The Seven-League Boots (7)

The Seven-League Boots (7)

Although the paents talked very quitely, Thumbkin again heard their plan.

He thought that he would have no problem doing the same thing that he had done before, but when he got up early next morning to collest the stone, he found the door of the house locled.

At first Thumbkin didn't know what to do.
However, thier mother had given them each a piece of bread for breakfast, so he thought that he would be able to use this bread instead of stones.

He would crumble the bread and drop the crumbs along the path, so he hid it in his pocket.

Once again the family set off.

Their parents took the seven boys to the thickest and darkest part of the forest, and soon after they arrived made an excuse to leave them behind.

Thumbkin was not to worried because he thought he would find the way back easily, thanks to the bread he had scattered behind.



But, when he looked, he could not find a single crumb: the birds had eaten every one.

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