Show o 9 oA 1 KINGS KING'S REWARD REWARD- r i 1 A French peasant once presented to his bis monarch Louis XI an enormous enor enor- enormous enormous turnip which he had grown in I his garden Louis was so impressed he gave the peasant 1000 crowns crowns' crown Upon hearing of this a shrewd s nobleman decided that he too would cash in on the kings king's gen gen- If the monarch set so much I store by a turnip what value would he place on a prize horse The fol fol- following following fol- fol following lowing day he presented the king with a magnificent th horse The monarch thanked thank d him Then observing that the other was wait wait- waiting waiting ing expectantly he said saidI saidI wait wait-I I have a reward for you The Theother's Theother's I others other's heart leaped I want vant you you to have this prize turnip It cost I me m 1000 crowns I |