. The violet fairy book . THE ENCHANTED KNIFE 203 fell on its knees to do him honour. But he only chose;from them all the three that the emperor had describeeThese he secured by a silken rope to his own horse, auo. then looked about for the cypress tree. It was standingby itself in one corner, and in a moment he was besideit, tearing away the earth with his knife. Deeper and 204 THE ENCHANTED KNIFE deeper he dug, till far down, below the roots of brass, hisknife struck upon the buried treasure, which lay heapedup in bags all around. AVith a great effort he lifted themfrom their hiding place, a
. The violet fairy book . THE ENCHANTED KNIFE 203 fell on its knees to do him honour. But he only chose;from them all the three that the emperor had describeeThese he secured by a silken rope to his own horse, auo. then looked about for the cypress tree. It was standingby itself in one corner, and in a moment he was besideit, tearing away the earth with his knife. Deeper and 204 THE ENCHANTED KNIFE deeper he dug, till far down, below the roots of brass, hisknife struck upon the buried treasure, which lay heapedup in bags all around. AVith a great effort he lifted themfrom their hiding place, and laid them one by one on hishorses backs, and when they could carry no more he ledthem back to the emperor. And when the emperor sawhim, he wondered, but never guessed how it was theyoung man had been too clever for him, till the betrothalceremony -was over. Then he asked his newly made son-in-law what dowry he would require with his bride. Towhich the bridegroom made answer, k Noble emperor! allI desire is that I may have your daughter for my wife,and enjoy for ever the use of your enchanted knife. [ Volksmarchen der Serben. ] 205 JESPER WHO HERDED THE HARES THERE was once a king who ruled over a kingdom
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