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Then answer each question.  \nHoratius at the Bridge  \nOnce there was a war between the Roman people and the Etruscans who lived in the towns on the other side of the Tiber River. Porsena, the King of the Etruscans , raised a great army and marched toward Rome. The city had never been in such great danger.  \nThe Romans did not have very many soldiers at that time, and they knew that they were not strong enough to meet the Etruscans in open battle. So they kept themselves inside their walls and set guards to watch the roads.  \nOne morning the army of Porsena was seen coming over the hills from the north. There were thousands of horsemen and footmen, and they were marching straight toward the wooden bridge which spanned the river at Rome.  \n“What shall we do?” asked the white-haired Fathers who made the laws for the Roman people. “If they gain the bridge, we cannot hinder them from crossing, and then what hope will there be for the town?”  \nNow, among the guards at the bridge, there was a brave man named Horatius. He was on the farther side of the river, and when he saw tha t the Etruscans were so near, he called out to the Romans who were behind him .  \n“Cut down the bridge with all the speed that you can!” he cried. “I, with the two men who stand by me, will keep the foe at bay.”  \nThen, with their shields before them and their long spears in their hands , the three brave men stood in the road and kept back the horsemen  \nwhom Porsena had sent to take the bridge.  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nOn the bridge the Romans chopped away at the beam s and posts. Their axes rang. The chips flew fast, and soon the bridge trembled and was ready to fall .  \n“Come back! Come back and save your lives!” they cried to Horatius and the two who were with him .  \nBut just then Porsena‟ s horsemen dashed toward them again.  \n“Run for your lives!” said Horatius to his friends. “I will keep the road .”  \nThey turned and ran back across the bridge. They had hardly reached the other side when there was a crashing of beam s and timbers. The bridge toppled over to one side and then fell with a great splash into the water.  \nWhen Horatius heard the sound, he knew that the city was safe. With his face still toward Porsena‟ s men, he moved slowly backward till he stood on the river‟ s bank. A dart thrown by one of Porsena‟ s soldiers injured him , but he did not falter. He cast his spear at the foremost horseman, and then he turned quickly around. He saw the white porch of his own home among the trees on the other side of the stream .  \n“And he spoke to the noble river that rolls by the walls of Rome: „O Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman‟s life, a Roman‟s arms, Take thou in charge today.”  \nHe leaped into the deep, swift stream . He still had his heavy armor on, and when he sank out of sight, no one thought that he would ever be seen again. But he was a strong  \nman and the best swimmer  \nin Rome. The next minute he rose. He was halfway across the river and safe from the spears and darts which Porsena‟s soldiers hurled after him .  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nSoon he reached the farther side where his friends stood ready to help him . Shout after shout greeted him as he climbed up the bank. Then Porsena‟s men shouted also because they had never seen a man so brave and strong as Horatius. He had kept them out of Rome, but he had done a deed which they could not help but praise.  \nAs f or the Romans, they were very grateful to Horat ius for having saved their city. They called him Horatius Co cles, which meant the “one-eyed Horatius ,” because he had lost an eye in defending the bridge. They hada fine statue of brass made in his honor, and they gave him as much land as he could plow in a day. 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