Evening journal., 1907-02-20

/ becomes his coachman. but all at once
the king. who had surely jumped already
over the l. and was therefore by all means
no more young. wanted to get married.
He has Sepp called up 90 his palace anc
says.-
NOW. my son. n you dovnotsbrlng me the
fairy princess right away / VIII have you
hanged the instant"
Al these words the poor .Sepp's chin
fell down. what do2 And row, where gof
Not knowing her name neitNer where she
llvesl But be Il as II will. II must be-
for the king has ordered II. Sepp gets
ready and the king gives him bag full
Of money three loaves OF buead and a
horse. Well" Sepp thought 'as long as
this lasts / win get somebody to show
mo the right way. So ne went on over
seven times seven countries, and all at
once he meets a white dog.
"God bless you" says tho white dog.
give me something 70 bite. Now are
seven years already that y have not eaten
a thing ] am so tagged out that the
bowels are dried on my spine"
Sepp pitles the dog and gave him one Of
the loaves Of broad
''You have been good 20 me. Here pull
three hairs out of my tail and II anything
happens TO you you just shake them and
win be with you az once
IAN right" Sepp takes the hair, puts
Il into his bag and asks ;-"Wnl you be
kind enough 70 tell me where Is the road
that leads 70 Fairyland2 I would like TO
go there"
II do not know this exactly. but you go
straight on east and there you will strike
a large river, and on its shore Is a fish
hemmed In by the branches Of thorn
bush. You ask him. He viii surely know
it."
sepp started on, always toward the east
and after a good march he came at last tc
the large river When walking along he
notices all at once a big ash sprawllng IN
a thorn bush and there caught fast. As
soon as the fish saw Sepp upon his horse
Il addressed him:--
''God bless youl Free mo from this thorr
bush Now / am caught here fully sever
years, and cannot help myself. and thl
whole time not a living soul passed D.,
who could rescue me-
Sepp had pity for the poor fish. He dis
mounted from the horse and released It.
please give me something to eat.
am 80 hungry that ] can hardly look on
Of my eyes
There IS bread. Take and cat a."
'"Ah. indeed, 1 nearly forgot TO ask yoi
where you are going."
IT am in search OF Falryland. Can yo'
tell me where Il is2'
THAT I do not exactly know. but hav
heard talking OF st. But you 30 alway
straight on east There you will find
huge mountain upon whose top two dove
have fallen into a net At night one ca
hear their wailng even down here. Yo
must ask them. They viii surely know
Yet wait a little. stilil Take three scale
from my tail and u YOU are Ia need jus
: shake them and I win be with you righ
+. away"
I sepp took the three scales and Iaf
\, them in his bag After having put th
l fish back into the river he proceeded o
u his way upon his horse. way over the sew
IS lcn-tines-seven countries until. all az ono,
Il he comes 60 tho mountain. Here nc tie
y his horse 20 feed upon the grass. Him
I'd self climbing up the mountain. he finds In
Il decd two little doves that had been caugf
In the not and walled. ''Ah, do free us fro,
er here. II pity dwells in your souii Now az
IN seven years since we fell into this net an
" the whole time no one passed by VIII
of might have helped u.s."
sepp took great pity on the poor on,
~ and delivered them from the net.
ur - know you are surely very hungI
ur now. Take this bread and eat as muc
II as you can"
Hungry as they were they ate j. All Z
n IN true Hungarian fashion. ana not eve
e- the least hrtle crlmO was left
he well sou kind ooV sou really oid
ne us great service ana We DO not want
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