Chapter I: Part I: Chapter Page

I DITTE'S FAMILY TREE 3

II BEFORE THE BIRTH 10

III A CHILD IS BORN 22

IV DITTE'S FIRST STEP 26

V GRANDFATHER STRIKES OUT AFRESH 33

VI THE DEATH OF SOeREN MAN 39

VII THE WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS 47

VIII WISE MAREN 52

IX DITTE VISITS FAIRYLAND 69

X DITTE GETS A FATHER 79

XI THE NEW FATHER 87

XII THE RAG AND BONE MAN 103

XIII DITTE HAS A VISION 115

XIV AT HOME WITH MOTHER 124

XV RAIN AND SUNSHINE 138

XVI POOR GRANNY 144

XVII WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY 151

XVIII THE RAVEN FLIES BY NIGHT 163

XIX ILL LUCK FOLLOWS THE RAVEN'S CALL 172

PART II

CHAPTER PAGE

I MORNING AT THE CROW'S NEST 183

II THE HIGHROAD 192

III LARS PETER SEEKS THE KING 203

IV LITTLE MOTHER DITTE 219

V THE LITTLE VAGABOND 230

VI THE KNIFE-GRINDER 239

VII THE SAUSAGE-MAKER 250

VIII THE LAST OF THE CROW'S NEST 267

IX A DEATH 284

X THE NEW WORLD 291

XI GINGERBREAD HOUSE 303

XII DAILY TROUBLES 311

XIII DITTE'S CONFIRMATION 320