The valiant little tailorC8
The King then summoned his council, and sent one of his courtiers to the little tailor to beg him, so soon as he should wake up, to consent to serve in the King's army. So the messenger stood and waited at the sleeper's side until his limbs began to stretch, and his eyes to open, and then he carried his answer back. And the answer was, "That was the reason for which I came," said the little tailor, "I am ready to enter the King's service." So he was received into it very honourably, and a separate dwelling set apart for him. But the rest of the soldiers were very much set against the little tailor, and they wished him a thousand miles away. "What shall be done about it?" they said among themselves; "if we pick a quarrel and fight with him then seven of us will fall at each blow. That will be of no good to us." So they came to a resolution, and went all together to the King to ask for their discharge. "We never intended," said they, "to serve with a man who kills seven at a blow." The King felt sorry to lose all his faithful servants because of one man, and he wished that he had never seen him, and would willingly get rid of him if he might. But he did not dare to dismiss the little tailor for fear he should kill all the King's people, and place himself upon the throne.
国王很赞赏这个主意，便差了一位大臣去找小裁缝，等他一醒来，就请他在军队里效力。 这位使者站在一旁，眼睁睁地看着熟睡中的小裁缝，直等到小裁缝伸了伸懒腰，慢慢睁开了双眼，才向他提出请求。
"我正是为此而来的，"小裁缝回答说，"本人很愿意为国王效劳。"
他于是受到了隆重的接待，得到了一处别致的住所。 可是其他军官却很妒嫉，巴不得他早点儿远远地离开这里。 "要是我们和他打起来，"他们交谈着，"他一下子就能打死我们七个，这可怎么是好呢？我们一败涂地呀。"后来，他们决定，一快儿去见国王，提出集体辞职。 "我们这号人呐，"他们跟国王解释说，"无法和一位一下子就打死七个人的大英雄共事。"
因为一个人而要失去所有忠心耿耿的军官，国王感到十分难过，希望压根儿就没见过这个小裁缝，巴不得能早早把他打发走。 可是，国王却没有这个胆量把他赶走，担心小裁缝把他和他的臣民都打死，自己登上王位。
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