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Show -15- castle and I wondered if it was yours." "Yes, it's mine," rumbled the man sullenly. "Won't you be proud when it's finished? It is the prettiest castle I've ever seen!" "Yes," he said again. "It should be the most beautiful castle in all of the Inner Mountains - if it is ever completed." "You:mean you' may not finish building it?" "That's exactly what I mean." "Why?" "Because I've run out of materials, that's why." "Can't you get any more?" asked Sandy. "Oh, sure." Sandy looked at the man curiously. "Why don't you get some, then?" "Because of the money." "Don't you have any more money?" "Plenty." "I'm sorry, I just don't understand your problem," said Sandy, confused. "Do you see that carpenter over there?" Sandy looked wtere he pointed and saw a man walking around a corner of the building with a ladder under his arm. "Because of him I'll never finish it!" Big tears rolled down the scowling man's cheeks, "He is going to steal my money and run away!" "Has he taken money from you before?" Sandy asked. "No. He has never stolen anything in his life. I checked before I hired him. But people are always stealing from me, |
