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His tongue seemed to leave him, and he only held out his hand, with the dough in it. But the lake lady, shaking her head, only laughed and said: Thou of the soft bread I will not have thee Though she dived under the water and left him sad and lonely, she smiled so sweetly, as she vanished, that, though again disappointed, he thought she would come again and she might yet accept his gift. HIS TONGUE SEEMED TO LEAVE HIM AND HE ONLY HELD OUT HIS HAND WITH THE DOE IN IT BUT THE LAKE LADY SHAKING HER HEAD ONLY LAUGHED AND SAID THOU OF THE SOFT BREAD I WILL NOT HAVE THEE THOUGH SHE DIVED UNDER THE WATER AND LEFT HIM SAD AND LONELY SHE SMILED SO SWEETLY AS SHE VANISHED THAT THOUGH AGAIN DISAPPOINTED HE THOUGHT SHE WOULD COME AGAIN AND SHE MIGHT YET ACCEPT HIS GIFT
ll his mother. She, wondering also, whether fairies have teeth to chew, told him to take soft dough next time. Then, perhaps, the strange lady would come again. Not much sleep did the boy get that night, and, before the sun was up, he was down by the lake side holding out his dough. There, hour after hour, neglecting the cows, he looked eagerly over the water, but nothing appeared, except ripples started by the breeze. Again and again, he gazed in hope, only to be disappointed. [Illustration: IN A MOMENT HE FORGOT EVERY WORD HE MEANT TO SAY] Meanwhile he thought out a pretty speech to make to her, but he kept his dough and went hungry. It was late in the afternoon, when the trees on the hills were casting long shadows westward, that he gave up watching, for he supposed she would come no more. But just as he started to go back to his mother's cabin, he turned his head and there was the same lady, looking more beautiful than ever. In a moment, he forgot every word he meant to say to her. E HARD BAKED BREAD IT IS NOT EASY TO CATCH ME SORRY ENOUGH TO MIDST SUCH A PRIZE HE HURRIED HOME TO TELL HIS MOTHER SHE WONDERING ALSO WHAT THE FAIRIES HAVE TEETH TO CHEW TOLD HIM TO TAKE SOFTO NEXT TIME THEN PERHAPS THE STRANGE LADY WOULD COME AGAIN NOT MUCH SLEEP DID THE BOY GET THAT NIGHT AND BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP HE WAS DOWN BY THE LAKESIDE HOLDING OUT HIS DOUGH THERE HOUR AFTER HOUR NEGLECTING THE COWS HE LOOKED EAGERLY OVER THE WATER BUT NOTHING APPEARED EXCEPT RIPPLES STARTED BY THE BREEZE AGAIN AND AGAIN HE GAZED IN HOPE ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED MEANWHILE HE THOUGHT OUT A PRETTY SPEECH TO MAKE TO HER BUT HE KEPT AS THOUGH AND WENT HUNGRY IT WAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE TREES ON THE HILLS WERE CASTING LONG SHADOWS WESTWARD THAT HE GAVE UP WATCHING FOR HE SUPPOSED SHE WOULD COME NO MORE BUT JUST AS HE STARTED TO GO BACK TO HIS MOTHER'S CABIN HE TURNED HIS HEAD AND THERE WAS THE SAME LADY LOOKING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER IN A MOMENT HE FORGOT EVERY WORD HE MEANT TO SAY TO HER
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