[Jboss-svn-commits] Ed kindly enough, theirs was a joyless life in comparison with that of the dead

[McAleer H. <tel...@ca...>]

The fairies admiring his feet, because their own were much the same; but
it amazed him that Princess Maybloom's father should be troubled at hers
growing large. Moreover, he wished to see that same princess and her
country, since there were really other places in the world than
Stumpinghame. When Robin Goodfellow came to take him home as usual he
durst not let him know that he had overheard anything; but never was the
boy so unwilling to get up as on that morning, and all day he was so
weary that in the afternoon Fairyfoot fell asleep, with his head on a
clump of rushes. It was seldom that any one thought of looking after him
and the sickly sheep; but it so happened that towards evening the old
shepherd, Fleecefold, thought he would see how things went on in the
pastures. The shepherd had a bad temper and a thick staff, and no sooner
did he catch sight of Fairyfoot sleeping, and his flock straying away,
than shouting all the ill names he could remember, in a voice which woke
up the boy, he ran after him as fast as his great feet would allow;
while Fairyfoot, seeing no other shelter from his fury, fled into the
forest, and never stopped nor stayed till