Карлик-ніс

           Thedwarflookedattheherbthoughtfully.Asweetscentassailedhisnostrilsandremindedhimofthesceneofhistransformation;thestalk,too,oftheplantwasofabluish-greencolouranditboreabrightredflower,fleckedwithyellow.

           "Mimi,"saidhe,"bygreatgoodfortuneIdobelievewehavechancedupontheveryherbthatchangedmefromasquirrelintothecreatureIamnow.ShallImakeatrialofit?"

           "Notyet,"repliedthegoose."Takeahandfuloftheherbswithyouandletusgobacktoyourroom.Thereyoucancollectyourmoneyandallthatyoupossessandthenwewilltrythepoweroftheherb."

           Theyreturnedtothedwarf’sroom,hewithaheartbeating-loudlywithexcitement.Hetookbetweenfiftyandsixtyducatshehadsaved,andtiedthemupinabundlewithsomeofhisclothes,thensaying-:"Maygoodfortuneaidmetoberidofmyburden,"hethrusthisnoseintothebunchofherbsandsniffedtheirfragrance.Thenhislimbsandjointsbegantocrackandstretch,hecouldfeelhisheadrising-frombetweenhisshoulders,squintingdownhisnosehecouldseeitgrowingsmallerandsmaller,hisbackandcheststraightenedthemselvesout.andhislegsbecamelonger.Thegooselookedoninastonishment."Oh!howtallandhandsomeyouare,"shecried,"thereisnotthefaintestresemblancelefttothedwarfLong–Nose."

           AsforJacob,hewasbesidehimselfwithjoy;buthedidnotforgetthethanksheowedtoMimi.Hisfirstimpulsewastogotohisparents,butgratitudeurg-edhimtosup)ressthiswish.