"Did Father see him?" asked Greta with a worried look.
Hans was in a teasing mood and he didn't answer Greta right away. Finally he said, with an annoying smile on his face, "I think I'd better not tell you, Greta."
CHAPTER IV
EXCITEMENT IN THE FOREST
"Oh, Father, I'm afraid to go any higher." Greta clung to her father's arm in terror. This was the first time she had climbed up the lookout tower in the forest, and even now she was only halfway up. It seemed such a fearfully long way to the top.
"I just can't go on," the little girl pleaded.
"Why, Greta, for months you've begged to climb up here."
"But I didn't know it was so high."
"You won't be scared if you don't look down at the ground. Just hold tightly to my hand and you will be all right. Remember, Greta, a girl who is named after a queen must not be afraid of anything."