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tortured until he revealed the whereabouts of the monk who was
likewise summoned and ordered to recant his faith but he refused.
The king sent for a saw which was placed upon the monk's head,
and he was sawn in half. Then, the king's courtier was sent for and
he also was ordered to recant his faith. He too refused, so he was
also sawn in half.
After this, the young man was brought forward and told to recant,
but like the others he refused, so the king handed him over to his
men and told them: „Take him to such and such a mountain, if he
still refuses to recant his faith, throw him from the top!‟
The king's men took him to the mountain and climbed to the top of it.
There, the young man supplicated saying: „Lord, deliver me from
them in whatever way You will.‟ Whereupon the mountain shook and
the men fell off.
The young man returned to the king who asked: 'What has
likewise summoned and ordered to recant his faith but he refused.
The king sent for a saw which was placed upon the monk's head,
and he was sawn in half. Then, the king's courtier was sent for and
he also was ordered to recant his faith. He too refused, so he was
also sawn in half.
After this, the young man was brought forward and told to recant,
but like the others he refused, so the king handed him over to his
men and told them: „Take him to such and such a mountain, if he
still refuses to recant his faith, throw him from the top!‟
The king's men took him to the mountain and climbed to the top of it.
There, the young man supplicated saying: „Lord, deliver me from
them in whatever way You will.‟ Whereupon the mountain shook and
the men fell off.
The young man returned to the king who asked: 'What has