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96 Ye Sad Story Concerning One Innocent " 97 Little Lamb And Four Wicked Wolves

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List of Illustrations
This Is The Way That One In Cap And Frontispiece Motley Stops For Awhile Along The Stony Path Of Life To Make You Laugh
Jacob's Mother And The Herr Mayor Page 2
Jacob And The Red One " 4
Two Opinions Facing P. 4
Ye Song Of Ye Foolish Old Woman " 5
Jacob Shoots At The Magpie Page 6
Jacob And The Magic Plough " 8
Jacob And The Red One Go Hunting Together " 11
A Newspaper Puff Facing P. 12
Three Fortunes " 13
Jacob And Gretchen Get The Best Of The Red Page 13 One And Go Home Together Happily
Claus And The Master Of Black-arts " 16
Venturesome Boldness Facing P. 16
Superficial Culture " 17
Clause And The White Snake Page 18
The Master Is Angry " 20
Claus Listens To The Talk Of The Two Ravens " 21
Claus And The Manikin " 23
Hans Discovers Claus's Luck " 25
Dame Twist Drinketh Tea " 30
The Little Man And The Great Horse " 32
Ye Song Of Ye Gossips Facing P. 32
A Victim To Science " 33
Dame Twist Visits A Strange Patient Page 34
Dame Twist Drives Away The Little Folks " 36
Play And Earnest Facing P. 36
The Accident Of Birth " 37
Dame Margery Twist Goeth To See The Merry Page 38 Doings At The Fair
Dame Twist Sees The Little Man In Green For Page 40 The Last Time
Ye Romantic Adventures Of Three Tailors Facing P. 44
Fancy And Fact " 45
Clever Peter And The Little Gentleman In Black Page 46
Clever Peter Rides To The King's Palace " 48 Upon His Fine Horse
Ye Two Wishes Facing P. 48
A Verse With A Moral But No Name " 49
Peter Eats With The King And Princess Page 51
Clever Peter And The Unlucky Bottle " 54
Clever Peter Opens The Unlucky Bottle For " 56 The King And Princess
Hans Hecklemann Page 58
Catherine " 58
Hans Hecklemann Goes To The Cottage Of " 61 The Old Wise Woman In Search Of His Luck
Hans Hecklemann And The Old Wise Woman Page 62
Hans Finds His Luck " 64
Ye Song Of Ye Rajah And Ye Fly Facing P. 64
Pride In Distress " 65
Hans Hecklemann Ploughs For Gold Page 65
Profession And Practice Facing P. 68
A Tale Of A Tub " 69
Farmer Georgie Griggs Page 70
Dame Mally Griggs " 72
Farmer Griggs And The Boggart " 73
Ye Story Of A Blue China Plate Facing P. 76
Moral Blindness " 77
The Departure Page 77
Farmer Griggs And The Wise Man " 78
Overconfidence Facing P. 80
The Force Of Need " 81
The Boggart Rejoices Page 81
Ye King " 84
Prince John " 84
The Prince Aids The Old Woman " 86
The Great Ugly Troll Finds The Prince By The Fire " 88
The Goose-herd And Her Daughter Meet The Princess " 90 At The Roadside
The Prince Looks Through The Magic Key Page 91
The Old King Rejoices At His New Daughter-in-law " 94
A Disappointment Facing P. 96
Ye Sad Story Concerning One Innocent Little " 97 Lamb And Four Wicked Wolves
The Little Man Asks For His Cap Page 98
Christine And The Apple " 100
Christine's Mother And Sisters Wish For The Apple " 101
The King Reaches For The Apple " 101
The King Talks With The Wise Man " 105
The King's Steward And Christine " 106
Christine Gives The Apple To The King " 107

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THE SKILLFUL HUNTSMAN
Once upon a time there was a lad named Jacob Boehm, who was a practical huntsman.
One day Jacob said to his mother, "Mother, I would like to marry Gretchen--the nice, pretty little daughter of the Herr Mayor."
Jacob's mother thought that he was crazy. "Marry the daughter of the Herr Mayor, indeed! You want to marry the daughter of the Herr Mayor? Listen; many a man wants and wants, and nothing comes of it!"
That was what Jacob Boehm's mother said to him.
But Jacob was deaf in that ear; nothing would do but his mother must go to the Herr Mayor, and ask for leave for him to marry Gretchen. And Jacob begged and begged so prettily that at last his mother promised to go and do as he wished. So off she went, though doubt was heavy in her shoes, for she did not know how the Herr Mayor would take it.
"So Jacob wants to marry Gretchen, does he?" said the Herr Mayor.
Yes; that was what Jacob wanted.
"And is he a practical huntsman?" said the Herr Mayor.
Oh yes, he was that.
"So good," said the Herr Mayor. "Then tell Jacob that when he is such a clever huntsman as to be able to shoot the whiskers off from a running hare without touching the skin, then he can have Gretchen."
[Illustration: JACOB'S MOTHER & THE HERR MAYOR]
Then Jacob's mother went back home again. "Now," said she, "Jacob will, at least, be satisfied."
"Yes," said Jacob, when she had told him all that the Herr Mayor had said to her, "that is