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Gudbrand of the Mountain Side,
NORTH HERo, Vt.

There was once a man named Gudbrand.
VINO had Il iarin, whi3h lay on the side of Il
mountain, whence he was CALLED Gudhr,nd oC
the Mountain.side. He and his vile livcd III
such harmony together, and were so well
matched, that whatever the husband did g,
seemed to the wife so we'll done, that it could
not be done better let him therefore act as
h. might, she was equally well pleased
They owned plot Of ground and had a
hundred dollars lying at the bottom Of II
chest, and in the stall two fine cows. One
day the woman said to Gudbrand L think
we might rs well drive one of the cows to
town. and sell it; we should then have a lit
tie pocket money. for such respectable people
as we are, ought to have few shillings in
handas well as others. The hundred dollars at
the bottom of the chest we had better not
touch but do not see why we should keep
more than one COW besides, we shall be
somewhat the gamers for instead Of two
cows, shall have only one to milk and look
after
These words Gudbrand thought both Just
and reasonable so he Immediately took the
COW and went to the town i'll order to sell it +.
but could find no one there who wanted to
purchase a COW.
We'll we'll y thought Gudbrand, can
60 home again with my COW ; | havc both
stall and collar for her, and it is no further
going backwards than forwards - saying
he began wandering home again.
When he had gone little way he met n
man who had horse he wished to sell, and
Gudbrand thought it better to have a horse
than Il COW, 50 he exchanged with the man.
Gong little further still, he met man
driving fat pig before him; and thinking
it better to have fat pig than horse, he
made an exchange with him also. \ little
further he met IL man with goat. goat, =,
thought he, = is always better to have than a
Pig 50 he made an exchange with the owner
OF the goat. lie now walked on for an hour
when he met man with sheep; with Inn
he exchanged his goat; for, thought he, ii
i, always better to hayca sheep than IL goat.
After walking some way again, meeting 4
, man with goose, he changed daway his sheer
! for the goose then going on a long way, b,
met man with a cock, and thought to him
( self, it is better to have a cock than goose,
and gave his goose for the cock. Having
gone on till the day was far gone, and begin
ming to feel hungry, he sold the cock iOl
twelve shllings and bought some food for,
thought he, it is better to support life thai
to carry the cock.
After this he continued his way homeward
till he reached the house Of his nearest neigh
Dor, where he called in.
How have matters gone with you il
town : asked the ncighbor.
'Oh y answered Gudbrand, but SO, so
cannot boast Of my luck, neither can exact
ly complain Of it lie then began to rclat
all that he had done from first to last.
You II meet with warm reception whe
you get home to your wilo would not b
in your place, said the neighbor.
| think things might have been muc
Goil I'm Alror nd : lint bn. bnr ; bo
are good or bad, have such gentle wife
she will never say word, let me do what
may
Yes, that know answered his noigl
hor. but do not think she will be so gent
in this instance
Shall we lay wager = said Gudbrand {
the Mountain-Side. have got hundre
dollars III my chest at home, will you ventul
the like sum .
Yes, ! WILL, replied the neighbor, an
they wagercd accordingly, and remained ii
T evening drew on, when they set out togeth
3 for Gudbrand's house; having agreed tn
the ncighbor should stand outside and lsto
while Gudbrand went in to meet his wife.
Good evening, said Gudbrand
Good evening" said his wife, thank Go
thou art there
Yes, there he was His wife then begi
asking him how he had Jared in the town.
So, so, said Gudbrand. have not Il
much to boast of; for when | reached Il
town there was no one that would buy &
: cow SO | changed it for a horse
Many thanks for that, said his wife. 'N
are So respectable that We ought to ride
church as well as others; and if we can q
ford to keep n horse we may certainly ha
one. Go and put the horse in the stab
children
Oh said Gudbrand, but have not G
: the horse for as went along the road | t
changed the horse for pig
We'll, said the woman, that is just VII
should have done myself. | thank thee
that. | can now have pork and bacon in
y house, to offer anybody when they come
see me- What should we have done witt
is horscl People would only have said,
ut were grown too proud to walk to church
children, and put the pig in.
But have not brought the pig with N
iOr when had gone little further on,
changed it for Il milch goat, said Gudbral
How admirably thou dost everythin
exclaimed his vile. What should we h'
Y done with pig People would only h
said that we eat up everything that we o,
i,s, now that have goat, | can get b
milk and cheese, aud still keep my goat.
aud tie up the goat, children.
No., said he, baye not brought no
the goat for when came little farther
exchanged it for fine sheep"
Well, cried the woman, thou hast d,
everything Just ~ | could have wished j
as ii | had been there myself. What shO
we have done with II goat must HI
climbed up the mountains, and wundc
through tho valleys, to bring it home
evening, With sLeep shall have wool
IA clothing in the house, and food into the i
.in gain. So go, children, and put the sh
=" into the field