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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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So Little Klaus crept up into the out-house, where helay down, and made himself comfortable for the night. Thewooden shutters over the windows were not shut at the top, and hecould just see into the room. There stood a large table, spread with wine and roast meat anda beautiful fish. The farmers wife and the sexton sat at the table,but there was no one else. She was filling up his glass, while hestuck his fork into the fish which was his favourite dish. If one could only get some of that! thought Little Klaus,stretching his head towards the window. Ah, what delicious cakeshe saw standing there ! It was a feast! Then he heard someone riding along the road towards the house.It was the farmer coming home. He was a very worthy man ; buthe had one great peculiarity—namely, that he could not bear to seea sexton. If he saw one he was made quite mad. That was why thesexton had gone to say good-day to the farmers wife when he knewthat her husband was not at home, and the good woman therefore
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s2 AND LITTLE KLAUS 227 • put in front of him the beat food she had. But when they heardthe farmer corning they were frightened, and the farmers wifelicked the sexton to creep into a great empty chest. He did so,as lie knew the poor man could not bear to see a sexton. The wifehastily hid all the beautiful food and the wine in her oven; for ifher husband had seen it, he would have been sure to ask what itall meant. Oh, dear ! oh, dear ! groaned Little Klaus up in the shed, whenhe saw the good food disappearing. Is anybody up there ? asked the farmer, catching sight ofLittle Klaus. Why are you lying there ? Come with me intothe house. Then Little Klaus told him how he had lost his way, and beggedto be allowed to spend the night there. Yes, certainly, said the farmer ; but we must first have some-thing to cat ! The wife received them both very kindly, spread a long table,and gave them a large plate of porridge. The farmer was hungry,and ate with a good appetite; but Little Klaus could

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