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get rid of the monster? Suddenly an idea came into Stan's head, and he turned round.
'I hardly know what to do,' said he. 'I have a hundred children, and I am afraid they may do you
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harm, as they are always ready for a fight. However, I will do my best to protect you.'
A hundred children! That was indeed no joke! The dragon let fall the sacks from terror, and then picked them up again. But the children, who had had nothing
