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There came also to Claus the beasts of the forest and the birds of the air, and bade him be their master. And up danced the Four Winds, and they said: "May we not serve you, too?" THERE CAME ALSO TO CLAUS THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST AND THE BIRDS OF THE AIR AND BADE HIM BE THEIR MASTER AND UP DAWNS THE FOUR WINDS AND THEY SAY MAY WE NOT SERVE YOU TOO
nd merrily they sang. "Now haste ye all," cried Claus,--"haste ye all to your homes and bring to my workshop the best ye have. Search, little hill-people, deep in the bowels of the earth for finest gold and choicest jewels; fetch me, O mermaids, from the bottom of the sea the treasures hidden there,--the shells of rainbow tints, the smooth, bright pebbles, and the strange ocean flowers; go, pixies, and other water-sprites, to your secret lakes, and bring me pearls! Speed! speed you all! for many pretty things have we to make for the little ones of earth we love!" But to the kobolds and the brownies Claus said: "Fly to every house on earth where the cross is known; loiter unseen in the corners, and watch and hear the children through the day. Keep a strict account of good and bad, and every night bring back to me the names of good and bad that I may know them." The kobolds and the brownies laughed gleefully, and sped away on noiseless wings; and so, too, did the other fairies and elves. IDDING JOYOUSLY THEY CAMPERED ABOUT HIM AND MERRILY THEY SUNG NOW HAST YE ALL CRIED KLOES HAS YIELD TO YOUR HOMES AND BRING TO MY WORKSHOP THE BEST YE HAVE SEARCH LITTLE HILL PEOPLE DEEP IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH FOR THE FINEST GOLD AND CHOICEST JEWELS FETCH ME O MERMAIDS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA THE TREASURES HIDDEN THERE THE SAILS OF FRAME BOTH THINS THE SMOOTH BRIGHT PEBBLES AND THE STRANGE OCEAN FLOWERS GO PIXIES AND OTHER WATER SPIRITS TO YOUR SECRET LEGS AND BRING ME PEARLS SPEED SPEED YOU ALL FOR MANY PRETTY THINGS HAVE WE TO MAKE FOR THE LITTLE ONES OF EARTH WE LOVE BUT TO THE COBBLES AND THE BROWNIES KLAUS SAYING FLY TO EVERY HOUSE ON EARTH WHERE THE CROSS IS KNOWN LOITER UNSEEN IN THE CORNERS AND WATCH AND HEAR THE CHILDREN THROUGH THE DAY KEEP A STRICT ACCOUNT OF GOOD AND BAD AND EVERY NIGHT BRING BACK TO ME THE NAMES OF GOOD AND BAD I MAY KNOW THEM THE COWBOLDS AND THE BROWNIES LAUGHED GLEEFULLY AND SPED AWAY ON NOISELESS WINGS AND SO TOO DID THE OTHER FAIRIES AND ELPHUS
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