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A long while after, he went to walk one day in the wood, and the

old fox met him, and besought him with tears in his eyes to kill

him, and cut off his head and feet. And at last he did so, and in

a moment the fox was changed into a man, and turned out to be the

brother of the princess, who had been lost a great many many

years.

HANS IN LUCK

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes

right--all that falls to them is so much gain--all their geese

are swans--all their cards are trumps--toss them which way you

will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs,

and only move on so much the faster. The world may very likely

not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what

care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?