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Who would not love thee, thou innocent, impatient, wind-swift, child-eyed sinner! Whither pullest thou me now, thou paragon and tomboy? And now foolest thou me fleeing; thou sweet romp dost annoy! I dance after thee, I follow even faint traces lonely. Where art thou? Give me thy hand! Or thy finger only! Here are caves and thickets: we shall go astray! Halt! Stand still!

But as soon as the brothers were away, our Ivanoushka the Simpleton walked to the wide fields and shouted with a mighty voice: "Arise, bay horse thou wind-swift steed, Appear before me in my need; Stand up as in the storm the weed!" The glorious horse came running. Flames shone out of his eyes; out of his nostrils smoke came in clouds, and the horse asked with a man's voice: "What is thy wish?"

Consternation seized the Sioux. They were without boats, without weapons, without horses. They cursed. They threatened Matthews. "Cross! cross!" he cried. "Your bows are in my wood lodge. The soldiers have no horses, and no boats. They cannot swim the river. You will be safe." There was no other way. "Wind-swift, my brothers," bade Lame Foot.

Be ready then at the dawn of morning with your troops, and bear with you to the fight the arms and armor which Vulcan has made. To-morrow's sun shall see many of the Rutulian enemy slain." She ceased, and parting, to the bark A measured impulse gave; Like wind-swift arrow to its mark It darts along the wave. The rest pursue. In wondering awe The chief revolves the things he saw.

But as soon as his brothers had left home our Ivanoushka the Simpleton hurried to the wide field and shouted out loud: "Arise, bay horse them wind-swift steed, Appear before me in my need; Stand up as in the storm the weed!"

But as soon as the brothers left home, Ivanoushka started to the wide field and shouted out loud with a mighty voice: "Arise, bay horse thou wind-swift steed, Appear before me in my need; Stand up as in the storm the weed!" and here came the horse, the earth trembling under his hoofs, the sparks flying around, his eyes like flames, and out of his nostrils smoke curling up.

In the next we find her reconciled to Cefalo, to whom she gives the wind-swift dog and the unerring spear which she had received as a nymph of Diana. Cefalo at once sets the hound upon the traces of a boar, and goes off in pursuit, while his wife returns home. He shortly reappears, having lost boar and hound alike, and, tired with the chase, falls asleep.

"Well," said the old father, "my obedient son, thou shalt be rewarded;" and the old man shouted with a mighty voice: "Arise, bay horse thou wind-swift steed, Appear before me in my need; Stand up as in the storm the weed!" And lo! Ivanoushka the Simpleton beheld a horse running, the earth trembling under his hoofs, his eyes like stars, and out of his mouth and ears smoke coming in a cloud.