Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales . ee, thatthou shouldst seek him out so doggedly ? —Whatwrong hath he done me ? replied the wayfarer. Hearken now, 0 Ancient, and I will tell thee ! Iwent straight from my wife into the field and reapedmy little plot of corn; but when I began to threshit out, the Wind came and caught and scattered everybit of it in a twinkling, so that there was not a singlelittle grain of it left. So now thou dost see, old man,what I have to thank him for. Tell me, in Godsname, why such things be ? My little plot of cornwas my all-in-all, and in the sweat of my brow didI rea
Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales . ee, thatthou shouldst seek him out so doggedly ? —Whatwrong hath he done me ? replied the wayfarer. Hearken now, 0 Ancient, and I will tell thee ! Iwent straight from my wife into the field and reapedmy little plot of corn; but when I began to threshit out, the Wind came and caught and scattered everybit of it in a twinkling, so that there was not a singlelittle grain of it left. So now thou dost see, old man,what I have to thank him for. Tell me, in Godsname, why such things be ? My little plot of cornwas my all-in-all, and in the sweat of my brow didI reap and thresh it; but the Wind came and blewit all away, so that not a trace of it is to be found inthe wide world. Then I thought to myself: Whyshould he do this ? And I said to my wife : Illgo seek the Wind, and say to him: Another time,visit not the poor man who hath but a little corn,and blow it not away, for bitterly doth he rueit! — Good, my son ! said the giant who lay onthe floor. I shall know better in future ; in future. 22 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. I will not blow away the poor mans corn. But, goodman, there is no need for thee to seek the Wind inthe open steppe, for I myself am the Wind.— Then if thou art the Wind, said the man, giveme back my corn.— Nay, said the giant; thoucanst not make the dead come back from the , inasmuch as I have done thee a mischief, I willnow give thee this sack, good man, and do thou takeit home with thee. And whenever thou wantst ameal say: Sack, sack, give me to eat and drink !and immediately thou shalt have thy fill both ofmeat and drink, so now thou wilt have wherewithalto comfort thy wife and children. Then the man was full of gratitude. I thankthee, 0 Wind! said he, for thy courtesy ingiving me such a sack as will give me my fill of meatand drink without the trouble of working for it.— For a lazy loon, twere a double boon, said theWind. Go home, then, but look now, enter notavern by the way ; I shall know it if thou dos
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