Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were four Hebrew boys who were
prisoners at Babylon. They thought it was wrong to eat the meat and drink
the wine the king sent, and refused both when offered them. They asked
for plain food and pure water instead. But the servant was afraid they
would grow thin if he gave them nothing else. Then the king would be
angry at him and he would lose his life. Daniel told him to give them
plain food and water for ten days. He did so. At the end of the ten days
they seemed so much better than those who ate the meat and drank the wine
that the servant was glad to do as they wished.
[Illustration: THE BRAVE HEBREW BOYS.]