It did not take him long to find what he wanted , and after he had paid for it there was plenty of money left over . When he was settled , he married a pretty girl who lived near by , and had some children , to whom on his death-bed he told the story of the lord of the underworld , and how he had made Hans rich . -LRB- Ehstnische Marchen . -RRB- THE HISTORY OF DWARF LONG NOSE It is a great mistake to think that fairies , witches , magicians , and such people lived only in Eastern countries and in such times as those of the Caliph Haroun Al-Raschid . Fairies and their like belong to every country and every age , and no doubt we should see plenty of them now -- if we only knew how . In a large town in Germany there lived , some couple of hundred years ago , a cobbler and his wife . They were poor and hard-working . The man sat all day in a little stall at the street corner and mended any shoes that were brought him . His wife sold the fruit and vegetables they grew in their garden in the Market Place , and as she was always neat and clean and her goods were temptingly spread out she had plenty of customers . The couple had one boy called Jem . A handsome , pleasant-faced boy of twelve , and tall for his age . He used to sit by his mother in the market and would carry home what people bought from her , for which they often gave him a pretty flower , or a slice of cake , or even some small coin . One day Jem and his mother sat as usual in the Market Place with plenty of nice herbs and vegetables spread out on the board , and in some smaller baskets early pears , apples , and apricots . Jem cried his wares at the top of his voice : ` This way , gentlemen ! See these lovely cabbages and these fresh herbs ! Early apples , ladies ; early pears and apricots , and all cheap . Come , buy , buy ! ' As he cried an old woman came across the Market Place . She looked very torn and ragged , and had a small sharp face , all wrinkled , with red eyes , and a thin hooked nose which nearly met her chin . She leant on a tall stick and limped and shuffled and stumbled along as if she were going to fall on her nose at any moment .
XXXXX this fashion she came along till she got to the stall where Jem and his mother were , and there she stopped .
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