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It was a Tuesday morning when he went on his embassy. He was always tliinking how ^ he should induce the Beauty to marry the king. He wrote down ail the fine thoughts that came into Jiis head, in order to put them into his speech.

One day he was passing through a great prairie, when there came to

him some very beautiful thoughts. He dismounts, writes them in order to forget notliing of them,- and then looks around him, to see where he is.

A little river, on whose^ banks wcre planted willows and poplars. (1m\\l(1 tlirough agreen^ meadow. The beauty of this place charmcci him, and made him ^ forget a moment even '^ the Golden Hairei; IJeauty.

Suddenly '^ a great carp, wishing to catch a fly, leaped from the water. But it leaped so far that it fell on the grass, where it gasped, almost dying. " Hâve pity on me," it said, turning its eyes toward him.

1 comment. 2 ^n^ 3 iv^t dont. 4 yert, position ?

5 indirect obj. 6 mcnie, position ? 7 Tout a coup,