. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . hat have you for us to steal ? So the thieves thought to themselves, This will never do,and wished themselves quit of her. At last they said to her, Just at the end of the village there are some turnips inthe parsons field ; go and fetch us some. So Kate went into the field and began to pull some up,but very lazily, and never raised herself. Presently came bya man who saw her, and thought she was some evil thinggrubbing for the turnips. So he ran quickly into the villageand said to the parson, O parson, some evil creature is grubbing
. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . hat have you for us to steal ? So the thieves thought to themselves, This will never do,and wished themselves quit of her. At last they said to her, Just at the end of the village there are some turnips inthe parsons field ; go and fetch us some. So Kate went into the field and began to pull some up,but very lazily, and never raised herself. Presently came bya man who saw her, and thought she was some evil thinggrubbing for the turnips. So he ran quickly into the villageand said to the parson, O parson, some evil creature is grubbing in your turnip-field ! Oh dear ! answered the parson, I have a lame foot, go to drive it away. FRED AND KATE. 255 And the man at once offered to take him on his back, andhe did so. Just as they reached the field Kate got up and stoodupright. Oh, the devil! cried the parson, and both took to theirheels, and the parson was able, .out of his great fear, to runfaster with his lame foot than the man who had carried himon his back with both legs
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