When the latter had rested a little she came running back again, for she indeed had felt Erick's chivalrous service and she was very grateful to him.

She therefore could not see him standing so alone, but ran up to him and said cheeringly: "Come and play with us, you must not always stand so alone, that is lonesome." "No," said Erick, "I cannot play with you.

I do not want to shout so terribly." "You need not scream, that does not belong to the game.

Come along!" Saying this, Kaetheli took Erick's hand firmly in hers and pulled him along.
Erick played with the rest, and now he had begun he played with all his might.

They had stopped the game of "Catch" and were playing a circle game.