Chapter 8

THÉ STORÝ OF^UV THÉ SHEEP.

ágô	hornś	fleeçè
king	Greeçè	lővèd
plâying	Helle	grass
gardén	catch	cloudś

Long, long ágô theŕè livèd a king in Greeçè. Hê had twö littlè childrén, a boy and a girl.

They werè gōōd childrén and lővèd each őther verý much.

One^wőnè day they werè plâying in thé gardén.

"Ôh, Helle, lōōk!" sãìd thé boy.

Theŕè on thé grass wáś^woś a fînè larĝè sheep. This sheep had a fleeçè of^uv gôld and hiś hornś werè gôld, töö.

Thé childrén wanted^wontéd tó^tö pat thé sheep, but they cōūld not catch him. When they went nėàŕ, hê ran áway on thé cloudś.

grew	gôldén	hôld
tâmè	rîdè	tight

Evèrý day they playèd in thé gardén and evèrý day thé sheep câmè, töö.

Bŷ and bŷ hê grew tâmè and let thé childrén pat hiś gôldén fleeçè.

One^wőnè day thé boy sãìd, "Helle, let us tâkè a rîdè."

First hê helpèd hiś sister on thé sheep's back.

Then hê got on and held tó^tö thé hornś.

"Hôld tight tó^tö mê, Helle," hê sãìd.

skŷ	dizzý	sea
sister	land	dragón
löśè	nailèd	Colchis

Thé sheep went up, up intö thé skŷ, and ran a long way on thé cloudś. But Helle got dizzý and fell down intö thé sea.

Thé boy felt verý bad tó^tö löśè hiś sister, but went right on.

Then hê câmè tó^tö thé land Colchis. Hê killèd thé sheep and gâvè thé gôldén fleeçè tó^tö thé king.

Thé king wáś^woś glad tó^tö havè it and nailèd it tó^tö an oak tree.

Bŷ thé tree wáś^woś a dragón. Thé dragón never went tó^tö sleep. Hê wōūld not let ãný one^wőnè but thé king cőmè tó^tö thé tree.

Sô nô one^wőnè cōūld get thé gôldén fleeçè.