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This they did several times, until at last Darius was at his wits'
end; hereon the Scythian princes, understanding how matters stood,
despatched a herald to the Persian camp with presents for the king:
these were, a bird, a mouse, a frog, and five arrows. The
Persians asked the bearer to tell them what these gifts might mean,
but he made answer that he had no orders except to deliver them, and
return again with all speed. If the Persians were wise, he added,
they would find out the meaning for themselves. So when they heard
this, they held a council to consider the matter.
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