Sharpeye

He offered to show the place himself, but Sharpeye begged the king not to let the thief out of the cage, or he would become a moth again, and escape.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

But Sharpeye struck the apple precisely in the middle, carrying away a bit of flesh from each cheek of the holder with it.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

Sharpeye hid the box in his bosom, and crept back to his tree to wait the upshot of the affair.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

Sharpeye jumped hastily from his tree, but before he reached the apple-tree the king himself arrived.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

Sharpeye, who had kept watch for two nights and two days, also went away to sleep.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

One spider was a few spans above the moth, a second to the right, and a third to the left, and then Sharpeye drew lines with his finger backwards and forwards round the moth, which sat motionless with raised wings.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

Next day, Sharpeye went to the palace, and it was arranged that the shooting feat should come off on the following morning; and the princess declared that she would part with all she possessed to ensure his success.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

But Sharpeye went to the king again and said, "It is true that I have seen as little of the thief as your guards; but if there is a skilful magician in or near the town, let me know, and I hope with his aid to catch the thief to-night."

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

It immediately occurred to Sharpeye that there must be some very strange trick in the affair, which his piercing sight might perhaps enable him to discover.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

The adventures of Sharpeye may be given more in detail.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878