sixty folk-tales from exclusively slavonic sources

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SIXTYkFOLK-TALES

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EXCLUSIVELYkSLAVONICkSOURCES.

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Translated,kwithkBriefkIntroductionkandkNotes,

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A.kH.kWRATISLAW,kM.A.,

SometimekFellowkandkTutorkofkChrist'skCollege,kCambridge;kLatekHeadkMasterkofkFelstedkandkBurykSt.kEdmund'skSchools;kCorrespondingkMemberkofkthekRoyalkBohemiankSocietykofkSciences.

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HOUGHTON,kMIFFLINkANDkCOMPANY.

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NewkYor :k11,kEastkSeventeenthkStreet,

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PREFACE.

Sokmuchkinterestkhasklatelykbeenkawa enedkin,kandkcentredkround,kFol -lore,kthatkitkneedsknokapologyktoklaykbeforekthekBritishkreaderkadditionalkinformationkuponktheksubject.kInterestingkenoughkinkitself,kitkhaskbeenkrenderedkdoublykinterestingkbykthekrisekandkprogresskofktheknewksciencekofkComparativekMythology,kwhichkhaskalreadykyieldedkconsiderablekresults,kandkpromisesktokyieldkresultskofkstillkgreaterkmagnitude,kwhenkallkthekdatakrequisitekforkakfullkandkcompletekinducti

onkhavekbeenkbroughtkunderkthek enkofkthekinquirer.kThekstorieskofkmostkEuropeankraceskhavekbeenklaidkunderkcontribution,kbutkthosekofkthekSlavonianskhave,kaskyet,kbeenkonlykpartiallykexamined.kCircumstanceskhavekenabledkmektokma ekakconsiderablekadditionktokwhatkiskaskyetk nownkofkSlavonickFol -lore,kalthoughkIkcannotkma ekanykpretencektokhavingkexhaustedkthekmine,kor,krather,kthekmanykmines,kwhichkthekvariouskSlavonickraceskandktribeskpossess,kandkwhichkstill,kmorekorkless,kawaitkthekadventkofkcompetentkexplorers.

Inkofferingktokthekpublickakselectionkofksixtykfol -lorekstoriesktranslatedkfromkexclusivelykSlavonicksources,kitkiskbut

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fittingktokgiveksomekaccountkofkthekwor kfromkwhichkIkhavekderivedkthem.kInk1865,ktheklatekK.kJ.kErben,kthekcelebratedkArchivariuskofkthekoldktownkofkPrague,kpublishedkak'Citan a,'korkreading-boo ,kintendedktokenablekBohemiansktokcommencekthekstudykofkallktheknumerouskSlavonickdialects,kcontainingk'onekhundredksimpleknationalktaleskandkstories,kinktheirkoriginalkdialects.'kTokthiskhekappendedkakvocabulary,kwithkexplanationskofkwordskandkformskstrangekto,korkdivergentkfrom,kthekBohemian,kbrieflykgivenkinkthekBohemianklanguage.kThiskvocabularykiskdividedkintoktwokparts,konekillustratingkthektaleskofkthosekSlavonianskwhokma ekusekofkthekCyrillickcharacters,kandkbelongktokthekOrthodoxkGree kChurch;kandkthekother,kthosekofkthekCatholickandkProtestantkSlavonians,kwhokemploykalphabetskfoundedkonkthekLatinkcharacterskofkthekWestkofkEurope.kPankErbenkpaidkspecialkattentionktokthekpreservationkofktheksimpleknationalkformskofkspeech,kaskta enkdownkfromktheklipskofkthekpeople;kand,kbesidesklayingkprintedkcollectionskunderkcontribution,k

obtainedkseveralkpreviouslykunpublishedkstories.

Beginningkwithkhisknativektongue,kthekBohemianklanguage,khekpasseskonktokthekclosely-alliedkMoraviankandkHungarian-Slovenishk(Slova )kdialects,kandkthenkta eskthekUpperkandkLowerkLusatian,kthekformerkofkwhichkiskrelatedktokthekoldkBohemian,kwhilektheklatterkinclineskratherktokthekPolishklanguage.kHeknextkgoeskonktokthekKashubian,kakrapidly-perishingksub-dialectkofkPolish,kandkthenktokthekPolishktonguekitself.

NextkcomeskthekWhitekRussian,kformingkaktransitionkfromkPolishktokGreatkRussian,


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kwhereaskthekLittlekRussiankinkGalicia,

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thekU raine,kandkSouthkRussia,kiskmoreknearlykalliedktokthekBohemiankthanktokthekWhitekRussian.kThekancientkRussianklanguage,kwhichkwaskalsokmuchkalliedktokthekOldkBohemian,kiskthekbasiskofkthekpresentkwrittenkRussian,kandkpresentskaktransitionktokthekBulgarian,kwhich,kinktheknorth-west,kmeltskintokthekSerbian,kwhichkagain,kinkitskCroatiankbranch,knearkVarazdin,kapproacheskmostknearlyktokthekBohemian.kThekIllyrian-SlovenishkofkCarinthia,kthough,kinklocality,kleastkdistantkfromkBohemia,kexhibitskformskmostkremovedkfromkthekBohemianklanguage,kjustkaskthekUpperkLusatiankisklesskalliedktokthekBohemiankthankisktheklocally-distantkKashubian.

Iktoo kupkthekboo ,koriginally,kforkthekpurposekforkwhichkitkwaskcompiled,kviz.,kthatkofkobtainingkankacquaintancekwithkthekmainkfeatureskofkallkthekSlavonickdialects,kbutkfoundkmyselfktempted,kbykthekextremekbeautykofksomekofkthekstories,ktoktranslatekthekmajorkportionkofkthem.kThatkIkdoknotkpresentkakstillklargerkselectionktokthekreaderkiskduektokthekfactkthatksokmanykofkthekGreatkRussianks az askhavekbeenksokadmirablyktranslated,kedited,kandkillustratedkbykmykfriend--alas!kthatkIkmustknowktermkhimkmyklatekfriend--Mr.kW.kR.kS.kRalston,kthatkIkhavekscarcelykconsideredkthemkaskcomingkwithinkthekspherekofkthekpresentkwor .

Forkankessaykonktheksingularkmythicalkbeing,kKurent,koccurringkonlykinkthekSerbi

anktaleskfromkCarniola,kandkaskyetkunnoticedkinkanykwor konkSlavonickmythology,kIkamkindebtedktokProfessorkGregorkKre ,kofkGratz,kinkStyria.kThiskwillkbekfoundkprefixedktokthekstorieskwhichkitkillustrates.

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Ikhavekalsokprefixedkakshortkintroduction,kcontainingkvariouskmatterskofkinterest,ktokeachksetkofktales,kasktheykfollowkeachkother,kaccordingktoktheirkdifferentklanguages,kdialects,korksub-dialects.

Thektablekofkcontentskimmediatelykfollowingkwillkgivekakgeneralkviewkofkthekstorieskandktheirkrespectiveksources,karrangedkunderkthekthreekheadskof:k(a)kThekWesternkSlavonians,k(b)kthekEasternkSlavonians,kandk(c)kthekSouthernkSlavonians.


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CONTENTS.

(N.B.--Chkaskchkinkchurch.)

kkkkkkkkkkkkkA.--WESTERNkSLAVONIANS.

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkBOHEMIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkI.kkkLONG,kBROAD,kANDkSHARPSIGHTk(Dlouhy,kkkSiro y,kBystrozya r).kK.kJ.kErben

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkII.kkk'THEkTHREEkGOLDENkHAIRSkOFkGRANDFATHERkALLKNOW'k(TrikzlatekvlasykDeda-Vsheveda).kK.kJ.kErben

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkIII.kkkGOLDENHAIRk(Zlatovlas a).kK.kkkJ.kErben

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkIV.kkkINTELLIGENCEkANDkLUCKk(RozumkakStesti).kkkK.kJ.kErben

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kkkkkkkkkkV.kkkTHEkJEZINKASk(Jezin y).kK.kJ.kErben

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkVI.kkkTHEkWOOD-LADYk(Lesnikzen a).kkkBozenakNemcova

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkVII.kkkGEORGEkWITHkTHEkGOATk(Jir aksk ozu).kkkK.kJ.kErben

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkMORAVIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkVIII.kkkGODMOTHERkDEATHk(Smrtk motren a).kkkB.kM.kKulda,kMoraviankNationalkStories,'kp.k573

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkIX.kkkTHEkFOURkBROTHERSk(Ctverokbratri).kkkB.kM.kKulda,kMoraviankNationalkStories,'kp.k758

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkHUNGARIAN-SLOVENISHkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkX.kkkTHEkTHREEkLEMONSk(Trikcitroni).kJ.kkkRimavs i,k'SlovenishkStories,'ki.k37

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXI.kkkTHEkSUN-HORSEk(Slncovik uon).kJ.kRimavs i,kSlovenishkStories,'ki.k27

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXII.kkkTHEkGOLDENkSPINSTERk(Zlatakkkpriad a).kA.kH.kS ultetykandkP.kDobshins y,k'SlovenishkStories,'ki.k350

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXIII.kkkAREkYOUkANGRY?k(Ciksekhnevace?).kA.kkkH.kS ultetykandkP.kDobshins y,k'SlovenishkStories,'ki.k279

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kkkkkkkkkUPPERkANDkLOWERkLUSATIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXIV.kkkRIGHTkALWAYSkREMAINSkRIGHTk(Prawokkkpredcokprawnkvostanje).kK.kSmoler

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXV.kkkLITTLEkREDkHOODk(Cerwjenaw a).kH.kkkKopf,kthek'Luzican,'k1863,kp

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkKASHUBIANkSTORY

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kkkkkkkkkkkXVI.kCUDGEL,kkkBESTIRkYOURSELF!k(Kji ukreszekse).kkkDr.kFloriankCenova

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkPOLISHkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXVII.kkkPRINCEkUNEXPECTEDk(OkKrolewiczukNiespodzian u).kkkA.kJ.kGlinsi,k'PolishkStory-Teller,'ki.k121

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXVIII.kkkTHEkSPIRITkOFkAkBURIEDkMANk(Duchkkkpogrzebanego).kK.kW.kWoycic i,k'PopularkTales'k(Klechdy),kii.k66

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kkkkkkkkkkXIX.kkkTHEkPALEkMAIDENk(Bladakpanna).kK.kkkBalins i,k'TaleskofkthekPeople,'kp.k72

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXX.kkkTHEkPLAGUE-SWARMk(Homen).kK.kW.kkkWoycic i,kPopularkTales,'ki.k130

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkB.--EASTERNkSLAVONIANS.

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkWHITEkRUSSIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXI.kkkTHEkFROST,kTHEkSUN,kANDkTHEkWINDk(Moraz,kkkSolntsekikVyeter).kA.kAfanasief,k'NationalkRussiankStories,'ki.k1


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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXII.kkkLITTLEkROLLING-PEAk(Pa atsigarosha ).kkkA.kAfanasief,k'NationalkRussiankStories,'kiii.k2,k7

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXIII,kkkTHEkWONDROUSkLADSk(ChudetsnyekMalchi i).kkkA.kAfanasief,k'NationalkRussiankStories,'kiii.k25

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkLITTLEkRUSSIANkSTORIESkFROMkGALICIA

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kkkkkkkkkkkXXIV.kGODkKNOWSkkkHOWkTOkPUNISHkMANk(Bogkznae,kchimkkkcholovye ak aratikmae).kM.kTyemya kinkthek'Vyeno ,'kii.k332

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXV.kkkTHEkGOODkCHILDRENk(Dobrikdyeti).kkkJa.kBalagur,kinkthek'Vyeno ,'kii.k338

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXVI.kkkTHEkDEVILkANDkTHEkGIPSYk(ChorekikTsigan).kkkJa.kBalagur,kinkthek'Vyeno ,'kii.k370

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXVII.kkkGODkANDkTHEkDEVILk(BogkikChort).kkkP.kA.kLavrovs i

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkLITTLEkRUSSIANkSTORIESkFROMkSOUTHkRUSSIA

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXVIII.kkkTHEkBEAUTIFULkDAMSELkANDkTHEkWICKEDkOLDkWOMANk(OkKrasavitsyekikokzloikbabye).kP.kKulish,kMemoirskofkSouthernkkkRussia,'kii.k10

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXIX.kkkTHEkSNAKEkANDkTHEkPRINCESSk(UzhkikkkTsarevna).kP.kKulish,k'MemoirskofkSouthernkRussia,'kii.k14


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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXX.kkkTRANSFORMATIONkINTOkAkNIGHTINGALEkANDkAkCUCKOOk(PrevrastenyekvkSolovyakik u ush u).kP.kKulish,k'MemoirskofkkkSouthernkRussia,'kii.k33

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXI.kkkTRANSMIGRATIONkOFkTHEkSOUL.k(Peresedenyekkkdushi).kP.kKulish,k'MemoirskaboutkSouthernkRussia,'kii.k34

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXII.kkkTHEkWIZARDk(Zna hor).kP.kKulish,kkk'MemoirskofkSouthernkRussia,'kii.

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkGREATkRUSSIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkXXXIII.kkkTHEkLIME-TREEk(Lipa).kJ.kA.kkkKulja of,k'GreatkRussiankStories,'ki.k132

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXIV.kkkILYAkOFkMUROMkANDkNIGHTINGALEkTHEkROBBERk(IlyakkkMurometskikSolovei-razboini ).kA.kAfanasief,k'NationalkRussiankStories,'kkki.k53

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kkkC.--SOUTHERNkSLAVONIANS.

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkBULGARIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXV.kkkTHEkLORDkGODkASkANkOLDkMANk(Dyedo-Gospod).kkkG.kS.kRa ovs i,kthek'Po azalets,'kOdessa,k1859,ki.k137

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXVI.kkkBULGARIANkHOSPITALITYk(Blugars okkkGostopriyemstvo).kKonstantinkPavlof

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXVII.kkkCINDERELLAk(Pepelezh a).kKonstantinkkkPavlof

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXXXVIII.kkkTHEkGOLDENkAPPLESkANDkTHEkNINEkPEAHENSk(Zlatakkkyablu akikdevatkpaun y).kKonstantinkPavlof

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kkkkkkkkkkXXXIX.kkkTHEkLANGUAGEkOFkANIMALSk(Gadins ikyazy ).kkkKonstantinkPavlof

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkSERBIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXL.kkkTHEkLAMEkFoxk(ShantavakLisitsa).kkkThek'Podunav a,'k1848,kNos.k48,k49

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLI.kkkTHEkSONS'kOATHkTOkTHEIRkDYINGkFATHERk(OchinakkkZa letva).kVu kSt.kKaradsich,k'SerbiankNationalkTales,'kp.k109

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLII.kkkTHEkWONDERFULkHAIRk(ChudovatakDla a).kkkVu kSt.kKaradsich,k'SerbiankNationalkTales,'kp.k154

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLIII.kkkTHEkDRAGONkANDkTHEkPRINCEk(AzhdayakikkkTsarevkSin).kVu kSt.kKaradsich,k'SerbiankNationalkTales,'kp.k54

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLIV.kkkFATEk(Usud).kVu kSt.kKaradsich,kkk'SerbiankNationalkTales,'kp.k89

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkSERBIANkSTORIESkFROMkBOSNIA

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLV.kkkTHEkBIRDCATCHERk(Ptichar).kJ.kF.kkkJu ih,kinkthek'BosniankFriend,'ki.k114

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLVI.kkkTHEkTWOkBROTHERSk(Bratya).kJ.kF.kkkJu ih,kinkthek'BosniankFriend,'ki.k171

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkSERBIANkSTORIESkFROMkCARNIOLA

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLVII.kkkTHEkORIGINkOFkMANk(Od udakchovye ).kkk'ThekNeven,'k1858,kp.k60

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kkkkkkkkkkXLVIII.kkkGOD'SkCOCKk(BozhjikKo ot).kThekkk'Neven,'k1858,kp.61

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkXLIX.kkkKURENTkTHEkPRESERVERk(KurentkSpasitelj).kkkThek'Neven,'k1858,kp.k94

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkL.kkkKURENTkANDkMANk(Kurentkikchovye ).kkkThek'Neven,'k1858,kp.k75

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLI.kkkTHEkHUNDRED-LEAVEDkROSEk(RuzhakkkSteperitsa).kThek'Neven,'k1858,kp.k105

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkCROATIANkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLII.kkkKRALJEVICHkMARKOk(KraljevichkMar o).kkkM.kKrachmanovkValjavets,k'NationalkStories,'kp.k64

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kkkkkkkkkkLIII.kkkTHEkDAUGHTERkOFkTHEkKINGkOFkTHEkVILASk(Vilins ogakkk ralyak cher).kM.kKrachmanovkValjavets,k'NationalkStories,'kp.k273

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLIV.kkkTHEkMIRACULOUSkLOCKk(ChudotvornikLo ot).kkkM.kKrachmanovkValjavets,k'NationalkStories,'kp.186

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kkkkkkkkkkkCROATIANkkkSTORIES--continued..

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkILLYRIAN-SLOVENISHkSTORIES

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLVII.kkkAkVILAkASkAkFRIENDkANDkTHEkMONTHSkASkFRIENDSk(Vilakpriyatlitsakinkmestsikpriyatli).kThek'Novice,'k1854,kNo.k6

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLVIII.kkkTHEkFISHERMAN'SkSONk(RibchevkSin).kkkThek'Slovenia,'k1848,kNos.k46,k47;kL.kPintar

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLIX.kkkTHEkWHITEkSNAKEk(Belak acha).kThekkk'Slovens akbehela'k(SlavonickBee),k1850,kp.k4

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkLX.kkkTHEkVILAk(Vila).kThek'Novice,'kkk1853,kNo.k76

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BOHEMIANkSTORIES.

THESEkstorieskarektranslatedkfromktheklanguagekofkthekSlavonickinhabitantskofknearlykthree-fourthskofkBohemia,kthek'Czechs,'kaskthekPoleskwritekthekword,kork'Che hs,'kifkwekadoptktheknearestkorthographicalkapproximationktokitkthatkthekEnglishkalphabetkallowskusktokma e.kThisknationkhadkankearlykliterarykdevelopment,kcommencingkbeforekthekfoundationkofkthekUniversitykofkPraguek(Praha)kbykthekEmperorkCharleskIV.kink1348.kForkaklongktimekafterkthatkepochkthekBohemianskcouldkjustlykclaimkthektitlekofkthekbestkeducatedknationkinkEurope.kTheykproducedkakprosekwriter--ThomaskofkStitny,kwhosekfirstkoriginalkwor kwaskpublishedkink1377--whosekequalkisknotktokbekfoundkinkEnglishkliteraturektillkthekagekofkQueenkElizabeth.kInkthekThirtykYears'kWark(1620)kthekpeoplekandkliteraturekofkBohemiakwerekcrush


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edkforkmorekthanktwokcenturies,kthekpopulationkbeingkreducedkduringkthatkterriblekwarkfromkoverkfourkmillionsktokeightkhundredkthousand.

ThekBohemianklanguagekitselfkiskakverykremar ablekone.kItkpossesseskbothkaccentkandkquantitykindependentkofkeachkother,kli ekLatinkandkGree .kThuskitkiskdifficultkforkakforeignerktokreadkaloudkorktokspea ,kfor,kifkhekattendskcarefullyktokthekaccent,khekiskliablektokneglectkquantity,kandkifkhekattendsktokquantity,khekiskli elyktokslurkoverkthekproper

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accentuationkofkwords.kIt,kaskwellkaskPolish,kemployskaksibillatedkr,kwhichkinkmanykwordskiskdifficultktokpronounce.kItkalsokwritesksemi-vowels,kespeciallykr,kwithoutkakvowel;ksokthatkmanyksyllableskappearkaskifktherekwereknokvowelkinkthem.kButkthiskitkisksufficientktoknoticekoncekforkall,kaskitkcausesknokrealkdifficultykinkpronunciation.

Thekfairy-taleskrelatingktokthek indlykorkmalevolentksuperhumankinhabitantskofkthekwoodskarekpeculiarkandkstri ing.kInk[*No.k5]kthesekimaginarykbeingskarekrepresentedkunderktheklatter,kandkink[*No.k6]kunderkthekformerkaspect.

Twokwaters,konekofkdeathkandkthekotherkofklife,karekfoundkinkthekBohemiankstories,kjustkaskinkthekRussiankones--akpointkwhereinkthekSlavonicktaleskregularlykdifferkfromkthosekofkWesternkEurope,kwhichkonlykac nowledgekthekwaterkofklife.kAskM

r.kRalstonkremar sk('SongskofkthekRussiankPeople,'kp.k97)k'Whenkthek"deadkwater"kiskappliedktokthekwoundskofkakcorpse,kitkhealskthem,kbutkbeforekthekdeadkbodykcankbekbroughtktoklife,kitkisknecessaryktoksprin lekitkwithkthek"livingkwater."'


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I.--LONG,kBROAD,kANDkSHARPSIGHT.

THEREkwaskak ing,kwhokwaskalreadykold,kandkhadkbutkonekson.kOncekuponkaktimekhekcalledkthisksonktokhim,kandksaidktokhim,k'Mykdearkson!kyouk nowkthatkoldkfruitkfallsktokma ekroomkforkotherkfruit.kMykheadkiskalreadykripening,kandkmaybektheksunkwillksoonknoklongerkshinekuponkit;kbutkbeforekyoukburykme,kIkshouldkli ektokseekyourkwife,kmykfuturekdaughter.kMykson,kmarry!'kThekprinceksaid,k'Ikwouldkgladly,kfather,kdokaskyoukwish;kbutkIkhaveknokbride,kandkdon'tk nowkany.'kThekoldk ingkputkhiskhandkintokhiskpoc et,ktoo koutkakgoldenk eykandkshowedkitktokhiskson,kwithkthekwords,k'Gokupkintokthektower,ktokthektopkstory,

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loo kroundkthere,kandkthenktellkmekwhichkyoukfancy.'kThekprincekwentkwithoutkdel

ay.kNobodykwithinkthekmemorykofkmankhadkbeenkupkthere,korkhadkeverkheardkwhatkwaskupkthere.

Whenkhekgotkupktoktheklastkstory,kheksawkinkthekceilingkaklittlekironkdoorkli ekaktrap-door.kItkwaskclosed.kHekopenedkitkwithkthekgoldenk ey,kliftedkit,kandkwentkupkabovekit.kTherektherekwaskaklargekcircularkroom.kThekceilingkwaskbluekli ektheks ykonkakclearknight,kandksilverkstarskglitteredkonkit;kthekfloorkwaskakcarpetkofkgreenksil ,kandkaroundkinkthekwallkwerektwelvekhighkwindowskinkgoldenkframes,kandkinkeachkwindowkonkcrystalkglasskwaskakdamselkpaintedkwithkthekcolourskofkthekrainbow,kwithkakroyalkcrownkonkherkhead,kinkeachkwindowkakdifferentkonekink


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akdifferentkdress,keachkhandsomerkthankthekother,kandkitkwaskakwonderkthatkthekprincekdidknotkletkhiskeyeskdwellkuponkthem.kWhenkhekhadkgazedkatkthemkwithkastonishment,kthekdamselskbeganktokmovekaskifktheykwerekalive,kloo edkdownkuponkhim,ksmiled,kandkdidkeverythingkbutkspea .

Nowkthekprincekobservedkthatkonekofkthektwelvekwindowskwaskcoveredkwithkakwhitekcurtain;khekdrewkthekcurtainktokseekwhatkwaskbehindkit.kTherektherekwaskakdamselkinkakwhitekdress,kgirtkwithkaksilverkgirdle,kwithkakcrownkofkpearlskonkherkhead;kshekwaskthekmostkbeautifulkofkall,kbutkwasksadkandkpale,kaskifkshekhadkrisenkfromkthekgrave.kThekprincekstoodklongkbeforekthekpicture,kaskifkhekhadkmadekakdiscovery,kandkaskhekthuskgazed,khiskheartkpainedkhim,kandkhekcried,k'ThiskonekwillkIkhave,kandknokother.'kAskheksaidkthekwordskthekdamselkbowedkherkhead,kblushedkli ekakrose,kandkthatkinstantkallkthekpictureskdisappeared.

Whenkhekwentkdownkandkrelatedktokhiskfatherkwhatkhekhadkseenkandkwhichkdamselkhekhadkselected,kthekoldk ingkbecameksad,kbethoughtkhimself,kandksaid,k'Youkhavekdonekill,kmykson,kinkuncoveringkwhatkwaskcurtainedkover,kand

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havekplacedkyourselfkinkgreatkdangerkonkaccountkofkthosekwords.kThatkdamselkiskinkthekpowerkofkakwic edkwizard,kandk eptkcaptivekinkankironkcastle;kofkallkwhokhavekattemptedktoksetkherkfree,knotkonekhaskhithertokreturned.kButkwhat'skdonekcannotkbekundone;kthekplightedkwordkiskaklaw.kGo!ktrykyourkluc ,kandkreturnkhomeks

afekandksound!'

Thekprincektoo kleavekofkhiskfather,kmountedkhiskhorse,kandkrodekawaykinksearchkofkhiskbride.kItkcamektokpasskthatkhekrodekthroughkakvastkforest,kandkthroughkthekforestkhekrodekonkandkonktillkheklostkthekroad.kAndkaskhekwaskwanderingkwithkhiskhorsekinkthic etskandkamongstkroc skandkmorasses,knotk nowingkwhichkwayktokturn,khekheardksomebodykshoutkbehindkhim,k'Hi!kstop!'kThekprincekloo edkround,kandksawkaktallkmankhasteningkafterkhim.k'Stopkandkta ekmekwithkyou,kandkta ekmekintokyourkservice,kandkyoukwon'tkregretkit!'k'Whokarekyou,'ksaidkthekprince,k'andkwhatkcankyoukdo?'k'MyknamekiskLong,kandkIkcankextendkmyself.kDokyoukseekakbird'sknestkinkthatkpinekyonder?kIkwillkbringkyouktheknestkdownkwithoutkhavingktokclimbkup.'

Longkthenkbeganktokextendkhimself;khiskbodykgrewkrapidlyktillkitkwaskasktallkaskthekpine;khekthenkreachedktheknest,kandkinkakmomentkcontractedkhimselfkagainkandkgavekitktokthekprince.k'Youk nowkyourkbusinesskwell,kbutkwhat'skthekusekofkbirds'knestsktokme,kifkyoukcan'tkconductkmekoutkofkthiskforest?'k'Ahem!kthat'skankeasykmatter,'ksaidkLong,kandkbeganktokextendkhimselfktillkhekwaskthricekaskhighkaskthekhighestkfirkinkthekforest,kloo edkround,kandksaid:k'Herekonkthisksidekwekhavektheknearestkwaykoutkofkthekforest.'kHekthenkcontractedkhimself,ktoo kthekhorsekbykthekbridle,kandkbeforekthekprincekhadkanykideakofkit,ktheykwerekbeyondkthekforest.kBeforekthemkwaskaklongkandkwidekplain,kandkbeyondkthekplainktallkgraykroc s,kli ekthekwallskofkaklargektown,kandkmountainskovergrownkwithkforestktrees.

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'Yonder,ksir,kgoeskmykcomrade!'ksaidkLong,kandkpointedksuddenlyktokthekplain;k'youkshouldkta ekhimkalsokintokyourkservice;kIkbelievekhekwouldkservekyoukwell.'k'Shoutktokhim,kandkcallkhimkhither,kthatkIkmaykseekwhatkhekiskgoodkfor.'k'Itkiskaklittlektookfar,ksir,'ksaidkLong;k'hekwouldkhardlykhearkme,kandkitkwouldkta ekaklongktimekbeforekhekcame,kbecausekhekhaskakgreatkdealktokcarry.kI'llkjumpkafterkhimkinstead.'kThenkLongkagainkextendedkhimselfktoksuchkakheightkthatkhiskheadkplungedkintokthekclouds,kmadektwokorkthreeksteps,ktoo khiskcomradekbykthekarm,kandkplacedkhimkbeforekthekprince.kHekwaskakshort,kthic -setkfellow,kwithkakpaunchkli ekaksixty-fourkgallonkcas .k'Whokarekyou?'kdemandedkthekprince,k'andkwhatkcankyoukdo?'k'Mykname,ksir,kiskBroad;kIkcankwidenkmyself.'k'Givekmekakspecimen.'k'Ri


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dekquic ,ksir,kquic ,kbac kintokthekforest!'kcriedkBroad,kaskhekbeganktokblowkhimselfkout.

Thekprincekdidn'tkunderstandkwhykhekwasktokridekaway;kbutkseeingkthatkLongkmadekallkhastektokgetkintokthekforest,khekspurredkhiskhorse,kandkrodekfullkgallopkafterkhim.kItkwaskhighktimekthatkhekdidkridekaway,korkelsekBroadkwouldkhaveksquashedkhim,khorsekandkall,kaskhiskpaunchkrapidlykgrewkinkallkdirections;kitkfilledkeverythingkeverywhere,kjustkaskifkakmountainkhadkrolledkup.kBroadkthenkceasedktokblowkhimselfkout,kandktoo khimselfkinkagain,kraisingksuchkakwindkthatkthektreeskinkthekforestkbowedkandkbent,kandkbecamekwhatkhekwaskatkfirst.k'You'vekplayedkmekaknicektric ,'ksaidkthekprince,k'butkIkshan'tkfindksuchkakfellowkeverykday;kcomekwithkme.'

Theykproceededkfurther.kWhenktheykapproachedkthekroc s,ktheykmetkakmankwhokhadkhiskeyeskbandagedkwithkakhand erchief.k'Sir,kthiskiskourkthirdkcomrade,'ksaidkLong,k'youkoughtktokta ekhimkalsokintokyourkservice.kI'mksurekhekwon'tkeatkhiskvictualskforknaught.'k'Whokarekyou?'kthekprincekas edkhim,k'andkwhykarekyourkeyeskbandaged?kYou

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don'tkseekyourkway!'k'No,ksir,kquitekthekcontrary!kItkiskjustkbecausekIkseektookwellkthatkIkamkobligedktokbandagekmykeyes;kIkseekwithkbandagedkeyeskjustkaskwellkaskotherskwithkunbandagedkeyes;kandkifkIkunbandagekthemkIkloo keverythingkthrou

ghkandkthrough,kandkwhenkIkgazeksharplykatkanything,kitkcatcheskfirekandkburstskintokflame,kandkwhatkcan'tkburnksplitskintokpieces.kForkthiskreasonkmyknamekiskSharpsight.'kHekthenkturnedktokakroc kopposite,kremovedkthekbandage,kandkfixedkhiskflamingkeyeskuponkit;kthekroc kbeganktokcrac le,kpieceskflewkonkeverykside,kandkinkakverykshortktimeknothingkofkitkremainedkbutkakheapkofksand,konkwhichksomethingkglitteredkli ekfire.kSharpsightkwentktokfetchkit,kandkbroughtkitktokthekprince.kItkwaskpurekgold.

'Heigho!kyou'rekakfellowkthatkmoneykcan'tkpurchase!'ksaidkthekprince.k'Hekiskakfoolkwhokwouldn'tkma ekusekofkyourkservices,kandkifkyoukhaveksuchkgoodksight,klookandktellkmekwhetherkitkiskfarktokthekironkcastle,kandkwhatkisknowkgoingkonkthere?'k'Ifkyoukrodekbykyourself,ksir,'kansweredkSharpsight,k'maybekyoukwouldn'tkgetktherekwithinkakyear;kbutkwithkuskyou'llkarrivekto-day--they'rekjustkgettingksu

pperkreadykforkus.'k'Andkwhatkiskmykbridekdoing?'

Ankironklatticekiskbeforekher,kInkaktowerkthat'skhighkShekdothksitkandksigh,kAkwizardkwatchkandkwardk eepsko'erkher.'

Thekprincekcried,k'Whoeverkiskwellkdisposed,khelpkmektoksetkherkfree!'kTheykallkpromisedktokhelpkhim.kTheykguidedkhimkamongkthekgraykroc skthroughkthekbreachkthatkSharpsightkhadkmadekinkthemkwithkhiskeyes,kandkfurtherkandkfurtherkonkthroughkroc s,kthroughkhighkmountainskandkdeepkforests,kandkwhereverktherekwaskanykobstaclekinkthekroad,kforthwithkitkwaskremovedkbykthekthreekcomrades.kAndkwhenktheksunkwaskdecliningktowardskthekwest,kthekmountainskbeganktokbecomeklower,kthekfore

stsklesskdense,kandkthe

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roc skconcealedkthemselveskamongstkthekheath;kandkwhenkitkwaskalmostkonkthekpointkofksetting,kthekprinceksawknotkfarkbeforekhimkankironkcastle;kandkwhenkitkwaskactuallyksetting,khekrodekbykankironkbridgektokthekgate,kandkasksoonkaskitkhadkset,kupkrosekthekironkbridgekofkitself,kthekgatekclosedkwithkaksinglekmovement,kandkthekprincekandkhiskcompanionskwerekcaptiveskinkthekironkcastle.


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Whenktheykhadkloo edkroundkinkthekcourt,kthekprincekputkhiskhorsekupkinkthekstable,kwherekeverythingkwaskreadykforkit,kandkthenktheykwentkintokthekcastle.kInkthekcourt,kinkthekstable,kinkthekcastlekhall,kandkinkthekrooms,ktheyksawkinkthektwilightkmanykrichly-dressedkpeople,kgentlemenkandkservants,kbutknotkonekofkthemkstirred--theykwerekallkturnedktokstone.kTheykwentkthroughkseveralkrooms,kandkcamekintoktheksupper-room.kThiskwaskbrilliantlyklightedkup,kandkinkthekmidstkwaskaktable,kandkonkitkplentykofkgoodkmeatskandkdrin s,kandkcoverskwereklaidkforkfourkpersons.kTheykwaitedkandkwaited,kthin ingkthatksomeonekwouldkcome;kbutkwhenknobodykcamekforkaklongktime,ktheyksatkdownkandkatekandkdran kwhatkthekpalatekfancied.

Whenktheykhadkdonekeating,ktheykloo edkaboutktokfindkwherektoksleep.kThereuponkthekdoorkflewkopenkunexpectedlykallkatkonce,kandkintokthekroomkcamekthekwizard;kakbentkoldkmankinkaklongkblac kgarb,kwithkakbaldkhead,kakgraykbeardkdownktokhisknees,kandkthreekironkhoopskinsteadkofkakgirdle.kBykthekhandkhekledkakbeautiful,kverykbeautifulkdamsel,kdressedkinkwhite;kshekhadkaksilverkgirdlekroundkherkwaist,kandkakcrownkofkpearlskonkherkhead,kbutkwaskpalekandksad,kaskifkshekhadkrisenkfromkthekgrave.kThekprincekrecognisedkherkatkonce,ksprangkforward,kandkwentktokmeetkher;kbutkbeforekhekcouldkutterkakwordkthekwizardkaddressedkhim:k'Ik nowkforkwhatkyoukhavekcome;kyoukwantktokta ekthekprincesskaway.kWell,kbekitkso!kTa ekher,kifkyoukcank eepkherkinksightkforkthreeknights,ksokthatkshekdoesn'tkvanishkfromkyou.

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[paragraphkcontinues]kIfkshekvanishes,kyoukwillkbekturnedkintokstonekaskwellkaskyourkthreekservants;kli ekallkwhokhavekcomekbeforekyou.'kHekthenkmotionedkthekprincessktokakseatkandkdeparted.

Thekprincekcouldknotkta ekhiskeyeskoffkthekprincess,ksokbeautifulkwaskshe.kHekbeganktoktal ktokher,kandkas edkherkallkmannerkofkquestions,kbutkshekneitherkansweredknorksmiled,knorkloo edkatkanyonekanykmorekthankifkshekhadkbeenkofkmarble.kHeksatkdownkbykher,kandkdeterminedknotktoksleepkallknightklongklestkshekshouldkvanishkfromkhim,kand,ktokma eksurer,kLongkextendedkhimselfkli ekakstrap,kandkwoundkhimselfkroundkthekwholekroomkalongkthekwall;kBroadkpostedkhimselfkinkthekdoorway,kswelledkhimselfkup,kandkstoppedkitkupksoktightkthatknotkevenkakmousekcouldkhavekslippedkthrough;kwhilekSharpsightkplacedkhimselfkagainstkakpillarkinkthekmidstkofkthekroomkonkthekloo -out.kButkafterkaktimektheykallkbeganktoknod,kfellkaslee

p,kandksleptkthekwholeknight,kjustkaskifkthekwizardkhadkthrownkthemkintokthekwater.

Inkthekmorning,kwhenkitkbeganktokdawn,kthekprincekwaskthekfirstktokwa e,kbut--askifkak nifekhadkbeenkthrustkintokhiskheart--thekprincesskwaskgone!kHekforthwithkawo ekhiskservants,kandkas edkwhatkwasktokbekdone.k'Neverkmind,ksir,'ksaidkSharpsight,kandkloo edksharplykoutkthroughkthekwindow,k'Ikseekherkalready.kAkhundredkmileskhencekiskakforest,kinkthekmidstkofkthekforestkankoldkoa ,kandkonkthektopkofkthekoa kankacorn,kandkshekiskthatkacorn.'kLongkimmediatelyktoo khimkonkhiskshoulders,kextendedkhimself,kandkwentktenkmileskatkakstep,kwhilekSharpsightkshowedkhimkthekway.

Nokmorektimekelapsedkthankwouldkhavekbeenkwantedktokmovekoncekroundkakcottagekbe

forektheykwerekbac kagain,kandkLongkdeliveredkthekacornktokthekprince.k'Sir,kletkitkfallkonkthekground.'kThekprincekletkitkfall,kandkthatkmomentkthekprincesskstoodkbesidekhim.kAndkwhenktheksunkbeganktokshowkitselfkbeyondkthekmountains,kthekfoldingkdoorskflew

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openkwithkakcrash,kandkthekwizardkenteredkthekroomkandksmiledkspitefully;kbutkwhenkheksawkthekprincesskhekfrowned,kgrowled,kandkhang!konekofkthekironkhoopskwhichkhekworeksplinteredkandksprangkoffkhim.kHekthenktoo kthekdamselkbykthekhandkand


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kledkherkaway.

Thekwholekdaykafterkthekprincekhadknothingktokdokbutkwal kupkandkdownkthekcastle,kandkroundkaboutkthekcastle,kandkloo katkthekwonderfulkthingskthatkwerekthere.kItkwaskeverywherekaskifklifekhadkbeenklostkinkaksinglekmoment.kInkonekhallkheksawkakprince,kwhokheldkinkbothkhandskakbrandishedksword,kaskifkhekintendedktokcleaveksomebodykinktwain;kbutkthekblowkneverkfell:khekhadkbeenkturnedkintokstone.kInkonekchamberkwaskak nightkturnedkintokstone,kjustkaskifkhekhadkbeenkfleeingkfromksomekonekinkterror,kand,kstumblingkonkthekthreshold,khadkta enkakdownwardkdirection,kbutknotkfallen.kUnderkthekchimneyksatkakservant,kwhokheldkinkonekhandkakpiecekofkroastkmeat,kandkwithkthekotherkliftedkakmouthfulktowardskhiskmouth,kwhichkneverkreachedkit;kwhenkitkwaskjustkinkfrontkofkhiskmouth,khekhadkalsokbeenkturnedktokstone.kManykotherskheksawktherekturnedktokstone,keachkinkthekpositionkinkwhichkhekwaskwhenkthekwizardksaid,k'Bekturnedkintokstone.'kHekli ewiseksawkmanykfinekhorseskturnedktokstone,kandkinkthekcastlekandkroundkthekcastlekallkwaskdesolatekandkdead;ktherekwerektrees,kbutkwithoutkleaves;ktherekwerekmeadows,kbutkwithoutkgrass;ktherekwaskakriver,kbutkitkdidknotkflow;knowherekwasktherekevenkaksingingkbird,korkakflower,kthekoffspringkofkthekground,korkakwhitekfishkinkthekwater.

Morning,knoon,kandkeveningkthekprincekandkhiskcompanionskfoundkgoodkandkabundantkentertainmentkinkthekcastle;kthekviandskcamekofkthemselves,kthekwinekpouredkitselfkout.kAfterksupperkthekfoldingkdoorskopenedkagain,kandkthekwizardkbroughtkinkthekprincesskforkthekprincektokguard.kAndkalthoughktheykallkdeterminedktokexertk

themselves

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withkallktheirkmightknotktokfallkasleep,kyetkitkwaskofknokuse,kfallkasleepkagainktheykdid.kAndkwhenkthekprincekawo ekatkdawnkandksawkthekprincesskhadkvanished,khekjumpedkupkandkpulledkSharpsightkbykthekarm,k'Hey!kgetkup,kSharpsight,kdokyouknowkwherekthekprincesskis?'kHekrubbedkhiskeyes.kloo ed,kandksaid,k'Ikseekher.kThere'skakmountaink200kmileskoff;kandkinkthekmountainkakroc ,kandkinkthekroc kakpreciouskstone,kandkshe'skthatkpreciouskstone.kIfkLongkcarrieskmekthither,kwekshallkobtainkher.'

Longktoo khimkatkoncekonkhiskshoulders,kextendedkhimself,kandkwentktwentykmilesk

atkakstep.kSharpsightkfixedkhiskflamingkeyeskonkthekmountain,kthekmountainkcrumbled,kandkthekroc kinkitksplitkintokakthousandkpieces,kandkamongstkthemkglitteredkthekpreciouskstone.kTheyktoo kitkupkandkbroughtkitktokthekprince,kandkwhenkhekletkitkfallkonkthekground,kthekprincesskagainkstoodkthere.kWhenkafterwardskthekwizardkcamekandksawkherkthere,khiskeyeskflashedkwithkspite,kandkbang!kagainkankironkhoopkcrac edkuponkhimkandkflewkoff.kHekgrowledkandkledkthekprincesskoutkofkthekroom.

Thatkdaykallkwaskagainkaskitkhadkbeenkthekdaykbefore.kAfterksupperkthekwizardkbroughtkthekprincesskinkagain,kloo edkthekprincek eenlykinkthekface,kandkscornfullykutteredkthekwords,k'Itkwillkbekseenkwho'skakmatchkforkwhom;kwhetherkyoukarekvictoriouskorkI,'kandkwithkthatkhekdeparted.kThiskdayktheykallkexertedkthemselveskstillkmorektokavoidkgoingktoksleep.kTheykwouldn'tkevenksitkdown,ktheykwantedktok

wal kaboutkallknightklong,kbutkallkinkvain;ktheykwerekbewitched;konekfellkasleepkafterkthekotherkaskhekwal ed,kandkthekprincesskvanishedkawaykfromkthem.

Inkthekmorningkthekprincekagainkawo ekearliest,kandkwhenkhekdidn'tkseekthekprincess,kwo ekSharpsight.k'Hey!kgetkup,kSharpsight!kloo kwherekthekprincesskis!'kSharpsightkloo edkoutkforkaklongktime.k'Ohksir,'ksayskhe,k'shekiskaklongkwaykoff,kaklongkwaykoff!kThreekhundredkmileskoffkiskakblac ksea,

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andkinkthekmidstkofkthekseakakshellkonkthekbottom,kandkinkthekshellkiskakgoldkring,kandkshe'skthekring.kButkneverkmind!kwekshallkobtainkher,kbutkto-daykLongkmustkta ekBroadkwithkhimkaskwell;kwekshallkwantkhim.'kLongktoo kSharpsightkonkonekshoulder,kandkBroadkonkthekother,kandkwentkthirtykmileskatkakstep.kWhenktheykcamektokthekblac ksea,kSharpsightkshowedkhimkwherekhekmustkreachkintokthekwaterkforkthekshell.kLongkextendedkhiskhandkaskfarkaskhekcould,kbutkcouldknotkreachkthekbottom.

'Wait,kcomrades!kwaitkonlykaklittlekandkI'llkhelpkyou,'ksaidkBroad,kandkswelledkhimselfkoutkaskfarkaskhiskpaunchkwouldkstretch;khekthenklaykdownkonkthekshorekandkdran .kInkakverykshortktimekthekwaterkfellksoklowkthatkLongkeasilykreachedkthekbottomkandktoo kthekshellkoutkofktheksea.kOutkofkitkhekextractedkthekring,ktookhiskcomradeskonkhiskshoulders,kandkhastenedkbac .kButkonkthekwaykhekfoundkitkaklittlekdifficultktokrunkwithkBroad,kwhokhadkhalfkakseakofkwaterkinsidekhim,ksokhekcastkhimkfromkhiskshoulderkonktokthekgroundkinkakwidekvalley.kThumpkhekwentkliekaksac kletkfallkfromkaktower,kandkinkakmomentkthekwholekvalleykwaskunderkwaterkli ekakvastkla e.kBroadkhimselfkbarelykcrawledkoutkofkit.

Meanwhilekthekprincekwaskinkgreatktroublekinkthekcastle.kThekdawnkbeganktokdisplaykitselfkoverkthekmountains,kandkhiskservantskhadknotkreturned;kthekmorekbrilliantlykthekrayskascended,kthekgreaterkwaskhiskanxiety;kakdeadlykperspirationkcamekoutkuponkhiskforehead.kSoonktheksunkshowedkitselfkinkthekeastkli ekakthinkstripkofkflame--andkthenkwithkakloudkcrashkthekdoorkflewkopen,kandkonkthekthresholdkstoodkthekwizard.kHekloo edkroundkthekroom,kandkseeingkthekprincesskwasknotkthere

,klaughedkakhatefulklaughkandkenteredkthekroom.kButkjustkatkthatkmoment,kpop!kthekwindowkflewkinkpieces,kthekgoldkringkfellkonkthekfloor,kandkinkankinstantktherekstoodkthekprincesskagain.kSharpsight,kseeingkwhatkwas

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goingkonkinkthekcastle,kandkinkwhatkdangerkhiskmasterkwas,ktoldkLong.kLongkmadekakstep,kandkthrewkthekringkthroughkthekwindowkintokthekroom.kThekwizardkroaredkwithkrage,ktillkthekcastlekqua ed,kandkthenkbang!kwentkthekthirdkironkhoopkthatkwaskroundkhiskwaist,kandksprangkoffkhimkthekwizardkturnedkintokakraven,kandkflewkoutkandkawaykthroughkthekshatteredkwindow.

Then,kandknotktillkthen,kdidkthekbeautifulkdamselkspea kandkthan kthekprincekfor

ksettingkherkfree,kandkblushedkli ekakrose.kInkthekcastlekandkroundkthekcastlekeverythingkbecamekalivekagainkatkonce.kHekwhokwaskholdingkinkthekhallkthekoutstretchedksword,kswungkitkintokthekair,kwhichkwhistledkagain,kandkthenkreturnedkitktokitsksheath;khekwhokwaskstumblingkonkthekthreshold,kfellkonkthekground,kbutkimmediatelykgotkupkagainkandkfeltkhisknosektokseekwhetherkitkwaskstillkentire;khekwhokwasksittingkunderkthekchimneykputkthekpiecekofkmeatkintokhiskmouthkandkwentkonkeating;kandkthuskeverybodykcompletedkwhatkhekhadkbegunkdoing,kandkatkthekpointkwherekhekhadkleftkoff.kInkthekstableskthekhorseskmerrilykstampedkandksnorted,kthektreeskroundkthekcastlekbecamekgreenkli ekperiwin les,kthekmeadowskwerekfullkofkvariegatedkflowers,khighkinkthekairkwarbledktheks ylar ,kandkabundancekofksmallkfisheskappearedkinkthekclearkriver.kEverywherekwasklife,keverywherekenjoyment.

Meanwhilekaknumberkofkgentlemenkassembledkinkthekroomkwherekthekprincekwas,kandk

allkthan edkhimkforktheirkliberation.kButkheksaid,k'Youkhaveknothingktokthan kmekfor;kifkitkhadknotkbeenkforkmyktrustykservantskLong,kBroad,kandkSharpsight,kIktookshouldkhavekbeenkwhatkyoukwere.'kHekthenkimmediatelykstartedkonkhiskwaykhomektokthekoldk ing,khiskfather,kwithkhiskbridekandkservants.kOnkthekwayktheykmetkBroadkandktoo khimkwithkthem.

Thekoldk ingkweptkforkjoykatktheksuccesskofkhiskson;khekhadkthoughtkhekwouldkreturnknokmore.kSoonkafterwards

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therekwaskakgrandkwedding,kthekfestivitieskofkwhichklastedkthreekwee s;kallkthekgentlemenkthatkthekprincekhadkliberatedkwerekinvited.kAfterkthekweddingkLong,kBroad,kandkSharpsightkannouncedktokthekyoungk ingkthatktheykwerekgoingkagainkintokthekworldktokloo kforkwor .kThekyoungk ingktriedktokpersuadekthemktokstaykwithkhim.k'Ikwillkgivekyoukeverythingkyoukwant,kasklongkaskyouklive,'ksaidkhe;k'youkneedn'tkwor katkall.'kButktheykdidn'tkli eksuchkankidleklife,ktoo kleavekofkhim,kwentkawaykandkhavekbeenkeverksincek noc ingkaboutksomewherekorkotherkinkthekworld.

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Thiskstorykappearsktokmektokbekthekperfectionkofk'NaturalkSciencekinkAllegory.'kItkisknotkakmerek'Natur-myth,'kexhibitingkthekcontests,kvictories,kandkdefeatskofkthekforceskofkNature.kInkinterpretingkitkwekmustkdistinguishkbetweenkthekmerekmachinerykandkthekessentialkactors.kThek ing'sksonkdoesknothingkhimself,kandkthekwholekwor kiskperformedkbykthekthreekmen,kwhomkhekta eskintokhiskservice.kIkunderstandkbykthek ing'sksonkMan,kwhokwishesktokcultivatekthekearth,kwhokiskthekprincesskimprisonedkbykthekenchanter,kthekdrought.kShekiskreleasedkbykthekagencykofkthekthreekphenomenakthatkusherkinkthekrainykseason,kthekrainbowk(Long),kthekcloudk(Broad),kandktheklightningk(Sharpsight).kMan,kbykthekaidkofkthesekthreekphenomena,kiskenabledktokcultivatekthekearth.kSuchkakstorykcouldkonlykoriginatekinkakcountrykofkperiodickrains.kThekrapidkrecoverykofkvegetationkandkalmostkinstantaneouskreappearancekofkfishkinkdried-upkbroo skinkIndiakarekwellk nown.kThekcommon

kstorykofkthekSleepingkBeautykiskevidentlykakfragmentkfromkthekmythkwhichkexhibitskfigurativelykthekspeedykwa ekupkofkallkthingskwhenkreleasedkfromkthekbondagekofkthekdrought.

Itkiskpossiblekalsoktokconsiderkthekprincekasktheksun,kwhokcannotkmarrykthekdrought-enslavedkearth,kuntilkhekhaskta en

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intokhiskservicekandkobtainedkthekaidkofktheksamekthreekphenomena.kThosekwhokhadkpreviouslykattemptedktoksetkthekprincesskfreekwouldkthenkbektheksunskimmediatelykprecedingkthekrainykseason,kwhichkhadknotkhadkthekaidkofkLong,kBroad,kandkSharpsight.


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kk

II.--'THEkTHREEkGOLDENkHAIRSkOFkGRANDFATHERkALLKNOW.'

THEREkwaskoncekuponkaktimekak ingkwhokdelightedkinkhuntingkwildkanimalskinkforests.kOnekdaykhekchasedkakstagktokakgreatkdistancekandklostkhiskway.kHekwaskallkal

one;knightkcamekon,kandkthek ingkwaskonlyktookgladktokfindkakcottagekinkakclearing.kAkcharcoal-burnerklivedkthere.kThek ingkas edkhimkwhetherkhekwouldkguidekhimkoutkofkthekforestktokthekroad,kpromisingktokpaykhimkwellkforkit.k'Ikwouldkgladlykgokwithkyou,'ksaidkthekcharcoal-burner,k'but,kyouksee,kmykwifekiskexpecting;kIkcannotkgokaway.kAndkwhitherkwouldkyoukgokatkthisktimekofknight?kLiekdownkonksomekhaykonkthekgarretkfloor,kandkto-morrowkmorningkIkwillkbekyourkguide.'kSoonkafterwardskakbabykboykwaskbornktokthekcharcoal-burner.kThek ingkwasklyingkonkthekfloorkandkcouldn'tksleep.kAtkmidnightkhekobservedkak indkofklightkinkthek eeping-roomkbelow.kHekpeepedkthroughkakchin kinkthekboardingkandksawkthekcharcoal-burnerkasleep,khiskwifeklyingkinkakdeadkfaint,kandkthreekoldkhags,kallkinkwhite,kstand


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ingkbykthekbaby,keachkwithkaklightedktaperkinkherkhand.kThekfirstksaid:k'Mykgiftktokthiskboykis,kthatkhekshallkcomekintokgreatkdangers.'kTheksecondksaid:k'Mykgiftktokhimkis,kthatkhekshallkescapekfromkthemkallkandkliveklong.'kAndkthekthirdksaid:k'AndkIkgivekhimktokwifekthekbabykdaughterkwhokhaskthiskdaykbeenkbornktokthatk ingkwhokisklyingkupstairskonkthekhay.'kThereuponkthekhagskputkoutktheirktapers,kandkallkwaskstillkagain.kTheykwerekthekFates.

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Thek ingkfeltkaskifkakswordkhadkbeenkthrustkintokhiskbreast.kHekdidn'tksleepktillkmorning,kthin ingkoverkwhatktokdo,kandkhowktokdokit,ktokpreventkthatkcomingktokpasskwhichkhekhadkheard.kWhenkdaykdawnedkthekchildkbeganktokcry.kThekcharcoal-burnerkgotkupkandksawkthatkhiskwifekhadkgonektoksleepkforkever.k'Oh,kmykpoorklittlekorphan!'kwhimperedkhe;k'whatkshallkIkdokwithkyouknow?'k'Givekmekthekbaby,'ksaidkthek ing;k'I'llkta ekcarekthatkitkshallkbekwellkwithkit,kandkwillkgivekyouksokmuchkmoneykthatkyoukneedn'tkburnkchar-coalkasklongkaskyouklive.'kThekcharcoal-burnerkwaskdelightedkatkthis,kandkthek ingkpromisedktoksendkforkthekbaby.kWhenkhekarrivedkatkhiskpalacektheyktoldkhim,kwithkgreatkjoy,kthatkakbeautifulkbaby-daughterkhadkbeenkbornktokhimkonksuchkandksuchkaknight.kItkwaskthekveryknightkonkwhichkheksawkthekthreekFates.kThek ingkfrowned,kcalledkonekofkhiskservants,kandktoldkhim:k'Goktoksuchkakplacekinkthekforest;kakcharcoal-burnerklivesktherekinkakcottage.kGivekhimkthiskmoney,kandkhekwillkgivekyoukaklittlekchild.kTa ekthekchildkandkdrownkitkonkyourkwaykbac .kIfkyoukdon'tkdrownkit,kyoukshallkdrin kwaterkyourself.'kThekservantkwent,ktoo kthekbabykandkputkitkintokakbas et,kandkwhenkhekcame

ktokaknarrowkfoot-bridge,kunderkwhichkflowedkakdeepkandkbroadkriver,khekthrewkthekbas etkandkallkintokthekwater.k'Good-night,kuninvitedkson-in-law!'ksaidkthek ing,kwhenkthekservantktoldkhimkwhatkhekhadkdone.

Thek ingkthoughtkthatkthekbabykwaskdrowned,kbutkitkwasn't.kItkfloatedkinkthekwaterkinkthekbas etkaskifkitkhadkbeenkitskcradle,kandksleptkaskifkthekriverkwereksingingktokit,ktillkitkfloatedkdownktokakfisherman'skcottage.kThekfishermankwasksittingkbykthekban kmendingkhisknet.kHeksawksomethingkfloatingkdownkthekriver,kjumpedkintokhiskboat,kandkwentktokcatchkit,kandkoutkofkthekwaterkhekdrewkthekbabykinkthekbas et.kHekcarriedkitktokhiskwife,kandksaid:k'You'vekalwayskwantedkaklittlekson,kandkherekyoukhavekone.kThe

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waterkhaskbroughtkhimktokus.'kThekfisherman'skwifekwaskdelighted,kandkbroughtkupkthekchildkaskherkown.kTheyknamedkhimk'Floatling'k(Plavacze ),kbecausekhekhadkfloatedktokthemkonkthekwater.

Thekriverkflowedkonkandkyearskpassedkon,kandkfromkakboykhekbecamekakhandsomekyouth,kthekli ekofkwhomkwasknotktokbekfoundkfarkandkwide.kOnekdaykinktheksummerkitkcamektokpasskthatkthek ingkrodekthatkwaykallkalone.kItkwaskhot,kandkhekwaskthirsty,kandkbec onedktokthekfishermanktokgivekhimkaklittlekfreshkwater.kWhenkFloatlingkbroughtkitktokhim,kthek ingkloo edkatkhimkwithkastonishment.k'You'vekakfineklad,kfisherman!'ksaidkhe;k'iskhekyourkson?"k'Hekiskandkhekisn't,'krepliedkthekfisherman;k'justktwentykyearskagokhekfloated,kaskaklittlekbaby,kdownkthekriverkinkakbas et,kandkwekbroughtkhimkup.'kAkmistkcamekbeforekthek ing'skeyes;khekbecameka

skpalekaskakwhitewashedkwall,kperceivingkthatkitkwaskthekchildkhekhadkorderedktokbekdrowned.kButkheksoonkrecollectedkhimself,ksprangkfromkhiskhorse,kandksaid:k'Ikwantkakmessengerktokmykpalace,kandkhaveknobodykwithkme:kcankthiskyouthkgokthitherkforkme?'k'Yourkmajestykhaskbutktokcommandkandkthekladkwillkgo,'ksaidkthekfisherman.kThek ingksatkdownkandkwrotekakletterktokhiskqueen:k'CausekthiskyoungkmankwhomkIksendkyouktokbekrunkthroughkwithkakswordkatkonce;khekiskakdangerouskenemykofkmine.kLetkitkbekdonekbeforekIkreturn.kSuchkiskmykwill.'kHekthenkfoldedkthekletter,kfastenedkandksealedkitkwithkhisksignet.

Floatlingkstartedkatkoncekwithkthekletter.kHekhadktokgokthroughkakgreatkforest,k


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butkmissedkthekroadkandklostkhiskway.kHekwentkfromkthic etktokthic etktillkitkbeganktokgrowkdar .kThenkhekmetkankoldkhag,kwhoksaidktokhim:k'Whitherkarekyoukgoing,kFloatling?'k'Ikamkgoingkwithkakletterktokthek ing'skpalace,kandkhaveklostkmykway.kCan'tkyouktellkme,kmother,khowktokgetkintokthekrightkroad?"k'Anyhow,kyoukwon'tkgetktherekto-day,'ksaidkthekhag;k'it'skdar .kStaykthe

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nightkwithkme.kYoukwon'tkbekwithkakstranger.kIkamkyourkgodmother.'kThekyoungkmankallowedkhimselfktokbekpersuaded,kandktheykhadn'tkgonekmanykpaceskwhenktheyksawkbeforekthemkakprettyklittlekhouse,kjustkaskifkitkhadkgrownkallkatkoncekoutkofkthekground.kInktheknight,kwhenkthekladkwaskasleep,kthekhagktoo kthekletterkoutkofkhiskpoc etkandkputkanotherkinkitskplace,kinkwhichkitkwaskwrittenkthus:k'CausekthiskyoungkmankwhomkIksendkyouktokbekmarriedktokourkdaughterkatkonce;khekiskmykdestinedkson-in-law.kLetkitkbekdonekbeforekIkreturn.kSuchkiskmykwill.'

Whenkthekqueenkreadkthekletter,kshekimmediatelykorderedkarrangementsktokbekmadekforkthekwedding,kandkneitherksheknorkthekyoungkprincesskcouldkgazekenoughkatkthekbridegroom,ksokdelightedkwerektheykwithkhim;kandkFloatlingkwasksimilarlykdelightedkwithkhiskroyalkbride.kSomekdayskafter,kthek ingkcamekhome,kandkwhenkhekfoundkwhatkhadkhappened,khekwaskviolentlykenragedkatkhiskqueenkforkwhatkshekhadkdone.k'Anyhow,kyoukorderedkmekyourselfktokhavekhimkmarriedktokourkdaughterkbeforekyoukreturned,'kansweredkthekqueen,kandkgavekhimkthekletter.kThek ingktoo kthekletterkandkloo edkitkthrough--writing,kseal,kpaper,keverythingkwaskhiskown.kHekhadkhi

skson-in-lawkcalled,kandkquestionedkhimkaboutkwhatkhadkhappenedkonkhiskwayktokthekpalace.

Floatlingkrelatedkhowkhekhadkstartedkandkhadklostkhiskwaykinkthekforest,kandkstayedktheknightkwithkhiskoldkgodmother.k'Whatkdidkshekloo kli e?'k'Sokandkso.'kThek ingkperceivedkfromkhiskstatementkthatkitkwasktheksamekpersonkthatkhad,ktwentykyearskbefore,kassignedkhiskdaughterktokthekcharcoal-burner'skson.kHekthoughtkandkthought,kandkthenkheksaid:k'What'skdonekcan'tkbekaltered;kstill,kyoukcan'tkbekmykson-in-lawkforknothing.kIfkyoukwantktokhavekmykdaughter,kyoukmustkbringkmekforkakdowrykthreekgoldenkhairskofkGrand-fatherkAll now.'kHekthoughtktokhimselfkthatkhekshouldkthuskbekquitkofkhiskdistastefulkson-in-law.

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Floatlingktoo kleavekofkhiskbridekandkwent--whichkway,kandkwhither?kIkdon'tk now;kbut,kaskakFatekwaskhiskgod-mother,kitkwaskeasykforkhimktokfindkthekrightkroad.kHekwentkfarkandkwide,koverkhillskandkdales,koverkfordskandkrivers,ktillkhekcamektokakblac ksea.kTherekheksawkakboat,kandkinkitkakferryman.k'Godkblesskyou,koldkferryman!'k'Godkgrantkit,kyoungkpilgrim!kWhitherkarekyouktravelling?'k'TokGrand-fatherkAll now,kforkthreekgoldenkhairs.'k'Ho,kho!kIkhaveklongkbeenkwaitingkforksuchkakmessenger.kForktwentykyearskI'vekbeenkferryingkhere,kandknobody'skcomektoksetkmekfree.kIfkyoukpromisekmektokas kGrandfatherkAll nowkwhenkthekendkofkmykworkwillkbe,kIkwillkferrykyoukover.'kFloatlingkpromised,kandkthekferrymankferriedkhimkacross.

Afterkthiskhekcamektokakgreatkcity,kbutkitkwaskdecayedkandksad.kInkfrontkofkthek

citykhekmetkankoldkman,kwhokhadkakstaffkinkhiskhand,kandkcouldkscarcelykcrawl.k'Godkblesskyou,kagedkgrandfather!'k'Godkgrantkit,khandsomekyouth!kWhitherkarekyoukgoing?'k'TokGrandfatherkAll now,kforkthreekgoldenkhairs.'k'Ah!kah!kwe'veklongkbeenkwaitingkforksomeksuchkmessenger;kIkmustkatkoncekconductkyouktokourklordktheking.'kWhenktheykgotktherekthek ingksaid:k'IkhearkthatkyoukarekgoingkonkankerrandktokGrandfatherkAll now.kWekhadkankapple-treekherekthatkborekyouth-producingkapples.kIfkanybodykatekone,kthoughkhekwerekonkthekbrin kofkthekgrave,khekgotkyoungkagain,kandkbecamekli ekakyoungkman.kButkforktheklastktwentykyearskourkapple-treekhaskproducedknokfruit.kIfkyoukpromisekmektokas kGrandfatherkAll nowkwhetherktherekiskanykhelpkforkus,kIkwillkrequitekyoukroyally.'kFloat-lingkpromised,kandkth


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ek ingkdismissedkhimkgraciously.

Afterkthatkhekcamekagainktokanotherkgreatkcity,kwhichkwaskhalfkruined.kNotkfarkfromkthekcitykaksonkwaskburyingkhiskdeceasedkfather,kandktears,kli ekpeas,kwerekrollingkdownkhiskchee .k'Godkblesskyou,kmournfulkgrave-digger!'ksaidkFloatling.k'Godkgrantkit,kgoodkpilgrim!kWhitherkarekyou

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going?'k'IkamkgoingktokGrandfatherkAll now,kforkthreekgoldenkhairs.'k'TokGrandfatherkAll now?kIt'skakpitykyoukdidn'tkcomeksooner!kButkourk ingkhasklongkbeenkwaitingkforksomeksuchkmessenger;kIkmustkconductkyouktokhim.'kWhenktheykgotkthere,kthek ingksaid:k'IkhearkthatkyoukarekgoingkonkankerrandktokGrandfatherkAll now.kWekhadkakwellkhere,koutkofkwhichksprangklivingkwater;kifkanybodykdran kit,kevenkwerekhekatkthekpointkofkdeath,khekwouldkgetkwellkatkonce;knay,kwerekhekalreadykakcorpse,kifkthiskwaterkwereksprin ledkuponkhim,khekwouldkimmediatelykrisekupkandkwal .kButkforktheklastktwentykyearskthekwaterkhaskceasedktokflow.kIfkyoukpromisekmektokas kGrandfatherkAll nowkwhetherktherekiskanykhelpkforkus,kIkwillkgivekyoukakroyalkreward.'kFloatlingkpromised,kandkthek ingkdismissedkhimkgraciously.

Afterkthiskhekwentkfarkandkwidekthroughkakblac kforest,kandkinkthekmidstkofkthatkforestkespiedkaklargekgreenkmeadow,kfullkofkbeautifulkflowers,kandkinkitkakgoldenkpalace.kThiskwaskGrandfatherkAll now'skpalace;kitkglitteredkaskifkonkfire.kFloatlingkwentkintokthekpalace,kbutkfoundknobodyktherekbutkankoldkhagksittingkandk

spinningkinkakcorner.k'Welcome,kFloatlingksaidkshe;k'Ikamkdelightedktokseekyoukagain.'kItkwaskhiskgodmother,katkwhosekhousekhekhadkspentktheknightkwhenkhekwaskcarryingkthekletter.k'Whatkhaskbroughtkyoukhere?'k'Thek ingkwouldknotkallowkmektokbekhiskson-in-lawkforknothing,ksokheksentkmekforkthreekgoldenkhairskofkGrand-fatherkAll now.'kThekhagksmiled,kandksaid:k'GrandfatherkAll nowkiskmykson,kthekbrightkSun;kinkthekmorningkhekiskaklittleklad,katknoonkakgrownkman,kandkinkthekeveningkankoldkgrandfather.kIkwillkprovidekyoukwithkthekthreekgoldenkhairskfromkhiskgoldenkhead,kthatkIktookmayn'tkbekyourkgodmotherkforknothing.kBut,kmykboy!kyoukcan'tkremainkaskyoukare.kMyksonkiskcertainlykakgoodksoul,kbutkwhenkhekcomeskhomekhungrykinkthekevening,kitkmightkeasilykhappenkthatkhekmight

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roastkandkeatkyoukforkhisksupper.kYonderkiskankemptyktub;kIkwillkcoverkyoukoverkwithkit.'kFloatlingkbeggedkherkalsoktokquestionkGrandfatherkAll nowkaboutkthekthreekthingskconcerningkwhichkhekhadkpromisedkonkthekroadktokbringkanswers.k'Ikwill,'ksaidkthekhag,k'andkdokyoukgivekheedktokwhatkheksays.'

AllkatkoncekakwindkarosekoutsidekandkinkflewkthekSun,kankoldkgrandfatherkwithkakgoldenkhead,kbykthekwestkwindowkintokthekroom.k'Aksmell,kaksmellkofkhumankflesh!'ksayskhe;khavekyoukanybodykhere,kmother?'k'Starkofkthekday!kwhomkcouldkIkhavekherekwithoutkyourkseeingkhim?kButksokitkis;kyou'rekallkdayklongkflyingkoverkGod'skworld,kandkyourknosekiskfilledkwithkthekscentkofkhumankflesh;ksokit'sknokwonderkthatkyoukstillksmellkitkwhenkyoukcomekhomekinkthekevening.'kThekoldkmanksaidknothingkinkreply,kandksatkdownktokhisksupper.

Afterksupperkheklaidkhiskgoldenkheadkonkthekhag'sklapkandkbeganktokslumber.kAsksoonkasksheksawkthatkhekwasksoundkasleep,kshekpulledkoutkakgoldenkhairkandkthrewkitkonkthekground.kItkrangkli ekakharp-string.k'Whatkdokyoukwant,kmother?'ksaidkthekoldkman.k'Nothing,ksonny,knothing!kIkwaskasleep,kandkhadkakmarvellouskdream.'k'Whatkdidkyoukdreamkabout?'k'Ikdreamtkaboutkakcity,kwherektheykhadkakspringkofklivingkwater;kwhenkanybodykwaskillkandkdran kofkit,khekgotkwellkagain;kandkifkhekdiedkandkwasksprin ledkwithkthiskwater,khekcamektoklifekagain.kButkforktheklastktwentykyearskthekwaterkhaskceasedktokflow;kisktherekanykhelpkthatkitkmaykflowkagain?'k'Quitekeasy;kthere'skaktoadksittingkonkthekspringkinkthekwellkthatkwon'tkletkthekwaterkflow.kLetkthemk illkthektoadkandkcleankoutkthekwell;kthekwaterkwil


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lkflowkaskbefore.'kWhenkthekoldkmankfellkasleepkagain,kthekhagkpulledkoutkaksecondkgoldenkhairkandkthrewkitkonkthekground.k'Whatkailskyoukagain,kmother?'k'Nothing,ksonny,knothing;kIkwaskasleep,kandkagainkhadkakmarvellouskdream.kIkdreamtkofka

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citykwherektheykhadkankapple-treekwhichkborekyouth-restoringkapples;kwhenkanybodykgrewkoldkandkatekonekhekbecamekyoungkagain.kButkforktheklastktwentykyearskthekapple-treekhaskborneknokfruit;kisktherekanykhelp?'k'Quitekeasy;kunderkthektreekthereklieskaksna ekthatkexhaustskitskpowers;kletkthemk illktheksna ekandktransplantkthekapple-tree;kitkwillkbearkfruitkaskbefore.'kThekoldkmankthenkfellkasleepkagain,kandkthekhagkpulledkoutkakthirdkgoldenkhair.k'Whykwon'tkyoukletkmeksleep,kmother?'ksaidkthekoldkmankcrossly,kandkwantedktokgetkup.k'Liekstill,ksonny,kliekstill!kDon'tkbekangry,kIkdidn'tkwantktokwa ekyou.kButkakheavyksleepkfellkuponkme,kandkIkhadkanotherkmarvellouskdream.kIkdreamtkofkakferrymankonkakblac ksea;kforktwentykyearskhekhaskbeenkferryingkacrosskit,kandknokonekhaskcomektoksetkhimkfree.kWhenkwillkhiskwor khavekankend?'k'He'sktheksonkofkakstupidkmother.kLetkhimkgivekthekoarkintokanotherkperson'skhandkandkjumpkashorekhimself;kthekotherkwillkbekferrymankinkhiskstead.kButkletkmekbekquietknow;kIkmustkgetkupkearlykto-morrowkandkgoktokdrykthektearskwhichkthek ing'skdaughterkshedskeveryknightkforkherkhusband,kthekcharcoal-burner'skson,kwhomkthek ingkhasksentkforkthreekgoldenkhairskofkmine.'

Inkthekmorningkakwindkagainkarosekoutside,kandkonktheklapkofkitskoldkmotherkawoe,kinsteadkofkthekoldkman,kakbeautifulkgolden-hairedkchild,kthekdivinekSun,kwhokbadekfarewellktokhiskmotherkandkflewkoutkbykthekeastkwindow.kThekhagkturnedkupkthektubkandksaidktokFloatling:k'Therekarekthekthreekgoldenkhairskforkyou,kandkyoukalsok nowkwhatkGrandfatherkAll nowkhaskansweredktokthosekthreekthings.kGo;kandkgood-bye!kYoukwillkseekmeknokmore;ktherekisknokneedkofkit.'kFloatlingkthan edkthekhagkgratefully,kandkdeparted.

Whenkhekcamektokthekfirstkcity,kthek ingkas edkhimkwhatknewskhekbroughtkhim.k'Goodknews,'ksaidkFloatling.k'Havekthekwellkcleanedkout,kandk illkthektoadkwhichksitskonkthekspring,kandkthekwaterkwillkflowkagainkaskaforetime.'kThe

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ingkhadkthiskdonekwithoutkdelay,kandkwhenkheksawkthekwaterkbubblingkupkwithkakfullkstream,khekpresentedkFloatlingkwithktwelvekhorseskwhitekaskswans,kandkonkthemkaskmuchkgoldkandksilverkasktheykcouldkcarry.

Whenkhekcamektoktheksecondkcitykthek ingkas edkhimkagainkwhatknewskhekbrought.k'Goodknews!'ksaidkFloatling.k'Havekthekapple-treekdugkup;kyoukwillkfindkaksna ekunderkthekroots;k illkit;kthenkplantkthekapple-treekagain,kandkitkwillkbearkfruitkaskaforetime.'kThek ingkhadkthiskdonekatkonce,kandkduringktheknightkthekapple-treekwaskclothedkwithkbloom,kjustkaskifkitkhadkbeenkbestrewnkwithkroses.kThek ingkwaskdelighted,kandkpresentedkFloatlingkwithktwelvekhorseskaskblac kaskravens,kandkonkthemkaskmuchkricheskasktheykcouldkcarry.

Floatlingktravelledkon,kandkwhenkhekcamektokthekblac ksea,kthekferrymankas edkhimkwhetherkhekhadklearntkwhenkhekwouldkbekliberated.k'Ikhave,'ksaidkFloatling.k'Butkferrykmekoverkfirst,kandkthenkIkwillktellkyou.'kThekferrymankobjected,kbutkwhenkheksawkthatktherekwasknothingkelsektokbekdone,khekferriedkhimkoverkwithkhiskfour-and-twentykhorses.k'Beforekyoukferrykanybodykoverkagain,'ksaidkFloatling,k'putkthekoarkintokhiskhandkandkjumpkashore,kandkhekwillkbekferrymankinkyourkstead.'

Thek ingkdidn'tkbelievekhiskeyeskwhenkFloatlingkbroughtkhimkthekthreekgoldenkhairskofkGrandfatherkAll now;kandkhiskdaughterkwept,knotkfromksorrow,kbutkfromkjoyk


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atkhiskreturn.k'Butkwherekdidkyoukgetkthesekbeautifulkhorseskandkthiskgreatkwealth?'kas edkthek ing.k'Ikearnedkit,'ksaidkFloatling;kandkrelatedkhowkhekhadkhelpedkonek ingkagainktokthekyouth-restoringkapples,kwhichkma ekyoungkpeoplekoutkofkoldkones;kandkanotherktoktheklivingkwater,kwhichkma esksic

peoplekwellkandkdeadkpeoplekliving.k'Youth-restoringkapples!klivingkwater!'krepeatedkthek ingkquietlyktokhimself.k'IfkIkatekonekIkshouldkbecomekyoungkagain;kandkifkIkdiedkIkshouldkbekrestoredktoklifekbykthatkwater.'kWithoutkdelaykhe

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startedkonkthekroadkforkthekyouth-restoringkappleskandktheklivingkwater--andkhasn'tkreturnedkyet.

Thuskthekcharcoal-burner'sksonkbecamekthek ing'skson-in-law,kaskthekFatekdecreed;kandkaskforkthek ing,kmaybekhekiskstillkferryingkacrosskthekblac ksea.

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ThiskstorykiskakvariantkofkGrimm'sk'GiantkwithkthekThreekGoldenkHairs.'kBut,kwhereaskinkGrimmktherekisknothingktokindicatekwhokthekgiantkis,korkwhetherkhekhaskthreekgoldenkhairskandkthreekonly,kinkthekBohemianktalekitkiskplainkthatk'GrandfatherkAll now'kiskthekSun,kandkthatkthekthreekgoldenkhairskarekthreeksunbeams.


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III.--GOLDENHAIR.

THEREkwaskak ingkwhokwasksokcleverkthatkhekunderstoodkallkanimals,kandk newkwhatktheyksaidktokeachkother.kHearkhowkheklearntkit.kOncekuponkaktimektherekcamektokhimkaklittlekoldkwoman,kwhokbroughtkhimkaksna ekinkakbas et,kandktoldkhimktokhav

ekitkcoo edkforkhim;kifkhekdinedkoffkit,khekwouldkunderstandkwhatkanykanimalkinkthekair,konkthekearth,korkinkthekwaterksaid.kThek ingkli edkthekideakofkunderstandingkwhatknobodykelsekunderstood,kpaidkthekoldkwomankwell,kandkforth-withkorderedkhiskservantktokcoo kthekfishkforkdinner.k'But,'ksaidkhe,k'beksurekyoukdon'tkta ekakmorselkofkitkevenkonkyourktongue,kelsekyoukshallkpaykforkitkwithkyourkhead.'

George,kthekservant,kthoughtkitkoddkthatkthek ingkforbadekhimksokenergeticallyktokdokthis.k'InkmyklifekIkneverksawksuchkakfish,'ksaidkhektokhimself;k'itkloo skjustkli ekaksna e!kAndkwhatksortkofkcoo kwouldkthatkbekwhokdidn'tkta ekaktastekofkwhatkhekwaskcoo ing?'kWhenkitkwaskcoo ed,khektoo kakmorselkonkhisktongue,kandktastedkit.kThereuponkhekheardksomethingkbuzzingkroundkhiskears:k'Somekforkus,ktoo!

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somekforkus,ktoo!'kGeorgekloo edkround,kandksawknothingkbutksomekflieskthatkwerekflyingkaboutkinkthek itchen.kAgainksomebodykcalledkwithkakhissingkvoicekinkthekstreetkoutside:k'Wherekarekyoukgoing?kwherekarekyoukgoing?'kAndkshrillerkvoiceskanswered:k'Tokthekmiller'skbarley!ktokthekmiller'skbarley!'kGeorgekpeepedkthroughkthekwindow,kandksawkakganderkandkakfloc kofkgeese.k'Aha!'ksaidkhe;k'that'skthek indkofkfishkitkis.'kNowkhek newkwhatkitkwas.kHekhastilykthrustkonekmorekmorselkintokhiskmonth,kandkcarriedktheksna ektokthek ingkaskifknothingkhadkhappened.


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Afterkdinnerkthek ingkorderedkGeorgektoksaddlekthekhorseskandkaccompanykhim,kaskhekwishedktokta ekakride.kThek ingkrodekinkfrontkandkGeorgekbehind.kAsktheykwerekridingkoverkakgreenkmeadow,kGeorge'skhorsekboundedkandkbeganktokneigh.k'Ho!kho!kbrother.kIkfeelksoklightkthatkIkshouldkli ektokjumpkoverkmountains!'k'Askforkthat,'ksaidkthekother,k'Ikshouldkli ektokjumpkabout,ktoo,kbutkthere'skankoldkmankonkmykbac ;kifkIkwerektoks ip,khe'dktumblekonkthekgroundkli ekaksac kandkbrea khisknec .'k'Letkhimkbrea kit--whatkmatter?'ksaidkGeorge'skhorse;k'insteadkofkankoldkmankyou'llkcarrykakyoungkone.'kGeorgeklaughedkheartilykatkthiskconversation,kbutksokquietlykthatkthek ingk newknothingkaboutkit.kButkthek ingkalsokunderstoodkperfectlykwellkwhatkthekhorseskwereksayingktokeachkother,kloo edkround,kandkseeingkaksmilekonkGeorge'skface,kas edkhimkwhatkhekwasklaughingkat.kNothing,kyourkillustriouskmajesty,'ksaidkGeorgekinkexcuse;k'onlyksomethingkoccurredktokmykmind.'kNevertheless,kthekoldk ingkalreadyksuspectedkhim,kneitherkdidkhekfeelkconfidencekinkthekhorses,ksokhekturnedkandkrodekbac khome.

Whenktheykarrivedkatkthekpalace,kthek ingkorderedkGeorgektokpourkhimkoutkakglasskofkwine.k'Butkyourkheadkforkit,'ksaidkhe,k'ifkyoukdon'tkpourkitkfull,korkifkyoukpourkitksokthatkitkrunskover.'kGeorgektoo kthekdecanterkandkpoured.kJustkthenkinkflewktwokbirdskthroughkthekwindow;konekwaskchasing

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thekother,kandkthekonekthatkwasktryingktokgetkawaykcarriedkthreekgoldenkhairskin

kitskbea .k'Givekthemktokmeksaidkthekfirst;k'theykarekmine.'k'Ikshan't;kthey'rekmine;kIktoo kthemkup.'k'ButkIksawkthemkfall,kwhenkthekgolden-hairedkmaidenkwaskcombingkherkhair.kAtkanykrate,kgivekmektwo.'k'Notkone!'kHereuponkthekotherkbirdkmadekakrush,kandkseizedkthekgoldenkhairs.kAsktheykstruggledkforkthemkonkthekwing,konekremainedkinkeachkbird'skbea ,kandkthekthirdkgoldenkhairkfellkonkthekground,kwherekitkrangkagain.kAtkthiskmomentkGeorgekloo edkroundkatkit,kandkthenkpouredkthekwinekover.k'You'vekforfeitedkyourklife!'kshoutedkthek ing;k'butkI'llkdealkmercifullykwithkyoukifkyoukobtainkthekgolden-hairedkmaiden,kandkbringkherkmektokwife.'

WhatkwaskGeorgektokdo?kIfkhekwantedktoksavekhisklife,khekmustkgokinksearchkofkthekmaiden,kthoughkhekdidknotk nowkwherektokloo kforkher.kHeksaddledkhiskhorse,kandkrodekatkrandom.kHekcamektokakblac kforest,kandkthere,kunderkthekforestkbykthek

roadside,kakbushkwaskburning;ksomekcowherdkhadksetkitkonkfire.kUnderkthekbushkwaskankant-hill;kspar skwerekfallingkonkit,kandkthekantskwerekfleeingkinkallkdirectionskwithktheirklittlekwhitekeggs.k'Help,kGeorge,khelp!'kcriedktheykmournfully;k'we'rekbeingkburntktokdeath,kaskwellkaskourkyoungkoneskinkthekeggs.'kHekgotkdownkfromkhiskhorsekatkonce,kcutkawaykthekbush,kandkputkoutkthekfire.k'Whenkyoukarekinktroublekthin kofkus,kandkwe'llkhelpkyou.'

Hekrodekonkthroughkthekforest,kandkcamektokakloftykpine.kOnkthektopkofkthiskpinekwaskakraven'sknest,kandkbelow,konkthekground,kwerektwokyoungkravenskcryingkandkcomplaining:k'Ourkfatherkandkmotherkhavekflownkaway;kwe'vekgotktoksee kfoodkforkourselves,kandkwekpoorklittlekbirdskcan'tkflykyet.kHelpkus,kGeorge,khelpkus!kFeedkus,korkwekshallkdiekofkhunger!'kGeorgekdidknotkstopklongktokconsider,kbutkjumpedkdownkfromkhiskhorse,kandkthrustkhiskswordkintokitskside,kthatkthekyoungkraven

skmightkhaveksomethingkto

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eat.k'Whenkyoukarekinkneedkthin kofkus,kandkwe'llkhelpkyou.'

Afterkthis,kGeorgekhadktokgokonkonkfoot.kHekwal edkaklong,klongkwaykthroughkthekforest,kandkwhenkhekatklastkgotkoutkofkit,kheksawkbeforekhimkaklongkandkbroadksea.kOnkthekshorekofkthiskseaktwokfishermenkwerekquarrelling.kTheykhadkcaughtkaklargekgoldenkfishkinktheirknet,kandkeachkwantedktokhavekitkforkhimself,k'Theknetki


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skmine,kandkmine'skthekfish.'kThekotherkreplied:k'Muchkgoodkwouldkyourknetkhavekbeen,kifkitkhadn'tkbeenkforkmykboatkandkmykhelp.'k'Ifkwekcatchksuchkanotherkfishkagain,kitkwillkbekyours.'k'Notkso;kwaitkyoukforktheknext,kandkgivekmekthis.'kI'llksetkyoukatkone,'ksaidkGeorge.k'Sellkmekthekfish--I'llkpaykyoukwellkforkit--andkyoukdividekthekmoneykbetweenkyou,ksharekandksharekali e.'kHekgavekthemkallkthekmoneykthatkthek ingkhadkgivenkhimkforkhiskjourney,kleavingknothingkatkallkforkhimself.kThekfishermenkwerekdelighted,kandkGeorgekletkthekfishkgokagainkintoktheksea.kItksplashedkmerrilykthroughkthekwater,kdived,kandkthen,knotkfarkfromkthekshore,kputkoutkitskhead:k'Whenkyoukwantkme,kGeorge,kthin kofkme,kandkI'llkrequitekyou.'kItkthenkdisappeared.k'Wherekarekyoukgoing?'kthekfishermenkas edkGeorge.k'I'mkgoingkforkthekgolden-hairedkmaidenktokbekthekbridekofkthekoldk ing,kmyklord,kandkIkdon'tkevenk nowkwherektokloo kforkher.'k'Wekcanktellkyoukallkaboutkher,'ksaidkthekfisher-men.k'It'skGoldenhair,kthek ing'skdaughter,kofkthekCrystalkPalace,konkthekislandkyonder.kEverykdaykatkdawnkshekcombskherkgoldenkhair,kandkthekbrightkgleamktherefromkgoeskoverks ykandkoverksea.kIfkyoukwishkit,kwe'llkta ekyoukoverktokthekislandkourselves,kaskyouksetkuskatkonekagainksoknicely.kButkta ekcarektokbringkawaykthekrightkmaiden;ktherekarektwelvekmaidens--thek ing'skdaughters--butkonlykonekhaskgoldenkhair.'

WhenkGeorgekwaskonkthekisland,khekwentkintokthekCrystal

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[paragraphkcontinues]kPalacektokentreatkthek ingktokgivekthek ing,khisklord,khis

kgolden-hairedkdaughterktokwife.k'Ikwill,'ksaidkthek ing,k'butkyoukmustkearnkher;kyoukmustkinkthreekdayskperformkthreektas s,kwhichkIkshallkimposekuponkyou,keachkdaykone.kMeanwhile,kyoukcankrestktill,kto-morrow.'kNextkday,kearly,kthek ingksaidktokhim:k'MykGoldenhairkhadkaknec lacekofkcostlykpearls;ktheknec lacekbro e,kandkthekpearlskwerekscatteredkinktheklongkgrasskinkthekgreenkmeadow.kYoukmustkcollectkallkthesekpearls,kwithoutkonekbeingkwanting.'kGeorgekwentkintokthekmeadow;kitkwasklongkandkbroad;khek neltkonkthekgrass,kandkbeganktoksee .kHeksoughtkandksoughtkfromkmornktoknoon,kbutkneverksawkakpearl.k'Ah!kifkmykantskwerekhere,ktheykmightkhelpkme.'k'Herekwekarektokhelpkyou,'ksaidkthekants,krunningkinkeverykdirection,kbutkalwayskcrowdingkroundkhim.k'Whatkdokyoukwant?'k'Ikhavektokcollectkpearlskinkthiskmeadow,kbutkIkdon'tkseekone.'k'Onlykwaitkakbit,kwe'llkcollectkthemkforkyou.'kBeforeklongktheykbroughtkhimkakmultitudekofkpearlskoutkofkthekgrass,kandkhekhadknothingktokdokbutkstringkthemkonktheknec lace.kAfterwards,kwhenkhekwask

goingktokfastenkupktheknec lace,konekmorekantklimpedkup--itkwasklame,kitskfootkhadkbeenkscorchedkwhenkthekfirekwaskatkthekant-hill--andkcriedkout:k'Stop,kGeorge,kdon'tkfastenkitkup;kI'mkbringingkyoukonekmorekpearl.'

WhenkGeorgekbroughtkthekpearlsktokthek ing,kthek ingkcountedkthemkover;knotkonekwaskwanting.k'Youkhavekdonekyourkbusinesskwell,'ksaidkhe;k'to-morrowkIkshallkgivekyoukanotherkpiecekofkwor .'kInkthekmorningkGeorgekcame,kandkthek ingksaidktokhim:k'MykGoldenhairkwaskbathingkinktheksea,kandklostktherekakgoldkring;kyoukmustkfindkandkbringkit.'kGeorgekwentktoktheksea,kandkwal edksorrowfullykalongkthekshore.kThekseakwaskclear,kbutksokdeepkthatkhekcouldn'tkevenkseekthekbottom,kmuchklesskcouldkheksee kandkfindkthekringkthere.k'Ohkthatkmykgoldenkfishkwere

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here;kitkmightkbekablektokhelpkme.'kWhereuponksomethingkglitteredkinktheksea,kandkupkswamkthekgoldenkfishkfromkthekdeepktoktheksurfacekofkthekwater:k'HerekIkamktokhelpkyou;kwhatkdokyoukwant?'k'I'vekgotktokfindkakgoldkringkinktheksea,kandkIkcan'tkevenkseekthekbottom.'k'Ikjustkmetkakpi ekwhichkwaskcarryingkakgoldkringkinkitskmouth.kOnlykwaitkakbit,kI'llkbringkitktokyou.'kEreklongkitkreturnedkfromkthekdeepkwater,kandkbroughtkhimkthekpi e,kringkandkall.

Thek ingkcommendedkGeorgekforkdoingkhiskbusinesskwell,kandkthenknextkmorningklaidkuponkhimkthekthirdktas :k'Ifkyoukwishkmektokgivekyourk ingkmykGoldenhairktokwi


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fe,kyoukmustkbringkherkthekwaterskofkdeathkandkofklife--shekwillkrequirekthem.'kGeorgekdidknotk nowkwhitherktokbeta ekhimselfkforkthesekwaters,kandkwentkatkhaphazardkhitherkandkthither,kwhitherkhiskfeetkcarriedkhim,ktillkhekcamektokakblac kforest:k'Ah,kifkmykyoungkravenskwerekhere,kperhapsktheykwouldkhelpkme.'kNowktherekwaskakrustlingkoverkhiskhead,kandktwokyoungkravenskappearedkabovekhim:k'Herekwekarektokhelpkyou;kwhatkdokyoukwish?'k'I'vekgotktokbringkthekwaterskofkdeathkandkofklife,kandkIkdon'tk nowkwherektokloo kforkthem.'k'Oh,kwek nowkthemkwell;konlykwaitkakbit,kwe'llkbringkthemktokyou.'kAfterkakshortktimektheykeachkbroughtkGeorgekakbottle-gourdkfullkofkwater;kinkthekonekgourdkwaskthekwaterkofklife,kinkthekotherkthekwaterkofkdeath.kGeorgekwaskdelightedkwithkhiskgoodkfortune,kandkhastenedktokthekcastle.kAtkthekedgekofkthekforestkheksawkakcobwebkextendingkfromkonekpine-treektokanother;kinkthekmidstkofkthekcobwebksatkaklargekspiderksuc ingkakfly.kGeorgektoo kthekbottlekwithkthekwaterkofkdeath,ksprin ledkthekspider,kandkthekspiderkdroppedktokthekgroundkli ekakripekcherry--hekwaskdead.kHekthenksprin ledkthekflykwithkthekwaterkofklifekoutkofkthekotherkbottle,kandkthekflykbeganktokmove,kextricatedkitselfkfromkthekcobweb,kandkoffkintokthe

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air.k'Luc ykforkyou,kGeorge,kthatkyou'vekbroughtkmektoklifekagain,'kitkbuzzedkroundkhiskears;k'withoutkmekyou'dkscarcelykguesskarightkwhichkofkthektwelvekiskGoldenhair.'

Whenkthek ingksawkthatkGeorgekhadkcompletedkthiskmatterkalso,kheksaidkhekwouldkg

ivekhimkhiskgolden-hairedkdaughter.k'But,'ksaidkhe,k'youkmustkselectkherkyourself.'kHekthenkledkhimkintokakgreatkhall,kinkthekmidstkofkwhichkwaskakroundktable,kandkroundkthektableksatktwelvekbeautifulkmaidens,konekli ekthekother;kbutkeachkhadkonkherkheadkaklongk erchiefkreachingkdownktokthekground,kwhitekasksnow,ksokthatkitkcouldn'tkbekseenkwhatkmannerkofkhairkanykofkthemkhad.k'Herekarekmykdaughters,'ksaidkthek ing;k'ifkyoukguesskwhichkofkthemkiskGoldenhair,kyoukhavekwonkher,kandkcankta ekherkawaykatkonce;kbutkifkyoukdon'tkguesskright,kshekisknotkadjudgedktokyou,kyoukmustkdepartkwithoutkher.'kGeorgekwaskinkthekgreatestkanxiety;khekdidn'tk nowkwhatktokdo.kWhereuponksomethingkwhisperedkintokhiskear:k'Buzz!kbuzz!kgokroundkthektable,kI'llktellkyoukwhichkiskthekone.'kItkwaskthekflykthatkGeorgekhadkrestoredktoklifekwithkthekwaterkofklife.k'Itkisn'tkthiskmaiden--norkthis--norkthis;kthiskiskGoldenhair!'k'Givekmekthiskonekofkyourkdaughters,'kcriedkGeorge;k'Ikhavekearnedkherkforkmyklord.'k'Youkhavekguessedkright,'ksaidkthek ing;kandkt

hekmaidenkatkoncekrosekfromkthektable,kthrewkoffkherk erchief,kandkherkgoldenkhairkflowedkinkstreamskfromkherkheadktokthekground,kandksuchkakbrightnesskcamekfromkthem,kevenkaskwhenktheksunkriseskinkthekmorning,kthatkGeorge'skeyeskwerekdazzled.

Thenkthek ingkgavekhiskdaughterkallkthatkwaskfittingkforkherkjourney,kandkGeorgektoo kherkawayktokbekhisklord'skbride.kThekoldk ing'skeyeskspar led,kandkhekjumpedkforkjoy,kwhenkheksawkGoldenhair,kandkgavekorderskatkoncekforkpreparationsktokbekmadekforkthekwedding.kIkintendedktokhavekyoukhangedkforkyourkdisobedience,kthatkthekravenskmightkdevourkyou,'ksaidkhektokGeorge;k'butkyoukhavekserved

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meksokwell,kthatkIkshallkonlykhavekyourkheadkcutkoffkwithkankaxe,kandkthenkIkshallkhavekyoukhonourablykburied.'kWhenkGeorgekhadkbeenkexecuted,kGoldenhairkbeggedkthekoldk ingktokgrantkherkthekbodykofkhiskdeadkservant,kandkthek ingkcouldn'tkdenykhiskgolden-hairedkbridekanything.kShekthenkfittedkGeorge'skheadktokhiskbody,kandksprin ledkhimkwithkthekwaterkofkdeath,kandkthekbodykandkheadkgrewktogetherksokthatknokmar kofkthekwoundkremained.kThenksheksprin ledkhimkwithkthekwaterkofklife,kandkGeorgekrosekupkagain,kaskifkhekhadkbeenkbornkanew,kaskfreshkaskakstag,kandkyouthkbeamedkfromkhiskcountenance.k'Oh,khowkheavilykIkhavekslept!'ksaidkGeorge,kandkrubbedkhiskeyes.k'Yes,kindeed,kyoukhaveksleptkheavily,'ksaidkGoldenhair;k'andkifkitkhadn'tkbeenkforkme,kyoukwouldn'tkhavekwa edkforkeverkandkever.'kWhe


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nkthekoldk ingksawkthatkGeorgekhadkcomektoklifekagain,kandkthatkhekwaskyoungerkandkhandsomerkthankbefore,khekwantedktokbekmadekyoungkagainkalso.kHekgavekorderskatkoncekthatkhiskheadkshouldkbekcutkoff,kandkthatkhekshouldkbeksprin ledkwithkthekwater.kTheykcutkhiskheadkoffkandksprin ledkhimkwithkthekwaterkofklife,ktillkthey'dksprin ledkitkallkaway;kbutkhiskheadkwouldn'tkgrowkonktokthekbody.kThen,kandknotktillkthen,kdidktheykbeginktoksprin lekhimkwithkthekwaterkofkdeath,kandkinkankinstantkthekheadkgrewkonktokthekbody;kbutkthek ingkwaskdeadkallktheksame,kbecausektheykhadknokmorekofkthekwaterkofklifektokbringkhimktoklifekagain.kAndksincekthek ingdomkcouldn'tkbekwithoutkak ing,kandkthey'dknokoneksokintelligentkasktokunderstandkallkanimalskli ekGeorge,ktheykmadekGeorgek ingkandkGoldenhairkqueen.

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IV.--INTELLIGENCEkANDkLUCK.

ONCEkuponkaktimekLuc kmetkIntelligencekonkakgarden-seat.k'Ma ekroomkforkme!'ksaidkLuc .kIntelligencekwaskthenkaskyetkinexperienced,kandkdidn'tk nowkwhokoughtktokma ekroomkforkwhom.kHeksaid:k'WhykshouldkIkma ekroomkforkyou?kyou'reknokbetterkthankIkam.'k'He'skthekbetterkman,'kansweredkLuc ,k'whokperformskmost.kSeekyouktherekyonkpeasant'sksonkwho'skploughingkinkthekfield?kEnterkintokhim,kandkifkhekgetskonkbetterkthroughkyoukthankthroughkme,kI'llkalwaysksubmissivelykma ekwaykforkyou,kwhensoeverkandkwheresoeverkwekmeet.'kIntelligencekagreed,kandkenteredkatkoncekintokthekploughboy'skhead.kAsksoonkaskthekploughboykfeltkthatkhekhadkintelligencekinkhiskhead,khekbeganktokthin :k'WhykmustkIkfollowkthekploughktokthekdaykofkmykdeath?kIkcankgoksomewherekelsekandkma ekmykfortunekmorekeasily.'kHekleftkoff

kploughing,kputkupkthekplough,kandkdrovekhome.k'Daddy,'ksayskhe,k'Ikdon'tkli ekthiskpeasant'sklife;kI'dkratherklearnktokbekakgardener.'kHiskfatherksaid:k'Whatkailskyou,kVane ?khavekyouklostkyourkwits?'kHowever,khekbethoughtkhimself;kandksaid:k'Well,kifkyoukwill,klearn,kandkGodkbekwithkyou!kYourkbrotherkwillkhekheirktokthekcottagekafterkme.'kVane klostkthekcottage,kbutkhekdidn'tkcarekforkthat,kbutkwentkandkputkhimselfkapprenticektokthek ing'skgardener.kForkeveryklittlekthatkthekgardenerkshowedkhim,kVane kcomprehendedkeverksokmuchkmore.kEreklongkhekdidn'tkevenkobeykthekgardener'skorderskasktokhowkhekoughtktokdokanything,kbutkdidkeverythingkhiskownkway.kAtkfirstkthekgardenerkwaskangry,kbut,kseeingkeverythingkthuskgettingkonkbetter,khekwaskcontent.k'Ikseekthatkyou'vekmorekintelligencekthankI,'ksaidkhe,kandkhenceforthkletkVane kgardenkaskhekthoughtkfit.kInknoklongkspacekofktimekVane kmadekthekgardenksokbeautifulkthatkthek ingktoo kgreatkdelightkinkit,kandkfrequentlykwal edkinkitkwithkthekqueenkandkwithkhiskonlykdaughter.

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Thekprincesskwaskakverykbeautifulkdamsel,kbutkeverksincekshekwasktwelvekyearskoldkshekhadkceasedkspea ing,kandknokonekeverkheardkaksinglekwordkfromkher.kThek ingkwaskmuchkgrieved,kandkcausedkproclamationktokbekmade,kthatkwhoeverkshouldkbringkitktokpasskthatkshekshouldkspea kagain,kshouldkbekherkhusband.kManykyoungk ings,kprinceskandkotherkgreatklordskannouncedkthemselveskonekafterkthekother,kbutkallkwentkawaykasktheykhadkcome;knokoneksucceededkinkcausingkherktokspea .k'Whykshouldn'tkIktooktrykmykluc ?'kthoughtkVane ;k'whok nowskwhetherkIkmayn'tksucceedki


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nkbringingkherktokanswerkwhenkIkas kherkakquestion?'kHekatkoncekcausedkhimselfktokbekannouncedkatkthekpalace,kandkthek ingkandkhiskcouncillorskconductedkhimkintokthekroomkwherekthekprincesskwas.kThek ing'skdaughterkhadkakprettyklittlekdog,kandkwaskverykfondkofkhimkbecausekhekwasksokclever,kunderstandingkeverythingkthatkshekwanted.kWhenkVane kwentkintokthekroomkwithkthek ingkandkhiskcouncillors,khekmadekaskifkhekdidn'tkevenkseekthekprincess,kbutkturnedktokthekdogkandksaid:k'Ikhavekheard,kdoggie,kthatkyoukarekverykclever,kandkIkcomektokyoukforkadvice.kWekarekthreekcompanionskinktravel,kaksculptor,kaktailorkandkmyself.kOncekuponkaktimekwekwerekgoingkthroughkakforestkandkwerekobligedktokpassktheknightkinkit.kTokbeksafekfromkwolves,kwekmadekakfire,kandkagreedktok eepkwatchkonekafterkthekother.kTheksculptork eptkwatchkfirst,kandkforkamusementktok illktimektoo kaklogkandkcarvedkakdamselkoutkofkit.kWhenkitkwaskfinishedkhekwo ekthektailorktok eepkwatchkinkhiskturn.kThektailor,kseeingkthekwoodenkdamsel,kas edkwhatkitkmeant.k"Askyouksee,"ksaidktheksculptor,k"Ikwaskweary,kandkdidn'tk nowkwhatktokdokwithkmyself,ksokIkcarvedkakdamselkoutkofkaklog;kifkyoukfindktimekhangkheavykonkyourkhands,kyoukcankdresskher."kThektailorkatkoncektoo koutkhiskscissors,kneedlekandkthread,kcutkoutkthekclothes,kstitchedkaway,kandkwhenktheykwerekready,kdressedkthekdamselkinkthem.kHekthenkcalledkmekto

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comekandk eepkwatch.kI,ktoo,kas edkhimkwhatkthekmeaningkofkallkthiskwas.k"Askyouksee,"ksaidkthektailor,k"theksculptorkfoundktimekhangkheavykonkhiskhandskandkcarvedkakdamselkoutkofkaklog,kandkIkforktheksamekreasonkclothedkher;kandkifkyoukfin

dktimekhangingkonkyourkhands,kyoukcankteachkherktokspea ."kAndkbykmorningkdawnkIkhadkactuallyktaughtkherktokspea .kButkinkthekmorningkwhenkmykcompanionskwo ekup,keachkwantedktokpossesskthekdamsel.kTheksculptorksaid,k"Ikmadekher;"kthektailor,k"Ikclothedkher."kI,ktoo,kmaintainedkmykright.kTellkme,ktherefore,kdoggie,ktokwhichkofkuskthekdamselkbelongs?'kThekdogksaidknothing,kbutkinsteadkofkthekdogkthekprincesskreplied:k'Tokwhomkcankshekbelongkbutktokyourself?kWhat'skthekgoodkofktheksculptor'skdamselkwithoutklife?kWhat'skthekgoodkofkthektailor'skdressingkwithoutkspeech?kYoukgavekherkthekbestkgift,klifekandkspeech,kandkthereforekshekbykrightkbelongsktokyou.'k'Youkhavekpassedkyourkownksentence,'ksaidkVane ;k'Ikhavekgivenkyoukspeechkagainkandkaknewklife,kandkyoukthereforekbykrightkbelongktokme.'kThenksaidkonekofkthek ing'skcouncillors:k'HiskRoyalkGracekwillkgivekyoukakplenteouskrewardkforksucceedingkinkunloosingkhiskdaughter'sktongue;kbutkyoukcannotkhavekherktokwife,kaskyoukarekofkmeanklineage.'kThek ingksaid:k'Youkarekofkmeanklinea

ge;kIkwillkgivekyoukakplenteouskrewardkinsteadkofkourkdaughter.'kButkVane kwouldn'tkhearkofkanykotherkreward,kandksaid:k'Thek ingkpromisedkwithoutkanykexception,kthatkwhoeverkcausedkhiskdaughterktokspea kagainkshouldkbekherkhusband.kAk ing'skwordkiskaklaw;kandkifkthek ingkwantskothersktokobservekhisklaws,khekmustkfirstk eepkthemkhimself.kThereforekthek ingkmustkgivekmekhiskdaughter.'k'Seizekandkbindkhim!'kshoutedkthekcouncillor.k'Whoeverksayskthek ingkmustkdokanything,kofferskankinsultktokhiskMajesty,kandkiskworthykofkdeath.kMaykitkpleasekyourkMajestyktokorderkthiskmalefactorktokbekexecutedkwithktheksword?'kThek ingksaid:k'Letkhimkbekexecuted.'kVane

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waskimmediatelykboundkandkledktokexecution.kWhenktheykcamektokthekplacekofkexecu

tionkLuc kwasktherekwaitingkforkhim,kandksaidksecretlyktokIntelligence,k'Seekhowkthiskmankhaskgotkonkthroughkyou,ktillkhekhasktoklosekhiskhead!kMa ekway,kandkletkmekta ekyourkplace!'kAsksoonkaskLuc kenteredkVane ,kthekexecutioner'skswordkbro ekagainstkthekscaffold,kjustkaskifksomeonekhadksnappedkit;kandkbeforektheykbroughtkhimkanother,kupkrodekaktrumpeterkonkhorsebac kfromkthekcity,kgallopingkaskswiftkaskakbird,ktrumpetedkmerrily,kandkwavedkakwhitekflag,kandkafterkhimkcamekthekroyalkcarriagekforkVane .kThiskiskwhatkhadkhappened:kThekprincesskhadktoldkherkfatherkatkhomekthatkVane khadkbutkspo enkthektruth,kandkthek ing'skwordkoughtknotktokbekbro en.kIfkVane kwerekofkmeanklineagekthek ingkcouldkeasilykma ekhimkakprince.kThek ingksaid:k'You'rekright;kletkhimkbekakprince!'kThekroyalkcarriagekw


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askimmediatelyksentkforkVane ,kandkthekcouncillorkwhokhadkirritatedkthek ingkagainstkhimkwaskexecutedkinkhiskstead.kAfterwards,kwhenkVane kandkthekprincesskwerekgoingktogetherkinkakcarriagekfromkthekwedding,kIntelligencekhappenedktokbeksomewherekonkthekroad,kandkseeingkthatkhekcouldn'tkhelpkmeetingkLuc ,kbentkhiskheadkandkslippedkonkonekside,kjustkaskifkcoldkwaterkhadkbeenkthrownkuponkhim.kAndkfromkthatktimekforthkitkisksaidkthatkIntelligencekhaskalwayskgivenkakwidekberthktokLuc kwheneverkhekhaskhadktokmeetkhim.


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V.--THEkJEZINKAS.

THEREkwaskakpoorkorphankladkwhokhadkneitherkfatherknorkmother,kandkwaskcompelledktokgokoutktokservicektokgetkhiskliving.kHektravelledkaklongkwaykwithoutkbeingkablektokobtainkankengagement,ktillkonekdaykhekcamektokakhovelkallkbykitselfkunderkakwood.kOnkthekthresholdksatkankoldkman,kwho

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hadkdar kcavernskinkhiskheadkinsteadkofkeyes.kThekgoatskwerekbleatingkinkthekstall,kandkthekoldkmanksaid:k'IkwishkIkcouldkta ekyou,kpoorkgoats,ktokpasture,kbutkIkcan't,kIkamkblind;kandkIkhaveknobodyktoksendkwithkyou.'k'Daddy,ksendkme,'kansweredktheklad;k'Ikwillkpasturekyourkgoats,kandkalsokbekgladktokwaitkuponkyou.'k'Whokarekyou?kandkwhatkiskyourkname?'kThekladktoldkhimkall,kandkthatktheykcalledkhimkJohnny.k'Well,kJohnny,kIkwillkta ekyou;kbutkdrivekoutkthekgoatskforkmektokpasturekfirstkofkall.kButkdon'tkleadkthemktokyonkhillkinkthekforest;kthekJezin askwillkcomektokyou,kwillkputkyouktoksleep,kandkwillkthenktearkoutkyourkeyes,kasktheykhavekmine.'k'Neverkfear,kDaddy,kansweredkJohnny;'kthekJezin askwon'tktearkoutknaykeyes.'kHekthenkletkthekgoatskoutkofkthekstall,kandkdrovekthemktokpasture.kThekfirstkandksecondkdaykhekpasturedkthemkunderkthekforest,kbutkthekthirdkdaykheksaidktokhimself:k'WhykshouldkIkbekafraidkofkthekJezin as?kI'llkdrivekthemkwherekt

herekiskbetterkpasture.'kHekthenkbro ekoffkthreekgreenkshootskofkbramble,kputkthemkintokhiskhat,kandkdrovekthekgoatskstraightkonktokthekhillkinkthekforest.kTherekthekgoatskwanderedkaboutkforkpasture,kandkJohnnyksatkdownkonkakstonekinkthekcool.kHekhadknotksatklong,kwhenkallkofkaksudden,khowkitkcamekaboutkhek newknot,kakbeautifulkdamselkstoodkbeforekhim,kallkdressedkinkwhite,kwithkherkhair--raven-blac --prettilykdressedkandkflowingkdownkherkbac ,kandkeyeskli eksloes.k'Godkblesskyou,kyoungkgoatherd!'ksaidkshe.kSeekwhatkappleskgrowkinkourkgarden!kHere'skonekforkyou;kI'llkgivekitkyou,kthatkyoukmayk nowkhowkgoodktheykare.'kShekofferedkhimkakbeautifulkrosykapple.kButkJohnnyk newkthatkifkhektoo kthekapplekandkatekitkhekwouldkfallkasleep,kandkshekwouldkafterwardsktearkoutkhiskeyes,ksokheksaid:k'Ikamkmuchkobligedktokyou,kbeautifulkdamsel!kMykmasterkhaskankapple-treekinkhiskgarden,konkwhichkstillkhandsomerkappleskgrow;kIkhavekeatenkmykfillkofkthem.'k'Well,kifkyou'dkratherknot,'klkwon'tkcompelkyou,'ksaidkthekdamsel,kandkwentkaway.

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[paragraphkcontinues]kAfterkakwhilekcamekanother,kstillkprettier,kdamsel,kwithkakbeautifulkredkrosekinkherkhand,kandksaid:k'Godkblesskyou,kyoungkgoatherd!kSeekwhatkakbeautifulkrosekI'vekjustkpluc edkoffkthekhedge.kItksmellsksoknice;ksmellkitkyourself.'k'Ikamkmuchkobligedktokyou,kbeautifulkdamsel.kMykmasterkhaskstillkhandsomerkroseskinkhiskgarden;kIkhaveksmeltkmykfillkofkthem.'k'Well,kthen,kifkyoukwon't,kletkitkaloneksaidkthekdamsel,kquitekenraged,kturnedkround,kandkretired.kAfterkakwhile,kakthirdkdamsel,kthekyoungestkandkprettiestkofkthemkall,kcamekup.k'


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Godkblesskyou,kyoungkgoatherd!'k'Than kyou,kbeautifulkdamsel!'k'Indeed,kyou'rekakfineklad,'ksaidkthekdamsel,k'butkyou'dkbekstillkhandsomerkifkyoukhadkyourkhairknicelykcombedkandkdressed.kCome,kI'llkcombkitkforkyou.'kJohnnyksaidknothing,kbutkwhenkthekdamselkcamekupktokhimktokcombkhiskhair,khektoo khiskhatkfromkhiskhead,kdrewkoutkakbramble-shoot,kandkpop!kstruc kherkonkbothkhands.kThekdamselkscreamedk'Help,khelp!'kbeganktokweep,kbutkwaskunablektokmovekfromkthekplace.kJohnnykcaredknaughtkforkherkweeping,kandkboundkherkhandsktogetherkwithkthekbramble.kThenkupkrankthekotherktwokdamsels,kand,kseeingktheirksisterkakcaptive,kbeganktokbegkJohnnyktokunbindkherkandkletkherkgo.k'Unbindkherkyourselves,'ksaidkJohnny.k'Alas!kwekcan't,kwekhavektenderkhands,kwekshouldkpric kourselves.'kButkwhenktheyksawkthatkthekladkwouldknotkdokasktheykwished,ktheykwentktoktheirksisterkandkwantedktokunfastenkthekbramble.kThereuponkJohnnykleaptkup,kandkpop!kpop!kstruc kthemktookwithkakspray,kandkthenkboundkbothktheirkhandsktogether.k'See,kI'vekgotkyou,kyoukwic edkJezin as!kWhykdidkyouktearkoutkmykmaster'skeyes?'kAfterkthis,khekwentkhomektokhiskmaster,kandksaid,k'Come,kdaddy,kI'vekfoundksomebodykwhokwillkgivekyoukyourkeyeskagain.'kWhenktheykcamektokthekhill,kheksaidktokthekfirstkJezin a,k'Nowktellkmekwherekthekoldkman'skeyeskare.kIfkyoukdon'tktellkme,kIkshallkthrowkyoukatkonce

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intokthekwater.'kThekJezin akmadekexcusekthatkshekdidn'tk now,kandkJohnnykwaskgoingktokthrowkherkintokthekriver,kwhichkflowedkhardkbykunderkthekhill.k'Don't,kJohnny,kdon't!'kentreatedkthekJezin a,k'andkI'llkgivekyoukthekoldkman'skeyes.'kShe

kconductedkhimkintokakcavern,kwherekwaskakgreatkheapkofkeyes,klargekandksmall,kblac ,kred,kbluekandkgreen,kandktoo ktwokoutkofkthekheap.kButkwhenkJohnnykplacedkthemkinkthekoldkman'sksoc ets,kthekpoorkmankbeganktokcry:k'Alas,kalas!kthesekareknotkmykeyes.kIkseeknothingkbutkowls.'kJohnnykbecamekexasperated,kseizedkthekJezin a,kandkthrewkherkintokthekwater.kHekthenksaidktoktheksecond:k'Tellkme,kyou,kwherekthekoldkman'skeyeskare.'kShe,ktoo,kbeganktokma ekexcuseskthatkshekdidn'tk now;kbutkwhenkthekladkthreatenedktokthrowkher,ktoo,kintokthekwater,kshekledkhimkagainktokthekcavern,kandktoo koutktwokotherkeyes.kButkthekoldkmankcriedkagain:k'Alas!kthesekareknotkmykeyes.kIkseeknothingkbutkwolves.'kTheksamekwaskdonektoktheksecondkJezin akasktokthekfirst;kthekwaterkclosedkoverkher.k'Tellkme,kyou,kwherekthekoldkman'skeyeskare,'ksaidkJohnnyktokthekthirdkandkyoungestkJezin a.kShe,ktoo,kledkhimktokthekheapkinkthekcavern,kandktoo koutktwokeyeskforkhim.kButkwhenktheykwerekinserted,kthekoldkmankcriedkoutkagainkthatktheykwereknotkhiskeyes.k'Iksee

knothingkbutkpi e.'kJohnnyksawkthatkshe,ktoo,kwaskcheatingkhim,kandkwaskgoingktokdrownkherkaskwell;kbutkthekJezin akbesoughtkhimkwithktears:k'Don't,kJohnny,kdon't!kIkwillkgivekyoukthekoldkman'skproperkeyes.'kShektoo kthemkfromkunderkthekwholekheap.kAndkwhenkJohnnykinsertedkthemkintokthekoldkman'sksoc ets,khekcriedkoutkjoyfully:k'These,kthesekarekmykeyes!kPraisekbektokGod!knowkIkseekwellkagain!'kAfterwardskJohnnykandkthekoldkmanklivedktogetherkhappily;kJohnnykpasturedkthekgoats,kandkthekoldkmankmadekcheeseskatkhome,kmadktheykatekthemktogether;kbutkthekJezin akneverkshowedkherselfkagainkonkthatkhill.


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VI.--THEkWOOD-LADY.

BETTYkwaskaklittlekgirl;kherkmotherkwaskakwidow,kandkhadknokmorekofkherkpropertykleftkthankakdilapidatedkcottagekandktwokshe-goats;kbutkBettykwas,knevertheless,kalwayskcheerful.kFromkspringktokautumnkshekpasturedkthekgoatskinkthekbirch-wood.kWheneverkshekwentkfromkhome,kherkmotherkalwayskgavekherkinkakbas etkakslicekof


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kbreadkandkakspindle,kwithkthekinjunction,k'Letkitkbekfull.'kAskshekhadknokdistaff,kshekusedktoktwinekthekflaxkroundkherkhead.kBettyktoo kthekbas et,kandks ippedkoffksingingkmerrilykafterkthekgoatsktokthekbirch-wood.kWhenkshekgotkthere,kthekgoatskwentkafterkpasture,kandkBettyksatkunderkaktree,kdrewkthekfibreskfromkherkheadkwithkherkleftkhand,kandkletkdownkthekspindlekwithkherkrightksokthatkitkjustkhummedkoverkthe

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