What fun I have had , to be sure ! ' Puck was careful not always to play his tricks in the same place , but visited one village after another , so that everyone trembled lest he should be the next victim . After a bit he grew tired of cowboys and shepherds , and wondered if there was no one else to give him some sport . At length he was told of a young couple who were going to the nearest town to buy all that they needed for setting up house . Quite certain that they would forget something which they could not do without , Puck waited patiently till they were jogging along in their cart on their return journey , and changed himself into a fly in order to overhear their conversation . For a long time it was very dull -- all about their wedding day next month , and who were to be invited . This led the bride to her wedding dress , and she gave a little scream . ` Just think ! Oh ! how could I be so stupid ! I have forgotten to buy the different coloured reels of cotton to match my clothes ! ' ` Dear , dear ! ' exclaimed the young man . ` That is unlucky ; and did n't you tell me that the dressmaker was coming in to-morrow ? ' ` Yes , I did , ' and then suddenly she gave another little scream , which had quite a different sound from the first . ` Look ! Look ! ' The bridegroom looked , and on one side of the road he saw a large ball of thread of all colours -- of all the colours , that is , of the dresses that were tied on to the back of the cart . ` Well , that is a wonderful piece of good fortune , ' cried he , as he sprang out to get it . ` One would think a fairy had put it there on purpose . '
` Perhaps she has , ' laughed the girl , and as she spoke she seemed to hear an echo of her laughter coming XXXXX the horse , but of course that was nonsense .
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