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" We find , " said they , " that your eldest son , Robert , will be bold and gallant . He will do some great deeds , and make a name for himself ; but in the end he will be overcome by his foes , and will die in prison . " The second son , William , will be as brave and strong as the eagle ; but he will be feared and hated for his cruel deeds . He will lead a wicked life , and will die a shameful death . " The youngest son , Henry , will be wise and prudent and peaceful . He will go to war only when he is forced to do so by his enemies . He will be loved at home , and respected abroad ; and he will die in peace after having gained great possessions . " Years passed by , and the three boys had grown up to be men . King William lay upon his deathbed , and again he thought of what would become of his sons when he was gone . Then he remembered what the wise men had told him ; and so he declared that Robert should have the lands which he held in France , that William should be the King of England , and that Henry should have no land at all , but only a chest of gold . So it happened in the end very much as the wise men had foretold . Robert , the Short Stocking , was bold and reckless , like the hawk which he so much admired . He lost all the lands that his father had left him , and was at last shut up in prison , where he was kept until he died . William Rufus was so overbearing and cruel that he was feared and hated by all his people . He led a wicked life , and was killed by one of his own men while hunting in the forest . And Henry , the Handsome Scholar , had not only the chest of gold for his own , but he became by and by the King of England and the ruler of all the lands that his father had had in France . THE WHITE SHIP . King Henry , the Handsome Scholar , had one son , named William , whom he dearly loved . The young man was noble and brave , and everybody hoped that he would some day be the King of England . One summer Prince William went with his father across the sea to look after their lands in France . They were welcomed with joy by all their people there , and the young prince was so gallant and kind , that he won the love of all who saw him . But at last the time came for them to go back to England . The king , with his wise men and brave knights , set sail early in the day ; but Prince William with his younger friends waited a little while . They had had so joyous a time in France that they were in no great haste to tear themselves away . Then they went on board of the ship which was waiting to carry them home . It was a beautiful ship with white sails and white masts , and it had been fitted up on purpose for this voyage .
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