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"Do you ride with the caravan too?" asked Mandy.

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"Sometimes," replied Berk.

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"My father and I have traveled the entire empire."

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"That must be fun!" said Vinnie.

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"Most of the time, it is," Berk said, smiling.

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They arrived at a coffee shop.

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Men were outside sitting and drinking coffee.

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The children went in.

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Some men were smoking from a big pipe.

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Berk gave his father's bag to Hasad, the shop owner.

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Hasad gave Berk a bag in return.

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Hasad spoke to Berk quietly.

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Then a man stood up and raised his hands.

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"Time for a story!" he shouted.

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The crowd cheered.

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"We are happy to have Duman the storyteller with us!" the man said.

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Everyone clapped.

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Then, a man wearing a colorful robe stood up in the middle of the shop.

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It was Duman the storyteller, and he began to speak.

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"Prince Babar wanted to see the world.

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His father, the sultan, would not allow him to go.

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The sultan wanted the prince to stay in the palace and marry.

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'But Father,' said the prince, 'I must see our great empire before I marry.'"

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Duman pulled out a bright handkerchief.

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He waved it in front of his face.

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Then his voice changed.

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"'You can see the empire after you marry!'

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At that moment, the prince's mother came in."

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Duman waved the handkerchief again.

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This time his voice was high, like a woman's.

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"'Babar! I've found the perfect bride for you.

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She looks exactly like me.'"

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All the men in the coffee shop laughed loudly.

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"He's doing all the characters himself!" giggled Mandy.

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Berk stopped talking with Hasad and stood next to Vinnie.

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"Isn't he funny?"

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Vinnie pointed to the storyteller.

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Berk smiled, but then suddenly froze.

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In fact, everyone stopped laughing.

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A group of men wearing uniforms walked in.

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They had long swords in their belts.

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"We want coffee," demanded one of them.

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"You," he said to the storyteller, "Go on with your story."

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Duman nervously continued.

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"Who are they?" Vinnie asked Berk.

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"The Janissary," explained Berk.

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"They used to be slaves from outside the empire.

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They're trained to be the best fighters.

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The Janissary protect the sultan."

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"You, children! Come over here!" one guard shouted.

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The children walked over to him.

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"Who are you?" he asked.

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"Our caravan just arrived in Istanbul and . . . " began Berk.

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The guard grabbed Berk's bag and looked inside.

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"This bag is full of silver!" he said.

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"Young thieves were seen in the palace this morning."

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"I wasn't with them, sir.

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That silver is for my father," Berk explained.

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"And what do you have in your pockets?" another soldier asked the children.

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Berk and Vinnie had nothing in their pockets.

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But Mandy did.

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She pulled out her mother's glittering earrings.

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Berk looked at her in shock.

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So did the soldiers.

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The soldier took the earrings from Mandy.

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He held them in his palm and stared at them.

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"This jewelry surely does not belong to a little girl!" the soldier said.