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PAGE / NUMPAGES The?Ship?with?Three?Decks?有三个货舱的船 The Ship with Three Decks Once there was a poor couple who lived way out in the country A baby boy was born to them, but there was no one anywhere around to be his godfather They went into town, but they didnt know a soul there and couldnt have the child baptized without a godfather They saw a man wrapped in a black cloak on the church doorstep and asked, Kind sir, would you please be this boys godfather? The man agreed, and the child was baptized When they came out of the church, the stranger said, I now must give my godson his present Take this purse, which is to be used to raise and educate him And give him this letter when he has learned to read The father and mother were thunderstruck, but before they could find words of thanks and ask the man his name, he had disappeared The purse was full of gold crowns, which paid for the boys education Once he could read, his parents gave him the letter, which said: Dear Godson, I am going back to repossess my throne after a long exile, and I need an heir As soon as you read this letter, set out on a journey to your dear godfather, the king of England PS Along the way, beware of a cross-eyed man, a cripple, and a mangy character The youth said, Father, Mother, farewell I must go to my godfather After a few days of walking, he met a traveler who asked, Where are you going, my lad? To England So am I We shall travel together The youth noticed the mans eyes: one of them looked east, and the other west, so the boy realized this was the cross-eyed man he must avoid He found a pretext for stopping, then took another road He met another traveler sitting on a stone Are you going to England? Well therefore travel together, said the stranger, who got up and limped along, leaning on a stick Hes the cripple, thought the youth, and changed roads again He met a third traveler, whose eyes, like his legs, bespoke perfect health As for any scalp disease, this man had the