bravery

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BraveHoratius

Thousandsofyearsago，Romewasasmall

answerebravepeoplewhowere

skilledintheartofwarfare.

OnceTheKingofTuscanynthistroopstoattack

eTuscansmarchedtowardsRome，theRomanswere

takenbysurpri，astheywerenotpreparedforabattle.

TheTuscanshadtocrossthebridgeacrosstheriver

efoftheRomanarmycalledhis

menandsaid，“Theenemytroopsareapproachingthebridge.

breakdownthe

bridgetopreventtheirentrytoRome.”

SotheRomansbegantodemolishthewoodenbridge.

Butbeforetheycouldpullitdowncompletely，theenemyhad

reachedthebridge.

JustthenayoungRomansoldiercalledHoratiuscame

tohiscomrades，“Yougoaheadwithyour

jobofcuttingdownthebridge，otothe

otherendofthebridge，

notletasingleTuscansoldiercrossover.”Heraidhis

swordindefianceoftheTuscansandrantotheotherendof

ngRomanfollowedhim.

So，whiletheotherswerebusyhackingdownthe

bridge，Horatiusandhistwocompanionsstoodattheendof

thebridgenearesttotheenemysoldiers.

HoratiusshoutedtotheTuscancommander：“Weshall

fightyoutoourlast

breath.”

TheTuscancommanderwasamudtoethethree

hedatthem

andsaid：

“YoungRomansdon’eecannot

andlivetoeanotherday.”

ButthebraveRomansrefudtomoveaninch.

Horatiusreplied：“WeareRomansnotTuscans，weshallfight

youtothebitterend，comewhatmay.”

Atthis，theTuscanswereveryangryandrushedat

atiusandhisfriends

lethey

heldthebridgeandblockedtheadvanceoftheTuscansoldiers，

theotherRomanswerebusycuttingdownthebridge.

Soonthebridgewasnearlycutintwoandaboutto

atius

njuredbuthekeptonfighting.

ToHim，hiscountry’scuritywasfarmoreimportantthan

hisownlife.

Suddenlythebridgecrashedintotheriverwitha

usquicklyturnedbackandjumpedintothe

river，erwas

infloodbuttheyswamsafelyacrosstherivertotheRome.

Horatius’

TuscanscouldnotenterRome，nowthattherewasnobridge

ushadsavedRomeanditspeoplebyanactof

methenationalhero

ater，theRomansbuiltabigstatueofthis

bravewarriortoperpetuatehismemory.