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She was dism a yed fo r she knew that the Glass told no lies and she saw that the Hunter had deceived her and th a t Snowdrop still lived Accordingly she began to wonder a fresh how she ight co pass her death ; for a s long as she w a s not the fairest in the land her j ealous heart left her no rest At last she thought o f a plan She dyed her face and dressed up like a n o ld Pedlar so that she was qui te u nrec o gn is able In this guise she crossed o ver the seven mountains to the home o f the seven Dwarfs and called out Wares for s ale Snowdrop peeped out of the window and said Good da y mother wh a t have you go t to sell Good wa res fine wares she answered laces o f every colour and she held out o n e which was made o f gay pl a ited silk I may let the honest woman in thought Snowdrop an d she unbolted the door and bou ght the pretty lace Child s a id the Old Wom a n what a sight you are will lace you properly fo r once Snowdrop made no obj ection and placed herself before the Old Woman to let her lace her with the new lace But the O ld Woman laced so quickly and tightly th a t she took away Snow drop s breath and she fell down as though de a d Now am the fairest she said to herself and hurried a way Not long afte r the seven Dwarfs came home and were horror struck when they saw their dea r little Snowdrop lying When they saw o n the floor without stirring like o n e dead she was laced too tight they cut the lace whereupon she bega n to breathe and soon came back to life a gain Wh en the Dwarfs heard what had happened they said that the old Pedlar was no other than the wicked Queen Take care not to let any one in when we a re not here they said Now the wicked Queen as soon as she got home went to th e Gl a ss and asked ,
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doves c ame to her bringing food twi ce a day till th e seven years were ended Meanwhile the Cook thought If the child really has the mi ght easily fall into power of wishing and I stay here disgrace So he left the palace and went to the boy who was then o ld enough to ta lk and said to him Wish for a beautiful ca stle with a garden a n d everythin g belon ging to it Hardly had t h e words passed the boy s lips than all that he h a d a sked for was there Aft er a time the Cook said It is not good for yo u t o be so much alone wish for a bea utiful Maiden to be your companion The Prince uttered the wish a n d immediately a Maiden stood before them more be a utiful than an y p a int er could p aint So they grew very fond o f each other and played together while the old Cook went o u t h u nting like any gra nd gentleman But the idea came to him o n e day that the Prince might wish to go to his father some time and he woul d thereby be placed in a very awkward position So he took the Maiden a side and s aid to her To night when the boy is a sleep go and drive this knife into his hea rt Then bring e his heart an d his tongue If yo u fail to do it you will lose your o wn life Then he went away ; but when the next day came the Maiden h a d not yet obeyed his comm a nd and she said Wh y should shed his innocent blood when he has never done harm to any cre a ture in hi s life The Cook again said If yo u do n o t obey me you will lose your o wn life When he had gone away she ordered a youn g hind to be brought and killed then she cut out its heart and its tongue and put them o n a dish Wh en she saw the o ld man coming she s aid to the boy Get into bed and cover yourself right over The old scoundrel came in and said Where are the t ongue and t h e heart of the boy white
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She answered Alas it is so far o ff and what should I do in a strange country where I know no on e As she did not wish t o go and yet they could not bear to be parted he changed her into a beautiful Pink which he took with him Then he set o u t on his j our ney and the Poodle was m a de to run alongside till the Prince reached his o wn country Arrived there he went straight to the tower where his mother was imprisoned and as the tower was so high he wished for a l a dder to reach the top Then he cli mbed up looked in and cried Dearest mother lady Queen are you still alive She thinking it was the Angels who brought her food come back said have j ust eaten I do not want anything more Then he said am your own dear son whom the wild animals were supposed to have devoured but a still alive and I shall soon come and rescue yo u Then he got down and went to his father He had hi self announced as a strange Huntsman anxious to take serv ice wi th the ing who said Yes if he was skilled in game preserving and coul d procure plenty of veni son he would engage him But there had never before been any game in the whole di strict The Hu ntsman promised to pro cure as uch game as the King coul d possibly require for the royal table Then he called the whole Hu nt together and ordered them all to come into the forest with hi m He caused a great circle to be enclosed with only one outlet ; then he took his place in the middle a n d began to wi sh as hard as he could Im m edi ately over two hu ndred head o f game came running into the enclosur e ; th ese the Hunts en had to shoot and then they were piled on to sixty country wagons and driven home to the King So for once he was able to load his board with game aft er hav ing had none for any years The King was much plea sed and commanded his whole cour t to a banquet o n the following day Wh en they were all ,
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It happened one day that the Father had a mind to go to the Fair So he asked both his step daughters what he should brin g ho e for them Fin e clothes said one Pearls and j ewels said the other But you Ash en pu ttel said he what will you have Father break o ff for me the first twig which brushes against your hat on your way home Well for his two step daughters he brought beautiful clothes pearls and j ewels and o n his way home as he was riding through a green copse a hazel twig gr a zed against him and knocked hi s hat o ff Then he broke o ff the branch and to ok it with him Wh en he got home he gave his step daughters what they had asked for and to Ash en pu ttel he gave the twig from the hazel bush Ash en pu tt el thanked him and went to her mother s grave and planted the twi g upon it ; she wept so much that her tears fell and watered it And it took root and became a fine tree Ash en pu tt el went to the grave three tim es every da y wept and prayed and every time a little white bir d ca me and perched upon the tree and when she uttered a wish the little bird threw down to her what she had wished fo r Now it happened that the ing proclaimed a festival whi ch was to last three d a ys and t o which all the beauti ful maidens in the coun try were invited in o rder that his son might choose a bride When the two step daughters heard that they were also to be present they were in high sp irits called Ash en pu tt el and said -
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Brush o ur hair and clean our shoes and fasten our buckles for we are going to the feas t at the Kin g s p alace Ash en pu tt el obeyed but wept for she also would gladly have gone t o the ball wi th them and begged her step other to give her lea ve to go You As h en pu t t el she s ai d Why you are covered ou go to the festival ! Besides y with dus t and di rt ou have no clothes or shoes and yet you wan t to go to the b a ll As she however went on ask ing her Step mother s aid ell have thrown a dish ful of lentils into the cin ders if you have picked them all o u t in two hours you shall go w ith ,
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the toe ; when you are Queen yo u won t have to w alk any ore The girl cut o ff her toe forced her foot into the slipper stifled her pain and went out to the Prince Then he took her up o n hi s horse as hi s Bride, and rode away with her However they had to pass the grave on the way and there sat the two Doves on the hazel tree and cried
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This is not the right on e either he said Have you no other daughter No said the an There is only a daughter o f my late wife s a pun y stun ted drudge but she cann ot possibly be the Bride he Prince said that she ust be sent fo r But the Mother answered Oh n o she is uch too dirty ustn t be seen on any account sh e He was however absolutely deter ined to have hi s way and they were obli ged to summ on Ash en pu tt el When she had washed her hands and face she went up and cu rtsied to the Prince who handed her the golden sli pper Then she sat down on a bench p ul led off her wooden clog and put on the slipper whi ch fitted to a ni cety And when she stood up and the Prince l o oked into her face he recognised the beautiful aiden that he had d a nced with and cried Thi s is the true Bride The Step other and the two sisters were dismayed and turned whi te with rage but he took Ash en pu ttel o n his horse and rode o ff with her As they rode past the hazel tree the two hite Doves cried .
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LONG t ime ago there lived a King whose wi sdom was Nothing was unknown to c elebrated far and wide him and news of the most secret transactions seemed to reach him through the air Now he h a d o n e very o dd habit Every day at dinner when the cour tiers h a d wit h drawn an d he was qui te alone It was always a trusted Servant had to bring in another dish covered and even the Servant did not know what it conta ined nor any o n e else for the King never un covered it till he w a s alone This had gone o n for a long time when one day the Servant who carried the dish was overcome by his curiosity and took the dish to his own room When he h a d carefully locked the door he took the dish cover o ff and saw a White Snake lying o n the dish At the sight o f it he coul d not resist ta sting it so he cut a piece off and put it into his outh Hardly had he tasted it however when he heard a wonder ful whi spering o f delicate voices He went to the window and listened and he noticed that the whispers came from the sparrows outside They were chattering awa y and telling each other all kinds o f things t hat they had he a rd in the woods and fields Eating the Snake had given him the power o f understandi ng the language of birds an d ani mals Now it happened o n this day that the Queen lost her most precious ring an d suspicion fell upon thi s trusted Servant who went about everyw here The King sent for hi m and threa tened that if it w as n o t foun d by the next day he woul d be sent to prison .
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In vain he protested his innocence he was not believed In his grief and anxiety he went down into the courtyard and wondered how he shoul d get o u t of his difficulty A nu ber o f Ducks were lying peace ably together by a stream stroking down their feathers wi th their bills while they chattered gaily The Servant stood still to listen to them They were telling each other o f their morning s walks and experiences Then o n e o f them said somewhat fretfully h a ve something l yi ng heavy o n my sto ach In my haste swallowed the Queen s ring this morning The Servant quickly seized it b y the neck carried it o ff into the kitchen and said to the Cook Here s a fine fat Duck You had better kill it at once Yes indeed said the Cook weighing it in her hand It has spared no pains in stuffing itself ; it should have been roasted long ago So she killed it a n d cut it open and there s u re enough was the Queen s ring The Servant had now no difficulty in provi ng his innocence and the ing to make up for his inj ustice gave the Servant leave t o ask any fa vour he liked and promised him the highest post about the Court whi ch he might desire The S ervant however declined everythi ng but a horse and some money to travel with as he wa nted to wander about for a while to see the world His request being granted he set o ff on his travels and one day came to a pond where he saw three Fishes caught among the reeds and gasping for breath Al though it is said that fishes are dumb he un derstood their complaint at perishing thus miserably As he had a compassionate heart he go t off hi s horse and put the three captives back into the water They wriggled in their jo y stretched up their heads above the water and cried We will reme ber that yo u saved us and reward you for .
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He rode on again and after a time he seemed to hear a voice in the sand at his feet He li stened a n d hea rd a n Ant King complain wi sh these hum an beings an d their a nimals woul d keep out o f o ur way A clum sy horse h a s just put hi s hoof dow n upon a num ber of my people in the most hea rtless way He turned his horse into a side path and the Ant King cried We will remember an d reward you The ro a d now ran through a forest and he saw a p a ir of Ravens standi ng by their nest throwi ng o u t their yo u ng Aw a y with you you gallows birds they were s a yi ng We can t feed you any longer o u are old enough to look after yo u rselves The poor little nestlings lay on the ground fluttering and flapping their wi ngs and crying We poor helpless children to feed ourselves and we ca n t even fly ! We shall di e of hunger there is nothing else for it The good Youth dismo u nted killed his horse wi th his sword and left the carc a se as food for the young Ravens They hopped along to it and cried We will remember and reward you Now he had to depend upon his o wn legs and after going a long way he came to a large town There was much noise and bustle in the streets where a man o n horseback was making a proclamation The King s daughter seeks a husband but any one who wi shes to sue for her hand must accomplish a hard task and if he does not bring it to a successful issue he will forfeit his life Many had a lready attempted the task but they had risked their lives in va in When the Youth saw the Princess he was so dazzled by her be a uty that he forgot all da nger a t once sought a n au di ence of the Ki ng and announced himself a s a suitor He w a s immediately led o u t to the seashore and a golden ring was thrown into the w a ter before his eyes Then the ,
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The Youth had no idea where to find the tree o f life However he started o ff eaning to walk as far as his legs woul d carry hi m but he had no hope of finding it Wh en he had travelled through three kingdoms he was one night passing through a great forest and he lay down under a tree to sleep He hea rd a rustling among the branches and a golden apple fell into his hand At the same time three Ravens flew down and perched o n his knee and said We are the young Ravens yo u saved fro death When we grew big and heard that you were looking for the golden apple we flew across the sea to the end of the world where the tree o f life stands and brought yo u the appl e The Youth delighted started o n his homeward j ourney a n d took the golden apple to the beautiful Princess who had now no further excuse t o offer They divided the apple o f life and a t e it together and then her heart was fil led with love for him and they lived happily to a great a ge .
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Then the Wolf ran to a Baker and said I h a ve bruised my foot ; please put some dough on it And when the Baker had put so e dough on hi s foot he ran to the Mill er and said Strew some flour on my foot The Miller thought The o ld Wolf is going to t ake somebody in and refused But the Wolf said If you don t do it I w ill eat you up So the Miller was frightened and whitened his p a ws People are like that you know N o w the wretch went for the third time to the door an d knocked and said Open the door children Your dear other has come home and has brought something for each of yo u out o f the wood The ids cried Show us your feet first that we m ay be sure you are o ur mother He put his paws o n the window sill and when they saw that they were white they believed all he said and opene d the door Alas ! It was the Wolf who wa lked in They were terrified and tried to hide themselves One ran under the table the second jum ped into bed the third in to the oven the fourth ran into the kitchen the fifth got into the cupbo a rd the sixth in to the wash tub and the seventh hid in the tall clock c ase But the Wolf found them all but o n e and made short work of the He swallowed one after the other except the youngest o n e in the clock case whom he did n o t find h en he had satisfied his appetite he took himself off and lay down in a mea dow outside where he soon fell asleep N o t long a fter the o ld N a nny go a t came back from the woods Oh what a terrible sight met her eyes The house door was wide open table chairs and benches were over turned the washing bowl was smashed to ato s the covers and pillows torn from the bed She searched all over the house for her children but nowhere were they to be foun d She called them by name one by one but no one an sw ered ,
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At last when she came to the youngest a tiny voice cried am here dear mother hidden in the clock She brought him o u t and he told her that the Wolf had come and devoured all the others You may imagine h o w she wept over her children At last in her grief she went o u t and the yo u ngest Kid ran by her side Wh en they went into the meadow there lay the Wolf under a tree m aking the branches shake wi th his snores They examined him from every side and they could plainly see movements within his distended body Ah heavens thought the Go a t is it possible that my poor children whom he ate fo r his supper should be still alive ? She sent the Kid running to the house to fetch scissors needles and thread Then she cut a hole in the monster s side and hardly had she begun when a Kid popped out its he a d and as soon as the hole was big enough all six jum ped out o n e after the other all alive and without having suffered the least injury for in his greed the monster had swallowed them whole You may imagine the other s j oy She hugged them and skipped about like a tailor on his wedding day At l a st she said Go and fetch some big stones children and we will fill up the brute s body while he is asleep Then the seven Kids brought a lot o f stones as fast as they could c a rry them and stuffed the Wolf with them till he coul d hold no more The o ld mother qui ckly sewed him up without his havi ng noticed anything o r even moved At last when the Wolf had had his sleep o u t he go t up and as t h e stones a de him feel very thirsty he wa nted to go to a spring to drink But as soon as he moved the stones began to roll about and rattle inside him Then he cried ,
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There th ey saw a little grey Man sitting at a table They called to hi once — twice— but he did not hea r them Finally wh en they had called him th e third time he stood up and opened the door and came out He said not a word but led them to a richly spread table and when they had eaten and drunk he took them each to a bedroom The next orning the little grey Man came to the eldest Prince beckoned and led him to a stone tablet whereon were inscribed three tasks by eans o f which the castle should be freed from enchantment This was the first task ! In the wood un der the moss lay the Princesses pearls a thousand in nu ber These had all t o be found and if at sunset a single o n e were missing the seeker was turned to stone The eldest went away and searched all day but when eveni ng came he had only found the first hundred and it happened as the inscription foret old He was turned to stone The next day the second Brother undertook the quest but he fared no better than the first fo r he only found two hundred pearls and he too was turned to stone A t last came the Blockhead s tur n ; he search ed in the oss but the pearls were hard to fi n d and he got on but slowly Then he sat down o n a rock and cried and as he was sitting there the Ant ing whose life he had saved came up with five thousand ants and it was not long before the little creatures had found all the pearls a n d laid them in a heap Now the second task was to get the key o f the Princesses roo o u t of the lake Wh en the Blockhead ca e to the lake the ducks he had once saved swa up dived and brought up the key from the depths But the third task was the hardest The Prince had to find out which was the youngest and most charming of the Princesses while they were asleep They were exactly alike and could n o t be distingui shed in any way except that before going t o sleep each h a d eaten a .
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with it so that streaming with blood the Wolf ran b a ck to the Fox W ell brother olf said the Fo x and h o w did you get on with the Man Alas said the Wolf I never thought the strength of an woul d be wh a t it is First he took a stick from his shoulder and blew into it and something flew into my face which tickled frightfully Then he blew into it aga in and it flew into m yeyes and nose like lightning and hail Then he drew a shining rib out o f his body a n d struck at me with it till was more de a d than alive N o w you see s aid the Fox what a braggart you are o u throw your hatchet so far that you can t get it back again ,
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Go od morning Grettel Good mo rni ng Hans What h a ve yo u brought me I v e brought nothing But want something Gret t el gives him a knife Good bye Grett el Good bye Hans Hans takes the knife and sticks it in hi s sleeve and goes home Good evening Mother Good evening Hans Wh ere h a ve yo u been ? Been to see Grettel What did you give her ? I ga ve her nothing But she gave me something What did she give you She gave me a knife Where is the knife Ha ns I stuck it in my sleeve That s a stupid place Hans You should have put it in your pocket Never mind Mother I 11 do better next time Where are yo u going Hans To see Grett el Mother Behave well then All right Mother Good bye Good bye Hans Hans comes to Grett el Go od morning Grett el Good morning Ha ns Have yo u brought me a nything nice v e brought nothing What h a ve yo u got for me 7 Grett el gives h im a youn g kid Good bye Grett el Good bye Hans Hans tak es the kid ties its legs togeth er an d puts it in his pocket When he go t home it w as suffoca ted ’
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the w ayhe passed a swamp in which a number o f Frogs were croaking He listened and when he heard wh a t they were saying he became quite pensive and sad At l a st he reached Rome at a moment when the Pope had j ust di ed and there was great doubt among the Cardinals whom they ought to name as his successor They agreed at last th a t the man to whom some divine miracle should be manifested ought to be chosen as Pope Just a s they had come to this decision the young Cou nt entered the chu rch and suddenly two snow white doves flew down and a lighted o n his shoul ders The clergy recognised in this the sign from Hea ven and asked him o n the spot whether he would be Pope He was undecided a n d knew not whether he was worthy of the post but the Doves told him that he might accept a n d at last he said Yes Thereupon he was anointed and consecrated and so was ful filled what he had he ard from the Frogs on the w a y which had disturbed him so much— na mely that he should become Pope Then he had to chant ass and did n o t know o n e word o f it But the two Doves sat upon his sh oulders and whispered it to h im ,
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T h a ppened once that the Ca t met Mr Fox in the wood and because she thought He is clever and experienced in all the ways of the world she a ddressed him in a friendly ma nner Good morning dear Mr Fox ! how are yo u and how do you get along in these hard times 3 The Fox full o f pride looked at the Cat from head to foot for some time h a rdly knowing whether he would deign to answer or not At l a st he s aid Oh you poor whisker w iper you piebald fool y ou starveling mouse hunter what has come into yo ur head How da re you ask me how I am getting o n What sort o f education have you had Ho w ma ny arts are you m a ster of Only o n e said the Cat meekly Th C t c i o th y p And what might that m b c on e be asked the F o x When the hounds run after me can j ump into a tree and save myself Is that all said the Fo x am master o f a hundred arts and have a sack full of cunning tricks in addi tion But .
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was once a poor man who had four sons and when they w efe grown up he said to them Dear children yo u ust go out into the world now for have nothing to give you o u must each learn a trade and make your o wn way in the world So the four Brothers took their sticks in their hands bid their father good bye and p a ssed o u t o f the town gate When they had walked some dista nce they came to four cross roads which led into four di fferent districts Then the eldest one said We ust part here but this day four years we will meet here again having in the meantime done o ur best to make o u r fortun es Then each o n e went hi s o w n way The eldest met an o ld m an who asked him where he came fr om and what he w a s going to do I want to learn a trade he answered Then the Man s a id Come w ith me and learn to be a Thief that is no longer considered an honest N o answered he tra de and the end o f that song would be that shoul d swing as the clapper in a bell Oh said the Man you need not be afr a id o f the gallows will only teach yo u how to take things no one else wants or knows h o w to get hold o f and where no o n e can find you out So he allowed himself to be persuaded and under the Man s instructions he became such an expert thief that nothi ng was safe from him which he had once made up his ind to have The second Brother met a Man who put the same question to hi as to what he was going to do in the world ,
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he answered Then come with me and be a Star gazer It is the grandest thing in the world nothing is hidden fr om you He was pleased with the idea a n d became such a clever Star gazer that when he had learnt everythi ng and wanted to go awa y his master ga ve him a telescope and said With this you c an see everyt hi ng th a t h a ppens in the sky and o n earth a n d nothing can remain hidden from you The third Brother was taken in hand by a Huntsman who taught him everything connected with sport so well that he became a first rate Huntsman On his dep arture his master presented him wit h a gun and said This gun will never miss whatever yo u aim at you will hit without fail The youngest Brother also met a Man w h o asked hi m what he was going to do Woul dn t you like to be a Ta ilor he asked I don t know a bout that said the young man don t uch fa ncy sitting cross legged from morni ng till ni ght and everlastingly pulling a needle in and o u t and pushing a fla t i ron Dear dear s a id the Ma n what are yo u talking about If yo u come to me yo u will learn quite a different sort o f tailoring It is a most pleasant and agreeable trade not to say most honourable So he allowed himself to be talked over and went wi th the Man who taught him his trade thoroughly On his dep a rture he gave him a needle a n d s ai d With this needle you will be able to stitch anything together be it a s soft as an egg o r a s h a rd as steel ; and it will become like a whole piece o f stuff with no seam v isible When the four years which the Brothers had agreed upon had passed they met at the cross roads They embraced o n e another and hur ried home to their Father Well i said he q ui t e pleased to see them has the wind w ait ed you b a ck t o me again 2 ,
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Not long a fter this there was a great alarm raised in the country ! the King s only daughter h a d been carried o ff by a Dragon The King sorrowed for her day and nig ht and proclaimed that whoever brought her b a ck should marry her The four Brothers s a id to one another This would be an opportunit y for us to prove what we can do And they decided to go o u t together to deliver the Princess I shall soon know where she is s aid the Star gazer as he looked through his telescope and then he said I see her already She is a long way from here she is sitting o n a rock in the middle o f the sea and the Dra gon is nea r wa tching her Then he went to the King a n d a sked for a ship for himself an d his Brothers to cross the s ea in se a rch of the rock They found the Princess still o n the rock but the Dragon w as a sleep with his he a d o n her lap The Sportsm an said I dare not shoot I shoul d kill the beautiful maiden Then I will try my luck sa id the Thief and he stole her away from benea th the Dragon He did it so gently and skilfully that the monster never discovered it but w ent snoring on Full o f j oy they hurried a way with her to the ship an d steered for the open sea But the Dragon on w aking had missed the Princess and now c a me a ft er them through the a ir foaming with ra ge Just as he w a s hovering over the ship an d a bout to drop on them the Sportsman took a im with his gun and shot him through the heart The monster fell down dead but he was so huge that in fal ling he dragged the whole ship down with him They managed to seize a few boards o n which they kept themselves a float They were now in great straits but the Ta ilor not to be outdone produced his wonderfu l needle and put some great stitches into the boards sea ted himself on them an d collected all the floating bits o f the ship Then he stitched them all ’
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ogether so cleverly that in a very short time the ship was seaworthy again and they sailed happily home Th e King was overj oyed when he saw his daughter again One of you shall marry her a n d he s a id to the four Brothers but which one you must decide a mong yourselves An excited discussion then took place among th em for each one m a de a claim The Star ga zer said ! H a d I not discovered the Princess all your art s would h a ve been in vain therefore she is mine I The Thief s aid What would have been the good o f discovering her if I had not taken her from und er the Dragon So she is mine The Sportsman said You as well as the Princess would have been destroyed by the onster if my shot had not hit him S o she is mine The Tailor said And if I h a d n o t sewn the ship together wi th my skill you would all have been drowned miserably Therefore she is mine ing said E a ch of you has an equal right but as Th e you can t all have her none o f you shall have her I will give every o n e o f you half a kingdom as a reward The Brothers were quite satisfied with this decision and they said It is better so than that we shoul d quarrel over it So e a ch o f them received half a kingdom an d they lived h appily with their Father for the rest o f their days t
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HERE was once a Man who h a d to take a long j ourney and when he was saying good bye to his daughters he asked what he should bring back to them The eldest wanted pearls the second diamonds but the third s a id Dear father I shoul d like a singing soaring lark The father said Very well if I c a n mana ge it you shall have it and he kissed a ll three and set o ff He bought pearls a n d diamonds for the t w o eldest but he had searched every where in vain for the singing soaring lark and this worried him for his youngest daughter was hi s favourite child Once hi s way led through a wood in the midst o f which was a splendid castle near it stood a tree and right up at the t o p he saw a lark singing and soaring Ah he said I have come across you in the nick o f time and he called to his Servant to di smount and catch the li ttle creature But as he appro a ched the tree a Lion sprang o u t from underne a th and shook him self and roared so that the leaves o n the tree trembled Who dares to ste a l my lark said he I will eat up the thi ef Th en the Man said I didn t know that the bird was yours I will make up for y fault by paying a heavy ransom O nl y spar e y life But the Lion said Nothing can save yo u un less yo u promise to give me whatever first eets yo u when yo u get h ome If you consent I will give yo u your life and the bird into the bargain But the Man hesitated and said Suppose my youn gest and favourite daughter were to co e run ning to meet me when I go ho e I ,
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weddin g festiviti es lasted Then she went back again into the wood When the second daughter arried and the youn gest w a s agai n in vited to the wedding she said to the Lion This time I will not go alone you ust come too But the Lion said it would be too dangerous fo r if a gleam o f light touched him he woul d be changed into a Dove and woul d have to fly about for seven years Ah said she only go with me and I wi ll protect yo u an d keep o ff every rayo f light So they went away together and took their little child with them t o o They had a hall b u ilt with such thi ck walls that no ray coul d penetrate and thither the Lion was to retire when the wedding torches w ere kindled But the door was made o f fresh wood which split and c aused a little crack which no o n e noticed Now the wedding was celebrated wi th great splendour But when the procession came b a ck from chur ch with a large number o f torches and lights a ray o f light no broader than a hair fell upon the Prince an d the minute t his ray touched him he w a s changed ; and when hi s wife came in a n d looked for him she saw nothing but a Whi te Dove sitting there The Dove said to her For seven years I must fly about the world every seventh step I will let fall a drop o f blood and a wh ite fea ther whi ch will show yo u the way and if yo u wil l follow th e track you can free me Thereupon the Dove flew o u t o f the door and she followed it and every seventh step it let fall a drop of blood and a little white fea ther to show her the way S o she wandered about the world and never rested till the seven years were nearly passed Then she rej oiced thinki ng that she wo ul d s oo n be free o f her troubles but she was stil l far from release One day as they were j ourneying on in the accustomed way the fe a ther and the drop of blood ceas ed falling and when she looked up the Dove h a d vanished Man can not help me she thought So she climbed up to .
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the Sun and said to it You shine upon all the valleys and m ountain pe a ks have yo u not seen a Whi te Dove flying by No said the Sun I have not seen o n e ; but I will give you a little casket Open it when you are in dire need She thanked the Sun and went o n till night when the Moon shone o u t o u shine all ni ght she said over field and forest have yo u seen a White Dove flying by No answered the Moon I have seen none but here is an egg Break it when you are in grea t need She thanked the Moon and went o n till the Night Wind blew upon her You blow among all the trees and leaves have not you seen a Wh ite Dove she asked No s a id the Night Wind I have not seen o n e ; but I will ask the other three Winds who m ay perhaps have seen it The East Wind a n d the West Wind ca e but they had seen no Dove Only the South Wind said I have seen the White Dove It has flown away to the Red Sea where it h a s again become a Lion since the seven years are over and the Lion is ever fightin g with a Dragon who is an enchanted Princess Then the Night Wind said I will advise yo u Go to the Red Sea you will find tall reeds growing on the right b an k count them and cut down the eleventh strike the Dra gon with it and then the Lion will be able to master it and both will regain hum an shape Next look round and you will see the wi nged Griffin who dwells by the Red Sea leap upon its back with your beloved and it will c a rry you across the sea Here is a nut Drop it when you come to mid ocean it will open immediately and a tall nut tree w ill grow up o u t o f the water o n which the Griffin will settle Coul d it not rest it woul d not be strong enough to carry you across and if you forget to dr op the nut it will let you fall in to the sea Then she j ourneyed o n and found everything as the Night Wind had said She counted the reeds by the sea an d cut o ff the eleventh struck the Dragon with it and the Lion mastered it ; im mediately both regained human form But when the ,
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about the eadow till the Bride saw them from the win dow Th e chickens pleased her so much that she asked if they were for sale Not for gold and goods but for flesh and blood Let me speak with the B ridegroom in his ch a mber once more The Bride said Yes intending to deceive her as before but when the Prince went to his room he asked the Chamberlain what all the murmuring and rustling in the night mea nt Then the Chamberlain told him how he had been ordered to give him a sleeping draught because a poor girl had been concealed in his room a n d th at night he was to do the same again Pour out the drink a n d put it near my bed said the Prince At ni ght she was brought in again and when she began to relate her sad fortun es he recognised the voice o f his dear wife sprang up and Now I am really free fo r the first time All has been as said a drea m for the foreign Princess cast a S pell over me so that I was forced to forget yo u ; but heaven in a happy hour has taken away my blindness Then they both stole out o f the castle for they fea red the Princess s father because he was a sorcerer They mounted the Griffin who bore them over the Red Sea and when they got to mid ocean she dropped the nut On the spot a fine nut tree spran g up o n which the bird rested ; then it took them home where they found their child grown tall and bea utiful and they lived happily till the end .
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your da ys But away wi th yo u now out o f my stable he drove it o u t into the open country The poor Horse was very sad and went into the forest to get a little shelter from the wind and wea ther There he met a Fox who said Why do yo u hang your head and wander a bout in this solita ry fa shion Alas answered the Horse a varice an d honesty cannot live together My m a ster has forgotten all the service I have done him fo r these m a ny ye a rs and because I can no longer plough he will no longer feed me and he has driven me a way Without any consideration asked the Fox Only the poor consolation of telling me th a t if I w a s strong enough to bring him a Lion he would keep me but he knows well enough th a t the task is beyond me The F o x said But I will help you Just you lie down here, and stretch your legs o u t as if you were dead The Horse did a s he w a s told and the Fox went to the Lion s den not far o ff a n d said There is a dead Horse o u t there Come The Lion went a long with me and you will have a rare meal with him and when they go t up to the Horse the Fox said I ll tell yo u what I will o u c a n t eat it in comfort here tie it to you and you can drag it away t o your den and enj oy it at you r leisure The plan pleased the Lion and he stood qu ite still close to t h e Horse so that the Fox sho ul d fa sten them together But the Fox tied the Lion s legs together with the Horse s tail and twisted and knotted it so that it wo ul d be qui te impossible for it t o come undone When he had finished his work he p a tted the Horse o n the shoulder and said Pul l o ld Grey 1 Pull Then the Horse sprang up and dragged the Lion away behind him The Lion in his rage roared so that all the birds in the forest were terrified and flew away But the Horse let him ro a r and never stop p ed till he stood before his master s door .
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is done as you commanded and the Witch hangs on the gallows What fur ther orders have you Master Nothi ng at this moment answered the Soldier ou can go home only be at hand when I call o u only have to light your pipe at the Blue Light and I will be there said the Little Man a n d then he vanished The Soldier went b a ck to the town that he h a d left an d ordered some new clothes then he went to the best inn and told the landlord to give him the best rooms .
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foun d the ater of Life and brought a goblet ful l with hi How he had released a beautiful Princess who woul d wait a year for him and then arry hi and he woul d become a great Prince Then they rode away together and came to a land where fa ine and war were ragi ng The King thought he would be utterly ruined so great was the destitution The Prince went to him and gave him the loaf and with it b e fed and satisfied his whole kingdo The Prince also gave him his sword and he smote the whole army o f his ene ies with it and then he was able to live in peace and qui et Then the Prince took back his sword and his loaf and the three brothers rode o n But they had to pass through two ore coun tries where war and fa ine were raging and each time the rince gave his sword and hi s loaf to the King and in this way he saved three kingdoms After that they took a ship and crossed the sea During the passage the two elder brothers said to each other Our youn gest brother found the Water of Life and we di d not so which we ought to have o u r father wi ll give hi m the kingdo and he w ill take away our fortune from us This thought made the very vi n di ctive and they made up their minds to get rid of him They waited till he was asleep and then they emptied the Water of Life from his goblet and took it themselves and filled up hi s cup with salt sea water As soon as they got home the youngest Prince took hi s goblet to the King so that he m ight drink of the water which was to make hi m well but after drink ing only a few drops of the sea water h e became more ill than ever As he was bewailing hi mself hi s two elder sons came to him and accused the youngest o f trying to poison him and said that they had the real Water o f Life and gave him so e No sooner had b e dr unk it than he felt better and he soon became as strong and well as he had been in his youth Then the two went to their you ngest brother and ocked It was you who found the Water of Life ; you him saying ,
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had all the trouble whi le we have the reward o u should have been wiser and kept you r eyes open ; we stole it from you while you were asleep on the ship When the end o f the year comes o n e o f us will go and bring awa y the beautiful Princess But don t dare to betray us Our father wi ll certa inly not believe yo u and if you saya single _word you will lose your life your only chance is to keep silence The o ld King was very a ngry with hi s youngest son think ing that he had tried to take his life So he had the Court assembled to give j udgment upon him and it was decided that he must be secretly got o u t o f the way One day when the Prince was going out hunting thinking no evi l the King s Huntsman was ordered to go with him Seeing the Huntsman look sa d the Prince s a id to him My good Hu ntsman what is the matter with you The Huntsman a nswered I can t bear to tell you and yet I must The Prince said Say it o u t whatever it is I will forgive you Alas l said the Huntsman I a to shoot you dead it is the King s command The Prince was horror stricken and said Dear Hu nts an do not k ill me give me my life Let me have your dress and yo u shall h a ve my royal robes The Huntsman said I will gladly do so ; I coul d never have shot you So they ch a nged clothes and the Hu ntsman went home but the Prince w a ndered aw a y into the forest After a time three wagon loads o f gold and precious stones ca e to the King for his youn gest son They were sent by th e ings who had been saved by the Prince s sword and his miracul ous loaf and who now wi shed to show their grati tude Then the o ld King thought h at if my son really was innocent and s a id to his people If only he were still alive 1 How sorry I am that I ordered him to be killed nd He is still a live said the Hun tsman I co ul d n ot fi ,
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So he went t o hi and told him everything ; how his brothers had deceived him and how they had forced hi m to keep silence The o ld King wanted to pu nish them but they h a d taken a ship and sailed away over the sea and they never came back as long as they lived .
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C l ever G re t hel HERE was once a c ook called Grethel who wore shoes wi th red rosettes ; and when she went o u t in the she turned and twisted about gaily and thought How fin e I a After her walk she would take a draught of wine in h er light heartedness ; and as wine gives an appetite she would then taste some o f the dishes that she was cooking saying t o herself The c ook is bound to know how the food tastes I t so happ ened that o n e day her aster said t o her Grethel I have a guest c o ing to night roast e two fowls in your best style It shall be done sir l answered Grethel S o she ki lled the chickens scalded and plucked them and then put the o n the spit ; towards evening she put them down to the fire to roast They got brown and crisp but still the guest did not come Then Grethel c alled t o her Master If the guest does n o t co e I must take the fowls fro the fire but it will be a thousand pities if they are not eaten soon while they are j m cy Her Ma ster said I will go and hasten the guest y self Hardly had her M aster tu rned his back before Grethel laid the s p it with the fowl s on it o n one side and said to hers elf It s thirsty work standing over the fire s o long Who kn ows when he will co e I 11 go down into the cell ar in the ean time and tak e a drop o f wine She ran down and held a j ug t o th e tap then s aid Here s rinking an d too k a g oo d pull to your health Grethel le a ds to drinking she said and it s not easy to give it up Then she went upsta irs and an d again she took a good pull ,
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put th e fowls to the fire again pour ed some butter over them and turned the spit round with a will It smelt so good that she thought There may be something wanting I must have a taste And she passed her fin ger over the fowls a n d put it in her mouth Ah h o w good they are ; it s a sin and a shame that there s nobody to ea t them She ran to the wi ndow to see if her Master was coming with the guest but she saw nobody Th en she went back to the fowls again and thought One wi ng is catching a little better to eat it— and eat it I will So she cut it o ff and ate it with much enj oyment Wh en it was finished she thought The other must follow or the Master will notice that something is wanting When the wings were consu med she went back to the window again to look for her Master but no o n e was in sight Who knows she thought I dare say they won t come at all ; they must have dropped in somewhere else Then she said to herself Now Grethel don t be afraid eat it all up ! why should the good food be wasted When it s all gone yo u can rest ; run a n d have another drink and then finish it up So she went down to the cellar took a good drink and contentedly ate up the rest of the fowl When it had all dis a ppeared and still no Master c a me Grethel looked at the other fowl and said h ere o n e is gone the other must follow What is good for on e is right for the other If I have a drink first I shall be none the worse So she took another hearty pull at the j ug and then she sent the other fowl after the first one In the height o f her enj oyment her Master came back and cried Hur ry Grethel the guest is j ust co ing Very well sir I 11 soon have it ready answered Grethel Her Master went to see if the table was properly laid and took the big carving knife with which he meant to cut up the fowls to sharpen it In the mea ntime the guest c ame and knocked politely at the door Grethel ran to see who w as there and seeing the guest she put her fin ger to her lips and said, Be qu iet and get away qui ckly ; if my Master catches ,
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you it will be the worse fo r y ou He certainly invited you to supper but only with the intention o f cutting o ff both your ears You can hear hi sharpening his kni fe now The guest hea rd the knife being sharpened and h u rried off down the steps as fast as he could Grethel ran wit h great agility to her Master shrieking A fine guest yo u have invited i ndeed Why what s the atter Grethel What do you ean Well she said he has taken the two fowls that I had just put upon the di sh and run o ff with them That s a clever trick ! said her Master regretting hi s fi n e fowls If he had only left e one so that I had some th ing to eat He call ed o u t to him to stop but the guest pretended n o t to hear Then h e ran after him still holding the carving kni fe and cried Onl y o n e only one !— meaning that the but the guest only thought guest sh oul d leave him o n e fowl that he eant he was to give hi one ear and he ran as if h e was pursued by fire and so took both his ears s a fely home .
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HE RE was once a Merchant who had two childr en a boy and a girl They were both small and not o ld enough to run about He had also tw o richly laden ships at sea and j ust as he was expecting to ake a great d eal of oney by the merchandise news ca e that they had both been lost So n o w instead of bein g a rich man he was q u ite poor and had noth ing left but o n e field near the town To turn his thoughts fro his isfortune he went o u t into thi s field and as he w as walking up and down a little black Ma nnikin suddenl y appea red before hi m and asked why he was so sad The Merchant said I would tell yo u at once if you could help e Wh o knows answered the little Mannikin erhaps I could help you Then the Merchant told hi that all his wealth had been lost in a wr eck and that now he had nothin g left but thi s field Don t worry you rself said the Mannikin If you wil l prom ise to bring e in twelve years time the first th ing which e you shall have as rubs agai nst your legs when you go ho uch gold as you want he Merchant thought hat could it be but y do g He never thought of hi s boy but s aid Yes and gave the Mannikin hi s bond signed and sealed and went ho e Wh en he reached the house hi s little son delighted to hold o n t o the benches an d totter towards his father seized him by the leg to steady hi self The Merchant was horror stricken for his vow came into his head and n o w he knew what he had promised t o give away B u t as he still fou nd no gold in his chests he thought it must ,
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his father p ushed it off hen think ing that his son was lost t o hi for ever he went home and sorrowed for him Th e li ttle boat however did not sink it drifted qui etly down the strea and the youth sat in it in perfect safety It drift ed for a long time till at last it stuck fast o n an un known shore The youth l a nded and seeing a bea utifu l castle near walk ed towards it As he passed un der the doorway however a spell fell upon hi m He went th rough all the roo s but fou nd the e pty till h e came to the very last o n e where a Serpent lay coiling an d u ncoiling itself The Serpent was really an enchanted aiden who was delighted when she saw the youth and said Have you come at last my preserver I have been waiti ng twelve years for you Thi s whole kingdom is bewi tched and y ou ust break the sp ell H o w am I to do that he asked She said To ni ght twelve black en hung with chains will appear and they will ask what you are doing here But do not speak a word whatever they do or say to yo u They will torment you strike and pinch you but don t say a word At twelve o clock they will have to go away On the second night twelve ore will come and on th e third twenty four These will cut o ff your head B u t at twelve o clock their power goes and if you have h o m e it and n o t spoken a word I sh all be saved Then I will co e to you and bring a litt le flask contai nin g the ater of Life with whi ch I will sprinkle you and you will be brought to life again as soun d an d well as ever you were Then he said I will gladl y s ave you Everyt hing happened j ust as she had said he black men could not force a word out of him and on the third ni ght the Serpent beca e a beaut iful rincess who brought the ater of Life as she had promised and rest ored the youth to life hen she fell on hi s neck an d kissed hi and there were great rejoic ings all over the castle Their arriage was celebrated and he becam e King of th e G old en Mountain .
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In a moment they both stood before him ; but his wife di d nothing but weep and la ent an d s a id that he had broken his prom ise and by so doing had made her veryunhappy He said I have acted incautiously but fr o no bad otive and he tried to soothe her She appeared to be cal ed but really she nourished evil intentions towards hi m in her heart Shortly aft er he took her outside the town to the field and showed her the stream down which he had dr ifted in the little boat Then he said I am tired I want to rest a little S o she sat down and he rested his head upon her lap and soon fell fast asleep As soon as he was asleep she drew the ring from his fin ger and drew herself gently a way from him leaving onl y her slipper behind Last of all taking her child in her ar s she wished herself back in her o wn kingdom hen he woke up he fou nd hi self quite deserted wife and chi ld were gone the ring had disap p eared fro his finger and only her slipper remained as a token I can certainly never go home to y parents he said They would say I was a sorcerer I ust go away and walk till I reach y o wn kingdom again So he went away and at last he came to a moun tain where three Giants were quarrel ling about the di v ision of their father s property When they saw him passin g they called him up and said Little people h ave sharp wits and asked hi to di vide their in heritance for them It consisted first of a sword with which in one s hand if All heads o ff ine alone remain every head fell to o n e said the grou nd Secondly of a mantle which rendered any o n e putting it on invi sible Thirdly of a pair of boots whi ch transport ed the wearer to whatever place he wished He said Give me the thr ee articles so th at I ay see if th ey are all in good condition So they gave him the antle and he at once became invisibl e He took his o wn shape again and said Th e antle is good now give e the sword
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But they said N o we can t give you the sword If yo u ” were to say All heads o ff ine alone remain all o ur hea ds would fall and yours would be the only one left At last however they gave it to hi on condition that he was to try it on a tree He did as they wi shed and the sword went through the tree trunk as if it had been a straw Then he wanted the boots but they said No we won t give t hem away If you were to put them o n an d wish yourself o n the to p of the ountain we should be left standing here with out anyt hing No said he I won t do that So they gave him the b oo ts too but when he had all three he coul d think of nothing but his wi fe and child and said to hi mself Oh if only I were on the Golden Mountain again l and imm ediately he di sappeared from the sight of the Giants and there was an end of their inh eritance Wh en he ap p roached his castle he heard soun ds o f usic fiddl es and flutes and shouts o f j oy People told hi m that his wife was celebrating her marriage with another husband He was filled wi th rage and said The false creatur e S he deceived me and deserted e when I was asleep Then he put on his antle and went to the castle invisible t o all hen he went into the hall where a great feast was spread with the richest foods and the costliest wi nes the guests were j okin g and laughing while they ate and drank The Queen sat on her throne in their midst in gorgeous clothing wi th the crown o n her head He placed himself behind her and no on e saw him Whenever the Queen put a piece of meat o n her plate he took it away and ate it and when her glass was filled he took it away and drank it Her p late and her glass were constantly refill ed but she never had anything for it disappeared at once At last she grew frightened got up and went to her roo in tears but he followed her there to o She Am I still in the power of the demon Did sai d to herself my preserver never co e He struck her in the face an d said Did your preserver ‘
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never co e He is with you now deceiver that you are Did I deserve such treatm ent at your hands Then he ade hi mself vi sible and went into the hall and cried The wedding is stopped the real King has come The ings rinces and Nobles w h o were present laughed him to scorn But he only said Will you go o r will you not ? They tried to seize him but he drew his sword and said All heads o ff mine alone remain Then all their heads fell to the grou nd and he remain ed soleKing and Lord of the Golden Mountain “
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upon a time a poor Peasant named Crabb was t aking a lo a d o f wood drawn by two oxen to the town for sale He sold it to a Doctor fo r four thalers When the money was being paid to him it so happened that the Doctor was sitting at dinner hen the Peasant saw how daintily the D o ctor w a s eating and drinking he felt a great desire to become a Doctor too He remained standing and looking on for a time and then asked if he could not be a Doctor Oh yes said the Doctor that is easily managed hat ust I do asked the easant First buy an AB C book ; you can get one with a c ock as frontispiece Secondly turn you r wagon and oxen into a money and buy with it clothes and other thi ngs suita ble for a Doctor Thirdly have a sign painted with th e words I am ” Doctor Know all and have it nailed over yo u r door The Peasant did everything t hat he was told to do N o w when he had been doctoring for a while not very long though a rich nobleman had so e money stolen from hi m He was told about octor now all who lived in such and such a village who would be sure to know what had become o f it So the gentleman ordered hi s carriage and dr ove to the village He stopped at the Doctor s house and asked Cra bb if he were Doct or n ow all Yes I am Then you ust go with me to get my stolen oney back Yes certainly but Grethe my wife must co e too The nobleman agreed and gave both o f them seats in his c arriage and they all drove off together ,
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When they reached the nobleman s castle the dinner was ready and rabb was invited to sit d own t o table Yes ; but Grethe y wife ust dine t o o and he seated hi s elf with her When the first Servant brought in a dish o f choice food the easant nudged his wife and said Grethe that was the first — eaning that the servant was handing the first dish But the servant thought he eant That was the first thief As he really was the thief he bec a e uch alarmed and said to his co rades outside That Doctor knows everything we shan t get o u t o f this hole he said I was the first Th e second Servant did n o t want to go in at all but he had to go and when he off ered his dish to the Peasant he nudged his wife and said Grethe that is the second h is S ervant also was frightened and h u rried out The third o n e fared n o better The easant said again Grethe that is the third he fourth o n e brought in a covered dish and the aster told the octor that he must show his powers and guess what was un der the cover Now it was a dish o f crabs he Peasant looked at the dish and did not know what t o do so he said retched Crabb that I am hen the Master heard hi he cried There he knows it Then he knows where the oney is too Then the S ervant grew terribly frightened and signed to the octor to come outside When he went out they all four confessed to hi m that they had stolen the oney ; they would gladly give it to hi m and a large smn in addition if only he would not betray the to h ey also their Master o r their necks woul d be in peril showed him where the oney was hidden hen the Doctor w as satisfied went back to the table and said Now Sir I will look in y book to see where the oney is hidden The fifth in the eantime had crept into the stove to hear ’
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T he Seven R a vens HERE was once a Man who had seven sons but never a daughter however much he wi shed fo r one At last however he had a daughter His j oy was great but the child was small and delicate and on accoun t of its weakness it w as t o be christened at home The Father sent one o f his sons in haste to the spring to fetch some water ; the other six ran with him and because ea ch o f them wanted to be the first to draw the water between the the pitcher fell into the brook There they stood and didn t know what to do and not one o f them ventur ed to go home As they did not co e back their Father became i patient and said Perh a ps the youn g rascals are play i ng about and have forgotten it altogether He became anxi ous lest hi s little girl shoul d di e unbaptiz ed and in h o t vexation he cried I wish the youngs ters woul d all turn into Ravens 1 Scarcely were the words uttered when he heard a whirring in the air above his head and look ing upwards he saw seven co a l black Ravens flying away The parents coul d not undo the spell and were very sad about the loss of their seven sons but they consoled themselves in so e easure with their dear little daughter who soon beca e strong and every day ore beauti ful F or a long time she was unaware th a t she had had any brothers for her parents took care n o t to mention it However o n e day by chance she heard some people s aying about her Oh yes the girl s prett y enough but you know she is rea lly to blame for the isfortune to her seven brothers ,
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bea ks and claws ; snatchi ng and tearing at it as if ea ch on e wanted to have it for himself Well said the Huntsman this is extraordinary it is exactly what the Old Woman said He put hi s gun to hi s shoulder took ai and fired right into the middle of them making the feathers fly about The birds took flight with a great noise all except one which fell down dead and the cloak dropped at his feet He did as the Old Woman had told him cut the heart out o f the bird a n d swallowed it whole Then he took the cloak home with him When he woke in the morni ng he remembered the Old Woma n s promise and looked under hi s pillow to see if it was true There sure enough lay the golden coin shining before him and the next orning he found another and the same every morning when he got up He collected quite a heap o f gold and at last he thought Wh a t is the good o f all my gold if I stay at home here I will go and look about me in the world So he took leave of his parents shouldered his gun and started o ff into th Ol d W om the world “ WM ” It so happened that one day he c a me to a thi ck forest and when he got thr ough it he sa w a fi ne castle lyi ng in the plain beyond He saw an Old Woman standi ng in one o f the wi ndows looking out with a beautiful Maiden beside her But the Old Woman was a witch and she s aid to the Maiden Here comes some o n e o u t of the forest He has a wonderful treasur e inside him we must try to get it from him my darling it wi ll sui t us better than him He has a bird s hea rt about hi m and therefore he fi n ds a gold coin every orni ng under his pillow when he wakes .
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I am so tired he said I cann ot go any furt her The Wi tch s aid Wh o are you countryman and what do you want He answered I am a messenger from the ing He sent me to find the rarest s a lad which grows u nder the sun I have n d it and I carry it with me been lucky enough to fi But the sun is so burning that I am afraid the tender plant will be withered and I don t know if I shall be a ble to take it any fu r ther When the Old Witch hea rd about the rare s alad she felt a great desire to have some and said Good co u ntrym an let me try the wonderful s a lad 1 By all means he answered I have two he a ds with me and you shall have o n e So saying he opened his sack and handed her the bad o n e The Witch had no suspicions and her mouth so watered for the new dish that she went to the kitchen herself to pre pare it When it w as rea dy she co ul d not wait till it was put upon the table but put a few leaves into her mouth a t once Hardly had she swallowed them when she lost her human shape a n d ran o u t into the courtyard as an o ld she ass Then the Maid came into the k itchen saw the salad standin g ready and was about to put it o n the table But on the way the fancy seized her to taste it according to her us ual ha bit and she ate a few leaves The power o f the salad at once beca me a pp arent because she also turned into an ass and ran out into the yard to j oin the Old Witch while the dish o f salad fell t o the ground In the meantime the messenger was sitt ing wi th the bea utiful Maiden and as no o n e appea red with the salad she also was seized with a desire to taste it and said ! I don t know what h a s become o f the sal a d But the Huntsman thought The plant must have done its work and said I wi ll go into the kitchen an d ’
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yourselves I can t help you and I won t be burnt with you So he hun g them all up again in a row and sat down by the fire and went to sleep again Next morni ng the Man wanting to get his fift y thalers N o w do you know what shuddering came to hi m and said means P NO he said how should I have learnt it Those fellows up there never pened their mouths and they were so stupid that they let the few poor rags they had about them burn Then the Man saw that no thalers would be hi s th a t day and he went away saying Never in my life have I seen such a fellow as this The Lad also went o n his way and again began s ayi ng to him self Oh if only I could learn to shudder if only I cou ld learn t o shudder A Carter walking behind him heard this and asked Who are yo u I don t know answered the Youth Who is your Father Th a t I must n o t say Wh at are you a lwa ys m um bll n g l n your beard Ah answered the Youth I want to learn to shudder but no o n e can teach me Stop your silly chatter s a id the Carter ust you come with me and I 11 see that yo u have what you want The Youth went wi th the Carter and in the even ing they rea ched an in where they meant to pass the night He said qu ite loud as they entered ! Oh if o nl y I coul d lea rn t o shudder if only I could learn to shudder The Landlord w h o heard him laughed an d s ai d If that s what you want there should be plenty f pportun ity for yo u here I will have nothi ng to say to it said the L a ndl a dy So m a ny a prying fellow has already p aid the pena lty with his life ’
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It woul d be a sin an d a shame if those bright eyes sho u ld not see the light Of day again But the Youth said I will learn it somehow however hard it ay be I have been driven out for not know ing it He gave the Landlord no peace till he told him th a t there was an enchanted castle a little way ff where a n y o n e cou ld be made to shudder if he woul d pass three nights in it The ing had promised hi s daughter to wife to any o n e who d a red do it and she was the prettiest maiden the sun had ever shone o n There were also great treasur es hidden in the castle watched over by evil spirits enough to make any poor man rich who could break the spell Alr eady many had gone in but none had ever come out Next morn ing the Youth went to the King and s ai d By your leave I should like to pass three nights in the em chanted castle The King looked at hi m and as he took a fancy to hi m he said o u may ask three things to take into the castle with you but they must be lifeless things He answered Then I ask for a fire a turning lathe and a cooper s bench with the knife The King had all three carried into the castle for him When night fell the Youth went up to the castle and m a de a bright fire in o n e o f the rooms He put the cooper s bench wi th the knife near the fi r e and seated himself o n the turni ng lathe Oh if only I coul d shudder he said but I shan t learn it here either Towards midnight he wanted to make up the fire and as he was blowing it up somethi ng in one corner bega n to shriek Miau miau how cold we are o u fools he cried What do yo u shriek fo r If yo u are cold come and warm you rselves by the fi re As he spoke tw o big black cats boun ded up and sa t down one on each side o f him and stared at him with wi ld fiery eye s ’
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I never thoug ht I shoul d see you alive again Have you learnt how to shudder now it s all in vain If only some o n e N O he answered ; woul d tell e how The second night ca e and up he went again and sat down by the fire and began his o ld song Oh if only I could learn to shudder In the middle o f the ni ght a great noise and upro ar began first soft and then growing louder then for a short time there woul d be silence At last with a loud screa half the body of a an fell down the chi mney in front of hi m Hul lo he said another ha lf is wanting here ; this is too little The noise began again and a idst shrieks and howls the other half fell down Wait a bit he said I ll blow up the fire When thi s was done and he looked round the two halves h a d come together and a hi deous man sat in his place We didn t bargain for that said the Youth The bench is mi ne The an wanted to push hi out f the way but the Youth would n ot have it flung him aside and took his o wn seat Then more men fell down the chimney o n e after the other and they fetched nine human shin bones and two skulls and began to play ski ttles The Youth felt inclined to j oin them and cried I say c an I pl a y too Yes if you v e go t any money Money enough he answered but your balls aren t quite round Then he took the skulls and turned them on the lathe till they were qu ite round Now they will roll better he said Here goes The more the errier S o he played with the and lost some oney but when it .
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struck twelve everything disappeared He lay down and was soon fast asleep Next morni ng the ing came again to look after him an d said ell how did you get on this time I played skittles he answered and lost a few coins Didn t you learn to shudder Not I I only ade cfry Oh if I coul d but find out how to shudder On the third night he again sat down on his bench and said quite savagely If onl y I coul d shudder When it grew late six tall en came in carrying a bier and he said Hullo there That must be my cousin who died a few days ago And he beckoned and said Come along cousin come along The men put the c o fli n o n the floor and he went up and took the lid O ff and there lay a dead man He felt the face and it , was as cold as ice Wait he said I will warm him Then he went to the fire and war ed his hand and laid it o n his face but the dead man remained cold He took him o u t of the co ffi n sat down by the fire and took him o n his knees a n d rubbed his arms to make the blood circulate But it was all no good Next it came into hi s head that if two people were in bed together they warmed each other So he put the dead man in the bed covered hi up and lay dow n beside him Aft er a time the dead man grew warm and began t o move Then the Youth said There you see cousin ine have I n o t warmed yo u But the Man rose up and cried N o w I will strangle you hat ! said he are those all the thanks I get Back you go into you r coffin then So saying he lifted him up thr ew him in and fastened down the lid Then the six en ca e back and carried the co ffin away I cannot shudder h e sai d ; and I shall never learn it .
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No said he Wh at can it be My dead cousin was there and an Old Man with a beard ca e and showed e a lot of gold But what shuddering is that no man can tell e Th en said the ing ! You have broken the spell on the castle and you shall marry my daughter That is all very well he said but still I don t know what shuddering is The gold was go t out o f the castle and the marriage wa s celebrated but happy as the youn g ing was and much as he loved his wife he was always saying Oh if onl y I could learn to shudder if onl y I could learn to shudder At last his wife was vexed by it and her waiting woman said ! I can help you ; he shall be taught the meaning of shuddering And she went out to the brook which ran through the garden and got a pail full o f cold water and little fishes At ni ght when the youn g ing was asleep his wife took the coverings o ff and poured the cold water over him and all the little fishes fl Opped about hi T hen he woke up and cried Oh how I am shuddering dear wi fe how I a shudderin g ! Now I kn ow what shudder .
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HERE w a s once a ing who had a Daughter She was more beautiful than words c an tell but a t the same time so proud an d haughty tha t no m an who came to w o o her w a s good enough for her She turned away o n e aft er another and even mocked them One day her father ordered a great feast to be given and invited to it all the marriageable young men from far and nea r They were all placed in a row according to their rank and position First came Kings then Princes then D u kes Earls and Barons The Princess was led through the ranks but she had some fault to find with all of them One w a s too stout Th a t barrel she said The next was too ta ll Long an d lean is no good ! The third was too short Short and stout can t turn about The fourth w a s too white Pa le as death 1 The fifth was too red Tur key cock l The sixt h was not straight Oven dried l So there was somet hing a gainst each of them But she ma de speci a lly merry over one good King who stood quite at the he a d O f the row and whose chin w a s a little hooked Wh y1 she cried he h as a chin like the beak o f a thrush Aft er that he w a s a lwa ys called ing Th ru shbea rd Wh en the O ld King saw that his Daughter only made fun o f them and despised a ll the s ui tors wh o were assembled he was very angry a n d swore that the first beggar who came to the door should be her husba nd A few days a fter a wa ndering Musicia n began to sin g at the ndow hoping to receive ch a rity When the King heard him he said ! Let him be brought .
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the savoury dishes they were c arrying away ! from the feast and these she put into her pots to take home with her Al l at once the King s son came in He was dressed in silk and velvet and he had a golden cha in round his neck When he saw the beautifu l Woman standing at the door he seized her by the hand and wanted to dance with her But she shrank and refused because she saw that it was ing Th ru shb eard who had been o n e o f the suitors fo r her hand and whom she had most sc o m fu llydriven away Her resistance was no use and he dragged her into the hall The string by which her pockets were suspended broke Down fell the pots and the soup and savour y morsels were spilt all over the floo r When the guests saw it they burst into shouts o f ocking laughter She was so ashamed that she woul d gladly have sunk into the earth She rushed to the door and tried to escape but o n the stairs a Man stopped her and brought her ba ck When she looked at him it was no other than ing Thrush beard again He spoke kindly to her and said Do n o t be afraid I and the Beggar Man who lived in the poor little hovel with you are o n e and the same Fo r love o f you I disgui sed myself and I was also the Hussa r who rode am ong your pots All this I did to bend your proud spirit and to puni sh you for the haughtiness with which you ocked me She wept bitterly and said I was very wicked an d I a not worthy to be your wife But he s ai d Be happy Those evil days are o ver Now we will celebrate o ur true wedding The waiting women c a me and put rich clothing upon h er and her Father with all his Court came and wi shed her j oy on her marriage with i ng Th ru sh b eard Then in truth her happines s began I wish we had been there to see it you and I ,
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HE RE was once a ing whose castle was surrounded by a forest full of ga e One day he sent a Hunts an ou t to shoot a deer but he never came back Perhaps an accident has happened to him said the Kin g Next day he sent out two more Huntsmen to look for him but they did not retu rn either On the third day he sent for all hi s Hunts en and said to the Search the whole forest wi thout ceasing until you have foun d all three But n o t a single an of all these o r o n e o f the pack o f hounds they took with them ever ca e back Fro this time forth no one woul d venture into the forest ; so there it lay wr apped in silence and solitude with only an occasional eagle or hawk circling over it This contin ued fo r several years and then one day a strange Hun tsman sought an audience o f the ing a n d offered to penetrate into the dangerous wood The ing however woul d not give hi permi ssion and said It s n o t safe and I am afraid if you go in that you will never come o u t again any more than all the others The Huntsman answered S ire I will take the risk upon yself I do not know fear So the Hun tsman went into the wood with hi s Dog Before long the Dog put up some ga e and wanted to chase it but hardly had he taken a few steps when he came to a deep pool a n d could go no further A naked arm appeared out of the water seized hi m and drew him down When the Huntsman saw this he went back and fetched three men with pails to emptythe pool When th ey go t to the bottom they fou nd a Wil d Man whose body w as as brown as ru sty iron an d his hair hangin g down over his fa ce to his
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knees They boun d him with cords and carried him awa y to the castle There was great excitement over the Wild Man a n d the King had an ir on cage made for him in the co u rtyard He forbade any one to open the door o f the cage o n pain of dea th and the Queen had to keep the key in her o w n ch arge After this anybody could w a lk in the forest with s a fety The ing h a d a little son eight years o ld and o n e day he was playi ng in the cour tyard In his play his golden ball fell into the ca ge The boy ran up and said Give me back my b a ll N o t until you have opened the door said the Wild Man I c a n t do that said the boy My father has No forbidden it and then he ran a way Next day he came again and a sked for his ball The Man said Open my door but he would not On the third day the King went o u t h u nting and the b oy came aga in and s aid Even if I would I could not o pen the door I have not got the key Then the Wild Man said It is lyi ng under your other s pillow o u can easily get it The boy who was very anxious to have his ball back threw The door was hi s scruples to the W inds and fetched the key very stiff and he pinched his fingers in opening it As soon as it was open the Wild Man c a me out gave the boy his ball and hurried awa y The boy was now very frightened and cried out 0 Wild Man don t go away o r I shall be beaten ! The Wild Man turn ed back picked up the boy put him o n his shoulder and walked hurriedly o ff into the wood When the ing came home he saw at once the cage was empty and asked the Queen how it h ad come about She knew nothing about it and went to look for the key which w a s o f cour se gone They c a lled the boy but there w a s no answer The Ki ng sent people o u t into the fields to look for him but a ll in vain ; he was gone The King easily guessed what had h a ppened and great grief fell on the royal household When the Wild Man got back into the depths of the dark .
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good care not to move a finger however much it might hurt The ti e seemed very long to hi as he looked at his face reflected in the water As he bent over fur ther and fu rther to look into his eyes his long hair fell over hi s shoulder right into the water He sta rted up at once but not before hi s whole head of hair had become golden and glittered like the sun You may ima gine h o w fri ghtened the poor boy was He took his pocket handkerchi ef and tied it over his head so that Iron Hans sho ul d not see it But he knew all about it before he came and at once said Take that handkerchief o ff your head and then all the golden hair tum bled o u t All the poor boy s excuses were no good You have not stood the test and you can no longer stay here You must go o u t into the world and there yo u will lea rn the meani ng o f poverty But as your heart is not bad and as I wish yo u well I will grant yo u one thing When you are in grea t need go to the forest and cry Iron Hans and I will come and help yo u My power is grea t greater than you thi nk and I have gold and silver in abun dance So the King s son left the forest and wandered over trodden and un trodden paths till he reached a great city He tried to get work but he could not fi n d any besides he knew no trade by which to make a living At last he went to the ca stle and asked if they would employ him The courtiers did not know what use they could m ake o f him but they were taken with his At last the Cook took a n d said he mi ght stay a ppe a r a nce him into his serv ice and said he might carry wood and water for him and sweep up the ashes One day as there w a s no on e else at h a nd the Cook ordered him to carry the food up to the royal ta ble As he did not Nothing o f w ant hi s golden hair to be seen he kept his cap on the sort h a d ever h a ppened in the presence o f the King before When you come into the roya l presence you must a n d he said take your cap o ff Alas Sire he sai d I cann ot take it o ff I have a bad w ound on my head Th en the King ordered the Cook to be c a lled an d a sked how ,
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he could take such a boy into his service and ordered him t o be sent away at once But the Cook was sorry for him and excha nged him with the Gardener s boy Now the bo yhad to dig and h o e plant and water in every kind of weather One day in the su mer when he was work ing a lone in the garden it was very hot and he took o ff his c a p for the fresh a ir to cool his he a d When the sun shone on his hair it glittered so th a t the be ams penetrated right into the Princess s bed room and she sprang up to see what it was She dis covered the youth and called to him Bring me a nosegay young m an He hurriedly put o n his c ap picked a lot o f wild flowers and tied them up On his way up to the Princess the G a rdener met him and s a id H o w can you take such poor flow ers to the Princess Quickly cut another bouquet and mind they are the choie est and rarest flowers Oh no said the youth Sh i mm di d t i c c pt The wild flowers have a ff b t h d i o Wi bo h d sweeter scent and wi ll please her better As soon as he went into the room the Princess said Take off your c a p it is not proper for you to we a r it before me He answered a gain I may not ta ke it off because I have a wound on my head But she took hold o f the c a p and pul led it o ff and all his ,
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golden hair tumbled over his shoulders in a shower It was quite a sight He tried to get away but she took hold o f his arm an d ga ve hi m a handfu l of ducats He took them but he cared nothing for the gold and gave it to the Ga rdener for hi s children to play with Next day the Princess again c a lled him to bring her a bu nch of wild flowers and when he brought it she immediately clutched at his cap to pul l it o ff but he held it on wi th both hands Again she gave him a handfu l o f ducats but he wo ul d not keep them and gave the to the Gardener s children The third day the s ame thi ng hap pened but she coul d not take o ff hi s cap and he would not keep the gold Not long aft er this the king dom was invaded The King assembled hi s warriors He di d not know whether they wo u ld be a ble to conquer hi s enemies or n o t as they were very power fu l and had a mighty army Then the Ga rdener s assistant said I have been brought up ‘ A to fight ; give me a horse and I im I o H d H c will go too d h c d The others laughed and said When we are gone fin d o n e for yourself We will leave o n e behind l n the stable for yo u When they were gone he went and got the horse out ; it was lame in one leg and hobbled along h um petyhu mp Nevertheless he mounted it and rode away h um pet yhump to t h e dark forest When he came to the edge of it he called th ree times Iron Hans as loud as he could till the trees resounded with it The Wild Man appeared immediately and said What do yo u want .
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The King said to his da ughter; I wi ll give a grea t feast lasting three d a ys and you sh a ll throw a golden apple Per haps the unknown Knight will come among the others to try and c a tch it When notice was given o f the feast the youth went to the wood and c a lled Iron Hans What do yo u w a nt he a sked I w a nt to secure the King s golden apple he s a id It is as good as yours alrea dy answered Iron Hans You sh all h a ve a tawny suit and ride a proud chestnut Wh en the day arrived the youth took his pla ce among the other Knights but no o n e knew him The Princess stepped forward and threw the apple among the Knights an d he was t h e only one who could c a tch it As soon as he had it he rode a way On the second day Iron Hans fitted him out as a White Knight riding a gall a nt grey Again he caught the a pple ; but he did not st a y a minute and as before hurried away Th e King now grew angry and s aid This mus t not be ; he must come before me and give me his name He gave an order that if the Knight ma de o ff again he was to be pursued and brought back On t h e third day the youth received from Iron Hans a black outfit and a fiery bla ck ch a rger Again he caught the apple but as he was ridin g o ff with it the King s people ch a sed him and o n e came so near th a t he wounded him in the leg Still he escaped but his horse galloped so fa st that his helmet fell o ff a n d they a ll saw that he had golden hair So they rode b a ck and told the King what they had seen Next day the Princess asked the Gardener about his assis t ant He is worki ng in the garden The queer fellow went to the feast and he only c a me back l a st night He h a s shown my children t hree golden apples which he won The King ordered him to be brought before him Wh en b e ‘
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appe a red he still w ore his cap But the Princess went up to him and took it off ; then all his golden hair fell over his shoulders and it was so beautiful that they were all a az ed by it Ar e you the n ight who ca e to the fe a st every day in a different colour and who caught the three golden apples asked the i ng Yes he answered and here are the apples b ringing them o u t of his pocket and giving them to the Ki ng If you wa nt further proof here is the wound in my leg given me by your people when they pursued e But I am also the Knigh t who helped yo u to conquer the enemy If you can do such deeds you are no Gardener s boy Tell m e who is yo u r father My father is a powerful ing and I have plenty o f gold as much as ever I want I see very well said the Ki ng that we o w e you many th anks Can I do anything to please you Yes he a nswered indeed you can Give e your daughter to be my wi fe 1 Th e maiden laug hed and s a id He does not beat about the bush but I saw long ago th a t he w a s no G ardener s boy Then she went up to h im and ki ssed him His father and mother came to the wedding and they were full of j oy for they had long given up all hope o f ever seeing their dea r so n again As they were all sittin g at the wedding feast the music suddenly stopped the doors flew open and a proud King walked in a t the hea d o f a grea t following He went up to the Bridegroom embra ced h im and s aid I am Iron Ha ns who was bewi tched and ch anged into a Wild Man bu t you have broken the spell and set e free All the treasure that I have is now you r own .
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