By Andrew Lang
ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 1)

Once there was a great war. The king had many soldiers in his army. But he did not give them very much money, so they were poor and unhappy. Because of this, three of them decided to run away from the army and quit being soldiers.

One of them said to the others, “If someone sees us, then we will be put to death. How will we escape without being seen?”

Another said, “Do you see that large field of corn? If we hide ourselves there, no one will find us. T...