"Oh!" exclaimed Charlie, "Don did take a piece of meat, but we could not prevent him."
"Yes, my dears, and poor Don has suffered for it."
Suddenly the whole trouble became clear. They had been guilty of stealing as well as Don. They had desired to take something and had only been prevented by the appearance of the turkey. Now as they watched him strutting about the yard—for he had scrambled to his feet while they were talking—he did not look so fierce. And strange to say, they understood the meaning of "Gobble." It was nothing more than, "Vanity and ignorance, tut and nonsense."
"Come with me," said the good old monk, and he led the children to the top of the very high hill. Here he showed them all the great cities of the East through a large telescope.
It was a very powerful glass for it could bring into view any place that the looker desired. They saw their own home. They saw New York and all the great cities.
"Why are the people trampling on each other?" inquired Betty.
"Gold, the love of gold. Yet it is not making them any happier. You can see that. Now take a look at that woman, Betty."
Betty looked and saw a simply dressed woman attending to her children. Her face beamed with pleasure. They looked at another woman, driving in a carriage, all pampered and bedecked. She had pain written on her face. She was loaded down with jewels so that her fingers ached, and her general appearance was distressful.
"Are all rich people unhappy?" asked Charlie.
"No. Look at the woman I shall show you now. She is richer than the first one you saw."