Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-26
The Doll In
The Grass
By p. G. Asbjornsen

told them they must 60 out into
the world and find themselves
wives, who must all be able to
spin and weave and make a shirt
In one day, else he would not
have them for law.
He gave each Of his sons a horse
and a new suit Of armor, and
SO they set out in the world to
look for wives.
When they had travelled a bit
on the way they said they would
not take Ashiepattle with them,
for he was good for nothing.
Ashiepattle must stop behind;
there was no help for it. He did
not know what he should do or
which way he should turn; he
became so sad that he got off
the horse and sat down on the
grass and began to cry.
When he had sat awhile one
Of the tussocks among the grass
began to move, and out of it
came small white figure; as it
came nearer Ashiepattle saw that
it was beautiful little girl,
but she was so tiny, so very,
very tiny.
She went up to him and asked
him if he would come below and
pay a visit to the doll in the
grass.
Yes, that he would; and so he
did. When he came down below
the doll in the grass was sitting
in a chair dressed very finely
and looking still more beautiful.
She asked Ashiepattle where he
was going and what was his
errand.
He told her they were twelve
brothers, and that the king had
given them each horse and a
suit of armor, and told them to
go out in the world and find
themselves wives, but they must
all be able to spin and weave
and make a shirt in a day.
eff you can do that and will
become my wife, 1 will not
travel any farther" said Ashie-
pattle to the doll in the grass.
Yes, that she would, and she
set to work at once to get the
shirt spun, woven and made;
but it was so tiny, so very, very
tiny, no bigger than - so.
Ashiepattle tn en- returned
home, taking the shirt with him;
but when he brought it out he
felt very shy because it was so
small. But the king said ne could
have her for all that, and you
can imagine how happy and JOY
full Ashiepattle then became.
The road did not seem long
to him as he set out to fetch his
little sweetheart When he came
to the doll in the grass he want
ed her to sit with him on his
horse; but no, that she wouldn't;
she said she would sit and drive
in a silver spoon, and she had
two small white horses which
would draw her. So they set out
he on his horse and she in the
silver spoon; mad the horses
which drew her were two small
white mice.
Ashiepattle always kept to one
side of the road, for he was SC
afraid he should ride over her;
she was so very, very tiny.
When they had Travelled a BIZ
on the way they came to q
large lake; there Ashiepattle's
horse took fright and SHE'D over
, to the other side Of the road
and upset the spoon. so that the
doll in the grass fell into the
water. Ashiepattle became very
sad, for he did not know how
he should get her out again
but after awhile norman
brought her up. But now she
had become just as big as any
other grown-up being. and was
much more beautiful than she
was before. SO he placed her in
front Of him on the horse and
rode home.
When Asphiepattle got there
all his brothers had also return
ed. each with sweetheart: but
they were so ugly and ill-favor-
ed and bad-tempered that they
had come to blows with their
sweethearts on their way home
On their heads they had hats
which were painted with tar and
SCOT, and this had run from
their hats down their faces, SO
that they we're still uglier and
more ill-favored to behold.
When the brothers saw Ashie-
pattle's sweetheart they all be-
came envious OF him but the
king was so pleased with Ashie-
pattle and his sweetheart that
he drove all the others away
and so Ashiepattle was married
to the doll in the grass; and
afterwards they lived happy and
comfortable for long, Ions
long while; and IL they are moi
dead, they must be still alive.