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growinit.Someyearshavepassedsincethepeoplewholivedhere

cultivatedthesefields;

theykeptthreesheep,apig,andtwooxen;

infacttheymaintainedthemselvesverywell,theyhadquite

enoughtoliveupon,aspeoplegenerallyhavewhoarecontentwith

theirlot.Theyevencouldhaveaffordedtokeeptwohorses,but

itwasasayingamongthefarmersinthoseparts,"

Thehorseeats

himselfup;

"

thatistosay,heeatsasmuchasheearns.JeppeJans

cultivatedhisfieldsinsummer,andinthewinterhemadewooden

shoes.Healsohadanassistant,aladwhounderstoodaswellashe

himselfdidhowtomakewoodenshoesstrong,butlight,andinthe

fashion.Theycarvedshoesandspoons,whichpaidwell;

therefore

noonecouldjustlycallJeppeJansandhisfamilypoorpeople.

LittleIb,aboyofsevenyearsoldandtheonlychild,wouldsitby,

watchingtheworkmen,orcuttingastick,andsometimeshisfinger

insteadofthestick.ButonedayIbsucceededsowellinhis

carvingthathemadetwopiecesofwoodlookreallyliketwolittle

woodenshoes,andhedeterminedtogivethemasapresentto

LittleChristina."

AndwhowasLittleChristina?

Shewas

theboatman'

sdaughter,gracefulanddelicateasthechildofa

gentleman;

hadshebeendresseddifferently,noonewouldhave

believedthatshelivedinahutontheneighboringheathwithher

father.Hewasawidower,andearnedhislivingbycarrying

firewoodinhislargeboatfromtheforesttotheeelpondandeel

weir,ontheestateofSilkborg,andsometimeseventothedistant

townofRanders.Therewasnooneunderwhosecarehecould

leaveLittleChristina;

soshewasalmostalwayswithhiminhis

boat,orplayinginthewoodamongtheblossomingheath,or

pickingtheripewildberries.Sometimes,whenherfatherhadtogo

asfarasthetown,hewouldtakeLittleChristina,whowasayear

youngerthanIb,acrosstheheathtothecottageofJeppeJans,and

leaveherthere.IbandChristinaagreedtogetherineverything;

theydividedtheirbreadandberrieswhentheywerehungry;

they

werepartnersindiggingtheirlittlegardens;

theyran,andcrept,

andplayedabouteverywhere.Oncetheywanderedalongwayinto

theforest,andevenventuredtogethertoclimbthehighridge.

Anothertimetheyfoundafewsnipes'

eggsinthewood,which

wasagreatevent.IbhadneverbeenontheheathwhereChristina'

s

fatherlived,norontheriver;

butatlastcameanopportunity.

Christina'

sfatherinvitedhimtogoforasailinhisboat;

andthe

eveningbefore,heaccompaniedtheboatmanacrosstheheathto

hishouse.Thenextmorningearly,thetwochildrenwereplacedon

thetopofahighpileoffirewoodintheboat,andsateatingbread

andwildstrawberries,whileChristina'

sfatherandhismandrove

theboatforwardwithpoles.Theyfloatedonswiftly,forthetide

wasintheirfavor,passingoverlakes,formedbythestreaminits

course;

sometimestheyseemedquiteenclosedbyreedsand

waterplants,yettherewasalwaysroomforthemtopassout,

althoughtheoldtreesoverhungthewaterandtheoldoaks

stretchedouttheirbarebranches,asiftheyhadturneduptheir

sleevesandwishedtoshowtheirknotty,nakedarms.Oldalder

trees,whoserootswereloosenedfromthebanks,clungwiththeir

fibrestothebottomofthestream,andthetopsofthebranches

abovethewaterlookedlikelittlewoodyislands.Thewaterlilies

wavedthemselvestoandfroontheriver,everythingmadethe

excursionbeautiful,andatlasttheycametothegreateelweir,

wherethewaterrushedthroughthefloodgates;

andthechildren

thoughtthisabeautifulsight.Inthosedaystherewasnofactory

noranytownhouse,nothingbutthegreatfarm,withitsscanty

bearingfields,inwhichcouldbeseenafewherdofcattle,andone

ortwofarmlaborers.Therushingofthewaterthroughthesluices,

andthescreamofthewildducks,werealmosttheonlysignsof

activelifeatSilkborg.Afterthefirewoodhadbeenunloaded,

sfatherboughtawholebundleofeelsandasuckingpig,

whichwereallplacedinabasketinthesternoftheboat.Then

theyreturnedagainupthestream;

andasthewindwasfavorable,

twosailswerehoisted,whichcarriedtheboatonaswellasiftwo

horseshadbeenharnessedtoit.Astheysailedon,theycameby

chancetotheplacewheretheboatman'

sas