Calico Illustrated Classics: The Three Musketeers

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1 D’Artagnan The young man sat tall and proud on his yellow horse as he entered the town of Meung France His hand rested on the hilt of his sword and he kept a sharp eye out for anyone who might mock him or his horse The horse was a gift from his aging father It was old and skinny and very yellow with a bald tail The horse hung its head below its knees as it walked as if constantly ready to stop and graze The sight of the stiff young man and the tattered horse brought a few smiles but no one dared offend the fierce young man The young man was headed from the Southern town of Gascony to Paris with hopes of joining the King’s Musketeers He carried a 4