’Isthatall？’answeredthemouse；’thatneedn’tdistressyoumuch。Justtrustinme，andbeforethesunsetsagainyoushallhearthatyourtaskisdone。’Andwiththesewordsthelittlecreaturescamperedawayintothefields。

　　Ferko，whoneverdoubtedthatthemousewouldbeasgoodasitsword，laydowncomfortedonthesoftgrassandsleptsoundlytillnextmorning。Thedaypassedslowly，andwiththeeveningcamethelittlemouseandsaid，’Nowthereisnotasinglestalkofcornleftinanyfield；theyareallcollectedinonebigheaponthehilloutthere。’

　　ThenFerkowentjoyfullytotheKingandtoldhimthatallhedemandedhadbeendone。AndthewholeCourtwentouttoseethewonder，andwerenolessastonishedthantheyhadbeenthefirsttime。ForinaheaphigherthantheKing’spalacelayallthegrainofthecountry，andnotasinglestalkofcornhadbeenleftbehindinanyofthefields。Andhowhadallthisbeendone？Thelittlemousehadsummonedeveryothermouseinthelandtoitshelp，andtogethertheyhadcollectedallthegraininthekingdom。

　　TheKingcouldnothidehisamazement，butatthesametimehiswrathincreased，andhewasmorereadythanevertobelievethetwobrothers，whokeptonrepeatingthatFerkowasnothingmorenorlessthanawickedmagician。OnlythebeautifulPrincessrejoicedoverFerko’ssuccess，andlookedonhimwithfriendlyglances，whichtheyouthreturned。

　　ThemorethecruelKinggazedonthewonderbeforehim，themoreangryhebecame，forhecouldnot，inthefaceofhispromise，putthestrangertodeath。Heturnedoncemoretothetwobrothersandsaid，’Hisdiabolicalmagichashelpedhimagain，butnowwhatthirdtaskshallwesethimtodo？Nomatterhowimpossibleitis，hemustdoitordie。’

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