Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . t. But Mikko reassured the King by saying ear-nestly: My dear father-in-law, when first I entered yourcastle I thought it was the most beautiful castle in theworld!* The King was flattered and the courtiers whisperedamong themselves: How affable of him to say that when he knowsvery well how much grander his own castle is! WTien the King and his followers were safely gone,the little red Fox came to Mikko and said: Now, nxy master, you have no reason to feel sadand lonely. You are lord of the most beautiful castlein the world and you h
Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . t. But Mikko reassured the King by saying ear-nestly: My dear father-in-law, when first I entered yourcastle I thought it was the most beautiful castle in theworld!* The King was flattered and the courtiers whisperedamong themselves: How affable of him to say that when he knowsvery well how much grander his own castle is! WTien the King and his followers were safely gone,the little red Fox came to Mikko and said: Now, nxy master, you have no reason to feel sadand lonely. You are lord of the most beautiful castlein the world and you have for wife a sweet and lovelyPrincess. You have no longer any need of me, so I amgoing to bid you farewell. MIGHTY MIKKO 45 Mikko thanked the little Fox for all he had doneand the little Fox trotted off to the woods. So you see that Mikkos poor old father, althoughhe had no wealth to leave his son, was really the causeof all Mikkos good fortune, for it was he who toldMikko in the first place to carry home alive anythinghe might find caught in the THE THREE CHESTS
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