THE TALE（第26页）

thattheyfor混♂gerwoulde*dohimdien;**causehimtodie*

"alas!"quothhe，"alasthatiwaswrought!"**made，born

therewiththetearesfellfromhiseyen.

hisyoungestson，thatthreeyearswasofage，

untohimsaid，"father，whydoyeweep?

whenwillthejailorbringenourpottage?

istherenorselbreadthatyedokeep?

iamso混♂gry，thatimaynotsleep.

nowwouldegodthatimightsleepenever!

thenshouldnot混♂gerinmywombe*creep;*stomach

thereisnothing，savebread，thatonewerelever."**dearer

thusdaybydaythischildbeguntocry，

tillinhisfathersbarme*adownhelay，*lap

andsaide，"farewell，father，imustdie;"

andkissdhisfather，anddiedthesameday.

andwhenthewoefulfatherdiditsey，**see

forwoehisarmestwohegantobite，

andsaid，"alas!fortune，andwell-away!

tothyfalsewheelmywoeallmayiwite."**blame

hischildrenweendthatitfor混♂gerwas

thathehisarmesgnawd，andnotforwoe，

andsaide，"father，donotso，alas!

butrathereatthefleshuponustwo

ourfleshthougaveus，ourfleshtakeusfro

andeatenough;"rightthustheytohimsaid.

andafterthat，withinadayortwo，

theylaidtheminhislapadown，anddied.

himself，despaired，ekefor混♂gerstarf.**died

thusendedisthisearlofpise;

fromhighestatefortuneawayhimcarf.**cutoff

ofthistragedyitoughtenoughsuffic