| Author: | Leo Tolstoy, Golden Deer Classics | ISBN: | 9782377935277 |
| Publisher: | Oregan Publishing | Publication: | February 15, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Leo Tolstoy, Golden Deer Classics |
| ISBN: | 9782377935277 |
| Publisher: | Oregan Publishing |
| Publication: | February 15, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
There lived in olden times a good and kindly man. He had this world's goods in abundance, and many slaves to serve him. And the slaves prided themselves on their master, saying: 'There is no better lord than ours under the sun. He feeds and clothes us well, and gives us work suited to our strength. He bears no malice and never speaks a harsh word to any one. He is not like other masters, who treat their slaves worse than cattle: punishing them whether they deserve it or not, and never giving them a friendly word. He wishes us well, does good, and speaks kindly to us. We do not wish for a better life.'
There lived in olden times a good and kindly man. He had this world's goods in abundance, and many slaves to serve him. And the slaves prided themselves on their master, saying: 'There is no better lord than ours under the sun. He feeds and clothes us well, and gives us work suited to our strength. He bears no malice and never speaks a harsh word to any one. He is not like other masters, who treat their slaves worse than cattle: punishing them whether they deserve it or not, and never giving them a friendly word. He wishes us well, does good, and speaks kindly to us. We do not wish for a better life.'
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