I place them 'twixt my jaws so strong,
And crack and eat them all day long!''


The boys almost died of laughter when they
saw this funny little man, who they knew was a
Wood Dwarf.

They called out to him: ``If you know how to
crack nuts, why, come here and open ours.''

But the little man grumbled through his long
white beard:--

``If I crack the nuts for you
Promise that you'll give me two.''


``Yes, yes,'' cried the boys, ``you shall have all
the nuts you wish, only crack some for us, and be
quick about it!''

The little man stood before them, for he could
not sit down because of his long, stiff pigtail that
hung down behind, and he sang:--

``Lift my pigtail, long and thin,
Place your nuts my jaws within,
Pull the pigtail down, and then
I'll crack your nuts, my little men.''