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WOODMYTH & FABLE 



THE COLLECTOR OF LIES 



VENERABLE old man 

 with a pen behind his ear, 

 and ink on his fingers, went 

 up the main street of Hu- 

 mantown, calhng out as he went: 



"Lies! Any old lies to-day? Biscuits 

 for lies to-day!" 



He had a basket of sweet wafers, or 

 biscuits, on one arm, and they were shaped 

 like a human ear. These he was exchang- 

 ing for the lies, that were very abundant 

 in this town. 



Most of the inhabitants freely gave them 

 to the man; some even pressed them on 

 him: but a few had to be repaid with at 

 least a wafer. Very soon the old man's 

 bag was full. 



It was a new thing to collect lies, and 



