. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . eir wings, and,waking up, looked about till she found a brook, down which sheswam a good deal faster than she had drawn the carriage. A few hours later the landlord woke, and, leaving hisfeather-bed, began washing himself; but when he took thetowel to dry himself he drew the pin all across his face, andmade a red streak from ear to ear. Then he went into thekitchen to light his pipe, but when he stooped towards thehearth to take up a coal the eggshell flew in his eyes. 64 GRIMMS FATRY TALES. Everything goes wrong this morning, said h
. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . eir wings, and,waking up, looked about till she found a brook, down which sheswam a good deal faster than she had drawn the carriage. A few hours later the landlord woke, and, leaving hisfeather-bed, began washing himself; but when he took thetowel to dry himself he drew the pin all across his face, andmade a red streak from ear to ear. Then he went into thekitchen to light his pipe, but when he stooped towards thehearth to take up a coal the eggshell flew in his eyes. 64 GRIMMS FATRY TALES. Everything goes wrong this morning, said he, and lethimself drop, full of vexation, into his grandfathers chair; but uphe jumped in a moment, crying, Oh dear ! for the needlehad gone into him. Now he became angry, and had his suspicions of theguests who had arrived so late the evening before ; and whenhe looked round for them they were nowhere to be seen. Then he swore that he would never more harbour suchvagabonds, that consumed so much, paid nothing, and playedsuch nasty tricks into the
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