" thank heaven , i have escaped ! " said the youth to himself . " i am sure i 'll never go there again , " and then he sang and danced again as usual . he thought no more of the rat - hole , but fell to humming , and sang without stopping : " short before and long behind ! short before and long behind ! " when he stood at the door of the house , he happened to look around . there lay the finest woolen goods , many hundred yards of it , stretching for half a mile , and so fine that no city counselor wore a coat of finer cloth .
happy .
how did the youth feel to escape ?
how did the youth feel to escape ?