"For many years I have been faithfully delivering the letters to you. I am just a messenger of the king”
Chaim and his family ran deep into the woods and hunkered down behind several large trees. A moment later two Cossacks galloped past them, screaming furiously. They listened to the hoofbeats fading away and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Can we go back now?” Shoshanah asked her husband, who was breathing heavily beside her.
“I think we would be better off staying here. Who knows if they’ll decide to return?”
“Baruch is right,” Chaim whispered. “Everyone stay put and…” His voice trailed off as the sound of hoofbeats neared.
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