How 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

All in a moment, there stood Hjalmar, in his best clothes, on

the deck of the noble ship; and immediately the weather became fine.