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and eat as much as he wished.
When he had eaten as much as he required,
the little dwarf said, - Ny 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 hillock. .. Yes my
brothers surely rested here will sit down
and eat my supper" But no sooner had he
began to cat, than little tiny woman in a
red cloak came up and asked for some food
and the young man spoke kindly to her and
gave her all she wanted. When they had
/ both eaten as much as they wished, his COM
panion said, My name is Litil; if ever you
want help call me - and she tripped away.
| The young man walked on and on till it began
to get dark. Yes my brothers have res
ted here;'' and he sat down under 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 hun
| CRY that he threw them good handful of
crumbs To his great surprise, when they
[ had eaten them, one Of them said, s. Mind
and call for us, if you want anything" and
they flew away.
Close by he espied hole in rock, and,
as he was very tired, he crept in and lay down
to sleep; but presently he espied the dead
4 bodies of his two brothers hanging up. He
was very frightened and he was going to run
away, but at that instant the enchantress
came in and told him he should stop there
1 that night.
Next morsing she bade him sweep out the
cave for her - And mind and have it done
by night, or | VIII kill you" When she had
gone he tool, the broom. but no sooner did it
touch the floor than it stuck 50 fast 10 it that,
1 do what he would. he could not move it, So
he began to be frightened but presently he
thought Of what had happened to him YES
terday.
d" 1ritill, he cried, - Oh come to me -
and at the same instant the little dwarf en-
tered the cave, and asked him what he want
ed. So he told him. Then Triull babe the
broom to sweep the floor; and in less than
five minutes the whole floor was 70 clear that
not a sIeck 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
- Yes, lad, thou 1T not alone in this how
ever, We II wait till morning.
Next day she ordered him 10 air the bed
clothes and to take all the feathers out Of
the feather beds and lay them in the sun
pu' Il .m gnG I.i ig'li'e' l. ull's,ns Nuen come
no,lle WIN AN you, anu eIie "en' away
1t "as Dgiu.llui '..l., morning a'.l nor d
prea'1 " VIM s'ilI'u 80 yuc youis man
| sircau ou' 'lv i'it"eIS u u'y IA 'ne sun
DuI no sooner NNu ne u3he 'ni7 'I'h ii Nl'-
!eh' %nlIi"inu came ana carrier n' 'ng'n an up
iiS' IN. s..e an ou' '' -l7N.' .I VA "i"I S''a'i
D Il. l. . D
li'1lo o.i,'' 'oil' ''i'l ii1i lio IN III
.iio'.'u' w, al an ''- '.e ''IOs N'"
'ei 'ie iT','..'s 'ii'i ,'os''. 'l''n 10 ''i'
"i.u '.i'ii fU' .'''iN '',' ''''o '''0 'e' "7''i,
WY" ,lg - 'i'n "' me- one from 'a'n
"et' |iii'., ~ A. 'lv NV ~ ~ y'ul- man :
- l.ial. CIV ,o,, H.. :. 'I'-' .i .i
IiiI VI IN ''',''' n-.r.i ',' - - -' ''i.' 't-
Nhen tne GncN4ntIess came nome she
sm0othed her hand down each oi the feather
ocus. 40" / VIII hiI you she s'ld m a
voice o' tHuh''I i'' '.e'e Is one ''1tner
missing IRON e''l .gi- " heIeupon me
young man u'u "s '''Ill Hau ''l' NM tl!4 t1e
ehcuahtIe7s oFle' OUT rom 'Ae iln tAe ir'th-
ere oeihS put up hef nose causea ner.
NeAt morning sAe t'id him sne laI my
oxen one OF "hicn ne was '' XIII, nay ana
oou the hesh, Ana nnd you choose me
right one and do as hid yoq' OF You will
VIII HIe; bu' il y0" Oh. i-"t' ''-ia4filM ~.
You snail sei out on your j3uTuey' and "IiI
give you thr'e things Whatever you may
ask.
W hen she was gone he called o. lHtll and
lAtli who came and picked one ok out of the
herd and they tayed it I'D triee and set
the meat on IN large cauldron. So that 1t
was all ready against the enchan're-' return
ed home at night
- the next morning tAe enchantte>s, who
was very much astonlshed. uut NJ the same
time ielt that she could not break her WORT.
asked hlm what was TIE thrcc tIlre- Nc
would Ike o. have.
" tIrst, | will have that which is inside
that door, pointing o. 30 cupboard " next
tne mrEe chest. and thirdly, your arm
'heH- -,
Se she opened the ta.r. and ther. the