. Beasts and men . All that day the cat kept onrunning, and towards dusk theycame to a forest. This seems a good place torest, said Chaton. Now then,master cock, fly to the top of a treeand see if you can espy a housein which we can take shelter. The cock flew to the top of ahigh tree and from there he sawa number of lights twinkling inthe distance. The five fugitivesthereupon set off in the directionfrom which the lights shone, andbefore long they came to a littlevillage. All the people of thevillage had left their houses andwere gathered together in thesquare, round a man dressed all in red,
. Beasts and men . All that day the cat kept onrunning, and towards dusk theycame to a forest. This seems a good place torest, said Chaton. Now then,master cock, fly to the top of a treeand see if you can espy a housein which we can take shelter. The cock flew to the top of ahigh tree and from there he sawa number of lights twinkling inthe distance. The five fugitivesthereupon set off in the directionfrom which the lights shone, andbefore long they came to a littlevillage. All the people of thevillage had left their houses andwere gathered together in thesquare, round a man dressed all in red, with a big redfeather in his cap, who was addressing them. Chaton and his companions pressed close to the edgeof the crowd and were just in time to hear these words : Whoever finds the ring, said the man with the redfeather, and places it on the table in my palace to-morrowbefore dawn, shall have the five bags of gold which hang onmy saddle bow. Having said this, the man in red mountedhis horse and rode SEE IF YOU CAN ESPY A HOUSE
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