StoryTitle("caps", "The Lad and the North Wind") ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Once there was a poor woman. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "She had one son. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "One day he went to the safe for meal. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Along came the North Wind, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "puffing and blowing. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He caught up the meal, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and away he went. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The lad went to the safe for more meal. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The North Wind came again. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He carried the meal off with a puff. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And he carried the meal off a third time. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Then the lad became angry. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I will go to the North Wind,\" he said. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I will ask him for my meal.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So off he went. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(109, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He walked and walked. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "At last he came to the North Wind's house. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Good-day, North Wind,\" said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Good-day,\" said the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Thank you for coming to see me. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "What do you want?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"You took our meal yesterday. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " Will you give it to me?\" said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"We shall starve without our meal.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I have no meal,\" said the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"But I will give you this cloth. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "You have only to say, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2SQ", "", " 'Cloth, cloth, spread yourself, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", "and serve a good dinner.' ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And you have all you want.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Thank you, North Wind,\" said he. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " And he set off for home. ", "") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>
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PoemStart() ?>
PagePoem(110, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "It was a long way. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So he stopped at an inn. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He sat down at a table. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He took up the cloth, and said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", " \"Cloth, cloth, spread yourself, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", "and serve up a good dinner.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And the cloth did as it was bid. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The landlord saw the dinner. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"That is a fine cloth,\" he said. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Soon the lad went to bed. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The landlord took the cloth, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and he put another in its place. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(111, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Next morning the lad took the cloth ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and went home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Mother,\" he said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", " \"I have been to the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "He is a good fellow. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "He gave me this cloth. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "I have only to say, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4SQ", "", " 'Cloth, cloth, spread yourself, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", "and serve up a good dinner.' ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " And I have all I want to eat.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"That may be true,\" said his mother. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"But let me see it. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Then I shall believe it.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The lad drew out the table. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He laid the cloth and said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", " \"Cloth, cloth, spread yourself, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", "and serve up a good dinner.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " But not a crumb did it serve. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(112, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I must go back to the North Wind,\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And away he went. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He walked and walked. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "At last he came ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "to the North Wind's house. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Good-day, North Wind,\" said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Good-day, lad,\" said the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Thank you for coming to see me. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "What do you want now?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I want my meal,\" said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"This cloth is not worth a penny.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I have no meal,\" said the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"But you may have this ram. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "You have only to say, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2SQ", "", "'Ram, ram, make money!' ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And he will make all the money you want.\" ", "") ?>
PagePoem(113, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Thank you, North Wind,\" said he. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " And he set off for home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "It was a long way. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So he stopped at the inn. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He wanted some money. ", "") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>
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PoemStart() ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So he said to the ram, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", " \"Ram, ram, make money.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And the ram did as it was bid. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The landlord saw the money. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"That is a fine ram,\" he said. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Soon the lad went to bed. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(114, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The landlord took the ram, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and he put another in its place. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Next morning the lad took the ram ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and went home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Mother,\" he said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"I have been to the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "He is a fine fellow. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "He gave me this ram. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " I have only to say, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4SQ", "", "'Ram, ram, make money.' ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " And he makes all the money I want.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"That may be true,\" said his mother. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"But let me see it. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Then I shall believe it.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"Ram, ram, make money,\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But not a penny did he make. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(115, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I must go back to the North Wind,\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And off he went. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "It was a long way. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He walked and walked. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "At last he came to the North Wind's house. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Good-day, North Wind,\" said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Good-day, lad,\" said the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"What do you want now?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I want my meal,\" said the lad. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"This ram is not worth a penny.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I have no meal,\" said the North Wind. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"But I will give you this stick. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "You have only to say, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2SQ", "", " 'Stick, stick, lay on.' ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And it will lay on till you say, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2SQ", "", " 'Stick, stick, stop.' \" ", "") ?>
PagePoem(116, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The lad took the stick. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Thank you, North Wind,\" said he. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And he set off for home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He stopped at the same inn. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "After supper he shut his eyes ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and began to snore. ", "") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>
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PoemStart() ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The landlord saw the stick. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"That must be a fine stick,\" he said. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(117, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He thought the lad was asleep. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He reached for the stick. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Just then the lad cried out, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"Stick, stick, lay on.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So the stick laid on. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The landlord jumped over tables and chairs. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He yelled and he roared. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Lad, lad, stop the stick,\" he cried. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"You shall have your cloth ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and your ram again.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So the lad said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"Stick, stick, stop.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He took the cloth and the ram ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and the stick. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Then he set off for home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So the North Wind gave the lad ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "the worth of his meal. ", "") ?>
PoemAttribution("85", "— Norse Folk Tale") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>