Not long after the Bishop came that way, and seeing the respected parson following at the heels of the three girls, he called out,
"Ho, your reverence, whither away so quickly? You forget that we have another christening to-day;" and he seized hold of him by his hand; but no sooner had he touched him than he was obliged to follow on too. As the five tramped on, one after another, two peasants came up from the fields, and the parson cried out to them, and begged them to come and set him and the Bishop free, but no sooner had they touched the Bishop than they had to follow on too; and now there were seven following the Simpleton and the goose.
By and by they came to a town where a king reigned, who had an only daughter who was so serious that no one could make her laugh; therefore the king had given out that whoever should make her laugh should have her in marriage.
