Select popular tales, from the German of Musaeus . thanwas needful. To prevent this, Rubezahl feigned to be the crowd had dispersed and only a few persons remainednear to look on, the merry spirit began his play again, and ter-rified the beholders by making the most hideous grimaces. In con-sequence, a rumour was spread abroad towards evening that thecriminal could not die, and was dancing on the place of execution. The Senate was then induced to inquire into the matter, andearly next morning commissioned a deputation for that the commissioners arrived at the place of ex
Select popular tales, from the German of Musaeus . thanwas needful. To prevent this, Rubezahl feigned to be the crowd had dispersed and only a few persons remainednear to look on, the merry spirit began his play again, and ter-rified the beholders by making the most hideous grimaces. In con-sequence, a rumour was spread abroad towards evening that thecriminal could not die, and was dancing on the place of execution. The Senate was then induced to inquire into the matter, andearly next morning commissioned a deputation for that the commissioners arrived at the place of execution, theyfound nothing but a small bundle of straw covered with rags,such as people are wont to place in the fields or gardens to scareaway dainty sparrows. At this, the officials of Hirschberg weregreatly amazed; they thought it best, however, to burn the manof straw privately and bury his memory, at the same time spread-ing a report, that the strong wind during the night had blownthe slender tailor far away over the boundaries of the heeding whether the poor sufferer were a worthy man or a rogue,Sometimes, in the garb of a peasant, he would join himself to asolitary traveller on his way, and, pretending to direct him theshortest way, would send him ever so far out of his road; andthen, perhaps, like an ignis fatuus, leading him into a morass, hewould reveal himself suddenly in his proper form and vanish,amidst a peal of laughter. Another favourite trick of his was towaylay the countrymen returning from market, and suddenly toappear before them, and chace them in the form of some frightful *l monster, till the poor creatures were almost terrified out of theirwits. However, to the credit of Rubezahl, it may be said, that he i was tolerably just in his dealings, and that when he inflicted I punishment it was upon those who in reality deserved it. N But there was one crime which never failed to call down thevengeance of the Giant-lord, even if the culprit was in otherr
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