05-the black thief-第4章

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child　that　I　was　to　make　into　a　pie；　and　this　is　the　very　man　that

saved　your　life；　which　you　may　know　by　the　want　of　your　finger

that　was　taken　off；　as　you　have　heard；　to　deceive　the　giant。'



The　Knight　of　the　Glen；　greatly　surprised　at　what　he　had　heard

the　old　woman　tell；　and　knowing　he　wanted　his　finger　from　his

childhood；　began　to　understand　that　the　story　was　true　enough。



‘And　is　this　my　deliverer？'　says　he。　‘O　brave　fellow；　I　not

only　pardon　you　all；　but　will　keep　you　with　myself　while　you　live；

where　you　shall　feast　like　princes；　and　have　every　attendance　that

I　have　myself。'



They　all　returned　thanks　on　their　knees；　and　the　Black　Thief

told　him　the　reason　they　attempted　to　steal　the　Steed　of　Bells；　and

the　necessity　they　were　under　in　going　home。



‘Well；'　says　the　Knight　of　the　Glen；　‘if　that's　the　case　I　bestow

you　my　steed　rather　than　this　brave　fellow　should　die；　so　you　may

go　when　you　please；　only　remember　to　call　and　see　me　betimes；

that　we　may　know　each　other　well。'



They　promised　they　would；　and　with　great　joy　they　set　off　for

the　King　their　father's　palace；　and　the　Black　Thief　along　with

them。



The　wicked　Queen　was　standing　all　this　time　on　the　tower；　and；

hearing　the　bells　ringing　at　a　great　distance　off；　knew　very　well　it

was　the　princes　coming　home；　and　the　steed　with　them；　and　through

spite　and　vexation　precipitated　herself　from　the　tower　and　was

shattered　to　pieces。



The　three　princes　lived　happy　and　well　during　their　father's

reign；　and　always　keeping　the　Black　Thief　along　with　them；　but

how　they　did　after　the　old　King's　death　is　not　known。＇4＇





＇4＇　The　Hibernian　Tales。