE W\LD DO EV5 SO1 & BE TRUE UNTO HIS *ILD IF *ILD !RE W]E3 & HE BADE HIM HAVE RULE1 IF SO BE ! LORDS W\LD1 & ALL ! PEOPLE1 TILL ! *ILD W]E ( AGE TO BE K+3  & ! ,M>%AL SWORE1 & ALL ! LORDS :O /OOD >\ND B>E WITNESS TO HIS SWE>+4  ,!REAFT] ! PRIE/ H\SEL$ ! ,K+1 & HE RECEIV$ HIS ,CREATOR1 & A LITTLE :ILE AFT] HIS S\L DEP>T$4  

,BUT ! ,M>%AL FOLL[$ UP ! FLEE+ FOE1 & TWO BATTLES MORE HE F\<T BE=E HE BEAT !M FLAT TO E>?2 & !N !Y CRAV$ = PEACE1 & HE W5T BACK TO ! CITY 9 MICKLE HONOR4  

,BUT 9 ! ,K+'S CITY ( ,OAK5HAM HE F\ND BUT LITTLE JOY2 = BO? ! ,K+ WAS BEMOAN$1 :]EAS HE HAD BE5 NO H>D MAN TO HIS FOLK2 & ALSO1 :5 ! TID+S & ! ,K+'S CORPSE CAME BACK TO ,OAK5REALM1 HIS ,LADY & ,QUE5 TOOK SICK = SORR[ & FE>1 & FELL 9TO LABOR ( H] *ILD1 & 9 *ILD+ ( A MAN-BAIRN %E DI$1 BUT ! LAD LIV$1 & WAS LIKE TO DO WELL4  

,SO !RE WAS ONE FUN]AL = ! SLA9 ,K+ & = H] :OM HIS SLAY+ HAD SLA93  & :5 ?AT WAS DONE1 ! LITTLE K+ WAS BORNE TO ! FONT1 & AT HIS *RI/5+ HE GAT TO NAME ,*RI/OPH]4  

,!REAFT] ! ,M>%AL SUMMON$ ALL !M ?AT W]E DUE !RETO TO COME & GIVE HOMAGE TO ! NEW K+1 & EV5 SO DID !Y1 ?\< HE W]E BUT A BABE1 YEA1 & :O HAD BUT JU/ N[ BE5 A K+ LY+ 9 HIS MO!R'S WOMB4  ,BUT :5 ! HOMAGE WAS DONE1 !N ! ,M>%AL CALL$ TOGE!R ! WISE M51 & TOLD !M H[ ! ,K+ ?AT WAS HAD GIV5 HIM 9 *>GE HIS SON AS !N UNBORN1 & ! RUL+ ( ! REALM TILL ! SAID SON W]E COME TO MAN'S E/ATE3  BUT HE BADE !M SEEK ONE WOR?I] IF !Y HAD HE>T TO GA9SAY ! WORD ( !IR DY+ LORD4  ,!N ALL !Y SAID ?AT HE WAS WOR?Y & MI<TY & ! *OICE ( !IR DE> LORD1 & ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE NONE BUT HE4  

,SO !N WAS ! GREAT FOLK-MOTE CALL$1 & ! SAME MATT] WAS LAID BE=E ALL ! PEOPLE1 & NONE SAID AU<T AGA9/ IT1 :]EAS NO MAN WAS READY TO NAME ANO!R TO ?AT *>GE & RULE1 EV5 HAD IT BE5 HIS [N SELF4  

,N[ !N BY LAW WAS ! ,M>%AL1 :O HI<T ,ROLF1 LORD & E>L ( ! L& ( ,OAK5REALM4  ,HE RUL$ WELL & /RONGLY1 & WAS A FELL W>RIOR3  HE WAS WELL BEFRI5D$ BY MANY ( ! GREAT2 & ! RE/ ( !M FE>$ HIM & HIS FRI5DS3 AS = ! COMMONALTY1 !Y SAW ?AT HE HELD ! REALM 9 PEACE2 & = ! RE/1 !Y KNEW LITTLE & SAW LESS ( HIM1 & !Y PAID TO HIS BAILIFFS & %]IFFS AS LITTLE AS !Y C\LD1 & MORE ?AN !Y W\LD4  ,BUT :]EAS ?AT LEFT !M SOME:AT TO GR9D !IR TEE? ON1 & !Y W]E NOT H>RI$1 !Y W]E NOT SO ILL CONT5T4  ,SO ! ,M>%AL ?ROVE1 & LACK$ NO?+ ( A K+'S PLACE SAVE ! B>E NAME4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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