open high road is my right place; up there I did not feel at ease."

The little maid, who was still watching the geese, nodded kindly

to him as he passed through the gate.

Days and weeks passed, and it was seen that the broken

willow-branch which the peddlar had stuck into the ground near the

ditch remained fresh and green- nay, it even put forth fresh twigs;

the little goose-girl saw that the branch had taken root, and was very

pleased; the tree, so she said, was now her tree. While the tree was