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THE GOOSE GIRL. 23 But she went on through the town, driving her geese to the field. And when they came into the meadows, she sat down and undid her hair, which was all of gold, and when Conrad saw how it glistened, he wanted to pull out a few hairs for himself. And she said, (c OD wind, blow Conrad s hat away, Make him run after as it flies, While I with my gold hair will play, And twist it up in seemly wise.”’ Then there came a wind strong enough to blow Conrad’s hat far away over the fields, and he had to run after it; and by the time he came back she had put up her hair with combs and pins, and he could not get at any to pull it out ; and he was sulky and would not speak to her; so they looked after the geese until the evening came, and then they went home. The next morning, as they passed under the dark gate-way, . the Princess said, ‘*O Falada, dost thou hang there?” And Falada answered, sc Princess, dost thou so meanly fare? But if thy mother knew thy pain, Her heart would surely break in twain.” And when they reached the fields she sat down and began to comb out her hair; then Conrad came up and wanted to seize upon some of it, and she cried, (c O wind, blow Conrad’s hat away, Make him run after as it flies, While I with my gold hair will play, And do it up in seemly wise. " Then the wind came and blew Conrad’s hat very far away, so that he had to run after it, and when he came back again her hair was put up again, so that he could pull none of it out ; and they tended the geese until the evening. And after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King and said, "I will tend the geese no longer with that girl !” " Why not?” asked the old King.
