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Before long the sexton came by and saw his master, the parson,

running behind three girls. He was astonished at this and called

out: 'Hi! your reverence, whither away so quickly? Do not forget

that we have a christening today!' and running after him he took

him by the sleeve, but was also held fast to it.

Whilst the five were trotting thus one behind the other, two

labourers came with their hoes from the fields; the parson called

out to them and begged that they would set him and the sexton

free. But they had scarcely touched the sexton when they were

held fast, and now there were seven of them running behind

Dummling and the goose.