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their children. It would take them many months to make up
for such an amount of money. Yet, all the people in the
village gave in to him and paid him to avoid his mischief,
except the Advisor who refused to pay.
While the Advisor was in his house, someone
knocked at the door. He opened it to see Irwin, who said,
“Greetings.”
The Advisor greeted him back and let him in.
Then, Irwin said, “You must have heard that I am
collecting money from people in the village, which applies
to you too. I want two golden coins from you just like
everyone else in the village.”
The Advisor became very angry, as he would never
give in to injustice and shouted, “Listen. First of all, I do
not know you. Secondly, I do not pay anyone for nothing in
return. So, go away now before I hurt you.”
Irwin’s self-confidence was not affected by the
Advisor’s harsh words at all, as he grinned. “I am Irwin and
I am sure you know very well who Irwin is.”
He paused, and then grinned wider. “The money
you are going to pay me is not for nothing because if you
pay, I shall not hurt you or anyone of your family.”
The Advisor stood up angrily, like a fierce wolf that
was about to attack its prey, and shouted, “Listen. If you
ever dare come near my family or me, I will kill you
without hesitation. Go away now before I kill you.”
Irwin became enraged, as he was used to being
obeyed by everybody, so how would he possibly feel when
someone threatened to kill him?