The yellow fairy book . rners -of • their-mouths Well, said Blockhead-Hans, if I cant have a horse, I willtake the goat which is mine ; he can carry me 1 And he did so. He sat astride on the goat, struck his heels intoits side, and went rattling down the high-road like a hurricane. Hoppetty hop ! what a ride ! Here I come ! shouted Block-head-Hans, singing so that the echoes were roused far and his brothers were riding slowly in front. They were notspeaking, but they were thinking over all the good things they weregoing to say, for everything had to be thought out. Hullo ! bawled Bloc
The yellow fairy book . rners -of • their-mouths Well, said Blockhead-Hans, if I cant have a horse, I willtake the goat which is mine ; he can carry me 1 And he did so. He sat astride on the goat, struck his heels intoits side, and went rattling down the high-road like a hurricane. Hoppetty hop ! what a ride ! Here I come ! shouted Block-head-Hans, singing so that the echoes were roused far and his brothers were riding slowly in front. They were notspeaking, but they were thinking over all the good things they weregoing to say, for everything had to be thought out. Hullo ! bawled Blockhead Hans, « here I am ! Just look what BLOCKHEAD-HANS 315 I found on the road!—and he showed them a dead crow which hehad picked up. Blockhead! said his brothers, what are you going to do withit? With the crow ? I shall give it to the Princess ! Do so, certainly ! they said, laughing loudly and riding on. Slap ! bang ! here I am again ! Look what I have just found fYou dont find such things every day on the road!. .1 And the brothers turned round to sec \\h;it in tin; world he couldhave found. Llockhead ! said they, that is an old wuodm shoe withoutthe top ! Arc you going to send , too, to the lYincess ? Of course I shall!1 returned Blockhead-Hans; and brotherslaughed and rode on a good way. Slap! bang! here I am !cried Blockhead-Hans; better midbetter—it is really famous ! 1 What have you found imw . ;isked ilic broth, rs. 316 BLOCKHEAD-HANS Oh, said Blockhead-Hans, it is really too good! Howpleased the Princess will be ! Why ! said the brothers, this is pure niud, straight from theditch. Of course it is ! said Blockhead-Hans, and it is the best kind !Look how it runs through ones fingers I and, so saying, he filledhis pocket with the rnud. But the brothers rode on so fast that dust and sparks flew allaround, and they reached the gate of the town a good hour beforeBlockhead-Hans. Here carne the suitors numbered according totheir arrival, and they were rang
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