And Father Grumbler , who had no wish to go on , called out between his hops : ` Stop then , ca n't you ? That is enough for to-day ! ' But the switch paid no attention , and dealt out its blows as before , and MIGHT have been dealing them to this day , if the Holy Man had not heard their cries and come to the rescue . ` Into the bag , quick ! ' said he , and the switch obeyed . ` Now go and fetch me the cock and the basket , ' and the woman went without a word , and placed them on the table . ` You have all got what you deserved , ' continued the Holy Man , ` and I have no pity for any of you . I shall take my treasures home , and perhaps some day I may find a man who knows how to make the best of the chances that are given to him . But that will never be YOU , ' he added , turning to Father Grumbler . -LSB- From Contes Populaires . -RSB- The Story of the Yara Down in the south , where the sun shines so hotly that everything and everybody sleeps all day , and even the great forests seem silent , except early in the morning and late in the evening -- down in this country there once lived a young man and a maiden . The girl had been born in the town , and had scarcely ever left it ; but the young man was a native of another country , and had only come to the city near the great river because he could find no work to do where he was . A few months after his arrival , when the days were cooler , and the people did not sleep so much as usual , a great feast was held a little way out of the town , and to this feast everyone flocked from thirty miles and more . Some walked and some rode , some came in beautiful golden coaches ; but all had on splendid dresses of red or blue , while wreaths of flowers rested on their hair . It was the first time that the youth had been present on such an occasion , and he stood silently aside watching the graceful dances and the pretty games played by the young people . And as he watched , he noticed one girl , dressed in white with scarlet pomegranates in her hair , who seemed to him lovelier than all the rest . When the feast was over , and the young man returned home , his manner was so strange that it drew the attention of all his friends . Through his work next day the youth continued to see the girl 's face , throwing the ball to her companions , or threading her way between them as she danced . At night sleep fled from him , and after tossing for hours on his bed , he would get up and plunge into a deep pool that lay a little way in the forest . This state of things went on for some weeks , then at last chance favoured him .
One evening , as he was passing near the house where she lived , he saw her standing with her back to the wall , trying to beat off XXXXX her fan the attacks of a savage dog that was leaping at her throat .
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