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The Flea, the Grasshopper, and the Skipjack once wanted to see which of them could jump highest; and they invited the whole world, and whoever else would come, to see the grand sight. And there the three famous jumpers were met together in the room.
-"Yes, I'll give my daughter to him who jumps highest," said the King, "for it would be mean to let these people jump for nothing."