“‘iisquiemended,’answeredlilehans,comingdownhedder

“‘ah!’saidhemiller,‘hereisnoworksodelighfulasheworkonedoesforohers’

“‘iiscerainlyagreaprivilegeohearyoualk,’answeredlilehans,siingdown,andwipinghisforehead,‘averygreaprivilegebuiamafraidishallneverhavesuchbeauifulideasasyouhave’

“‘oh!heywillcomeoyou,’saidhemiller,‘buyoumusakemorepainsapresenyouhaveonlyhepraciceoffriendship;somedayyouwillhaveheheoryalso’

“‘doyoureallyhinkishall?’askedlilehans

“‘ihavenodoubofi,’answeredhemiller,‘bunowhayouhavemendedheroof,youhadbeergohomeandres,foriwanyouodrivemysheepohemounainomorrow’

“poorlilehanswasafraidosayanyhingohis,andearlyhenexmorninghemillerbroughhissheeproundohecoage,andhanssaredoffwihhemohemounainiookhimhewholedayogehereandback;andwhenhereurnedhewassoiredhahewenoffosleepinhischair,anddidnowakeupilliwasbroaddayligh

“‘whaadelighfulimeishallhaveinmygarden,’hesaid,andhewenoworkaonce

“busomehowhewasneverableolookaferhisflowersaall,forhisfriendhemillerwasalwayscomingroundandsendinghimoffonlongerrands,orgeinghimohelpahemilllilehanswasverymuchdisressedaimes,ashewasafraidhisflowerswouldhinkhehadforgoenhem,buheconsoledhimselfbyhereflecionhahemillerwashisbesfriend‘besides,’heusedosay,‘heisgoingogivemehiswheelbarrow,andhaisanacofpuregenerosiy’

“solilehansworkedawayforhemiller,andhemillersaidallkindsofbeauifulhingsaboufriendship,whichhansookdowninanoebook,andusedoreadoveranigh,forhewasaverygoodschor

“nowihappenedhaoneeveninglilehanswassiingbyhisfiresidewhenaloudrapcameahedooriwasaverywildnigh,andhewindwasblowingandroaringroundhehousesoerriblyhaafirshehoughiwasmerelyhesormbuasecondrapcame,andhenahird,louderhananyofheohers

“‘iissomepoorraveller,’saidlilehansohimself,andheranohedoor

“heresoodhemillerwihanerninonehandandabigsickinheoher

“‘dearlilehans,’criedhemiller,‘iamingrearoublemylileboyhasfallenoffadderandhurhimself,andiamgoingforhedocorbuhelivessofaraway,andiissuchabadnigh,haihasjusoccurredomehaiwouldbemuchbeerifyouweninseadofmeyouknowiamgoingogiveyoumywheelbarrow,andso,iisonlyfairhayoushoulddosomehingformeinreurn’

“‘cerainly,’criedlilehans,‘iakeiquieasacomplimenyourcomingome,andiwillsaroffaoncebuyoumuslendmeyournern,ashenighissodarkhaiamafraidimighfallinohedich’

“‘iamverysorry,’answeredhemiller,‘buiismynewnern,andiwouldbeagrealossomeifanyhinghappenedoi’

“‘well,nevermind,iwilldowihoui,’criedlilehans,andheookdownhisgreafurcoa,andhiswarmscarlecap,andiedamufflerroundhishroa,andsaredoff