The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

quest, oak sapling, break their hands
and shins
The sapling, hopping forth, began
to beat them, drubbing them all pre-
ciously, both officer and soldiers, SO
that the officer was obliged TO return
discomfitted Arriving n the city, he
related to the king how the fool had
beaten them all The king was very
much astonished, and did not believe
it possible that he could have beaten
so many. The king, however, selected
n prudent man, whom he sent with an
Injunction to bring the fool to him if
possible, even though he should have
recourse to deceit. The kings envoy
arriving at the village where Emelian
lived, sent for the starost, and said to
him:
81 am sent by the king to fetch your
fool; but first of all bring before me
the people with whom he lives.
The starost instantly ran and
brought the sisters-in-saw; and the en-
voy asked them.
"What does the fool like 2"
The sisters-in-law replied
"Gracious sir, our fool likes to be
entreated to do a thing; be refuses
once, and twice in order to be entreat-
ed third time, when he never refuses,
but does all he is asked--but he does
not like to be spoken to roughly"
The envoy then dismissed them,
warming them not to tell Emelian that
he had sent for them After that, hav-
ing bought some raisins, prunes, and
dried figs, he proceeded to the house
of the fool, and on his arrival he went
up to the petsch, and said,
Flows this, Emelian, why are you
lying on the petsch p
Then giving him the raisins, prunes,
and dried figs, he said:
"Come, Emelan, l will carry you to
the king"
But the fool answered:
81 am warm here" for he loved
nothing but warmth.
LET us 90, Emelian," said the envoy,
you will be quite comfortable there. d"
Gay" said the fool, "but l am lazy.
Thereupon the envoy began to be-
seech him once more
"Pray let us go, Emelian, the king
has ordered a red caftan to be made
for you, and also red cap and red
boots"
The fool, hearing that a red caftan
had been ordered to be made for him,
provided he went, said:
do you go before, and L will fol-
4 low"
The envoy, not wishing to trouble
him any more, left him, and asked pri-
vately of the sisters-in-law whether the
fool would not deceive him; but they
nssurod him he never deceived any
body. The envoy then set forth on
his return, and the fool, placing him
self once more on the petsch, said:
go how wish that | had not to go
to court, but was there already"
Thereupon he said:
AT the pixies behest, and at my re-
quest, move straight, 0 petsch to the
city"
Thereupon the walls Of the room
gave Il crack, and the petsch sailed
forth, and when the petsch was clear
of the house it drove along with such
rapidity that it was impossible to over
take it. On the road he overlook the
envoy, and drove in his company to
the court. The king, being told that
the fool had arrived went out to look
at him, with all his ministers, and see
ing that Emelian came on the petsch,
he was filled with wonder. AS for the
fool, he lay still and said nothing.
After little time the king asked him
why he had run over so many people
when he went to the forest for wood.
How could help it?' said Emelian;
"why did they not get out of my way.
Just then, the kings daughter came
to a window, and looked at the fool.
Emelian, CHANGING to turn his eyes to
the window from which she was look
ing, and seeing that she was very hand
some, said III an undertone:
''At the pixies behest, and at my re-
quest, may yon beauty fall in love with
me-.
No sooner had he pronounced these
words than the daughter of the king
fell in love with him rs she gazed upon
him. And the fool, after that, said;
"At the pixies behest, and at my re-
quest, move back, petsch, to our own
house"
The petsch, without moments de-
/ lay, marched out of the court, drove
through the city, and made for home,
where, on arriving, it resumed its for
mer place.
After that Emelian lived for some
time quite at ease; but the king, III the
city, Jared very differently, for the
princess, having fallen in love with the
fool at the words which he had uttered,
began to beg of her father to give her
the fool for husband. The king was
very much incensed both against her
and the fool, and wished very much to
lay violent hands on the latter, but did
not know how. Thereupon the kings
ministers proposed that the officer who
had before gone for Emelian, and had
failed TO bring him, should be sent
again for him on account of his former
failure. The king, approving OF their
counsel, summoned the officer to his
presence, and when he appeared before
him, the king said
"IIisten, friend, / sent thee for the