Bruce and the SpiderRobert Bruce, King of Scotland, was hiding in a hut in the forest. His enemies were seeking him. Six times he had met them in battle, and six times he had failed. Bruce had given up all as lost. He was about to run away from Scotland, and to leave the country in the hands of his enemies. Full of sorrow, he lay on a pile of straw in the poor woodchopper's hut. While he laid