The yellow fairy book . gan to run at the same time ; but in a moment, when the Kingsdaughter was only just a little way off, no spectator could see therunner, and it seemed as if the wind had whistled past. In a shorttime he reached the stream, filled his pitcher with water, and turnedround again. But, half way home, a great drowsiness canie overhim ; he put down his pitcher, lay down, and fell asleep. He had,however, put a horses skull which was Ijing on the ground, for THE WIDE WORLD 97 his pillow, so that he should not bo too comfortable and might soonwake up. In the meantime the Kings dau
The yellow fairy book . gan to run at the same time ; but in a moment, when the Kingsdaughter was only just a little way off, no spectator could see therunner, and it seemed as if the wind had whistled past. In a shorttime he reached the stream, filled his pitcher with water, and turnedround again. But, half way home, a great drowsiness canie overhim ; he put down his pitcher, lay down, and fell asleep. He had,however, put a horses skull which was Ijing on the ground, for THE WIDE WORLD 97 his pillow, so that he should not bo too comfortable and might soonwake up. In the meantime the Kings daughter, who could also run well,as well as an ordinary man could, reached the stream, and hastenedback with her pitcher full of water. When she saw the runnerlying there asleep, she was delighted, and said, My enemy is giveninto my hands ! She emptied his pitcher and ran on. Everything now would have been lost, if by good luck the hunterhad not been standing on the castle tower and had seen everythingwith his sharp Ah, saidhe, tho Kings daughter shall not overreach us; ;uid,loading his gun, he shot so cleverly, that he shot away the horsesskull fmi11 under tin- runners iieiid. without its hurting him. Thenthe runnel- invoke, jumped up, and saw that his pitcher wns emptyand the Kings daughter flax ahead. Hut lie did not lose conrngc,and ran back to the stre:un with his piieher, filled it once mornwith , and was home ten minutes before tho Kings daughterarrived. Look, said he, I have only just exercised my legs ; that wasnothing of a run. i 2 98 HOW SIX MEN TRAVELLED THROUGH But the King was angry, and his daughter even more so,that she should be carried away by a common, discharged consulted together how they could destroy both him and hiscompanions. Then, said the King to her, I have found a way. Dont befrightened ; they shall not come home again. He said to them, You must now make merry together, and eat and drink, and he ledthem into a room which had
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