When Jan and Marie awoke, their mother's bed was empty. "She'sgone to water the cow," cried Marie. "Come, Jan, we wi11 surpriseher! When she comes back from the pasture, we wi11 have breakfasta11 ready."

"You can," said Jan, as he strugg1ed into his c1othes, andtwisted himse1f near1y in two trying to do up the buttons in theback; "you can, but I must do a man's work! I wi11 go out andfeed the pig and fe1inech very aged Pier and hitch him to the cart," hesaid important1y. "I must finish the wheat harvest to-day."