asked the fox . ' I am sorry to say I have only those I am using , ' replied the bee . And the fox went on till he nearly fell over an asp who was gliding across the road . ' I should be SO glad if you would tell me where I could get a pair of eyes , ' said the fox . ' I suppose you do n't happen to have any you could lend me ? ' ` Well , if you only want them for a short time , perhaps I could manage , ' answered the asp ; ` but I ca n't do without them for long . ' ` Oh , it is only for a very short time that I need them , ' said the fox ; ' I have a pair of my own just behind that hill , and when I find them I will bring yours back to you . Perhaps you will keep these till them . ' So he took the eyes out of his own head and popped them into the head of the asp , and put the asp 's eyes in their place . As he was running off he cried over his shoulder : ` As long as the world lasts the asps ' eyes will go down in the heads of foxes from generation to generation . ' And so it has been ; and if you look at the eyes of an asp you will see that they are all burnt ; and though thousands and thousands of years have gone by since the fox was going about playing tricks upon everybody he met , the asp still bears the traces of the day when the sly creature cooked the salmon . -LSB- Lapplandische Mahrchen . -RSB- Kisa the Cat Once upon a time there lived a queen who had a beautiful cat , the colour of smoke , with china-blue eyes , which she was very fond of . The cat was constantly with her , and ran after her wherever she went , and even sat up proudly by her side when she drove out in her fine glass coach . ` Oh , pussy , ' said the queen one day , ` you are happier than I am ! For you have a dear kitten just like yourself , and I have nobody to play with but you . ' ` Do n't cry , ' answered the cat , laying her paw on her mistress 's arm . ` Crying never does any good . I will see what can be done . ' The cat was as good as her word .
As soon as she returned from her drive she trotted off to the forest to consult a fairy who dwelt there , and very soon after the XXXXX had a little girl , who seemed made out of snow and sunbeams .
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