andhebroughtouttheoldwoodenshoe,andputthecrowintoit.

"well,thatisafamousdish!"saidtheprincess."butwhatshallwedoforsauce?"

"oh,ihavethatinmypocket,"saidjack;"ihavesomuchofitthaticanaffordtothrowsomeaway;"andhepouredsomeoftheclayoutofhispocket.

"ilikethat!"saidtheprincess."youcangiveananswer,andyouhavesomethingtosayforyourself,andsoyoushallbemyhusband.butareyouawarethateverywordwespeakisbeingtakendown,andwillbepublishedinthepaperto-morrow?lookyonder,andyouwillseeineverywindowthreeclerksandaheadclerk;andtheoldheadclerkistheworstofall,forhecan'tunderstandanything."

butsheonlysaidthistofrightenjackthedullard;andtheclerksgaveagreatcrowofdelight,andeachonespurtedablotoutofhispenontothefloor.

"oh,thosearethegentlemen,arethey?"saidjack;"theniwillgivethebestihavetotheheadclerk."andheturnedouthispockets,andflungthewetclayfullintheheadclerk'sface.

"thatwasverycleverlydone,"observedtheprincess."icouldnothavedonethat;butishalllearnintime."

andaccordinglyjackthedullardwasmadeaking,andreceivedacrownandawife,andsatuponathrone.andthisreportwehavewetfromthepressoftheheadclerkandthecorporationofprinters-buttheyarenottobedependeduponintheleast.

theend.

1872

fairytalesofhanschristianandersen

littleclausandbigclaus

byhanschristianandersen

inavillagethereoncelivedtwomenwhohadthesameywerebothcalledclaus.oneofthemhadfourhorses,buttheotherhadonlyone;sotodistinguishthem,peoplecalledtheownerofthefourhorses,"greatclaus,"andhewhohadonlyone,"littleclaus."nowweshallhearwhathappenedtothem,forthisisatruestory.

throughthewholeweek,littleclauswasobligedtoploughforgreatclaus,andlendhimhisonehorse;andonceaweek,onasunday,greatclauslenthimallhisfourhorses.thenhowlittleclauswouldsmackhiswhipoverallfivehorses,theywereasgoodashisownonthatoneday.thesunshonebrightly,andthechurchbellswereringingmerrilyasthepeoplepassedby,dressedintheirbestclothes,withtheirprayer-booksundertheirarms.theyweregoingtoheartheclergymanpreach.theylookedatlittleclausploughingwithhisfivehorses,andhewassoproudthathesmackedhiswhip,andsaid,"gee-up,myfivehorses."

"youmustnotsaythat,"saidbigclaus;"foronlyoneofthembelongstoyou."butlittleclaussoonforgotwhatheoughttosay,andwhenanyonepassedhewouldcallout,"gee-up,myfivehorses!"