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Title: Danish fairy & folk tales : a collection of popular stories and fairy tales
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Bay, J. Christian (Jens Christian), 1871-1962 Grundtvig, Sven, 1824-1883
Subjects: Folklore -- Denmark
Publisher: New York London : Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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heated — shamefully deceived!cried Christopher, while his wife began to cry andlament over the sheep. But I will take revenge.Such a long, shrivelled rascal ! I shall paint him,indeed, until he is both red and blue ! He madehis horses and carriage ready, selected his bestwhip, and set out to cool his rage upon the cunningman in Hilltown who had treated him so shamefully. Eric at once guessed his errand when he sawChristopher approaching, and running into thekitchen, he seized a pot with boiling soup andplaced it on a stone in the yard. As the boilingdid not cease at once, the first thing which Christo-pher caught sight of when he drove into the yardwas this pot, which seemed to boil without fire orspark, standing on the cold stone. He at once for-got the sheep-painter and his own thoughts ofrevenge. Such a pot must be a great marvel. Be-fore he drove out of the yard again he had boughtit for fifty dollars. This time he felt sure thecunning Hilltown man could not deceive him, for 216
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THE CUNNING MAX IN HILLTOWN lie had seen himself how the pot boiled with all itsmight, without fire, on the cold stone. As soon as he was home again he determined totry the pot. It was filled with water and placed ona >tne in the yard, and the whole family stoodaround it, watching to see it boil, and gazing withall their might at this wonderful article. You had better tell it to start, said tin- womanto her husband, after a while. You had better begin to boil, said Christopherto the pot. They waited one hour, and another, but not eventhe faintest smoke could be seen. It is time to start ! shouted Christopher to thepot, but it did not heed him at all, and at lengththey were convinced that they had again been hod-winked by the deceitful man in Hilltown, Christopher swore that this time his man shouldnot escape him. With six other Plainfielders In- selout to work a fearful revenge upon the sly man inHilltown, who did not seem to possess as muchhonor even as the sheep-

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