READING Comprehension - Alphorn
High in the Swiss Alps long years ago, there lived a lonely shepherd boy who longed for a friend to share his vigils. One night he beheld three wrinkled old men, each holding a glass.
The first said, "Drink this liquid and you shall be victorious in battle." The second said, "Drink this liquid and you shall have countless riches." The last man said, "I offer you the happiness of music -- the alphorn."
The boy chose the third glass. Next day, he came upon a great horn, ten feet in length. When he put his lips to it, a beautiful melody floated across the valley. He had found a friend .....
So goes the legend of the alphorn's origin. Known in the ninth century, the alphorn was used by herdsmen to call cattle, for the deep tones echoed across the mountainsides. And even today, on a quiet summer evening, the music can be heard floating among the peaks.
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