Full text: Tales and fairy stories

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A WEEK WITH OLE LUK-OIE. 89 
arty was assembled. On the right side stood all the 
hdy-mice, who were whispering and gossiping, as if 
they were making game of each other. To the left 
stood the gentlemen-mice, stroking their moustaches 
with their paw ; and in the middle of the room were 
seen the bridal pair standing side by side in a scooped- 
out cheese-rind, and kissing each other most heartily 
before all the company, for they were betrothed, and 
were just about to be married. 
More and more strangers kept arriving; the mice 
were near treading each other to death ; and the bridal 
pair had placed themselves in the doorway, so that it 
was impossible to go in or to come out. The room had 
been daubed over with rinds of bacon like the passage, 
and that was all the refreshment offered to the guests; 
but at dessert they brought out a pea in which a 
mouse belonging to the family, had bitten the name of 
the bride and bridegroom, that is to say, the first letter 
of their name. And this was something quite extra- 
ordinary. 
All the mice declared that it was a very grand wed- 
Lng, and that the entertainment had been very agree- 
able. 
Hjalmar then went home. He had certainly been 
into very genteel society ; but then, on the other hand, 
he had been obliged to creep into a little hole, and 
make himself small, and put on the uniform of the lead 
soldier. 
FRIDAY. 
“You would never believe how many persons more 
advanced in years would like to have me come to them !” 
said Ole Luk-Oie, “ especially those who have done bad 
actions. ¢ Dear little Ole,” say they, ¢ we cannot get a 
wink of sleep, and we lie the whole night long looking 
at all our wicked deeds that are sitting like so many 
ugly little kobholds on our bed, sprinkling hot water 
over us; do come and drive them away, that we may 
have a good night's rest.” And then they sigh so 
heavily. = ¢ We would gladly pay you handsomely!
	        
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