Oldal 23 [23]
HERE was once a man who was a
Jack-of-all-trades; he had served in
the war, and had been brave and bold,
but at the end of it he was sent about
his business, with three farthings and
his discharge,
“T am not going to stand this,”
said he; “wait till I find the right man
to help me, and the king shall give me
all the treasures of his kingdom before he has done with me."
Then, full of wrath, he went into the forest, and he saw
one standing there by six trees which he had rooted up as if
they had been stalks of corn. And he’said to him,
‘Will you be my man, and come along with me?”
“All right,” answered he; “I must just take this bit of
wood home to my father and mother.” And taking one of
the trees, he bound it round the other five, and putting the
faggot on his shoulder, he carried it off; then soon coming
back, he went along with his leader, who said,
“Two such as we can stand against the whole world.”
And when they had gone on a little while, they came to a
huntsman who was kneeling on one knee and taking careful
aim with his rifle.
“Huntsman,” said the leader, “what are you aiming
at Pp”
“Two miles from here,” answered he, "there sits a fly on
the bough of an oak-tree, I mean to put a bullet into its left
eye.”