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Rescue

One very cold morning, a monk took two St. Bernard's dogs out for exercise. He immediately noticed that the dogs were very rest¬less. Suspecting a traveler might be in difficulty, the monk returned to the monastery to organize a search party. 

The two dogs led four monks through the snow. Two of the monks pulled a sledge behind them, in case they needed it. There had been very high winds the previous night, but now everything was still and visibility was bad because there was a heavy fog. Moreover, the temperature had fallen to -20". The dogs led the monks towards the Pass and as the monks got near, they heard cries in . the distance. The dogs soon found a man who was trapped under the snow and immediately dragged him out. The man was alive, but frozen stiff. The monks strapped him to the sledge and took him back to the monastery. 

The man was unconscious, but he soon recovered in the warm atmosphere of the monastery where he was given plenty of hot drinks and food. When the traveler was able to speak, the monks listened with interest as he told them what had happened the previous night. (200 words) "