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remarkable how one good action always breeds another。 I have given
you my wheelbarrow�察�and now you are going to give me your plank。 Of
course�察�the wheelbarrow is worth far more than the plank�察�but true�察�
friendship never notices things like that。 Pray get it at once�察�and I will set
to work at my barn this very day。'
;'Certainly��' cried little Hans�察�and he ran into the shed and dragged the
plank out。
;'It is not a very big plank��' said the Miller�察�looking at it�察�'and I am
afraid that after I have mended my barn´roof there won't be any left for
you to mend the wheelbarrow with�察�but�察�of course�察�that is not my fault。
And now�察�as I have given you my wheelbarrow�察�I am sure you would like
to give me some flowers in return。 Here is the basket�察�and mind you fill
it quite full。'
;'Quite full��' said little Hans�察�rather sorrowfully�察�for it was really a
very big basket�察�and he knew that if he filled it he would have no flowers
left for the market and he was very anxious to get his silver buttons back。
;'Well�察�really��' answered the Miller�察�'as I have given you my
wheelbarrow�察�I don't think that it is much to ask you for a few flowers。 I
may be wrong�察�but I should have thought that friendship�察�true friendship�察�
selfishness of any kind。'
;'My dear friend�察�my best friend��' cried little Hans�察�'you are wele to
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all the flowers in my garden。 I would much sooner have your good
opinion than my silver buttons�察�any day'�察�and he ran and plucked all his
pretty primroses�察�and filled the Miller's basket。
;'Good´bye�察�little Hans��' said the Miller�察�as he went up the hill with the
plank on his shoulder�察�and the big basket in his hand。
;'Good´bye��' said little Hans�察�and he began to dig aerrily�察�
he was so pleased about the wheelbarrow。
;The next day he was nailing up some honeysuckle against the porch�察�
when he heard the Miller's voice calling to him from the road。 So he
jumped off the ladder�察�and ran down the garden�察�and looked over the wall。
;There was the Miller with a large sack of flour on his back。
;'Dear little Hans��' said the Miller�察�'would you mind carrying this sack
of flour for me to market��'
;'Oh�察�I am so sorry��' said Hans�察�'but I am really very busy to´day。 I
have got all my creepers to nail up�察�and all my flowers to water�察�and all my
grass to roll。'
;'Well�察�really��' said the Miller�察�'I think that�察�considering that I am going
to give you my wheelbarrow�察�it is rather unfriendly of you to refuse。'
;'Oh�察�don't say that��' cried little Hans�察�'I wouldn't be unfriendly for the
whole world'�察�and he ran in for his cap�察�and trudged off with the big sack
on his shoulders。
;It was a very hot day�察�and the road was terribly dusty�察�and before
Hans had reached the sixth milestone he was so tired that he had to sit
down and rest。 However�察�he went on bravely�察�and as last he reached the
market。 After he had waited there some time�察�he sold the sack of flour
for a very good price�察�and then he returned home at once�察�for he was afraid
that if he stopped too late he might meet some robbers on the way。
;'It has certainly been a hard day��' said little Hans to himself as he was
going to bed�察�'but I am glad I did not refuse the Miller�察�for he is my best
friend�察�and�察�besides�察�he is going to give me his wheelbarrow。'
;Early the next morning the Miller came down to get the money for
his sack of flour�察�but little Hans was so tired that he was still in bed。
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;'Upon my word��' said the Miller�察�'you are very lazy。 Really�察�
considering that I am going to give you my wheelbarrow�察�I think you
might work harder。 Idleness is a great sin�察�and I certainly don't like any
of my friends to be idle or sluggish。 You must not mind my speaking
quite plainly to you。 Of course I should not dream of doing so if I were
not your friend。 But what is the good of friendship if one cannot say
exactly what one means�拭�Anybody can say charming things and try to
please and to flatter�察�but a true friend always says unpleasant things�察�and
does not mind giving pain。 Indeed�察�if he is a really true friend he prefers
it�察�for he knows that then he is doing good。'
;'I am very sorry��' said little Hans�察�rubbing his eyes and pulling off his
night´cap�察�'but I was so tired that I thought I would lie in bed for a little
time�察�and listen to the birds singing。 Do you know that I always work
better after hearing the birds sing��'
;'Well�察�I am glad of that��' said the Miller�察�clapping little Hans on the
back�察�'for I want you to e up to the mill as soon as you are dressed�察�
and mend my barn´roof for me。'
;Poor little Hans was very anxious to go and work in his garden�察�for
his flowers had not been watered for two days�察�but he did not like to refuse
the Miller�察�as he was such a good friend to him。
;'Do you think it would be unfriendly of me if I said I was busy��' he
inquired in a shy and timid voice。
;'Well�察�really��' answered the Miller�察�'I do not think it is much to ask of
you�察�considering that I am going to give you my wheelbarrow�察�but of
course if you refuse I will go and do it myself。'
;'Oh� �on no account��' cried little Hans and he jumped out of bed�察�and
dressed himself�察�and went up to the barn。
;He worked there all day long�察�till sunset�察�and at sunset the Miller
came to see how he was getting on。
;'Have you mended the hole in the roof yet�察�little Hans��' cried the
Miller in a cheery voice。
;'It is quite mended��' answered little Hans�察�ing down the ladder。
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;'Ah'� �said the Miller�察�'there is no work so delightful as the work one
does for others。'
;'It is certainly a great privilege to hear you talk��' answered little Hans�察�
sitting down�察�and wiping his forehead�察�'a very great privilege。 But I am
afraid I shall never have such beautiful ideas as you have。'
;'Oh� �they will e to you��' said the Miller�察�'but you must take more
pains。 At present you have only the practice of friendship�察�some day you
will have the theory also。'
;'Do you really think I shall��' asked little Hans。
;'I have no doubt of it��' answered the Miller�察�'but now that you have
mended the roof�察�you had better go home and rest�察�for I want you to drive
my sheep to the mountain to´morrow。'
;Poor little Hans was afraid to say anything to this�察�and early the next
morning the Miller brought his sheep round to the cottage�察�and Hans
started off with them to the mountain。 It took him the whole day to get
there and back�察�and when he returned he was so tired that he went off to
sleep in his chair�察�and did not wake up till it was broad daylight。
;'What a delightful time I shall have in my garden��' he said�察�and he
went to work at once。
;But somehow he was never able to look after his flowers at all�察�for his
friend the Miller was always ing round and sending him off on long
errands�察�or getting him to help at the mill。 Little Hans was very much
distressed at times�察�as he was afraid his flowers would think he had
forgotten them�察�but he consoled himself by the reflection that the Miller
was his best friend。 'Besides��' he used to say�察�'he is going to give me his
wheelbarrow�察�and that is an act of pure generosity。'
;So little Hans worked away for the Miller�察�and the Miller said all
kinds of beautiful things about friendship�察�which Hans took down in a
note´book�察�and used to read over at night�察�for he was a very good scholar。
;Now it happened that one evening little Hans was sitting by his
fireside when a loud rap came at the door。 It was a very wild night�察�and
the wind was blowing and roaring round the house so terribly that at first
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he thought it was merely the storm。 But a second rap came�察�and then a
third�察�louder than any of the others。
;'It is some poor traveller��' said little Hans to himself�察�and he ran to the
door。
;There stood the Miller with a lantern in one hand and a big stick in
the other。
;'Dear little Hans��' cried the Miller�察�'I am in great trouble。 My little
boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself�察�and I am going for the Doctor。
But he lives so far away�察�and it is such a bad night�察�that it has just occurred
to me that it would be much better if you went instead of me。 You know
I am going to give you my wheelbarrow�察�and so�察�it is only fair that you
should do something for me in return。'
;'Certainly��' cried little Hans�察�'I take it quite as a pliment your
ing to me�察�and I will start off at once。 But you must lend me your
lantern�察�as the night is so dark that I am afraid I might fall into the ditch。'
;'I am very sorry��' answered the Miller�察�'but it