. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . and carry him off to a ship, and he shall be sentto the other side of the world. So the wife felt consoled, but the kings water-bearer, whohad been listening all the while, went to the little tailor anddisclosed to him the whole plan THE GALLANT TAILOR. 117 I shall put a stop to all this, said he. At night he lay down as usual in bed, and when his wifethought that he was asleep, she got up, opened the door andlay down again. The little tailor, who only made believe tobe asleep, began to murmur plainly, Now, boy, make me that waistcoa
. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . and carry him off to a ship, and he shall be sentto the other side of the world. So the wife felt consoled, but the kings water-bearer, whohad been listening all the while, went to the little tailor anddisclosed to him the whole plan THE GALLANT TAILOR. 117 I shall put a stop to all this, said he. At night he lay down as usual in bed, and when his wifethought that he was asleep, she got up, opened the door andlay down again. The little tailor, who only made believe tobe asleep, began to murmur plainly, Now, boy, make me that waistcoat and patch me thosebreeches, or I will lay my yard measure about your shoulders !I have slain seven at one blow, killed two giants, caught aunicorn, and taken a wild boar, and shall I be afraid of thosewho are standing outside my room door ? And when they heard the tailor say this, a great fearseized them; they fled away as if they had been wild hares,and none of them would venture to attack him. And so the little tailor all his lifetime remained a
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