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'But where are you? inquired Jégu. 'Look close, and you will see me among the reeds in the form of a little green frog. I can take, he added proudly, 'any shape I choose, and even, which is much harder, be invisible if I want to. 'Then show yourself to me in the shape in which your family generally appear, replied Jégu.
'Certainly, if you wish, and the frog jumped on the back of one of the horses, and changed into a little dwarf, all dressed in green. This transformation rather frightened Jegu, but the brownie bade him have no fears, for he would not do him any harm; indeed, he hoped that Jegu might find him of some use. 'But why should you take all this interest in me? asked the peasant suspiciously.
Now amongst all the young men who wanted to marry Barbaïk, the one whose heart was most set on her was her father's head man, but as his manners were rough and he was exceedingly ugly she would have nothing to say to him, and, what was worse, often made fun of him with the rest. Jégu, for that was his name, of course heard of this, and it made him very unhappy.
That evening they left the country for ever, and Jégu, without their help, grew poorer and poorer, and at last died of misery, while Barbaïk was glad to find work in the market of Morlaix. From 'Le Foyer Breton, par E. Souvestre THERE was once a king and queen who had a little boy, and they called his name Kilwch.
Jegu declared that nothing could be easier, and then taking off his hat, he thanked the dwarf heartily, and led his horses back to the farm. Next morning was a holiday, and Barbaik was awake earlier than usual, as she wished to get through her work as soon as possible, and be ready to start for a dance which was to be held some distance off.
Now Jegu had everything to see to himself, and somehow it did not seem so easy as when the farmer was alive. But once more the brownie stepped in, and was better than ten labourers.
'How? exclaimed Jegu, filled with astonishment. 'Do you remember when you were digging in the field near the river, three months ago, you found a robin redbreast caught in a net? 'Yes, answered Jegu, 'I remember it very well, and I opened the net and let him go.
She went first to the cow-house, which it was her duty to keep clean, but to her amazement she found fresh straw put down, the racks filled with hay, the cows milked, and the pails standing neatly in a row. 'Of course, Jegu must have done this in the hope of my giving him a dance, she thought to herself, and when she met him outside the door she stopped and thanked him for his help.
Since that time, partly from habit and partly to amuse ourselves, we have continued to transform ourselves, and it was in this way that I got to know you. 'How? exclaimed Jégu, filled with astonishment. 'Do you remember when you were digging in the field near the river, three months ago, you found a robin redbreast caught in a net?
He was tired with a long day's work, and stood with his hand on the mane of one of the animals, waiting till they had done, and thinking all the while of Barbaik, when a voice came out of the gorse close by. 'What is the matter, Jegu? You mustn't despair yet. The young man glanced up in surprise, and asked who was there. 'It is I, the brownie of the lake, replied the voice.
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