At first she was so delighted with the chance of a holiday from the work which she hated , that she noticed nothing , but very soon it struck her as odd that as she passed along the roads full of people they all laughed as they looked at her horse . At length she caught some words uttered by one man to another . ` Why , the farmer 's wife has sold her horse 's tail ! ' and turned in her saddle . Yes ; it was true . Her horse had no tail ! She had forgotten to ask for one , and the wicked dwarfs had carried out her orders to the letter ! ` Well , at any rate , I shall soon be there , ' she thought , and shaking the reins , tried to urge the horse to a gallop . But it was of no use ; he declined to move out of a walk ; and she was forced to hear all the jokes that were made upon her . In the evening she returned to the farm more angry than ever , and quite determined to revenge herself on the brownie whenever she had the chance , which happened to be very soon . It was the spring , and just the time of year when the dwarfs held their fete , so one day the brownie asked Jegu if he might bring his friends to have supper in the great barn , and whether he would allow them to dance there . Of course , Jegu was only too pleased to be able to do anything for the brownie , and he ordered Barbaik to spread her best table-cloths in the barn , and to make a quantity of little loaves and pancakes , and , besides , to keep all the milk given by the cows that morning . He expected she would refuse , as he knew she hated the dwarfs , but she said nothing , and prepared the supper as he had bidden her . When all was ready , the dwarfs , in new green suits , came bustling in , very happy and merry , and took their seats at the table . But in a moment they all sprang up with a cry , and ran away screaming , for Barbaik had placed pans of hot coals under their feet , and all their poor little toes were burnt . ` You wo n't forget that in a hurry , ' she said , smiling grimly to herself , but in a moment they were back again with large pots of water , which they poured on the fire . Then they joined hands and danced round it , singing : Wicked traitress , Barne Riou , Our poor toes are burned by you ; Now we hurry from your hall -- Bad luck light upon you all . That evening they left the country for ever , and Jegu , without their help , grew poorer and poorer , and at last died of misery , while Barbaik was glad to find work in the market of Morlaix . From ` Le Foyer Breton , ' par E. Souvestre . The Winning of Olwen There was once a king and queen who had a little boy , and they called his name Kilweh .
The queen , his mother , fell ill soon after his birth , and as she could not take care of him herself she sent him to a woman she knew up in the mountains , so that he might learn XXXXX go out in all weathers , and bear heat and cold , and grow tall and strong .
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