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A House in the Sky
A House in the Sky
Once upon a time there lived a poor man, Abunuvas by name. He was
clever and often made jokes at rich people and even at the chief. So they
did not like him and wanted to kill him.
Once the chief sent for Abunuvas, and he came to the chief's house.
:I hear that you are very clever, Abunuvas! Can you build me a house in
the sky in three days? You may have as many men as you need. If you
cannot do that, my soldiers will kill you."
"I shall build it, my chief," said Abunuvas and went home. He began to
think. Then he made a kite and tied a bell and a long string to it. When the
wind blew, the kite rose high in the air. But it did not fly far, because
Abunuvas tied the string to a tree.
The next day all the people of the town heard the bell and saw a dark spot
in the sky. The chief saw the spot, too. Abunuvas came up to the chief
and said: "Oh, my chief, the house in the sky will soon be ready. Do you
hear the bell? The workers are ringing the bell from the sky. They need
some boards for the roof of the house. Please tell your soldiers to climb
up to the sky with the boards."
"But how will my soldiers climb up to the sky?" asked the chief.
"Oh, there is a way up," said Abunuvas.
So the chief ordered his soldiers to get some boards and to follow
Abunuvas. They came back to the tree and saw the string there.
"This is the way to the sky," Abunuvas said. "Climb up the string and you
will come to the sky."
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