The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-16
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were dotingly fond. But it happened that
she was lost, and though the king ordered the
whole country to he searched, no one could
lind her. Tlereupon lie made vow that
whoever should find her and bring her rome,
shoeid have her band in marriage.
Now close by the Rings palace lived an old
man VINO had three sons He was very ioilu
of his two eldest ones, but the youngest VIZ, VIZ,
treated very unkndly by his parents an" "''
hrataers. ~ :,
Father. said The eldest one day, -, m,s n
to 50 ont into the world to seek "e''''i '''''
honor.' So his father let nm 60. and
Next morning he set oil ON ms Journey ''ae
after he had walked a iops 1850 p,asa,ti"
down on a hiock TO rest himself. rresehty
be asniad a little dwarf coming towards MN.
,4Prav rive me something to eat" said the |
dwarf But the young man refused When
he had rested himself he set out again, and
toward evening, feeling very hungry, he sat
under tree to eat his supper.
"Oh pray give me piece of bread" said
little tiny woman with n red cloak, coming up
to him--"l am SO very hungry" But the
young man grew very angry and drove the
little woman away.
1t soon got dark, so the young man crept
into hole in a rock which he saw, and laid
himself down to sleep. Presently the cnchan-
tress who lived there came in; and the
young man earnestly begged her to let him
sleep there.
"Oh, yes; ON condition that you perform
whatever tell you tomorrow"
So the next morning she set him to sweep
out the cave "and il it Is not done by evening
l shall kill you;" and so saying she went
away.
The young man now took the broom which
she had given him, and began to sweep; but
no sooner did it touch the floor than it stuck
so fast to it that he could not move it. So
when the enchantrsess returned home in the
evening, she found the cave mswept, and inn
nediately killed the young man, and hung
him up. YEA .
Meanwhile the old peasants secor.d son set
out from home, TO try and make his way in
the world. But as he acted just like his elder
brother, and was killed and hung up by the
enehantress, 1t is needless to speak OF him
further.
The old people now had only their young
est son left to them; bnt as they hated him
even more than ever, they readily gave him
leave to 60 and seek his fortune.
dare sag my brothers rested here" he
said, on coming to the first hillock and he
seated himself down, and began to eat a little
piece of bread.
ION, pray give me little piece, am so
hungry" said the same little dwarf And the
young man spoke kindly to him, and invited
him to come and sit down beside him, and
cat DIS bucu :tS he WlSleu.
When he had eaten as much as he required
the little dwarisald,- -aa g
My name is Tritill Whenever you want
me call me )" and he tripped away.
AND the young man walked on and on, till
he came to another billock
Yes, my brothers surely rested here. |
will sit down and eat my supper" aas
But no sooner had he begun to eat, than q
little tiny women, in red cloak, came up ant
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spoke kindly TO her and gave her all She
wanted. When they had both eaten as much
they wished, his companion said
My name is Litill If ever you want help,
call me-" and she tripped away.
The young man walked on and OF, till it
began to get dark. Yes, my brothers have
rested here,;' and he sat down under a large
tree and began TO eat his last bit of bread
But large flock OF birds flew up to where he
was sitting; and they looked so very hungry
that he threw them good handful OF crumbs
To his great surprise, when they had eaten
them, one of them said,-
Mind and call for us, If you want any
thing" and they flew away.
Close by he esped hole in rock and, as
he was very tired, hecrept in and lay down to
sleep; but presently he espied the dead bodies
OF his two brothers hanging up. He was
much frightened, and vas going to run away
but at that instant the enchantress came in,
and told him he should stop there that night
Next morning she babe him sweep ont the
cave for her: And mind and have it done
by night, or / will kill you.o When she had
gone he took the broom, but no sooner did it
touch the floor than it stuck so fast to it that
do what ne would he could not move it, So
he began to be frightened; but presently he
thought OF what had happened to him yester-
day.
"Tritil," he cried, oh, come to mel, and al
the same instant the little dwarf entered the
cave, and asked him what be wanted. So he
told him. Then Trittil babe the broom
sweep the floor; and in less than five minutes
Cne wnoie iioor was so clean that not a specl1
OF dirt could be seen anywhere. When it was
night, the enchantress came home. and no
sooner did she see that the cave was nicely
swept out, than she said: Eyes, lad, thou'rt
not alone m this; wen wait until morn
ing"
Next day she ordered him to air the bed
clothes, and to take all the feathers out of the
feather beds and lay them out in the sun
But it one feather is missing when [ come
home, l will kill you,1 and she went away.
1t was beautiful morning, and not a
breath OF wind stirred; so the young man
spread out the feathers TO dry in the sun,
But no sooner had he done this than a yio-
lent whirlwind came, and carried them all up
into the air out OF sight "Oh what shall
do?" he cried; "come, Tritill, and all nv lit
tie birds; come and help mev, And in mo-
ment they all came, and the birds flew alter
the feathers and brought them to him: and
Tritill put them all iato the bed again
with the exception Of three, one from each
bed, which she gave to the young man. And
II the enchantress misses them run and stick
them up to her nose,' she said. When the
enchantress came home she smoothed her
hand down each Of the feather beds .sNow L
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for there is one feather missing from each
Wherein pom the young man did as
Littil had told him, till the enchant-
ress cried out from the pain the feathers being
put up her nose caused her.
Next morning, she told him she had fiity
oxen, one OF which he was to kill, fey, and
boil the flesh. +g.7
"And mind you choose The right one, and
do as bid you, or you will die. But ii you
do right, tomorrow you shall set out on your
journey, and I will give you three things,
whatever you may ask" 81
When she was gone, he called to Tritill and
Litill, who came and picked one. OK out OF
the herd; and they fayed it in trice, and
set the meat on in large cauldron, so that it
was all ready against the enchantress return
ed home at night.
So the next MORNING the enchantress, who
was very much astonished, but, at the same
time, ielt that she could not break her word +.
asked him what were the three things he
would like TO have.
First, will have that which is inside th at
door, pointing to cupboard next, the large
chest; and thirdly, your arm chair.
So she opened the door, and there was the
kings long lost daughter looking so beautiful;
the chest was full OF jewels and costly dia-
monds. So the young man placed the prin-
cess on the chair, underneath which he plcc-
ed the chest, while he himself stood behind it.
that moment they felt themselves lifted up;
Tor the chair was an enchanted one and would
go wherever it was bid.
"Oh, do wish to go home" sighed the
princess.
And in an incredibly short space of time,
the young man and the princess alighted at
the palace door; but the chair had become
beautiful chariot drawn by eight milk-white
horses,
Wondering who it could be, the king and
queen rushed to the door of the palace lust
IN time to hand their daughter down from the
carriage, dressed in the most beautiful dress
mat ever was seen. Then the young mau
told his history; and the king in his great ioy
preached an immense cask of ale which had
peen brewed when his daughter was born, and
Whlco It was only intended to tap when she
should become betrothed IN marriage
ana so they married and lived very happi-
~ ior many long year.
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