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the brides now had on the night-dresses of their
bridegrooms), and went and lay down to sleep. Then
the foal said : “* My dear little father! awake the bride-
grooms, and we'll set off.” So he awoke the bride-
erooms and sent them on before, while he followed after
on his own little nag. They trotted on and on, and
at last the foal said to him: ‘ Look behind, and see

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whether Wednesday is not pursuing.” He looked
round: “Yes, little brother,” said he, ‘‘ Wednesday
ts pursuing!”—“Shake thy kerchief then!” said
the foal. He shook his kerchief, and immediately a
vast sea was between him and the pursuer. Then
they went on and on till the foal said to him again :
“Took behind, and see if Wednesday is still pur-