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them two nice little children. a boy and a girl, and they
liked much to hear stories told to them, just as you do, chil-
dren.
“ And then there was a great fuss and a Joud cry all round
the neighborhood : ‘ The King is coming! the King is com-
ing!’ And, sure enough, it was the King himself, who sat
in a large, large carriage beside his Queen. And every body
ran to see the King and the Queen, for he was a very good
King and she was a very good Queen, and they thought
only of how they could do justice to all, and make the people
happy. And when the large carriage stopped at the inn,
there were so many people that it looked like an ant-hill.
And the King and the Queen went about amongst the people,
and spoke in such a friendly way with them all. And the
King was such a fine gentleman, with dark hair and brown
eyes, which shone like the sun; and the Queen was a tall,
beautiful lady, and looked as good as au angel in heaven.
And they saw that all the women and girls had such nice
clothes of homespun stuff, and they asked, ‘ Who is it that
weaves such stuff here in the neighborhood?’ And the
people answered that ‘ Gertrud does, Sven’s wife.’ Then
Gertrud was told to come before the King and Queen with
her husband, and they praised them, and said that they
would buy some of their stuffs. And so they ordered fifty
ells of cloth, and six dozen handkerchiefs with red and blue
checks for the little princess. And the King made Gertrud
and her husband a present of a silver medal with his por-
trait on it, as a remembrance of him, and he said, ‘I wish
you every happiness, my children.’
“ And it became known through all the neighborhood
how that the King had spoken with Sven and Gertrud, and
every Sunday they had to take out the silver medal, for all
wanted to see the King’s portrait.
“This was a great delight to Sven and Gertrud, as you
may believe, and they became still more industrious, and
more and more rich; and they joyfully helped poor people
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