, as he gave her no peace, she packed the dinner in thebasket and gave it to the boy. Wonder of wonders! he took the basket on his head and ran with it to thefields. He could not be seen for the basket which covered him completely. Itwas such a funny sight to see this basket go along all by itself,… … After a while he came to the brook over which there was no bridge. Now.what was he going to do ? He was a wise, clever little chap and rememberedthat there was a big wooden spoon in the basket, so he readied for it andplacing it on the water, it bacame a little boat on which he gaily crossed…
Fairy tales
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