his cellar, and of the disturbance the

ion. Into the cellar he took the king. "There," said he, "sit down, you are welcome; but I must desire you to speak softly, for fear of waking my wife Joan, who li

king laughed and told him he would

e cut a lusty toast, which he sat baking at the fire; then he brought out his Ches

eaten a bit the cobbler began. "A health to all true hearts and merry co

is old stories, insomuch that he was highly pleased with the manner of his entertainment; when, on a sudden, the cobbler's wife Joan began to awake. "I'faith," sa

irs, saying, "Farewell, honest friend, it shan't be lon

indly welcome,"

his wife Joan got up, he went to work again, whistling and singing as merry as he used to be, being much satisfied that he h