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a~ VI - v v room, put his turban on, thrust his dagger Into his belt, and ran with all his might away from the house and out of the city gate.
 Never in his life had he run so fast. Indeed, it seemed to him as if he could not stop. An invisible force seemed to carry him along. As last 1t struck him that there must be something peculiar about his slippers. He could feel them shooting ahead and pulling him with them.
 He tried to stand still, but could not In his desperation he shouted. Whoa! Whoai" as one would to horses. In- stantly the slippers stopped short and Muk threw himself to the ground ex- hansted.
 Despite his fatigue he was delighted with his slippers. and he fell asleep with smile of joy. He dreamed that the little dog appeared before him, say ing, Little Muk. You do not under stand the slippers. If you will turn three times on your heels, they will carry you wherever you may wish. And the walking stick will guide you to buried treasure. Wherever there is gold. it will tap on the ground three times. When 1t taps twice. It means that silver is buried there"
 When little Muk awoke he thought over ms dEShAu anu PEOCCG0cQ LO AuAhS an experiment. He turned three times m his heel and wished himself in a large city. The slippers at once went Into the air with little Muk, padded through the clouds like the wind itself, and before Muk realized 1t he was in a great market place where there were hundreds of shops and more hundreds of persons.
 He soon found 1t advisable to go into a more lonely part of town. for people kept treading on his immense slippers and tripping him, or else his long dag ger would thrust passersby in the side, so that he escaped blows only with difficulty.
 He began to wonder what he should do for a living, Ills cane was not worth much unless he could first find a place where gold and silver happen cd to be hidden. He was too proud to exhibit himself for money. He thought of hIs slippers and decided to offer his services to the King as runner.
 He went to the palace and was sent by the sentries to the overseer of the slaves. Away" cried the overseer. when Muk told him what he wanted. You to be a runner! Away"
 Little Muk assured him that he was in earnest and begged him to pit his swiftest runner against him. The over- seer thought that 1t would be good joke, and told Muk that he would let him try that evening. Then he went to the King and entertained him with the tale.
 The King was greatly amused and called all the princes and princesses. These told all their attendants; so when the evening came everybody came to the meadow to see the boast full dwarf make an exhibition of him self shout of joy rang out when he appeared and made a most graceful bow before the royal family. Such a figure had never been seen before.
 Little Muk did not permit the laugh ter to em barrass him. He stood proud Iy resting on his cane and awaited his rival. The overseer had selected his best runner. As soon as he was along side Muk, the Princess Amarza shook her we'll and like two arrows aimed at the same mark the two shot over the meadow.
 At first Muks antagonist had a great lead. But Muk swung swiftly around on his vast slippers. passed him and stopped at the goal while the other. snapping for breath, was still running madly.
 You shall be my very own personal runner" said the King to Muk. 'Ev- cry year you shall have one hundred pieces of gold, and you shall dine at the table of my principal servants"
 Muk thought that he had found his fortune Ills heart was Joyous. The King sent him as messenger In his most important and secret affairs. and was charmed with the care and extra ordinary speed of his new servant.
 The other servants did not like him when they saw that he was becoming the Kings favorite They began to conspire against him. Muk had too kind and simple heart to respond to their hatred with a similar feeling. h. stead, he sought to win their regard. If he could find treasure. thought he, in his innocence, and share it with them they would become friendly.
 He had heard that the Kings father had caused much treasure to be buried once on a time when enemies broke into the land. and that he had died without being able to tell his son where