He told them what had happened, and then they no longer concealed how it had fared with them.
" The King was surprised, but the servant who had concealed himself came and revealed everything to him.
" He liked the idea, and became such a skillful astronomer that when he had learnt everything, and was about to travel onwards, his master gave him a telescope and said to him, "With that you can see whatsoever takes place either on earth or in heaven, and nothing can remain concealed from you.
" But now a fiery dragon came flying through the air, and it came down to them, and asked why they had concealed themselves there.
The king, however, had a lion which was a wondrous animal, for he knew all concealed and secret things.
He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.
I will propose an exchange to you, there in the corner hangs a soldier's knapsack, which is certainly old and shabby, but in it lie concealed wonderful powers, but, as I no longer use it, I will give it to you for the table-cloth.
It lay so concealed, and the way was so difficult to find that he himself would not have found it, if a wise woman had not given him a ball of yarn with wonderful properties.
When she had eaten the pear, she was satisfied, and went and concealed herself among the bushes.
The girl concealed the three spinners from the Queen, and showed her whenever she came the great quantity of spun thread, until the latter could not praise her enough.
' When the ravens had spoken of this together, they flew onwards, and faithful John had well understood everything, but from that time forth he became quiet and sad, for if he concealed what he had heard from his master, the latter would be unfortunate, and if he disclosed it to him, he himself must sacrifice his life.
Here stood in a row young and slender trees, each of which concealed its Dryad, and gave shade from the artificial sunlight.
In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together; the rose-bushes concealed them.
It is concealed and hidden, but God does not forget it.
He held his gun ready to fire, with his eyes fixed steadily on the highest point of the cliff, where the eagle's nest lay concealed beneath the overhanging rock.
Around the Wetterhorn hung a feathery cloud, like a woolbag, and a threatening cloud too, for as it sunk lower it increased in size, and concealed within was a "föhn,"1 fearful in its violence should it break loose.
Some newly fallen snow concealed a cleft which, though it did not extend to the foaming waters in the depths beneath, was still much deeper than the height of a man.
The many delicate forms concealed in summer by luxuriant foliage, were now clearly defined, and looked like glittering lace-work.
Not only the rapidity with which advance is made, but every other quality should have due consideration; as, for instance, how much weight a candidate is able to draw; but I have not brought this quality forward now, nor the sagacity of the hare in his flight, nor the cunning with which he suddenly springs aside and doubles, to lead people on a false track, thinking he has concealed himself.
" The frog-figure beckoned to him to follow her, and led him through a long gallery concealed by hanging drapery to the stables, and then pointed to a horse.
