The Waldorf family . fairy-dell;But we leave our black ban on the barn and the dairy,And we leave Barbaika the curse of the fairy. From that day, the fairies were never seen inthat part of the country, and Jegu, having lost hisbest friend, found himself unable to manage hisfarm. Tuez never appeared to him; but often,when he was in distress of mind, he fancied heheard a scornful laugh, which sounded like that ofthe water-sprite; and once when he went to the 127 river, half determined to throw himself in, he sawa great green frog among the rushes, who wasgrinning with such manifest glee, that Je
The Waldorf family . fairy-dell;But we leave our black ban on the barn and the dairy,And we leave Barbaika the curse of the fairy. From that day, the fairies were never seen inthat part of the country, and Jegu, having lost hisbest friend, found himself unable to manage hisfarm. Tuez never appeared to him; but often,when he was in distress of mind, he fancied heheard a scornful laugh, which sounded like that ofthe water-sprite; and once when he went to the 127 river, half determined to throw himself in, he sawa great green frog among the rushes, who wasgrinning with such manifest glee, that Jegu turnedback in a rage at the creatures insolence. Thepoor farmer finally fell into great trouble, and diedbroken-hearted; while Barbaika, who had nowgrown ugly from care and hard work, was glad tomake a living as a market-woman. Fairies are scarcer now in all parts of the world,but I have heard industrious persons say, thatevery good workman has ten good fairies in hisemploy, if he knows how to use his ten 123 ?^r--~ ^^^,^^-^~^t~=^^^^-^ r.^r-r-. —=s^^=^^z^^ it1? tc^ AmgW=E5=?=ggsr-*=g£^ CHAPTER VI. OWEVER amused the childrenhad been by the story of Jegu,they were rather sorry that thepoor fellow should come to wantthrough the misconduct of theproud and lazy Barbaika. Theywere not disposed to waste muchtime, however, in criticizing whatthey had already heard, when theyhad the opportunity of listening to anew story. But Grandfather Waldorf,,who was desirous that they should dis-tinctly trace the fine moral which pervades theBreton legends, had no intention of suffering themto derive mere amusement, without imbibing theinstruction also. 129
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