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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
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ip, little bird ! andwas at once carried as swiftty along the road as ifdrawn by a pair of the best horses. All who saw itbecame so astonished that they nearly dropped noseand mouth from surprise. Jesper did not care, how-ever; he drove straight onward until evening, whenhe stopped at an inn to rest for the night. He tiedthe sledge to his bed in order to prevent its beingstolen. But the people at the inn having seen himarrive were, of course, very curious to know moreabout the remarkable vehicle. Late at night, wheneverybody thought he was asleep, one of the ser-vant-girls, anxious to examine the wonderful sledge,stole slyly into the room. But as soon as shetouched the sledge the bird said Pip ! Holdon ! commanded Jesper, and there the girl stood,unable to tear herself loose. Soon another girl stoleinto the room and took hold of the sledge. Pip!cried the bird again. Hold on! shouted Jesper.There were three servant - girls at the inn, allequally curious, so at length the third one came
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TIIE WOM>K.KII 1 SAUCY JESPER in and was caught like the rest. There all threestood. Early in the morning, before any one was up,Jesper took his sledge into the court-yard, the girls,of course, following. Appearing not to see or hearthem, he took his seat, saying Pip, little bird !and the sledge immediately began to move on asthe day before. The girls, who were not preparedfor such an event, ran as fast as they could, and youmay be sure that they had a most excellent exer-cise at this early hour of the day. After a while they passed a church. It so hap-pened that the minister and the sexton were aboutto walk in ; but when they became aware of thesingular procession, they stopped and gazed at it ingreat astonishment. The minister became angryand called to the girls to stop. As they did notobey him, he ran after them and tried to hold themback. Pip ! said the bird. Hold on ! addedJesper, and the minister was obliged i>> follow, ruuning at the top of his speed. The sexton, who s

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