But the Draken called out : ` On no account , Herr Lazarus , else we shall all die of thirst ; rather will we carry the water ourselves in turns , and you alone shall be exempt . ' Next it comes to be Lazarus 's turn to bring the wood . Now the Draken , when they fetched the wood , always took an entire tree on their shoulder , and so carried it home . Because Lazarus could not imitate them in this , he went to the forest , tied all the trees together with a thick rope , and remained in the forest till evening . Again the Draken sent one of them after him to see what had become of him , and when this one asked what he was about , Lazarus answered : ' I will bring the entire forest home at once , so that after that we may have rest . ' But the Draken called out : ` By no means , Herr Lazarus , else we shall all die of cold ; rather will we go ourselves to bring wood , and let you be free . ' And then the Draken tore up one tree , threw it over his shoulder , and so carried it home . When they had lived together some time , the Draken became weary of Lazarus , and agreed among themselves to kill him ; each Draken , in the night while Lazarus slept , should strike him a blow with a hatchet . But Lazarus heard of this scheme , and when the evening came , he took a log of wood , covered it with his cloak , laid it in the place where he usually slept , and then hid himself . In the night the Draken came , and each one hit the log a blow with his hatchet , till it flew in pieces . Then they believed their object was gained , and they lay down again . Thereupon Lazarus took the log , threw it away , and laid himself down in its stead . Towards dawn , he began to groan , and when the Draken heard that , they asked what ailed him , to which he made answer : ` The gnats have stung me horribly . ' This terrified the Draken , for they believed that Lazarus took their blows for gnat-stings , and they determined at any price to get rid of him . Next morning , therefore , they asked him if he had not wife or child , and said that if he would like to go and visit them they would give him a bag of gold to take away with him . He agreed willingly to this , but asked further that one of the Draken should go with him to carry the bag of gold . They consented , and one was sent with him . When they had come to within a short distance of Lazarus 's house , he said to the Draken : ` Stop here , in the meantime , for I must go on in front and tie up my children , lest they eat you . ' So he went and tied his children with strong ropes , and said to them : ` As soon as the Draken comes in sight , call out as loud as you can , `` Drakenflesh ! Drakenflesh ! '' '
So , when the XXXXX appeared , the children cried out ; ` Drakenflesh !
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