At last she decided to go and talk to her husband about it . She gathered up her baskets , told Jem to follow her , and went straight to the cobbler 's stall . ` Look here , ' said she , ` this creature says he is our lost son . He has been telling me how he was stolen seven years ago , and bewitched by a fairy . ' ` Indeed ! ' interrupted the cobbler angrily . ` Did he tell you this ? Wait a minute , you rascal ! Why I told him all about it myself only an hour ago , and then he goes off to humbug you . So you were bewitched , my son were you ? Wait a bit , and I 'll bewitch you ! ' So saying , he caught up a bundle of straps , and hit out at Jem so hard that he ran off crying . The poor little dwarf roamed about all the rest of the day without food or drink , and at night was glad to lie down and sleep on the steps of a church . He woke next morning with the first rays of light , and began to think what he could do to earn a living . Suddenly he remembered that he was an excellent cook , and he determined to look out for a place . As soon as it was quite daylight he set out for the palace , for he knew that the grand duke who reigned over the country was fond of good things . When he reached the palace all the servants crowded about him , and made fun of him , and at last their shouts and laughter grew so loud that the head steward rushed out , crying , ` For goodness sake , be quiet , ca n't you . Do n't you know his highness is still asleep ? ' Some of the servants ran off at once , and others pointed out Jem . Indeed , the steward found it hard to keep himself from laughing at the comic sight , but he ordered the servants off and led the dwarf into his own room .
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