The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . the castle and madea bright fire in one of the rooms. He put the coopers benchwith the knife near the fire, and seated himself on the turning-lathe. Oh, if only I could shudder, he said ; but I shant learnit here either. Towards midnight he wanted to make up the fire, and, as hewas blowing it up, something in one corner began to shriek : Miau, miau, how cold we are ! You fools ! he cried. What do you shriek for ? If youare cold, come and warm yourselves by the fire. As he spoke, two big black cats bounded up and sat down,one on each side of him, and star
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . the castle and madea bright fire in one of the rooms. He put the coopers benchwith the knife near the fire, and seated himself on the turning-lathe. Oh, if only I could shudder, he said ; but I shant learnit here either. Towards midnight he wanted to make up the fire, and, as hewas blowing it up, something in one corner began to shriek : Miau, miau, how cold we are ! You fools ! he cried. What do you shriek for ? If youare cold, come and warm yourselves by the fire. As he spoke, two big black cats bounded up and sat down,one on each side of him, and stared at him with wild, fiery eyes,u 305 GRIMMS FAIRY TALES After a time, when they had warmed themselves, theysaid : Comrade, shall we have a game of cards ? ^^^ly not ? he answered ; but show me your paws first. Then they stretched outtheir claws. Why, he said, whatlong nails you ve got. Waita bit; I must cvit them foryou. He seized them by thescruff of their necks, liftedthem on to the coopers bench,and screwed their paws firmlyto
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