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my own road and travelled on till I arrived at a city where every body had but one leg. I stared at them in utter astonishment, and they in their [town?] began to look to one another and sneer at me[:]there goes a pretty fellow on two legs! Since one will not serve him look you how he gets along(??). I enter the city and arrived at the royal hall of audina, where the king was seated and all the rest were standing. I likewise took my stand on one side, and the king observing me said, “Ho! You man of an odd, make whence come you!”

“As it please your Majesty.” Said I. “I perceive that I am a very odd fellow. toke sure God forgive me.” I answered all his Majesty’s questions with [diw?] respect, but as we were in the midst of our conversation, a great uproar and tumult arose and every person in the fileds came hopping into the city. Lord have mercy thought, I, if the serpent has come here fore in quest of me, if is needless to tiy to hide myself, and if would be very improper for the sake of my single self to distress all the poor souls. So I even turned on my heel of my own accord and went to meet him. When the snake saw me coming, he