The Waldorf family . full of flowers, or cherries, or nuts, ac-cording to the season, which they offered, with themost flattering speeches in the world, to the pretti-est girl hi the parish. She remembered the gaytimes she used to have at the balls, where her dan-cing was the admiration of every one ; and thethought of working now like a slave, for her awk-ward lout of a husband, almost drove her mad. One day she had been invited to a wedding inMorlaix; but the old mare had fallen lame, andthere was no other horse on the farm, which wouldbear a pillion. So, rather than lose the festivity,she a
The Waldorf family . full of flowers, or cherries, or nuts, ac-cording to the season, which they offered, with themost flattering speeches in the world, to the pretti-est girl hi the parish. She remembered the gaytimes she used to have at the balls, where her dan-cing was the admiration of every one ; and thethought of working now like a slave, for her awk-ward lout of a husband, almost drove her mad. One day she had been invited to a wedding inMorlaix; but the old mare had fallen lame, andthere was no other horse on the farm, which wouldbear a pillion. So, rather than lose the festivity,she applied to the fairy to provide her with a con-veyance. He sent her to the fairy-dell, and toldher to be careful to explain exactly what shewanted. Accordingly, she went, and requested A black horse, with eyes, and mouth, and ears,and all saddled and bridled ; thinking she hadmentioned all the necessary points ha her she returned home, she found the blackhorse standing in the farm-yard, and as she was 124. ready dressed, she mounted him, and set off forMorlaix. But she soon discovered that somethingwas wrong; for every one laughed as she passedby, and at last one person called out: See ! see ! The farmers wife has sold herhorses tail, to pay for her embroidered pillion. Barbaika turned quickly round, and then, forthe first time, saw that her horse had not even thestump of a tail;—she had forgotten to ask for atail, and the mischievous little fairies had givenher exactly what she demanded, but no was very much provoked, and tried to urgeher horse faster ; but he would not move exceptat his usual pace ; so she was obliged to listento all the jokes of the wayfarers. She was nowmore angry than ever with little Tuez, for she be-lieved he had contrived this new mortification forher; and she resolved, sooner or later, to be re-venged. The commencement of spring is always held asa great festival among the fairies; and when theseason arrived, little Tuez requested
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