StNicholas [serial] . y the roadside, where he lay with closedeyes. A gentle voice roused him. Who has woundedyou, little hare ? it asked. The little hare looked up and saw a beautifulyouth standing beside him. His experience withmen made him think that it would be best to flyfrom the stranger; but the young mans kindglance conquered his fear, and he answered: Tleft the island of Oki to see the wonders of the friend. May good luck attend you! And hewalked quietly away, bending beneath the largeburden he carried. The little hare knew that the stranger was theeighty-first of the princes, and so
StNicholas [serial] . y the roadside, where he lay with closedeyes. A gentle voice roused him. Who has woundedyou, little hare ? it asked. The little hare looked up and saw a beautifulyouth standing beside him. His experience withmen made him think that it would be best to flyfrom the stranger; but the young mans kindglance conquered his fear, and he answered: Tleft the island of Oki to see the wonders of the friend. May good luck attend you! And hewalked quietly away, bending beneath the largeburden he carried. The little hare knew that the stranger was theeighty-first of the princes, and so for a timehe feared to follow his advice. But he was insuch pain that he decided to go to the river,which flowed like a silver ribbon through thefields toward the ocean. Into the cool water heplunged and immediately felt better, as the sandand bitter salt of the sea were washed from hiswounds. Then he took a nap on the soft rushes. When he awoke he no longer was in pain, sohe was filled with gratitude toward the young. THE GOOD-NATURED PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS. mainland, and I have fared badly from the ex-change. Then he told once more how he had leftthe island, and also about the bad advice theeighty princes had given him. The young man sighed. They used you ill,little creature, he said. You learned that it isfoolish to meddle with beings stronger than your-self; now you see how wicked it is to tormentthose weaker. My brother princes should havetold you to bathe in the fresh water of the riverand to lie on the soft rushes. Now, good-by, little prince who had given him such kind and wiseadvice. He sat up, feeling quite strong again,and tried to think of a way in which he couldrepay his benefactor. In the distance he saw theroofs of the princesss palace rising among thetrees which surrounded it. This gave him anidea, and he lost no time in carrying it out. Across the fields he hopped toward the palace,never stopping till he reached the garden crept in under the high gate,
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