. The pink fairy book. ried the young man, you will notforsake me? Stay with me, I pray you, and lead me tothe king! If you wish it, I will, said the hermit, on conditionthat you will give me half of anything you get. Oh, if that is all, answered he, it is easily promised! *And they set out together on the ship. After they had gone some distance they saw a manstanding in a thick fog, which he was trying to put intoa sack. Oh, good father, exclaimed the youth, what canhe be doing ? Ask him, said the old man. What are you doing, my fine fellow ? T am putting the fog into my sack. That is mybusin
. The pink fairy book. ried the young man, you will notforsake me? Stay with me, I pray you, and lead me tothe king! If you wish it, I will, said the hermit, on conditionthat you will give me half of anything you get. Oh, if that is all, answered he, it is easily promised! *And they set out together on the ship. After they had gone some distance they saw a manstanding in a thick fog, which he was trying to put intoa sack. Oh, good father, exclaimed the youth, what canhe be doing ? Ask him, said the old man. What are you doing, my fine fellow ? T am putting the fog into my sack. That is mybusiness. Ask him if he will come with us, whispered thehermit. And the man answered: If/ you will give me enoughto eat and drink I will gladly stay with you. So they took him on their ship, and the youth said, asthey started off again, Good father, before we were two,and now we are three! After they had travelled a little further they met aman who had torn up half the forest, and was carryingall the trees on his now TIIEY MET THE ARCHER IN THE STREAM. 178 TEE HERMIT AND KINGS DAUGHTER Good father, exclaimed the youth, only look!What can he have done that for? - Ask him why he has torn up all those trees. And the man replied, Why, I ve merely beengathering a handful of brushwood. Beg him to come with us, whispered the hermit. And the strong man answered : Willingly, as long asyou give me enough to eat and drink. And he came onthe ship. And the youth said to the hermit, Good father, beforewe were three, and now we are four. The ship travelled on again, and some miles furtheron they saw a man drinking out of a stream till he hadnearly drunk it dry. Good father, said the youth, just look at that man!Did you ever see anybody drink like that? Ask him why he does it, answered the hermit. Why, there is nothing very odd in taking a mouthfulof water! replied the man, standing up. Beg him to come with us. And the youth did so. With pleasure, as long as you give me enough to eatand
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