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THE SWALLOW 



The Swallows and the Flax 



A Legend of Venetia 



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Once upon a time the swallow 

 passed her life in the companion- 

 ship of other birds, lived among 

 them and fed with them. In 

 the spring, she was the first to 

 see the flax sown, and she 

 told the other birds 

 that they must eat 

 all the flaxseed or 

 it would 

 spring up 

 and bring 

 harm to them. 

 The birds 

 laughed at 

 her. The 

 flax came 



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