` Yes , of course I do . What a question ! But what does it matter to you ? ' said the turtle , more suspicious than ever . ` Oh , I only thought that after your long journey you might like to wash . The roads are so muddy , after the winter 's rains . I could rub your shell for you till it was bright and shining again . ` Well , I AM rather muddy . If one is fighting , you know , one can not stop to pick one 's way . I should certainly be more comfortable if my back was washed . ' The woman did not wait for him to change his mind . She caught him up by his shell and popped him straight into the pot , where he sank to the bottom , and died instantly . The other turtles , who were standing at the door , saw their leader disappear , and felt it was their duty as soldiers to follow him ; and , springing into the pot , died too . All but one young turtle , who , frightened at not seeing any of his friends come out again , went as fast as he could to a clump of bushes , and from there made his way to the river . His only thought was to get away as far as possible from that dreadful hut ; so he let the river carry him where it was going itself , and at last , one day , he found himself in the warm sea , where , if he is not dead , you may meet him still . -LSB- Bureau of Ethnology . -RSB- How Geirald The Coward Was Punished Once upon a time there lived a poor knight who had a great many children , and found it very hard to get enough for them to eat . One day he sent his eldest son , Rosald , a brave and honest youth , to the neighbouring town to do some business , and here Rosald met a young man named Geirald , with whom he made friends . Now Geirald was the son of a rich man , who was proud of the boy , and had all his life allowed him to do whatever he fancied , and , luckily for the father , he was prudent and sensible , and did not waste money , as many other rich young men might have done . For some time he had set his heart on travelling into foreign countries , and after he had been talking for a little while to Rosald , he asked if his new friend would be his companion on his journey .
` There is nothing I should like better , ' answered XXXXX , shaking his head sorrowfully ; ` but my father is very poor , and he could never give me the money . '
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