When he
had finished he saw that the shepherdess was weeping bitterly. "Why art
thou weeping?" he asked. "Alas," answered she, "thus shone the full moon
when I played this air on the flute for the last time, and the head of my
beloved rose out of the water." He looked at her, and it seemed as if a
veil fell from his eyes, and he recognized his dear wife, and when she
looked at him, and the moon shone in his face she knew him also. They
embraced and kissed each other, and no one need ask if they were happy.
182 The Little Folks' Presents
A tailor and a goldsmith were travelling together, and one evening when
the sun had sunk behind the mountains, they heard the sound of distant
music, which became more and more distinct. It sounded strange, but
so pleasant that they forgot all their weariness and stepped quickly
onwards. The moon had already arisen when they reached a hill on which
they saw a crowd of little men and women, who had taken each other's
hands, and were whirling round in the dance with the greatest pleasure
and delight.
They sang to it most charmingly, and that was the music which the
travellers had heard.
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