The Trial of the Stone

On a journey to grandmother's Matt spends the night beside the road. He hides his few pennies safely under a stone. When the boy is fast asleep, a scoundrel steals the money. Matt wakes to find his breakfast money gone. The nearby village Chief charges the stone with stealing Matt's money. At the trial, the rock remains silent, but the crowd laughs out loud and is fined one penny each for the disturbance. The chief awards the pennies to Matt, who buys his breakfast and goes happily on his way.

First sentence: A young boy called Matt had been walking on the road all day to visit his grandfather in another village.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Tandem Library

Editions

3

Pages

32

ISBN

9780613503846

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