The Blue-Haired Ogre QI

Hans desired. They found the horses and
the servants, who were overjoyed to see
their prince. But there was greater joy at
the woodcutter’s hut the next day, when
they rode there after sleeping at an inn.
The little girls were the first to see them,
and they flew to Peter, and Peter rushed
to Karl, and Karl ran to the hut where
the poor mother, her eyes swollen with
weeping, sat on a low stool rocking the
baby, and told her that Hans was coming
out of the wood riding a beautiful horse
with gay trappings. She screamed for joy,
and jumped up, and never so much as
noticed the prince or his attendants, but
clasped Hans to her heart and covered him
with kisses, while Karl raced off to find his
father.

Altogether it was some time before Hans
was allowed to speak, but when he began he
could hardly leave off, so much had he to
tell about the fine things the young prince
had promised. For there was to be a good
house built, and there were to be cows and