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There, at the door, he found a baby, with hair as yellow as gold, smiling at him. Besides its swaddling clothes, it was wrapped up in flame colored satin. As it was still night, the man took the infant to his bed and laid it alongside of his wife, who was asleep. Now this good woman loved children, though she had none of her own, and so when she woke up in the morning, and saw what was beside her, she was very happy. Then she resolved to pretend that it was her own. THERE AT THE DOOR HE FOUND A BABY WITH HAIR AS YELLOW AS GOLD SMILING AT HIM BESIDES ITS SWADDLING CLOTHES IT WAS WRAPPED UP IN FLAME COLORED SATIN AS IT WAS STILL NIGHT THE MAN TOOK THE INFANT TO HIS BED AND LAID IT ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE WHO WAS ASLEEP NOW THIS GOOD WOMAN LOVED CHILDREN THOUGH SHE HAD NONE OF HER OWN AND SO WHEN SHE WOKE UP IN THE MORNING AND SAW WHAT BESIDE HER SHE WAS VERY HAPPY THEN SHE RESOLVED TO PRETEND THAT IT WAS HER OWN
come of them. At last, the owner, who had no children, and loved little horses, determined not to lose another. He girded on his sword, and with his trusty spear, stood guard all night in the stable to catch the mortal robber, as he supposed he must be. When on this same night of May first, the mare foaled again, and the colt stood up on its long legs, the man greatly admired the young creature. It looked already, as if it could, with its own legs, run away and escape from any wolf that should chase it, hoping to eat it up. But at this moment, a great noise was heard outside the stable. The next moment a long arm, with a claw at the end of it, was poked through the window-hole, to seize the colt. Instantly the man drew his sword and with one blow, the claw part of the arm was cut off, and it dropped inside, with the colt. Hearing a great cry and tumult outside, the owner of the mare rushed forth into the darkness. But though he heard howls of pain, he could see nothing, so he returned. Y WERE OR WENT OR WHAT HAD BECOME OF THEM AT LAST THE OWNER WHO HAD NO CHILDREN AND LOVED LITTLE HORSES DETERMINED NOT TO LOSE ANOTHER HE GIRDED ON HIS SWORD AND WITH HIS TRUSTY SPEAR STOOD GUARD ALL NIGHT IN THE STABLE TO CATCH THE MORTAL ROBBER AS HE SUPPOSED HE MUST BE WHEN ON THE SAME NIGHT OF THE FIRST OF MAY THE MARE FOLD AGAIN AND THE COAT STOOD UP ON ITS LONG LEGS THE MAN GREATLY ADMIRED THE YOUNG CREATURE IT LOOKED ALREADY AS IF IT COULD WITH ITS OWN LEGS RUN AWAY AND ESCAPE FROM ANY WOLF THAT SHOULD CHASE IT HOPING TO EAT IT UP BUT AT THIS MOMENT A GREAT NOISE WAS HEARD OUTSIDE THE STABLE THE NEXT MOMENT A LONG ARM WITH A CLAW AT THE END OF IT WAS POKED THROUGH THE WINDOW HOLE TO SEIZE THE COLT INSTANTLY THE MAN DREW HIS SWORD AND WITH ONE BLOW THE CLAW PART OF THE ARM WAS CUT OFF AND IT DROPPED INSIDE WITH THE COLT HEARING A GREAT CRY AND TUMULT OUTSIDE THE OWNER OF THE MAYOR RUSHED FORTH INTO THE DARKNESS BUT THOUGH HE HEARD HOWLS OF PAIN HE COULD SEE NOTHING SO HE RETURNED
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