got a hammer, and began to pound it. "You're as
hard as rock!" he marveled. He got the number off it and
looked up the formula they had used to make it. It was one of the
experimental mixes he had tried. He called in Swift Dog. "I think we've
got something here!" he remarked. "Something worth investigating!"
24 After a few month's work, he wrote a paper on his discovery, which
he called 'concrete.' "It was as strong as stone," he announced, "but
could be poured like water into any form. It was as strong as stone but
brittle, but this brittleness can be overcome by putting steel rods
inside it to reinforce it!" Soon, concrete buildings were being built
everywhere, and Gray Boar became richer than ever.
25 One day a committee of people came to visit him. "I don't know if
you've heard of us," they said, "but we are from The Committee for The
Liberalization of The Law. We feel that the Old Laws are far too harsh.
They may have been good in Ancient Days, but these are modern times,
and they must be rewritten for modern men. We cannot continue to live
under old, barbaric customs.
26 We would like to leave you some of our literature, and ask you to
read it. If a person of your influence was to join our movement, it
would be a tremendous aide to our cause. It is time reason and justice
prevail, instead of ancient cruelty."
27 "I'll be glad," agreed Gray Boar, "to read your literature. I have
never heard of your group."
28 "We are having a meeting," they announced, "at the local arena. The
new radio station you have built might broadcast it. We would be
pleased to have you attend."
29 "I'm sure you would!" agreed Gray Boar.
30 That evening as they lay in bed, Gray Boar and Mountain Glory read
through the leaflets. "Is this legal?" she asked. "Some of these things
they're