` Well , come with us in the ship . ' And so the mighty drinker was added to the company ; and the ship flew farther , and even farther , till again the Simpleton looked out , and this time he saw a man dragging a bundle of wood , walking through the forest beneath them . ` Hallo ! ' he shouted to him , ` why are you carrying wood through a forest ? ' ` This is not common wood , ' answered the other . ` What sort of wood is it , then ? ' said the Simpleton . ` If you throw it upon the ground , ' said the man , ` it will be changed into an army of soldiers . ' ` Come into the ship with us , then . ' And so he too joined them ; and away the ship flew on , and on , and on , and once more the Simpleton looked out , and this time he saw a man carrying straw upon his back . ` Hallo ! Where are you carrying that straw to ? ' ` To the village , ' said the man . ` Do you mean to say there is no straw in the village ? ' ` Ah ! but this is quite a peculiar straw . If you strew it about even in the hottest summer the air at once becomes cold , and snow falls , and the people freeze . ' Then the Simpleton asked him also to join them . At last the ship , with its strange crew , arrived at the King 's Court . The King was having his dinner , but he at once despatched one of his courtiers to find out what the huge , strange new bird could be that had come flying through the air .
The courtier peeped into the ship , and , seeing what it was , instantly went back to the King and told him that it was a flying XXXXX , and that it was manned by a few peasants .
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