Карлик-ніс

           "Butforyou,"hesaidtoMimi,"Imighthaveretainedmyhideousformallthedaysofmylife,orImightevenhavelostmylife.Nowisthetimetorepaymydebt.Iwilltakeyoustraightwaytoyourfather,whosemagicpowerswillatonceenablehimtodisenchantyou."

           Thegoosewepttearsofjoyandacceptedhisoffergratefully.Jacobpassedthesentriessafely’,forthe}’hadonlybeenorderedtobarthewaytothedwarfLong-Xose.WithMimibeneathhisarmheverysoonreachedthesea-shore,andbeforelongherhomewasinsight.ThegreatWetterbocksoonturnedthegooseintoacharmingyounglady,and,havingloadedherrescuerwithvaluablegifts,badehimfarewell.Jacobhastenedhome,andhisparentswereonlytoodelightedtoacceptthehandsomeyoungmanastheirlong-lostson.WiththepresentshehadreceivedfromWetterbockhewasabletopurchaseashop,andhebecameaveryrichmanandlivedhappilyallhisdays.ButhisdisappearancefromtheDuke’spalacecausedagreathubbub.

           WhenthemorningcameonwhichtheDukewastofulfilhisvowandbeheadthedwarfifhehadnotfoundtheherb,lo!thedwarfhimselfwasmissing.ThePrincedeclaredtheDukehadallowedhimtoescapetoavoidlosingsuchasplendidcook,andsaidhehadbrokenhisword