ABSTRACT

So they gave them to him-the purse, the boots, and the hat. When he put the cloak on, he said to them, “Can you see me now?”

“No.” “And you won’t see me again, either.” And Peppi vanished. Soon he arrived at the Empress’s palace in a powerful

gust of wind that shattered the windows. When he entered, he found her bed and hid himself beneath it. As soon as the Empress was asleep, he began thumping on the mattress.