"If you are really able to sail such a ship," said he, "you shall at once
have my daughter for your wife."

The Simpleton went into the wood, and there sat the little old grey man to
whom he had given his cake.

"I have drunk for you, and I have eaten for you," said the little man,
"and I will also give you the ship; all this I do for you because you were
kind to me."

Then he gave the Simpleton a ship that went both on land and water, and
when the King saw it he knew he could no longer keep back his daughter.
The wedding was celebrated, and after the King's death, the Simpleton
inherited the Kingdom, and lived very happily ever after with his wife.





THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS


Once upon a time there were Three Bears, who lived together in a house of
their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little, Small, Wee Bear; and one
was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great, Huge Bear. They had
each a pot for their porridge; a little pot for the Little, Small, Wee
Bear; and a middle-sized pot for the Middle Bear, and a great pot for the
Great, Huge Bear. And they had each a chair to sit in; a little chair
for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle
Bear, and a great chair for the Great, Huge Bear. And they had each a bed