The Waldorf family . ed adeep sigh, and declared he was no better than adead man, already; then giving Peronnik somecrusts, she bade him go on his way. He wasabout to obey her, when the farmer came home,and seeing Peronnik, thought he could make someuse of him; so, he asked him whether he wouldlike to stay there and watch the cattle. Peronnikwould have preferred staying and taking care onlyof himself; for he had an especial talent for doingnothing; but he had yet upon his lips the taste ofthe bacon, the fresh butter, the rye bread, and themillet-broth ; so he yielded to temptation, and ac-cept
The Waldorf family . ed adeep sigh, and declared he was no better than adead man, already; then giving Peronnik somecrusts, she bade him go on his way. He wasabout to obey her, when the farmer came home,and seeing Peronnik, thought he could make someuse of him; so, he asked him whether he wouldlike to stay there and watch the cattle. Peronnikwould have preferred staying and taking care onlyof himself; for he had an especial talent for doingnothing; but he had yet upon his lips the taste ofthe bacon, the fresh butter, the rye bread, and themillet-broth ; so he yielded to temptation, and ac-cepted the farmers proposal. The farmer immedi-ately led him to the edge of the forest; countedaloud the number of his cows, not forgetting theyoung heifers ; cut for him a switch of hazel wood,and told him to remain there till sundown. Peronnik was now fairly installed as cow-keeper,and had enough to do to keep them in order; sothat, long before night, he was tired to deathwith running from the black cow to the red one,. and from the red cow to the white one. While hewas scudding about after the stray cattle, he heardthe tramp of a horse, and perceived in one of theavenues of the forest, the giant, Rogear, mountedon his black mare, and followed by the young had the golden basin hanging from his neck,and in his hand was the diamond lance, whichshone like a flame of fire. Peronnik was soalarmed, that he hid himself behind the bushes;but the giant passed on, and did not notice he had disappeared, the idiot came out fromhis hiding-place, and looked on all sides to discoverthe road the giant had taken, but it had alreadybecome invisible. Day after day there came armed knights seekingthe Castle of Kerglas, but none were ever seenreturning. In the mean time, the giant rode outevery evening; and Perronnik, who had now be-come accustomed to the sight of him, no longerhid himself, but gazed with envious eyes upon thegolden basin and the diamond lance, which he wasnow determ
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