24-dapplegrim-第3部分

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meant　to　cut　it　straight　in　two。　‘I　will　have　a　bit　of　this　bread

for　myself；'　said　he。



‘No；　dear　friend；　don't　cut；　it　is　I！'　said　the　Princess　again；

so　he　had　found　her　the　second　time。



And　now　it　was　his　turn　to　go　and　hide　himself；　but　Dapplegrim

had　given　him　such　good　instructions　that　it　was　not　easy　to　find

him。　First　he　turned　himself　into　a　horse…fly；　and　hid　himself　in

Dapplegrim's　left　nostril。　The　Princess　went　poking　about　and

searching　everywhere；　high　and　low；　and　wanted　to　go　into

Dapplegrim's　stall　too；　but　he　began　to　bite　and　kick　about　so

that　she　was　afraid　to　go　there；　and　could　not　find　the　youth。

‘Well；'　said　she；　‘as　I　am　unable　to　find　you；　you　must　show

yourself；　‘whereupon　the　youth　immediately　appeared　standing　there

on　the　stable　floor。



Dapplegrim　told　him　what　he　was　to　do　the　second　time；　and

he　turned　himself　into　a　lump　of　earth；　and　stuck　himself　between

the　hoof　and　the　shoe　on　Dapplegrim's　left　fore　foot。　Once　more

the　King's　daughter　went　and　sought　everywhere；　inside　and　outside；

until　at　last　she　came　into　the　stable；　and　wanted　to　go　into

the　stall　beside　Dapplegrim。　So　this　time　he　allowed　her　to　go

into　it；　and　she　peered　about　high　and　low；　but　she　could　not　look

under　his　hoofs；　for　he　stood　much　too　firmly　on　his　legs　for　that；

and　she　could　not　find　the　youth。



‘Well；　you　will　just　have　to　show　where　you　are　yourself；　for　I

can't　find　you；'　said　the　Princess；　and　in　an　instant　the　youth　was

standing　by　her　side　on　the　floor　of　the　stable。



‘Now　you　are　mine！'　said　he　to　the　Princess。



‘Now　you　can　see　that　it　is　fated　that　she　should　be　mine；'　he

said　to　the　King。



‘Yes；　fated　it　is；'　said　the　King。　‘So　what　must　be；　must。'



Then　everything　was　made　ready　for　the　wedding　with　great

splendour　and　promptitude；　and　the　youth　rode　to　church　on

Dapplegrim；　and　the　King's　daughter　on　the　other　horse。　So　everyone

must　see　that　they　could　not　be　long　on　their　way　thither。＇20＇



＇20＇　From　J。　Moe；