andwhenheyoungkingheardhishegaveagreacry,andwoke,andhroughhewindowhesawhelonggreyfingersofhedawncluchingahefadingsars

andhefellasleepagain,anddreamed,andhiswashisdream

hehoughhahewaswanderinghroughadimwood,hungwihsrangefruisandwihbeauifulpoisonousflowersheaddershissedahimashewenby,andhebrighparrosflewscreamingfrombranchobranchhugeoroisesyasleepuponhehomudhereeswerefullofapesandpeacocks

onandonhewen,illhereachedheouskirsofhewood,andherehesawanimmensemuliudeofmenoilinginhebedofadriedupriverheyswarmeduphecraglikeansheydugdeeppisinhegroundandwendowninohemsomeofhemclefherockswihgreaaxes;ohersgrabbledinhesand

heyoreuphecacusbyisroos,andrampledonhescarleblossomsheyhurriedabou,callingoeachoher,andnomanwasidle

fromhedarknessofacaverndeahandavaricewachedhem,anddeahsaid,“iamweary;givemeahirdofhemandlemego”buavariceshookherhead“heyaremyservans,”sheanswered

anddeahsaidoher,“whahashouinhyhand?”

“ihavehreegrainsofcorn,”sheanswered;“whaishaohee?”

“givemeoneofhem,”crieddeah,“opninmygarden;onlyoneofhem,andiwillgoaway”

“iwillnogiveheeanyhing,”saidavarice,andshehidherhandinhefoldofherraimen

anddeahughed,andookacup,anddippediinoapoolofwaer,andouofhecuproseagueshepassedhroughhegreamuliude,andahirdofhemydeadacoldmisfollowedher,andhewaersnakesranbyherside

andwhenavaricesawhaahirdofhemuliudewasdeadshebeaherbreasandwepshebeaherbarrenbosom,andcriedaloud“houhassinahirdofmyservans,”shecried,“geheegohereiswarinhemounainsofarary,andhekingsofeachsidearecallingoheeheafghanshavesinhebckox,andaremarchingobaleheyhavebeaenuponheirshieldswihheirspears,andhavepuonheirhelmesofironwhaismyvalleyohee,hahoushouldsarryini?geheegone,andcomeherenomore”

“nay,”answereddeah,“buillhouhasgivenmeagrainofcorniwillnogo”

buavariceshuherhand,andclenchedhereeh“iwillnogiveheeanyhing,”shemuered

anddeahughed,andookupabcksone,andhrewiinohefores,andouofahickeofwildhemlockcamefeverinarobeoffmeshepassedhroughhemuliude,andouchedhem,andeachmanhasheoucheddiedhegrasswiheredbeneahherfeeasshewalked

andavariceshuddered,andpuashesonherhead“houarcruel,”shecried;“houarcruelhereisfamineinhewalledciiesofindia,andhecisernsofsamarcandhaverundryhereisfamineinhewalledciiesofegyp,andhelocusshavecomeupfromhedeserhenilehasnooverflowedisbanks,andhepriesshavecursedisisandosirisgeheegoohosewhoneedhee,andleavememyservans”

“nay,”answereddeah,“buillhouhasgivenmeagrainofcorniwillnogo”

“iwillnogiveheeanyhing,”saidavarice

anddeahughedagain,andhewhisledhroughhisfingers,andawomancameflyinghroughheairpguewaswrienuponherforehead,andacrowdofleanvulureswheeledroundhershecoveredhevalleywihherwings,andnomanwaslefalive