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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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tersand dogs that were so eager after him. Thus a whole year passed, and when it was over thetroll called him home, for he was now in his power likeall the other animals. The troll then said some words tohim which he did not understand, and the hare imme-diately became a human being again. Well, how doyou like to serve me? said the troll, and how do youlike being a hare ? The lad replied that he liked it very well; he had neverbeen able to go over the ground so quickly before. Thetroll then showed him the bushel of money that he hadalready earned, and the lad was well pleased to serve himfor another year. / The first day of the second year the boy had the samework to do as on the previous one — namely, to feed allthe wild animals in the trolls stable. When he had donethis the troll again said some words to him, and with thathe became a raven, and flew high up into the air. Thiswas delightful, the lad thought; he could go even fasternow than when he was a hare, and the dogs could not
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250 THE TROLLS DAUGHTER come after him here. This Avas a great delight to him,but he soon found out that he was uot to be left quite atpeace, for all the marksmen and hunters who saw himaimed at him and fired away, for they had no other birdsto shoot at than himself, as the troll had tied up all theothers. This, however, he also got used to, when he saw thatthey could never hit him, and in this way he flew aboutall that year, until the troll called him home again, saidsome strange words to him, and gave him his humanshape again. Well, how did you like being a raven?said the troll. I liked it very well, said the lad, for never in allmy days have I been able to rise so high. The trollthen showed him the two bushels of money which he hadearned that year, and the lad was well content to remainin his service for another year. Next day he got his old task of feeding all the wildbeasts. When this was done the troll again said somewords to him, and at these he turned into a fish, andsprang in

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