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!"