WednesdayHow the rain did pour down! Hjalmar could hear it in his
sleep;. and when Ole-Luk-Oie opened the window, the water flowed
quite up to the window-sill. It had the appearance of a large lake
outside, and a beautiful ship lay close to the house.
"Wilt thou sail with me to-night, little Hjalmar?" said
Ole-Luk-Oie; "then we shall see foreign countries, and thou shalt
return here in the morning."
All in a moment, there stood Hjalmar, in his best clothes,
on the deck of the noble ship; and immediately the weather became
fine. They sailed through the streets, round by the church, and on
every side rolled the wide, great sea. They sailed till the land
disappeared, and then they saw a flock of storks, who had left
their own country, and were travelling to warmer climates. The
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