and she sat down by her daughter , and they both wrung their hands and let their tears flow . ` Something strange must have occurred , ' exclaimed the old farmer on the moor , who by this time was not only hungry , but cross . ' I must go after them . ' And he went and found them in the stable . ` What is the matter ? ' asked he . ` Oh ! ' replied his wife , ` when our daughter came home , did she not see the pack-saddle over her head , and she thought how dreadful it would be if it were to fall and kill her . ' ` Ah , to think of it ! ' exclaimed he , striking his hands together , and he sat down beside them and wept too . As soon as night fell the young man returned full of hunger , and there they were , all crying together in the stable . ` What is the matter ? ' asked he . ` When thy wife came home , ' answered the farmer , ` she saw the pack-saddle over her head , and she thought how dreadful it would be if it were to fall and kill her . ' ` Well , but it did n't fall , ' replied the young man , and he went off to the kitchen to get some supper , leaving them to cry as long as they liked . The next morning he got up with the sun , and said to the old man and to the old woman and to his wife : ` Farewell : my foot shall not return to the house till I have found other three people as silly as you , ' and he walked away till he came to the town , and seeing the door of a cottage standing open wide , he entered . No man was present , but only some women spinning at their wheels . ` You do not belong to this town , ' said he . ` You speak truth , ' they answered , ` nor you either ? ' ' I do not , ' replied he , ` but is it a good place to live in ? '
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