Stranica 33 [33]
YVON AND FINETTE
credit. He is gentle, well trained, and as quiet as a lamb.
He is feeding yonder in the stable."
"1 am going to see for myself,’ howled the giant. He
entered the stable, grumbling, found everything in order,
and came out furious.
" You have seen my Finette,” he said; "this trick did
not come from your own head."
" Oh, master,” returned Yvon, opening his mouth and
shutting his eyes, “it is the same story over again.
What is this myfinette? Once for all, show me this
monster.”
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“Hold your tongue, fool," returned the giant; “you
will see her sooner than you will want to."
The third day at dawn the giant gathered his sheep
together to lead them to the pasture; but, before setting
out, he said to Yvon:
‘To-day you must go to the bottomless pit to collect my
rent. After that,’ continued he, bursting into a laugh,
"you may rest all day long. You see that I am a good
master."
"A good master, so be it," murmured Yvon, "but the
task is none the less hard. I will go and see my Finette,
as the giant says; I have great need of her help to get
through to-day’s business."
. When Finette had learned what was the task of the day,
Well,” said she, "how will you go to work to do it?”
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