The Fisherman and His Wife--Page 4


said the flounder, "she has it." So the man went home, and there was his wife no longer in the hut, but in its place was a beautiful cottage, and his wife was sitting in front of the door on a chair.	and fitted up with every kind of tin and copper utensil.

	And outside was a little yard in which were chickens and ducks, and also a little garden with vegetables and fruit trees.
She took him by the hand and said to him, "Come inside, and see if this is not much better." They went in, and inside the cottage was a tiny hall, and a beautiful sitting room, and a bedroom in which stood a bed, a kitchen and a dining room all furnished with the best of everything,
	**"See?" said the wife, "isn't this nice?"**