The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales

he ran to his grandmother's room. She was knitting in the dark, for th

e story?" she asked.

is place on the stove, and the

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the turkey-tenders and begged them to give him a turkey in exchange for his honey-cakes. The turkey-tenders were not to be so easil

rds would give him none, but sent him to the cow-herds, who might give him a calf in exchange for the ca

nd offered to exchange his honey-cakes for a colt. They gave him a beautiful colt and took in exchange the honey-cakes. So Reinecke went away, leading the

ceived that they were made of clay, and they at once set off in pursuit of the Fox. But Master Reinecke had so much

self entirely to the care of him. Day after day he brought him green, juicy grass and cool,

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t this was not Reinecke's voice, a

ningly behind the stable-wal

ss and water. As soon as he reached the

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there and asked him to open the door, but he had not opened because the voice sounded rough. U

overheard the whole conversation from behind the stable-wall. He

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by the throat, and ate him up-all but the head and the tail, which he left lying there. T

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head and tail he knew all that had happened and had not the least doubt as to who had brought this great misfortune upon him. He to

eached home. Now this man had three cheeses in a knapsack in his wagon, and presently Reinecke roused himself from his feigned death, arose softly, stole the three che

sooner saw Reinecke with the cheese than his mouth began to water, and he asked him how he ha

brook be found?" a

red Reinecke; "I w

eautiful, star-bestrewn sky shed a magical half-darkness over everything. Reinecke led Isegri

r? Now suck up the water in great gulps and you

ps, until it began to run out at his ears. Reineck

dear Isegrim; yo

until the water ran out of his eyes. At once

segrim, you'll s

hen Reinecke stopped up his nose and climbed upon his back, sa

, set out to carry the Fox, wh

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ting the same words

you're sing

they are only the fantasies of

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d Reinecke's song they came out of the house and praised his singing. Thereupon he said that he could sing

lugged up, and the water ran out of Isegrim's eyes and ears and nose and poured down through the cracks upon the wedding-guests below. The guests ran nimbly up into the loft,

"This long time I have been wearing out shoe-leather

away he went, leaving

the little boy. "He had no busines