The smith was quite confused ; he knew nothing about any funeral . ` It 's our neighbour the carpenter , ' said his wife , ` who is to be buried to-day . They are already half-way to church with him . ' ` All right , ' said the smith , ` make haste to help me on with my black clothes . ' ` What nonsense ! ' said his wife , ` you have them on already . Be off with you now . ' The smith looked down at his person and saw that he was a good deal blacker than he usually was , so he caught up his hat and ran out after the funeral . This was already close to the church , and the smith wanted to take part in carrying the coffin , like a good neighbour . So he ran with all his might , and shouted after them , ` Hey ! wait a little ; let me get a hold of him ! ' The people turned round and saw the black figure coming , and thought it was the devil himself , who wanted to get hold of the carpenter , so they threw down the coffin and took to their heels . The lid sprang off the coffin with the shock , and the carpenter woke up and looked out . He remembered the whole affair ; he knew that he was dead and was going to be buried , and recognising the smith , he said to him , in a low voice , ` My good neighbour , if I had n't been dead already , I should have laughed myself to death now to see you coming like this to my funeral . ' From that time forth the carpenter 's wife drank free of expense every Sunday , for the others had to admit that she had fooled her husband the best . King Lindorm From the Swedish . There once lived a king and a queen who ruled over a very great kingdom . They had large revenues , and lived happily with each other ; but , as the years went past , the king 's heart became heavy , because the queen had no children . She also sorrowed greatly over it , because , although the king said nothing to her about this trouble , yet she could see that it vexed him that they had no heir to the kingdom ; and she wished every day that she might have one . One day a poor old woman came to the castle and asked to speak with the queen .
The royal servants answered XXXXX they could not let such a poor beggar-woman go in to their royal mistress .
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