Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . The Story of a Little Mouse Who Was a Pri ncess. THE FOREST BRIDE There was once a farmer who hadthree sons. One day when the boyswere grown to manhood he said tothem: My sons, it is high time that youwere all married. To-morrow I wishyou to go out in search of brides. But where shall we go? the oldest son have thought of that, too, the father said. Doeach of you chop down a tree and then take the directionin which the fallen tree points. Im sure that each ofyou if you go far enough in that direction will find asuitable bride
Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . The Story of a Little Mouse Who Was a Pri ncess. THE FOREST BRIDE There was once a farmer who hadthree sons. One day when the boyswere grown to manhood he said tothem: My sons, it is high time that youwere all married. To-morrow I wishyou to go out in search of brides. But where shall we go? the oldest son have thought of that, too, the father said. Doeach of you chop down a tree and then take the directionin which the fallen tree points. Im sure that each ofyou if you go far enough in that direction will find asuitable bride. So the next day the three sons chopped down oldest sons tree fell pointing north. That suits me! he said, for he knew that to thenorth lay a farm where a very pretty girl lived. The tree of the second son when it fell pointed suits me! the second son declared thinking of 123 124. MIGHTY MIKKO a girl that he had often danced with who lived on a farmto the south. The youngest sons tree—the youngest sons namewas Veikko—when it fell pointed straight to the forest. Ha! Ha! the older
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