The Soldier and Death

Excerpt from The Soldier and Death: A Russian Folk Tale Told in English

Just then he met an old beggar, who stood in the road and crossed himself and asked alms for the love of God.

The soldier had not a copper piece in the world, so he gave the beggar one of his three dry biscuits.

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