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Three magical stories featuring Merlin, Tom Thumb, Cats and Mice and a story of a determined old woman It is said that in the days of the famed Prince Arthur, who was king of Britain, in the year 516, there lived a great magician, called Merlin, the most learned and skilful enchanter in the world at that time.

The Savior spoke to His audience at their level of sophistication. To the religious leadership of His day, he quoted Holy Scripture. To Pilate, He spoke of law and the underlying nature of truth. To the common people, He spoke in common terms, and quoted popular folk sayings. In a similar way, the apostles realized that there were different levels of understanding in the first Christians as well. St Paul tells the Corinthians that as babies they must have milk to survive, but will receive solid food, deeper teachings, later as adults. They would not be able to grasp the deeper, theoretical...

Extract: TROTTY VECK AND HIS DAUGHTER MEG. "TROTTY" seems a strange name for an old man, but it was given to Toby Veck because of his always going at a trot to do his errands; for he was a porter, and carried letters and messages for people who were in too great a hurry to send them by the post. He did not earn very much, and had to be out in all weathers and all day long. But Toby was of a cheerful disposition, and looked on the bright side of everything. His greatest joy was his dear daughter Meg, who loved him dearly. One cold day Toby had been trotting up and down in his usual place...