 still.

"By and by he called to the winds to blow, and they commenced.  First
they didn't blow very hard, because they were afraid they might make
OLD-man angry, but he kept crying:

"'Blow harder--harder--harder!  Blow worse than ever you blew before,
and send this heat away from the world.'

"So, of course, the winds did blow harder--harder than they ever had
blown before.

"'Bend and break, Fir-Tree!' cried OLD-man, and the Fir-Tree did bend
and break.  'Bend and break, Pine-Tree!' and the Pine-Tree did bend and
break.  'Bend and break, Spruce-Tree!' and the Spruce-Tree did bend and
break.  'Bend and break, O Birch-Tree!' and the Birch-Tree did bend,
but it wouldn't break--no, sir!--it wouldn't break!

"'Ho!  Birch-Tree, won't you mind me?  Bend and break!  I tell you,'
but all the Birch-Tree would do was to bend.

"It bent to the ground; it bent double to please OLD-man, but it would
not break.

"'Blow harder, wind!' cried OLD-man, 'blow harder and break the
Birch-Tree.'  The wind tried to blow harder, but it couldn't, and that
made the thing worse, because OLD-man was so angry he went crazy.
'Break!  I tell you--break!' screamed OLD-man to the Birch-Tree.

"'I won't break,' replied the Birch; 'I shall never break for any wind.
I will bend, but I shall never, never break.'

"'You won't, hey?'  cried OLD-man, and he rushed at the Birch-Tree with
his hunting-knife.  He grabbed the top of the Birch because it was
touching the ground, and began slashing the bark of the Birch-Tree with
the knife.  All up and down the trunk of the tree OLD-man slashed,
until the Birch was covered with the knife slashes.

"'There! that
still. 

 " By and by he called to the winds to blow, and they start.   inaugural 
 they didn't blow very hard, because they were afraid they might make 
 honest-to-god - man angry, but he kept cry: 

 "' fellate harder -- intemperate -- harder!   Blow bad than ever you blew ahead, 
 and commit this heat aside from the world.' 

 " So, of path, the winds did blow harder -- hard than they ever had 
 blown before. 

 "' Bend and fracture, Fir - Tree!' cried OLD - man, and the Fir - Tree did bend 
 and break.  ' deflect and break, Pine - Tree!' and the Pine - Tree did bend and 
 break.  ' Bend and break, Spruce - Tree!' and the Spruce - Tree did bend and 
 break.  ' Bend and break, O Birch - Tree!' and the Birch - Tree did bend, 
 but it wouldn't break -- no, sir!--it wouldn't break! 

 "' Ho!   Birch - Tree, won't you mind me?   Bend and break!   I tell you,' 
 but all the Birch - Tree would do was to bend. 

 " It bend to the ground; it bent doubly to please previous - world, but it would 
 not break. 

 "' Blow hard, wind!' cried OLD - man,' blow out harder and break the 
 Birch - Tree.'   The wind tried to blow harder, but it couldn't, and that 
 make the thing worse, because OLD - man was therefore angry he went brainsick. 
' unwrap!   I tell you -- break!' screamed previous - man to the Birch - Tree. 

 "' I won't break,' replied the Birch;' I shall never transgress for any wind. 
 I will bend, but I shall never, never bankrupt.' 

 "' You won't, hey?'   cry OLD - man, and he rush at the Birch - Tree with 
 his hunting - tongue.   He grabbed the top of the Birch because it was 
 touching the ground, and begin slashing the bark of the Birch - Tree with 
 the knife.   All up and down the trunk of the tree OLD - world slashed, 
 until the Birch was covered with the knife slashes. 

 "' There! that
 stlll.

"By and by he called tu the winds to yoow, anv they dommencea.  First
they didn't blow very hqrd, btbause they were afraia they mihht make
ILD-men angry, but he kept crylug:

"'Blos harbec--harder--harder!  Nlow worse dhan ever you tldw before,
and send this heat away from the wotlf.'

"So, of course, jhe wpnqs djd blow harder--harder than they eved had
blmwn before.

"'Benc and break, Fir-Tree!' cried LLD-mwn, and the Fir-Tree did bend
ane brqqk.  'Bend and break, Pint-Txee!' and the Pine-Tree did bend and
break.  'Bevd anb break, Sproew-Trfg!' and the Spcuce-Trve did bend akc
break.  'Bend snd break, O Bivch-Trxe!' abd the Birch-Tree did uend,
but it wouldn't bteak--no, sir!--ht wouldn't break!

"'Ho!  Burch-Ttee, wmn't hiu oins ke?  Bend anv break!  I fell you,'
but all the Birch-Tree eotod do was to gend.

"It bqnt to the ground; it bent double to pledse OLD-man, but it would
not break.

"'Blow harder, winf!' cried OJD-man, 'blow harder and break the
Birch-Tree.'  The wing trixd to bjuq jarder, but it couldn't, and that
made the thing rkrxe, because OLD-mak was so angry he eejt srazy.
'Break!  I tell vku--greak!' screamed OLD-lan to jhe Biech-Tree.

"'I ron't break,' replied the Birch; 'I whall never yreqk for any wind.
I wnll bend, but I snall mever, never break.'

"'You wou't, hey?'  cried OLD-lan, and hs rushed at the Bkrcm-Trae with
his hunting-knife.  Hq grabbed the top of the Birch because ih was
bmuching the ground, and yegan slashing hhe bark of the Birch-Tree with
tix knife.  All op dnd down thz trunl of the tree OLD-man slasheb,
until tke Birzh was covvred with the knife flashes.

"'There! djat
still. "By and by he called to to and they First they didn't were they might make angry, but he crying: "'Blow harder--harder--harder! Blow worse than you blew before, and send this heat away from the world.' "So, of the winds did blow harder--harder than they ever had blown before. "'Bend and Fir-Tree!' OLD-man, the did bend and break. 'Bend and break, Pine-Tree!' and the Pine-Tree did bend and break. 'Bend break, Spruce-Tree!' and the Spruce-Tree did bend and 'Bend and break, O and the Birch-Tree did bend, it break--no, sir!--it break! Birch-Tree, you mind me? and break! I tell you,' but all the Birch-Tree would do was to bend. "It bent to ground; it to please but would break. "'Blow harder, OLD-man, 'blow harder and break the tried to blow harder, but it couldn't, and made the worse, because OLD-man was so angry went crazy. 'Break! I tell you--break!' screamed OLD-man the Birch-Tree. "'I won't break,' replied the Birch; 'I shall never break for any wind. bend, but I shall never break.' "'You hey?' OLD-man, he at the with his hunting-knife. He grabbed the top of the Birch because was touching the ground, and began slashing the bark of with knife. All up down the trunk of tree slashed, until the Birch with knife
 still.

"By and by he called to the Winds to bloW, and tHey ComMeNced.  firsT
they didn't blow VEry hArd, because they were afraId theY mIGht mAKe
oLD-maN angry, bUT hE KEpt CrYiNg:

"'BLoW HaRder--hArdEr--hardeR!  Blow worse ThaN eVer you blew beFOrE,
and send thIs hEat away from tHe wOrld.'

"So, Of CouRSe, the WinDs did Blow haRDer--harDer than thEy EVer had
BLown befORE.

"'BEnd aNd break, Fir-Tree!' criED Old-man, and the Fir-TRee did BeND
aND BreAk.  'BEnd and breaK, PIne-TrEE!' and the pInE-tREe dID bend and
break.  'bend and breaK, sprUce-TreE!' aNd tHE SprucE-Tree DiD BenD and
break.  'BeNd anD break, O BiRch-TreE!' And the BIRch-Tree Did benD,
buT it WoulDN't BrEak--No, SIr!--iT WoUldN'T brEak!

"'Ho!  BirCh-trEe, won'T you MIND Me?  BeNd aNd brEak!  I tEll you,'
but all tHe BIrch-tRee Would Do was To beNd.

"it benT to the GrounD; iT bent double to plEase oLD-man, but It wOuLd
nOt Break.

"'bLow harDer, WinD!' cried OlD-man, 'blOW haRdER ANd Break the
Birch-Tree.'  THe WINd Tried to bLow harDEr, BuT It couldn'T, aNd tHat
mADE the tHing WOrSe, becausE OLD-maN WaS sO angry hE wEnt craZy.
'breAk!  I Tell yOU--breAk!' screAmed OLD-mAn to tHE Birch-Tree.

"'I won'T Break,' replied tHE BIRCh; 'i ShalL neVer break for Any wINd.
I wIll bENd, But i Shall Never, NeVEr BReak.'

"'You won't, hey?'  cried oLd-man, anD he ruShed at the BircH-Tree with
hIS HUnting-knIfe.  HE GrABbed the top of thE BircH because it WAs
touchiNg the Ground, anD began slaSHIng the baRk oF thE BiRch-tREe With
the knife.  ALL Up anD dOwn the tRunK of the tRee oLD-Man SlaShEd,
until thE Birch waS cOvErEd WitH the kNIfe slashEs.

"'theRe! ThaT
 still.

"By and by he cal led to the  wind s t o b lo w, a nd t hey commenced.  Fir st
they didn't blow ve ry ha rd ,  bec a us e the y werea fr a i d t he ymig ht ma ke
OL D-m an angr y, but hekep tcrying:

"'B l ow  harder--h ard er--harder! Bl ow wor se  th a n eve r y ou bl ew bef o re,
an d send th is heat a w ay from t he  wor ld.'

"So, of cou r se ,  the winds did  blowha r de r - -ha rde r than the yeverh ad
blow n  b e f o re. 
"'Bend and b reak, Fir-T r ee! ' crie dOLD - man, a nd th eF ir- Tree did be nd
a nd break.   'Ben d  and br e ak, Pin e-Tree !'and  the Pi ne -Tr ee did be nda ndbreak. 'B en d and  bre a k , Spru ce- Tree !' an d the Spruce- Tre e di d  be nd an d
bre ak. ' Bendand br eak,OBirch-Tree!' an d th e Birch-T ree  d idbe nd,
b u t it w oul dn' t break --no, s i r!- -i t w ou ldn't break!

"'Ho !B ir ch-Tree,  won't yo um ind me? B end  and b reak!   It el l you,'but al l  t he  Birch- Tr ee wou ld  do  wa s tob end. 

"Itbent tothe g r ound; it bentd ouble to plea s eO L D- m an,but  it would
n ot b r eak. 

"' B lo w h a rder,  wind !' cr i ed OLD-man, 'blow h ar der an d bre ak the
Birch- Tree.'  Th e w ind trie d to bl o w harder, butit co uldn't, an d  that
ma de th e thingworse, be c a use OLD- man  wa s s o a n g ry  he went craz y . 
'Br ea k!  I t ell  you--b rea k!'  sc rea me d OLD-man  to theBi rc h- Tr ee. 

"'I won't br ea k,'  r epl ied t h e Birc h; 'I  sha ll  n e ver  breakf or a ny w in d. 
I w ill  b end,butI  sh all nev er, never  br e ak.' 
"' You won 't, hey?'  cr ie d OLD-man,  a ndhe rus h e d at the  Birch-Tree with
his hu n ting-kn ife .  He  gra bbed thetop  of th e B i rch be causeit wa stou c h ing t h e  g rou nd , and bega n sla shing  t he b ark ofthe Birch-Tree wit h 
th e knife.  All  up  and d ow n t h et run ko f t h e  tree OLD-man s lashed,
un ti l  t he Birch w a s c ov ered wi th theknife slashes .

"'Ther e! that
 still.

"By_and by_he called to the_winds to_blow,_and they_commenced._ First
they didn't_blow very hard,_because they were afraid_they might make
OLD-man_angry,_but he kept crying:

"'Blow harder--harder--harder!  Blow worse than ever you blew before,
and send_this_heat away_from_the_world.'

"So, of course, the winds_did blow harder--harder than they_ever had
blown_before.

"'Bend and break, Fir-Tree!' cried OLD-man, and the_Fir-Tree_did bend
and break._ 'Bend and break, Pine-Tree!' and the Pine-Tree did_bend and
break.  'Bend and break,_Spruce-Tree!' and the_Spruce-Tree_did_bend and
break.  'Bend_and break, O Birch-Tree!' and the_Birch-Tree did bend,
but it wouldn't break--no,_sir!--it wouldn't break!

"'Ho!  Birch-Tree, won't you_mind me?  Bend and break!_ I tell you,'
but all_the Birch-Tree_would do was to bend.

"It_bent to the_ground; it_bent double to_please OLD-man, but it would
not break.

"'Blow_harder, wind!' cried_OLD-man, 'blow harder and break the
Birch-Tree.'__The wind tried_to_blow_harder, but_it couldn't, and_that
made_the thing_worse,_because OLD-man was so angry he_went_crazy.
'Break!  I tell you--break!' screamed OLD-man_to the Birch-Tree.

"'I won't_break,'_replied the Birch; 'I_shall never break for any_wind.
I will bend, but I shall_never, never_break.'

"'You won't,_hey?'  cried OLD-man, and he rushed at the Birch-Tree with
his_hunting-knife.  He grabbed the top_of the Birch because_it was
touching_the_ground, and began_slashing_the bark_of the Birch-Tree with
the knife.  All_up and_down the trunk of the tree_OLD-man slashed,
until the Birch_was_covered with the knife slashes.

"'There! that