And he hid his head in his hands and wept . His grief was so violent , that it exhausted him , and growing hungry he looked about for something to eat . Just above him was a bough of ripe , brown nuts , end he picked them and ate a handful . To his surprise , as he was eating them , he felt his nose grow shorter and shorter , and after a while he ventured to feel it with his hand , and even to look in the stream again ! Yes , there was no mistake , it was as short as before , or perhaps a little shorter . In his joy at this discovery Tiidu did a very bold thing . He took one of the apples out of his pocket , and cautiously bit a piece out of it . In an instant his nose was as long as his chin , and in a deadly fear lest it should stretch further , he hastily swallowed a nut , and awaited the result with terror . Supposing that the shrinking of his nose had only been an accident before ! Supposing that that nut and no other was able to cause its shrinking ! In that case he had , by his own folly , in not letting well alone , ruined his life completely . But , no ! he had guessed rightly , for in no more time than his nose had taken to grow long did it take to return to its proper size . ` This may make my fortune , ' he said joyfully to himself ; and he gathered some of the apples , which he put into one pocket , and a good supply of nuts which he put into the other . Next day he wove a basket out of some rushes , so that if he ever left the island he might be able to carry his treasures about . That night he dreamed that his friend the old man appeared to him and said : ` Because you did not mourn for your lost treasure , but only for your pipes , I will give you a new set to replace them . ' And , behold ! in the morning when he got up a set of pipes was lying in the basket . With what joy did he seize them and begin one of his favourite tunes ; and as he played hope sprang up in his heart , and he looked out to sea , to try to detect the sign of a sail . Yes !
there it was , making straight XXXXX the island ; and Tiidu , holding his pipes in his hand , dashed down to the shore .
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