awaywithhimoutofthehall!"

atlasttheturncameforthatbrotherwhoknewthedictionarybyheart;buthedidnotknowitnow;hehadabsolutelyforgottenitaltogether;andtheboardsseemedtore-echowithhisfootsteps,andtheceilingofthehallwasmadeoflooking-glass,sothathesawhimselfstandingonhishead;andatthewindowstoodthreeclerksandaheadclerk,andeveryoneofthemwaswritingdowneverysinglewordthatwasuttered,sothatitmightbeprintedinthenewspapers,andsoldforapennyatthestreetcorners.itwasaterribleordeal,andtheyhad,moreover,madesuchafireinthestove,thattheroomseemedquiteredhot.

"itisdreadfullyhothere!"observedthefirstbrother.

"yes,"repliedtheprincess,"myfatherisgoingtoroastyoungpulletstoday."

"baa!"therehestoodlikeabaa-lamb.hehadnotbeenpreparedforaspeechofthiskind,andhadnotawordtosay,thoughheintendedtosaysomethingwitty."baa!"

"heisofnouse!"saidtheprincess."awaywithhim!"

andhewasobligedtogoaccordingly.andnowthesecondbrothercamein.

"itisterriblywarmhere!"heobserved.

"yes,we'reroastingpulletsto-day,"repliedtheprincess.

"what-whatwereyou-wereyoupleasedtoob-"stammeredhe-andalltheclerkswrotedown,"pleasedtoob-"

"heisofnouse!"saidtheprincess."awaywithhim!"

nowcametheturnofjackthedullard.herodeintothehallonhisgoat.

"well,it'smostabominablyhothere."

"yes,becausei'mroastingyoungpullets,"repliedtheprincess.

"ah,that'slucky!"exclaimedjackthedullard,"forisupposeyou'llletmeroastmycrowatthesametime?"

"withthegreatestpleasure,"saidtheprincess."buthaveyouanythingyoucanroastitin?forihaveneitherpotnorpan."

"certainlyihave!"saidjack."here'sacookingutensilwithatinhandle."