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Title: The yellow fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : New York : Longmans, Green, And Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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, and asked him why he was so sad. When the miller heard how friendly her tone was, he pluckedup heart and told her how rich and prosperous he had been all hislife up till now, when he didnt know what he was to do for wantand misery. Then the nixy spoke comforting words to him, and promisedthat she would make him richer and more prosperous than he hadever been in his life before, if he would give her in return theyoungest thing in his house. The miller thought she must mean one of his puppies or kittens,so promised the nixy at once what she asked, and returned to his millfull of hope. On the threshold he was greeted by a servant withthe news that his wife had just given birth to a boy. The poor miller was much horrified by these tidings, and wentin to his wife with a heavy heart to tell her and his relations of the 1 From the German. Kletke. THE NIXY 109 fatal bargain he had just struck with the nixy. i would gladly giveup all the good fortune she promised me, he said, if I could only
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The miller sees the nixy of the mill-pond s;i\r my child. But no one could think of any advice to give him,beyond taking care that the child never went near the mill-pond. V- K 110 THE NIXY So the boy throve and grew big, and in the meantime allprospered with the miller, and in a few years he was richer thanhe had ever been before. But all the same he did not enjoy hisgood fortune, for he could not forget his compact with the nixy,and he knew that sooner or later she would demand his fulfilmentof it. But year after year went by, and the boy grew up and be-came a great hunter, and the lord of the land took him into hisservice, for he was as smart and bold a hunter as you would wishto see. In a short time he married a pretty young wife, and livedwith her in great peace and happiness. One day when he was out hunting a hare sprang up at his feet,and ran for some way in front of him in the open field. Thehunter pursued it hotly for some time, and at last shot it dead.Then he proceeded to s

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