sohewenohewellofwaerandlookedinoi,andlo!hisfacewasashefaceofaoad,andhisbodywassealedlikeanadderandheflunghimselfdownonhegrassandwep,andsaidohimself,“surelyhishascomeuponmebyreasonofmysinforihavedeniedmymoher,anddrivenheraway,andbeenproud,andcrueloherwhereforeiwillgoandseekherhroughhewholeworld,norwilliresillihavefoundher”

andherecameohimheliledaugherofhewoodcuer,andshepuherhanduponhisshoulderandsaid,“whadohimaerifhouhasloshycomeliness?saywihus,andiwillnomockahee”

andhesaidoher,“nay,buihavebeencruelomymoher,andasapunishmenhashisevilbeensenomewhereforeimusgohence,andwanderhroughheworldillifindher,andshegivemeherforgiveness”

soheranawayinoheforesandcalledouohismoherocomeohim,buherewasnoansweralldaylonghecalledoher,and,whenhesunseheydownosleeponabedofleaves,andhebirdsandheanimalsfledfromhim,forheyrememberedhiscruely,andhewasalonesaveforheoadhawachedhim,andheslowadderhacrawledpas

andinhemorningheroseup,andpluckedsomebierberriesfromhereesandaehem,andookhiswayhroughhegreawood,weepingsorelyandofeveryhinghahemehemadeinquiryifperchanceheyhadseenhismoher

hesaidohemole,“houcansgobeneahheearhellme,ismymoherhere?”

andhemoleanswered,“houhasblindedmineeyeshowshouldiknow?”

hesaidoheli

e,“houcansflyoverheopsofheallrees,andcansseehewholeworldellme,canshouseemymoher?”

andheli

eanswered,“houhasclipmywingsforhypleasurehowshouldifly?”

andohelilesquirrelwholivedinhefirree,andwaslonely,hesaid,“whereismymoher?”

andhesquirrelanswered,“houhassinminedoshouseekosyhinealso?”

andhesarchildwepandbowedhishead,andprayedforgivenessofgod’shings,andwenonhroughhefores,seekingforhebeggarwomanandonhehirddayhecameoheohersideofheforesandwendowninohepin

andwhenhepassedhroughhevilgeshechildrenmockedhim,andhrewsonesahim,andhecarloswouldnosufferhimevenosleepinhebyresleshemighbringmildewonhesoredcorn,sofoulwasheolooka,andheirhiredmendravehimaway,andherewasnonewhohadpiyonhimnorcouldhehearanywhereofhebeggarwomanwhowashismoher,houghforhespaceofhreeyearshewanderedoverheworld,andofenseemedoseeheronheroadinfronofhim,andwouldcalloher,andrunaferherillhesharpflinsmadehisfeeobleedbuoverakeherhecouldno,andhosewhodwelbyhewaydideverdenyhaheyhadseenher,oranylikeoher,andheymadesporofhissorrow

forhespaceofhreeyearshewanderedoverheworld,andinheworldherewasneiherlovenorlovingkindnessnorchariyforhim,buiwasevensuchaworldashehadmadeforhimselfinhedaysofhisgreapride

andoneeveninghecameohegaeofasrongwalledciyhasoodbyariver,and,wearyandfoosorehoughhewas,hemadeoenerinbuhesoldierswhosoodonguarddroppedheirhalbersacrossheenrance,andsaidroughlyohim,“whaishybusinessinheciy?”

“iamseekingformymoher,”heanswered,“andiprayyeosuffermeopass,forimaybehasheisinhisciy”