“The old man made a sign that they should enter, and the little folks willingly opened their circle. The goldsmith, who liad a hump, and like all hunchbacks was brave enough, stepped in ; the tailor felt a little afraid at first, and h'eld back, but when he saw how merrily all was going, he plucked up his courage, and followed. The circle closed again directly, and the little folks went on singing and dancing with the wildest leaps.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 182 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan