Tales from the fjeld : a series of popular tales from the Norse of P. Ch. Asbjörnsen (1917)
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896, Smith, J. Moyr, ill · New York : Putnam's · leaf 149
-sault and stood upon his hind-legs. Just then a foxcame slouching by. Good day, good day, said the hare; Im somerry to-day, for you mustknow I was married this morn-ing. Lucky fellow you, said thefox. Ah, no! not so lucky afterall, said the hare, for shewas very heavy-handed, and itwas an old… … Slip Root, Catch Reynards Foot 129 No, no! not so lucky either, said the hare, forthe cottage caught fire and was burnt, and all we hadwith it. That I call downright unlucky, said the fox. Oh, no; not so very unlucky after all, said thehare, for my witch of a wife was burnt along withher cottage.…
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