The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . yes and looked lovinglyat him. Then they went down together ; and the King wokeup, and the Queen, and all the courtiers, and looked at eachother with astonished eyes. The horses in the stable stoodup and shook themselves, the hounds leaped about andwagged their tails, the doves on the roof lifted their headsfrom under their wings, looked round, and flew into thefields ; the flies on the walls began to crawl again, the fire inthe kitchen roused itself and blazed up and cooked the food,the meat began to crackle, and the cook boxed the scullionsears so soun
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . yes and looked lovinglyat him. Then they went down together ; and the King wokeup, and the Queen, and all the courtiers, and looked at eachother with astonished eyes. The horses in the stable stoodup and shook themselves, the hounds leaped about andwagged their tails, the doves on the roof lifted their headsfrom under their wings, looked round, and flew into thefields ; the flies on the walls began to crawl again, the fire inthe kitchen roused itself and blazed up and cooked the food,the meat began to crackle, and the cook boxed the scullionsears so soundly that he screamed aloud, while the maid finishedplucking the fowl. Then the wedding of the Prince andBriar Rose was celebrated with all splendour, and they livedhappily till they died. 35 The Dog and the Sparrow THERE was once a sheep-dog who had not got a kindmaster, but one who left him to suffer from he could bear it no longer, he went sadlyaway. On the road he met a Sparrow, who said, BrotherDog, why are you so sad ?. On the road he met a Sparrow. The Dog answered, Because I am hungry and I havenothing to eat. Then, said the Sparrow, Brother Dog, come with me tothe town, and I will satisfy your hunger. So they went to the town together, and when they came to36 THE DOG AND THE SPARROW a butchers shop, the Sparrow said to the Dog, Stay Avhereyou are out there and I will peck down a piece of meat. Heperched upon the stall, and looked about to see that he wasnot noticed ; then he pecked, pulled, and pushed a piece ofmeat lying near the edge, till at last it fell to the Dog seized it and ran off with it to a corner, where hedevoured it. Then the Sparrow said to him, Now come withme to another shop, and I will pull down another piece so thatyou may have enough. When the Dog had gobbled up the second piece of meat,the Sparrow said, Brother Dog, have you had enough ? Yes, I have had enough meat, repUed the Dog ; but Ihavent had any bread. Oh, you shall hav
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