, none of the toys caused Felix such satisfaction as a
certain little sportsman, who, when a little string which stuck out
beneath his jacket was pulled, put his gun to his shoulder and fired at
a target which was stuck up three spans in front of him. Next to him in
his affections stood a little fellow, who made bows and salaams, and
tinkled on a little harp when you turned a handle. But what pleased him
more than all those things was a gun made of wood, and a hunting
hanger, of wood also, and silvered over; also a beautiful hussar's
busby and a sabretasche. Christlieb was equally delighted with a finely
dressed doll and a set of charming furniture. The children forgot all
about the woods, and enjoyed themselves over their playthings till
quite late in the evening. They then went to their beds.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE NEW PLAYTHINGS IN THE WOOD.

Next day the children began where they had left off the night before;
that is to say, they got out the boxes, took forth the toys, and amused
themselves with them in many ways. Just as had been the case the day
before, the sun shone brightly and kindly in at the windows; the
birches, greeted by the sighing morning breeze, whispered and rustled;
the birds rejoiced in loveliest songs of joy. Felix's heart was full of
his sportsman, his harper, his gun, and sabretasche.

"I'll tell you what it is," he cried; "it's much nicer outside! Come,
Christlieb, let's be off to the woods!"

Christlieb had just undressed her big doll, and was going to put its
clothes on again, a matter of the greatest moment and interest to her,
for which reason she would rather not have gone out just then, and
said, in a tone of entreaty, "Hadn't we better stay here and play a
little longer, Felix dear?"

"I'll tell you what well do, Christlieb; we'll take the best of our
toys out to the woods with us. I'll put on my hanger, and sling the gun
over my shoulder; and then, you see, I shall be a regular sportsman.
The little hunter and the harper can come with me, and you can take
your big doll and the best of your other things with you. Come along,
let's be off."

Christlieb hastened to dress her doll as quickly as possible, and then
they both made off to the wood with their playthings. There they
established themselves in a nice, grassy place; and after they had
played for a while, and Felix was making his harper tinkle his little
tune, Christlieb said, "Do you know, Felix, that harper of yo