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Title: The pink fairy book
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, ed
Subjects: Tales
Publisher: New York, London (etc.) Longmans, Green, and co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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Hans, you wont get offuntil you promise to bring all the fish in the lake up tothe squires courtyard, before to-morrow morning. Old Eric eagerly promised this, if Hans would onlylet him go; so Hans rowed ashore, ate up the rest of hisprovisions, and went home to bed. Next morning, when the squire rose and opened hisfront door, the fish came tumbling into the porch, and thewhole yard was crammed full of them. He ran in againto his wife, for he could never devise anything himself,and said to her, What shall we do with him now? OldEric has nt taken him. I am certain all the fish are outof the lake, for the yard is just filled with them. Yes, thats a bad business, said she ; you must see ifyou cant get him sent to purgatory, to demand tribute. The HANS, THE MERMAIDS SON 123 squire therefore made his way to the mens quarters, tospeak to Hans, and it took him all his time to push hisway along the walls, under the eaves, on account of thefish that filled the yard. He thanked Hans for having
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fished so well, and said that now he had an errand forhim, which he could only give to a trusty servant, andthat was to journey to purgatory, and demand three yearstrilnito, which, he said, was owing to him from thatquarter. 124 HANS, THE MERMAIDS SON Willingly, said Hans; but what road do I go, toget there ? The squire stood, and did not know what to say, andhad first to go in to his wife to ask her. Oh, what a fool you are! said she, cant you directhim straight forward, south through tlie wood? Whetherhe gets there or not, ii^e shall be quit of him. Out goes the squire again to Hans. The way lies straight forward, south through thewood, said he. Hans then must have his provisions for the journey;two bakings of bread, two casks of butter, two barrelsale, and two kegs of brandy. He tied all these uptogether, and got them on his shoulder hanging on hisgood walking-stick, and off he tramped soutliward. After he had got through the wood, there was morethan one road, and he was in doubt w

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