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Identifier: danishfairyfolkt00bayj (find matches)
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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me, and seized it. Wereyou not frightened ? pursued his master. No, re-plied Hans; why should I be frightened? Youhad better return home, said the minister ; I canteach you nothing. Hans returned home and told what had hap-pened. His father became furious, and said thatwhen he feared neither the living nor the dead hedid not wish to keep him at home. The next morn-ing, consequently, Hans was obliged to go away, inspite of the pleading and the tears of his mother,who was afraid that he might not be able to fight hisway in the great world of which he knew nothing.She followed him to the gate, kissed him, and said,with many tears, God keep you, my poor boy! All the long day Hans pursued his way, and whenit grew dark he walked into a church-yard, whereweeping-willows could shield hirr until next morn-ing. He lay down, but towards midnight he awokeand found an old man with a long beard bendingover him. He carried a sickle in his right hand,and in his left an hour-glass. Are you not afraid,
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mi . UD HANS A FEARLESS BOY asked Death—for he it was—to lie here alone?No, returned the boy, what should I be afraidof? You seem to be a brave boy, observedDeath. Would you like to visit me? Yes;where do you live ? answered Hans. Directlyeast of the church, explained his old friend; whereyou see a light shine from the ground, you will finda hole. Descend through that, and come to-mor-row night at this hour. Hans promised, and Deathparted from him. He passed the following day in picking nuts aboutthe church-yard and in the adjoining woods. Whenmidnight came he entered the church-yard, and eastof the church he found what seemed to be an opengrave, through which a red glare was seen. Asthere was no rope or ladder, Hans resolutely jump-ed into the opening. He fell a long distance, butlanded safely on a soft meadow. A few steps awayfr<nn him a door opened into a large building fromwhich the same ruddy glare issued, and in the door-way his old friend Death was standing, bidding himw

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