The Grey Fairy Book - online childrens book

Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

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	JANNI AND THE DRAKEN             65
	Now it happened that some travellers, going to draw water from this well, heard Janni groaning at the bottom. They came near, and asked him where he was, and he begged them to draw him up from the well, for he was a poor unfortunate man. The travellers let a rope down and drew him up to
	daylight. It was not till 1hon that he first became aware that lie was blind, and lie begged the travellers to lead him to the country of the king whose daughter he had freed, and they would be well repaid for their trouble. When they had brought him there he sent to beg the princess to come to him; but she did not recognise him till he had shown her the ring she had given him. 5