The Olive Fairy Book
e direction. Now the bunniah was very grasping, like most of his class, and was lamenting that he had had
elf. 'Let me see if this farmer is not goo
er good day very politely, t
you, but since we are going the same way, I shall
what shall we talk about? A city man like you
ch tell the other the wildest tale we can imagine, and he who firs
nd privately he made up his mind that, however improbable it might be, nothing should induce him t
I met a merchant travelling with a great
the farmer; 'I've seen t
niah, 'all tied together by their nose strings - nose to tai
said the
m off, struggling, into the air, and by reason of them all b
r. 'But - well - yes, doubtless; yes - well - one hu
t?' demanded
said the fa
he was looking upward, with her head thrown back, whilst the maid tugged away at the comb, when that wretched kite, with its prey, went soaring overhead; and, as lu
mer; 'it's so painful havi
ss shook her head, and sprang up, clapping her hand on her eye. "Oh de
farmer, 'perfectly true. Well
lid a twitch, and out came a camel, which the maid put in her pocket -' ('Ah!' grunted the farmer)-'and then she just twisted up the co
is out of breath, but the farmer lo
' replied the bunniah. 'Besides, tha
the farmer, 'and no d
ah. 'I am so anxious to hear your story
ll,' answered the f
nd half a dozen buffaloes, and goats in abundance; but of all his possessions the
errupted the bu
would have it, he rode that mare to market with a torn saddle, which galled her so,
bunniah impatien
ches the bird ca
n at times? Well, the poor beast got dust in that wound, and what's more, with the dust some grains
gets a fair chance
wheat on that horse's back as big as anything you ever saw in
ire extra hands for rea
nds of wheat off that mare's
!' murmured
eep body and soul together -(the bunniah snorted, but was silent)- came to
us glance at his companion, but
aster, let me have the loan of sixteen maunds o
red my father; "take what you
the bunniah wit
r; 'but he never repaid it, and it's a debt to this day. S
ckly up and down the fingers of his right ha
matter?' aske
unniah, with the calmness of despair, as he remembered that by his
en a man owes a debt: 'Give me the money; o
ral tradition.)
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