. The boy who knew what the birds said . e, said the eagle. Iwill give you what you never had before—a wholebullock—when we come to the Kings far off have long horns, said the eaglemocking him. With that he flung Feet-in-the-Ashes off his back. Sore would his fall have been if it had been on any other place but a soft bog. On the softest of soft bogs he fell. He made a hole in the ground, but no bone in his body was broken and he still held the cup in his hands. He rose up covered 43 THE BOY WHO KNEW WHAT THE BIRDS SAID with the mud of the bog, and he started off forthe Kings Castl
. The boy who knew what the birds said . e, said the eagle. Iwill give you what you never had before—a wholebullock—when we come to the Kings far off have long horns, said the eaglemocking him. With that he flung Feet-in-the-Ashes off his back. Sore would his fall have been if it had been on any other place but a soft bog. On the softest of soft bogs he fell. He made a hole in the ground, but no bone in his body was broken and he still held the cup in his hands. He rose up covered 43 THE BOY WHO KNEW WHAT THE BIRDS SAID with the mud of the bog, and he started off forthe Kings Castle. Cluck, cluck, said the Hen-grouse, and didhe not go to see his grandmother at all? If he did its not in the story, said the Cock-grouse. That very day, as I would have youknow, the King was standing outside the gateof his Castle with his powerful captains and his strong-armed guardsyear it is to-day,the Giant came andmouth, knockinging away threeand sincehave had nei-nor prosper-you know/that myand a quar-Kingdom isone whothe in-. around him. Asaid the King, sincestruck me in theout and tak-of my teeth,that day Ither healthity. Andsaid he,daughterter of myto go to thewill avenges ult and THE STONE OF VICTORY bring back my three teeth. Such and such athing prevented me from going, said one of hisCaptains, but now that so and so is done, I cango and avenge the insult offered to you. So andso kept me from going, said another of the Cap-tains, but now that such and such a thing is doneI can go to-morrow and bring you back your threeteeth. I am tired of hearing you all talk, saidthe King, and its my belief that my teeth willbe lost and my daughter unwedded till the day ofdoom. It was then that Feet-in-the-Ashes appearedbefore them, Good health to you, King, saidhe. Good health to you, good man, said theKing, and what, may I ask, have you comehere for? He was covered with the feathers of the eagleand the mud of the bog, and, as you may be sure,the King and the captains and the
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