The whole week through Little Klaus had to plough for Big Klaus , and lend him his one horse ; then Big Klaus lent him his four horses , but only once a week , and that was on Sunday . Hurrah ! how loudly Little Klaus cracked his whip over all the five horses ! for they were indeed as good as his on this one day . The sun shone brightly , and all the bells in the church-towers were pealing ; the people were dressed in their best clothes , and were going to church , with their hymn books under their arms , to hear the minister preach . They saw Little Klaus ploughing with the five horses ; but he was so happy that he kept on cracking his whip , and calling out ` Gee-up , my five horses ! ' ` You must n't say that , ' said Big Klaus . ` Only one horse is yours . ' But as soon as someone else was going by Little Klaus forgot that he must not say it , and called out ` Gee-up , my five horses ! ' ` Now you had better stop that , ' said Big Klaus , ` for if you say it once more I will give your horse such a crack on the head that it will drop down dead on the spot ! ' ' I really wo n't say it again ! ' said Little Klaus . But as soon as more people passed by , and nodded him good-morning , he became so happy in thinking how well it looked to have five horses ploughing his field that , cracking his whip , he called out ` Gee-up , my five horses ! ' ` I 'll see to your horses ! ' said Big Klaus ; and , seizing an iron bar , he struck Little Klaus ' one horse such a blow on the head that it fell down and died on the spot . ` Alas ! Now I have no horse ! ' said Little Klaus , beginning to cry . Then he flayed the skin off his horse , dried it , and put it in a sack , which he threw over his shoulder , and went into the town to sell it . He had a long way to go , and had to pass through a great dark forest .
A dreadful storm came on , XXXXX which he lost his way , and before he could get on to the right road night came on , and it was impossible to reach the town that evening .
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