The Dwarf Woman 139

Master Tailor would say, but the greater
number were quite wild with delight, and
could talk of nothing but what they would
do when they were a great nation, and hada
king and queen of their own. They could
not make enough of the dwarf woman, and
the very next day she was sent out with a
beautiful lot of fresh honey-cakes, and made
her way to the orchard wall, hoping to find
the children there. Unluckily for her they
were carrying the corn, and Barthel and
Joan were about with the waggons and with
big bearded men, so that she could only
peep at them through the hedge, and even
there she had a great fright, for Wolf found
her out and barked himself hoarse, although
she fled for her life. After this the children
caught cold, and their mother kept them in
the house, and there was no one to be seen
except Ju-Ju, who gobbled up the cakes, but
could not give her any information, so she
had to go back disappointed.

But as the dwarfs are very persevering,
they waited and watched.