The brave Little Tailor (2)

The brave Little Tailor (2)

When she had gone, Little tailor took a loaf of bread out of the cupboard and cut himself a thick slice on which to spread the jam. 

" That's looks delicious, " he thought,  
"May God bless this jam to give me health and strength."

" But before I bite into it, I'd better finish sewing this jacket"

He put the bread down next to him on the bench and continued his sewing, happily making his stitches larger and larger.

Meanwhile the smell of the sweet jam rose to the wall where a large number of flies were sitting.

And soon attracted by the smell, a swarm of them settled onto the bread.

"Hey! Who invited you?" exclaimed the little tailor, driving away the unbidden guests.

However, the flies took no notice of his flailing arms and buzzed around the jam in even greater number than before.  

By this time, the Little tailor losing his temper, he grabbed a piece of cloth from the drawer and shouted, "Just wait, now I will give you what for ! "
Then he hit at them without mercy.

 

When he backed off and counted, there were no fewer than seven of them lying dead before him, with their legs stretched out.

"Good gracious ! Aren't you someone?" he said to himself, surprised at his own bravery.
"The whole town must know about this."

He hastily cut out a banner belt for himself, then embroidered on it with large letters:Seven at one blow !.

"The whole town?" he said further. "The whole world shall hear about this!"

And his heart jumped for joy like a lamb's tail.

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