In spite of her fierce words , no one knew better than Barbaik how to put her pride in her pocket when it suited her , and after receiving an invitation to a wedding , she begged the brownie to get her a horse to ride there . To her great joy he consented , bidding her set out for the city of the dwarfs and to tell them exactly what she wanted . Full of excitement , Barbaik started on her journey . It was not long , and when she reached the town she went straight to the dwarfs , who were holding counsel in a wide green place , and said to them , ` Listen , my friends ! I have come to beg you to lend me a black horse , with eyes , a mouth , ears , bridle and saddle . ' She had hardly spoken when the horse appeared , and mounting on his back she started for the village where the wedding was to be held . 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 XXXXX 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 .
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