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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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troll hastened alongto the place, followed by Hans. Now the troll bentdown, seized the sows tail, and tried to pull her out.The tail slipped out of his hands, however, and hetumbled into the water. When he came out againhe ran around furiously, trying to find his swine,but, as Hans said, they were already far away. Ihope that Master is not angry with me, said Hans.No, he was not at all angry, he asserted. When the troll returned home he said to his wife : How in the world can I get rid of this wretch ?He will ruin and spoil our whole property. Oh,how I wish I could cool my rage upon him ! But Imust keep our agreement, even if it costs all that Ihave. I have an idea ! cried his wife. I thinkI know how we may get rid of him. He knows thathis time is up when the cuckoo begins to tune hisvoice. Of course it will be long before that timecomes, but we may deceive him. You tar me androll me in feathers until I look like a bird, then helpme up into the large apple-tree, where I will cry, 128
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•• i 111 i \n 51 ;ill D OU1 OF HIS HAND HANS HUMDRUM Cuckoo, cuckoo ! until he thinks that the cuckoohas really come! You arc a cunning woman,answered the troll, admiringly ; it shall be as yousay. Upon this they retired, well phased. Next morning Hans and the troll were sitting atthe breakfast-table—the woman was outside—whenall at once they heard the cuckoo chant from theapple-tree, Cuckoo, cuckoo ! Listen ! said thetroll; the cuckoo has come. I must see him, ex-claimed Hans, jumping up and running out of thedoor ; I always used to have a look at the firstcuckoo in the summer ! When he came into thegarden he seized a sharp flint-stone and threw it atthe head of the old woman, who was sitting in thetree cuckooing with all her might. She fell to theground at once, stone dead. Come, Master, calledHans, come and look at this wonderful cuckoo!The troll at once came running, and when he sawwhat had happened he began to curse and swearwith such force that sparks flew from both of h

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