. Laboulaye's fairy book . any orders, which troubled Finette. At noon hereturned without his flock, complaining of the heat andfatigue, and said to the young girl: You will find a child, my servant, at the door. Cuthis throat, put him into the great pot to boil, and callme when the broth is ready. Saying this, he stretchedhimself on the bed to take a nap, and was soon snor-ing so loudly that it seemed like thunder shaking themountains. Finette prepared a log of wood, took a large knife, andcalled Yvon. She pricked his little finger; three drops ofblood fell on the log. That is enough, said Fi
. Laboulaye's fairy book . any orders, which troubled Finette. At noon hereturned without his flock, complaining of the heat andfatigue, and said to the young girl: You will find a child, my servant, at the door. Cuthis throat, put him into the great pot to boil, and callme when the broth is ready. Saying this, he stretchedhimself on the bed to take a nap, and was soon snor-ing so loudly that it seemed like thunder shaking themountains. Finette prepared a log of wood, took a large knife, andcalled Yvon. She pricked his little finger; three drops ofblood fell on the log. That is enough, said Finette; now help me to fillthe pot. They threw into it all that they could find—old clothes,old shoes, old carpets, and everything else. Finette thentook Yvon by the hand and led him through the threeantechambers, where she ran in a mold three bullets ofgold, two bullets of silver, and one bullet of copper, afterwhich they quitted the house and ran toward the sea. On—the Kerver! cried Yvon, as soon as he saw himself 16. HE WAS SOON SNORING SO LOUDLY THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THUNDER SHAKING THE MOUNTAINS YVON AND FINETTE in the country. Explain yourself, dear Finette; whatfarce are we playing now? Let us run—let us run! she cried; if we do not quitthis wretched island before night, it is all over with us. On—the Kerver! replied Yvon, laughing, and downwith the giant! When he had snored a full hour, the giant stretched hislimbs, half opened one eye, and cried, Is it ready? It is just beginning to boil, answered the first drop ofblood on the log. The giant turned over, and snored louder than ever foran hour or two longer. Then he stretched his limbs, halfopened one eye, and cried out: Do you hear me? Is italmost ready? It is half done, answered the second drop of blood onthe log. The giant turned over, and slept an hour longer. Thenhe yawned, stretched his great limbs, and cried out, im-patiently : Isnt it ready yet? It is ready now, answered the third drop of blood onthe log. T
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