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East of the Sun and West of the Moon. " Ver>' well I " said the north wind, "you must stop here to-night

then, for we must have a whole day before us and perhaps more,

if we are to reach it"

Early next morning the north wind called her, and then he blew him- self out and made him- self so big and strong that he was terrible to look at. Away they went, high up through the air at such a fearful speed, as if they were going to the end of the world. There was such a hurricane on land that trees and houses were blown down, and when they came out on the big sea ships were wrecked by hundreds. And on- wards they swept, so far, far, that no one would believe how far they went, and still farther and far- ther out to sea, till the north wind got more and more tired and so knocked up that he was scarcely able to give an- other blow, and was sink- ing and going down more and more ; and at last they were so low that the tops of the billows touched their heels.

"Are you afraid ? " said the north wind. — " No, she said, she