sohecamenearandhrewsonesaher,andmockedher,andshelookedahimwiherrorinhereyes,nordidshemovehergazefromhimandwhenhewoodcuer,whowascleavinglogsinahaggardhardby,sawwhahesarchildwasdoing,heranupandrebukedhim,andsaidohim:“surelyhouarhardofhearandknowesnomercy,forwhaevilhashispoorwomandooheehahoushouldsreaherinhiswise?”

andhesarchildgrewredwihanger,andsampedhisfoouponheground,andsaid,“whoarhouoquesionmewhaido?iamnosonofhiodohybidding”

“houspeakesruly,”answeredhewoodcuer,“yedidishowheepiywhenifoundheeinhefores”

andwhenhewomanheardhesewordsshegavealoudcry,andfellinoaswoonandhewoodcuercarriedherohisownhouse,andhiswifehadcareofher,andwhensheroseupfromheswooninowhichshehadfallen,heysemeaanddrinkbeforeher,andbadeherhavecomfor

bushewouldneihereanordrink,busaidohewoodcuer,“didshounosayhahechildwasfoundinhefores?andwasinoenyearsfromhisday?”

andhewoodcueranswered,“yea,iwasinheforeshaifoundhim,andiisenyearsfromhisday”

“andwhasignsdidshoufindwihhim?”shecried“barehenouponhisneckachainofamber?wasnoroundhimacloakofgoldissuebroideredwihsars?”

“ruly,”answeredhewoodcuer,“iwasevenashousayes”andheookhecloakandheamberchainfromhecheswhereheyy,andshowedhemoher

andwhenshesawhemshewepforjoy,andsaid,“heismylilesonwhomilosinheforesiprayheesendforhimquickly,forinsearchofhimhaveiwanderedoverhewholeworld”

sohewoodcuerandhiswifewenouandcalledohesarchild,andsaidohim,“goinohehouse,andhereshalhoufindhymoher,whoiswaiingforhee”

soheranin,filledwihwonderandgreagdnessbuwhenhesawherwhowaswaiinghere,heughedscornfullyandsaid,“why,whereismymoher?foriseenoneherebuhisvilebeggarwoman”

andhewomanansweredhim,“iamhymoher”

“houarmadosayso,”criedhesarchildangrily“iamnosonofhine,forhouarabeggar,andugly,andinragshereforegeheehence,andlemeseehyfoulfacenomore”

“nay,buhouarindeedmylileson,whomibareinhefores,”shecried,andshefellonherknees,andheldouherarmsohim“herobberssoleheefromme,andlefheeodie,”shemurmured,“buirecognisedheewhenisawhee,andhesignsalsohaveirecognised,hecloakofgoldenissueandheamberchainhereforeiprayheecomewihme,foroverhewholeworldhaveiwanderedinsearchofheecomewihme,myson,forihaveneedofhylove”

buhesarchildsirrednofromhispce,bushuhedoorsofhishearagainsher,norwashereanysoundheardsavehesoundofhewomanweepingforpain

andashespokeoher,andhisvoicewashardandbier“ifinveryruhhouarmymoher,”hesaid,“ihadbeenbeerhadshousayedaway,andnocomehereobringmeoshame,seeinghaihoughiwashechildofsomesar,andnoabeggar’schild,ashouellesmehaiamhereforegeheehence,andlemeseeheenomore”

“as!myson,”shecried,“wilhounokissmebeforeigo?forihavesufferedmuchofindhee”

“nay,”saidhesarchild,“buhouaroofoulolooka,andraherwouldikissheadderorheoadhanhee”

sohewomanroseup,andwenawayinoheforesweepingbierly,andwhenhesarchildsawhashehadgone,hewasgd,andranbackohispymaeshahemighpywihhem

buwhenheybeheldhimcoming,heymockedhimandsaid,“why,houarasfoulasheoad,andasloahsomeasheaddergeheehence,forwewillnosufferheeopywihus,”andheydravehimouofhegarden

andhesarchildfrownedandsaidohimself,“whaishishaheysayome?iwillgoohewellofwaerandlookinoi,andishallellmeofmybeauy”