"Let me drive the horse home," said Tom "You drive the horse!" said his
father.
"How could you hold the reins?"
"I could stand in the horse's ear and tell him which way to go," said
Tom.
So his father put him in the horse's ear, and he drove safely home.
"Mother! mother!" cried Tom.
But when Tom's mother came out, she could see no one.
She began to be afraid.
"Where are you, Tom?" she cried.
"Here I am in the horse's ear. Please take me down," said Tom.
His mother lifted him gently down, kissed him, and gave him a blackberry
for his supper.
Tom's father made him a whip out of a straw.
Tom tried to drive the cows, but he fell into a deep ditch.
There a great bird saw him and thought he was a mouse.
The bird seized Tom in her claws and carried him toward her nest.
As they were passing over the sea, Tom got away and fell into the water,
where a great fish swallowed him at one mouthful.
Soon after this the fish was caught, and it was such a big one that it
was sent at once to King Arthur.
When the cook cut open the fish, out jumped Tom Thumb. Tom was brought
before the king, and his story was told.
TOM THUMB--IV
The king grew very fond of Tom and his wise sayings. He took Tom with
him wherever he went.
If it began to rain, Tom would creep into the king's pocket and sleep
until the rain was over.
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