When the huntsman saw that, he went back and fetched three men to come with buckets and bale out the water. It was not long before the dog fell in with some game on the way, and wanted to pursue it but hardly had the dog run two steps when it stood before a deep pool, could go no farther, and a naked arm stretched itself out of the water, seized it, and drew it under. The huntsman therefore betook himself with his dog to the forest. The king, however, would not give his consent, and said: ‘It is not safe in there I fear it would fare with you no better than with the others, and you would never come out again.’ The huntsman replied: ‘Lord, I will venture it at my own risk, of fear I know nothing.’ This lasted for many years, when an unknown huntsman announced himself to the king as seeking a situation, and offered to go into the dangerous forest. From that time forth, no one would any longer venture into the forest, and it lay there in deep stillness and solitude, and nothing was seen of it, but sometimes an eagle or a hawk flying over it. Then on the third day, he sent for all his huntsmen, and said: ‘Scour the whole forest through, and do not give up until you have found all three.’ But of these also, none came home again, none were seen again. ‘Perhaps some accident has befallen him,’ said the king, and the next day he sent out two more huntsmen who were to search for him, but they too stayed away. One day he sent out a huntsman to shoot him a roe, but he did not come back. There was once upon a time a king who had a great forest near his palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.
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