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BOOKS  \n34412400035993  \nORCHARD BOOKS  \n338 Euston Road,London NW13BHOrchard Books Australia  \nLevel 17/207 Kent Street,Sydney,NSW 2000ISBN 9781408305775(hardback)ISBN 9781408305782(paperback)  \nThe text was first published in Great Britain in the form of a gift collection called  \nHeroes and Villains with full colour illustrations by Tony Ross,in 2008  \nThis edition first published in hardback in 2010  \nFirst paperback publication in 2011  \nText ◎ Tony Bradman 2008  \nIllustrations Tony Ross 2010  \nThe rights ofTony Bradman to be identified as the author and of Tony Ross to beidentified as the illustrator of this work have been asserted by them in accordancewith the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act,1988.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \n13579108642(hardback)  \n13579108642(paperback)  \nPrinted &bound in the UK by JF Print Ltd.,Sparkford,Somerset.  \nOrchard Books is a division of Hachette Children's Books,  \nan Hachette UK company.www.hachette.co.uk  \nCONTENTS  \nCHAPTER ONEDAVID  \n5  \nCHAPTER TWOSTALEMATE15  \nCHAPTER THREEGOLIATH25  \nCHAPTER FOUR  \nABOY GOES OUTTO BATTLE35  \nNOTES ON THE STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATHWINNINGAGAINST46IMPOSSIBLE ODDS  \n# DAVID\n\nONCE,LONG AGO IN THEancient,troubled land of Judea,there was a boy called David.He was theyoungest son of Jesse,a farmer who livedin Bethlehem,a small village in the hills.  \nIn 1a  \nJesse had eight sons all told,and being theyoungest had its problems.David loved hisbrothers,but to them he was the baby ofthe family,and they often made fun of him.  \nAt that time,David's people-theIsraelites -were at war with the  \nPhilistines,a tribe of fierce fighters.Oneday,news came to Jesse's farm that thePhilistines had marched deep into theheart of the Israelites'land.The future ofJudea was at stake,and David's brothersstepped forward to volunteer for battle.  \n“Hey,count me intoo!\"said David  \nwhen he heard whatwas happening.Hisjob was to look afterthe family's sheep,andhe had just brought the  \nflock in from the hills for thenight.\"I definitely want to go.\"\"Don't be stupid,\"said his oldest  \nbrother,Eliab.“It will be men's work,  \nDavid-proper fighting,not some pretend  \nadventure for a little boy.”  \n\"I’m not a little boy,\"said David.\"I’mnearly grown-up,and I’m tired of you lottreating me like a child.You'll let me go,Father,won't you?\"  \nJesse had always had a soft spot for his1youngest son,and sometimes indulged hiswishes.But on this occasion Jesse agreedwith his firstborn.  \n“No,I'm sorry,David,\"he said.\"Eliab isright-you're just not old enough to be awarrior.Your day will come...”  \nFor a second,David felt like arguing,and running off to sulk.But instead hehelped his brothers gather  \ntheir weapons andarmour,and loadtheir  \npackhorseswith foodand drink.","cbCaidydPOMWimiA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidydPOMWimiA","pdf",2792754,52,"English","# Contents\n## Chapter One - David","[{\"question\":\"Who is 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