& COSSACK FAIRY TALES.

dost know him again, thou shalt take him away ; ‘but’
if thou dost not know him, he shall serve with me yet,
another year.” So the man went with Oh. They.
came to his hut, and Oh took whole handfuls of millet
and scattered it about, and myriads of cocks came
running up and pecking it. “ Well, dost thou know,
thy son again?” said Ob. The man stared and
stared. There was nothing but cocks, and one cock
was just like another. He could not pick out his son.
“Well,” said Oh, “as thou dost not know him, go
home again; this year thy son must remain in my
service.” So the man went home again.

The second year passed away, and the man again
went to Oh. He came to the charred stumps and
said: “Oh!” and Oh popped out of the tree-stump
again. ‘ Come!” said he, “and see if thou canst
recognize him now.” Then he took him to a sheep-
pen, and there were rows and rows of rams, and one
ram was just like another. The man stared and
stared, but he could not pick out his son, “Thou
mayest as well go home then,” said Oh, ‘ but thy son,
shall live with me yet another year.” So the man
went away sad at heart.

The third year also passed away, and the man came,
again to find Oh. He went on and on till there met
him an old man all as white as milk, and the raiment
of this old man was glistening white. “Hail to thee,