An old blacksmith realized he was going to have to retire soon,
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An old blacksmith realized he was going to have to retire soon, so he picked out a strong young man to become his apprentice.
The old fellow was crabby and exacting. "Don't ask me a lot of questions" he told the boy, "Just do whatever I tell you to do."
One day the old blacksmith took an iron out of the forge and laid it on the anvil. "Get the hammer over there. When I nod my head, hit it real good and hard."
The town is currently looking for a new blacksmith.