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One day a poor woman asked Doctor Goldsmith to go and see her husband , who was sick and could not eat . Goldsmith did so . He found that the family was in great need . The man had not had work for a long time . He was not sick , but in distress ; and , as for eating , there was no food in the house . " Call at my room this evening , " said Goldsmith to the woman , " and I will give you some medicine for your husband . " In the evening the woman called . Goldsmith gave her a little paper box that was very heavy . " Here is the medicine , " he said . " Use it faithfully , and I think it will do your husband a great deal of good . But don't open the box until you reach home . " " What are the directions for taking it ? " asked the woman . " You will find them inside of the box , " he answered . When the woman reached her home , she sat down by her husband's side , and they opened the box ; What do you think they found in it ? It was full of pieces of money . And on the top were the directions : — " TO BE TAKEN AS OFTEN AS NECESSITY REQUIRES . " Goldsmith had given them all the ready money that he had . THE KINGDOMS . There was once a king of Prussia whose name was Frederick William . On a fine morning in June he went out alone to walk in the green woods . He was tired of the noise of the city , and he was glad to get away from it . So , as he walked among the trees , he often stopped to listen to the singing birds , or to look at the wild flowers that grew on every side . Now and then he stooped to pluck a violet , or a primrose , or a yellow buttercup . Soon his hands were full of pretty blossoms . After a while he came to a little meadow in the midst of the wood . Some children were playing there . They were running here and there , and gathering the cowslips that were blooming among the grass . It made the king glad to see the happy children , and hear their merry voices . He stood still for some time , and watched them as they played . Then he called them around him , and all sat down together in the pleasant shade . The children did not know who the strange gentleman was ; but they liked his kind face and gentle manners . " Now , my little folks , " said the king , " I want to ask you some questions , and the child who gives the best answer shall have a prize . " Then he held up an orange so that all the children could see . " You know that we all live in the kingdom of Prussia , " he said ; " but tell me , to what kingdom does this orange belong ? " The children were puzzled . They looked at one another , and sat very still for a little while . Then a brave , bright boy spoke up and said , — " It belongs to the vegetable kingdom , sir . " " Why so , my lad ? " asked the king .
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