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diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6833f05 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +* text=auto +*.txt text +*.md text diff --git a/9383-8.txt b/9383-8.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5fc6836 --- /dev/null +++ b/9383-8.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1518 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Moni the Goat-Boy, by Johanna Spyri + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Moni the Goat-Boy + +Author: Johanna Spyri + +Illustrator: Charles Copeland + +Translator: Helen B. Cole + +Posting Date: February 9, 2011 [EBook #9383] +Release Date: November, 2005 +First Posted: September 27, 2003 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + + + + +Produced by E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Garcia, +and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading +Team + + + + + + + + + + +MONI THE GOAT-BOY + +BY JOHANNA SPYRI + +Author Of "Heidi" + +TRANSLATED BY HELEN B. DOLE + +ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR BY CHARLES COPELAND + + + + +[Illustration: "_In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy_."] + + + + +CONTENTS + + CHAPTER + + I. ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + II. MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + III. A VISIT + IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + V. MONI SINGS AGAIN + + + +LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS + + "In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy" _frontispiece_ + + "Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer" + + "Jörgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large + number of stones" + + + + + +CHAPTER I + +ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + + +It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving +the road leading up through the long valley of Prättigau. The horses +pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount +and clamber up on foot to the green summit. + +After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which +lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther +into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the +Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains. The only +trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and +it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with +their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the +low pasture grass. + +One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and +went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the +house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering +crags. At the first projection they stood still and looked around, for +this was the very first time they had come to the Baths. + +"It is not very lively up here, Aunt," said the younger, as she let her +eyes wander around. "Nothing but rocks and fir woods, and then another +mountain and more fir trees on it. If we are to stay here six weeks, I +should like occasionally to see something more amusing." + +"It would not be very amusing, at all events, if you should lose your +diamond cross up here, Paula," replied the aunt, as she tied together +the red velvet ribbon from which hung the sparkling cross. "This is the +third time I have fastened the ribbon since we arrived; I don't know +whether it is your fault or the ribbon's, but I do know that you would +be very sorry if it were lost." + +"No, no," exclaimed Paula, decidedly, "the cross must not be lost, on +any account. It came from my grandmother and is my greatest treasure." + +Paula herself seized the ribbon, and tied two or three knots one after +the other, to make it hold fast. Suddenly she pricked up her ears: +"Listen, listen, Aunt, now something really lively is coming." + +A merry song sounded from far above them; then came a long, shrill +yodel; then there was singing again. + +The ladies looked upwards, but could see no living thing. The footpath +was very crooked, often passing between tall bushes and then between +projecting slopes, so that from below one could see up only a very short +distance. But now there suddenly appeared something alive on the slopes +above, in every place where the narrow path could be seen, and louder +and nearer sounded the singing. + +"See, see, Aunt, there! Here! See there! See there!" exclaimed Paula +with great delight, and before the aunt was aware of it, three, four +goats came bounding down, and more and more of them, each wearing around +the neck a little bell so that the sound came from every direction. In +the midst of the flock came the goat-boy leaping along, and singing his +song to the very end: + + "And in winter I am happy, + For weeping is in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Then he sounded a frightful yodel and immediately with his flock stood +right before the ladies, for with his bare feet he leaped as nimbly and +lightly as his little goats. + +"I wish you good evening!" he said as he looked gayly at the two ladies, +and would have continued on his way. But the goat-boy with the merry +eyes pleased the ladies. + +"Wait a minute," said Paula. "Are you the goat-boy of Fideris? Do the +goats belong to the village below?" + +"Yes, to be sure!" was the reply. + +"Do you go up there with them every day?" + +"Yes, surely." + +"Is that so? and what is your name?" + +"Moni is my name--" + +"Will you sing me the song once more, that you have just sung? We heard +only one verse." + +"It is too long," explained Moni; "it would be too late for the goats, +they must go home." He straightened his weather-beaten cap, swung his +rod in the air, and called to the goats which had already begun to +nibble all around: "Home! Home!" + +"You will sing to me some other time, Moni, won't you?" called Paula +after him. + +"Surely I will, and good night!" he called back, then trotted along with +the goats, and in a short time the whole flock stood still below, a few +steps from the Bath House by the rear building, for here Moni had to +leave the goats belonging to the house, the beautiful white one and the +black one with the pretty little kid. Moni treated the last with great +care, for it was a delicate little creature and he loved it more than +all the others. It was so attached to him that it ran after him +continually all day long. He now led it very tenderly along and placed +it in its shed; then he said: + +"There, Mäggerli, now sleep well; are you tired? It is really a long +way up there, and you are still so little. Now lie right down, so, in +the nice straw!" + +After he had put Mäggerli to bed in this way, he hurried along with his +flock, first up to the hill in front of the Baths, and then down the +road to the village. + +Here he took out his little horn and blew so vigorously into it, that it +resounded far down into the valley. From all the scattered houses the +children now came running out; each rushed upon his goat, which he knew +a long way off; and from the houses near by, one woman and then another +seized her little goat by the cord or the horn, and in a short time the +entire flock was separated and each creature came to its own place. +Finally Moni stood alone with the brown one, his own goat, and with her +he now went to the little house on the side of the mountain, where his +grandmother was waiting for him, in the doorway. + +"Has all gone well, Moni?" she asked pleasantly, and then led the brown +goat to her shed, and immediately began to milk her. The grandmother was +still a robust woman and cared for everything herself in the house and +in the shed and everywhere kept order. Moni stood in the doorway of the +shed and watched his grandmother. When the milking was ended, she went +into the little house and said: "Come, Moni, you must be hungry." + +She had everything already prepared. Moni had only to sit down at the +table; she seated herself next him, and although nothing stood on the +table but the bowl of corn-meal mush cooked with the brown goat's milk, +Moni hugely enjoyed his supper. Then he told his grandmother what he had +done through the day, and as soon as the meal was ended he went to bed, +for in the early dawn he would have to start forth again with the flock. + +In this way Moni had already spent two summers. He had been goat-boy so +long and become so accustomed to this life and grown up together with +his little charges that he could think of nothing else. Moni had lived +with his grandmother ever since he could remember. His mother had died +when he was still very little; his father soon after went with others to +military service in Naples, in order to earn something, as he said, for +he thought he could get more pay there. + +His wife's mother was also poor, but she took her daughter's deserted +baby boy, little Solomon, home at once and shared what she had with him. +He brought a blessing to her cottage and she had never suffered want. + +Good old Elizabeth was very popular with every one in the whole village, +and when, two years before, another goat-boy had to be appointed, Moni +was chosen with one accord, since every one was glad for the +hard-working Elizabeth that now Moni would be able to earn something. +The pious grandmother had never let Moni start away a single morning, +without reminding him: + +"Moni, never forget how near you are up there to the dear Lord, and that +He sees and hears everything, and you can hide nothing from His eyes. +But never forget, either, that He is near to help you. So you have +nothing to fear, and if you can call upon no human being up there, you +have only to call to the dear Lord in your need, and He will hear you +immediately and come to your aid." + +So from the very first Moni went full of trust up to the lonely +mountains and the highest crags, and never had the slightest fear of +dread, for he always thought: + +"The higher up, the nearer I am to the dear Lord, and so all the safer +whatever may happen." + +So Moni had neither care nor trouble and could enjoy everything he did +from morning till night. It was no wonder that he whistled and sang and +yodeled continually, for he had to give vent to his great happiness. + + + + +CHAPTER II + +MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + + +The following morning Paula awoke earlier than ever before; a loud +singing had awakened her out of sleep. + +"That is surely the goat-boy so soon," she said, springing out of bed +and running to the window. + +Quite right. With fresh, red cheeks there stood Moni below, and he had +just brought the old goat and the little kid out of the goat shed. Now +he swung his rod in the air, the goats leaped and sprang around him, +and then he went along with the whole flock. Suddenly Moni raised his +voice again and sang until the mountains echoed: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire." + + +"To-day he must sing his whole song for me once," said Paula, for Moni +had now disappeared and she could no longer understand the words of his +distant song. + +[Illustration: "_Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer_."] + +In the sky the rosy morning clouds were disappearing and a cool mountain +breeze rustled around Moni's ears, as he climbed up. This he thought +just right. He yodeled with satisfaction from the first ledge so +lustily down into the valley that many of the sleepers in the Bath House +below opened their eyes in amazement, then closed them again at once, +for they recognized the sound and knew that they could have an hour +longer to sleep, since the goat-boy always came so early. Meanwhile Moni +climbed with his goats for an hour longer, farther and farther up to the +high cliffs above. + +The higher up he mounted, the broader and more beautiful became the +view. From time to time he looked around him, then gazed up into the +bright sky, which was becoming bluer and bluer, then began to sing with +all his might, louder and louder and more merrily the higher he came: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees, + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire. + + "And the sun and the stars + And the moon in the night, + The dear Lord has made them + To give us delight. + + "In the spring there are flowers-- + They are yellow and gold, + And so blue is the sky then + My joy can't be told. + + "And in summer there are berries, + There are plenty if it's fine, + And the red ones and black ones, + I eat all from the vine. + + "If there are nuts in the bushes + I know what to do. + Where the goats like to nibble, + There I can hunt too. + + "And in winter I'm happy, + For weeping's in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Now the height was reached where he usually stayed, and where he was +going to remain for a while to-day. It was a little green table-land, +with so broad a projection that one could see from the top all round +about and far, far down into the valley. This projection was called the +Pulpit-rock, and here Moni could often stay for hours at a time, gazing +about him and whistling away, while his little goats quite contentedly +sought their feed around him. + +As soon as Moni arrived, he took his provision bag from his back, laid +it in a little hole in the ground, which he had dug out for this +purpose, then went to the Pulpit-rock and threw himself on the grass in +order to enjoy himself fully. + +The sky had now become a deep blue; above were the high mountains with +peaks towering to the sky and great ice-fields appearing, and far away +down below the green valley shone in the morning light. Moni lay there, +looking about, singing and whistling. The mountain wind cooled his warm +face, and as soon as he stopped whistling, the birds piped all the more +lustily and flew up into the blue sky. Moni was indescribably happy. +From time to time Mäggerli came to Moni and rubbed her head around on +his shoulder, as she always did out of sheer affection. Then she bleated +quite fondly, went to Moni's other side and rubbed her head on the other +shoulder. The other goats also, first one and then another, came to look +at their keeper and each had her own way of paying the visit. + +The brown one, his own goat, came very cautiously and looked at him to +see if he was all right, then she would stand and gaze at him until he +said: "Yes, yes, Braunli, it's all right, go and look for your fodder." + +The young white one and Swallow, so called because she was so small and +nimble and darted everywhere, like swallows into their holes, always +rushed together upon Moni, so that they would have thrown him down, if +he had not already been stretched out on the ground, and then they +immediately, darted off again. + +The shiny Blackie, the goat belonging to the landlord of the Bath +House, Mäggerli's mother, was a little proud; she came only to within a +few steps of Moni, looked at him with her head lifted, as if she +wouldn't appear too familiar, and then went her way again. The big +Sultan, the billy-goat, never showed himself but once, then he pushed +away all he found near Moni, and bleated several times as significantly +as if he had information to give about the condition of the flock, whose +leader he felt himself to be. + +Little Mäggerli alone never allowed herself to be crowded away from her +protector; if the billy-goat came and tried to push her aside, she crept +so far under Moni's arm or head that the big Sultan no longer came near +her, and so under Moni's protection the little kid was not the least bit +afraid of him. Otherwise she would have trembled if he came near her. + +Thus the sunny morning had passed; Moni had already taken his midday +meal and now stood thinking as he leaned on his stick, which he often +needed there, for it was very useful in climbing up and down. He was +thinking whether he would go up to a new side of the rocks, for he +wanted to go higher this afternoon with the goats, but the question was, +to which side? He decided to take the left, for in that direction were +the three Dragon-stones, around which grew such tender shrubs that it +was a real feast for the goats. + +The way was steep, and there were dangerous places in the rugged wall of +rock; but he knew a good path, and the goats were so sensible and did +not easily go astray. He began to climb and all his goats gayly +clambered after him, some in front, some behind him, little Mäggerli +always quite close to him; occasionally he held her fast and pulled her +along with him, when he came to a very steep place. + +All went quite well and now they were at the top, and with high bounds +the goats ran immediately to the green bushes, for they knew well the +fine feed which they had often nibbled up here before. + +"Be quiet! Be quiet!" commanded Moni, "don't push each other to the +steep places, for in a moment one of you might go down and have your +legs broken. Swallow! Swallow! what are you thinking of?" he called +full of excitement, up to the goat, for the nimble Swallow had climbed +up to the high Dragon-stones and was now standing on the outermost edge +of one of them and looking quite impertinently down on him. He climbed +up quickly, for only a single step more and Swallow would be lying +below at the foot of the precipice. Moni was very agile; in a few +minutes he had climbed up on the crag, quickly seized Swallow by the +leg, and pulled her down. + +"Now come with me, you foolish little beast, you," scolded Moni, as he +dragged Swallow along with him to the others, and held her fast for a +while, until she had taken a good bite of a shrub and thought no more of +running away. + +"Where is Mäggerli?" screamed Moni suddenly, as he noticed Blackie +standing alone in a steep place, and not eating, but quietly looking +around her. The little young kid was always near Moni, or running after +its mother. + +"What have you done with your little kid, Blackie?" he called in alarm +and sprang towards the goat. She seemed quite strange, was not eating, +but stood still in the same spot and pricked up her ears inquiringly. +Moni placed himself beside her and looked up and down. Now he heard a +faint, pitiful bleating; it was Mäggerli's voice, and it came from below +so plaintive and beseeching. Moni lay down on the ground and leaned +over. There below something was moving; now he saw quite plainly, far +down Mäggerli was hanging to the bough of a tree which grew out of the +rock, and was moaning pitifully; she must have fallen over. + +Fortunately the bough had caught her, otherwise she would have fallen +into the ravine and met a sorry death. Even now if she could no +longer hold to the bough, she would fall into the depths and be +dashed to pieces. + +In the greatest anguish he called down: "Hold fast, Mäggerli, hold fast +to the bough! See, I am coming to get you!" But how could he reach +there? The wall of rock was so steep here, Moni saw very well that it +would be impossible to go down that way. But the little goat must be +down there somewhere near the Rain-rock, the overhanging stone under +which good protection was to be found in rainy weather; the goat-boys +had always spent rainy days there, therefore the stone had been called +from old times the Rain-rock. From there, Moni thought he could climb +across over the rocks and so bring back the little kid. + +He quickly whistled the flock together and went with them down to the +place from which he could reach the Rain-rock. There he left them to +graze and went to the rock. Here he immediately saw, just a little bit +above him, the bough of the tree, and the kid hanging to it. He saw very +well that it would not be an easy task to climb up there and then down +again with Mäggerli on his back, but there was no other way to rescue +her. He also thought the dear Lord would surely stand by him, and then +he could not possibly fail. He folded his hands, looked up to heaven and +prayed: "Oh, dear Lord, help me, so that I can save Mäggerli!" + +Then he was full of trust that all would go well, and he bravely +clambered up the rock until he reached the bough above. Here he clung +fast with both feet, lifted the trembling, moaning little creature to +his shoulders, and then climbed with great caution back down again. +When he had the firm earth under his feet once more and had saved the +terror-stricken kid, he was so glad he had to offer thanks aloud and +cried up to heaven: + +"Oh, dear Lord, I thank Thee a thousand times for having helped us so +well! Oh, we are both so glad for it!" Then he sat down on the ground a +little while, and stroked the kid, for she was still trembling in all +her delicate limbs, and comforted her for enduring so much suffering. + +As it was soon time for departure, Moni placed the little goat on his +shoulders again, and said anxiously: + +"Come, you poor Mäggerli, you are still trembling; you cannot walk home +to-day, I must carry you--" and so he carried the little creature, +clinging close to him, all the way down. + +Paula was standing on the last rise in front of the Bath House, +waiting for the goat-boy. Her aunt had accompanied her. When Moni came +down with his burden on his back, Paula wanted to know if the kid was +sick, and showed great interest. When Moni saw this, he at once sat +down on the ground in front of Paula and told her his day's experience +with Mäggerli. + +The young lady showed very keen interest in the affair and stroked the +little rescued creature, which now lay quietly in Moni's lap and looked +very pretty, with its white feet, and the beautiful black pelt on its +back. It was very willing to be stroked by her. + +"Now sing your song again for me, while you are sitting here," said +Paula. Moni was in such a gay frame of mind that he willingly and +heartily began and sang his whole song to the end. + +This pleased Paula exceptionally well and she said he must sing it to +her often again. Then the whole company went together down to the Bath +House. Here the kid was laid in its bed, Moni said farewell, and Paula +went back to her room to talk with her aunt longer about the goat-boy, +whose merry morning song she had enjoyed again. + + + + +CHAPTER III + +A VISIT + + +Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it +was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and +cloudless from morning till evening. + +Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, +went by the Bath House. Every evening he came back again singing +lustily. All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not +one would have willingly missed it. + +More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went +out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him. + +One sunny morning Moni had once more reached the Pulpit-rock, and was +about to throw himself down, when he changed his mind. "No, go on! The +last time you had to leave all the nice little plants because we had to +go after Mäggerli; now we will go up there again, so that you can finish +nibbling them!" + +The goats all leaped with delight after him, for they knew they were +going up to the lovely bushes on the Dragon-stones. To-day Moni held +his little Mäggerli the whole time fast in his arms, pulled the sweet +plants himself from the rocks and let her eat out of his hand. This +pleased the little goat best of all. She rubbed her head quite +contentedly from time to time against Moni's shoulder and bleated +happily. So the whole morning passed, before Moni noticed, from his own +hunger, that it had grown late before he was aware of it. But he had +left his luncheon below near the Pulpit-rock, in the little hole, for he +had intended to return again at noon. + +"Well, you have had your fill of good things, and I have had nothing," +he said to his goats. "Now I must have something too, and you will find +enough more down below. Come along!" Whereupon he gave a loud whistle, +and the whole flock started away, the liveliest always ahead, and first +of all light-footed Swallow, who was to meet something unexpected to-day. +She sprang down from stone to stone and across many a cleft in the +rocks, but all at once she could go no farther--directly in front of +her suddenly stood a chamois and gazed with curiosity into her face. +This had never happened to Swallow before! She stood still, looked +questioningly at the stranger and waited for the chamois to get out of +her way and let her leap to the boulder, as she intended. But the +chamois did not stir and gazed boldly into Swallow's eyes. So they stood +facing each other, more and more obstinate, and might have stood there +until now, if the big Sultan had not come along in the meantime. As soon +as he saw the state of things, he stepped quite considerately past +Swallow and suddenly pushed the chamois aside so far and with such +violence, that she had to make a daring leap, not to fall down over the +rocks. Swallow went triumphantly on her way, and the Sultan marched +proudly and contentedly behind her, for he felt himself to be the sure +protector of the goats in his flock. + +Meanwhile Moni coming down from above, and another goat-boy coming up +from below, met at the same spot and looked at each other in +astonishment. But they were well acquainted, and after the first +surprise greeted each other cordially. It was Jörgli from Küblis. Half +the morning he had been looking in vain for Moni and now he met him up +here, where he had not expected to find him. + +"I didn't suppose you came up so high with the goats," said Jörgli. + +"To be sure I do," replied Moni, "but not always; usually I stay by the +Pulpit-rock and around there. Why have you come up here?" + +"To make you a visit," was the reply. "I have something to tell you. +Besides, I have two goats here, that I am bringing to the landlord at +the Baths. He is going to buy one, and so I thought I would come up +to see you." + +"Are they your own goats?" asked Moni. + +"Surely, they are ours. I don't tend strange ones any longer. I am not +a goat-boy now." + +Moni was very much surprised at this, for Jörgli had become the goat-boy +of Küblis at the same time he had been made goat-boy of Fideris, and +Moni did not understand how Jörgli could give it up without a single +murmur. + +Meanwhile the goat-boys and their flocks had reached the Pulpit-rock. +Moni brought out bread and a small piece of dried meat and invited +Jörgli to share his midday meal. They both sat down on the Pulpit-rock +and ate heartily, for it had grown very late and they had excellent +appetites. When everything was eaten and they had drunk a little goat's +milk, Jörgli comfortably stretched himself at full length on the ground, +and rested his head on both arms, but Moni remained sitting, for he +always liked to look down into the deep valley below. + +"But what are you now, Jörgli, if you are no longer goat-boy?" began +Moni. "You must be something." + +"Surely I am something, and something very good," replied Jörgli, "I am +egg-boy. Every day I carry eggs to all the hotels, as far as I can go; +I come up here to the Bath House, too. Yesterday I was there." + +Moni shook his head. "That's nothing. I wouldn't be an egg-boy; I would +a thousand times rather be goat-boy, it is much finer." + +"But why?" + +"Eggs are not alive, you can't speak a word to them, and they don't run +after you like the goats which are glad to see you when you come, and +are fond of you, and understand every word you say to them; you can't +have any pleasure with eggs as you can with the goats up here." + +"Yes, and you," interrupted Jörgli, "what great pleasure do you have up +here? Just now you have had to get up six times while we were eating, +just on account of that silly kid, to prevent it from falling down +below--is that a pleasure?" + +"Yes, I like to do that! Isn't it so, Mäggerli? Come! Come here!" Moni +jumped up and ran after the kid, for it was making dangerous leaps for +sheer joy. When he sat down again, Jörgli said: + +"There is another way to keep the young goats from falling over the +rocks, without having to be always jumping after them, as you do." + +"What is it?" asked Moni. + +"Drive a stick firmly into the ground and fasten the goat by the leg to +it; she will kick furiously, but she can't get away." + +"You needn't think I would do any such thing to the little kid!" said +Moni quite angrily and drew Mäggerli to him and held her fast, as if to +protect her from any such treatment. + +"You really won't have to take care of that one much longer," began +Jörgli again. "It won't come up here many times more." + +"What? What? What did you say, Jörgli?" demanded Moni. + +"Bah, don't you know about it? The landlord will not raise her, she is +too weak; there never was a more feeble goat. He wanted to sell her to +my father, but he wouldn't have her either; now the landlord is going to +have her killed next week, and then he will buy our spotted one." + +Moni had become quite pale from terror. At first he couldn't speak a +word; but now he broke out and complained aloud over the little kid: + +"No, no, that shall not be done, Mäggerli, it shall not be done. They +shall not slay you, I can't bear that. Oh, I would rather die with you; +no, that cannot be!" + +"Don't do so," said Jörgli, angrily, and pulled Moni up, for in his +grief he had thrown himself face down on the ground. "Stand up, you know +the kid really belongs to the landlord and he can do what he likes with +her. Think no more about it! Come, I know something. See! See!" +Whereupon Jörgli held out one hand to Moni, and with the other almost +covered the object, which Moni was to admire; it sparkled wonderfully in +his hand, for the sun shone straight into it. + +"What is it?" asked Moni, when it sparkled again, lighted up by a sunbeam. + +"Guess!" + +"A ring?" + +"No, but something like that." + +"Who gave it to you?" + +"Gave it to me? Nobody. I found it myself." + +"Then it does not belong to you, Jörgli." + +"Why not? I didn't take it from anybody. I almost stepped on it with my +foot, then it would have been broken; so I can just as well keep it." + +"Where did you find it?" + +"Down by the Bath House, yesterday evening." + +"Then some one from the house below lost it. You must tell the landlord, +and if you don't, I will do it this evening." + +"No, no, Moni, don't do that," said Jörgli, beseechingly. "See, I will +show you what it is, and I will sell it to a maid in one of the hotels, +but she will surely have to give me four francs; then I will give you +one or two, and nobody will know anything about it." + +"I will not take it! I will not take it!" interrupted Moni, hotly, "and +the dear Lord has heard everything you have said." + +[Illustration: "_Jörgli had opened his band. In it lay a cross set with +a large number of stones_."] + +Jörgli looked up to the sky: "Oh, so far away," he said skeptically; +but he immediately began to speak more softly. + +"He hears you still," said Moni, confidently. + +It was no longer Jörgli's secret. If he didn't know how to bring Moni to +his side, all would be lost. He thought and thought. + +"Moni," he said suddenly, "I will promise you something that will +delight you, if you will not say anything to a human being about what I +have found; you really don't need to take anything for it, then you will +have nothing to do with it. If you will do as I say, I will make my +father buy Mäggerli, so she will not be killed. Will you?" + +A hard struggle arose in Moni. It was wrong to help keep the discovery +secret. Jörgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large +number of stones, which sparkled in many colors. Moni realized that it +was not a worthless thing which no one would inquire about; he felt +exactly as if he himself should be keeping what did not belong to him if +he remained silent. But on the other hand was the little, affectionate +Mäggerli, that was going to be killed in a horrible way with a knife, +and he could prevent it if he kept silent. Even now the little kid was +lying so trustfully beside him, as if, she knew that he would always +keep it; no, he could not let this happen, he must try to save it. + +"Yes, I will, Jörgli," he said, but without any enthusiasm. + +"Then it is a bargain!" and Jörgli offered his hand to Moni, that +he might seal the argument, as that was the only way to make a +promise binding. + +Jörgli was very glad that now his secret was safe; but as Moni had +become so quiet, and he had much farther to go to reach home than +Moni, he considered it well to start along with his two goats. He said +good-night to Moni and whistled for his two companions, which meanwhile +had joined Moni's grazing goats, but not without much pushing and other +doubtful behavior between the two parties, for the goats from Fideris +had never heard that they ought to be polite to visitors and the goats +from Küblis did not know that they ought not to seek out the best plants +or push the others away from them, when they were visiting. When Jörgli +had gone some distance down the mountain, Moni also started along with +his flock, but he was very still and neither sang a note nor whistled, +all the way home. + + + + +CHAPTER IV + +MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + + +On the following morning Moni came up the path to the Bath House, just +as silent and cast down as the evening before. He brought out the +landlord's goats quietly and went on upwards, but he sang not a note, +nor did he give a yodel up into the air; he let his head hang and looked +as if he were afraid of something; now and then he looked around +timidly, as if some one were coming after him to question him. + +Moni could no longer be merry; he didn't know himself exactly why. He +wanted to be glad that he had saved Mäggerli, and sing, but he couldn't +express it. To-day the sky was covered with clouds, and Moni thought +when the sun came out it would be different and he could be happy again. + +When he reached the top, it began to rain quite hard. He took refuge +under the Rain-rock, for it soon poured in streams from the sky. + +The goats came, too, and placed themselves here and there under the +rock. The aristocratic Blackie immediately wanted to protect her +beautiful shiny coat and crept in under the rock before Moni did. She +was now standing behind Moni and looking out from her comfortable +corner into the pouring rain. Mäggerli was standing in front of its +protector under the projecting rock and gently rubbed its little head +against his knee; then it looked up at him in surprise, because Moni +did not say a word, and it was not accustomed to that. Moni sat +thoughtfully, leaning on his staff, for in such weather he always kept +it in his hand, to keep himself from slipping on the steep places, +for on such days he wore shoes. Now, as he sat for hours under the +Rain-rock, he had plenty of time for reflection. + +Moni thought over what he had promised Jörgli, and it seemed to him that +if Jörgli had taken something, he was practically doing the same thing +himself, because Jörgli had promised to give him something or do +something for him. He had surely done what was wrong, and the dear Lord +was now against him. This he felt in his heart, and it was right that it +was dark and rainy and that he was hidden under the rock, for he would +not even have dared look up into the blue sky, as usual. + +But there were still other things that Moni had to think about. If +Mäggerli should fall down over a steep precipice again, and he wanted +to get it, the dear Lord would no longer protect him, and he no longer +dared to pray to Him about it and call upon Him, and so had no more +safety; and if then he should slip and fall down with Mäggerli deep over +the jagged, rocks, and both of them should lie all torn and maimed! Oh, +no, he said with anguish in his heart, that must not happen anyway; he +must manage to be able to pray again and come to the dear Lord with +everything that weighed on his heart; then he could be happy again, that +he felt sure of. Moni would throw off the weight that oppressed him, he +would go and tell the landlord everything--But then? Then Jörgli would +not persuade his father, and the landlord would slaughter Mäggerli. Oh, +no! Oh, no! he couldn't bear that, and he said: "No, I will not do it! +I will say nothing!" But he did not feel satisfied, and the weight on +his heart grew heavier and heavier. Thus Moni's whole day passed. + +He started home at evening as silent as he had come in the morning. When +he found Paula standing near the Bath House, and she sprang quickly +across to the goat-shed and asked sympathetically: "Moni, what is the +matter? Why don't you sing any more?" he turned shyly away and said: + +"I can't," and as quickly as possible made off with his goats. + +Paula said to her aunt above: "If I only knew what was the matter with +the goat-boy! He is quite changed. You wouldn't know him. If he would +only sing again!" + +"It must be the frightful rain which has silenced the boy so!" remarked +the aunt. + +"Everything all comes together; let us go home, Aunt," begged Paula, +"there is no more pleasure here. First I lost my beautiful cross, and it +can't be found; then comes this endless rain, and now we can't ever hear +the merry goat-boy any more. Let us go away!" + +"The cure must be finished, or it will do no good," explained the aunt. + +It was also dark and gray on the following day, and the rain poured down +without ceasing. Moni spent the day exactly like the one before. He sat +under the rock and his thoughts went restlessly round in a circle, for +when he decided: "Now, I will go and confess the wrong, so that I shall +dare to look up to the dear Lord again," then he saw the little kid +under the knife before him and it all began over again in his mind from +the beginning; so that with thinking and brooding, and the weight he +carried, he was very tired by night, and crept home in the streaming +rain as if he didn't notice it at all. + +By the Bath House below the landlord was standing in the back doorway +and called to Moni: "Come in with them. They are wet enough! Why, you +are crawling down the mountain like a snail! I wonder what is the matter +with you!" + +The landlord had never been so unfriendly before. On the contrary he +had always made the most friendly remarks to the merry goat-boy. But +Moni's changed appearance did not please him, and besides he was in a +worse humor than usual because Fräulein Paula had just complained to him +about her loss and assured him that the valuable cross could only have +been lost in the house or directly in front of the house-door. She had +only stepped out on that day towards evening, to hear the goat-boy sing +on his way home. To have it said that it was possible for such a costly +thing to be lost in his house, beyond recovery, made him very cross. The +day before he had called together the whole staff of servants, examined +and threatened them, and finally offered a reward to the finder. The +whole house was in an uproar over the lost ornament. + +When Moni with his goats passed by the front of the house, Paula was +standing there. She had been waiting for him, for she wondered very +much whether he would ever sing any more or be merry. As he now crept +by, she called: + +"Moni! Moni! Are you really the same goat-boy who used to sing from +morning till night: + + "'And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told'?" + + +Moni heard the words very well; he gave no answer, but they made a great +impression on him. Oh, how different it really was from the time when +he could sing all day long and he felt exactly as he sang. Oh, if it +could only be like that again! + +Again Moni climbed up the mountain, silent and sad and without singing. +The rain had now ceased, but thick fog hung around on the mountains, +and the sky was still full of dark clouds. Moni again sat under the +rock and battled with his thoughts. About noon the sky began to clear; +it grew brighter and brighter. Moni came out of his cave and looked +around. The goats once more sprang gayly here and there, and the little +kid was quite frolicsome from delight at the returning sun and made the +merriest leaps. + +Moni stood on the Pulpit-rock and saw how it was growing brighter and +more beautiful below in the valley and above over the mountains beyond. +Now the clouds scattered and the lovely light blue sky looked down so +cheerfully that it seemed to Moni as if the dear Lord were looking out +of the bright blue at him, and suddenly it became quite clear in his +heart what he ought to do. He could not carry the wrong around with him +any more; he must throw it off. Then Moni seized the little kid, that +was jumping about him, took it in his arms and said tenderly: "Oh, +Mäggerli, you poor Mäggerli! I have certainly done what I could, but it +is wrong, and that must not be done. Oh, if only you didn't have to die! +I can't bear it!" + +And Moni began to cry so hard, that he could no longer speak, and the +kid bleated pitifully and crept far under his arm, as if it wanted to +cling to him and be protected. Then Moni lifted the little goat on his +shoulders, saying: + +"Come, Mäggerli, I will carry you home once more to-day. Perhaps I can't +carry you much longer." + +When the flock came down to the Bath House, Paula was again standing on +the watch. Moni put the young goat with the black one in the shed, and +instead of going on farther, he came toward the young lady and was going +past her into the house. She stopped him. + +"Still no singing, Moni? Where are you going with such a troubled face?" + +"I have to tell about something," replied Moni, without lifting his eyes. + +"Tell about something? What is it? Can't I know?" + +"I must tell the landlord. Something has been found." + +"Found? What is it? I have lost something, a beautiful cross." + +"Yes, that is just what it is." + +"What do you say?" exclaimed Paula, in the greatest surprise. "Is it a +cross with sparkling stones?" + +"Yes, exactly that." + +"What have you done with it, Moni? Give it to me. Did you find it?" + +"No, Jörgli from Küblis found it." + +Then Paula wanted to know who he was and where he lived, and to send +some one to Küblis at once to get the cross. + +"I will go as fast as I can, and if he still has it I will bring it to +you," said Moni. + +"If he still has it?" said Paula. "Why shouldn't he still have it? And +how do you know all about it, Moni? When did he find it, and how did you +hear about it?" + +Moni looked on the ground. He didn't dare say how it had all come +about, and how he had helped to conceal the discovery until he could +no longer bear it. + +But Paula was very kind to Moni. She took him aside, sat down on the +trunk of a tree, beside him, and said with the greatest friendliness: + +"Come, tell me all about how it happened, Moni, for I want so much to +know everything from you." + +Then Moni gained confidence and began to relate the whole story, and +told her every word of his struggle about Mäggerli and how he had lost +all happiness and dared no longer look up to the dear Lord, and how +to-day he couldn't bear it any longer. + +Then Paula talked with him very kindly and said he should have come +immediately and told everything, and it was right that he had told her +all now so frankly, and that he would not regret it. Then she said he +could promise Jörgli ten francs, as soon as she had the cross in her +hands again. + +"Ten francs!" repeated Moni, full of astonishment, for he knew how +Jörgli would have sold it for much less. Then Moni rose and said he +would go right away that very day to Küblis, and if he got the cross +he would bring it with him early the next morning. He ran along and +was once more able to leap and jump, for he had a much lighter heart +and the heavy burden no longer weighed him down to the ground. + +When he reached home, he only put his goats in, told his grandmother he +had an errand to do, and ran at once down to Küblis. He found Jörgli at +home and told him without delay what he had done. At first the boy was +very angry, but when he considered that all was known, he took out the +cross and asked: + +"Will she give me anything for it?" + +"Yes, and now you can see, Jörgli," said Moni, indignantly, "how by +being honorable you will receive ten francs, and by being deceitful +only four: the ten francs you are going to have now." + +Jörgli was very much amazed. He regretted that he had not gone +immediately with the cross to the Bath House, after he had picked it up +in front of the door, for now he had not a clear conscience and it might +have been so different! But now it was too late. He gave the cross to +Moni, who hastened home with it, for it had already grown quite dark. + + + + +CHAPTER V + +MONI SINGS AGAIN + + +Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she +wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came. She was anxious to deal +with him herself. That evening she had held a long conversation with the +landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must +have planned something delightful with him. + +When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was +already standing in front of the house, and she called out: + +"Moni, can't you sing even now?" + +He shook his head. "No, I can't. I am always wondering how much +longer Mäggerli will go with me. I never can sing any more as long as +I live, and here is the cross." Whereupon he handed her a little +package, for the grandmother had wrapped it carefully for him in +three or four papers. + +Paula took out the cross from the wrappings and examined it closely. It +really was her beautiful cross with the sparkling stones, and quite +unharmed. "Well, Moni," she said now very kindly, "you have given me a +great pleasure, for if it had not been for you, I might never have seen +my cross again. Now, I am going to give you a pleasure. Go take Mäggerli +there out of the shed, she belongs to you now!" + +Moni stared at the young lady in astonishment, as if it were impossible +to understand her words. At last he stammered: "But how--how can +Mäggerli be mine?" + +"How?" replied Paula, smiling. "See, last evening I bought her from +the landlord and this morning I give her to you. Now can't you sing +once more?" + +"Oh! Oh! Oh!" exclaimed Moni and ran like mad to the shed, led the +little goat out, and took it in his arms. Then he leaped back and held +out his hand to Paula and said over and over again: + +"I thank you a thousand, thousand times! May God reward you! If I could +do something nice for you!" + +"Well, then try once more and let us see if you can sing again!" +said Paula. + +Then Moni sang his song and went on up the mountain with the goats, and +his jubilant tones rang down into the valley, so that there was no one +in the whole Bath House who did not hear it and many an one turned over +in his bed and said: "The goat-boy has good weather once more." + +All were glad to hear him sing again, for all had depended on the merry +alarm, some in order to get up, others to sleep a while longer. + +When Moni, from the first summit, saw Paula still standing below in +front of the house, he stepped as far out as possible and sang down +at the top of his voice: + + "And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told." + + +The whole day long Moni shouted for joy, and all the goats caught his +spirit and jumped and sprang around as if it were a great festival. The +sun shone cheerfully down out of the blue sky, and after the great rain, +all the little plants were so fresh, and the yellow and red flowers so +bright, it seemed to Moni as if he had never seen the mountains and the +valley and the whole world so beautiful before. He didn't let the little +kid leave him the whole day; he pulled up the best plants for it and fed +it, and said over and over again: + +"Mäggerli, you dear Mäggerli, you do not have to die. You are now mine +and will come up to the pasture with me as long as we live." And with +resounding singing and yodeling Moni came down again at evening and +after he had led the black goat to her shed, he took the little kid in +his arms, for it was now coming home with him. Mäggerli did not look as +if it would rather stay there, but pressed close to Moni and felt that +it was under the best protection, for Moni had for a long time treated +it better and more kindly than its own mother. + +But when Moni came near his grandmother's with Mäggerli on his +shoulders, she didn't know at all what to make of it, and although Moni +called from a distance: + +"She belongs to me, Grandmother, she belongs to me!" she didn't +understand for some time what he meant. But Moni couldn't explain to +her yet; he ran to the shed, and there right next to Brownie, so that +it wouldn't be afraid, he made Mäggerli a fine, soft bed of fresh straw, +and laid it down, saying: + +"There, Mäggerli, now sleep well in your new home! You must always have +this; every day I will make you a new bed!" + +Then Moni came back directly to his wondering grandmother, and while +they sat together at their supper, he told her the whole story from the +very beginning about his three days so full of trouble, and the happy +ending to-day. + +The grandmother listened very quietly and attentively and when he came +to the end, she said earnestly: + +"Moni, you must remember what has happened to you now, as long as you +live! While you were having so great trouble with wrong-doing in order +to help the little creature, the dear Lord had already found a way to +help it and make you happy as soon as you would do what was right in His +sight. If you had done right at once, and trusted in God, all would have +gone well at first. Now the dear Lord has helped you beyond all you +deserved, so that you will not forget it your whole life long." + +"No, I will surely never forget it," said Moni, eagerly assenting, "and +will always truly think, the first thing: I must only do what is right +before the dear Lord. He will take care of all the rest." + +But before Moni could lie down to sleep, he had to look into the shed +once more, to see if it were really possible that the little kid was +lying out there and belonged to him. + +Jörgli received the ten francs according to the agreement, but he was +not allowed to escape from the affair so easily as that. When he +returned to the Bath House, he was brought to the landlord who took the +boy by the collar, gave him a good shaking, and said threateningly: + +"Jörgli! Jörgli! Don't you try a second time to bring my whole house +into bad repute! If anything like this happens a single time again, you +will come out of my house in a way that will not please you! See, up +there hangs a very sharp willow rod for such cases. Now go and think +this over." + +Moreover, the event had other consequences for the boy. From this time +on, if anything was lost anywhere in the Bath House, all the servants +immediately exclaimed: "Jörgli from Küblis has it!" and if he came +afterwards into the house they all pounced on him together and cried: +"Give it here, Jörgli! Out with it!" And if he assured them he had +nothing and knew nothing about it, they would all exclaim: "We know +you already!" and "You can't fool us!" + +So Jörgli had to endure the most menacing attacks continually, and had +hardly a moment's peace any more, for if he saw any one approaching him, +he at once thought he was coming to ask if he had found this or that. +So Jörgli was not at all happy; and a hundred times he thought: "If only +I had given back that cross immediately! I will never in my whole life +keep anything else that doesn't belong to me." + +But Moni never ceased singing and yodeling, the whole summer long, for +there was hardly another human being in the world as happy as he was up +there with his goats. Often, however, when he lay stretched out in his +contentment on the Pulpit-rock, and gazed down into the sunny valley +below, he had to think how he had sat that time with the heavy burden on +his heart, under the Rain-rock, and all happiness was gone; and he would +say again and again in his heart: "I know now what I will do, so that it +will never happen again: I will do nothing that will prevent me from +looking up gladly to heaven, because this is right to the dear Lord." + +But if it chanced that Moni became too long absorbed in his meditation, +one or another of the goats would come along, gaze wonderingly at him +and try to attract his attention by bleating, which oftentimes he did +not hear for quite a while. Only when Mäggerli came and called after him +longingly, then he heard at once and came leaping to it immediately, for +his affectionate little kid always remained Moni's dearest possession. + + + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Moni the Goat-Boy, by Johanna Spyri + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + +***** This file should be named 9383-8.txt or 9383-8.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/9/3/8/9383/ + +Produced by E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Garcia, +and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading +Team + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Moni the Goat-Boy + +Author: Johanna Spyri + +Illustrator: Charles Copeland + +Translator: Helen B. Cole + +Posting Date: February 9, 2011 [EBook #9383] +Release Date: November, 2005 +First Posted: September 27, 2003 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + + + + +Produced by E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Garcia, +and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading +Team + + + + + + +</pre> + + + <p> + + </p> + <hr> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <center> + <img src="images/cover.png" width="480" height="717" alt= + "[Illustration: Front cover of book.]"> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p><img src="images/frontis.png" width="480" height="770" + alt="[Illustration: In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy.]"> + </center> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <center> + <img src="images/title.png" width="480" height="743" alt= + "[Illustration: Title Page]"> + </center> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + + <p> + + </p> + <h1> + MONI THE GOAT-BOY + </h1> + <center> + <b>BY JOHANNA SPYRI<br> + Author Of "Heidi"<br> + <br> + TRANSLATED BY HELEN B. DOLE<br> + <br> + ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR BY CHARLES COPELAND + </b> + <br> + <br> + <br> + + </center> + + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <h2> + CONTENTS + </h2> + <p> + CHAPTER + </p> + <p> + <a href="#ch001">I. ALL IS WELL WITH MONI</a> + </p> + <p> + <a href="#ch002">II. MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS</a> + </p> + <p> + <a href="#ch003">III. A VISIT</a> + </p> + <p> + <a href="#ch004">IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING</a> + </p> + <p> + <a href="#ch005">V. MONI SINGS AGAIN</a> + </p> + <hr> + <h2> + LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS + </h2> + <p> + <a href="images/frontis.png">"In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy" + <i>frontispiece</i></a> + </p> + <p> + <a href="images/ill009.png">"Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer"</a> + </p> + <p> + <a href="images/ill025.png">"Jörgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with + a large number of stones"</a> + </p> + + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p><a name="ch001"><!--Marker--></a> + <h2> + CHAPTER I + </h2> + <h3> + ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + </h3> + <p> + It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, + after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of + Prättigau. The horses pant so hard on their way up the + mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot + to the green summit. + </p> + <p> + After a long ascent, you come first to the village of + Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from + there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely + buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all + sides by rocky mountains. The only trees that grow up there + are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look + very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their + brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through + the low pasture grass. + </p> + <p> + One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath + House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to + mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as + it ascends to the high, towering crags. At the first + projection they stood still and looked around, for this was + the very first time they had come to the Baths. + </p> + <p> + "It is not very lively up here, Aunt," said the younger, as + she let her eyes wander around. "Nothing but rocks and fir + woods, and then another mountain and more fir trees on it. If + we are to stay here six weeks, I should like occasionally to + see something more amusing." + </p> + <p> + "It would not be very amusing, at all events, if you should + lose your diamond cross up here, Paula," replied the aunt, as + she tied together the red velvet ribbon from which hung the + sparkling cross. "This is the third time I have fastened the + ribbon since we arrived; I don't know whether it is your + fault or the ribbon's, but I do know that you would be very + sorry if it were lost." + </p> + <p> + "No, no," exclaimed Paula, decidedly, "the cross must not be + lost, on any account. It came from my grandmother and is my + greatest treasure." + </p> + <p> + Paula herself seized the ribbon, and tied two or three knots + one after the other, to make it hold fast. Suddenly she + pricked up her ears: "Listen, listen, Aunt, now something + really lively is coming." + </p> + <p> + A merry song sounded from far above them; then came a long, + shrill yodel; then there was singing again. + </p> + <p> + The ladies looked upwards, but could see no living thing. The + footpath was very crooked, often passing between tall bushes + and then between projecting slopes, so that from below one + could see up only a very short distance. But now there + suddenly appeared something alive on the slopes above, in + every place where the narrow path could be seen, and louder + and nearer sounded the singing. + </p> + <p> + "See, see, Aunt, there! Here! See there! See there!" + exclaimed Paula with great delight, and before the aunt was + aware of it, three, four goats came bounding down, and more + and more of them, each wearing around the neck a little bell + so that the sound came from every direction. In the midst of + the flock came the goat-boy leaping along, and singing his + song to the very end: + </p> + <pre> + "And in winter I am happy, + For weeping is in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." +</pre> + <p> + Then he sounded a frightful yodel and immediately with his + flock stood right before the ladies, for with his bare feet + he leaped as nimbly and lightly as his little goats. + </p> + <p> + "I wish you good evening!" he said as he looked gayly at the + two ladies, and would have continued on his way. But the + goat-boy with the merry eyes pleased the ladies. + </p> + <p> + "Wait a minute," said Paula. "Are you the goat-boy of + Fideris? Do the goats belong to the village below?" + </p> + <p> + "Yes, to be sure!" was the reply. + </p> + <p> + "Do you go up there with them every day?" + </p> + <p> + "Yes, surely." + </p> + <p> + "Is that so? and what is your name?" + </p> + <p> + "Moni is my name—" + </p> + <p> + "Will you sing me the song once more, that you have just + sung? We heard only one verse." + </p> + <p> + "It is too long," explained Moni; "it would be too late for + the goats, they must go home." He straightened his + weather-beaten cap, swung his rod in the air, and called to + the goats which had already begun to nibble all around: + "Home! Home!" + </p> + <p> + "You will sing to me some other time, Moni, won't you?" + called Paula after him. + </p> + <p> + "Surely I will, and good night!" he called back, then trotted + along with the goats, and in a short time the whole flock + stood still below, a few steps from the Bath House by the + rear building, for here Moni had to leave the goats belonging + to the house, the beautiful white one and the black one with + the pretty little kid. Moni treated the last with great care, + for it was a delicate little creature and he loved it more + than all the others. It was so attached to him that it ran + after him continually all day long. He now led it very + tenderly along and placed it in its shed; then he said: + </p> + <p> + "There, Mäggerli, now sleep well; are you tired? It is + really a long way up there, and you are still so little. Now + lie right down, so, in the nice straw!" + </p> + <p> + After he had put Mäggerli to bed in this way, he hurried + along with his flock, first up to the hill in front of the + Baths, and then down the road to the village. + </p> + <p> + Here he took out his little horn and blew so vigorously into + it, that it resounded far down into the valley. From all the + scattered houses the children now came running out; each + rushed upon his goat, which he knew a long way off; and from + the houses near by, one woman and then another seized her + little goat by the cord or the horn, and in a short time the + entire flock was separated and each creature came to its own + place. Finally Moni stood alone with the brown one, his own + goat, and with her he now went to the little house on the + side of the mountain, where his grandmother was waiting for + him, in the doorway. + </p> + <p> + "Has all gone well, Moni?" she asked pleasantly, and then led + the brown goat to her shed, and immediately began to milk + her. The grandmother was still a robust woman and cared for + everything herself in the house and in the shed and + everywhere kept order. Moni stood in the doorway of the shed + and watched his grandmother. When the milking was ended, she + went into the little house and said: "Come, Moni, you must be + hungry." + </p> + <p> + She had everything already prepared. Moni had only to sit + down at the table; she seated herself next him, and although + nothing stood on the table but the bowl of corn-meal mush + cooked with the brown goat's milk, Moni hugely enjoyed his + supper. Then he told his grandmother what he had done through + the day, and as soon as the meal was ended he went to bed, + for in the early dawn he would have to start forth again with + the flock. + </p> + <p> + In this way Moni had already spent two summers. He had been + goat-boy so long and become so accustomed to this life and + grown up together with his little charges that he could think + of nothing else. Moni had lived with his grandmother ever + since he could remember. His mother had died when he was + still very little; his father soon after went with others to + military service in Naples, in order to earn something, as he + said, for he thought he could get more pay there. + </p> + <p> + His wife's mother was also poor, but she took her daughter's + deserted baby boy, little Solomon, home at once and shared + what she had with him. He brought a blessing to her cottage + and she had never suffered want. + </p> + <p> + Good old Elizabeth was very popular with every one in the + whole village, and when, two years before, another goat-boy + had to be appointed, Moni was chosen with one accord, since + every one was glad for the hard-working Elizabeth that now + Moni would be able to earn something. The pious grandmother + had never let Moni start away a single morning, without + reminding him: + </p> + <p> + "Moni, never forget how near you are up there to the dear + Lord, and that He sees and hears everything, and you can hide + nothing from His eyes. But never forget, either, that He is + near to help you. So you have nothing to fear, and if you can + call upon no human being up there, you have only to call to + the dear Lord in your need, and He will hear you immediately + and come to your aid." + </p> + <p> + So from the very first Moni went full of trust up to the + lonely mountains and the highest crags, and never had the + slightest fear of dread, for he always thought: + </p> + <p> + "The higher up, the nearer I am to the dear Lord, and so all + the safer whatever may happen." + </p> + <p> + So Moni had neither care nor trouble and could enjoy + everything he did from morning till night. It was no wonder + that he whistled and sang and yodeled continually, for he had + to give vent to his great happiness. + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p><a name="ch002"><!--Marker--></a> + <h2> + CHAPTER II + </h2> + <h3> + MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + </h3> + <p> + The following morning Paula awoke earlier than ever before; a + loud singing had awakened her out of sleep. + </p> + <p> + "That is surely the goat-boy so soon," she said, springing + out of bed and running to the window. + </p> + <p> + Quite right. With fresh, red cheeks there stood Moni below, + and he had just brought the old goat and the little kid out + of the goat shed. Now he swung his rod in the air, the goats + leaped and sprang around him, and then he went along with the + whole flock. Suddenly Moni raised his voice again and sang + until the mountains echoed: + </p> + <pre> + "Up yonder in the fir trees + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire." +</pre> + <p> + "To-day he must sing his whole song for me once," said Paula, + for Moni had now disappeared and she could no longer + understand the words of his distant song. + </p> + <center> + <img src="images/ill009.png" width="480" height="782" alt= + "[Illustration: Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer.]"> + </center> + <p> + In the sky the rosy morning clouds were disappearing and a + cool mountain breeze rustled around Moni's ears, as he + climbed up. This he thought just right. He yodeled with + satisfaction from the first ledge so lustily down into the + valley that many of the sleepers in the Bath House below + opened their eyes in amazement, then closed them again at + once, for they recognized the sound and knew that they could + have an hour longer to sleep, since the goat-boy always came + so early. Meanwhile Moni climbed with his goats for an hour + longer, farther and farther up to the high cliffs above. + </p> + <p> + The higher up he mounted, the broader and more beautiful + became the view. From time to time he looked around him, then + gazed up into the bright sky, which was becoming bluer and + bluer, then began to sing with all his might, louder and + louder and more merrily the higher he came: + </p> + <pre> + "Up yonder in the fir trees, + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire. + + "And the sun and the stars + And the moon in the night, + The dear Lord has made them + To give us delight. + + "In the spring there are flowers— + They are yellow and gold, + And so blue is the sky then + My joy can't be told. + + "And in summer there are berries, + There are plenty if it's fine, + And the red ones and black ones, + I eat all from the vine. + + "If there are nuts in the bushes + I know what to do. + Where the goats like to nibble, + There I can hunt too. + + "And in winter I'm happy, + For weeping's in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." +</pre> + <p> + Now the height was reached where he usually stayed, and where + he was going to remain for a while to-day. It was a little + green table-land, with so broad a projection that one could + see from the top all round about and far, far down into the + valley. This projection was called the Pulpit-rock, and here + Moni could often stay for hours at a time, gazing about him + and whistling away, while his little goats quite contentedly + sought their feed around him. + </p> + <p> + As soon as Moni arrived, he took his provision bag from his + back, laid it in a little hole in the ground, which he had + dug out for this purpose, then went to the Pulpit-rock and + threw himself on the grass in order to enjoy himself fully. + </p> + <p> + The sky had now become a deep blue; above were the high + mountains with peaks towering to the sky and great ice-fields + appearing, and far away down below the green valley shone in + the morning light. Moni lay there, looking about, singing and + whistling. The mountain wind cooled his warm face, and as + soon as he stopped whistling, the birds piped all the more + lustily and flew up into the blue sky. Moni was indescribably + happy. From time to time Mäggerli came to Moni and + rubbed her head around on his shoulder, as she always did out + of sheer affection. Then she bleated quite fondly, went to + Moni's other side and rubbed her head on the other shoulder. + The other goats also, first one and then another, came to + look at their keeper and each had her own way of paying the + visit. + </p> + <p> + The brown one, his own goat, came very cautiously and looked + at him to see if he was all right, then she would stand and + gaze at him until he said: "Yes, yes, Braunli, it's all + right, go and look for your fodder." + </p> + <p> + The young white one and Swallow, so called because she was so + small and nimble and darted everywhere, like swallows into + their holes, always rushed together upon Moni, so that they + would have thrown him down, if he had not already been + stretched out on the ground, and then they immediately, + darted off again. + </p> + <p> + The shiny Blackie, the goat belonging to the landlord of the + Bath House, Mäggerli's mother, was a little proud; she + came only to within a few steps of Moni, looked at him with + her head lifted, as if she wouldn't appear too familiar, and + then went her way again. The big Sultan, the billy-goat, + never showed himself but once, then he pushed away all he + found near Moni, and bleated several times as significantly + as if he had information to give about the condition of the + flock, whose leader he felt himself to be. + </p> + <p> + Little Mäggerli alone never allowed herself to be + crowded away from her protector; if the billy-goat came and + tried to push her aside, she crept so far under Moni's arm or + head that the big Sultan no longer came near her, and so + under Moni's protection the little kid was not the least bit + afraid of him. Otherwise she would have trembled if he came + near her. + </p> + <p> + Thus the sunny morning had passed; Moni had already taken his + midday meal and now stood thinking as he leaned on his stick, + which he often needed there, for it was very useful in + climbing up and down. He was thinking whether he would go up + to a new side of the rocks, for he wanted to go higher this + afternoon with the goats, but the question was, to which + side? He decided to take the left, for in that direction were + the three Dragon-stones, around which grew such tender shrubs + that it was a real feast for the goats. + </p> + <p> + The way was steep, and there were dangerous places in the + rugged wall of rock; but he knew a good path, and the goats + were so sensible and did not easily go astray. He began to + climb and all his goats gayly clambered after him, some in + front, some behind him, little Mäggerli always quite + close to him; occasionally he held her fast and pulled her + along with him, when he came to a very steep place. + </p> + <p> + All went quite well and now they were at the top, and with + high bounds the goats ran immediately to the green bushes, + for they knew well the fine feed which they had often nibbled + up here before. + </p> + <p> + "Be quiet! Be quiet!" commanded Moni, "don't push each other + to the steep places, for in a moment one of you might go down + and have your legs broken. Swallow! Swallow! what are you + thinking of?" he called full of excitement, up to the goat, + for the nimble Swallow had climbed up to the high + Dragon-stones and was now standing on the outermost edge of + one of them and looking quite impertinently down on him. He + climbed up quickly, for only a single step more and Swallow + would be lying below at the foot of the precipice. Moni was + very agile; in a few minutes he had climbed up on the crag, + quickly seized Swallow by the leg, and pulled her down. + </p> + <p> + "Now come with me, you foolish little beast, you," scolded + Moni, as he dragged Swallow along with him to the others, and + held her fast for a while, until she had taken a good bite of + a shrub and thought no more of running away. + </p> + <p> + "Where is Mäggerli?" screamed Moni suddenly, as he + noticed Blackie standing alone in a steep place, and not + eating, but quietly looking around her. The little young kid + was always near Moni, or running after its mother. + </p> + <p> + "What have you done with your little kid, Blackie?" he called + in alarm and sprang towards the goat. She seemed quite + strange, was not eating, but stood still in the same spot and + pricked up her ears inquiringly. Moni placed himself beside + her and looked up and down. Now he heard a faint, pitiful + bleating; it was Mäggerli's voice, and it came from + below so plaintive and beseeching. Moni lay down on the + ground and leaned over. There below something was moving; now + he saw quite plainly, far down Mäggerli was hanging to + the bough of a tree which grew out of the rock, and was + moaning pitifully; she must have fallen over. + </p> + <p> + Fortunately the bough had caught her, otherwise she would + have fallen into the ravine and met a sorry death. Even now + if she could no longer hold to the bough, she would fall into + the depths and be dashed to pieces. + </p> + <p> + In the greatest anguish he called down: "Hold fast, + Mäggerli, hold fast to the bough! See, I am coming to + get you!" But how could he reach there? The wall of rock was + so steep here, Moni saw very well that it would be impossible + to go down that way. But the little goat must be down there + somewhere near the Rain-rock, the overhanging stone under + which good protection was to be found in rainy weather; the + goat-boys had always spent rainy days there, therefore the + stone had been called from old times the Rain-rock. From + there, Moni thought he could climb across over the rocks and + so bring back the little kid. + </p> + <p> + He quickly whistled the flock together and went with them + down to the place from which he could reach the Rain-rock. + There he left them to graze and went to the rock. Here he + immediately saw, just a little bit above him, the bough of + the tree, and the kid hanging to it. He saw very well that it + would not be an easy task to climb up there and then down + again with Mäggerli on his back, but there was no other + way to rescue her. He also thought the dear Lord would surely + stand by him, and then he could not possibly fail. He folded + his hands, looked up to heaven and prayed: "Oh, dear Lord, + help me, so that I can save Mäggerli!" + </p> + <p> + Then he was full of trust that all would go well, and he + bravely clambered up the rock until he reached the bough + above. Here he clung fast with both feet, lifted the + trembling, moaning little creature to his shoulders, and then + climbed with great caution back down again. When he had the + firm earth under his feet once more and had saved the + terror-stricken kid, he was so glad he had to offer thanks + aloud and cried up to heaven: + </p> + <p> + "Oh, dear Lord, I thank Thee a thousand times for having + helped us so well! Oh, we are both so glad for it!" Then he + sat down on the ground a little while, and stroked the kid, + for she was still trembling in all her delicate limbs, and + comforted her for enduring so much suffering. + </p> + <p> + As it was soon time for departure, Moni placed the little + goat on his shoulders again, and said anxiously: + </p> + <p> + "Come, you poor Mäggerli, you are still trembling; you + cannot walk home to-day, I must carry you—" and so he + carried the little creature, clinging close to him, all the + way down. + </p> + <p> + Paula was standing on the last rise in front of the Bath + House, waiting for the goat-boy. Her aunt had accompanied + her. When Moni came down with his burden on his back, Paula + wanted to know if the kid was sick, and showed great + interest. When Moni saw this, he at once sat down on the + ground in front of Paula and told her his day's experience + with Mäggerli. + </p> + <p> + The young lady showed very keen interest in the affair and + stroked the little rescued creature, which now lay quietly in + Moni's lap and looked very pretty, with its white feet, and + the beautiful black pelt on its back. It was very willing to + be stroked by her. + </p> + <p> + "Now sing your song again for me, while you are sitting + here," said Paula. Moni was in such a gay frame of mind that + he willingly and heartily began and sang his whole song to + the end. + </p> + <p> + This pleased Paula exceptionally well and she said he must + sing it to her often again. Then the whole company went + together down to the Bath House. Here the kid was laid in its + bed, Moni said farewell, and Paula went back to her room to + talk with her aunt longer about the goat-boy, whose merry + morning song she had enjoyed again. + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p><a name="ch003"><!--Marker--></a> + <h2> + CHAPTER III + </h2> + <h3> + A VISIT + </h3> + <p> + Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the + other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky + remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening. + </p> + <p> + Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing + lustily, went by the Bath House. Every evening he came back + again singing lustily. All the guests were so accustomed to + the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it. + </p> + <p> + More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's + joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and + talk with him. + </p> + <p> + One sunny morning Moni had once more reached the Pulpit-rock, + and was about to throw himself down, when he changed his + mind. "No, go on! The last time you had to leave all the nice + little plants because we had to go after Mäggerli; now + we will go up there again, so that you can finish nibbling + them!" + </p> + <p> + The goats all leaped with delight after him, for they knew + they were going up to the lovely bushes on the Dragon-stones. + To-day Moni held his little Mäggerli the whole time fast + in his arms, pulled the sweet plants himself from the rocks + and let her eat out of his hand. This pleased the little goat + best of all. She rubbed her head quite contentedly from time + to time against Moni's shoulder and bleated happily. So the + whole morning passed, before Moni noticed, from his own + hunger, that it had grown late before he was aware of it. But + he had left his luncheon below near the Pulpit-rock, in the + little hole, for he had intended to return again at noon. + </p> + <p> + "Well, you have had your fill of good things, and I have had + nothing," he said to his goats. "Now I must have something + too, and you will find enough more down below. Come along!" + Whereupon he gave a loud whistle, and the whole flock started + away, the liveliest always ahead, and first of all + light-footed Swallow, who was to meet something unexpected + to-day. She sprang down from stone to stone and across many a + cleft in the rocks, but all at once she could go no + farther—directly in front of her suddenly stood a + chamois and gazed with curiosity into her face. This had + never happened to Swallow before! She stood still, looked + questioningly at the stranger and waited for the chamois to + get out of her way and let her leap to the boulder, as she + intended. But the chamois did not stir and gazed boldly into + Swallow's eyes. So they stood facing each other, more and + more obstinate, and might have stood there until now, if the + big Sultan had not come along in the meantime. As soon as he + saw the state of things, he stepped quite considerately past + Swallow and suddenly pushed the chamois aside so far and with + such violence, that she had to make a daring leap, not to + fall down over the rocks. Swallow went triumphantly on her + way, and the Sultan marched proudly and contentedly behind + her, for he felt himself to be the sure protector of the + goats in his flock. + </p> + <p> + Meanwhile Moni coming down from above, and another goat-boy + coming up from below, met at the same spot and looked at each + other in astonishment. But they were well acquainted, and + after the first surprise greeted each other cordially. It was + Jörgli from Küblis. Half the morning he had been + looking in vain for Moni and now he met him up here, where he + had not expected to find him. + </p> + <p> + "I didn't suppose you came up so high with the goats," said + Jörgli. + </p> + <p> + "To be sure I do," replied Moni, "but not always; usually I + stay by the Pulpit-rock and around there. Why have you come + up here?" + </p> + <p> + "To make you a visit," was the reply. "I have something to + tell you. Besides, I have two goats here, that I am bringing + to the landlord at the Baths. He is going to buy one, and so + I thought I would come up to see you." + </p> + <p> + "Are they your own goats?" asked Moni. + </p> + <p> + "Surely, they are ours. I don't tend strange ones any longer. + I am not a goat-boy now." + </p> + <p> + Moni was very much surprised at this, for Jörgli had + become the goat-boy of Küblis at the same time he had + been made goat-boy of Fideris, and Moni did not understand + how Jörgli could give it up without a single murmur. + </p> + <p> + Meanwhile the goat-boys and their flocks had reached the + Pulpit-rock. Moni brought out bread and a small piece of + dried meat and invited Jörgli to share his midday meal. + They both sat down on the Pulpit-rock and ate heartily, for + it had grown very late and they had excellent appetites. When + everything was eaten and they had drunk a little goat's milk, + Jörgli comfortably stretched himself at full length on + the ground, and rested his head on both arms, but Moni + remained sitting, for he always liked to look down into the + deep valley below. + </p> + <p> + "But what are you now, Jörgli, if you are no longer + goat-boy?" began Moni. "You must be something." + </p> + <p> + "Surely I am something, and something very good," replied + Jörgli, "I am egg-boy. Every day I carry eggs to all the + hotels, as far as I can go; I come up here to the Bath House, + too. Yesterday I was there." + </p> + <p> + Moni shook his head. "That's nothing. I wouldn't be an + egg-boy; I would a thousand times rather be goat-boy, it is + much finer." + </p> + <p> + "But why?" + </p> + <p> + "Eggs are not alive, you can't speak a word to them, and they + don't run after you like the goats which are glad to see you + when you come, and are fond of you, and understand every word + you say to them; you can't have any pleasure with eggs as you + can with the goats up here." + </p> + <p> + "Yes, and you," interrupted Jörgli, "what great pleasure + do you have up here? Just now you have had to get up six + times while we were eating, just on account of that silly + kid, to prevent it from falling down below—is that a + pleasure?" + </p> + <p> + "Yes, I like to do that! Isn't it so, Mäggerli? Come! + Come here!" Moni jumped up and ran after the kid, for it was + making dangerous leaps for sheer joy. When he sat down again, + Jörgli said: + </p> + <p> + "There is another way to keep the young goats from falling + over the rocks, without having to be always jumping after + them, as you do." + </p> + <p> + "What is it?" asked Moni. + </p> + <p> + "Drive a stick firmly into the ground and fasten the goat by + the leg to it; she will kick furiously, but she can't get + away." + </p> + <p> + "You needn't think I would do any such thing to the little + kid!" said Moni quite angrily and drew Mäggerli to him + and held her fast, as if to protect her from any such + treatment. + </p> + <p> + "You really won't have to take care of that one much longer," + began Jörgli again. "It won't come up here many times + more." + </p> + <p> + "What? What? What did you say, Jörgli?" demanded Moni. + </p> + <p> + "Bah, don't you know about it? The landlord will not raise + her, she is too weak; there never was a more feeble goat. He + wanted to sell her to my father, but he wouldn't have her + either; now the landlord is going to have her killed next + week, and then he will buy our spotted one." + </p> + <p> + Moni had become quite pale from terror. At first he couldn't + speak a word; but now he broke out and complained aloud over + the little kid: + </p> + <p> + "No, no, that shall not be done, Mäggerli, it shall not + be done. They shall not slay you, I can't bear that. Oh, I + would rather die with you; no, that cannot be!" + </p> + <p> + "Don't do so," said Jörgli, angrily, and pulled Moni up, + for in his grief he had thrown himself face down on the + ground. "Stand up, you know the kid really belongs to the + landlord and he can do what he likes with her. Think no more + about it! Come, I know something. See! See!" Whereupon + Jörgli held out one hand to Moni, and with the other + almost covered the object, which Moni was to admire; it + sparkled wonderfully in his hand, for the sun shone straight + into it. + </p> + <p> + "What is it?" asked Moni, when it sparkled again, lighted up + by a sunbeam. + </p> + <p> + "Guess!" + </p> + <p> + "A ring?" + </p> + <p> + "No, but something like that." + </p> + <p> + "Who gave it to you?" + </p> + <p> + "Gave it to me? Nobody. I found it myself." + </p> + <p> + "Then it does not belong to you, Jörgli." + </p> + <p> + "Why not? I didn't take it from anybody. I almost stepped on + it with my foot, then it would have been broken; so I can + just as well keep it." + </p> + <p> + "Where did you find it?" + </p> + <p> + "Down by the Bath House, yesterday evening." + </p> + <p> + "Then some one from the house below lost it. You must tell + the landlord, and if you don't, I will do it this evening." + </p> + <p> + "No, no, Moni, don't do that," said Jörgli, + beseechingly. "See, I will show you what it is, and I will + sell it to a maid in one of the hotels, but she will surely + have to give me four francs; then I will give you one or two, + and nobody will know anything about it." + </p> + <p> + "I will not take it! I will not take it!" interrupted Moni, + hotly, "and the dear Lord has heard everything you have + said." + </p> + <center> + <img src="images/ill025.png" width="480" height="795" alt= + "[Illustration: Jörgli had opened his band. In it lay a cross set with a large number of stones.]"> + </center> + <p> + Jörgli looked up to the sky: "Oh, so far away," he said + skeptically; but he immediately began to speak more softly. + </p> + <p> + "He hears you still," said Moni, confidently. + </p> + <p> + It was no longer Jörgli's secret. If he didn't know how + to bring Moni to his side, all would be lost. He thought and + thought. + </p> + <p> + "Moni," he said suddenly, "I will promise you something that + will delight you, if you will not say anything to a human + being about what I have found; you really don't need to take + anything for it, then you will have nothing to do with it. If + you will do as I say, I will make my father buy + Mäggerli, so she will not be killed. Will you?" + </p> + <p> + A hard struggle arose in Moni. It was wrong to help keep the + discovery secret. Jörgli had opened his hand. In it lay + a cross set with a large number of stones, which sparkled in + many colors. Moni realized that it was not a worthless thing + which no one would inquire about; he felt exactly as if he + himself should be keeping what did not belong to him if he + remained silent. But on the other hand was the little, + affectionate Mäggerli, that was going to be killed in a + horrible way with a knife, and he could prevent it if he kept + silent. Even now the little kid was lying so trustfully + beside him, as if, she knew that he would always keep it; no, + he could not let this happen, he must try to save it. + </p> + <p> + "Yes, I will, Jörgli," he said, but without any + enthusiasm. + </p> + <p> + "Then it is a bargain!" and Jörgli offered his hand to + Moni, that he might seal the argument, as that was the only + way to make a promise binding. + </p> + <p> + Jörgli was very glad that now his secret was safe; but + as Moni had become so quiet, and he had much farther to go to + reach home than Moni, he considered it well to start along + with his two goats. He said good-night to Moni and whistled + for his two companions, which meanwhile had joined Moni's + grazing goats, but not without much pushing and other + doubtful behavior between the two parties, for the goats from + Fideris had never heard that they ought to be polite to + visitors and the goats from Küblis did not know that + they ought not to seek out the best plants or push the others + away from them, when they were visiting. When Jörgli had + gone some distance down the mountain, Moni also started along + with his flock, but he was very still and neither sang a note + nor whistled, all the way home. + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p><a name="ch004"><!--Marker--></a> + <h2> + CHAPTER IV + </h2> + <h3> + MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + </h3> + <p> + On the following morning Moni came up the path to the Bath + House, just as silent and cast down as the evening before. He + brought out the landlord's goats quietly and went on upwards, + but he sang not a note, nor did he give a yodel up into the + air; he let his head hang and looked as if he were afraid of + something; now and then he looked around timidly, as if some + one were coming after him to question him. + </p> + <p> + Moni could no longer be merry; he didn't know himself exactly + why. He wanted to be glad that he had saved Mäggerli, + and sing, but he couldn't express it. To-day the sky was + covered with clouds, and Moni thought when the sun came out + it would be different and he could be happy again. + </p> + <p> + When he reached the top, it began to rain quite hard. He took + refuge under the Rain-rock, for it soon poured in streams + from the sky. + </p> + <p> + The goats came, too, and placed themselves here and there + under the rock. The aristocratic Blackie immediately wanted + to protect her beautiful shiny coat and crept in under the + rock before Moni did. She was now standing behind Moni and + looking out from her comfortable corner into the pouring + rain. Mäggerli was standing in front of its protector + under the projecting rock and gently rubbed its little head + against his knee; then it looked up at him in surprise, + because Moni did not say a word, and it was not accustomed to + that. Moni sat thoughtfully, leaning on his staff, for in + such weather he always kept it in his hand, to keep himself + from slipping on the steep places, for on such days he wore + shoes. Now, as he sat for hours under the Rain-rock, he had + plenty of time for reflection. + </p> + <p> + Moni thought over what he had promised Jörgli, and it + seemed to him that if Jörgli had taken something, he was + practically doing the same thing himself, because Jörgli + had promised to give him something or do something for him. + He had surely done what was wrong, and the dear Lord was now + against him. This he felt in his heart, and it was right that + it was dark and rainy and that he was hidden under the rock, + for he would not even have dared look up into the blue sky, + as usual. + </p> + <p> + But there were still other things that Moni had to think + about. If Mäggerli should fall down over a steep + precipice again, and he wanted to get it, the dear Lord would + no longer protect him, and he no longer dared to pray to Him + about it and call upon Him, and so had no more safety; and if + then he should slip and fall down with Mäggerli deep + over the jagged, rocks, and both of them should lie all torn + and maimed! Oh, no, he said with anguish in his heart, that + must not happen anyway; he must manage to be able to pray + again and come to the dear Lord with everything that weighed + on his heart; then he could be happy again, that he felt sure + of. Moni would throw off the weight that oppressed him, he + would go and tell the landlord everything—But then? + Then Jörgli would not persuade his father, and the + landlord would slaughter Mäggerli. Oh, no! Oh, no! he + couldn't bear that, and he said: "No, I will not do it! I + will say nothing!" But he did not feel satisfied, and the + weight on his heart grew heavier and heavier. Thus Moni's + whole day passed. + </p> + <p> + He started home at evening as silent as he had come in the + morning. When he found Paula standing near the Bath House, + and she sprang quickly across to the goat-shed and asked + sympathetically: "Moni, what is the matter? Why don't you + sing any more?" he turned shyly away and said: + </p> + <p> + "I can't," and as quickly as possible made off with his + goats. + </p> + <p> + Paula said to her aunt above: "If I only knew what was the + matter with the goat-boy! He is quite changed. You wouldn't + know him. If he would only sing again!" + </p> + <p> + "It must be the frightful rain which has silenced the boy + so!" remarked the aunt. + </p> + <p> + "Everything all comes together; let us go home, Aunt," begged + Paula, "there is no more pleasure here. First I lost my + beautiful cross, and it can't be found; then comes this + endless rain, and now we can't ever hear the merry goat-boy + any more. Let us go away!" + </p> + <p> + "The cure must be finished, or it will do no good," explained + the aunt. + </p> + <p> + It was also dark and gray on the following day, and the rain + poured down without ceasing. Moni spent the day exactly like + the one before. He sat under the rock and his thoughts went + restlessly round in a circle, for when he decided: "Now, I + will go and confess the wrong, so that I shall dare to look + up to the dear Lord again," then he saw the little kid under + the knife before him and it all began over again in his mind + from the beginning; so that with thinking and brooding, and + the weight he carried, he was very tired by night, and crept + home in the streaming rain as if he didn't notice it at all. + </p> + <p> + By the Bath House below the landlord was standing in the back + doorway and called to Moni: "Come in with them. They are wet + enough! Why, you are crawling down the mountain like a snail! + I wonder what is the matter with you!" + </p> + <p> + The landlord had never been so unfriendly before. On the + contrary he had always made the most friendly remarks to the + merry goat-boy. But Moni's changed appearance did not please + him, and besides he was in a worse humor than usual because + Fräulein Paula had just complained to him about her loss + and assured him that the valuable cross could only have been + lost in the house or directly in front of the house-door. She + had only stepped out on that day towards evening, to hear the + goat-boy sing on his way home. To have it said that it was + possible for such a costly thing to be lost in his house, + beyond recovery, made him very cross. The day before he had + called together the whole staff of servants, examined and + threatened them, and finally offered a reward to the finder. + The whole house was in an uproar over the lost ornament. + </p> + <p> + When Moni with his goats passed by the front of the house, + Paula was standing there. She had been waiting for him, for + she wondered very much whether he would ever sing any more or + be merry. As he now crept by, she called: + </p> + <p> + "Moni! Moni! Are you really the same goat-boy who used to + sing from morning till night: + </p> + <pre> + "'And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told'?" +</pre> + <p> + Moni heard the words very well; he gave no answer, but they + made a great impression on him. Oh, how different it really + was from the time when he could sing all day long and he felt + exactly as he sang. Oh, if it could only be like that again! + </p> + <p> + Again Moni climbed up the mountain, silent and sad and + without singing. The rain had now ceased, but thick fog hung + around on the mountains, and the sky was still full of dark + clouds. Moni again sat under the rock and battled with his + thoughts. About noon the sky began to clear; it grew brighter + and brighter. Moni came out of his cave and looked around. + The goats once more sprang gayly here and there, and the + little kid was quite frolicsome from delight at the returning + sun and made the merriest leaps. + </p> + <p> + Moni stood on the Pulpit-rock and saw how it was growing + brighter and more beautiful below in the valley and above + over the mountains beyond. Now the clouds scattered and the + lovely light blue sky looked down so cheerfully that it + seemed to Moni as if the dear Lord were looking out of the + bright blue at him, and suddenly it became quite clear in his + heart what he ought to do. He could not carry the wrong + around with him any more; he must throw it off. Then Moni + seized the little kid, that was jumping about him, took it in + his arms and said tenderly: "Oh, Mäggerli, you poor + Mäggerli! I have certainly done what I could, but it is + wrong, and that must not be done. Oh, if only you didn't have + to die! I can't bear it!" + </p> + <p> + And Moni began to cry so hard, that he could no longer speak, + and the kid bleated pitifully and crept far under his arm, as + if it wanted to cling to him and be protected. Then Moni + lifted the little goat on his shoulders, saying: + </p> + <p> + "Come, Mäggerli, I will carry you home once more to-day. + Perhaps I can't carry you much longer." + </p> + <p> + When the flock came down to the Bath House, Paula was again + standing on the watch. Moni put the young goat with the black + one in the shed, and instead of going on farther, he came + toward the young lady and was going past her into the house. + She stopped him. + </p> + <p> + "Still no singing, Moni? Where are you going with such a + troubled face?" + </p> + <p> + "I have to tell about something," replied Moni, without + lifting his eyes. + </p> + <p> + "Tell about something? What is it? Can't I know?" + </p> + <p> + "I must tell the landlord. Something has been found." + </p> + <p> + "Found? What is it? I have lost something, a beautiful + cross." + </p> + <p> + "Yes, that is just what it is." + </p> + <p> + "What do you say?" exclaimed Paula, in the greatest surprise. + "Is it a cross with sparkling stones?" + </p> + <p> + "Yes, exactly that." + </p> + <p> + "What have you done with it, Moni? Give it to me. Did you + find it?" + </p> + <p> + "No, Jörgli from Küblis found it." + </p> + <p> + Then Paula wanted to know who he was and where he lived, and + to send some one to Küblis at once to get the cross. + </p> + <p> + "I will go as fast as I can, and if he still has it I will + bring it to you," said Moni. + </p> + <p> + "If he still has it?" said Paula. "Why shouldn't he still + have it? And how do you know all about it, Moni? When did he + find it, and how did you hear about it?" + </p> + <p> + Moni looked on the ground. He didn't dare say how it had all + come about, and how he had helped to conceal the discovery + until he could no longer bear it. + </p> + <p> + But Paula was very kind to Moni. She took him aside, sat down + on the trunk of a tree, beside him, and said with the + greatest friendliness: + </p> + <p> + "Come, tell me all about how it happened, Moni, for I want so + much to know everything from you." + </p> + <p> + Then Moni gained confidence and began to relate the whole + story, and told her every word of his struggle about + Mäggerli and how he had lost all happiness and dared no + longer look up to the dear Lord, and how to-day he couldn't + bear it any longer. + </p> + <p> + Then Paula talked with him very kindly and said he should + have come immediately and told everything, and it was right + that he had told her all now so frankly, and that he would + not regret it. Then she said he could promise Jörgli ten + francs, as soon as she had the cross in her hands again. + </p> + <p> + "Ten francs!" repeated Moni, full of astonishment, for he + knew how Jörgli would have sold it for much less. Then + Moni rose and said he would go right away that very day to + Küblis, and if he got the cross he would bring it with + him early the next morning. He ran along and was once more + able to leap and jump, for he had a much lighter heart and + the heavy burden no longer weighed him down to the ground. + </p> + <p> + When he reached home, he only put his goats in, told his + grandmother he had an errand to do, and ran at once down to + Küblis. He found Jörgli at home and told him + without delay what he had done. At first the boy was very + angry, but when he considered that all was known, he took out + the cross and asked: + </p> + <p> + "Will she give me anything for it?" + </p> + <p> + "Yes, and now you can see, Jörgli," said Moni, + indignantly, "how by being honorable you will receive ten + francs, and by being deceitful only four: the ten francs you + are going to have now." + </p> + <p> + Jörgli was very much amazed. He regretted that he had + not gone immediately with the cross to the Bath House, after + he had picked it up in front of the door, for now he had not + a clear conscience and it might have been so different! But + now it was too late. He gave the cross to Moni, who hastened + home with it, for it had already grown quite dark. + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p><a name="ch005"><!--Marker--></a> + <h2> + CHAPTER V + </h2> + <h3> + MONI SINGS AGAIN + </h3> + <p> + Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, + for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came. She + was anxious to deal with him herself. That evening she had + held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come + out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned + something delightful with him. + </p> + <p> + When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, + Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she + called out: + </p> + <p> + "Moni, can't you sing even now?" + </p> + <p> + He shook his head. "No, I can't. I am always wondering how + much longer Mäggerli will go with me. I never can sing + any more as long as I live, and here is the cross." Whereupon + he handed her a little package, for the grandmother had + wrapped it carefully for him in three or four papers. + </p> + <p> + Paula took out the cross from the wrappings and examined it + closely. It really was her beautiful cross with the sparkling + stones, and quite unharmed. "Well, Moni," she said now very + kindly, "you have given me a great pleasure, for if it had + not been for you, I might never have seen my cross again. + Now, I am going to give you a pleasure. Go take Mäggerli + there out of the shed, she belongs to you now!" + </p> + <p> + Moni stared at the young lady in astonishment, as if it were + impossible to understand her words. At last he stammered: + "But how—how can Mäggerli be mine?" + </p> + <p> + "How?" replied Paula, smiling. "See, last evening I bought + her from the landlord and this morning I give her to you. Now + can't you sing once more?" + </p> + <p> + "Oh! Oh! Oh!" exclaimed Moni and ran like mad to the shed, + led the little goat out, and took it in his arms. Then he + leaped back and held out his hand to Paula and said over and + over again: + </p> + <p> + "I thank you a thousand, thousand times! May God reward you! + If I could do something nice for you!" + </p> + <p> + "Well, then try once more and let us see if you can sing + again!" said Paula. + </p> + <p> + Then Moni sang his song and went on up the mountain with the + goats, and his jubilant tones rang down into the valley, so + that there was no one in the whole Bath House who did not + hear it and many an one turned over in his bed and said: "The + goat-boy has good weather once more." + </p> + <p> + All were glad to hear him sing again, for all had depended on + the merry alarm, some in order to get up, others to sleep a + while longer. + </p> + <p> + When Moni, from the first summit, saw Paula still standing + below in front of the house, he stepped as far out as + possible and sang down at the top of his voice: + </p> + <pre> + "And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told." +</pre> + <p> + The whole day long Moni shouted for joy, and all the goats + caught his spirit and jumped and sprang around as if it were + a great festival. The sun shone cheerfully down out of the + blue sky, and after the great rain, all the little plants + were so fresh, and the yellow and red flowers so bright, it + seemed to Moni as if he had never seen the mountains and the + valley and the whole world so beautiful before. He didn't let + the little kid leave him the whole day; he pulled up the best + plants for it and fed it, and said over and over again: + </p> + <p> + "Mäggerli, you dear Mäggerli, you do not have to + die. You are now mine and will come up to the pasture with me + as long as we live." And with resounding singing and yodeling + Moni came down again at evening and after he had led the + black goat to her shed, he took the little kid in his arms, + for it was now coming home with him. Mäggerli did not + look as if it would rather stay there, but pressed close to + Moni and felt that it was under the best protection, for Moni + had for a long time treated it better and more kindly than + its own mother. + </p> + <p> + But when Moni came near his grandmother's with Mäggerli + on his shoulders, she didn't know at all what to make of it, + and although Moni called from a distance: + </p> + <p> + "She belongs to me, Grandmother, she belongs to me!" she + didn't understand for some time what he meant. But Moni + couldn't explain to her yet; he ran to the shed, and there + right next to Brownie, so that it wouldn't be afraid, he made + Mäggerli a fine, soft bed of fresh straw, and laid it + down, saying: + </p> + <p> + "There, Mäggerli, now sleep well in your new home! You + must always have this; every day I will make you a new bed!" + </p> + <p> + Then Moni came back directly to his wondering grandmother, + and while they sat together at their supper, he told her the + whole story from the very beginning about his three days so + full of trouble, and the happy ending to-day. + </p> + <p> + The grandmother listened very quietly and attentively and + when he came to the end, she said earnestly: + </p> + <p> + "Moni, you must remember what has happened to you now, as + long as you live! While you were having so great trouble with + wrong-doing in order to help the little creature, the dear + Lord had already found a way to help it and make you happy as + soon as you would do what was right in His sight. If you had + done right at once, and trusted in God, all would have gone + well at first. Now the dear Lord has helped you beyond all + you deserved, so that you will not forget it your whole life + long." + </p> + <p> + "No, I will surely never forget it," said Moni, eagerly + assenting, "and will always truly think, the first thing: I + must only do what is right before the dear Lord. He will take + care of all the rest." + </p> + <p> + But before Moni could lie down to sleep, he had to look into + the shed once more, to see if it were really possible that + the little kid was lying out there and belonged to him. + </p> + <p> + Jörgli received the ten francs according to the + agreement, but he was not allowed to escape from the affair + so easily as that. When he returned to the Bath House, he was + brought to the landlord who took the boy by the collar, gave + him a good shaking, and said threateningly: + </p> + <p> + "Jörgli! Jörgli! Don't you try a second time to + bring my whole house into bad repute! If anything like this + happens a single time again, you will come out of my house in + a way that will not please you! See, up there hangs a very + sharp willow rod for such cases. Now go and think this over." + </p> + <p> + Moreover, the event had other consequences for the boy. From + this time on, if anything was lost anywhere in the Bath + House, all the servants immediately exclaimed: "Jörgli + from Küblis has it!" and if he came afterwards into the + house they all pounced on him together and cried: "Give it + here, Jörgli! Out with it!" And if he assured them he + had nothing and knew nothing about it, they would all + exclaim: "We know you already!" and "You can't fool us!" + </p> + <p> + So Jörgli had to endure the most menacing attacks + continually, and had hardly a moment's peace any more, for if + he saw any one approaching him, he at once thought he was + coming to ask if he had found this or that. So Jörgli + was not at all happy; and a hundred times he thought: "If + only I had given back that cross immediately! I will never in + my whole life keep anything else that doesn't belong to me." + </p> + <p> + But Moni never ceased singing and yodeling, the whole summer + long, for there was hardly another human being in the world + as happy as he was up there with his goats. Often, however, + when he lay stretched out in his contentment on the + Pulpit-rock, and gazed down into the sunny valley below, he + had to think how he had sat that time with the heavy burden + on his heart, under the Rain-rock, and all happiness was + gone; and he would say again and again in his heart: "I know + now what I will do, so that it will never happen again: I + will do nothing that will prevent me from looking up gladly + to heaven, because this is right to the dear Lord." + </p> + <p> + But if it chanced that Moni became too long absorbed in his + meditation, one or another of the goats would come along, + gaze wonderingly at him and try to attract his attention by + bleating, which oftentimes he did not hear for quite a while. + Only when Mäggerli came and called after him longingly, + then he heard at once and came leaping to it immediately, for + his affectionate little kid always remained Moni's dearest + possession. + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <p> + + </p> + <hr> + +<BR> +<BR> +<BR> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Moni the Goat-Boy, by Johanna Spyri + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + +***** This file should be named 9383-h.htm or 9383-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/9/3/8/9383/ + +Produced by E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Garcia, +and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading +Team + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Moni the Goat-Boy + +Author: Johanna Spyri + +Illustrator: Charles Copeland + +Translator: Helen B. Cole + +Posting Date: February 9, 2011 [EBook #9383] +Release Date: November, 2005 +First Posted: September 27, 2003 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + + + + +Produced by E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Garcia, +and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading +Team + + + + + + + + + + +MONI THE GOAT-BOY + +BY JOHANNA SPYRI + +Author Of "Heidi" + +TRANSLATED BY HELEN B. DOLE + +ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR BY CHARLES COPELAND + + + + +[Illustration: "_In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy_."] + + + + +CONTENTS + + CHAPTER + + I. ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + II. MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + III. A VISIT + IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + V. MONI SINGS AGAIN + + + +LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS + + "In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy" _frontispiece_ + + "Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer" + + "Joergli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large + number of stones" + + + + + +CHAPTER I + +ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + + +It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving +the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau. The horses +pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount +and clamber up on foot to the green summit. + +After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which +lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther +into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the +Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains. The only +trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and +it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with +their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the +low pasture grass. + +One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and +went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the +house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering +crags. At the first projection they stood still and looked around, for +this was the very first time they had come to the Baths. + +"It is not very lively up here, Aunt," said the younger, as she let her +eyes wander around. "Nothing but rocks and fir woods, and then another +mountain and more fir trees on it. If we are to stay here six weeks, I +should like occasionally to see something more amusing." + +"It would not be very amusing, at all events, if you should lose your +diamond cross up here, Paula," replied the aunt, as she tied together +the red velvet ribbon from which hung the sparkling cross. "This is the +third time I have fastened the ribbon since we arrived; I don't know +whether it is your fault or the ribbon's, but I do know that you would +be very sorry if it were lost." + +"No, no," exclaimed Paula, decidedly, "the cross must not be lost, on +any account. It came from my grandmother and is my greatest treasure." + +Paula herself seized the ribbon, and tied two or three knots one after +the other, to make it hold fast. Suddenly she pricked up her ears: +"Listen, listen, Aunt, now something really lively is coming." + +A merry song sounded from far above them; then came a long, shrill +yodel; then there was singing again. + +The ladies looked upwards, but could see no living thing. The footpath +was very crooked, often passing between tall bushes and then between +projecting slopes, so that from below one could see up only a very short +distance. But now there suddenly appeared something alive on the slopes +above, in every place where the narrow path could be seen, and louder +and nearer sounded the singing. + +"See, see, Aunt, there! Here! See there! See there!" exclaimed Paula +with great delight, and before the aunt was aware of it, three, four +goats came bounding down, and more and more of them, each wearing around +the neck a little bell so that the sound came from every direction. In +the midst of the flock came the goat-boy leaping along, and singing his +song to the very end: + + "And in winter I am happy, + For weeping is in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Then he sounded a frightful yodel and immediately with his flock stood +right before the ladies, for with his bare feet he leaped as nimbly and +lightly as his little goats. + +"I wish you good evening!" he said as he looked gayly at the two ladies, +and would have continued on his way. But the goat-boy with the merry +eyes pleased the ladies. + +"Wait a minute," said Paula. "Are you the goat-boy of Fideris? Do the +goats belong to the village below?" + +"Yes, to be sure!" was the reply. + +"Do you go up there with them every day?" + +"Yes, surely." + +"Is that so? and what is your name?" + +"Moni is my name--" + +"Will you sing me the song once more, that you have just sung? We heard +only one verse." + +"It is too long," explained Moni; "it would be too late for the goats, +they must go home." He straightened his weather-beaten cap, swung his +rod in the air, and called to the goats which had already begun to +nibble all around: "Home! Home!" + +"You will sing to me some other time, Moni, won't you?" called Paula +after him. + +"Surely I will, and good night!" he called back, then trotted along with +the goats, and in a short time the whole flock stood still below, a few +steps from the Bath House by the rear building, for here Moni had to +leave the goats belonging to the house, the beautiful white one and the +black one with the pretty little kid. Moni treated the last with great +care, for it was a delicate little creature and he loved it more than +all the others. It was so attached to him that it ran after him +continually all day long. He now led it very tenderly along and placed +it in its shed; then he said: + +"There, Maeggerli, now sleep well; are you tired? It is really a long +way up there, and you are still so little. Now lie right down, so, in +the nice straw!" + +After he had put Maeggerli to bed in this way, he hurried along with his +flock, first up to the hill in front of the Baths, and then down the +road to the village. + +Here he took out his little horn and blew so vigorously into it, that it +resounded far down into the valley. From all the scattered houses the +children now came running out; each rushed upon his goat, which he knew +a long way off; and from the houses near by, one woman and then another +seized her little goat by the cord or the horn, and in a short time the +entire flock was separated and each creature came to its own place. +Finally Moni stood alone with the brown one, his own goat, and with her +he now went to the little house on the side of the mountain, where his +grandmother was waiting for him, in the doorway. + +"Has all gone well, Moni?" she asked pleasantly, and then led the brown +goat to her shed, and immediately began to milk her. The grandmother was +still a robust woman and cared for everything herself in the house and +in the shed and everywhere kept order. Moni stood in the doorway of the +shed and watched his grandmother. When the milking was ended, she went +into the little house and said: "Come, Moni, you must be hungry." + +She had everything already prepared. Moni had only to sit down at the +table; she seated herself next him, and although nothing stood on the +table but the bowl of corn-meal mush cooked with the brown goat's milk, +Moni hugely enjoyed his supper. Then he told his grandmother what he had +done through the day, and as soon as the meal was ended he went to bed, +for in the early dawn he would have to start forth again with the flock. + +In this way Moni had already spent two summers. He had been goat-boy so +long and become so accustomed to this life and grown up together with +his little charges that he could think of nothing else. Moni had lived +with his grandmother ever since he could remember. His mother had died +when he was still very little; his father soon after went with others to +military service in Naples, in order to earn something, as he said, for +he thought he could get more pay there. + +His wife's mother was also poor, but she took her daughter's deserted +baby boy, little Solomon, home at once and shared what she had with him. +He brought a blessing to her cottage and she had never suffered want. + +Good old Elizabeth was very popular with every one in the whole village, +and when, two years before, another goat-boy had to be appointed, Moni +was chosen with one accord, since every one was glad for the +hard-working Elizabeth that now Moni would be able to earn something. +The pious grandmother had never let Moni start away a single morning, +without reminding him: + +"Moni, never forget how near you are up there to the dear Lord, and that +He sees and hears everything, and you can hide nothing from His eyes. +But never forget, either, that He is near to help you. So you have +nothing to fear, and if you can call upon no human being up there, you +have only to call to the dear Lord in your need, and He will hear you +immediately and come to your aid." + +So from the very first Moni went full of trust up to the lonely +mountains and the highest crags, and never had the slightest fear of +dread, for he always thought: + +"The higher up, the nearer I am to the dear Lord, and so all the safer +whatever may happen." + +So Moni had neither care nor trouble and could enjoy everything he did +from morning till night. It was no wonder that he whistled and sang and +yodeled continually, for he had to give vent to his great happiness. + + + + +CHAPTER II + +MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + + +The following morning Paula awoke earlier than ever before; a loud +singing had awakened her out of sleep. + +"That is surely the goat-boy so soon," she said, springing out of bed +and running to the window. + +Quite right. With fresh, red cheeks there stood Moni below, and he had +just brought the old goat and the little kid out of the goat shed. Now +he swung his rod in the air, the goats leaped and sprang around him, +and then he went along with the whole flock. Suddenly Moni raised his +voice again and sang until the mountains echoed: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire." + + +"To-day he must sing his whole song for me once," said Paula, for Moni +had now disappeared and she could no longer understand the words of his +distant song. + +[Illustration: "_Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer_."] + +In the sky the rosy morning clouds were disappearing and a cool mountain +breeze rustled around Moni's ears, as he climbed up. This he thought +just right. He yodeled with satisfaction from the first ledge so +lustily down into the valley that many of the sleepers in the Bath House +below opened their eyes in amazement, then closed them again at once, +for they recognized the sound and knew that they could have an hour +longer to sleep, since the goat-boy always came so early. Meanwhile Moni +climbed with his goats for an hour longer, farther and farther up to the +high cliffs above. + +The higher up he mounted, the broader and more beautiful became the +view. From time to time he looked around him, then gazed up into the +bright sky, which was becoming bluer and bluer, then began to sing with +all his might, louder and louder and more merrily the higher he came: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees, + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire. + + "And the sun and the stars + And the moon in the night, + The dear Lord has made them + To give us delight. + + "In the spring there are flowers-- + They are yellow and gold, + And so blue is the sky then + My joy can't be told. + + "And in summer there are berries, + There are plenty if it's fine, + And the red ones and black ones, + I eat all from the vine. + + "If there are nuts in the bushes + I know what to do. + Where the goats like to nibble, + There I can hunt too. + + "And in winter I'm happy, + For weeping's in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Now the height was reached where he usually stayed, and where he was +going to remain for a while to-day. It was a little green table-land, +with so broad a projection that one could see from the top all round +about and far, far down into the valley. This projection was called the +Pulpit-rock, and here Moni could often stay for hours at a time, gazing +about him and whistling away, while his little goats quite contentedly +sought their feed around him. + +As soon as Moni arrived, he took his provision bag from his back, laid +it in a little hole in the ground, which he had dug out for this +purpose, then went to the Pulpit-rock and threw himself on the grass in +order to enjoy himself fully. + +The sky had now become a deep blue; above were the high mountains with +peaks towering to the sky and great ice-fields appearing, and far away +down below the green valley shone in the morning light. Moni lay there, +looking about, singing and whistling. The mountain wind cooled his warm +face, and as soon as he stopped whistling, the birds piped all the more +lustily and flew up into the blue sky. Moni was indescribably happy. +From time to time Maeggerli came to Moni and rubbed her head around on +his shoulder, as she always did out of sheer affection. Then she bleated +quite fondly, went to Moni's other side and rubbed her head on the other +shoulder. The other goats also, first one and then another, came to look +at their keeper and each had her own way of paying the visit. + +The brown one, his own goat, came very cautiously and looked at him to +see if he was all right, then she would stand and gaze at him until he +said: "Yes, yes, Braunli, it's all right, go and look for your fodder." + +The young white one and Swallow, so called because she was so small and +nimble and darted everywhere, like swallows into their holes, always +rushed together upon Moni, so that they would have thrown him down, if +he had not already been stretched out on the ground, and then they +immediately, darted off again. + +The shiny Blackie, the goat belonging to the landlord of the Bath +House, Maeggerli's mother, was a little proud; she came only to within a +few steps of Moni, looked at him with her head lifted, as if she +wouldn't appear too familiar, and then went her way again. The big +Sultan, the billy-goat, never showed himself but once, then he pushed +away all he found near Moni, and bleated several times as significantly +as if he had information to give about the condition of the flock, whose +leader he felt himself to be. + +Little Maeggerli alone never allowed herself to be crowded away from her +protector; if the billy-goat came and tried to push her aside, she crept +so far under Moni's arm or head that the big Sultan no longer came near +her, and so under Moni's protection the little kid was not the least bit +afraid of him. Otherwise she would have trembled if he came near her. + +Thus the sunny morning had passed; Moni had already taken his midday +meal and now stood thinking as he leaned on his stick, which he often +needed there, for it was very useful in climbing up and down. He was +thinking whether he would go up to a new side of the rocks, for he +wanted to go higher this afternoon with the goats, but the question was, +to which side? He decided to take the left, for in that direction were +the three Dragon-stones, around which grew such tender shrubs that it +was a real feast for the goats. + +The way was steep, and there were dangerous places in the rugged wall of +rock; but he knew a good path, and the goats were so sensible and did +not easily go astray. He began to climb and all his goats gayly +clambered after him, some in front, some behind him, little Maeggerli +always quite close to him; occasionally he held her fast and pulled her +along with him, when he came to a very steep place. + +All went quite well and now they were at the top, and with high bounds +the goats ran immediately to the green bushes, for they knew well the +fine feed which they had often nibbled up here before. + +"Be quiet! Be quiet!" commanded Moni, "don't push each other to the +steep places, for in a moment one of you might go down and have your +legs broken. Swallow! Swallow! what are you thinking of?" he called +full of excitement, up to the goat, for the nimble Swallow had climbed +up to the high Dragon-stones and was now standing on the outermost edge +of one of them and looking quite impertinently down on him. He climbed +up quickly, for only a single step more and Swallow would be lying +below at the foot of the precipice. Moni was very agile; in a few +minutes he had climbed up on the crag, quickly seized Swallow by the +leg, and pulled her down. + +"Now come with me, you foolish little beast, you," scolded Moni, as he +dragged Swallow along with him to the others, and held her fast for a +while, until she had taken a good bite of a shrub and thought no more of +running away. + +"Where is Maeggerli?" screamed Moni suddenly, as he noticed Blackie +standing alone in a steep place, and not eating, but quietly looking +around her. The little young kid was always near Moni, or running after +its mother. + +"What have you done with your little kid, Blackie?" he called in alarm +and sprang towards the goat. She seemed quite strange, was not eating, +but stood still in the same spot and pricked up her ears inquiringly. +Moni placed himself beside her and looked up and down. Now he heard a +faint, pitiful bleating; it was Maeggerli's voice, and it came from below +so plaintive and beseeching. Moni lay down on the ground and leaned +over. There below something was moving; now he saw quite plainly, far +down Maeggerli was hanging to the bough of a tree which grew out of the +rock, and was moaning pitifully; she must have fallen over. + +Fortunately the bough had caught her, otherwise she would have fallen +into the ravine and met a sorry death. Even now if she could no +longer hold to the bough, she would fall into the depths and be +dashed to pieces. + +In the greatest anguish he called down: "Hold fast, Maeggerli, hold fast +to the bough! See, I am coming to get you!" But how could he reach +there? The wall of rock was so steep here, Moni saw very well that it +would be impossible to go down that way. But the little goat must be +down there somewhere near the Rain-rock, the overhanging stone under +which good protection was to be found in rainy weather; the goat-boys +had always spent rainy days there, therefore the stone had been called +from old times the Rain-rock. From there, Moni thought he could climb +across over the rocks and so bring back the little kid. + +He quickly whistled the flock together and went with them down to the +place from which he could reach the Rain-rock. There he left them to +graze and went to the rock. Here he immediately saw, just a little bit +above him, the bough of the tree, and the kid hanging to it. He saw very +well that it would not be an easy task to climb up there and then down +again with Maeggerli on his back, but there was no other way to rescue +her. He also thought the dear Lord would surely stand by him, and then +he could not possibly fail. He folded his hands, looked up to heaven and +prayed: "Oh, dear Lord, help me, so that I can save Maeggerli!" + +Then he was full of trust that all would go well, and he bravely +clambered up the rock until he reached the bough above. Here he clung +fast with both feet, lifted the trembling, moaning little creature to +his shoulders, and then climbed with great caution back down again. +When he had the firm earth under his feet once more and had saved the +terror-stricken kid, he was so glad he had to offer thanks aloud and +cried up to heaven: + +"Oh, dear Lord, I thank Thee a thousand times for having helped us so +well! Oh, we are both so glad for it!" Then he sat down on the ground a +little while, and stroked the kid, for she was still trembling in all +her delicate limbs, and comforted her for enduring so much suffering. + +As it was soon time for departure, Moni placed the little goat on his +shoulders again, and said anxiously: + +"Come, you poor Maeggerli, you are still trembling; you cannot walk home +to-day, I must carry you--" and so he carried the little creature, +clinging close to him, all the way down. + +Paula was standing on the last rise in front of the Bath House, +waiting for the goat-boy. Her aunt had accompanied her. When Moni came +down with his burden on his back, Paula wanted to know if the kid was +sick, and showed great interest. When Moni saw this, he at once sat +down on the ground in front of Paula and told her his day's experience +with Maeggerli. + +The young lady showed very keen interest in the affair and stroked the +little rescued creature, which now lay quietly in Moni's lap and looked +very pretty, with its white feet, and the beautiful black pelt on its +back. It was very willing to be stroked by her. + +"Now sing your song again for me, while you are sitting here," said +Paula. Moni was in such a gay frame of mind that he willingly and +heartily began and sang his whole song to the end. + +This pleased Paula exceptionally well and she said he must sing it to +her often again. Then the whole company went together down to the Bath +House. Here the kid was laid in its bed, Moni said farewell, and Paula +went back to her room to talk with her aunt longer about the goat-boy, +whose merry morning song she had enjoyed again. + + + + +CHAPTER III + +A VISIT + + +Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it +was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and +cloudless from morning till evening. + +Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, +went by the Bath House. Every evening he came back again singing +lustily. All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not +one would have willingly missed it. + +More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went +out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him. + +One sunny morning Moni had once more reached the Pulpit-rock, and was +about to throw himself down, when he changed his mind. "No, go on! The +last time you had to leave all the nice little plants because we had to +go after Maeggerli; now we will go up there again, so that you can finish +nibbling them!" + +The goats all leaped with delight after him, for they knew they were +going up to the lovely bushes on the Dragon-stones. To-day Moni held +his little Maeggerli the whole time fast in his arms, pulled the sweet +plants himself from the rocks and let her eat out of his hand. This +pleased the little goat best of all. She rubbed her head quite +contentedly from time to time against Moni's shoulder and bleated +happily. So the whole morning passed, before Moni noticed, from his own +hunger, that it had grown late before he was aware of it. But he had +left his luncheon below near the Pulpit-rock, in the little hole, for he +had intended to return again at noon. + +"Well, you have had your fill of good things, and I have had nothing," +he said to his goats. "Now I must have something too, and you will find +enough more down below. Come along!" Whereupon he gave a loud whistle, +and the whole flock started away, the liveliest always ahead, and first +of all light-footed Swallow, who was to meet something unexpected to-day. +She sprang down from stone to stone and across many a cleft in the +rocks, but all at once she could go no farther--directly in front of +her suddenly stood a chamois and gazed with curiosity into her face. +This had never happened to Swallow before! She stood still, looked +questioningly at the stranger and waited for the chamois to get out of +her way and let her leap to the boulder, as she intended. But the +chamois did not stir and gazed boldly into Swallow's eyes. So they stood +facing each other, more and more obstinate, and might have stood there +until now, if the big Sultan had not come along in the meantime. As soon +as he saw the state of things, he stepped quite considerately past +Swallow and suddenly pushed the chamois aside so far and with such +violence, that she had to make a daring leap, not to fall down over the +rocks. Swallow went triumphantly on her way, and the Sultan marched +proudly and contentedly behind her, for he felt himself to be the sure +protector of the goats in his flock. + +Meanwhile Moni coming down from above, and another goat-boy coming up +from below, met at the same spot and looked at each other in +astonishment. But they were well acquainted, and after the first +surprise greeted each other cordially. It was Joergli from Kueblis. Half +the morning he had been looking in vain for Moni and now he met him up +here, where he had not expected to find him. + +"I didn't suppose you came up so high with the goats," said Joergli. + +"To be sure I do," replied Moni, "but not always; usually I stay by the +Pulpit-rock and around there. Why have you come up here?" + +"To make you a visit," was the reply. "I have something to tell you. +Besides, I have two goats here, that I am bringing to the landlord at +the Baths. He is going to buy one, and so I thought I would come up +to see you." + +"Are they your own goats?" asked Moni. + +"Surely, they are ours. I don't tend strange ones any longer. I am not +a goat-boy now." + +Moni was very much surprised at this, for Joergli had become the goat-boy +of Kueblis at the same time he had been made goat-boy of Fideris, and +Moni did not understand how Joergli could give it up without a single +murmur. + +Meanwhile the goat-boys and their flocks had reached the Pulpit-rock. +Moni brought out bread and a small piece of dried meat and invited +Joergli to share his midday meal. They both sat down on the Pulpit-rock +and ate heartily, for it had grown very late and they had excellent +appetites. When everything was eaten and they had drunk a little goat's +milk, Joergli comfortably stretched himself at full length on the ground, +and rested his head on both arms, but Moni remained sitting, for he +always liked to look down into the deep valley below. + +"But what are you now, Joergli, if you are no longer goat-boy?" began +Moni. "You must be something." + +"Surely I am something, and something very good," replied Joergli, "I am +egg-boy. Every day I carry eggs to all the hotels, as far as I can go; +I come up here to the Bath House, too. Yesterday I was there." + +Moni shook his head. "That's nothing. I wouldn't be an egg-boy; I would +a thousand times rather be goat-boy, it is much finer." + +"But why?" + +"Eggs are not alive, you can't speak a word to them, and they don't run +after you like the goats which are glad to see you when you come, and +are fond of you, and understand every word you say to them; you can't +have any pleasure with eggs as you can with the goats up here." + +"Yes, and you," interrupted Joergli, "what great pleasure do you have up +here? Just now you have had to get up six times while we were eating, +just on account of that silly kid, to prevent it from falling down +below--is that a pleasure?" + +"Yes, I like to do that! Isn't it so, Maeggerli? Come! Come here!" Moni +jumped up and ran after the kid, for it was making dangerous leaps for +sheer joy. When he sat down again, Joergli said: + +"There is another way to keep the young goats from falling over the +rocks, without having to be always jumping after them, as you do." + +"What is it?" asked Moni. + +"Drive a stick firmly into the ground and fasten the goat by the leg to +it; she will kick furiously, but she can't get away." + +"You needn't think I would do any such thing to the little kid!" said +Moni quite angrily and drew Maeggerli to him and held her fast, as if to +protect her from any such treatment. + +"You really won't have to take care of that one much longer," began +Joergli again. "It won't come up here many times more." + +"What? What? What did you say, Joergli?" demanded Moni. + +"Bah, don't you know about it? The landlord will not raise her, she is +too weak; there never was a more feeble goat. He wanted to sell her to +my father, but he wouldn't have her either; now the landlord is going to +have her killed next week, and then he will buy our spotted one." + +Moni had become quite pale from terror. At first he couldn't speak a +word; but now he broke out and complained aloud over the little kid: + +"No, no, that shall not be done, Maeggerli, it shall not be done. They +shall not slay you, I can't bear that. Oh, I would rather die with you; +no, that cannot be!" + +"Don't do so," said Joergli, angrily, and pulled Moni up, for in his +grief he had thrown himself face down on the ground. "Stand up, you know +the kid really belongs to the landlord and he can do what he likes with +her. Think no more about it! Come, I know something. See! See!" +Whereupon Joergli held out one hand to Moni, and with the other almost +covered the object, which Moni was to admire; it sparkled wonderfully in +his hand, for the sun shone straight into it. + +"What is it?" asked Moni, when it sparkled again, lighted up by a sunbeam. + +"Guess!" + +"A ring?" + +"No, but something like that." + +"Who gave it to you?" + +"Gave it to me? Nobody. I found it myself." + +"Then it does not belong to you, Joergli." + +"Why not? I didn't take it from anybody. I almost stepped on it with my +foot, then it would have been broken; so I can just as well keep it." + +"Where did you find it?" + +"Down by the Bath House, yesterday evening." + +"Then some one from the house below lost it. You must tell the landlord, +and if you don't, I will do it this evening." + +"No, no, Moni, don't do that," said Joergli, beseechingly. "See, I will +show you what it is, and I will sell it to a maid in one of the hotels, +but she will surely have to give me four francs; then I will give you +one or two, and nobody will know anything about it." + +"I will not take it! I will not take it!" interrupted Moni, hotly, "and +the dear Lord has heard everything you have said." + +[Illustration: "_Joergli had opened his band. In it lay a cross set with +a large number of stones_."] + +Joergli looked up to the sky: "Oh, so far away," he said skeptically; +but he immediately began to speak more softly. + +"He hears you still," said Moni, confidently. + +It was no longer Joergli's secret. If he didn't know how to bring Moni to +his side, all would be lost. He thought and thought. + +"Moni," he said suddenly, "I will promise you something that will +delight you, if you will not say anything to a human being about what I +have found; you really don't need to take anything for it, then you will +have nothing to do with it. If you will do as I say, I will make my +father buy Maeggerli, so she will not be killed. Will you?" + +A hard struggle arose in Moni. It was wrong to help keep the discovery +secret. Joergli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large +number of stones, which sparkled in many colors. Moni realized that it +was not a worthless thing which no one would inquire about; he felt +exactly as if he himself should be keeping what did not belong to him if +he remained silent. But on the other hand was the little, affectionate +Maeggerli, that was going to be killed in a horrible way with a knife, +and he could prevent it if he kept silent. Even now the little kid was +lying so trustfully beside him, as if, she knew that he would always +keep it; no, he could not let this happen, he must try to save it. + +"Yes, I will, Joergli," he said, but without any enthusiasm. + +"Then it is a bargain!" and Joergli offered his hand to Moni, that +he might seal the argument, as that was the only way to make a +promise binding. + +Joergli was very glad that now his secret was safe; but as Moni had +become so quiet, and he had much farther to go to reach home than +Moni, he considered it well to start along with his two goats. He said +good-night to Moni and whistled for his two companions, which meanwhile +had joined Moni's grazing goats, but not without much pushing and other +doubtful behavior between the two parties, for the goats from Fideris +had never heard that they ought to be polite to visitors and the goats +from Kueblis did not know that they ought not to seek out the best plants +or push the others away from them, when they were visiting. When Joergli +had gone some distance down the mountain, Moni also started along with +his flock, but he was very still and neither sang a note nor whistled, +all the way home. + + + + +CHAPTER IV + +MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + + +On the following morning Moni came up the path to the Bath House, just +as silent and cast down as the evening before. He brought out the +landlord's goats quietly and went on upwards, but he sang not a note, +nor did he give a yodel up into the air; he let his head hang and looked +as if he were afraid of something; now and then he looked around +timidly, as if some one were coming after him to question him. + +Moni could no longer be merry; he didn't know himself exactly why. He +wanted to be glad that he had saved Maeggerli, and sing, but he couldn't +express it. To-day the sky was covered with clouds, and Moni thought +when the sun came out it would be different and he could be happy again. + +When he reached the top, it began to rain quite hard. He took refuge +under the Rain-rock, for it soon poured in streams from the sky. + +The goats came, too, and placed themselves here and there under the +rock. The aristocratic Blackie immediately wanted to protect her +beautiful shiny coat and crept in under the rock before Moni did. She +was now standing behind Moni and looking out from her comfortable +corner into the pouring rain. Maeggerli was standing in front of its +protector under the projecting rock and gently rubbed its little head +against his knee; then it looked up at him in surprise, because Moni +did not say a word, and it was not accustomed to that. Moni sat +thoughtfully, leaning on his staff, for in such weather he always kept +it in his hand, to keep himself from slipping on the steep places, +for on such days he wore shoes. Now, as he sat for hours under the +Rain-rock, he had plenty of time for reflection. + +Moni thought over what he had promised Joergli, and it seemed to him that +if Joergli had taken something, he was practically doing the same thing +himself, because Joergli had promised to give him something or do +something for him. He had surely done what was wrong, and the dear Lord +was now against him. This he felt in his heart, and it was right that it +was dark and rainy and that he was hidden under the rock, for he would +not even have dared look up into the blue sky, as usual. + +But there were still other things that Moni had to think about. If +Maeggerli should fall down over a steep precipice again, and he wanted +to get it, the dear Lord would no longer protect him, and he no longer +dared to pray to Him about it and call upon Him, and so had no more +safety; and if then he should slip and fall down with Maeggerli deep over +the jagged, rocks, and both of them should lie all torn and maimed! Oh, +no, he said with anguish in his heart, that must not happen anyway; he +must manage to be able to pray again and come to the dear Lord with +everything that weighed on his heart; then he could be happy again, that +he felt sure of. Moni would throw off the weight that oppressed him, he +would go and tell the landlord everything--But then? Then Joergli would +not persuade his father, and the landlord would slaughter Maeggerli. Oh, +no! Oh, no! he couldn't bear that, and he said: "No, I will not do it! +I will say nothing!" But he did not feel satisfied, and the weight on +his heart grew heavier and heavier. Thus Moni's whole day passed. + +He started home at evening as silent as he had come in the morning. When +he found Paula standing near the Bath House, and she sprang quickly +across to the goat-shed and asked sympathetically: "Moni, what is the +matter? Why don't you sing any more?" he turned shyly away and said: + +"I can't," and as quickly as possible made off with his goats. + +Paula said to her aunt above: "If I only knew what was the matter with +the goat-boy! He is quite changed. You wouldn't know him. If he would +only sing again!" + +"It must be the frightful rain which has silenced the boy so!" remarked +the aunt. + +"Everything all comes together; let us go home, Aunt," begged Paula, +"there is no more pleasure here. First I lost my beautiful cross, and it +can't be found; then comes this endless rain, and now we can't ever hear +the merry goat-boy any more. Let us go away!" + +"The cure must be finished, or it will do no good," explained the aunt. + +It was also dark and gray on the following day, and the rain poured down +without ceasing. Moni spent the day exactly like the one before. He sat +under the rock and his thoughts went restlessly round in a circle, for +when he decided: "Now, I will go and confess the wrong, so that I shall +dare to look up to the dear Lord again," then he saw the little kid +under the knife before him and it all began over again in his mind from +the beginning; so that with thinking and brooding, and the weight he +carried, he was very tired by night, and crept home in the streaming +rain as if he didn't notice it at all. + +By the Bath House below the landlord was standing in the back doorway +and called to Moni: "Come in with them. They are wet enough! Why, you +are crawling down the mountain like a snail! I wonder what is the matter +with you!" + +The landlord had never been so unfriendly before. On the contrary he +had always made the most friendly remarks to the merry goat-boy. But +Moni's changed appearance did not please him, and besides he was in a +worse humor than usual because Fraeulein Paula had just complained to him +about her loss and assured him that the valuable cross could only have +been lost in the house or directly in front of the house-door. She had +only stepped out on that day towards evening, to hear the goat-boy sing +on his way home. To have it said that it was possible for such a costly +thing to be lost in his house, beyond recovery, made him very cross. The +day before he had called together the whole staff of servants, examined +and threatened them, and finally offered a reward to the finder. The +whole house was in an uproar over the lost ornament. + +When Moni with his goats passed by the front of the house, Paula was +standing there. She had been waiting for him, for she wondered very +much whether he would ever sing any more or be merry. As he now crept +by, she called: + +"Moni! Moni! Are you really the same goat-boy who used to sing from +morning till night: + + "'And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told'?" + + +Moni heard the words very well; he gave no answer, but they made a great +impression on him. Oh, how different it really was from the time when +he could sing all day long and he felt exactly as he sang. Oh, if it +could only be like that again! + +Again Moni climbed up the mountain, silent and sad and without singing. +The rain had now ceased, but thick fog hung around on the mountains, +and the sky was still full of dark clouds. Moni again sat under the +rock and battled with his thoughts. About noon the sky began to clear; +it grew brighter and brighter. Moni came out of his cave and looked +around. The goats once more sprang gayly here and there, and the little +kid was quite frolicsome from delight at the returning sun and made the +merriest leaps. + +Moni stood on the Pulpit-rock and saw how it was growing brighter and +more beautiful below in the valley and above over the mountains beyond. +Now the clouds scattered and the lovely light blue sky looked down so +cheerfully that it seemed to Moni as if the dear Lord were looking out +of the bright blue at him, and suddenly it became quite clear in his +heart what he ought to do. He could not carry the wrong around with him +any more; he must throw it off. Then Moni seized the little kid, that +was jumping about him, took it in his arms and said tenderly: "Oh, +Maeggerli, you poor Maeggerli! I have certainly done what I could, but it +is wrong, and that must not be done. Oh, if only you didn't have to die! +I can't bear it!" + +And Moni began to cry so hard, that he could no longer speak, and the +kid bleated pitifully and crept far under his arm, as if it wanted to +cling to him and be protected. Then Moni lifted the little goat on his +shoulders, saying: + +"Come, Maeggerli, I will carry you home once more to-day. Perhaps I can't +carry you much longer." + +When the flock came down to the Bath House, Paula was again standing on +the watch. Moni put the young goat with the black one in the shed, and +instead of going on farther, he came toward the young lady and was going +past her into the house. She stopped him. + +"Still no singing, Moni? Where are you going with such a troubled face?" + +"I have to tell about something," replied Moni, without lifting his eyes. + +"Tell about something? What is it? Can't I know?" + +"I must tell the landlord. Something has been found." + +"Found? What is it? I have lost something, a beautiful cross." + +"Yes, that is just what it is." + +"What do you say?" exclaimed Paula, in the greatest surprise. "Is it a +cross with sparkling stones?" + +"Yes, exactly that." + +"What have you done with it, Moni? Give it to me. Did you find it?" + +"No, Joergli from Kueblis found it." + +Then Paula wanted to know who he was and where he lived, and to send +some one to Kueblis at once to get the cross. + +"I will go as fast as I can, and if he still has it I will bring it to +you," said Moni. + +"If he still has it?" said Paula. "Why shouldn't he still have it? And +how do you know all about it, Moni? When did he find it, and how did you +hear about it?" + +Moni looked on the ground. He didn't dare say how it had all come +about, and how he had helped to conceal the discovery until he could +no longer bear it. + +But Paula was very kind to Moni. She took him aside, sat down on the +trunk of a tree, beside him, and said with the greatest friendliness: + +"Come, tell me all about how it happened, Moni, for I want so much to +know everything from you." + +Then Moni gained confidence and began to relate the whole story, and +told her every word of his struggle about Maeggerli and how he had lost +all happiness and dared no longer look up to the dear Lord, and how +to-day he couldn't bear it any longer. + +Then Paula talked with him very kindly and said he should have come +immediately and told everything, and it was right that he had told her +all now so frankly, and that he would not regret it. Then she said he +could promise Joergli ten francs, as soon as she had the cross in her +hands again. + +"Ten francs!" repeated Moni, full of astonishment, for he knew how +Joergli would have sold it for much less. Then Moni rose and said he +would go right away that very day to Kueblis, and if he got the cross +he would bring it with him early the next morning. He ran along and +was once more able to leap and jump, for he had a much lighter heart +and the heavy burden no longer weighed him down to the ground. + +When he reached home, he only put his goats in, told his grandmother he +had an errand to do, and ran at once down to Kueblis. He found Joergli at +home and told him without delay what he had done. At first the boy was +very angry, but when he considered that all was known, he took out the +cross and asked: + +"Will she give me anything for it?" + +"Yes, and now you can see, Joergli," said Moni, indignantly, "how by +being honorable you will receive ten francs, and by being deceitful +only four: the ten francs you are going to have now." + +Joergli was very much amazed. He regretted that he had not gone +immediately with the cross to the Bath House, after he had picked it up +in front of the door, for now he had not a clear conscience and it might +have been so different! But now it was too late. He gave the cross to +Moni, who hastened home with it, for it had already grown quite dark. + + + + +CHAPTER V + +MONI SINGS AGAIN + + +Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she +wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came. She was anxious to deal +with him herself. That evening she had held a long conversation with the +landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must +have planned something delightful with him. + +When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was +already standing in front of the house, and she called out: + +"Moni, can't you sing even now?" + +He shook his head. "No, I can't. I am always wondering how much +longer Maeggerli will go with me. I never can sing any more as long as +I live, and here is the cross." Whereupon he handed her a little +package, for the grandmother had wrapped it carefully for him in +three or four papers. + +Paula took out the cross from the wrappings and examined it closely. It +really was her beautiful cross with the sparkling stones, and quite +unharmed. "Well, Moni," she said now very kindly, "you have given me a +great pleasure, for if it had not been for you, I might never have seen +my cross again. Now, I am going to give you a pleasure. Go take Maeggerli +there out of the shed, she belongs to you now!" + +Moni stared at the young lady in astonishment, as if it were impossible +to understand her words. At last he stammered: "But how--how can +Maeggerli be mine?" + +"How?" replied Paula, smiling. "See, last evening I bought her from +the landlord and this morning I give her to you. Now can't you sing +once more?" + +"Oh! Oh! Oh!" exclaimed Moni and ran like mad to the shed, led the +little goat out, and took it in his arms. Then he leaped back and held +out his hand to Paula and said over and over again: + +"I thank you a thousand, thousand times! May God reward you! If I could +do something nice for you!" + +"Well, then try once more and let us see if you can sing again!" +said Paula. + +Then Moni sang his song and went on up the mountain with the goats, and +his jubilant tones rang down into the valley, so that there was no one +in the whole Bath House who did not hear it and many an one turned over +in his bed and said: "The goat-boy has good weather once more." + +All were glad to hear him sing again, for all had depended on the merry +alarm, some in order to get up, others to sleep a while longer. + +When Moni, from the first summit, saw Paula still standing below in +front of the house, he stepped as far out as possible and sang down +at the top of his voice: + + "And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told." + + +The whole day long Moni shouted for joy, and all the goats caught his +spirit and jumped and sprang around as if it were a great festival. The +sun shone cheerfully down out of the blue sky, and after the great rain, +all the little plants were so fresh, and the yellow and red flowers so +bright, it seemed to Moni as if he had never seen the mountains and the +valley and the whole world so beautiful before. He didn't let the little +kid leave him the whole day; he pulled up the best plants for it and fed +it, and said over and over again: + +"Maeggerli, you dear Maeggerli, you do not have to die. You are now mine +and will come up to the pasture with me as long as we live." And with +resounding singing and yodeling Moni came down again at evening and +after he had led the black goat to her shed, he took the little kid in +his arms, for it was now coming home with him. Maeggerli did not look as +if it would rather stay there, but pressed close to Moni and felt that +it was under the best protection, for Moni had for a long time treated +it better and more kindly than its own mother. + +But when Moni came near his grandmother's with Maeggerli on his +shoulders, she didn't know at all what to make of it, and although Moni +called from a distance: + +"She belongs to me, Grandmother, she belongs to me!" she didn't +understand for some time what he meant. But Moni couldn't explain to +her yet; he ran to the shed, and there right next to Brownie, so that +it wouldn't be afraid, he made Maeggerli a fine, soft bed of fresh straw, +and laid it down, saying: + +"There, Maeggerli, now sleep well in your new home! You must always have +this; every day I will make you a new bed!" + +Then Moni came back directly to his wondering grandmother, and while +they sat together at their supper, he told her the whole story from the +very beginning about his three days so full of trouble, and the happy +ending to-day. + +The grandmother listened very quietly and attentively and when he came +to the end, she said earnestly: + +"Moni, you must remember what has happened to you now, as long as you +live! While you were having so great trouble with wrong-doing in order +to help the little creature, the dear Lord had already found a way to +help it and make you happy as soon as you would do what was right in His +sight. If you had done right at once, and trusted in God, all would have +gone well at first. Now the dear Lord has helped you beyond all you +deserved, so that you will not forget it your whole life long." + +"No, I will surely never forget it," said Moni, eagerly assenting, "and +will always truly think, the first thing: I must only do what is right +before the dear Lord. He will take care of all the rest." + +But before Moni could lie down to sleep, he had to look into the shed +once more, to see if it were really possible that the little kid was +lying out there and belonged to him. + +Joergli received the ten francs according to the agreement, but he was +not allowed to escape from the affair so easily as that. When he +returned to the Bath House, he was brought to the landlord who took the +boy by the collar, gave him a good shaking, and said threateningly: + +"Joergli! Joergli! Don't you try a second time to bring my whole house +into bad repute! If anything like this happens a single time again, you +will come out of my house in a way that will not please you! See, up +there hangs a very sharp willow rod for such cases. Now go and think +this over." + +Moreover, the event had other consequences for the boy. From this time +on, if anything was lost anywhere in the Bath House, all the servants +immediately exclaimed: "Joergli from Kueblis has it!" and if he came +afterwards into the house they all pounced on him together and cried: +"Give it here, Joergli! Out with it!" And if he assured them he had +nothing and knew nothing about it, they would all exclaim: "We know +you already!" and "You can't fool us!" + +So Joergli had to endure the most menacing attacks continually, and had +hardly a moment's peace any more, for if he saw any one approaching him, +he at once thought he was coming to ask if he had found this or that. +So Joergli was not at all happy; and a hundred times he thought: "If only +I had given back that cross immediately! I will never in my whole life +keep anything else that doesn't belong to me." + +But Moni never ceased singing and yodeling, the whole summer long, for +there was hardly another human being in the world as happy as he was up +there with his goats. Often, however, when he lay stretched out in his +contentment on the Pulpit-rock, and gazed down into the sunny valley +below, he had to think how he had sat that time with the heavy burden on +his heart, under the Rain-rock, and all happiness was gone; and he would +say again and again in his heart: "I know now what I will do, so that it +will never happen again: I will do nothing that will prevent me from +looking up gladly to heaven, because this is right to the dear Lord." + +But if it chanced that Moni became too long absorbed in his meditation, +one or another of the goats would come along, gaze wonderingly at him +and try to attract his attention by bleating, which oftentimes he did +not hear for quite a while. Only when Maeggerli came and called after him +longingly, then he heard at once and came leaping to it immediately, for +his affectionate little kid always remained Moni's dearest possession. + + + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Moni the Goat-Boy, by Johanna Spyri + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + +***** This file should be named 9383.txt or 9383.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/9/3/8/9383/ + +Produced by E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Garcia, +and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading +Team + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + + II. MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + + III. A VISIT + + IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + + V. MONI SINGS AGAIN + + + +LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS + + "In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy" _frontispiece_ + + "Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer" + + "Jorgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large + number of stones" + + + + + + + + +CHAPTER I + +ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + + +It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving +the road leading up through the long valley of Prattigau. The horses +pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount +and clamber up on foot to the green summit. + +After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which +lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther +into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the +Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains. The only +trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and +it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with +their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the +low pasture grass. + +One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and +went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the +house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering +crags. At the first projection they stood still and looked around, for +this was the very first time they had come to the Baths. + +"It is not very lively up here, Aunt," said the younger, as she let her +eyes wander around. "Nothing but rocks and fir woods, and then another +mountain and more fir trees on it. If we are to stay here six weeks, I +should like occasionally to see something more amusing." + +"It would not be very amusing, at all events, if you should lose your +diamond cross up here, Paula," replied the aunt, as she tied together +the red velvet ribbon from which hung the sparkling cross. "This is the +third time I have fastened the ribbon since we arrived; I don't know +whether it is your fault or the ribbon's, but I do know that you would +be very sorry if it were lost." + +"No, no," exclaimed Paula, decidedly, "the cross must not be lost, on +any account. It came from my grandmother and is my greatest treasure." + +Paula herself seized the ribbon, and tied two or three knots one after +the other, to make it hold fast. Suddenly she pricked up her ears: +"Listen, listen, Aunt, now something really lively is coming." + +A merry song sounded from far above them; then came a long, shrill +yodel; then there was singing again. + +The ladies looked upwards, but could see no living thing. The footpath +was very crooked, often passing between tall bushes and then between +projecting slopes, so that from below one could see up only a very short +distance. But now there suddenly appeared something alive on the slopes +above, in every place where the narrow path could be seen, and louder +and nearer sounded the singing. + +"See, see, Aunt, there! Here! See there! See there!" exclaimed Paula +with great delight, and before the aunt was aware of it, three, four +goats came bounding down, and more and more of them, each wearing around +the neck a little bell so that the sound came from every direction. In +the midst of the flock came the goat-boy leaping along, and singing his +song to the very end: + + "And in winter I am happy, + For weeping is in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Then he sounded a frightful yodel and immediately with his flock stood +right before the ladies, for with his bare feet he leaped as nimbly and +lightly as his little goats. + +"I wish you good evening!" he said as he looked gayly at the two ladies, +and would have continued on his way. But the goat-boy with the merry +eyes pleased the ladies. + +"Wait a minute," said Paula. "Are you the goat-boy of Fideris? Do the +goats belong to the village below?" + +"Yes, to be sure!" was the reply. + +"Do you go up there with them every day?" + +"Yes, surely." + +"Is that so? and what is your name?" + +"Moni is my name--" + +"Will you sing me the song once more, that you have just sung? We heard +only one verse." + +"It is too long," explained Moni; "it would be too late for the goats, +they must go home." He straightened his weather-beaten cap, swung his +rod in the air, and called to the goats which had already begun to +nibble all around: "Home! Home!" + +"You will sing to me some other time, Moni, won't you?" called Paula +after him. + +"Surely I will, and good night!" he called back, then trotted along with +the goats, and in a short time the whole flock stood still below, a few +steps from the Bath House by the rear building, for here Moni had to +leave the goats belonging to the house, the beautiful white one and the +black one with the pretty little kid. Moni treated the last with great +care, for it was a delicate little creature and he loved it more than +all the others. It was so attached to him that it ran after him +continually all day long. He now led it very tenderly along and placed +it in its shed; then he said: + +"There, Maggerli, now sleep well; are you tired? It is really a long +way up there, and you are still so little. Now lie right down, so, in +the nice straw!" + +After he had put Maggerli to bed in this way, he hurried along with his +flock, first up to the hill in front of the Baths, and then down the +road to the village. + +Here he took out his little horn and blew so vigorously into it, that it +resounded far down into the valley. From all the scattered houses the +children now came running out; each rushed upon his goat, which he knew +a long way off; and from the houses near by, one woman and then another +seized her little goat by the cord or the horn, and in a short time the +entire flock was separated and each creature came to its own place. +Finally Moni stood alone with the brown one, his own goat, and with her +he now went to the little house on the side of the mountain, where his +grandmother was waiting for him, in the doorway. + +"Has all gone well, Moni?" she asked pleasantly, and then led the brown +goat to her shed, and immediately began to milk her. The grandmother was +still a robust woman and cared for everything herself in the house and +in the shed and everywhere kept order. Moni stood in the doorway of the +shed and watched his grandmother. When the milking was ended, she went +into the little house and said: "Come, Moni, you must be hungry." + +She had everything already prepared. Moni had only to sit down at the +table; she seated herself next him, and although nothing stood on the +table but the bowl of corn-meal mush cooked with the brown goat's milk, +Moni hugely enjoyed his supper. Then he told his grandmother what he had +done through the day, and as soon as the meal was ended he went to bed, +for in the early dawn he would have to start forth again with the flock. + +In this way Moni had already spent two summers. He had been goat-boy so +long and become so accustomed to this life and grown up together with +his little charges that he could think of nothing else. Moni had lived +with his grandmother ever since he could remember. His mother had died +when he was still very little; his father soon after went with others to +military service in Naples, in order to earn something, as he said, for +he thought he could get more pay there. + +His wife's mother was also poor, but she took her daughter's deserted +baby boy, little Solomon, home at once and shared what she had with him. +He brought a blessing to her cottage and she had never suffered want. + +Good old Elizabeth was very popular with every one in the whole village, +and when, two years before, another goat-boy had to be appointed, Moni +was chosen with one accord, since every one was glad for the +hard-working Elizabeth that now Moni would be able to earn something. +The pious grandmother had never let Moni start away a single morning, +without reminding him: + +"Moni, never forget how near you are up there to the dear Lord, and that +He sees and hears everything, and you can hide nothing from His eyes. +But never forget, either, that He is near to help you. So you have +nothing to fear, and if you can call upon no human being up there, you +have only to call to the dear Lord in your need, and He will hear you +immediately and come to your aid." + +So from the very first Moni went full of trust up to the lonely +mountains and the highest crags, and never had the slightest fear of +dread, for he always thought: + +"The higher up, the nearer I am to the dear Lord, and so all the safer +whatever may happen." + +So Moni had neither care nor trouble and could enjoy everything he did +from morning till night. It was no wonder that he whistled and sang and +yodeled continually, for he had to give vent to his great happiness. + + + + +CHAPTER II + +MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + + +The following morning Paula awoke earlier than ever before; a loud +singing had awakened her out of sleep. + +"That is surely the goat-boy so soon," she said, springing out of bed +and running to the window. + +Quite right. With fresh, red cheeks there stood Moni below, and he had +just brought the old goat and the little kid out of the goat shed. Now +he swung his rod in the air, the goats leaped and sprang around him, +and then he went along with the whole flock. Suddenly Moni raised his +voice again and sang until the mountains echoed: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the son like a fire." + + +"To-day he must sing his whole song for me once," said Paula, for Moni +had now disappeared and she could no longer understand the words of his +distant song. + +[Illustration: "_Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer_."] + +In the sky the rosy morning clouds were disappearing and a cool mountain +breeze rustled around Moni's ears, as he climbed up. This he thought +just right. He yodeled with satisfaction from the first ledge so +lustily down into the valley that many of the sleepers in the Bath House +below opened their eyes in amazement, then closed them again at once, +for they recognized the sound and knew that they could have an hour +longer to sleep, since the goat-boy always came so early. Meanwhile Moni +climbed with his goats for an hour longer, farther and farther up to the +high cliffs above. + +The higher up he mounted, the broader and more beautiful became the +view. From time to time he looked around him, then gazed up into the +bright sky, which was becoming bluer and bluer, then began to sing with +all his might, louder and louder and more merrily the higher he came: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees, + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire. + + "And the sun and the stars + And the moon in the night, + The dear Lord has made them + To give us delight. + + "In the spring there are flowers-- + They are yellow and gold, + And so blue is the sky then + My joy can't be told. + + "And in summer there are berries, + There are plenty if it's fine, + And the red ones and black ones, + I eat all from the vine. + + "If there are nuts in the bushes + I know what to do. + Where the goats like to nibble, + There I can hunt too. + + "And in winter I'm happy, + For weeping's in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Now the height was reached where he usually stayed, and where he was +going to remain for a while to-day. It was a little green table-land, +with so broad a projection that one could see from the top all round +about and far, far down into the valley. This projection was called the +Pulpit-rock, and here Moni could often stay for hours at a time, gazing +about him and whistling away, while his little goats quite contentedly +sought their feed around him. + +As soon as Moni arrived, he took his provision bag from his back, laid +it in a little hole in the ground, which he had dug out for this +purpose, then went to the Pulpit-rock and threw himself on the grass in +order to enjoy himself fully. + +The sky had now become a deep blue; above were the high mountains with +peaks towering to the sky and great ice-fields appearing, and far away +down below the green valley shone in the morning light. Moni lay there, +looking about, singing and whistling. The mountain wind cooled his warm +face, and as soon as he stopped whistling, the birds piped all the more +lustily and flew up into the blue sky. Moni was indescribably happy. +From time to time Maggerli came to Moni and rubbed her head around on +his shoulder, as she always did out of sheer affection. Then she bleated +quite fondly, went to Moni's other side and rubbed her head on the other +shoulder. The other goats also, first one and then another, came to look +at their keeper and each had her own way of paying the visit. + +The brown one, his own goat, came very cautiously and looked at him to +see if he was all right, then she would stand and gaze at him until he +said: "Yes, yes, Braunli, it's all right, go and look for your fodder." + +The young white one and Swallow, so called because she was so small and +nimble and darted everywhere, like swallows into their holes, always +rushed together upon Moni, so that they would have thrown him down, if +he had not already been stretched out on the ground, and then they +immediately, darted off again. + +The shiny Blackie, the goat belonging to the landlord of the Bath +House, Maggerli's mother, was a little proud; she came only to within a +few steps of Moni, looked at him with her head lifted, as if she +wouldn't appear too familiar, and then went her way again. The big +Sultan, the billy-goat, never showed himself but once, then he pushed +away all he found near Moni, and bleated several times as significantly +as if he had information to give about the condition of the flock, whose +leader he felt himself to be. + +Little Maggerli alone never allowed herself to be crowded away from her +protector; if the billy-goat came and tried to push her aside, she crept +so far under Moni's arm or head that the big Sultan no longer came near +her, and so under Moni's protection the little kid was not the least bit +afraid of him. Otherwise she would have trembled if he came near her. + +Thus the sunny morning had passed; Moni had already taken his midday +meal and now stood thinking as he leaned on his stick, which he often +needed there, for it was very useful in climbing up and down. He was +thinking whether he would go up to a new side of the rocks, for he +wanted to go higher this afternoon with the goats, but the question was, +to which side? He decided to take the left, for in that direction were +the three Dragon-stones, around which grew such tender shrubs that it +was a real feast for the goats. + +The way was steep, and there were dangerous places in the rugged wall of +rock; but he knew a good path, and the goats were so sensible and did +not easily go astray. He began to climb and all his goats gayly +clambered after him, some in front, some behind him, little Maggerli +always quite close to him; occasionally he held her fast and pulled her +along with him, when he came to a very steep place. + +All went quite well and now they were at the top, and with high bounds +the goats ran immediately to the green bushes, for they knew well the +fine feed which they had often nibbled up here before. + +"Be quiet! Be quiet!" commanded Moni, "don't push each other to the +steep places, for in a moment one of you might go down and have your +legs broken. Swallow! Swallow! what are you thinking of?" he called +full of excitement, up to the goat, for the nimble Swallow had climbed +up to the high Dragon-stones and was now standing on the outermost edge +of one of them and looking quite impertinently down on him. He climbed +up quickly, for only a single step more and Swallow would be lying +below at the foot of the precipice. Moni was very agile; in a few +minutes he had climbed up on the crag, quickly seized Swallow by the +leg, and pulled her down. + +"Now come with me, you foolish little beast, you," scolded Moni, as he +dragged Swallow along with him to the others, and held her fast for a +while, until she had taken a good bite of a shrub and thought no more of +running away. + +"Where is Maggerli?" screamed Moni suddenly, as he noticed Blackie +standing alone in a steep place, and not eating, but quietly looking +around her. The little young kid was always near Moni, or running after +its mother. + +"What have you done with your little kid, Blackie?" he called in alarm +and sprang towards the goat. She seemed quite strange, was not eating, +but stood still in the same spot and pricked up her ears inquiringly. +Moni placed himself beside her and looked up and down. Now he heard a +faint, pitiful bleating; it was Maggerli's voice, and it came from below +so plaintive and beseeching. Moni lay down on the ground and leaned +over. There below something was moving; now he saw quite plainly, far +down Maggerli was hanging to the bough of a tree which grew out of the +rock, and was moaning pitifully; she must have fallen over. + +Fortunately the bough had caught her, otherwise she would have fallen +into the ravine and met a sorry death. Even now if she could no +longer hold to the bough, she would fall into the depths and be +dashed to pieces. + +In the greatest anguish he called down: "Hold fast, Maggerli, hold fast +to the bough! See, I am coming to get you!" But how could he reach +there? The wall of rock was so steep here, Moni saw very well that it +would be impossible to go down that way. But the little goat must be +down there somewhere near the Rain-rock, the overhanging stone under +which good protection was to be found in rainy weather; the goat-boys +had always spent rainy days there, therefore the stone had been called +from old times the Rain-rock. From there, Moni thought he could climb +across over the rocks and so bring back the little kid. + +He quickly whistled the flock together and went with them down to the +place from which he could reach the Rain-rock. There he left them to +graze and went to the rock. Here he immediately saw, just a little bit +above him, the bough of the tree, and the kid hanging to it. He saw very +well that it would not be an easy task to climb up there and then down +again with Maggerli on his back, but there was no other way to rescue +her. He also thought the dear Lord would surely stand by him, and then +he could not possibly fail. He folded his hands, looked up to heaven and +prayed: "Oh, dear Lord, help me, so that I can save Maggerli!" + +Then he was full of trust that all would go well, and he bravely +clambered up the rock until he reached the bough above. Here he clung +fast with both feet, lifted the trembling, moaning little creature to +his shoulders, and then climbed with great caution back down again. +When he had the firm earth under his feet once more and had saved the +terror-stricken kid, he was so glad he had to offer thanks aloud and +cried up to heaven: + +"Oh, dear Lord, I thank Thee a thousand times for having helped us so +well! Oh, we are both so glad for it!" Then he sat down on the ground a +little while, and stroked the kid, for she was still trembling in all +her delicate limbs, and comforted her for enduring so much suffering. + +As it was soon time for departure, Moni placed the little goat on his +shoulders again, and said anxiously: + +"Come, you poor Maggerli, you are still trembling; you cannot walk home +to-day, I must carry you--" and so he carried the little creature, +clinging close to him, all the way down. + +Paula was standing on the last rise in front of the Bath House, +waiting for the goat-boy. Her aunt had accompanied her. When Moni came +down with his burden on his back, Paula wanted to know if the kid was +sick, and showed great interest. When Moni saw this, he at once sat +down on the ground in front of Paula and told her his day's experience +with Maggerli. + +The young lady showed very keen interest in the affair and stroked the +little rescued creature, which now lay quietly in Moni's lap and looked +very pretty, with its white feet, and the beautiful black pelt on its +back. It was very willing to be stroked by her. + +"Now sing your song again for me, while you are sitting here," said +Paula. Moni was in such a gay frame of mind that he willingly and +heartily began and sang his whole song to the end. + +This pleased Paula exceptionally well and she said he must sing it to +her often again. Then the whole company went together down to the Bath +House. Here the kid was laid in its bed, Moni said farewell, and Paula +went back to her room to talk with her aunt longer about the goat-boy, +whose merry morning song she had enjoyed again. + + + + +CHAPTER III + +A VISIT + + +Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it +was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and +cloudless from morning till evening. + +Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, +went by the Bath House. Every evening he came back again singing +lustily. All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not +one would have willingly missed it. + +More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went +out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him. + +One sunny morning Moni had once more reached the Pulpit-rock, and was +about to throw himself down, when he changed his mind. "No, go on! The +last time you had to leave all the nice little plants because we had to +go after Maggerli; now we will go up there again, so that you can finish +nibbling them!" + +The goats all leaped with delight after him, for they knew they were +going up to the lovely bushes on the Dragon-stones. To-day Moni held +his little Maggerli the whole time fast in his arms, pulled the sweet +plants himself from the rocks and let her eat out of his hand. This +pleased the little goat best of all. She rubbed her head quite +contentedly from time to time against Moni's shoulder and bleated +happily. So the whole morning passed, before Moni noticed, from his own +hunger, that it had grown late before he was aware of it. But he had +left his luncheon below near the Pulpit-rock, in the little hole, for he +had intended to return again at noon. + +"Well, you have had your fill of good things, and I have had nothing," +he said to his goats. "Now I must have something too, and you will find +enough more down below. Come along!" Whereupon he gave a loud whistle, +and the whole flock started away, the liveliest always ahead, and first +of all light-footed Swallow, who was to meet something unexpected to-day. +She sprang down from stone to stone and across many a cleft in the +rocks, but all at once she could go no farther--directly in front of +her suddenly stood a chamois and gazed with curiosity into her face. +This had never happened to Swallow before! She stood still, looked +questioningly at the stranger and waited for the chamois to get out of +her way and let her leap to the boulder, as she intended. But the +chamois did not stir and gazed boldly into Swallow's eyes. So they stood +facing each other, more and more obstinate, and might have stood there +until now, if the big Sultan had not come along in the meantime. As soon +as he saw the state of things, he stepped quite considerately past +Swallow and suddenly pushed the chamois aside so far and with such +violence, that she had to make a daring leap, not to fall down over the +rocks. Swallow went triumphantly on her way, and the Sultan marched +proudly and contentedly behind her, for he felt himself to be the sure +protector of the goats in his flock. + +Meanwhile Moni coming down from above, and another goat-boy coming up +from below, met at the same spot and looked at each other in +astonishment. But they were well acquainted, and after the first +surprise greeted each other cordially. It was Jorgli from Kublis. Half +the morning he had been looking in vain for Moni and now he met him up +here, where he had not expected to find him. + +"I didn't suppose you came up so high with the goats," said Jorgli. + +"To be sure I do," replied Moni, "but not always; usually I stay by the +Pulpit-rock and around there. Why have you come up here?" + +"To make you a visit," was the reply. "I have something to tell you. +Besides, I have two goats here, that I am bringing to the landlord at +the Baths. He is going to buy one, and so I thought I would come up +to see you." + +"Are they your own goats?" asked Moni. + +"Surely, they are ours. I don't tend strange ones any longer. I am not +a goat-boy now." + +Moni was very much surprised at this, for Jorgli had become the goat-boy +of Kublis at the same time he had been made goat-boy of Fideris, and +Moni did not understand how Jorgli could give it up without a single +murmur. + +Meanwhile the goat-boys and their flocks had reached the Pulpit-rock. +Moni brought out bread and a small piece of dried meat and invited +Jorgli to share his midday meal. They both sat down on the Pulpit-rock +and ate heartily, for it had grown very late and they had excellent +appetites. When everything was eaten and they had drunk a little goat's +milk, Jorgli comfortably stretched himself at full length on the ground, +and rested his head on both arms, but Moni remained sitting, for he +always liked to look down into the deep valley below. + +"But what are you now, Jorgli, if you are no longer goat-boy?" began +Moni. "You must be something." + +"Surely I am something, and something very good," replied Jorgli, "I am +egg-boy. Every day I carry eggs to all the hotels, as far as I can go; +I come up here to the Bath House, too. Yesterday I was there." + +Moni shook his head. "That's nothing. I wouldn't be an egg-boy; I would +a thousand times rather be goat-boy, it is much finer." + +"But why?" + +"Eggs are not alive, you can't speak a word to them, and they don't run +after you like the goats which are glad to see you when you come, and +are fond of you, and understand every word you say to them; you can't +have any pleasure with eggs as you can with the goats up here." + +"Yes, and you," interrupted Jorgli, "what great pleasure do you have up +here? Just now you have had to get up six times while we were eating, +just on account of that silly kid, to prevent it from falling down +below--is that a pleasure?" + +"Yes, I like to do that! Isn't it so, Maggerli? Come! Come here!" Moni +jumped up and ran after the kid, for it was making dangerous leaps for +sheer joy. When he sat down again, Jorgli said: + +"There is another way to keep the young goats from falling over the +rocks, without having to be always jumping after them, as you do." + +"What is it?" asked Moni. + +"Drive a stick firmly into the ground and fasten the goat by the leg to +it; she will kick furiously, but she can't get away." + +"You needn't think I would do any such thing to the little kid!" said +Moni quite angrily and drew Maggerli to him and held her fast, as if to +protect her from any such treatment. + +"You really won't have to take care of that one much longer," began +Jorgli again. "It won't come up here many times more." + +"What? What? What did you say, Jorgli?" demanded Moni. + +"Bah, don't you know about it? The landlord will not raise her, she is +too weak; there never was a more feeble goat. He wanted to sell her to +my father, but he wouldn't have her either; now the landlord is going to +have her killed next week, and then he will buy our spotted one." + +Moni had become quite pale from terror. At first he couldn't speak a +word; but now he broke out and complained aloud over the little kid: + +"No, no, that shall not be done, Maggerli, it shall not be done. They +shall not slay you, I can't bear that. Oh, I would rather die with you; +no, that cannot be!" + +"Don't do so," said Jorgli, angrily, and pulled Moni up, for in his +grief he had thrown himself face down on the ground. "Stand up, you know +the kid really belongs to the landlord and he can do what he likes with +her. Think no more about it! Come, I know something. See! See!" +Whereupon Jorgli held out one hand to Moni, and with the other almost +covered the object, which Moni was to admire; it sparkled wonderfully in +his hand, for the sun shone straight into it. + +"What is it?" asked Moni, when it sparkled again, lighted up by a sunbeam. + +"Guess!" + +"A ring?" + +"No, but something like that." + +"Who gave it to you?" + +"Gave it to me? Nobody. I found it myself." + +"Then it does not belong to you, Jorgli." + +"Why not? I didn't take it from anybody. I almost stepped on it with my +foot, then it would have been broken; so I can just as well keep it." + +"Where did you find it?" + +"Down by the Bath House, yesterday evening." + +"Then some one from the house below lost it. You must tell the landlord, +and if you don't, I will do it this evening." + +"No, no, Moni, don't do that," said Jorgli, beseechingly. "See, I will +show you what it is, and I will sell it to a maid in one of the hotels, +but she will surely have to give me four francs; then I will give you +one or two, and nobody will know anything about it." + +"I will not take it! I will not take it!" interrupted Moni, hotly, "and +the dear Lord has heard everything you have said." + +[Illustration: "_Jorgli had opened his band. In it lay a cross set with +a large number of stones_."] + +Jorgli looked up to the sky: "Oh, so far away," he said skeptically; +but he immediately began to speak more softly. + +"He hears you still," said Moni, confidently. + +It was no longer Jorgli's secret. If he didn't know how to bring Moni to +his side, all would be lost. He thought and thought. + +"Moni," he said suddenly, "I will promise you something that will +delight you, if you will not say anything to a human being about what I +have found; you really don't need to take anything for it, then you will +have nothing to do with it. If you will do as I say, I will make my +father buy Maggerli, so she will not be killed. Will you?" + +A hard struggle arose in Moni. It was wrong to help keep the discovery +secret. Jorgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large +number of stones, which sparkled in many colors. Moni realized that it +was not a worthless thing which no one would inquire about; he felt +exactly as if he himself should be keeping what did not belong to him if +he remained silent. But on the other hand was the little, affectionate +Maggerli, that was going to be killed in a horrible way with a knife, +and he could prevent it if he kept silent. Even now the little kid was +lying so trustfully beside him, as if, she knew that he would always +keep it; no, he could not let this happen, he must try to save it. + +"Yes, I will, Jorgli," he said, but without any enthusiasm. + +"Then it is a bargain!" and Jorgli offered his hand to Moni, that +he might seal the argument, as that was the only way to make a +promise binding. + +Jorgli was very glad that now his secret was safe; but as Moni had +become so quiet, and he had much farther to go to reach home than +Moni, he considered it well to start along with his two goats. He said +good-night to Moni and whistled for his two companions, which meanwhile +had joined Moni's grazing goats, but not without much pushing and other +doubtful behavior between the two parties, for the goats from Fideris +had never heard that they ought to be polite to visitors and the goats +from Kublis did not know that they ought not to seek out the best plants +or push the others away from them, when they were visiting. When Jorgli +had gone some distance down the mountain, Moni also started along with +his flock, but he was very still and neither sang a note nor whistled, +all the way home. + + + + +CHAPTER IV + +MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + + +On the following morning Moni came up the path to the Bath House, just +as silent and cast down as the evening before. He brought out the +landlord's goats quietly and went on upwards, but he sang not a note, +nor did he give a yodel up into the air; he let his head hang and looked +as if he were afraid of something; now and then he looked around +timidly, as if some one were coming after him to question him. + +Moni could no longer be merry; he didn't know himself exactly why. He +wanted to be glad that he had saved Maggerli, and sing, but he couldn't +express it. To-day the sky was covered with clouds, and Moni thought +when the sun came out it would be different and he could be happy again. + +When he reached the top, it began to rain quite hard. He took refuge +under the Rain-rock, for it soon poured in streams from the sky. + +The goats came, too, and placed themselves here and there under the +rock. The aristocratic Blackie immediately wanted to protect her +beautiful shiny coat and crept in under the rock before Moni did. She +was now standing behind Moni and looking out from her comfortable +corner into the pouring rain. Maggerli was standing in front of its +protector under the projecting rock and gently rubbed its little head +against his knee; then it looked up at him in surprise, because Moni +did not say a word, and it was not accustomed to that. Moni sat +thoughtfully, leaning on his staff, for in such weather he always kept +it in his hand, to keep himself from slipping on the steep places, +for on such days he wore shoes. Now, as he sat for hours under the +Rain-rock, he had plenty of time for reflection. + +Moni thought over what he had promised Jorgli, and it seemed to him that +if Jorgli had taken something, he was practically doing the same thing +himself, because Jorgli had promised to give him something or do +something for him. He had surely done what was wrong, and the dear Lord +was now against him. This he felt in his heart, and it was right that it +was dark and rainy and that he was hidden under the rock, for he would +not even have dared look up into the blue sky, as usual. + +But there were still other things that Moni had to think about. If +Maggerli should fall down over a steep precipice again, and he wanted +to get it, the dear Lord would no longer protect him, and he no longer +dared to pray to Him about it and call upon Him, and so had no more +safety; and if then he should slip and fall down with Maggerli deep over +the jagged, rocks, and both of them should lie all torn and maimed! Oh, +no, he said with anguish in his heart, that must not happen anyway; he +must manage to be able to pray again and come to the dear Lord with +everything that weighed on his heart; then he could be happy again, that +he felt sure of. Moni would throw off the weight that oppressed him, he +would go and tell the landlord everything--But then? Then Jorgli would +not persuade his father, and the landlord would slaughter Maggerli. Oh, +no! Oh, no! he couldn't bear that, and he said: "No, I will not do it! +I will say nothing!" But he did not feel satisfied, and the weight on +his heart grew heavier and heavier. Thus Moni's whole day passed. + +He started home at evening as silent as he had come in the morning. When +he found Paula standing near the Bath House, and she sprang quickly +across to the goat-shed and asked sympathetically: "Moni, what is the +matter? Why don't you sing any more?" he turned shyly away and said: + +"I can't," and as quickly as possible made off with his goats. + +Paula said to her aunt above: "If I only knew what was the matter with +the goat-boy! He is quite changed. You wouldn't know him. If he would +only sing again!" + +"It must be the frightful rain which has silenced the boy so!" remarked +the aunt. + +"Everything all comes together; let us go home, Aunt," begged Paula, +"there is no more pleasure here. First I lost my beautiful cross, and it +can't be found; then comes this endless rain, and now we can't ever hear +the merry goat-boy any more. Let us go away!" + +"The cure must be finished, or it will do no good," explained the aunt. + +It was also dark and gray on the following day, and the rain poured down +without ceasing. Moni spent the day exactly like the one before. He sat +under the rock and his thoughts went restlessly round in a circle, for +when he decided: "Now, I will go and confess the wrong, so that I shall +dare to look up to the dear Lord again," then he saw the little kid +under the knife before him and it all began over again in his mind from +the beginning; so that with thinking and brooding, and the weight he +carried, he was very tired by night, and crept home in the streaming +rain as if he didn't notice it at all. + +By the Bath House below the landlord was standing in the back doorway +and called to Moni: "Come in with them. They are wet enough! Why, you +are crawling down the mountain like a snail! I wonder what is the matter +with you!" + +The landlord had never been so unfriendly before. On the contrary he +had always made the most friendly remarks to the merry goat-boy. But +Moni's changed appearance did not please him, and besides he was in a +worse humor than usual because Fraulein Paula had just complained to him +about her loss and assured him that the valuable cross could only have +been lost in the house or directly in front of the house-door. She had +only stepped out on that day towards evening, to hear the goat-boy sing +on his way home. To have it said that it was possible for such a costly +thing to be lost in his house, beyond recovery, made him very cross. The +day before he had called together the whole staff of servants, examined +and threatened them, and finally offered a reward to the finder. The +whole house was in an uproar over the lost ornament. + +When Moni with his goats passed by the front of the house, Paula was +standing there. She had been waiting for him, for she wondered very +much whether he would ever sing any more or be merry. As he now crept +by, she called: + +"Moni! Moni! Are you really the same goat-boy who used to sing from +morning till night: + + "'And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told'?" + + +Moni heard the words very well; he gave no answer, but they made a great +impression on him. Oh, how different it really was from the time when +he could sing all day long and he felt exactly as he sang. Oh, if it +could only be like that again! + +Again Moni climbed up the mountain, silent and sad and without singing. +The rain had now ceased, but thick fog hung around on the mountains, +and the sky was still full of dark clouds. Moni again sat under the +rock and battled with his thoughts. About noon the sky began to clear; +it grew brighter and brighter. Moni came out of his cave and looked +around. The goats once more sprang gayly here and there, and the little +kid was quite frolicsome from delight at the returning sun and made the +merriest leaps. + +Moni stood on the Pulpit-rock and saw how it was growing brighter and +more beautiful below in the valley and above over the mountains beyond. +Now the clouds scattered and the lovely light blue sky looked down so +cheerfully that it seemed to Moni as if the dear Lord were looking out +of the bright blue at him, and suddenly it became quite clear in his +heart what he ought to do. He could not carry the wrong around with him +any more; he must throw it off. Then Moni seized the little kid, that +was jumping about him, took it in his arms and said tenderly: "Oh, +Maggerli, you poor Maggerli! I have certainly done what I could, but it +is wrong, and that must not be done. Oh, if only you didn't have to die! +I can't bear it!" + +And Moni began to cry so hard, that he could no longer speak, and the +kid bleated pitifully and crept far under his arm, as if it wanted to +cling to him and be protected. Then Moni lifted the little goat on his +shoulders, saying: + +"Come, Maggerli, I will carry you home once more to-day. Perhaps I can't +carry you much longer." + +When the flock came down to the Bath House, Paula was again standing on +the watch. Moni put the young goat with the black one in the shed, and +instead of going on farther, he came toward the young lady and was going +past her into the house. She stopped him. + +"Still no singing, Moni? Where are you going with such a troubled face?" + +"I have to tell about something," replied Moni, without lifting his eyes. + +"Tell about something? What is it? Can't I know?" + +"I must tell the landlord. Something has been found." + +"Found? What is it? I have lost something, a beautiful cross." + +"Yes, that is just what it is." + +"What do you say?" exclaimed Paula, in the greatest surprise. "Is it a +cross with sparkling stones?" + +"Yes, exactly that." + +"What have you done with it, Moni? Give it to me. Did you find it?" + +"No, Jorgli from Kublis found it." + +Then Paula wanted to know who he was and where he lived, and to send +some one to Kublis at once to get the cross. + +"I will go as fast as I can, and if he still has it I will bring it to +you," said Moni. + +"If he still has it?" said Paula. "Why shouldn't he still have it? And +how do you know all about it, Moni? When did he find it, and how did you +hear about it?" + +Moni looked on the ground. He didn't dare say how it had all come +about, and how he had helped to conceal the discovery until he could +no longer bear it. + +But Paula was very kind to Moni. She took him aside, sat down on the +trunk of a tree, beside him, and said with the greatest friendliness: + +"Come, tell me all about how it happened, Moni, for I want so much to +know everything from you." + +Then Moni gained confidence and began to relate the whole story, and +told her every word of his struggle about Maggerli and how he had lost +all happiness and dared no longer look up to the dear Lord, and how +to-day he couldn't bear it any longer. + +Then Paula talked with him very kindly and said he should have come +immediately and told everything, and it was right that he had told her +all now so frankly, and that he would not regret it. Then she said he +could promise Jorgli ten francs, as soon as she had the cross in her +hands again. + +"Ten francs!" repeated Moni, full of astonishment, for he knew how +Jorgli would have sold it for much less. Then Moni rose and said he +would go right away that very day to Kublis, and if he got the cross +he would bring it with him early the next morning. He ran along and +was once more able to leap and jump, for he had a much lighter heart +and the heavy burden no longer weighed him down to the ground. + +When he reached home, he only put his goats in, told his grandmother he +had an errand to do, and ran at once down to Kublis. He found Jorgli at +home and told him without delay what he had done. At first the boy was +very angry, but when he considered that all was known, he took out the +cross and asked: + +"Will she give me anything for it?" + +"Yes, and now you can see, Jorgli," said Moni, indignantly, "how by +being honorable you will receive ten francs, and by being deceitful +only four: the ten francs you are going to have now." + +Jorgli was very much amazed. He regretted that he had not gone +immediately with the cross to the Bath House, after he had picked it up +in front of the door, for now he had not a clear conscience and it might +have been so different! But now it was too late. He gave the cross to +Moni, who hastened home with it, for it had already grown quite dark. + + + + +CHAPTER V + +MONI SINGS AGAIN + + +Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she +wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came. She was anxious to deal +with him herself. That evening she had held a long conversation with the +landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must +have planned something delightful with him. + +When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was +already standing in front of the house, and she called out: + +"Moni, can't you sing even now?" + +He shook his head. "No, I can't. I am always wondering how much +longer Maggerli will go with me. I never can sing any more as long as +I live, and here is the cross." Whereupon he handed her a little +package, for the grandmother had wrapped it carefully for him in +three or four papers. + +Paula took out the cross from the wrappings and examined it closely. It +really was her beautiful cross with the sparkling stones, and quite +unharmed. "Well, Moni," she said now very kindly, "you have given me a +great pleasure, for if it had not been for you, I might never have seen +my cross again. Now, I am going to give you a pleasure. Go take Maggerli +there out of the shed, she belongs to you now!" + +Moni stared at the young lady in astonishment, as if it were impossible +to understand her words. At last he stammered: "But how--how can +Maggerli be mine?" + +"How?" replied Paula, smiling. "See, last evening I bought her from +the landlord and this morning I give her to you. Now can't you sing +once more?" + +"Oh! Oh! Oh!" exclaimed Moni and ran like mad to the shed, led the +little goat out, and took it in his arms. Then he leaped back and held +out his hand to Paula and said over and over again: + +"I thank you a thousand, thousand times! May God reward you! If I could +do something nice for you!" + +"Well, then try once more and let us see if you can sing again!" +said Paula. + +Then Moni sang his song and went on up the mountain with the goats, and +his jubilant tones rang down into the valley, so that there was no one +in the whole Bath House who did not hear it and many an one turned over +in his bed and said: "The goat-boy has good weather once more." + +All were glad to hear him sing again, for all had depended on the merry +alarm, some in order to get up, others to sleep a while longer. + +When Moni, from the first summit, saw Paula still standing below in +front of the house, he stepped as far out as possible and sang down +at the top of his voice: + + "And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told." + + +The whole day long Moni shouted for joy, and all the goats caught his +spirit and jumped and sprang around as if it were a great festival. The +sun shone cheerfully down out of the blue sky, and after the great rain, +all the little plants were so fresh, and the yellow and red flowers so +bright, it seemed to Moni as if he had never seen the mountains and the +valley and the whole world so beautiful before. He didn't let the little +kid leave him the whole day; he pulled up the best plants for it and fed +it, and said over and over again: + +"Maggerli, you dear Maggerli, you do not have to die. You are now mine +and will come up to the pasture with me as long as we live." And with +resounding singing and yodeling Moni came down again at evening and +after he had led the black goat to her shed, he took the little kid in +his arms, for it was now coming home with him. Maggerli did not look as +if it would rather stay there, but pressed close to Moni and felt that +it was under the best protection, for Moni had for a long time treated +it better and more kindly than its own mother. + +But when Moni came near his grandmother's with Maggerli on his +shoulders, she didn't know at all what to make of it, and although Moni +called from a distance: + +"She belongs to me, Grandmother, she belongs to me!" she didn't +understand for some time what he meant. But Moni couldn't explain to +her yet; he ran to the shed, and there right next to Brownie, so that +it wouldn't be afraid, he made Maggerli a fine, soft bed of fresh straw, +and laid it down, saying: + +"There, Maggerli, now sleep well in your new home! You must always have +this; every day I will make you a new bed!" + +Then Moni came back directly to his wondering grandmother, and while +they sat together at their supper, he told her the whole story from the +very beginning about his three days so full of trouble, and the happy +ending to-day. + +The grandmother listened very quietly and attentively and when he came +to the end, she said earnestly: + +"Moni, you must remember what has happened to you now, as long as you +live! While you were having so great trouble with wrong-doing in order +to help the little creature, the dear Lord had already found a way to +help it and make you happy as soon as you would do what was right in His +sight. If you had done right at once, and trusted in God, all would have +gone well at first. Now the dear Lord has helped you beyond all you +deserved, so that you will not forget it your whole life long." + +"No, I will surely never forget it," said Moni, eagerly assenting, "and +will always truly think, the first thing: I must only do what is right +before the dear Lord. He will take care of all the rest." + +But before Moni could lie down to sleep, he had to look into the shed +once more, to see if it were really possible that the little kid was +lying out there and belonged to him. + +Jorgli received the ten francs according to the agreement, but he was +not allowed to escape from the affair so easily as that. When he +returned to the Bath House, he was brought to the landlord who took the +boy by the collar, gave him a good shaking, and said threateningly: + +"Jorgli! Jorgli! Don't you try a second time to bring my whole house +into bad repute! If anything like this happens a single time again, you +will come out of my house in a way that will not please you! See, up +there hangs a very sharp willow rod for such cases. Now go and think +this over." + +Moreover, the event had other consequences for the boy. From this time +on, if anything was lost anywhere in the Bath House, all the servants +immediately exclaimed: "Jorgli from Kublis has it!" and if he came +afterwards into the house they all pounced on him together and cried: +"Give it here, Jorgli! Out with it!" And if he assured them he had +nothing and knew nothing about it, they would all exclaim: "We know +you already!" and "You can't fool us!" + +So Jorgli had to endure the most menacing attacks continually, and had +hardly a moment's peace any more, for if he saw any one approaching him, +he at once thought he was coming to ask if he had found this or that. +So Jorgli was not at all happy; and a hundred times he thought: "If only +I had given back that cross immediately! I will never in my whole life +keep anything else that doesn't belong to me." + +But Moni never ceased singing and yodeling, the whole summer long, for +there was hardly another human being in the world as happy as he was up +there with his goats. Often, however, when he lay stretched out in his +contentment on the Pulpit-rock, and gazed down into the sunny valley +below, he had to think how he had sat that time with the heavy burden on +his heart, under the Rain-rock, and all happiness was gone; and he would +say again and again in his heart: "I know now what I will do, so that it +will never happen again: I will do nothing that will prevent me from +looking up gladly to heaven, because this is right to the dear Lord." + +But if it chanced that Moni became too long absorbed in his meditation, +one or another of the goats would come along, gaze wonderingly at him +and try to attract his attention by bleating, which oftentimes he did +not hear for quite a while. 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ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + + II. MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + + III. A VISIT + + IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + + V. MONI SINGS AGAIN + + + +LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS + + "In the midst of the flock came the goat-boy" _frontispiece_ + + "Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer" + + "Jörgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large + number of stones" + + + + + + + + +CHAPTER I + +ALL IS WELL WITH MONI + + +It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving +the road leading up through the long valley of Prättigau. The horses +pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount +and clamber up on foot to the green summit. + +After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which +lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther +into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the +Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains. The only +trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and +it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with +their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the +low pasture grass. + +One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and +went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the +house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering +crags. At the first projection they stood still and looked around, for +this was the very first time they had come to the Baths. + +"It is not very lively up here, Aunt," said the younger, as she let her +eyes wander around. "Nothing but rocks and fir woods, and then another +mountain and more fir trees on it. If we are to stay here six weeks, I +should like occasionally to see something more amusing." + +"It would not be very amusing, at all events, if you should lose your +diamond cross up here, Paula," replied the aunt, as she tied together +the red velvet ribbon from which hung the sparkling cross. "This is the +third time I have fastened the ribbon since we arrived; I don't know +whether it is your fault or the ribbon's, but I do know that you would +be very sorry if it were lost." + +"No, no," exclaimed Paula, decidedly, "the cross must not be lost, on +any account. It came from my grandmother and is my greatest treasure." + +Paula herself seized the ribbon, and tied two or three knots one after +the other, to make it hold fast. Suddenly she pricked up her ears: +"Listen, listen, Aunt, now something really lively is coming." + +A merry song sounded from far above them; then came a long, shrill +yodel; then there was singing again. + +The ladies looked upwards, but could see no living thing. The footpath +was very crooked, often passing between tall bushes and then between +projecting slopes, so that from below one could see up only a very short +distance. But now there suddenly appeared something alive on the slopes +above, in every place where the narrow path could be seen, and louder +and nearer sounded the singing. + +"See, see, Aunt, there! Here! See there! See there!" exclaimed Paula +with great delight, and before the aunt was aware of it, three, four +goats came bounding down, and more and more of them, each wearing around +the neck a little bell so that the sound came from every direction. In +the midst of the flock came the goat-boy leaping along, and singing his +song to the very end: + + "And in winter I am happy, + For weeping is in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Then he sounded a frightful yodel and immediately with his flock stood +right before the ladies, for with his bare feet he leaped as nimbly and +lightly as his little goats. + +"I wish you good evening!" he said as he looked gayly at the two ladies, +and would have continued on his way. But the goat-boy with the merry +eyes pleased the ladies. + +"Wait a minute," said Paula. "Are you the goat-boy of Fideris? Do the +goats belong to the village below?" + +"Yes, to be sure!" was the reply. + +"Do you go up there with them every day?" + +"Yes, surely." + +"Is that so? and what is your name?" + +"Moni is my name--" + +"Will you sing me the song once more, that you have just sung? We heard +only one verse." + +"It is too long," explained Moni; "it would be too late for the goats, +they must go home." He straightened his weather-beaten cap, swung his +rod in the air, and called to the goats which had already begun to +nibble all around: "Home! Home!" + +"You will sing to me some other time, Moni, won't you?" called Paula +after him. + +"Surely I will, and good night!" he called back, then trotted along with +the goats, and in a short time the whole flock stood still below, a few +steps from the Bath House by the rear building, for here Moni had to +leave the goats belonging to the house, the beautiful white one and the +black one with the pretty little kid. Moni treated the last with great +care, for it was a delicate little creature and he loved it more than +all the others. It was so attached to him that it ran after him +continually all day long. He now led it very tenderly along and placed +it in its shed; then he said: + +"There, Mäggerli, now sleep well; are you tired? It is really a long +way up there, and you are still so little. Now lie right down, so, in +the nice straw!" + +After he had put Mäggerli to bed in this way, he hurried along with his +flock, first up to the hill in front of the Baths, and then down the +road to the village. + +Here he took out his little horn and blew so vigorously into it, that it +resounded far down into the valley. From all the scattered houses the +children now came running out; each rushed upon his goat, which he knew +a long way off; and from the houses near by, one woman and then another +seized her little goat by the cord or the horn, and in a short time the +entire flock was separated and each creature came to its own place. +Finally Moni stood alone with the brown one, his own goat, and with her +he now went to the little house on the side of the mountain, where his +grandmother was waiting for him, in the doorway. + +"Has all gone well, Moni?" she asked pleasantly, and then led the brown +goat to her shed, and immediately began to milk her. The grandmother was +still a robust woman and cared for everything herself in the house and +in the shed and everywhere kept order. Moni stood in the doorway of the +shed and watched his grandmother. When the milking was ended, she went +into the little house and said: "Come, Moni, you must be hungry." + +She had everything already prepared. Moni had only to sit down at the +table; she seated herself next him, and although nothing stood on the +table but the bowl of corn-meal mush cooked with the brown goat's milk, +Moni hugely enjoyed his supper. Then he told his grandmother what he had +done through the day, and as soon as the meal was ended he went to bed, +for in the early dawn he would have to start forth again with the flock. + +In this way Moni had already spent two summers. He had been goat-boy so +long and become so accustomed to this life and grown up together with +his little charges that he could think of nothing else. Moni had lived +with his grandmother ever since he could remember. His mother had died +when he was still very little; his father soon after went with others to +military service in Naples, in order to earn something, as he said, for +he thought he could get more pay there. + +His wife's mother was also poor, but she took her daughter's deserted +baby boy, little Solomon, home at once and shared what she had with him. +He brought a blessing to her cottage and she had never suffered want. + +Good old Elizabeth was very popular with every one in the whole village, +and when, two years before, another goat-boy had to be appointed, Moni +was chosen with one accord, since every one was glad for the +hard-working Elizabeth that now Moni would be able to earn something. +The pious grandmother had never let Moni start away a single morning, +without reminding him: + +"Moni, never forget how near you are up there to the dear Lord, and that +He sees and hears everything, and you can hide nothing from His eyes. +But never forget, either, that He is near to help you. So you have +nothing to fear, and if you can call upon no human being up there, you +have only to call to the dear Lord in your need, and He will hear you +immediately and come to your aid." + +So from the very first Moni went full of trust up to the lonely +mountains and the highest crags, and never had the slightest fear of +dread, for he always thought: + +"The higher up, the nearer I am to the dear Lord, and so all the safer +whatever may happen." + +So Moni had neither care nor trouble and could enjoy everything he did +from morning till night. It was no wonder that he whistled and sang and +yodeled continually, for he had to give vent to his great happiness. + + + + +CHAPTER II + +MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS + + +The following morning Paula awoke earlier than ever before; a loud +singing had awakened her out of sleep. + +"That is surely the goat-boy so soon," she said, springing out of bed +and running to the window. + +Quite right. With fresh, red cheeks there stood Moni below, and he had +just brought the old goat and the little kid out of the goat shed. Now +he swung his rod in the air, the goats leaped and sprang around him, +and then he went along with the whole flock. Suddenly Moni raised his +voice again and sang until the mountains echoed: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the son like a fire." + + +"To-day he must sing his whole song for me once," said Paula, for Moni +had now disappeared and she could no longer understand the words of his +distant song. + +[Illustration: "_Moni climbed with his goats for an hour longer_."] + +In the sky the rosy morning clouds were disappearing and a cool mountain +breeze rustled around Moni's ears, as he climbed up. This he thought +just right. He yodeled with satisfaction from the first ledge so +lustily down into the valley that many of the sleepers in the Bath House +below opened their eyes in amazement, then closed them again at once, +for they recognized the sound and knew that they could have an hour +longer to sleep, since the goat-boy always came so early. Meanwhile Moni +climbed with his goats for an hour longer, farther and farther up to the +high cliffs above. + +The higher up he mounted, the broader and more beautiful became the +view. From time to time he looked around him, then gazed up into the +bright sky, which was becoming bluer and bluer, then began to sing with +all his might, louder and louder and more merrily the higher he came: + + "Up yonder in the fir trees, + Sing the birds in a choir, + And after the rain comes, + Comes the sun like a fire. + + "And the sun and the stars + And the moon in the night, + The dear Lord has made them + To give us delight. + + "In the spring there are flowers-- + They are yellow and gold, + And so blue is the sky then + My joy can't be told. + + "And in summer there are berries, + There are plenty if it's fine, + And the red ones and black ones, + I eat all from the vine. + + "If there are nuts in the bushes + I know what to do. + Where the goats like to nibble, + There I can hunt too. + + "And in winter I'm happy, + For weeping's in vain, + And, besides, the glad springtime + Will soon come again." + + +Now the height was reached where he usually stayed, and where he was +going to remain for a while to-day. It was a little green table-land, +with so broad a projection that one could see from the top all round +about and far, far down into the valley. This projection was called the +Pulpit-rock, and here Moni could often stay for hours at a time, gazing +about him and whistling away, while his little goats quite contentedly +sought their feed around him. + +As soon as Moni arrived, he took his provision bag from his back, laid +it in a little hole in the ground, which he had dug out for this +purpose, then went to the Pulpit-rock and threw himself on the grass in +order to enjoy himself fully. + +The sky had now become a deep blue; above were the high mountains with +peaks towering to the sky and great ice-fields appearing, and far away +down below the green valley shone in the morning light. Moni lay there, +looking about, singing and whistling. The mountain wind cooled his warm +face, and as soon as he stopped whistling, the birds piped all the more +lustily and flew up into the blue sky. Moni was indescribably happy. +From time to time Mäggerli came to Moni and rubbed her head around on +his shoulder, as she always did out of sheer affection. Then she bleated +quite fondly, went to Moni's other side and rubbed her head on the other +shoulder. The other goats also, first one and then another, came to look +at their keeper and each had her own way of paying the visit. + +The brown one, his own goat, came very cautiously and looked at him to +see if he was all right, then she would stand and gaze at him until he +said: "Yes, yes, Braunli, it's all right, go and look for your fodder." + +The young white one and Swallow, so called because she was so small and +nimble and darted everywhere, like swallows into their holes, always +rushed together upon Moni, so that they would have thrown him down, if +he had not already been stretched out on the ground, and then they +immediately, darted off again. + +The shiny Blackie, the goat belonging to the landlord of the Bath +House, Mäggerli's mother, was a little proud; she came only to within a +few steps of Moni, looked at him with her head lifted, as if she +wouldn't appear too familiar, and then went her way again. The big +Sultan, the billy-goat, never showed himself but once, then he pushed +away all he found near Moni, and bleated several times as significantly +as if he had information to give about the condition of the flock, whose +leader he felt himself to be. + +Little Mäggerli alone never allowed herself to be crowded away from her +protector; if the billy-goat came and tried to push her aside, she crept +so far under Moni's arm or head that the big Sultan no longer came near +her, and so under Moni's protection the little kid was not the least bit +afraid of him. Otherwise she would have trembled if he came near her. + +Thus the sunny morning had passed; Moni had already taken his midday +meal and now stood thinking as he leaned on his stick, which he often +needed there, for it was very useful in climbing up and down. He was +thinking whether he would go up to a new side of the rocks, for he +wanted to go higher this afternoon with the goats, but the question was, +to which side? He decided to take the left, for in that direction were +the three Dragon-stones, around which grew such tender shrubs that it +was a real feast for the goats. + +The way was steep, and there were dangerous places in the rugged wall of +rock; but he knew a good path, and the goats were so sensible and did +not easily go astray. He began to climb and all his goats gayly +clambered after him, some in front, some behind him, little Mäggerli +always quite close to him; occasionally he held her fast and pulled her +along with him, when he came to a very steep place. + +All went quite well and now they were at the top, and with high bounds +the goats ran immediately to the green bushes, for they knew well the +fine feed which they had often nibbled up here before. + +"Be quiet! Be quiet!" commanded Moni, "don't push each other to the +steep places, for in a moment one of you might go down and have your +legs broken. Swallow! Swallow! what are you thinking of?" he called +full of excitement, up to the goat, for the nimble Swallow had climbed +up to the high Dragon-stones and was now standing on the outermost edge +of one of them and looking quite impertinently down on him. He climbed +up quickly, for only a single step more and Swallow would be lying +below at the foot of the precipice. Moni was very agile; in a few +minutes he had climbed up on the crag, quickly seized Swallow by the +leg, and pulled her down. + +"Now come with me, you foolish little beast, you," scolded Moni, as he +dragged Swallow along with him to the others, and held her fast for a +while, until she had taken a good bite of a shrub and thought no more of +running away. + +"Where is Mäggerli?" screamed Moni suddenly, as he noticed Blackie +standing alone in a steep place, and not eating, but quietly looking +around her. The little young kid was always near Moni, or running after +its mother. + +"What have you done with your little kid, Blackie?" he called in alarm +and sprang towards the goat. She seemed quite strange, was not eating, +but stood still in the same spot and pricked up her ears inquiringly. +Moni placed himself beside her and looked up and down. Now he heard a +faint, pitiful bleating; it was Mäggerli's voice, and it came from below +so plaintive and beseeching. Moni lay down on the ground and leaned +over. There below something was moving; now he saw quite plainly, far +down Mäggerli was hanging to the bough of a tree which grew out of the +rock, and was moaning pitifully; she must have fallen over. + +Fortunately the bough had caught her, otherwise she would have fallen +into the ravine and met a sorry death. Even now if she could no +longer hold to the bough, she would fall into the depths and be +dashed to pieces. + +In the greatest anguish he called down: "Hold fast, Mäggerli, hold fast +to the bough! See, I am coming to get you!" But how could he reach +there? The wall of rock was so steep here, Moni saw very well that it +would be impossible to go down that way. But the little goat must be +down there somewhere near the Rain-rock, the overhanging stone under +which good protection was to be found in rainy weather; the goat-boys +had always spent rainy days there, therefore the stone had been called +from old times the Rain-rock. From there, Moni thought he could climb +across over the rocks and so bring back the little kid. + +He quickly whistled the flock together and went with them down to the +place from which he could reach the Rain-rock. There he left them to +graze and went to the rock. Here he immediately saw, just a little bit +above him, the bough of the tree, and the kid hanging to it. He saw very +well that it would not be an easy task to climb up there and then down +again with Mäggerli on his back, but there was no other way to rescue +her. He also thought the dear Lord would surely stand by him, and then +he could not possibly fail. He folded his hands, looked up to heaven and +prayed: "Oh, dear Lord, help me, so that I can save Mäggerli!" + +Then he was full of trust that all would go well, and he bravely +clambered up the rock until he reached the bough above. Here he clung +fast with both feet, lifted the trembling, moaning little creature to +his shoulders, and then climbed with great caution back down again. +When he had the firm earth under his feet once more and had saved the +terror-stricken kid, he was so glad he had to offer thanks aloud and +cried up to heaven: + +"Oh, dear Lord, I thank Thee a thousand times for having helped us so +well! Oh, we are both so glad for it!" Then he sat down on the ground a +little while, and stroked the kid, for she was still trembling in all +her delicate limbs, and comforted her for enduring so much suffering. + +As it was soon time for departure, Moni placed the little goat on his +shoulders again, and said anxiously: + +"Come, you poor Mäggerli, you are still trembling; you cannot walk home +to-day, I must carry you--" and so he carried the little creature, +clinging close to him, all the way down. + +Paula was standing on the last rise in front of the Bath House, +waiting for the goat-boy. Her aunt had accompanied her. When Moni came +down with his burden on his back, Paula wanted to know if the kid was +sick, and showed great interest. When Moni saw this, he at once sat +down on the ground in front of Paula and told her his day's experience +with Mäggerli. + +The young lady showed very keen interest in the affair and stroked the +little rescued creature, which now lay quietly in Moni's lap and looked +very pretty, with its white feet, and the beautiful black pelt on its +back. It was very willing to be stroked by her. + +"Now sing your song again for me, while you are sitting here," said +Paula. Moni was in such a gay frame of mind that he willingly and +heartily began and sang his whole song to the end. + +This pleased Paula exceptionally well and she said he must sing it to +her often again. Then the whole company went together down to the Bath +House. Here the kid was laid in its bed, Moni said farewell, and Paula +went back to her room to talk with her aunt longer about the goat-boy, +whose merry morning song she had enjoyed again. + + + + +CHAPTER III + +A VISIT + + +Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it +was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and +cloudless from morning till evening. + +Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, +went by the Bath House. Every evening he came back again singing +lustily. All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not +one would have willingly missed it. + +More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went +out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him. + +One sunny morning Moni had once more reached the Pulpit-rock, and was +about to throw himself down, when he changed his mind. "No, go on! The +last time you had to leave all the nice little plants because we had to +go after Mäggerli; now we will go up there again, so that you can finish +nibbling them!" + +The goats all leaped with delight after him, for they knew they were +going up to the lovely bushes on the Dragon-stones. To-day Moni held +his little Mäggerli the whole time fast in his arms, pulled the sweet +plants himself from the rocks and let her eat out of his hand. This +pleased the little goat best of all. She rubbed her head quite +contentedly from time to time against Moni's shoulder and bleated +happily. So the whole morning passed, before Moni noticed, from his own +hunger, that it had grown late before he was aware of it. But he had +left his luncheon below near the Pulpit-rock, in the little hole, for he +had intended to return again at noon. + +"Well, you have had your fill of good things, and I have had nothing," +he said to his goats. "Now I must have something too, and you will find +enough more down below. Come along!" Whereupon he gave a loud whistle, +and the whole flock started away, the liveliest always ahead, and first +of all light-footed Swallow, who was to meet something unexpected to-day. +She sprang down from stone to stone and across many a cleft in the +rocks, but all at once she could go no farther--directly in front of +her suddenly stood a chamois and gazed with curiosity into her face. +This had never happened to Swallow before! She stood still, looked +questioningly at the stranger and waited for the chamois to get out of +her way and let her leap to the boulder, as she intended. But the +chamois did not stir and gazed boldly into Swallow's eyes. So they stood +facing each other, more and more obstinate, and might have stood there +until now, if the big Sultan had not come along in the meantime. As soon +as he saw the state of things, he stepped quite considerately past +Swallow and suddenly pushed the chamois aside so far and with such +violence, that she had to make a daring leap, not to fall down over the +rocks. Swallow went triumphantly on her way, and the Sultan marched +proudly and contentedly behind her, for he felt himself to be the sure +protector of the goats in his flock. + +Meanwhile Moni coming down from above, and another goat-boy coming up +from below, met at the same spot and looked at each other in +astonishment. But they were well acquainted, and after the first +surprise greeted each other cordially. It was Jörgli from Küblis. Half +the morning he had been looking in vain for Moni and now he met him up +here, where he had not expected to find him. + +"I didn't suppose you came up so high with the goats," said Jörgli. + +"To be sure I do," replied Moni, "but not always; usually I stay by the +Pulpit-rock and around there. Why have you come up here?" + +"To make you a visit," was the reply. "I have something to tell you. +Besides, I have two goats here, that I am bringing to the landlord at +the Baths. He is going to buy one, and so I thought I would come up +to see you." + +"Are they your own goats?" asked Moni. + +"Surely, they are ours. I don't tend strange ones any longer. I am not +a goat-boy now." + +Moni was very much surprised at this, for Jörgli had become the goat-boy +of Küblis at the same time he had been made goat-boy of Fideris, and +Moni did not understand how Jörgli could give it up without a single +murmur. + +Meanwhile the goat-boys and their flocks had reached the Pulpit-rock. +Moni brought out bread and a small piece of dried meat and invited +Jörgli to share his midday meal. They both sat down on the Pulpit-rock +and ate heartily, for it had grown very late and they had excellent +appetites. When everything was eaten and they had drunk a little goat's +milk, Jörgli comfortably stretched himself at full length on the ground, +and rested his head on both arms, but Moni remained sitting, for he +always liked to look down into the deep valley below. + +"But what are you now, Jörgli, if you are no longer goat-boy?" began +Moni. "You must be something." + +"Surely I am something, and something very good," replied Jörgli, "I am +egg-boy. Every day I carry eggs to all the hotels, as far as I can go; +I come up here to the Bath House, too. Yesterday I was there." + +Moni shook his head. "That's nothing. I wouldn't be an egg-boy; I would +a thousand times rather be goat-boy, it is much finer." + +"But why?" + +"Eggs are not alive, you can't speak a word to them, and they don't run +after you like the goats which are glad to see you when you come, and +are fond of you, and understand every word you say to them; you can't +have any pleasure with eggs as you can with the goats up here." + +"Yes, and you," interrupted Jörgli, "what great pleasure do you have up +here? Just now you have had to get up six times while we were eating, +just on account of that silly kid, to prevent it from falling down +below--is that a pleasure?" + +"Yes, I like to do that! Isn't it so, Mäggerli? Come! Come here!" Moni +jumped up and ran after the kid, for it was making dangerous leaps for +sheer joy. When he sat down again, Jörgli said: + +"There is another way to keep the young goats from falling over the +rocks, without having to be always jumping after them, as you do." + +"What is it?" asked Moni. + +"Drive a stick firmly into the ground and fasten the goat by the leg to +it; she will kick furiously, but she can't get away." + +"You needn't think I would do any such thing to the little kid!" said +Moni quite angrily and drew Mäggerli to him and held her fast, as if to +protect her from any such treatment. + +"You really won't have to take care of that one much longer," began +Jörgli again. "It won't come up here many times more." + +"What? What? What did you say, Jörgli?" demanded Moni. + +"Bah, don't you know about it? The landlord will not raise her, she is +too weak; there never was a more feeble goat. He wanted to sell her to +my father, but he wouldn't have her either; now the landlord is going to +have her killed next week, and then he will buy our spotted one." + +Moni had become quite pale from terror. At first he couldn't speak a +word; but now he broke out and complained aloud over the little kid: + +"No, no, that shall not be done, Mäggerli, it shall not be done. They +shall not slay you, I can't bear that. Oh, I would rather die with you; +no, that cannot be!" + +"Don't do so," said Jörgli, angrily, and pulled Moni up, for in his +grief he had thrown himself face down on the ground. "Stand up, you know +the kid really belongs to the landlord and he can do what he likes with +her. Think no more about it! Come, I know something. See! See!" +Whereupon Jörgli held out one hand to Moni, and with the other almost +covered the object, which Moni was to admire; it sparkled wonderfully in +his hand, for the sun shone straight into it. + +"What is it?" asked Moni, when it sparkled again, lighted up by a sunbeam. + +"Guess!" + +"A ring?" + +"No, but something like that." + +"Who gave it to you?" + +"Gave it to me? Nobody. I found it myself." + +"Then it does not belong to you, Jörgli." + +"Why not? I didn't take it from anybody. I almost stepped on it with my +foot, then it would have been broken; so I can just as well keep it." + +"Where did you find it?" + +"Down by the Bath House, yesterday evening." + +"Then some one from the house below lost it. You must tell the landlord, +and if you don't, I will do it this evening." + +"No, no, Moni, don't do that," said Jörgli, beseechingly. "See, I will +show you what it is, and I will sell it to a maid in one of the hotels, +but she will surely have to give me four francs; then I will give you +one or two, and nobody will know anything about it." + +"I will not take it! I will not take it!" interrupted Moni, hotly, "and +the dear Lord has heard everything you have said." + +[Illustration: "_Jörgli had opened his band. In it lay a cross set with +a large number of stones_."] + +Jörgli looked up to the sky: "Oh, so far away," he said skeptically; +but he immediately began to speak more softly. + +"He hears you still," said Moni, confidently. + +It was no longer Jörgli's secret. If he didn't know how to bring Moni to +his side, all would be lost. He thought and thought. + +"Moni," he said suddenly, "I will promise you something that will +delight you, if you will not say anything to a human being about what I +have found; you really don't need to take anything for it, then you will +have nothing to do with it. If you will do as I say, I will make my +father buy Mäggerli, so she will not be killed. Will you?" + +A hard struggle arose in Moni. It was wrong to help keep the discovery +secret. Jörgli had opened his hand. In it lay a cross set with a large +number of stones, which sparkled in many colors. Moni realized that it +was not a worthless thing which no one would inquire about; he felt +exactly as if he himself should be keeping what did not belong to him if +he remained silent. But on the other hand was the little, affectionate +Mäggerli, that was going to be killed in a horrible way with a knife, +and he could prevent it if he kept silent. Even now the little kid was +lying so trustfully beside him, as if, she knew that he would always +keep it; no, he could not let this happen, he must try to save it. + +"Yes, I will, Jörgli," he said, but without any enthusiasm. + +"Then it is a bargain!" and Jörgli offered his hand to Moni, that +he might seal the argument, as that was the only way to make a +promise binding. + +Jörgli was very glad that now his secret was safe; but as Moni had +become so quiet, and he had much farther to go to reach home than +Moni, he considered it well to start along with his two goats. He said +good-night to Moni and whistled for his two companions, which meanwhile +had joined Moni's grazing goats, but not without much pushing and other +doubtful behavior between the two parties, for the goats from Fideris +had never heard that they ought to be polite to visitors and the goats +from Küblis did not know that they ought not to seek out the best plants +or push the others away from them, when they were visiting. When Jörgli +had gone some distance down the mountain, Moni also started along with +his flock, but he was very still and neither sang a note nor whistled, +all the way home. + + + + +CHAPTER IV + +MONI CAN NO LONGER SING + + +On the following morning Moni came up the path to the Bath House, just +as silent and cast down as the evening before. He brought out the +landlord's goats quietly and went on upwards, but he sang not a note, +nor did he give a yodel up into the air; he let his head hang and looked +as if he were afraid of something; now and then he looked around +timidly, as if some one were coming after him to question him. + +Moni could no longer be merry; he didn't know himself exactly why. He +wanted to be glad that he had saved Mäggerli, and sing, but he couldn't +express it. To-day the sky was covered with clouds, and Moni thought +when the sun came out it would be different and he could be happy again. + +When he reached the top, it began to rain quite hard. He took refuge +under the Rain-rock, for it soon poured in streams from the sky. + +The goats came, too, and placed themselves here and there under the +rock. The aristocratic Blackie immediately wanted to protect her +beautiful shiny coat and crept in under the rock before Moni did. She +was now standing behind Moni and looking out from her comfortable +corner into the pouring rain. Mäggerli was standing in front of its +protector under the projecting rock and gently rubbed its little head +against his knee; then it looked up at him in surprise, because Moni +did not say a word, and it was not accustomed to that. Moni sat +thoughtfully, leaning on his staff, for in such weather he always kept +it in his hand, to keep himself from slipping on the steep places, +for on such days he wore shoes. Now, as he sat for hours under the +Rain-rock, he had plenty of time for reflection. + +Moni thought over what he had promised Jörgli, and it seemed to him that +if Jörgli had taken something, he was practically doing the same thing +himself, because Jörgli had promised to give him something or do +something for him. He had surely done what was wrong, and the dear Lord +was now against him. This he felt in his heart, and it was right that it +was dark and rainy and that he was hidden under the rock, for he would +not even have dared look up into the blue sky, as usual. + +But there were still other things that Moni had to think about. If +Mäggerli should fall down over a steep precipice again, and he wanted +to get it, the dear Lord would no longer protect him, and he no longer +dared to pray to Him about it and call upon Him, and so had no more +safety; and if then he should slip and fall down with Mäggerli deep over +the jagged, rocks, and both of them should lie all torn and maimed! Oh, +no, he said with anguish in his heart, that must not happen anyway; he +must manage to be able to pray again and come to the dear Lord with +everything that weighed on his heart; then he could be happy again, that +he felt sure of. Moni would throw off the weight that oppressed him, he +would go and tell the landlord everything--But then? Then Jörgli would +not persuade his father, and the landlord would slaughter Mäggerli. Oh, +no! Oh, no! he couldn't bear that, and he said: "No, I will not do it! +I will say nothing!" But he did not feel satisfied, and the weight on +his heart grew heavier and heavier. Thus Moni's whole day passed. + +He started home at evening as silent as he had come in the morning. When +he found Paula standing near the Bath House, and she sprang quickly +across to the goat-shed and asked sympathetically: "Moni, what is the +matter? Why don't you sing any more?" he turned shyly away and said: + +"I can't," and as quickly as possible made off with his goats. + +Paula said to her aunt above: "If I only knew what was the matter with +the goat-boy! He is quite changed. You wouldn't know him. If he would +only sing again!" + +"It must be the frightful rain which has silenced the boy so!" remarked +the aunt. + +"Everything all comes together; let us go home, Aunt," begged Paula, +"there is no more pleasure here. First I lost my beautiful cross, and it +can't be found; then comes this endless rain, and now we can't ever hear +the merry goat-boy any more. Let us go away!" + +"The cure must be finished, or it will do no good," explained the aunt. + +It was also dark and gray on the following day, and the rain poured down +without ceasing. Moni spent the day exactly like the one before. He sat +under the rock and his thoughts went restlessly round in a circle, for +when he decided: "Now, I will go and confess the wrong, so that I shall +dare to look up to the dear Lord again," then he saw the little kid +under the knife before him and it all began over again in his mind from +the beginning; so that with thinking and brooding, and the weight he +carried, he was very tired by night, and crept home in the streaming +rain as if he didn't notice it at all. + +By the Bath House below the landlord was standing in the back doorway +and called to Moni: "Come in with them. They are wet enough! Why, you +are crawling down the mountain like a snail! I wonder what is the matter +with you!" + +The landlord had never been so unfriendly before. On the contrary he +had always made the most friendly remarks to the merry goat-boy. But +Moni's changed appearance did not please him, and besides he was in a +worse humor than usual because Fräulein Paula had just complained to him +about her loss and assured him that the valuable cross could only have +been lost in the house or directly in front of the house-door. She had +only stepped out on that day towards evening, to hear the goat-boy sing +on his way home. To have it said that it was possible for such a costly +thing to be lost in his house, beyond recovery, made him very cross. The +day before he had called together the whole staff of servants, examined +and threatened them, and finally offered a reward to the finder. The +whole house was in an uproar over the lost ornament. + +When Moni with his goats passed by the front of the house, Paula was +standing there. She had been waiting for him, for she wondered very +much whether he would ever sing any more or be merry. As he now crept +by, she called: + +"Moni! Moni! Are you really the same goat-boy who used to sing from +morning till night: + + "'And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told'?" + + +Moni heard the words very well; he gave no answer, but they made a great +impression on him. Oh, how different it really was from the time when +he could sing all day long and he felt exactly as he sang. Oh, if it +could only be like that again! + +Again Moni climbed up the mountain, silent and sad and without singing. +The rain had now ceased, but thick fog hung around on the mountains, +and the sky was still full of dark clouds. Moni again sat under the +rock and battled with his thoughts. About noon the sky began to clear; +it grew brighter and brighter. Moni came out of his cave and looked +around. The goats once more sprang gayly here and there, and the little +kid was quite frolicsome from delight at the returning sun and made the +merriest leaps. + +Moni stood on the Pulpit-rock and saw how it was growing brighter and +more beautiful below in the valley and above over the mountains beyond. +Now the clouds scattered and the lovely light blue sky looked down so +cheerfully that it seemed to Moni as if the dear Lord were looking out +of the bright blue at him, and suddenly it became quite clear in his +heart what he ought to do. He could not carry the wrong around with him +any more; he must throw it off. Then Moni seized the little kid, that +was jumping about him, took it in his arms and said tenderly: "Oh, +Mäggerli, you poor Mäggerli! I have certainly done what I could, but it +is wrong, and that must not be done. Oh, if only you didn't have to die! +I can't bear it!" + +And Moni began to cry so hard, that he could no longer speak, and the +kid bleated pitifully and crept far under his arm, as if it wanted to +cling to him and be protected. Then Moni lifted the little goat on his +shoulders, saying: + +"Come, Mäggerli, I will carry you home once more to-day. Perhaps I can't +carry you much longer." + +When the flock came down to the Bath House, Paula was again standing on +the watch. Moni put the young goat with the black one in the shed, and +instead of going on farther, he came toward the young lady and was going +past her into the house. She stopped him. + +"Still no singing, Moni? Where are you going with such a troubled face?" + +"I have to tell about something," replied Moni, without lifting his eyes. + +"Tell about something? What is it? Can't I know?" + +"I must tell the landlord. Something has been found." + +"Found? What is it? I have lost something, a beautiful cross." + +"Yes, that is just what it is." + +"What do you say?" exclaimed Paula, in the greatest surprise. "Is it a +cross with sparkling stones?" + +"Yes, exactly that." + +"What have you done with it, Moni? Give it to me. Did you find it?" + +"No, Jörgli from Küblis found it." + +Then Paula wanted to know who he was and where he lived, and to send +some one to Küblis at once to get the cross. + +"I will go as fast as I can, and if he still has it I will bring it to +you," said Moni. + +"If he still has it?" said Paula. "Why shouldn't he still have it? And +how do you know all about it, Moni? When did he find it, and how did you +hear about it?" + +Moni looked on the ground. He didn't dare say how it had all come +about, and how he had helped to conceal the discovery until he could +no longer bear it. + +But Paula was very kind to Moni. She took him aside, sat down on the +trunk of a tree, beside him, and said with the greatest friendliness: + +"Come, tell me all about how it happened, Moni, for I want so much to +know everything from you." + +Then Moni gained confidence and began to relate the whole story, and +told her every word of his struggle about Mäggerli and how he had lost +all happiness and dared no longer look up to the dear Lord, and how +to-day he couldn't bear it any longer. + +Then Paula talked with him very kindly and said he should have come +immediately and told everything, and it was right that he had told her +all now so frankly, and that he would not regret it. Then she said he +could promise Jörgli ten francs, as soon as she had the cross in her +hands again. + +"Ten francs!" repeated Moni, full of astonishment, for he knew how +Jörgli would have sold it for much less. Then Moni rose and said he +would go right away that very day to Küblis, and if he got the cross +he would bring it with him early the next morning. He ran along and +was once more able to leap and jump, for he had a much lighter heart +and the heavy burden no longer weighed him down to the ground. + +When he reached home, he only put his goats in, told his grandmother he +had an errand to do, and ran at once down to Küblis. He found Jörgli at +home and told him without delay what he had done. At first the boy was +very angry, but when he considered that all was known, he took out the +cross and asked: + +"Will she give me anything for it?" + +"Yes, and now you can see, Jörgli," said Moni, indignantly, "how by +being honorable you will receive ten francs, and by being deceitful +only four: the ten francs you are going to have now." + +Jörgli was very much amazed. He regretted that he had not gone +immediately with the cross to the Bath House, after he had picked it up +in front of the door, for now he had not a clear conscience and it might +have been so different! But now it was too late. He gave the cross to +Moni, who hastened home with it, for it had already grown quite dark. + + + + +CHAPTER V + +MONI SINGS AGAIN + + +Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she +wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came. She was anxious to deal +with him herself. That evening she had held a long conversation with the +landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must +have planned something delightful with him. + +When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was +already standing in front of the house, and she called out: + +"Moni, can't you sing even now?" + +He shook his head. "No, I can't. I am always wondering how much +longer Mäggerli will go with me. I never can sing any more as long as +I live, and here is the cross." Whereupon he handed her a little +package, for the grandmother had wrapped it carefully for him in +three or four papers. + +Paula took out the cross from the wrappings and examined it closely. It +really was her beautiful cross with the sparkling stones, and quite +unharmed. "Well, Moni," she said now very kindly, "you have given me a +great pleasure, for if it had not been for you, I might never have seen +my cross again. Now, I am going to give you a pleasure. Go take Mäggerli +there out of the shed, she belongs to you now!" + +Moni stared at the young lady in astonishment, as if it were impossible +to understand her words. At last he stammered: "But how--how can +Mäggerli be mine?" + +"How?" replied Paula, smiling. "See, last evening I bought her from +the landlord and this morning I give her to you. Now can't you sing +once more?" + +"Oh! Oh! Oh!" exclaimed Moni and ran like mad to the shed, led the +little goat out, and took it in his arms. Then he leaped back and held +out his hand to Paula and said over and over again: + +"I thank you a thousand, thousand times! May God reward you! If I could +do something nice for you!" + +"Well, then try once more and let us see if you can sing again!" +said Paula. + +Then Moni sang his song and went on up the mountain with the goats, and +his jubilant tones rang down into the valley, so that there was no one +in the whole Bath House who did not hear it and many an one turned over +in his bed and said: "The goat-boy has good weather once more." + +All were glad to hear him sing again, for all had depended on the merry +alarm, some in order to get up, others to sleep a while longer. + +When Moni, from the first summit, saw Paula still standing below in +front of the house, he stepped as far out as possible and sang down +at the top of his voice: + + "And so blue is the sky there + My joy can't be told." + + +The whole day long Moni shouted for joy, and all the goats caught his +spirit and jumped and sprang around as if it were a great festival. The +sun shone cheerfully down out of the blue sky, and after the great rain, +all the little plants were so fresh, and the yellow and red flowers so +bright, it seemed to Moni as if he had never seen the mountains and the +valley and the whole world so beautiful before. He didn't let the little +kid leave him the whole day; he pulled up the best plants for it and fed +it, and said over and over again: + +"Mäggerli, you dear Mäggerli, you do not have to die. You are now mine +and will come up to the pasture with me as long as we live." And with +resounding singing and yodeling Moni came down again at evening and +after he had led the black goat to her shed, he took the little kid in +his arms, for it was now coming home with him. Mäggerli did not look as +if it would rather stay there, but pressed close to Moni and felt that +it was under the best protection, for Moni had for a long time treated +it better and more kindly than its own mother. + +But when Moni came near his grandmother's with Mäggerli on his +shoulders, she didn't know at all what to make of it, and although Moni +called from a distance: + +"She belongs to me, Grandmother, she belongs to me!" she didn't +understand for some time what he meant. But Moni couldn't explain to +her yet; he ran to the shed, and there right next to Brownie, so that +it wouldn't be afraid, he made Mäggerli a fine, soft bed of fresh straw, +and laid it down, saying: + +"There, Mäggerli, now sleep well in your new home! You must always have +this; every day I will make you a new bed!" + +Then Moni came back directly to his wondering grandmother, and while +they sat together at their supper, he told her the whole story from the +very beginning about his three days so full of trouble, and the happy +ending to-day. + +The grandmother listened very quietly and attentively and when he came +to the end, she said earnestly: + +"Moni, you must remember what has happened to you now, as long as you +live! While you were having so great trouble with wrong-doing in order +to help the little creature, the dear Lord had already found a way to +help it and make you happy as soon as you would do what was right in His +sight. If you had done right at once, and trusted in God, all would have +gone well at first. Now the dear Lord has helped you beyond all you +deserved, so that you will not forget it your whole life long." + +"No, I will surely never forget it," said Moni, eagerly assenting, "and +will always truly think, the first thing: I must only do what is right +before the dear Lord. He will take care of all the rest." + +But before Moni could lie down to sleep, he had to look into the shed +once more, to see if it were really possible that the little kid was +lying out there and belonged to him. + +Jörgli received the ten francs according to the agreement, but he was +not allowed to escape from the affair so easily as that. When he +returned to the Bath House, he was brought to the landlord who took the +boy by the collar, gave him a good shaking, and said threateningly: + +"Jörgli! Jörgli! Don't you try a second time to bring my whole house +into bad repute! If anything like this happens a single time again, you +will come out of my house in a way that will not please you! See, up +there hangs a very sharp willow rod for such cases. Now go and think +this over." + +Moreover, the event had other consequences for the boy. From this time +on, if anything was lost anywhere in the Bath House, all the servants +immediately exclaimed: "Jörgli from Küblis has it!" and if he came +afterwards into the house they all pounced on him together and cried: +"Give it here, Jörgli! Out with it!" And if he assured them he had +nothing and knew nothing about it, they would all exclaim: "We know +you already!" and "You can't fool us!" + +So Jörgli had to endure the most menacing attacks continually, and had +hardly a moment's peace any more, for if he saw any one approaching him, +he at once thought he was coming to ask if he had found this or that. +So Jörgli was not at all happy; and a hundred times he thought: "If only +I had given back that cross immediately! I will never in my whole life +keep anything else that doesn't belong to me." + +But Moni never ceased singing and yodeling, the whole summer long, for +there was hardly another human being in the world as happy as he was up +there with his goats. Often, however, when he lay stretched out in his +contentment on the Pulpit-rock, and gazed down into the sunny valley +below, he had to think how he had sat that time with the heavy burden on +his heart, under the Rain-rock, and all happiness was gone; and he would +say again and again in his heart: "I know now what I will do, so that it +will never happen again: I will do nothing that will prevent me from +looking up gladly to heaven, because this is right to the dear Lord." + +But if it chanced that Moni became too long absorbed in his meditation, +one or another of the goats would come along, gaze wonderingly at him +and try to attract his attention by bleating, which oftentimes he did +not hear for quite a while. Only when Mäggerli came and called after him +longingly, then he heard at once and came leaping to it immediately, for +his affectionate little kid always remained Moni's dearest possession. + + + + +*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, MONI THE GOAT-BOY *** + +This file should be named 8moni10.txt or 8moni10.zip +Corrected EDITIONS of our eBooks get a new NUMBER, 8moni11.txt +VERSIONS based on separate sources get new LETTER, 8moni10a.txt + +Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed +editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the US +unless a copyright notice is included. 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