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<v Speaker 1>Tom Tip Todd written by Flora Annie Steale. Once upon

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<v Speaker 1>a time there was a woman who lived along with

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<v Speaker 1>her daughter. She baked five pies, but when they came

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<v Speaker 1>out of the oven, they were overbaked, and the crust

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<v Speaker 1>was far too hard to eat. So she said to

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<v Speaker 1>her daughter daughter, please put these pies onto the shelf

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<v Speaker 1>and leave them there. Awhile, surely they'll come again in time.

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<v Speaker 1>By that, you know, she meant that they would become softer.

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<v Speaker 1>But the daughter said to herself, if mother says the

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<v Speaker 1>pies will come again, why I shouldn't eat these now?

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<v Speaker 1>They would anyway come again. So, having good and young teeth,

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<v Speaker 1>she said to work and aid the lot first and last. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>when supper time came, the woman said to her daughter,

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<v Speaker 1>go and get one of the pies. They are sure

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<v Speaker 1>to have come again by now. Then the girl went

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<v Speaker 1>and looked, but of course there was nothing but the

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<v Speaker 1>empty dishes. So back she came and said, no, mother,

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't come again. Not one of them, asked the mother,

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<v Speaker 1>taken aback like, not even one of them, says the daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>Quite confident, Well, says the mother, come again or not

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<v Speaker 1>come again, I will have one of the pies for

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<v Speaker 1>my supper. But you can't, says the daughter. How can

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<v Speaker 1>you if they haven't come? And they haven't as sure

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<v Speaker 1>as sure, But I can, says the mother, getting angry,

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<v Speaker 1>Go you at once, child, and bring me the best

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<v Speaker 1>of them. My teeth must just tackle it. Best or worst,

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<v Speaker 1>is all one, said the daughter, quite sulky, For I

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<v Speaker 1>have ate the lot, so you can't have one till

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<v Speaker 1>it comes again. Well the mother, she bounced up to see,

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<v Speaker 1>but half an eye told her there was nothing save

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<v Speaker 1>the empty dishes. So having no supper, she sat down

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<v Speaker 1>on the doorstep, and, bringing out her distaff, began to spin.

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<v Speaker 1>And as she span she sang, my daughter had five

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<v Speaker 1>pies today. My daughter ate five pies today, For she

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<v Speaker 1>was quite irritated and astonished. Now, the king of that

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<v Speaker 1>country happened to be coming down the street, and he

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<v Speaker 1>heard the song going on and on, but could not

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<v Speaker 1>quite make out the words, so he stopped his horse

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<v Speaker 1>and asked, what is that you're singing? My good woman.

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<v Speaker 1>The mother, though horrified at her daughter's appetite, did not

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<v Speaker 1>want other folk, leastwise the king, to know about it,

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<v Speaker 1>so she sang instead, my daughter has spun five muslins

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<v Speaker 1>today five muslins, cried the king. I'd never heard of

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<v Speaker 1>anyone who could do that. Look you here, I have

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<v Speaker 1>been searching for a maiden to wife, and your daughter,

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<v Speaker 1>who can spin five muslims a day is the very

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<v Speaker 1>one for me. Only mind you, though, for eleven months

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, she shall be queen, indeed, and have

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<v Speaker 1>all she likes to eat, all the gowns she likes

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<v Speaker 1>to get, all the company she likes to keep, and

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<v Speaker 1>everything her heart desires. In the twelfth month, she must

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<v Speaker 1>set to work and spin five muslins a day, and

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<v Speaker 1>if she does not, she must die. Come is it

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<v Speaker 1>a bargain? So the mother agreed. She thought what a

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<v Speaker 1>grand marriage it was for her daughter. And as for

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<v Speaker 1>the five muslins, time enough to bother about them. When

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<v Speaker 1>the year came around, the king would have forgotten all

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<v Speaker 1>about it by then. Anyhow, her daughter would be queen

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<v Speaker 1>for eleven months. So they were married, and for eleven

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<v Speaker 1>months the bride was as happy as she could be.

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<v Speaker 1>She had everything she liked to eat, and all the

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<v Speaker 1>gowns she liked to get, all the companies she cared

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<v Speaker 1>to keep, and everything her heart desired. And her husband,

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<v Speaker 1>the king, was as kind as he could be. But

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<v Speaker 1>in the tenth month she began to think of those

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<v Speaker 1>five muslins and wonder if the king remembered. And in

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<v Speaker 1>the eleventh month she began to dream about them as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But never a word did the King her husband say

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<v Speaker 1>about them, so she hoped he had forgotten. But on

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<v Speaker 1>the very last day of the eleventh month, the King

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<v Speaker 1>her husband led her into her room she had never

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<v Speaker 1>set her eyes on before. It had one window, and

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<v Speaker 1>there was nothing in it but a stool and a

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<v Speaker 1>spinning wheel. Now, my dear, he said, quite kindly, you

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<v Speaker 1>will be shut in here tomorrow morning with some fiber,

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<v Speaker 1>and if by evening you have not spun five muslins,

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<v Speaker 1>you will spend rest of your life in prison. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>she was fear frightened, for she had always been such

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<v Speaker 1>a thoughtless girl that she had never learned to spin

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<v Speaker 1>at all. So what she was to do on the

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<v Speaker 1>morrow she could not tell. For see you, she had

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<v Speaker 1>no one to help her, for, of course, now she

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<v Speaker 1>was queen, her mother didn't live near her, So she

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<v Speaker 1>just locked the door off her room, sat down on

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<v Speaker 1>a stool, and cried and cried and cried until her

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<v Speaker 1>pretty eyes were all red. Now, as she sat sobbing

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<v Speaker 1>and crying, she heard a black magician little noise at

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the door. At first she thought it

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<v Speaker 1>was a mouse. Then she thought it must be something knocking,

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<v Speaker 1>So she opened the door, and what did she see?

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<v Speaker 1>A small, little black magician like thing with a long

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<v Speaker 1>tail that whisked round and round ever so fast. What

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<v Speaker 1>are you crying for, said that thing, making a bow

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<v Speaker 1>and twirling its tail so fast that she could scarcely

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<v Speaker 1>see it. What's that you, said, she shrinking a bit,

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<v Speaker 1>for that thing was very black magician like. Don't look

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<v Speaker 1>at my tail if you are frightened, says that smirking

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<v Speaker 1>Look at my toes, aren't they beautiful? And sure enough

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<v Speaker 1>that had on buckled shoes with high heels and big bows,

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<v Speaker 1>ever so smart. So she kind of forgot about the

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<v Speaker 1>tail and wasn't so frightened. And when he asked her

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<v Speaker 1>again why she was crying, she said, it won't do

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<v Speaker 1>any good if I do. You don't know that, says he,

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<v Speaker 1>twirling its tail faster and faster and sticking out its toes.

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<v Speaker 1>Come tell me there's a good girl. Well, says she.

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<v Speaker 1>It can't do any harm if it doesn't do well.

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<v Speaker 1>So she dried her pretty eyes and told he all

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<v Speaker 1>about the pies and the muslins and everything from first

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<v Speaker 1>to last. And then that little black thing nearly burst

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<v Speaker 1>with laughing. If that is all, it's easy, mended, it says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll come to your window every morning, take the fiber

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<v Speaker 1>and bring it back spun into five muslins at night. Come.

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<v Speaker 1>Shall it be a bargain? Now? She for all she

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<v Speaker 1>was so thoughtless, asked, but what is your pay? I

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<v Speaker 1>will give you three guesses every night to guess my name.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you haven't guessed before the month is up, why,

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<v Speaker 1>said that black thing, you shall be mine, my beauty,

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<v Speaker 1>three guesses every night for a whole month. She felt

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<v Speaker 1>sure she would be able for so much, and there

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<v Speaker 1>was no other way out, so she just said, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. Well. The very next day her husband led

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<v Speaker 1>her to the strange room again, and there was the

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<v Speaker 1>day's food, and a spinning wheel and a great bundle

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<v Speaker 1>of fiber. There you are, my dear, says he, as

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<v Speaker 1>polite as polite, and remember, if there are not five

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<v Speaker 1>whole muslins tonight, you will spend rest of your life

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<v Speaker 1>in prison. At that, she began to tremble and after

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<v Speaker 1>he had gone away and locked the door, she was

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<v Speaker 1>just thinking of a good cry when she heard a

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<v Speaker 1>black magician knocking at the window. She upped at once

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<v Speaker 1>and opened it, and sure enough there was the small

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<v Speaker 1>little black thing sitting on the window ledge, dangling its

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful toes and twirling its tail so that you could

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<v Speaker 1>scarcely see it. Good morning, my beauty, said he come

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<v Speaker 1>hand over the fiber shop. There's a good girl. So

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<v Speaker 1>she gave him the fiber and shut the window. And

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<v Speaker 1>you may be sure ate her victuals, for as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>she had a good appetite, and the King, her husband,

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<v Speaker 1>had promised to give her everything she liked to eat,

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<v Speaker 1>so she ate to her hearts content. And when evening

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<v Speaker 1>came and she heard that black magician knocking at the

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<v Speaker 1>window again, she ubbed and opened it. And there was

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<v Speaker 1>the small little black thing with five spun muslins on

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<v Speaker 1>his arm, And it twirled its tail faster than ever,

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<v Speaker 1>and stuck out its beautiful toes and bowed and smirked

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<v Speaker 1>and gave her the five muslins. Then he said, and now,

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<v Speaker 1>my beauty, what is my name? And she answered quite easy,

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<v Speaker 1>like that is Bill. No it ain't, says he and

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<v Speaker 1>twirled it stale. Then that is ned, says she. No

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<v Speaker 1>it ain't, says he, And twirled it stail faster, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>says she a bit more thoughtful, that is mark. No

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<v Speaker 1>it ain't, says he, and laughs and laughs and laughs,

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<v Speaker 1>and twelves it staale so as you couldn't see it

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<v Speaker 1>as away he flew. When the King, her husband, came in,

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<v Speaker 1>he was fine and pleased to see the five muslins

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<v Speaker 1>all ready for him, for he was fond of his

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<v Speaker 1>pretty wife. I hope all the other days will pass

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<v Speaker 1>as happily. Then he said good night and locked the

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<v Speaker 1>door and left her. But next morning they brought her

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<v Speaker 1>fresh fiber and even more delicious foods. And the small

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<v Speaker 1>little black thing came knocking at the window and stuck

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<v Speaker 1>out its beautiful toes and twirled its tail faster and faster,

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<v Speaker 1>and took away the bundle of fiber and brought it back,

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<v Speaker 1>all spun into five muslins. By evening. Then she made

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<v Speaker 1>her guess three times what his name was, but she

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<v Speaker 1>could not guess right. And he laughed and laughed and

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<v Speaker 1>laughed as he flew away. Now every morning and evening

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing happened, and every evening she had her

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<v Speaker 1>three guesses, but she never guessed right. And every day

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<v Speaker 1>the small little black thing laughed louder and louder, and

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<v Speaker 1>smirked more and more and looked at her malissful out

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<v Speaker 1>of the corners of its eyes, until she began to

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<v Speaker 1>get frightened, and instead of eating all the fine foods

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<v Speaker 1>left for her, spent the day in trying to think

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<v Speaker 1>of names to say, but she never hit upon the

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<v Speaker 1>right one. So it came to the last day of

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<v Speaker 1>the month but one, and when the small little black

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<v Speaker 1>thing arrived in the evening, with the five muslins of

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<v Speaker 1>fiber already spun, it could hardly say for smirking. Ain't

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<v Speaker 1>you got my name yet? So says she, for she

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<v Speaker 1>had been reading her Bible. Is that nicodymus No it ain't,

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<v Speaker 1>says he, And til it's stale faster than you could see?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that? Samuel? Says she, all of a flutter. No

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<v Speaker 1>it ain't my beauty, chuckles he looking malissful. Well is

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<v Speaker 1>that Methusla, says she, inclined to cry. Then he just

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<v Speaker 1>fixes her with eyes like a coal of fire, and says, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it ain't that neither, So there is only tomorrow night,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you'll be mine, my beauty. And away the

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<v Speaker 1>small little black thing flew, it's tail, twirling and risking

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<v Speaker 1>so fast that you couldn't see it well. She felt

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<v Speaker 1>so bad she couldn't even cry. But she heard the King,

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<v Speaker 1>her husband, coming to the door, so she made bold

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<v Speaker 1>to be chief and tried to smile when he said,

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<v Speaker 1>well done, wife, five Muslims again, I shall not send

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<v Speaker 1>you to prison, my dear, of that, I'm quite sure,

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<v Speaker 1>so let us enjoy ourselves. Then he bade the servants

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<v Speaker 1>bring supper and a stool for him to sit beside

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<v Speaker 1>his queen, and down they sat, love alike, side by side.

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<v Speaker 1>But the poor queen could eat nothing. She could not

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<v Speaker 1>forget the small little black thing, and the king hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>eaten but a mouthful or two when he began to laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>And he laughed so long and so loud that at

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<v Speaker 1>last the poor queen, all careless as she was, said,

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<v Speaker 1>why do you laugh so at something I saw? Today?

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<v Speaker 1>My love? Says the king. I was out a hunting,

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<v Speaker 1>and by chance I came to a place I had

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<v Speaker 1>never been in before. It was in forests, and there

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<v Speaker 1>was an old chalkpit there, and out of the chalkpit

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<v Speaker 1>there came a black magician kind of a sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a humming, bumming noise. So I got off my hobby

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<v Speaker 1>to see what made it, and went quite to the

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<v Speaker 1>edge of the pit and looked down. And what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think? I saw the funniest, smallest little black magician

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<v Speaker 1>like thing you ever set eyes upon. And it had

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<v Speaker 1>a little spinning wheel, and it was spinning away for

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<v Speaker 1>dear life. But the wheel didn't go so fast as

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<v Speaker 1>it stailed, and that span round and round you never

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<v Speaker 1>saw the like. And its little feet had buckled shoes

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<v Speaker 1>and bows on them, and they went up and down

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<v Speaker 1>in a desperate hurry. And all the time that small

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<v Speaker 1>little black thing kept bumming and booming away at these words,

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<v Speaker 1>name me, name me not, who'll guess it's tom tit

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<v Speaker 1>tot will. When she heard these words, the queen nearly

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<v Speaker 1>jummed out of joy, but she managed to say nothing

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<v Speaker 1>but ate her supper quite comfortably, and she said no

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<v Speaker 1>word when next morning the small little black thing came

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<v Speaker 1>for the fiber, though it looked so gleeful that she

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<v Speaker 1>could hardly help laughing, knowing she had got the better

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<v Speaker 1>of it. And when night came, and she heard that

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<v Speaker 1>knocking against the window panes. She put on her worded

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<v Speaker 1>face and opened the window slowly, as if she was afraid.

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<v Speaker 1>But that thing was as bold as brass and came

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<v Speaker 1>right inside, grinning from ear to ear. And oh, my goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>how his tail was s twirling and whisking. Well, my beauty,

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<v Speaker 1>says he giving her the five muslins already spun. What's

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<v Speaker 1>my name? Then she put down her lip and says, tearful, like,

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<v Speaker 1>is that Solomon? No it ain't, laughs, He and the

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<v Speaker 1>small little black thing came further into the room. So

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<v Speaker 1>she tried again, and this time she seemed hardly able

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<v Speaker 1>to speak for fright. Well, is that zebedee? She says, No,

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<v Speaker 1>it ain't, cried he full of glay, And it came

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<v Speaker 1>quite close and stretched out its little black hands to her.

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<v Speaker 1>And oh it's tail. Take time, my beauty, says, he,

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<v Speaker 1>sort of jeering like, and its small little black eyes

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to eat her up. Take time, remember next, guess

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<v Speaker 1>and your mind. Well, she bagged just a wee bit

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<v Speaker 1>from it, and for it was just horrible to look at.

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<v Speaker 1>But then she laughed out and pointed her finger at

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<v Speaker 1>it and said name me, Name me not. Your name

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<v Speaker 1>is Tom Tit Tot. And you never heard such a

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<v Speaker 1>shriek as that small little black thing gave out. Its

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<v Speaker 1>tail dropped down straight, its feet all crumpled up. And

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<v Speaker 1>away he flew into the dark, and she never saw

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<v Speaker 1>it no more, and she lived happily ever after with

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<v Speaker 1>her husband, the King,