. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . ! Then thewaggoner seized his axe and threw it at the sparrow, but itbroke the window sash in two and did not touch the sparrow,who now hopped inside, perched on the stove, and cried. Waggoner it shall cost thee thy life ! and he, mad andblind with rage, beat in the stove, and as the sparrow flew THE DOG AND THE SPARROW. 247 from one spot to another, hacked everything in pieces, furni-ture, looking-glasses, benches, table, and the very walls of hishouse, and yet did not touch the sparrow. At last he caught and held him in his hand. N
. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . ! Then thewaggoner seized his axe and threw it at the sparrow, but itbroke the window sash in two and did not touch the sparrow,who now hopped inside, perched on the stove, and cried. Waggoner it shall cost thee thy life ! and he, mad andblind with rage, beat in the stove, and as the sparrow flew THE DOG AND THE SPARROW. 247 from one spot to another, hacked everything in pieces, furni-ture, looking-glasses, benches, table, and the very walls of hishouse, and yet did not touch the sparrow. At last he caught and held him in his hand. Now, said his wife, shall I not kill him? No! cried he, that were too easy a death; I willswallow him, and as the bird was fluttering in the mansmouth, it stretched out its head, saying, Waggoner, it shall cost thee thy life ! Then the waggoner reached the axe to his wife saying, Wife, strike me this bird dead. The wife struck, but missed her aim, and the blow fell onthe waggoners head, and he dropped down dead. But the sparrow flew over the hills and
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