Some children were playing beside a river. They made castles
of sand, and each child defended his castle and said, 'This one is mine.' They
kept their castles separate and would not allow any mistakes about which was
whose. When the castles were all finished, one child kicked over someone else's
castle and completely destroyed it. The owner of the castle flew into a rage,
pulled the other child's hair, struck him with his fist, and bawled out, 'He has
spoiled my castle! Come along all of you and help me punish him as he
deserves.' The others all came to his help. They beat the child ... Then they
went on playing in their sandcastles, each saying, 'This is mine; no one else
may have it. Keep away! Don't touch my castle!'
But evening came, it was getting dark and they all thought
they ought to be going home. No one now cared what became of his castle. One
child stamped on his, another pushed his over with both hands. Then they turned
away and went back, each to his home.
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