Here he said good-bye . They came to the forest , which was bursting into bud , and out of it came a splendid horse which Gerda knew ; it was the one which had drawn the gold coach ridden by a young girl with a red cap on and pistols in her belt . It was the little robber girl who was tired of being at home and wanted to go out into the world . She and Gerda knew each other at once . ` You are a nice fellow ! ' she said to Kay . ' I should like to know if you deserve to be run all over the world ! ' But Gerda patted her cheeks and asked after the prince and princess . ` They are travelling about , ' said the robber girl . ` And the crow ? ' asked Gerda . ` Oh , the crow is dead ! ' answered the robber-girl . ` His tame sweetheart is a widow and hops about with a bit of black crape round her leg . She makes a great fuss , but that 's all nonsense . But tell me what happened to you , and how you caught him . ' And Kay and Gerda told her all . ` Dear , dear ! ' said the robber-girl , shook both their hands , and promised that if she came to their town she would come and see them . Then she rode on .
But XXXXX and Kay went home hand in hand .
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