38 Fairy Tales

us go further away or that woman will be
coming after us.”

“Not she,” said Krawk significantly; “1
have taken care of that. Besides, she can-
not touch any one when they are not inside
her bounds. Remember, thou wouldst walk
straight up to her door; and I, fool that
I was, never thought of thy going back!”

“T know,” said Jacob, redder still. “I
wanted to spite thee because I was angry,
and hated saying I was sorry. But, oh,
Krawk, I am hungry! Canst thou think
of anything I could get to eat?”

The old raven was prepared for this, and
while he had persuaded the magpies, who
hate trouble of any sort, by both threats and
promises, to carry the glass and knife, he
had himself brought a hunch of bread which
the boy ate ravenously, although he would
not stop fora moment, for he could not get
rid of the. fear of pursuit. It was in vain
that Krawk assured him that he was now
quite safe; he believed, yet the next minute
was sure he heard steps. Indeed, although