The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

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and taking with him his hawk and his hound,
| he started of hot-ioot in pursuit
lie pursued the hare all that night and all tho
next day, and at evening late he drew on little
| weo house he saw in hollow, and he went in,
for no tired and determined To rest that night
| He wasn't long in and he was warming himself
at the fire, with his hound, his hawk and his hlly.
| when no hears a noise at the window Of the
| house, and there he sees dirty wizened old bag
Of woman, trembling and shaking down 10 her
very finger tips.
| Och, och, och it's cold, cold cold" says she,
| and her teeth rafting in her head
| why don't you come in and warm YOURSELF"
sayshc.
| Och, can't, can't" says she "l'm afraid
| OF them wild animals Of yours, But here )" says
she, pulling three long hairs out Of her head, and
| handing them in by the window 10 him. here"
| says she, rs three Of the borochs'' used TO
have in old times. and If you tie them wild beasts
| of yours with them then I'll go in"
So he took the three hairs and tied the hawk,
the hound and the FLY with them, and then the
| old bag came in, but she trembling no longer.
and, says she, with her eyes flashing fire.
DO you know who ann" says she They
call me the Old Hag Of the Forest, and it was my
three sons you killed TO win the kings daughter
but you'll pay dearly for 1t now, says she.
With that he drew his sword and the bag drew
another and both OF them fell to IL, and couldn't
be able to describe 10 you the terrible fight they had
entirely. But at length the Old Hag Of the Forest
was getting too many for him. and he had 10 call
| on the help of the hound
Hound, hound" says he where are you at
my command"
| And at this,
Hair, hair" says the old bag, says she, hold
| tight"
Co." says the hound. tits hard for me to do
anything and my throat a-cut,ing"
| Then he called on the hawk Hawk hawk,
| says he, where are you ri my command"
And, Hair hair" says the old bag, says She
| hold tight"
"Oh," says the hawk. sure it's hard for me to do
| anything and my throat a-cuttin."
| And then he called the FLY "Filly, filly,"
| says he. where are you at my command"
Hair. hair" says the old hag, says she. hold
tight"
Co." says the Ally, sure it's hard for me 10 do
anything and my throat a-cuttng"
| So the end of il all was that the hag overcame
| hcm and then taking out of her pocket a little
| white rod she struck him with il, and turned him
into a gray rock, Just outside her door. and then
striking the hound, the hawk and the filly with
the rod she turned them into white rocks just be-
| side him.
Now at home they watched the water in the
| hllys hoof tracks as regularly the sun rose
every day, day after day till at last the one day
lhH water in the hoof tracks frothing. and they
~aid he was fighting a hard battle: and so he was,
for that the very day himself and the first
giant had the encounter. Next day il was froth
ing more than ever for that the day he was
| fighting the second giant and on the third day the
water froihcd right up out Of the tracks, and then
| they knew he was fighting desperate big battle
entirely: and enough himself and the third
| giant were at il hard and fast at the same instant
| But al length didn't they find the water running
to blood and they thought he must be killed.
So the next morning the second brother set out
| and he said he wouldn't stop two nights or eat
two meals of meat in the house till he'd find
out what happened to his brother. He took
his hound, his hawk and his FLY with
| him and he Travelled and on. far fur
Their than could tell you, till at length one even
| ing late doesn't he come 10 the very wee house
near a great castle where his brother had put UP
before him. And when he comes in the old woman
that was i'll the house flew at him and kissed him
and welcomed him back with hundred welcomes
ten times over for he was so like his brother she
was sure is him was in it. Then she told him
that they were all waiting for him anAiousy at
the castle expecting him back every day. and that
he shoudlose no time in going to them, for that
the bride in particular was down hearted entirely
| since he had went away, thinking that she
| wouldnever see him any more.
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| hnv dn vc do indeed saws the cook says she
"tha, with a hoiro in the house that slew three
giants that hare would he allowed to come in
and sno;, my very choicest dish and then % of
with Itself SEQ, free saws she And this word
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brin, hack that bnre dead ar alive"
And &, off II, starts b;uscIf III. hound III.
hawk and the filly; and all that night and the