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FS25:[ARCHIVE.ALMANAC.FAIRY]ABLEMEN.TXT;1 SIX ABLE MEN Once upon a time there lived a young soldier named Martin who had enlisted in the royal army to flght a war. The war was long but victorious and when the King abandoned the enemy's territory and returned with his troops to the homeland, he left Martin to guard the only bridge on the river that separated the two nations. "Stay on watch on the bridge," the King ordered. "Don't let any enemy soldier go by." Days and then months passed, and the soldier kept his watch on the bridge. He survived by asking the passers-by for food and, after two years, thought that the authorities had probably forgotten him. He then headed towards the capital, where he would ask the King for all his back pay. His pockets were empty and his only possessions were a pipe, a bit of tobacco and his sword. A couple of days later he arrived in a valley where a stream crossed his path. A big man with hands as big . . .
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