It was strange , too , to observe how the earth , out of which they had so lately grown , was incrusted , here and there , on their bright breastplates , and even , begrimed their faces ; just as you may have seen it clinging to beets and carrots , when pulled out of their native soil . Cadmus hardly knew whether to consider them as men , or some odd kind of vegetable ; although , on the whole , he concluded that there was human nature in them , because they were so fond of trumpets and weapons , and so ready to shed blood . They looked him earnestly in the face , waiting for his next order , and evidently desiring no other employment than to follow him from one battlefield to another , all over the wide world . But Cadmus was wiser than these earth-born creatures , with the dragon 's fierceness in them , and knew better how to use their strength and hardihood . `` Come ! '' said he . `` You are sturdy fellows . Make yourselves useful ! Quarry some stones with those great swords of yours , and help me to build a city . '' The five soldiers grumbled a little , and muttered that it was their business to overthrow cities , not to build them up . But Cadmus looked at them with a stern eye , and spoke to them in a tone of authority , so that they knew him for their master , and never again thought of disobeying his commands . They set to work in good earnest , and toiled so diligently , that , in a very short time , a city began to make its appearance . At first , to be sure , the workmen showed a quarrelsome disposition . Like savage beasts , they would doubtless have done one another a mischief , if Cadmus had not kept watch over them , and quelled the fierce old serpent that lurked in their hearts , when he saw it gleaming out of their wild eyes . But , in course of time , they got accustomed to honest labor , and had sense enough to feel that there was more true enjoyment in living at peace , and doing good to one 's neighbor , than in striking at him with a two-edged sword . It may not be too much to hope that the rest of mankind will by and by grow as wise and peaceable as these five earth-begrimed warriors , who sprang from the dragon 's teeth . And now the city was built , and there was a home in it for each of the workmen . But the palace of Cadmus was not yet erected , because they had left it till the last , meaning to introduce all the new improvements of architecture , and make it very commodious , as well as stately and beautiful . After finishing the rest of their labors , they all went to bed betimes , in order to rise in the gray of the morning , and get at least the foundation of the edifice laid before nightfall . But , when Cadmus arose , and took his way towards the site where the palace was to be built , followed by his five sturdy workmen marching all in a row , what do you think he saw ?
What should it be but the most magnificent palace that had ever been seen XXXXX the world .
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