` Come , come , ' cried the king ; ' I will have no excuses , what is this trade ? ' ` First , sire , give me your royal word that you will not kill me when I have told you . Then you shall hear . ' ` So be it , then ; I give you my royal word . ' Then the seventh Simon stepped back a little , cleared his throat , and said : ` My trade , King Archidej , is of such a kind that the man who follows it in your kingdom generally loses his life and has no hopes of pardon . There is only one thing I can do really well , and that is -- to steal , and to hide the smallest scrap of anything I have stolen . Not the deepest vault , even if its lock were enchanted , could prevent my stealing anything out of it that I wished to have . ' When the king heard this he fell into a passion . ' I will not pardon you , you rascal , ' he cried ; ' I will shut you up in my deepest dungeon on bread and water till you have forgotten such a trade . Indeed , it would be better to put you to death at once , and I 've a good mind to do so . ' ` Do n't kill me , O king ! I am really not as bad as you think . Why , had I chosen , I could have robbed the royal treasury , have bribed your judges to let me off , and built a white marble palace with what was left . But though I know how to steal I do n't do it . You yourself asked me my trade . If you kill me you will break your royal word . ' ` Very well , ' said the king , ' I will not kill you . I pardon you . But from this hour you shall be shut up in a dark dungeon . Here , guards !
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