They routed the king's enemies and scattered them.
And Robert the Bruce was never again obliged to hide in the woods or
to run from savage hounds. Soon he became the real king and ruler of
all Scotland,
"TRY, TRY AGAIN!"
There was once a famous ruler of Tartary whose name was Tamerlane.
Like Alexander the Great, he wished to become the master of the whole
world. So he raised a great army and made war against other countries.
He conquered many kings and burned many cities.
But at last his army was beaten; his men were scattered; and Tamerlane
fled alone from the field of battle.
For a long time he wandered in fear from place to place. His foes were
looking for him. He was in despair. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was lying under a tree, thinking of his misfortunes. He had
now been a wanderer for twenty days. He could not hold out much
longer. Suddenly he saw a small object creeping up the trunk of the
tree. He looked more closely and saw that it was an ant. The ant was
carrying a grain of wheat as large as itself.
As Tamerlane looked, he saw that there was a hole in the tree only a
little way above, and that this was the home of the ant.
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