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… and pass through the Burning Valley called the Tribulator of Selection.”
The Antelope did so, and found himself as he had wished, with a neck that would reach the tallest trees, but with the useless horns burnt off where the hair of his head ended.
Before long the Antelope was back with a new request. His long yellow neck was too easily seen afar; he wanted it painted like a tree-trunk; and the four hoofs he still had on each foot were a positive handicap — he knew he could get around faster if they were reduced to two on each foot. “Then“, said he, “I know I should really and truly be content.“
But in all his asking the Antelope never once asked for a change of heart, and the Prophet, out of all patience, said: “These last requests shall be granted when you ..text pokračuje
