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1. How the Nome King Became Angry

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           Hearingthis,theKingglaredathisCounselorwithafuriousexpressionandtuggedathisownlongwhitewhiskersuntilhepulledthemsohardthatheyelledwithpain.

           "Youareafool!"heexclaimed.

           "IsharethathonorwithyourMajesty,"saidtheChiefCounselor.

           TheKingroaredwithrageandstampedhisfoot.

           "Ho,there,myguards!"hecried."Ho"isaroyalwayofsaying,"Comehere."So,whentheguardshadhoed,theKingsaidtothem:

           "TakethisChiefCounselorandthrowhimaway."

           ThentheguardstooktheChiefCounselor,andboundhimwithchainstopreventhisstruggling,andthrewhimaway.AndtheKingpacedupanddownhiscavernmoreangrythanbefore.

           Finallyherushedtohisbiggongandmadeitclatterlikeafirealarm.Kalikoappearedagain,tremblingandwhitewithfear.

           "Fetchmypipe!"yelledtheKing.

           "Yourpipeisalreadyhere,yourMajesty,"repliedKaliko.

           "Thengetmytobacco!"roaredtheKing.

           "Thetobaccoisinyourpipe,yourMajesty,"returnedtheSteward.

           "Thenbringalivecoalfromthefurnace!"commandedtheKing.

           "Thetobaccoislighted,andyourMajestyisalreadysmokingyourpipe,"answeredtheSteward.

           "Why,soIam!"saidtheKing,whohadforgottenthisfact;"butyouareveryrudetoremindmeofit."

           "Iamalowborn,miserablevillain,"declaredtheChiefSteward,humbly.

           TheNomeKingcouldthinkofnothingtosaynext,sohepuffedawayathispipeandpacedupanddowntheroom.Finally,herememberedhowangryhewas,andcriedout:

           "Whatdoyoumean,Kaliko,bybeingsocontentedwhenyourmonarchisunhappy?"

           "Whatmakesyouunhappy?"askedtheSteward.

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