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sleep without saying a single word to his father. The father thought 

 that he would insist on waking his boy early every morning, to cure 

 his sleepy habit. 



The next morning the father and mother had an early breakfast, 

 but their son was still asleep, snoring until late in the day. 'Get up, 

 my son, it is late in the day, you ought to be out like the rest of the 

 boys. You have nothing to be ashamed of ; you are pretty enough, and 

 your clothes are of the best kind," said the father, pulling the blankets 

 away from the young man. The young man did not say anything, but 

 got up and ate his meal. After he got through eating he at once lay 

 down on his bed. The father was very much discouraged on account 

 of his son's idleness. So he decided to keep on waking the young man 

 m the morning to break up the habit. 



The next morning the father again pulled off the blankets from 

 the boy, who was yet fast asleep. * Young man, get up, you have not got 

 to the cannibals yet!" said the father, with an emphatic voice. The 

 young man of course ate his meal, but didn't mind his father. *'I 

 am sure I do not know what to do with my son ; he ought to be a better 

 specimen than heretofore," said the father. That night the old man 

 and wife had quite a talk about their son's habit. "Something has to 

 be done to make our son act like a man," said they. "He might be 

 married, if he should get up earlier, but he is too lazy to do that. He 

 is a nice looking young man. Everybody admires him," said the father 

 in an encouraging way to his wife. 



The next morning the father and mother again pulled off the blan- 

 kets from their son's bed, and said : "Well, son, you are sleeping yet, 

 while everybody else is stirring around. Oh ! Shame on you ! Such a 

 disgraceful habit you have! It makes me feel very much discouraged, 

 and I want you to be up early hereafter ! You have not even said a 

 single word as to whether you would do it or not! If you sleep this 

 time of day you can never get to the cannibals !" said the father, in a 

 rough manner. The young man this time was fully decided to look 

 for the cannibals, but kept this to himself. He got up and washed his 

 face, and ate his breakfast, brushed his hair and dressed himself for a 

 short walk. The father and mother began to think differently of their 

 son, but in a short time, this young man came home and lay down 

 on the bed. He was always lying on the bed. Very seldom 

 did he sit up during the day. That night the father and 

 mother and the son all went to bed early. In the morning 

 the father again pulled the blankets off from their son and said: 'My 

 dear son. can't you do better than this? You will never get to see the 



