Year: 1879

There WAS once poor sOldiernamcd
Fritz, who had fought hard in wars
and was clever in various craft. But
when the war was at an end he WAS
/ turned adrift upon the world, with
only three farthings in his pocket.
wait awhile" said Fritz To himself
Il am not To be served thus. Let me
only find help, and III make the king
give me the wealth of the whole king
| dom"


Fritz went along muttering thus Ia
| himself, and in great wrath, when he
met q man who had pulled up six large
! trees by the roots, as If they hal been
mere stalks of corn. Then said Fritz
TO him:


wat say you to be my servant. and
come with me?'


with all my heart" said the strong
| man, "but first let me carry home a
fagOt Of wood 10 my father and moth
or"


so saving, he took one of the trees.
! twisted it around the other five. tossed
the bundle over his shoulder, and
trudged away home. Before long.
however, he returned, and set out with
his master on their travels.


"Ay, ay," said Fritz, eve two shall
make our way in the world"


They had not gone far when they
met sportsman, down on his knee.
leveling his gun and taking aim.
What sport. master?' said Fritz
The man replied.


"TwO miles off sits a fly upon the
twig of an oak tree. | am trying my
aim at his left eye"


"You are the man for my money"
said Fritz. "COme along with us, and
we three will make our way in the
| world"


So the sportsman agreed, and away
they logged together. by and by they
came 10 seven WindmillS, and were
amazed to see their sails going around
rs fast as possible, although not Il
breath Of wind WAS stirring.


What can this meanE said Fritz.
There is not wind enough TO stir a
leaf"


They logged on further, and when
they had gone two miles they saw 4
man sitting up in a tree, holding one
side of his nose and blowing out of the
other.


''BlesS me, what are yOu about there
in the tree?" said Fritz.


And the man replied:


1.-TWO miles hence there are seven
windmills. lam blowing to turn their
sails"


You are the man for me- said
Fritz. "COme along my lad, and we
four shall make our way in the
world"


Then the man left off blowing, came
down from the tree, and joined the
others.


After awhile they met a mau stand
ing on one leg, who had mstrlpped
the other and laid it by his side.


''GoOd-,lay, friend, said Fritz. "YOu
are taking Your ease, | see"


Il am runner" replied the man,
"and have taken off one of my legs.
lest | should 90 too fast, for when |
have both on they carry me faster
than the wind"


"COme along, my fine fellow" said
Fritz, You are the man for me"


Then on they Travelled, and before
long they met a man with 4 hat on his
head when he had stuck quite To one
side.


Manners, mani mannerS;' "put
your hat little straight, and don't
make such tom-fOOl of Yourself"


Il dare not" replied the man, for if
| set my hat straight such 4 frost
would come on that all the birds in
the air would be frozen and fall dead
10 the ground"


"What say you to come with us =
said Fritz, +" twill he strange if we
six cannot make our way in the
world


Then all six went INTO the CITY
where the king had proclaimed that
whoever should run with his daugll-
ter, and win the race, should have her
for his wife, but all who failed were
to lose their heads. When Fritz heard
this. he went straight to the palace
and declared himself ready to make
the trial.


"But one condition" he said, that
my servant shall run for me-"


well and good answered the king.
.'bUt in that case YOU must both forfeit
your lives If he luses tile race.


So all was presently agreed upon
and arranged. Then Fritz went to his
friend. the fast runner, and strapped
on his other leg.


Now. my fine fellow" said he.
"quick, and win the race for u.s."


SO il was settled that whoever
should fetch pitcher of water from 4
well which was long way of from
the city, should lie the winner. Then
the runner took a pitcher. and the
kings daughter another, and away
they went. But hardly had the kings
daughter gone a few yards when the
runner was already out of sight, and it
seemed only as if a gust of wind had
swept by. He presently came TO the
we'll, filed his pitcker, and turned
about; but when he had run half the
way back. he was fairly tired. so he
set down his pitcher, stretched HIM
self ON the grass, and fell fast asleep.
But first he took care To place a saddle
under his head, so that head should
lie hard, and he migat soon awake,


Meanwhile the kings daughter, who
WAS also good runner, and could run
as fast rs any ordinary man, came up
and when she saw the man living
asleep, she was in high glee, and
| thought herself sure of Winninp thp
race. Then she emptied his pitcher and
ran on. 1t would now had been an M
with the man had not the sportsman
| by good luck been standing on the tap
of the castle and seen all that passed.


@Fairly and softly" said he. Now
| is my turn"


So he Ieveled his gun and aimed SO
eleverly that he shot away the saddle
| from under the runner without hurt
ing a hair of his head.
When the runner awOke and jumped
up. he saw his pitcher standing empty
and the kings daughter far ahead OF
him. Still he did not lose heart, but
taking up the pitcher, he ran back tO
the well. filled il again, and got to the
goal ten minutes before the kings
daughter. So he won her for his mas
ter.


Look ye," said he, ''nOw you can see
how l can run; hardly lifted my
legs before"


But the king was yeXed and his
daughter still more, that she should BE-
carried on by a common soldier, and
I NaI