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they would say, "Huldah is shaking her bed." When it rained they said, "Huldah is washing her clothes." If they saw the long gray banks of clouds in the skies, they thought "Huldah is weaving."

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Do you know how they said she gave flax to mankind? There was a poor peasant who lived in the mountains. Every day he watched his sheep or hunted the deer for food. Once

while he was climbing to find food he saw an open door in an ice-bank at the top of the mountain. Passing in he found himself in a cave. Long icicles hung from the roof. All the colors of Iris danced back and forth from them. Wonderful jewels shone in the walls.

But most beautiful of all was Queen Huldah, who sat there crowned with flowers. Frightened, he fell at her feet. The beautiful Huldah told him he might choose anything he saw to take home with him. The peasant asked for nothing but the little bunch of flowers she had in her hand. Pleased that he asked so little, Huldah gave him not only the flowers, but some seed.

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climbed slowly down the took the gifts to his wife. She was angry that he had not brought some of the bright jewels instead of flowers. But they planted the seed. Soon little green plants came up. The plants were flax. Many little blue flowers opened their eyes to

the sun.

When the seed was ripe, Huldah came to these poor people. She taught them to spin thread and weave cloth from the flax stalks. This cloth was linen.

Soon all the people around came to buy this linen, and then to get the seed. The poor peasant and his wife became very rich. The wife no longer scolded her husband for bringing only flowers and seeds.

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XXXII.-WANTED, A MAP.

Another map, an' please you, sir!
For why, we cannot understand,
In all your great geography
There is no map of Fairyland.

Another map, an' please you, sir!
And afterward describe in full
How Fairyland is famed for pearls

And fleeces made from golden wool,

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XXXIII.-HOW THE SEA BECAME SALT.

The story is told that the King of Denmark was once given two magic millstones. They were so heavy that none of his men could work them, so he bought two giants as slaves.

When he brought them home he said to them, “Turn the millstones and grind me out gold, peace, and happiness." This they did until the land was rich in all good things.

But the king was not content, and bade them still grind on. He gave them a very short time to rest. Angry at last they changed

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