The Madman
Ambition
Kahlil Gibra
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| Three men met at a tavern table. One was a weaver, another a carpenter and the third a ploughman. | ||||||||||||
| Said the weaver, "I sold a fine linen shroud today for two pieces of gold. Let us have all the wine we want." | ||||||||||||
| "And I," said the carpenter, "I sold my best coffin. We will have a great roast with the wine." | ||||||||||||
| "I only dug a grave," said the ploughman, "but my patron paid me double. Let us have honey cakes too." | ||||||||||||
| And all that evening the tavern was busy, for they called often for wine and meat and cakes. And they were merry. | ||||||||||||
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| And the host rubbed his hands and smiled at his wife; for his guests were spending freely. | ||||||||||||
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| When they left the moon was high, and they walked along the road singing and shouting together. | ||||||||||||
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| The host and his wife stood in the tavern door and looked after them. | ||||||||||||
| "Ah!" said the wife, "these gentlemen! So freehanded and so gay! If only they could bring us such luck every day! Then our son need not be a taven-keeper and work so hard. We could educate him, and he could become a priest." | ||||||||||||
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