The Waldorf family . 175 :^=>^=i^^= -.— a —^asg^-nj^ the wind, to their congenial soils ; so the gossamerfancies in which our legends envelope moral truths,may carry them farther, and plant them in theirproper soil, when all efforts of the graver moralistwould fail. But the children are impatient, and we will jointhem. Do not give me too much credit for mygood-nature, however; for I have been reading anessay on the analogies that exist between the pop-ular fictions of all nations, and it has recalled tomy memory the only Breton legend with which Iam acquainted, that closely resembles a popu
The Waldorf family . 175 :^=>^=i^^= -.— a —^asg^-nj^ the wind, to their congenial soils ; so the gossamerfancies in which our legends envelope moral truths,may carry them farther, and plant them in theirproper soil, when all efforts of the graver moralistwould fail. But the children are impatient, and we will jointhem. Do not give me too much credit for mygood-nature, however; for I have been reading anessay on the analogies that exist between the pop-ular fictions of all nations, and it has recalled tomy memory the only Breton legend with which Iam acquainted, that closely resembles a popularIrish fairy tale. I am going to tell it this evening,in order to test the similarity, and see if MasterFrank, who is my greatest critic, will recognize orremember it. With these words, grandfather left the room ;and the shouts of the children, as he took possessionof Fairy-Hollow, were quickly silenced by theirattention to the vmi mmm m wMm»mwm OR , THE HUNCHBACK. RITTANY formerly contained arace of dwarfs, called korigans,who were divided into four who inhabited the woods,were named kornikaneds, or hornblowers, because theyplayed on tiny bugles which theycarried at their girdles. The second°| class, who dwelt in the meadows,were called korils, because they spentthe night in dancing by the light of themoon. A third class, inhabiting the deepvalleys, were entitled poul-pikans, or people 177 12
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