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Zerbin.Poor,andan orphan,he had no friends;sullen and uncouth,he shrankfrom all observation.As he  \n\"Ha!”said Zerbin,\"so small and alreadyso venomous.”And with two blows fromhis hatchet he slashed the serpent into threepieces.  \nheld himself so much aloof from the concernsof others,he was generally taken for a fool.He had been nicknamed the\"Savage,\"aname that suited him well.  \nThe noise of this awoke the fairy,whostarted to her feet,her eyes sparkling withdelight.  \n\"Zerbin!\"she cried.\"Zerbin!you havesaved more than my life.\"  \nAt daybreak,when all in the town werestill asleep,he started off for the mountainwith his hatchet on his shoulder;he spentthe whole day alone in the woods,returningonly at dusk,dragging after him a wretchedbundle of wood,which he sold for a supper.  \n\"I have done nothing at all,\"repliedZerbin,with his usual courtesy.“Take myadvice,another time be careful not to sleepupon the grass without looking for serpents.Now leave me in peace,I am going tosleep.”  \nOne day,after cutting down the branchesof an old tree,Zerbin became so exhaustedthat he was glad to take a rest beside a poolfringed with fine trees.To his surprise,hesaw lying upon the grass a young girl of mostexquisite beauty,whose robe was composedof the plumes of the swan.Her face lookedtroubled,and she moved her hands restlesslyas if some frightful dream were oppressingher.  \nHe then stretched himself upon the grassand closed his eyes.  \n\"Zerbin,\"said the fairy,“have younothing to ask of me?”  \n\"Nothing,except to leave me alone,\"saidZerbin.\"When people have no desires,they have everything they want;when theyhave what they want,they are happy.Good-night.\"And the boor began to snore.Vol.Iv-85.  \nBut Zerbin was soon reassured,for at thesame instant the tree fell,and so closeto him that he narrowly escaped beingcrushed.  \n“What a fine blow!”he cried.  “Thatis a wonderful help.How beautifully it iscut.After all,there is not another wood-cutter to equal myself.”  \nUpon which he gathered together thebranches that he had cut in the morning,and taking a cord he had fastened round hiswaist,he sat astride upon the bundle todraw the ends closer together.  \n\"What a pity it is,\"he said,\"that fagotshave not four legs like horses.I shouldprance into Salerno like a handsome cavalierwho rides at his leisure.  How delightfulthat would be.\"  \nAt the same moment the fagot rose andbegan to trot at a good pace.Without show-ing the least astonishment,our worthy Zerbinlet himself be carried along by this newsteed,pitying as he went those wretchedcreatures who had to walk for lack of afagot.  \n# II.\n\nIn the time of whichwe speak there ex-isted in the centre ofSalerno a largesquare,on whichstood the King'spalace.As everyoneis aware,this mon-arch was the famousKing Honeybee.  \nEvery afternoonthe King's daughterAleli might havebeen seen seatedpensively upon thebalcony.  In vainher attendants en-deavoured to diverther by their songs,their tales,or theirflatteries;Aleli wasabsorbed in her ownthoughts.For thrceyears the King hadbeen trying to wedher to some of thebarons of the neigh-bourhood,but Prin-cess Aleli refused allsuitors.  Upon the  \nHe drew back twosteps,and swinginghis hatchet above hishead,he let it fallwith such force thathe lost his balance,and fell forward on  \n\"THE FAGOT BEGAN To TROT.\"  \nhis face with outstretched arms.  \nafternoon of which we speak,Aleli,yet moredreamy than usual,was startled by thesudden apparition of Zerbin riding his fagot  \n\"By Bacchus!”he exclaimed,\"my aimwas crooked.\"  \n\"Poor fellow,\"said the fairy,\"your soulis stil sleeping;but whatever you may be,I will not be ungrateful.If it had notbeen for you I should have fallen into thehands of a cruel genie,my bitter enemy;if it had not been for you I should havebecome a snake for a hundred years;it is toyou I owe one hundred year","cbCaiowK1PX5jBXZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiowK1PX5jBXZ","pdf",2587175,"English","# Zerbin and the viper\n# A fairy’s gratitude and a magical gift\n# The morning test and the failing hatchet\n# King Honeybee and Princess Aleli","[{\"question\":\"Why is Zerbin called the “Savage”?\",\"answer\":\"Because he is sullen, uncouth, and keeps aloof from others, so people generally take him for a fool and nickname him the “Savage.”\"},{\"question\":\"What does Zerbin do that changes everything?\",\"answer\":\"He slashes a viper into pieces and later helps the fairy avoid a cruel genie and other cursed outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the fairy reward Zerbin?\",\"answer\":\"She grants him happiness and fulfillment of all his wishes, linking his future to blessings connected with the water fairy.\"}]","Zerbin the Wood-Cutter | PDF",15]