[transcriber] ['s] [note] if they do not display correctly you may need to adjust your font settings [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 3 do 1 if 7 you 2 they 3 do 3 do 5 display 4 not 5 display 6 correctly 7 you 7 you 8 may 8 may 9 need 9 need 10 to 9 need 11 adjust 10 to 11 adjust 11 adjust 14 settings 12 your 14 settings 13 font 14 settings [the] [brown] [fairy] [book] [ [illustration] ] 1 [ 3 ] [edited] [by] [andrew] [lang] [with] [numerous] [illustrations] [by] [h] [j] [ford] [longmans] [,] [green] [,] [and] [co] [.] [@number@] [ [illustration] : ['] [you] [will] [have] [to] [make] [me] [your] [wife] [,] ['] [said] [the] [elf-maiden] []] 1 [ 3 : [dedicated] [to] [diana] [scott] [lang] [preface] the stories in this [fairy] [book] come from all quarters of the world [.] 1 the 2 stories 2 stories 3 in 2 stories 7 come 3 in 4 this 7 come 8 from 8 from 10 quarters 9 all 10 quarters 10 quarters 11 of 11 of 13 world 12 the 13 world they have no lessons except in tracking and catching birds , beasts , fishes , lizards , and snakes , all of which they eat [.] 1 they 2 have 2 have 4 lessons 3 no 4 lessons 4 lessons 5 except 5 except 6 in 6 in 20 , 7 tracking 8 and 8 and 10 birds 8 and 12 beasts 8 and 16 lizards 8 and 18 and 9 catching 10 birds 11 , 12 beasts 12 beasts 13 , 14 fishes 15 , 15 , 16 lizards 16 lizards 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 snakes 18 and 20 , 20 , 21 all 21 all 22 of 22 of 23 which 23 which 24 they 23 which 25 eat 24 they 25 eat however , many boys might think it better fun to begin to learn hunting as soon as they can walk [.] 1 however 2 , 1 however 4 boys 3 many 4 boys 4 boys 5 might 5 might 6 think 6 think 7 it 6 think 8 better 6 think 9 fun 9 fun 10 to 9 fun 13 learn 10 to 11 begin 11 begin 12 to 11 begin 13 learn 12 to 13 learn 13 learn 14 hunting 13 learn 16 soon 13 learn 17 as 15 as 16 soon 17 as 18 they 17 as 20 walk 19 can 20 walk the [lapps] [are] [a] [people] [not] [fond] [of] soap [and] [water] , [and] [very] [much] [given] to art magic [.] 1 the 9 soap 9 soap 12 , 12 , 17 to 17 to 19 magic 18 art 19 magic [from] [brazil] [,] [in] [south] [america] [,] [comes] ['] [the] [tortoise] [and] [the] [mischievous] [monkey] [,] ['] [with] [the] [adventures] [of] [other] [animals] [.] the tale of ['] [what] [the] [rose] [did] to the [cypress] [,] ['] [is] translated out of [a] [persian] manuscript [by] [mrs] [beveridge] [.] 1 the 2 tale 2 tale 3 of 3 of 15 translated 9 to 10 the 10 the 15 translated 15 translated 17 of 16 out 17 of 17 of 20 manuscript that [is] [how] this [fairy] [book] was made [up] [for] [your] [entertainment] [.] 1 that 8 made 4 this 7 was 7 was 8 made [contents] [page] what [the] [rose] did [to] [the] [cypress] [@number@] 1 what 4 did [ball-carrier] [and] [the] [bad] [one] [@number@] [how] [ball-carrier] [finished] [his] [task] [@number@] [the] [bunyip] [@number@] [father] [grumbler] [@number@] [the] [story] [of] [the] [yara] [@number@] [the] [cunning] [hare] [@number@] [the] [turtle] [and] [his] [bride] [@number@] [how] [geirald] [the] [coward] [was] [punished] [@number@] [hábogi] [@number@] [how] [the] [little] [brother] [set] [free] [his] [big] [brothers] [@number@] [the] [sacred] [milk] [of] [koumongoé] [@number@] [the] [wicked] [wolverine] [@number@] [the] [husband] [of] [the] [rat] ['s] [daughter] [@number@] [the] [mermaid] [and] [the] [boy] [@number@] [pivi] [and] [kabo] [@number@] [the] [elf] [maiden] [@number@] [how] [some] [wild] [animals] [became] [tame] [ones] [@number@] [fortune] [and] [the] [wood-cutter] [@number@] [the] [enchanted] [head] [@number@] [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] [@number@] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [three] [fates] [@number@] [the] [fox] [and] [the] [lapp] [@number@] [kisa] [the] [cat] [@number@] [the] [lion] [and] [the] [cat] [@number@] [which] [was] [the] [foolishest] [?] [@number@] [asmund] [and] [signy] [@number@] [rübezahl] [@number@] story of the [king] [who] would be [stronger] [than] [fate] [@number@] 1 story 2 of 1 story 6 would 2 of 3 the 6 would 7 be story of [wali] [dâd] the [simple-hearted] [@number@] 1 story 2 of 2 of 5 the [tale] [of] [a] [tortoise] [and] [of] [a] [mischievous] [monkey] [@number@] [the] [knights] [of] [the] [fish] [@number@] [illustrations] [coloured] [plates] ['] [you] [will] [have] [to] [make] [me] [your] [wife] [,] ['] [said] [the] [elf] [maiden] [(] [p] [.] [@number@] [)] [frontispiece] prince [almās] [transformed] [to] [face] p [.] [@number@] 1 prince 6 p [the] [punishment] [of] [the] [rose] ["] [@number@] [hábogi] ['s] [horses] ["] [@number@] ['] [listen] [,] [listen] [!] ['] [said] [the] [mermaid] [to] [the] [prince] ["] [@number@] [the] [princess] [and] [the] [snake] ["] [@number@] [rübezahl] [and] [the] [princess] ["] [@number@] [the] [dragon] [and] [the] [mirror] ["] [@number@] [full-page] [plates] the [deer] eludes [prince] [tahmāsp] ["] [@number@] 1 the 3 eludes [mihr-afrūz] [and] [prince] [tahmāsp] ["] [@number@] [the] [shadow] [in] [the] [stream] ["] [@number@] chil-māq carries off [almās] ["] [@number@] 1 chil-māq 2 carries 2 carries 3 off [the] [death] [of] [the] [bad] [one] ["] [@number@] the [witch] outstrips [the] [wolf] " [@number@] 1 the 3 outstrips 3 outstrips 6 " ['] [wake] [up] [,] [my] [grandson] [,] [it] [is] [time] [to] [go] [home] ['] ["] [@number@] [the] [bunyip] ["] [@number@] [the] [yara] [defeated] ["] [@number@] the [little] [hare] is [caught] ["] [@number@] 1 the 4 is [the] [turtle] [outwitted] ["] [@number@] geirald claims [his] [reward] and the [queen] demands [another] [test] ["] [@number@] 1 geirald 2 claims 1 geirald 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 8 demands the [jealous] [sisters] spell-bound [in] [the] [ash-pit] ["] [@number@] 1 the 4 spell-bound [the] [mermaid] [asks] [for] [the] [king] ['s] [child] ["] [@number@] [the] [princess] [on] [the] [seashore] ["] [@number@] [the] [bee] [,] [the] [princess] [,] [the] [red] [knight] [,] [and] [the] [lion] ["] [@number@] pivi dives for the [shell-fish] ["] [@number@] 1 pivi 2 dives 2 dives 3 for 3 for 4 the [the] [princess] [sees] [the] [magic] [head] ["] [@number@] the [golden] [hen] will [not] be [caught] ["] [@number@] 1 the 4 will 4 will 6 be [signy] [at] [the] [window] ["] [@number@] the [gnome] falls [in] [love] [with] [the] [princess] ["] [@number@] 1 the 3 falls [wali] [dâd] [and] [the] [peris] ["] [@number@] [in] [text] [page] [prince] [almās] [brings] [game] [to] [the] [king] [lion] [@number@] [the] [dog] [and] [his] [attendants] [@number@] [the] [boy] [in] [the] [witch] ['s] [hut] [@number@] [the] [magic] [basket] [@number@] [the] [wonderful] [cock] [@number@] [the] [holy] [man] [gives] [the] [bag] [to] [father] [grumbler] [@number@] julia sings her [song] [into] [the] [shell] [@number@] 1 julia 2 sings 2 sings 3 her the [girl] laughs [at] [the] [army] [of] [turtles] [@number@] 1 the 3 laughs ['] [the] [giant] [will] [trouble] [you] [no] [more] [,] ['] [said] [geirald] [@number@] [every] [time] [a] [bear] [was] [killed] [his] [shadow] [returned] [to] [the] [house] [of] [the] [great] [bear] [chief] [@number@] [how] [the] [boys] [were] [half] [turned] [into] [bears] [@number@] ['] [why] [do] [you] [give] [to] [the] [ogre] [your] [child] [,] [so] [fair] [,] [so] [fair] [?] ['] [@number@] ['] [bring] [to] [me] [dilah] [,] [dilah] [the] [rejected] [one] ['] [@number@] [all] [the] [animals] [try] [to] [get] [the] [rock] [off] [wolverine] ['s] [legs] [@number@] [the] [elf] [maiden] ['s] [house] [@number@] the [king] falls [in] [love] [with] [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] [@number@] 1 the 3 falls [the] [pool] [in] [the] [sand] [@number@] [the] [elves] [and] [the] [bear] [@number@] kisa [the] [cat] carries [off] [ingibjörg] ['s] [feet] [from] [the] [giant] ['s] [cave] [@number@] 1 kisa 4 carries the [princess] steals [the] [king] ['s] [letter] [@number@] 1 the 3 steals [the] [brown] [fairy] [book] [what] [the] [rose] [did] [to] [the] [cypress] [[] [@number@] []] at the place where the prince intended to hunt he saw a most beautiful deer [.] 1 at 3 place 1 at 10 he 2 the 3 place 3 place 4 where 4 where 6 prince 4 where 7 intended 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 7 intended 7 intended 8 to 7 intended 9 hunt 8 to 9 hunt 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 15 deer 12 a 15 deer 13 most 14 beautiful 14 beautiful 15 deer he ordered that it should not be killed , but trapped or captured with a noose [.] 1 he 12 or 2 ordered 3 that 2 ordered 10 but 2 ordered 12 or 3 that 10 but 4 it 5 should 5 should 6 not 6 not 7 be 7 be 8 killed 7 be 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 trapped 12 or 13 captured 12 or 14 with 14 with 16 noose 15 a 16 noose it bounded high and leaped right over his head , got out of the ring , and tore like the eastern wind into the waste [.] 1 it 4 and 2 bounded 3 high 2 bounded 4 and 4 and 10 , 4 and 19 like 4 and 23 into 5 leaped 6 right 5 leaped 7 over 5 leaped 10 , 6 right 7 over 7 over 9 head 8 his 9 head 10 , 17 and 11 got 13 of 11 got 17 and 12 out 13 of 13 of 15 ring 14 the 15 ring 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 tore 19 like 22 wind 20 the 22 wind 21 eastern 22 wind 22 wind 23 into 23 into 25 waste 24 the 25 waste the prince put spurs to his horse and pursued it [;] and was soon lost to the sight of his followers [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 8 and 3 put 4 spurs 3 put 5 to 3 put 8 and 5 to 7 horse 6 his 7 horse 8 and 12 and 9 pursued 10 it 9 pursued 12 and 12 and 13 was 13 was 15 lost 14 soon 15 lost 15 lost 16 to 16 to 18 sight 17 the 18 sight 18 sight 19 of 19 of 21 followers 20 his 21 followers he was now drenched in sweat , and he breathed with pain [;] and his horse 's tongue hung from its mouth with thirst [.] 1 he 7 , 2 was 4 drenched 2 was 7 , 3 now 4 drenched 4 drenched 5 in 5 in 6 sweat 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 breathed 9 he 10 breathed 10 breathed 11 with 10 breathed 20 from 10 breathed 23 with 11 with 14 and 12 pain 14 and 14 and 18 tongue 14 and 19 hung 14 and 20 from 15 his 16 horse 16 horse 17 's 17 's 18 tongue 20 from 22 mouth 21 its 22 mouth 22 mouth 23 with 23 with 24 thirst he dismounted and toiled on , with bridle on [arm] , [praying] and [casting] [himself] [on] the mercy of heaven [.] 1 he 3 and 2 dismounted 3 and 3 and 4 toiled 4 toiled 5 on 5 on 6 , 6 , 13 and 7 with 8 bridle 8 bridle 9 on 9 on 11 , 11 , 13 and 13 and 18 mercy 17 the 18 mercy 18 mercy 19 of 19 of 20 heaven then his horse fell and surrendered [its] [life] [to] [god] [.] 1 then 3 horse 2 his 3 horse 3 horse 5 and 4 fell 5 and 5 and 6 surrendered on and [on] he went across the sandy waste , weeping and [with] burning breast , till at length a hill [rose] [into] [sight] [.] 1 on 17 till 1 on 21 hill 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 across 6 across 17 till 7 the 17 till 8 sandy 9 waste 9 waste 10 , 10 , 11 weeping 10 , 12 and 12 and 15 breast 12 and 16 , 12 and 17 till 14 burning 15 breast 17 till 18 at 18 at 19 length 20 a 21 hill its branches had put forth a glory of [leaves] , and there were grass and a spring underneath it , and flowers of many colours [.] 1 its 2 branches 2 branches 3 had 3 had 4 put 4 put 5 forth 4 put 7 glory 6 a 7 glory 7 glory 8 of 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 13 were 12 there 13 were 13 were 15 and 13 were 18 underneath 14 grass 15 and 15 and 17 spring 15 and 18 underneath 16 a 17 spring 18 underneath 21 and 19 it 21 and 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 flowers 21 and 23 of 23 of 25 colours 24 many 25 colours gladdened by this sight , he dragged himself to the water 's edge , drank his fill , and returned thanks for his deliverance from thirst [.] 1 gladdened 2 by 1 gladdened 5 , 1 gladdened 6 he 2 by 4 sight 3 this 4 sight 6 he 14 , 7 dragged 8 himself 7 dragged 9 to 7 dragged 14 , 9 to 13 edge 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 's 12 's 13 edge 14 , 15 drank 14 , 22 for 14 , 25 from 16 his 19 and 17 fill 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 returned 19 and 21 thanks 21 thanks 22 for 22 for 24 deliverance 23 his 24 deliverance 24 deliverance 25 from 25 from 26 thirst he looked about him and [,] to his amazement , saw close by a royal seat [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 and 2 looked 12 close 3 about 4 him 3 about 5 and 5 and 7 to 7 to 10 , 8 his 9 amazement 9 amazement 10 , 10 , 11 saw 12 close 13 by 13 by 16 seat 14 a 15 royal 14 a 16 seat 15 royal 16 seat his face was kind , and wise and thoughtful , and he came on and spoke to the prince [.] 1 his 2 face 2 face 3 was 3 was 8 and 4 kind 8 and 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 and 6 and 7 wise 8 and 11 and 9 thoughtful 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 and 12 he 15 and 13 came 14 on 13 came 15 and 15 and 16 spoke 15 and 17 to 17 to 19 prince 18 the 19 prince ['] [o] [good] [youth] [!] [how] [did] [you] [come] [here] [?] who are you [?] 1 who 2 are 2 are 3 you where do you come from [?] ['] 1 where 2 do 1 where 5 from 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 come 4 come 5 from who are you [?] 1 who 2 are 2 are 3 you how did you come to make your dwelling in this wilderness [?] ['] 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 dwelling 7 your 8 dwelling 8 dwelling 9 in 9 in 11 wilderness 10 this 11 wilderness [ [illustration] : [the] [deer] [eludes] [prince] [tahmāsp] []] 1 [ 3 : the [most] [high] [god] [gave] [me] [seven] sons [who] [grew] up [well] [versed] in all princely arts [.] 1 the 8 sons 8 sons 11 up 11 up 14 in 14 in 17 arts 15 all 17 arts 16 princely 17 arts princes come from all quarters to [ask] [her] [hand] , and on one and all she imposes a condition [.] 1 princes 2 come 2 come 3 from 2 come 6 to 3 from 5 quarters 4 all 5 quarters 6 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 she 11 and 17 imposes 12 on 14 and 12 on 16 she 13 one 14 and 14 and 15 all 16 she 17 imposes 17 imposes 19 condition 18 a 19 condition but [if] [a] [suitor] cannot [answer] [my] [question] [i] [cut] [off] [his] [head] [and] [hang] [it] [on] [the] [battlements] [of] [the] [citadel] [.] ["] 1 but 5 cannot the riddle she asks is [,] ["] [what] [did] [the] [rose] [do] to the cypress [?] ["] 1 the 2 riddle 2 riddle 3 she 2 riddle 4 asks 2 riddle 5 is 3 she 4 asks 5 is 13 to 13 to 15 cypress 14 the 15 cypress nothing [that] [i] [could] [say] had the slightest effect on him [.] 1 nothing 6 had 6 had 9 effect 6 had 10 on 7 the 8 slightest 7 the 9 effect 10 on 11 him i [will] go [alone] [;] [i] will answer the riddle , and win her in this way [.] ["] 1 i 3 go 1 i 12 and 7 will 8 answer 7 will 12 and 9 the 10 riddle 10 riddle 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 win 13 win 14 her 13 win 15 in 15 in 17 way 16 this 17 way at last [,] [out] [of] [pity] [for] [him] [,] [i] [let] [him] [go] [.] 1 at 2 last he reached the city [of] [king] [quimūs] [.] 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 4 city 3 the 4 city he was asked the riddle and could not give the true answer [;] and his head was cut off and hung upon the battlements [.] 1 he 14 and 2 was 6 and 2 was 14 and 3 asked 5 riddle 3 asked 6 and 4 the 5 riddle 6 and 7 could 7 could 8 not 7 could 9 give 8 not 9 give 9 give 12 answer 10 the 12 answer 11 true 12 answer 14 and 20 and 15 his 16 head 16 head 20 and 17 was 18 cut 17 was 20 and 18 cut 19 off 20 and 21 hung 20 and 22 upon 22 upon 24 battlements 23 the 24 battlements then [i] mourned [him] [in] [black] [raiment] [for] [forty] [days] [.] 1 then 3 mourned prince [tahmāsp] [listened] [to] [this] [tale] [,] and [then] the arrow of love for that unseen girl [struck] [his] [heart] [also] [.] 1 prince 8 and 8 and 10 the 10 the 11 arrow 11 arrow 12 of 12 of 13 love 13 love 14 for 14 for 17 girl 15 that 17 girl 16 unseen 17 girl just at this moment of his ill-fate his people came up , and gathered round [him] like moths round a light [.] 1 just 2 at 1 just 5 of 1 just 13 and 2 at 4 moment 3 this 4 moment 5 of 7 ill-fate 6 his 7 ill-fate 7 ill-fate 9 people 7 ill-fate 10 came 8 his 9 people 9 people 10 came 10 came 11 up 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 round 13 and 17 like 13 and 19 round 14 gathered 15 round 17 like 18 moths 19 round 21 light 20 a 21 light ['] [your] [son] [,] [prince] [tahmāsp] [,] [loves] [distractedly] [the] [princess] [mihr-afrūz] [,] [daughter] [of] [king] [quimūs] [,] [son] [of] [tīmūs] [.] ['] then they told the king all about her and her doings [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 told 3 told 5 king 3 told 9 and 4 the 5 king 6 all 7 about 6 all 9 and 7 about 8 her 9 and 11 doings 10 her 11 doings i will send an abundance of gifts , and a string of camels laden with flashing stones and rubies [of] [badakhshān] [.] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 send 3 send 5 abundance 3 send 9 and 4 an 5 abundance 5 abundance 6 of 6 of 7 gifts 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 string 9 and 18 and 10 a 11 string 11 string 12 of 11 string 14 laden 12 of 13 camels 14 laden 15 with 15 with 16 flashing 16 flashing 17 stones 18 and 19 rubies in this way [i] [will] [bring] [her] and [her] [suite] , and [i] [will] [give] [her] [to] [you] to be [your] solace [.] 1 in 3 way 1 in 12 and 2 this 3 way 8 and 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 22 solace 19 to 20 be 20 be 22 solace but the prince said that this plan would not be right , and that he would go himself , and would [answer] [the] [riddle] [.] 1 but 3 prince 1 but 4 said 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 7 plan 5 that 21 would 6 this 7 plan 7 plan 8 would 8 would 9 not 8 would 10 be 9 not 10 be 10 be 13 and 11 right 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 19 , 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 go 17 go 18 himself 19 , 20 and maybe he will repent and come back [.] ['] 1 maybe 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 5 and 4 repent 5 and 5 and 6 come 6 come 7 back by [stage] [after] [stage] , and after many days ' journeying , he arrived at the city [of] [king] [quimūs] [.] 1 by 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 13 he 7 after 11 journeying 7 after 12 , 7 after 13 he 8 many 9 days 9 days 10 ' 10 ' 11 journeying 13 he 14 arrived 14 arrived 15 at 15 at 17 city 16 the 17 city what did he see [?] 1 what 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 see a [towering] [citadel] [whose] [foot] [kept] firm [the] [wrinkled] [earth] , and whose battlements touched the blue heaven [.] 1 a 7 firm 7 firm 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 whose 12 and 15 touched 13 whose 14 battlements 14 battlements 15 touched 15 touched 18 heaven 16 the 18 heaven 17 blue 18 heaven the sight of the drums stirred the fire of [prince] [tahmāsp] ['s] love [.] 1 the 2 sight 2 sight 3 of 2 sight 6 stirred 3 of 5 drums 4 the 5 drums 6 stirred 8 fire 7 the 8 fire 8 fire 9 of 9 of 13 love so he struck upon the drums , and [at] once summoned [an] officer [who] [took] [him] [to] [king] [quimūs] [.] 1 so 8 and 2 he 8 and 3 struck 4 upon 3 struck 8 and 4 upon 6 drums 5 the 6 drums 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 summoned 10 once 11 summoned 11 summoned 13 officer god [forbid] [that] your spring also should be ravaged by the autumn winds of martyrdom [.] ['] 1 god 5 spring 4 your 5 spring 5 spring 7 should 6 also 7 should 7 should 8 be 8 be 9 ravaged 9 ravaged 10 by 10 by 13 winds 11 the 13 winds 12 autumn 13 winds 13 winds 14 of 14 of 15 martyrdom all his urgency , however , had no effect in making the prince withdraw [.] 1 all 2 his 1 all 3 urgency 1 all 7 had 2 his 3 urgency 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 5 however 7 had 7 had 9 effect 7 had 10 in 8 no 9 effect 9 effect 10 in 10 in 11 making 11 making 13 prince 11 making 14 withdraw 12 the 13 prince then the prince went to his own quarters and was treated as became his station [.] 1 then 3 prince 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 9 and 4 went 5 to 4 went 9 and 5 to 8 quarters 6 his 7 own 6 his 8 quarters 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 treated 11 treated 12 as 12 as 13 became 13 became 15 station 14 his 15 station king [quimūs] [now] [sent] [for] [his] [daughter] [and] [for] [her] [mother] , [gul-rukh] [,] [[] [@number@] []] and [talked] [to] [them] [.] 1 king 12 , 12 , 18 and he said to [mihr-afrūz] [:] ['] [listen] [to] me , you cruel flirt [!] 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 to 3 to 10 , 9 me 10 , 10 , 13 flirt 11 you 13 flirt 12 cruel 13 flirt why do you persist in this folly [?] 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 persist 4 persist 5 in 5 in 7 folly 6 this 7 folly a better husband you will [not] find [.] ['] 1 a 7 find 2 better 3 husband 3 husband 7 find 4 you 5 will 5 will 7 find but all the arguments of father and mother were wasted , for her only answer was [:] ['] [o] [my] [father] [!] 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 arguments 2 all 9 were 3 the 4 arguments 4 arguments 5 of 5 of 7 and 6 father 7 and 7 and 8 mother 9 were 10 wasted 10 wasted 12 for 11 , 12 for 12 for 15 answer 13 her 14 only 13 her 15 answer 15 answer 16 was the [three] [days] [passed] [;] [then] [the] riddle was [asked] [:] ['] [what] [did] [the] [rose] [do] to the cypress [?] ['] 1 the 8 riddle 8 riddle 9 was 9 was 18 to 18 to 20 cypress 19 the 20 cypress [ [illustration] : [mihr-afrūz] [&] [prince] [tahmāsp] []] 1 [ 3 : the news of [the] death [of] [prince] [tahmāsp] plunged his father into despair and stupefaction [.] 1 the 2 news 2 news 3 of 2 news 9 plunged 3 of 5 death 9 plunged 11 father 9 plunged 12 into 10 his 11 father 11 father 12 into 12 into 14 and 13 despair 14 and 14 and 15 stupefaction one son only now remained [,] [the] [brave] [,] [eloquent] [,] [happy-natured] [prince] [almās-ruh-bakhsh] [.] 1 one 2 son 2 son 5 remained 3 only 5 remained 4 now 5 remained these words brought his father to tears [.] 1 these 2 words 2 words 3 brought 3 brought 5 father 3 brought 6 to 4 his 5 father 5 father 6 to 6 to 7 tears in the end he , too , got [leave] [to] [go] [;] [but] he went without a following [and] [alone] [.] 1 in 3 end 1 in 14 he 2 the 3 end 3 end 4 he 3 end 8 got 4 he 8 got 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 , 6 too 8 got 14 he 15 went 15 went 16 without 16 without 18 following 17 a 18 following he went about in the city , saw the tent and the drums , and then went out again to a village [not] far [off] [.] 1 he 7 , 2 went 3 about 2 went 4 in 2 went 7 , 4 in 6 city 5 the 6 city 7 , 15 and 7 , 24 far 8 saw 11 and 8 saw 15 and 9 the 10 tent 10 tent 11 and 11 and 13 drums 11 and 14 , 12 the 13 drums 15 and 17 went 16 then 17 went 17 went 18 out 18 out 19 again 18 out 20 to 20 to 22 village 21 a 22 village here he found out a very old man who had a wife [@number@] [years] [old] [,] [or] [rather] [more] [.] 1 here 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 out 3 found 8 man 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 man 6 very 7 old 7 old 8 man 8 man 9 who 8 man 10 had 9 who 10 had 10 had 12 wife 11 a 12 wife their lives were coming to [their] [end] , but they had never beheld face [of] child of their own [.] 1 their 2 lives 2 lives 3 were 3 were 4 coming 3 were 5 to 5 to 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 9 but 13 beheld 10 they 11 had 11 had 13 beheld 12 never 13 beheld 13 beheld 16 child 14 face 16 child 16 child 17 of 17 of 19 own 18 their 19 own they were glad when the prince came to their house , and they dealt with him as with a son [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 glad 3 glad 4 when 3 glad 8 to 4 when 6 prince 4 when 7 came 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 7 came 8 to 12 and 9 their 10 house 10 house 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 they 12 and 14 dealt 14 dealt 15 with 14 dealt 17 as 14 dealt 18 with 15 with 16 him 17 as 18 with 18 with 20 son 19 a 20 son he put all his belongings into their charge , and fastened his horse in their out-house [.] 1 he 10 and 2 put 3 all 2 put 6 into 2 put 10 and 3 all 4 his 3 all 5 belongings 4 his 5 belongings 6 into 8 charge 7 their 8 charge 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 fastened 11 fastened 13 horse 11 fastened 14 in 12 his 13 horse 14 in 16 out-house 15 their 16 out-house then he asked them not to speak of him to anyone , and to keep his affairs secret [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 asked 3 asked 4 them 3 asked 6 to 5 not 6 to 6 to 13 and 7 speak 8 of 7 speak 10 to 7 speak 13 and 8 of 9 him 10 to 11 anyone 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 to 13 and 15 keep 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 17 affairs 15 keep 18 secret 16 his 17 affairs it was a very splendid place , with a wonderful gateway , and walls like [alexander] ['s] ramparts [.] 1 it 13 and 2 was 6 place 2 was 8 with 2 was 13 and 3 a 4 very 3 a 6 place 4 very 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 place 7 , 8 with 8 with 11 gateway 9 a 11 gateway 10 wonderful 11 gateway 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 walls 13 and 15 like 15 like 18 ramparts many gate-keepers [were] [on] [guard] , and there was no chance of passing them [.] 1 many 2 gate-keepers 2 gate-keepers 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 7 and 9 was 8 there 9 was 9 was 11 chance 10 no 11 chance 11 chance 12 of 12 of 13 passing 13 passing 14 them while he prayed [he] bethought himself that he could get into the garden with a stream of inflowing water [.] 1 while 2 he 1 while 3 prayed 1 while 19 water 2 he 3 prayed 3 prayed 14 with 5 bethought 10 get 6 himself 10 get 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 get 10 get 11 into 11 into 13 garden 12 the 13 garden 13 garden 14 with 14 with 16 stream 15 a 16 stream 16 stream 17 of 17 of 18 inflowing he looked carefully round , fearing to be seen , stripped , slid into the stream and was carried within the great walls [.] 1 he 12 , 2 looked 6 fearing 2 looked 7 to 2 looked 12 , 3 carefully 4 round 4 round 5 , 4 round 6 fearing 6 fearing 7 to 7 to 10 , 8 be 9 seen 8 be 10 , 10 , 11 stripped 12 , 17 and 13 slid 14 into 13 slid 17 and 14 into 16 stream 15 the 16 stream 17 and 18 was 18 was 19 carried 19 carried 20 within 20 within 23 walls 21 the 23 walls 22 great 23 walls there he hid himself till his loin cloth was dry [.] 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 himself 3 hid 5 till 5 till 8 cloth 5 till 9 was 6 his 8 cloth 7 loin 8 cloth 8 cloth 9 was 9 was 10 dry ['] [that] [must] [be] [mihr-afrūz] [,] ['] [he] [thought] [,] ['] [she] [is] [indeed] [lovely] [.] ['] fear and trembling took hold of [her] , and she screamed as women scream [.] 1 fear 2 and 2 and 3 trembling 2 and 4 took 4 took 5 hold 5 hold 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 she 9 and 11 screamed 10 she 11 screamed 11 screamed 12 as 12 as 13 women 12 as 14 scream 13 women 14 scream ['] [o] [princess] [!] i went for [water] , and [i] [saw] an image [,] [and] [i] was afraid [.] ['] 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 for 3 for 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 image 6 and 14 was 9 an 10 image 14 was 15 afraid so another girl went to the water and saw the same thing , and came back with the same story [.] 1 so 3 girl 1 so 8 and 2 another 3 girl 3 girl 8 and 4 went 5 to 4 went 8 and 5 to 7 water 6 the 7 water 8 and 14 and 8 and 16 back 9 saw 14 and 10 the 11 same 10 the 12 thing 12 thing 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 came 16 back 17 with 17 with 20 story 18 the 19 same 19 same 20 story the princess [wished] [to] [see] [for] [herself] [;] [she] [rose] and [paced] to [the] [spot] [with] the march of a prancing peacock [.] 1 the 2 princess 2 princess 11 and 11 and 22 peacock 13 to 18 march 17 the 18 march 18 march 19 of 19 of 22 peacock 20 a 22 peacock 21 prancing 22 peacock she lost a hundred hearts to him , and signed to her nurse to bring him to her presence [.] 1 she 9 and 2 lost 5 hearts 2 lost 6 to 2 lost 9 and 3 a 4 hundred 4 hundred 5 hearts 5 hearts 6 to 6 to 7 him 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 signed 9 and 11 to 9 and 14 to 11 to 13 nurse 12 her 13 nurse 14 to 15 bring 15 bring 16 him 15 bring 17 to 17 to 19 presence 18 her 19 presence ['] [what] [a] [pity] [!] ['] [said] [the] [princess] [,] ['] [he] [is] [mad] [!] ['] as she liked him she said [:] ['] [he] [is] [my] [mad] [man] ; let no one hurt him [.] ['] 1 as 2 she 1 as 3 liked 1 as 5 she 2 she 3 liked 3 liked 4 him 5 she 6 said 6 said 14 ; 14 ; 15 let 15 let 17 one 15 let 18 hurt 16 no 17 one 18 hurt 19 him she took him to her house and told him not to go away , for that she would provide for all his wants [.] 1 she 7 and 2 took 3 him 2 took 4 to 2 took 7 and 4 to 6 house 5 her 6 house 7 and 8 told 8 told 9 him 8 told 11 to 8 told 17 she 8 told 23 wants 10 not 11 to 11 to 12 go 13 away 14 , 13 away 17 she 15 for 16 that 15 for 17 she 17 she 18 would 18 would 19 provide 19 provide 20 for 20 for 21 all 22 his 23 wants she came to love him very much , and she spent day and night thinking how she could make her affection known to him [.] 1 she 8 , 2 came 3 to 2 came 8 , 3 to 4 love 4 love 5 him 4 love 7 much 6 very 7 much 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 she 9 and 11 spent 10 she 11 spent 11 spent 13 and 12 day 13 and 13 and 14 night 13 and 15 thinking 15 thinking 23 to 16 how 17 she 17 she 18 could 18 could 19 make 19 make 20 her 19 make 21 affection 21 affection 22 known 21 affection 23 to 23 to 24 him tell me [your] [secret] ; [who] [are] you , and [how] [did] you come [here] [?] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 10 and 5 ; 8 you 5 ; 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 you 13 you 14 come i love you [very] [much] [,] and [if] [you] would like to [leave] [this] [place] [i] [will] go with you [.] 1 i 7 and 2 love 3 you 2 love 7 and 7 and 10 would 10 would 11 like 11 like 12 to 12 to 18 go 18 go 19 with 19 with 20 you i have wealth equal to the treasure of the miserly [qarūn] [.] ['] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 wealth 3 wealth 4 equal 4 equal 5 to 5 to 7 treasure 6 the 7 treasure 7 treasure 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 miserly but the prince only made [answer] [like] a man distraught , and told her nothing [.] 1 but 12 and 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 12 and 4 only 5 made 5 made 9 man 5 made 10 distraught 5 made 12 and 8 a 9 man 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 told 13 told 14 her 13 told 15 nothing so , [with] streaming eyes and burning breast , [dil-arām] arose and went to her house and lamented and fretted [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 20 fretted 4 streaming 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 and 6 and 8 breast 6 and 9 , 7 burning 8 breast 9 , 12 and 11 arose 12 and 12 and 17 and 13 went 14 to 13 went 17 and 14 to 16 house 15 her 16 house 17 and 19 and 18 lamented 19 and 19 and 20 fretted now [whenever] [the] [princess] [commanded] [the] [prince] ['s] [attendance] , [dil-arām] , [of] all the girls , [paid] [him] attention and [waited] on him [best] [.] 1 now 10 , 10 , 21 and 12 , 14 all 12 , 17 , 14 all 15 the 14 all 16 girls 15 the 16 girls 17 , 20 attention 17 , 21 and 21 and 23 on 23 on 24 him this was the very thing [dil-arām] [had] [prayed] [for] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 thing 3 the 4 very 3 the 5 thing i will not tell your secret [.] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 tell 3 not 4 tell 4 tell 6 secret 5 your 6 secret tell me all about yourself [so] that [i] [may] [help] [you] [to] [get] [what] [you] [want] [.] ['] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 all 1 tell 4 about 1 tell 7 that 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 yourself the prince now recognised in her words the perfume of true love , and [he] [made] compact with her [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 4 recognised 2 prince 5 in 2 prince 7 words 3 now 4 recognised 5 in 6 her 7 words 9 perfume 7 words 18 with 8 the 9 perfume 9 perfume 10 of 10 of 14 and 11 true 12 love 12 love 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 compact 14 and 18 with 18 with 19 her ['] [o] [lovely] [girl] [!] i want to know what the rose did to the cypress [.] 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 7 rose 5 what 8 did 6 the 7 rose 7 rose 8 did 8 did 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 cypress when [i] [have] [this] [woman] [in] [my] power [and] [have] [avenged] [my] [brothers] , [i] [will] [make] [you] [my] [solace] [.] ['] 1 when 8 power 8 power 14 , [ [illustration] : [the] [shadow] [in] [the] [stream] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [o] [dil-arām] [!] [such] [a] [vengeance] [is] [not] [manly] [.] i shall not [rest] [till] [i] have [gone] to [wāq] [of] [the] [caucasus] [and] have cleared up the matter [.] ['] 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 not 2 shall 7 have 7 have 9 to 9 to 15 have 15 have 16 cleared 16 cleared 17 up 16 cleared 19 matter 18 the 19 matter then they repeated the agreement about their marriage , and bade one another good-bye [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 10 and 3 repeated 5 agreement 3 repeated 6 about 3 repeated 10 and 4 the 5 agreement 5 agreement 6 about 6 about 8 marriage 7 their 8 marriage 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 bade 11 bade 13 another 11 bade 14 good-bye 12 one 13 another the prince thanked heaven , laid the hands of reverence on his breast and salaamed [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 5 , 3 thanked 4 heaven 3 thanked 5 , 5 , 14 and 6 laid 8 hands 6 laid 11 on 6 laid 14 and 7 the 8 hands 8 hands 9 of 9 of 10 reverence 10 reverence 11 on 11 on 13 breast 12 his 13 breast 14 and 15 salaamed the old man returned the greeting graciously , and asked [:] ['] [how] [fare] you [?] 1 the 3 man 2 old 3 man 3 man 9 and 4 returned 6 greeting 4 returned 7 graciously 4 returned 9 and 5 the 6 greeting 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 asked 10 asked 15 you whither [are] you [bound] [?] 1 whither 3 you you look like a traveller [.] ['] 1 you 2 look 2 look 3 like 3 like 5 traveller 4 a 5 traveller ['] [o] [revered] [saint] [!] i [am] [in] [this] [difficulty] [:] [i] do not know the way [to] [wāq] of the [caucasus] [.] ['] 1 i 8 do 8 do 9 not 8 do 10 know 10 know 12 way 11 the 12 way 12 way 15 of 15 of 16 the the old man of good counsel looked at the young prince and said : ['] [turn] [back] [from] [this] [dangerous] [undertaking] [.] 1 the 3 man 2 old 3 man 3 man 4 of 3 man 14 : 4 of 6 counsel 5 good 6 counsel 6 counsel 12 and 7 looked 8 at 7 looked 12 and 8 at 11 prince 9 the 11 prince 10 young 11 prince 12 and 13 said do not go [;] [choose] [some] [other] [task] [!] 1 do 2 not 1 do 3 go 2 not 3 go if you had a hundred lives you would not bring one out safe from this journey [.] ['] 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 had 1 if 7 you 2 you 3 had 3 had 6 lives 4 a 5 hundred 5 hundred 6 lives 7 you 8 would 8 would 9 not 8 would 10 bring 9 not 10 bring 10 bring 13 safe 10 bring 14 from 11 one 13 safe 12 out 13 safe 13 safe 14 from 14 from 16 journey 15 this 16 journey but his words had no effect on the prince 's resolve [.] 1 but 3 words 1 but 4 had 2 his 3 words 3 words 4 had 4 had 6 effect 4 had 7 on 5 no 6 effect 6 effect 7 on 7 on 11 resolve 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 's 10 's 11 resolve ['] [what] [object] [have] [you] [,] ['] [the] [old] [man] [asked] [,] ['] [in] [thus] [consuming] [your] [life] [?] ['] ['] [i] [have] [an] [important] [piece] [of] [business] [to] [do] [,] [and] [only] [this] [journey] [makes] [it] [possible] [.] i must [go] [;] [i] pray you [,] [in] [god] ['s] [name] [,] tell me [the] [way] [.] ['] 1 i 2 must 2 must 6 pray 6 pray 7 you 7 you 14 tell 14 tell 15 me in it there are jins , demons , and perīs [.] 1 in 2 it 1 in 3 there 3 there 4 are 4 are 9 and 5 jins 6 , 6 , 7 demons 6 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 perīs follow this for a day and a night [.] 1 follow 2 this 1 follow 3 for 3 for 6 and 4 a 5 day 5 day 6 and 6 and 8 night 7 a 8 night then you will come to a column on which is a marble slab inscribed with [cufic] characters [.] 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 come 4 come 5 to 4 come 8 on 5 to 7 column 6 a 7 column 7 column 8 on 8 on 9 which 9 which 10 is 10 is 13 slab 10 is 15 with 11 a 12 marble 11 a 13 slab 12 marble 13 slab 13 slab 14 inscribed 15 with 17 characters do what is written there [;] [beware] [of] [disobedience] [.] ['] 1 do 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 written 4 written 5 there after a day and a night he saw the column rise in silent beauty to the heavens [.] 1 after 4 and 1 after 7 he 2 a 3 day 3 day 4 and 4 and 6 night 5 a 6 night 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 11 rise 8 saw 12 in 8 saw 15 to 9 the 11 rise 10 column 11 rise 11 rise 12 in 12 in 14 beauty 13 silent 14 beauty 14 beauty 15 to 15 to 17 heavens 16 the 17 heavens if a man would pass his life in ease and pleasantness [,] [let] [him] [take] [the] right-hand [path] [.] 1 if 3 man 1 if 4 would 1 if 5 pass 2 a 3 man 3 man 4 would 5 pass 7 life 5 pass 8 in 6 his 7 life 7 life 8 in 8 in 10 and 9 ease 10 and 10 and 11 pleasantness 11 pleasantness 17 right-hand if he take the left , [he] will have some trouble , but he will reach his goal without much delay [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 6 , 1 if 10 some 2 he 6 , 3 take 5 left 3 take 6 , 4 the 5 left 6 , 8 will 8 will 9 have 10 some 13 but 11 trouble 13 but 12 , 13 but 13 but 16 reach 14 he 15 will 15 will 16 reach 16 reach 18 goal 16 reach 19 without 17 his 18 goal 18 goal 19 without 19 without 21 delay 20 much 21 delay beware [of] it [!] ['] 1 beware 3 it i [,] [thy] [servant] [,] come to [thee] [for] succour [.] 1 i 6 come 6 come 7 to 7 to 10 succour my purpose lies in the land [of] [qāf] [and] [my] [road] [is] [full] [of] [peril] [.] 1 my 2 purpose 2 purpose 3 lies 3 lies 4 in 4 in 6 land 5 the 6 land lead me by it [.] ['] 1 lead 2 me 1 lead 3 by 3 by 4 it his upper lip , arched like an eyebrow , curved upwards to his nostrils [and] [his] [lower] [hung] [down] [like] [a] [camel] ['s] [.] 1 his 3 lip 2 upper 3 lip 3 lip 5 arched 3 lip 10 curved 4 , 5 arched 5 arched 6 like 5 arched 9 , 6 like 8 eyebrow 7 an 8 eyebrow 10 curved 11 upwards 10 curved 12 to 12 to 14 nostrils 13 his 14 nostrils four millstones formed his shield , and [on] a box-tree close by hung his giant sword [.] 1 four 2 millstones 2 millstones 3 formed 2 millstones 7 and 2 millstones 11 close 2 millstones 13 hung 4 his 5 shield 5 shield 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 box-tree 7 and 11 close 9 a 10 box-tree 11 close 12 by 13 hung 16 sword 14 his 16 sword 15 giant 16 sword the prince approached and tied up his horse near the negro's head [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 4 and 3 approached 4 and 4 and 5 tied 5 tied 6 up 5 tied 8 horse 5 tied 9 near 7 his 8 horse 8 horse 9 near 9 near 12 head 10 the 12 head 11 negro's 12 head in the inner garden there were very many deer [.] 1 in 4 garden 1 in 5 there 2 the 4 garden 3 inner 4 garden 5 there 6 were 6 were 9 deer 7 very 8 many 8 many 9 deer after a while he reached a palace which had [a] [porch] [more] [splendid] [than] [cæsar] ['s] , and was built of gold and silver bricks [.] 1 after 3 while 1 after 4 he 2 a 3 while 4 he 5 reached 5 reached 7 palace 6 a 7 palace 7 palace 8 which 7 palace 18 and 8 which 18 and 9 had 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 was 19 was 21 of 20 built 21 of 21 of 25 bricks 22 gold 23 and 23 and 24 silver 23 and 25 bricks he [salaamed] [;] [she] [rose] [,] took him by the hand and placed him near her [.] 1 he 12 and 7 took 8 him 7 took 9 by 7 took 12 and 9 by 11 hand 10 the 11 hand 12 and 13 placed 13 placed 14 him 13 placed 15 near 15 near 16 her ['] [o] [young] [man] [!] [who] [are] [you] [?] [where] [do] [you] [come] [from] [?] how did you get into this garden [?] ['] 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 get 4 get 5 into 5 into 7 garden 6 this 7 garden he told her [his] [story] [from] [beginning] [to] [end] , and [lady] [latīfa] [ [@number@] []] [replied] : ['] [this] [is] folly [!] 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 her 2 told 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 [ 14 [ 18 : 18 : 22 folly it will make you a vagabond of the earth , and lead you to destruction [.] 1 it 2 will 2 will 11 and 3 make 4 you 3 make 6 vagabond 3 make 11 and 5 a 6 vagabond 6 vagabond 7 of 7 of 9 earth 8 the 9 earth 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 lead 12 lead 13 you 12 lead 14 to 14 to 15 destruction come , cease such talk [!] 1 come 2 , 2 , 3 cease 3 cease 5 talk 4 such 5 talk no one can go [to] [the] [caucasus] [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 go lady [latīfa] [argued] [and] [urged] [her] [wishes] [,] [but] [in] [vain] [;] [the] [prince] was not to be moved [.] 1 lady 15 was 15 was 17 to 16 not 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 moved the pure , clear wine was brought [;] [she] [filled] [a] [cup] [and] [gave] to him [.] 1 the 5 wine 2 pure 3 , 2 pure 5 wine 4 clear 5 wine 5 wine 6 was 6 was 7 brought 7 brought 15 to 15 to 16 him he said : ['] [o] [most] [enchanting] [sweetheart] [!] it is the rule for the host to drink first and then the guest [.] ['] 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 : 3 : 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 20 and 12 the 13 rule 13 rule 14 for 13 rule 20 and 14 for 16 host 15 the 16 host 16 host 17 to 16 host 18 drink 17 to 18 drink 18 drink 19 first 20 and 21 then 20 and 23 guest 22 the 23 guest so to make him lose his head [,] [she] [drained] [the] [cup] [;] [then] [filled] [it] [again] [and] [gave] [him] [.] 1 so 2 to 2 to 3 make 3 make 4 him 3 make 5 lose 5 lose 7 head 6 his 7 head by heaven 's grace [i] [may] [accomplish] [my] [purpose] [,] [and] [,] [if] [so] [,] [i] [will] [come] [back] [to] you [.] ['] 1 by 4 grace 1 by 21 you 2 heaven 3 's 3 's 4 grace [ [illustration] : [prince] [almās] [transformed] []] 1 [ 3 : the box was brought , and she divided off a portion of what was [within] and gave it to the prince to eat [.] 1 the 2 box 2 box 3 was 3 was 6 and 4 brought 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 23 eat 7 she 16 and 8 divided 9 off 8 divided 11 portion 8 divided 16 and 10 a 11 portion 11 portion 12 of 12 of 13 what 13 what 14 was 16 and 17 gave 17 gave 18 it 17 gave 19 to 17 gave 22 to 19 to 21 prince 20 the 21 prince 22 to 23 eat he tried to [escape] , but the magician sent for her goldsmith , who , coming , overlaid the deer-horns with gold and jewels [.] 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 magician 6 but 18 overlaid 7 the 8 magician 8 magician 9 sent 8 magician 10 for 8 magician 16 coming 8 magician 18 overlaid 10 for 13 , 11 her 12 goldsmith 12 goldsmith 13 , 13 , 14 who 15 , 16 coming 16 coming 17 , 18 overlaid 20 deer-horns 18 overlaid 21 with 19 the 20 deer-horns 20 deer-horns 21 with 21 with 23 and 22 gold 23 and 23 and 24 jewels the kerchief which that day she had had in her hand was then tied round its neck , and this freed it from her attentions [.] 1 the 2 kerchief 2 kerchief 3 which 2 kerchief 8 had 2 kerchief 13 then 3 which 8 had 4 that 5 day 5 day 6 she 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 had 8 had 9 in 9 in 11 hand 10 her 11 hand 12 was 13 then 13 then 14 tied 14 tied 15 round 15 round 23 from 16 its 17 neck 17 neck 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 this 19 and 21 freed 21 freed 22 it 22 it 23 from 23 from 25 attentions 24 her 25 attentions the prince-deer now bounded into the garden and [at] once sought some way of escape [.] 1 the 2 prince-deer 2 prince-deer 8 and 3 now 4 bounded 4 bounded 5 into 4 bounded 8 and 5 into 7 garden 6 the 7 garden 8 and 11 sought 8 and 13 way 10 once 11 sought 12 some 13 way 13 way 14 of 14 of 15 escape it found none , and it joined the other deer [,] [which] [soon] [made] [it] [their] [leader] [.] 1 it 2 found 2 found 5 and 2 found 7 joined 3 none 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 it 5 and 7 joined 7 joined 10 deer 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 deer now , although the prince had been transformed into the form of a deer , he kept his man 's heart and mind [.] 1 now 16 he 2 , 3 although 3 although 5 prince 3 although 8 transformed 3 although 15 , 3 although 16 he 4 the 5 prince 5 prince 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 transformed 8 transformed 9 into 9 into 11 form 10 the 11 form 11 form 12 of 12 of 14 deer 13 a 14 deer 16 he 17 kept 17 kept 22 and 18 his 19 man 19 man 20 's 20 's 21 heart 21 heart 22 and 22 and 23 mind he looked again for some place by which he could get out of the magic garden [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 again 2 looked 4 for 4 for 6 place 5 some 6 place 6 place 7 by 7 by 8 which 7 by 9 he 7 by 11 get 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 get 11 get 13 of 12 out 13 of 13 of 16 garden 14 the 16 garden 15 magic 16 garden presently a girl of such moon-like beauty opened a window that the prince lost to her a hundred hearts [.] 1 presently 3 girl 2 a 3 girl 3 girl 4 of 3 girl 8 opened 4 of 7 beauty 5 such 7 beauty 6 moon-like 7 beauty 8 opened 10 window 9 a 10 window 10 window 11 that 10 window 14 lost 11 that 13 prince 11 that 14 lost 12 the 13 prince 13 prince 14 lost 14 lost 15 to 15 to 19 hearts 16 her 18 hundred 17 a 18 hundred 18 hundred 19 hearts the nurse coveted [the] pearls , but as she was three hundred years old she did not know how she could catch a deer [.] 1 the 2 nurse 2 nurse 3 coveted 3 coveted 5 pearls 5 pearls 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 15 she 8 as 9 she 8 as 10 was 8 as 15 she 9 she 10 was 10 was 14 old 11 three 12 hundred 12 hundred 13 years 13 years 14 old 15 she 16 did 16 did 17 not 16 did 18 know 18 know 19 how 19 how 20 she 19 how 22 catch 20 she 21 could 21 could 22 catch 22 catch 24 deer 23 a 24 deer however , she went down into the garden and held out some grass [,] [but] [when] [she] [went] [near] [the] [creature] [ran] [away] [.] 1 however 2 , 1 however 3 she 3 she 9 and 4 went 5 down 4 went 6 into 4 went 9 and 6 into 8 garden 7 the 8 garden 9 and 10 held 10 held 11 out 10 held 13 grass 12 some 13 grass ['] [i] [am] [killing] [myself] [,] ['] [shouted] [back] [the] [old] [woman] [.] the girl saw that nurse tottering along and went down to help , marching with the gait of a prancing peacock [.] 1 the 2 girl 2 girl 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 3 saw 8 and 5 nurse 6 tottering 5 nurse 7 along 5 nurse 8 and 6 tottering 7 along 7 along 8 and 8 and 9 went 8 and 21 peacock 9 went 10 down 9 went 11 to 9 went 15 with 11 to 13 , 12 help 13 , 13 , 14 marching 15 with 17 gait 16 the 17 gait 17 gait 18 of 18 of 21 peacock 19 a 21 peacock 20 prancing 21 peacock so he played about the girl and let her catch him by the neck [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 and 2 he 7 and 3 played 4 about 3 played 7 and 4 about 6 girl 5 the 6 girl 7 and 8 let 8 let 9 her 8 let 10 catch 10 catch 11 him 10 catch 12 by 12 by 14 neck 13 the 14 neck a leash was brought [,] [fruits] [were] [given] [,] [and] [it] [was] [caressed] [with] [delight] [.] 1 a 2 leash 2 leash 3 was 3 was 4 brought when the nurse went to fix the cord she saw tears falling from its eyes , and that it was dejected and sorrowful [.] 1 when 3 nurse 1 when 4 went 1 when 9 she 2 the 3 nurse 3 nurse 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 6 fix 6 fix 8 cord 7 the 8 cord 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 11 tears 10 saw 13 from 11 tears 12 falling 11 tears 13 from 13 from 22 and 14 its 15 eyes 15 eyes 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 that 17 and 19 it 17 and 20 was 17 and 21 dejected 17 and 22 and 20 was 21 dejected 22 and 23 sorrowful ['] [o] [lady] [jamīla] [!] [this] [is] [a] [wonderful] [deer] [,] [it] [is] [crying] [;] [i] [never] [saw] [a] [deer] [cry] [before] [.] ['] jamīla darted down like a flash of lightning , and saw that it was so [.] 1 jamīla 10 and 2 darted 3 down 2 darted 4 like 2 darted 10 and 4 like 6 flash 5 a 6 flash 6 flash 7 of 7 of 8 lightning 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 saw 11 saw 12 that 12 that 13 it 12 that 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 so it rubbed its head on her feet and then shook it so sadly that the girl cried for sympathy [.] 1 it 8 and 2 rubbed 4 head 2 rubbed 5 on 2 rubbed 8 and 3 its 4 head 4 head 5 on 5 on 7 feet 6 her 7 feet 8 and 10 shook 9 then 10 shook 10 shook 11 it 10 shook 13 sadly 10 shook 14 that 12 so 13 sadly 14 that 16 girl 14 that 17 cried 15 the 16 girl 16 girl 17 cried 17 cried 18 for 18 for 19 sympathy she patted it and said : ['] [why] [are] [you] [sad] , my heart [?] 1 she 4 and 2 patted 3 it 2 patted 4 and 4 and 5 said 5 said 6 : 6 : 12 , 12 , 13 my 13 my 14 heart why do you cry [,] [my] [soul] [?] 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 cry is it [because] [i] [have] [caught] you [?] 1 is 2 it 1 is 7 you i love you better than my own life [.] ['] 1 i 2 love 2 love 3 you 2 love 4 better 2 love 5 than 5 than 8 life 6 my 7 own 6 my 8 life but , spite of her comforting , it cried [the] more [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 3 spite 1 but 9 cried 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 9 cried 4 of 7 , 5 her 6 comforting 6 comforting 7 , 7 , 8 it 9 cried 11 more at these words the deer uttered sounds , and laid its head on her feet [.] 1 at 3 words 1 at 5 deer 2 these 3 words 4 the 5 deer 5 deer 6 uttered 5 deer 9 and 7 sounds 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 laid 10 laid 12 head 10 laid 13 on 11 its 12 head 12 head 13 on 13 on 15 feet 14 her 15 feet then [jamīla] [was] [sure] it was a man , [and] said [:] ['] [be] [comforted] , [i] [will] [restore] [you] to your own shape [.] ['] 1 then 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 11 said 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 , 9 , 11 said 11 said 16 , 16 , 21 to 16 , 24 shape 22 your 23 own 22 your 24 shape then she slipped her hand under her carpet and produced a stick to which she said something [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 9 and 3 slipped 5 hand 3 slipped 6 under 3 slipped 9 and 4 her 5 hand 5 hand 6 under 6 under 8 carpet 7 her 8 carpet 9 and 10 produced 10 produced 12 stick 11 a 12 stick 12 stick 13 to 13 to 14 which 13 to 15 she 13 to 16 said 15 she 16 said 16 said 17 something she struck the deer hard [,] [it] [pirouetted] [and] [became] [prince] [almās] [.] 1 she 2 struck 2 struck 4 deer 2 struck 5 hard 3 the 4 deer the broidered kerchief and the jewels lay upon the ground [.] 1 the 3 kerchief 2 broidered 3 kerchief 3 kerchief 4 and 4 and 6 jewels 4 and 7 lay 5 the 6 jewels 7 lay 8 upon 8 upon 10 ground 9 the 10 ground the prince prostrated himself in thanks to [heaven] [and] [jamīla] , and said : ['] [o] [delicious] [person] [!] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 12 and 3 prostrated 4 himself 3 prostrated 12 and 5 in 6 thanks 6 thanks 7 to 7 to 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 said 13 said 14 : [o] [chinese] [venus] [!] [how] [shall] [i] [excuse] [myself] [for] [giving] [you] [so] [much] [trouble] [?] [with] [what] [words] [can] [i] [thank] [you] [?] ['] then she called for a clothes-wallet and chose out a royal dress of honour [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 7 and 3 called 4 for 3 called 7 and 4 for 6 clothes-wallet 5 a 6 clothes-wallet 7 and 8 chose 7 and 9 out 9 out 12 dress 10 a 11 royal 10 a 12 dress 11 royal 12 dress 12 dress 13 of 13 of 14 honour her attendants dressed him in it , and brought him again before the tender-hearted lady [.] 1 her 2 attendants 2 attendants 8 and 3 dressed 4 him 3 dressed 5 in 3 dressed 8 and 5 in 6 it 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 brought 9 brought 10 him 9 brought 11 again 9 brought 12 before 12 before 15 lady 13 the 15 lady 14 tender-hearted 15 lady even when he was a deer the prince had [much] admired [jamīla] [;] [now] [he] [thought] her [a] [thousand] [times] [more] [lovely] [than] [before] [.] 1 even 2 when 1 even 8 prince 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 deer 5 a 6 deer 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 had 9 had 11 admired 11 admired 17 her he judged that in truth [alone] was safety , and [so] told her his whole story [.] 1 he 2 judged 1 he 10 and 3 that 4 in 3 that 7 was 4 in 5 truth 7 was 10 and 8 safety 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 told 12 told 13 her 12 told 16 story 14 his 16 story 15 whole 16 story then [she] [asked] [:] ['] [o] [prince] [almās-ruh-bakhsh] , [do] [you] [still] [wish] [so] [much] to make this journey [to] [wāq] [of] [qāf] [?] 1 then 9 , 9 , 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 19 journey 18 this 19 journey what hope is there in it [?] 1 what 2 hope 2 hope 3 is 3 is 4 there 3 is 5 in 5 in 6 it the [road] [is] dangerous [even] [near] [here] , and this is not yet the borderland of the [caucasus] [.] 1 the 4 dangerous 4 dangerous 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 this 9 and 11 is 10 this 11 is 11 is 12 not 11 is 13 yet 11 is 15 borderland 14 the 15 borderland 15 borderland 16 of 16 of 17 the come , give it up [!] 1 come 2 , 2 , 3 give 3 give 4 it 3 give 5 up it is [a] [great] risk , and to go is not wise [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 12 wise 5 risk 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 to 7 and 10 is 8 to 9 go 10 is 11 not 11 not 12 wise it would be a pity for a man like you to fall into the hands of jins and demons [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 pity 3 be 9 like 3 be 11 to 3 be 13 into 4 a 5 pity 5 pity 6 for 5 pity 9 like 6 for 8 man 7 a 8 man 9 like 10 you 11 to 12 fall 12 fall 13 into 13 into 18 and 14 the 15 hands 15 hands 16 of 15 hands 18 and 16 of 17 jins 18 and 19 demons stay with me , and [i] will do whatever [you] wish [.] ['] 1 stay 2 with 2 with 5 and 3 me 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 11 wish 7 will 8 do 8 do 9 whatever 9 whatever 11 wish if you [love] [me] [,] [so] do [i] [too] love you [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 7 do 7 do 10 love 10 love 11 you if you really love me , do not forbid me to make this journey , but help me as far [as] you can [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 6 , 1 if 22 you 2 you 6 , 3 really 4 love 4 love 5 me 4 love 6 , 6 , 16 but 7 do 8 not 7 do 9 forbid 7 do 16 but 8 not 9 forbid 9 forbid 10 me 9 forbid 11 to 9 forbid 12 make 11 to 12 make 12 make 14 journey 13 this 14 journey 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 help 17 help 18 me 17 help 20 far 19 as 20 far 22 you 23 can help me , if you can , and give me your counsel [.] ['] 1 help 2 me 1 help 4 if 1 help 8 and 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 4 if 6 can 4 if 7 , 5 you 6 can 8 and 9 give 9 give 10 me 9 give 12 counsel 11 your 12 counsel [first] [,] [there] [are] [the] [bow] [and] [arrows] [of] [his] [reverence] [the] [prophet] [salih] [.] what you have to do first is to get to the home [of] the [sīmurgh] [ [@number@] []] , and to make friends with him [.] 1 what 2 you 1 what 3 have 1 what 7 is 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 to 3 have 6 first 4 to 5 do 7 is 8 to 7 is 20 and 8 to 20 and 9 get 10 to 9 get 20 and 10 to 12 home 11 the 12 home 14 the 16 [ 16 [ 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 to 20 and 22 make 21 to 22 make 22 make 23 friends 22 make 24 with 23 friends 24 with 24 with 25 him ['] [o] [most] [delicious] [person] [!] [where] [is] [the] [sīmurgh] ['s] [home] [?] [how] [shall] [i] [get] [there] [?] ['] it is called the [place] of [gifts] , and you must stay there one night [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 9 and 3 called 9 and 4 the 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 stay 10 you 11 must 11 must 12 stay 12 stay 13 there 12 stay 15 night 14 one 15 night there you will see many wild beasts lions , tigers , leopards , apes , and so on [.] 1 there 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 see 4 see 16 and 5 many 8 lions 6 wild 7 beasts 7 beasts 8 lions 8 lions 9 , 9 , 10 tigers 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 leopards 11 , 13 , 13 , 14 apes 13 , 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 on 17 so 18 on before you get there you must capture some game [.] 1 before 2 you 1 before 3 get 1 before 5 you 2 you 3 get 3 get 4 there 5 you 6 must 6 must 7 capture 7 capture 9 game 8 some 9 game when he wishes to eat , take your knife and cut pieces of the meat and set them before him with a bow [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 wishes 1 when 6 , 1 when 10 and 2 he 3 wishes 3 wishes 4 to 3 wishes 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 7 take 9 knife 7 take 10 and 8 your 9 knife 10 and 16 and 11 cut 12 pieces 11 cut 16 and 12 pieces 13 of 13 of 15 meat 14 the 15 meat 16 and 17 set 17 set 18 them 17 set 19 before 17 set 21 with 19 before 20 him 21 with 23 bow 22 a 23 bow [their] [chief] [is] [taram-tāq] [.] [[] [@number@] []] [further] [on] [than] [this] [is] [the] [home] [of] [the] [sīmurgh] [.] ['] having stored these things in the prince 's memory , she said : ['] [you] [will] [see] [everything] [happen] [just] [as] [i] [have] [said] [.] ['] 1 having 2 stored 1 having 10 , 1 having 11 she 2 stored 4 things 2 stored 5 in 3 these 4 things 5 in 9 memory 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 's 8 's 9 memory 11 she 12 said 12 said 13 : then she escorted him [a] [little] [way] [;] [they] [parted] , and she went home to mourn his absence [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 11 , 3 escorted 4 him 3 escorted 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 she 13 she 14 went 14 went 15 home 14 went 16 to 16 to 17 mourn 17 mourn 19 absence 18 his 19 absence prince [almās] , [relying] [on] [the] [causer] [of] [causes] [,] [rode] [on] [to] [the] [place] [of] [gifts] [and] [dismounted] [at] [the] [platform] [.] 1 prince 3 , by-and-by , [they] [made] [way] for a wonderfully big lion , which was eighty yards from nose [to] tail-tip , and was a magnificent creature [.] 1 by-and-by 2 , 1 by-and-by 11 , 2 , 6 for 6 for 10 lion 7 a 8 wonderfully 7 a 10 lion 8 wonderfully 9 big 9 big 10 lion 11 , 21 and 12 which 21 and 13 was 15 yards 13 was 16 from 13 was 21 and 14 eighty 15 yards 16 from 19 tail-tip 17 nose 19 tail-tip 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 was 22 was 25 creature 23 a 24 magnificent 23 a 25 creature 24 magnificent 25 creature the prince advanced and saluted it [;] it [proudly] [drooped] [its] [head] and forelocks and paced to the platform [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 4 and 3 advanced 4 and 4 and 5 saluted 4 and 8 it 5 saluted 6 it 8 it 13 and 13 and 14 forelocks 13 and 15 and 14 forelocks 15 and 15 and 16 paced 16 paced 17 to 17 to 19 platform 18 the 19 platform seventy or eighty others were with it , and now encircled it at a little distance [.] 1 seventy 2 or 2 or 3 eighty 2 or 4 others 4 others 9 and 5 were 6 with 5 were 9 and 6 with 7 it 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 encircled 10 now 11 encircled 11 encircled 12 it 11 encircled 13 at 13 at 16 distance 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 distance when it wished for food he cut off pieces of the meat and put them in its mouth [.] 1 when 2 it 1 when 3 wished 1 when 6 he 2 it 3 wished 3 wished 4 for 4 for 5 food 6 he 13 and 7 cut 8 off 7 cut 9 pieces 7 cut 13 and 9 pieces 10 of 10 of 12 meat 11 the 12 meat 13 and 14 put 14 put 15 them 14 put 16 in 16 in 18 mouth 17 its 18 mouth the serving lions [also] came [near] and [the] [prince] [would] [have] [stayed] [his] [hand] [,] [but] [the] [king-lion] signed [to] him to feed them too [.] 1 the 3 lions 2 serving 3 lions 3 lions 5 came 5 came 7 and 7 and 19 signed 19 signed 21 him 19 signed 22 to 22 to 23 feed 23 feed 24 them 23 feed 25 too this [he] did , laying the meat on the platform [.] 1 this 3 did 3 did 5 laying 4 , 5 laying 5 laying 7 meat 5 laying 8 on 6 the 7 meat 7 meat 8 on 8 on 10 platform 9 the 10 platform then [the] [king-lion] [beckoned] the prince [to] [come] [near] and [said] [:] ['] [sleep] [at] ease [;] [my] [guards] [will] [watch] [.] ['] 1 then 6 prince 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 10 and 10 and 16 ease then it went off into the jungle [.] 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 went 3 went 4 off 3 went 5 into 5 into 7 jungle 6 the 7 jungle [ [illustration] : [prince] [almās] [brings] [game] [to] [the] [king] [lion] []] 1 [ 3 : [prince] [almās] [immediately] [started] [;] [he] [rode] [till] [he] [came] [to] [the] [parting] [of] [the] [ways] [.] by-and-by he saw a castle , and knew from what [jamīla] [had] told him that it was [the] [place] [of] [clashing] [swords] [.] 1 by-and-by 2 he 1 by-and-by 8 knew 1 by-and-by 13 told 2 he 7 and 3 saw 5 castle 3 saw 7 and 4 a 5 castle 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 knew 8 knew 9 from 9 from 10 what 13 told 14 him 13 told 15 that 15 that 16 it 15 that 17 was 16 it 17 was he was thinking of tying his horse to a tree which grew near the gate when a negro came out and spied him [.] 1 he 21 and 2 was 3 thinking 2 was 16 when 2 was 21 and 3 thinking 4 of 4 of 5 tying 5 tying 7 horse 5 tying 8 to 5 tying 13 near 6 his 7 horse 7 horse 8 to 8 to 10 tree 9 a 10 tree 10 tree 11 which 10 tree 12 grew 11 which 12 grew 13 near 15 gate 14 the 15 gate 16 when 18 negro 16 when 19 came 17 a 18 negro 18 negro 19 came 19 came 20 out 21 and 22 spied 22 spied 23 him i will take this creature to him [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 take 3 take 5 creature 3 take 6 to 4 this 5 creature 5 creature 6 to 6 to 7 him he took hold of the prince 's reins , and said : ['] [dismount] , man-child [!] 1 he 10 and 2 took 3 hold 2 took 10 and 3 hold 4 of 4 of 8 reins 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 7 's 7 's 8 reins 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 said 11 said 12 : 12 : 15 , 15 , 16 man-child come to my master [.] 1 come 2 to 2 to 4 master 3 my 4 master he has wanted to eat man-meat this long time back [.] ['] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 3 wanted 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 9 time 5 eat 10 back 6 man-meat 9 time 7 this 8 long 8 long 9 time ['] [what] [nonsense] [are] [you] [saying] [?] ['] [said] [the] [prince] [,] [and] [other] [such] [words] [.] when the negro understood that he was being abused , he cried [:] ['] [come] [along] [!] 1 when 3 negro 1 when 4 understood 1 when 10 , 1 when 11 he 2 the 3 negro 3 negro 4 understood 4 understood 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 9 abused 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 being 8 being 9 abused 9 abused 10 , 11 he 12 cried i will put you into such a state that the birds of the air will weep for you [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 put 3 put 4 you 3 put 5 into 3 put 9 that 5 into 8 state 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 state 9 that 11 birds 9 that 16 weep 10 the 11 birds 11 birds 12 of 11 birds 15 will 12 of 14 air 13 the 14 air 15 will 16 weep 16 weep 17 for 17 for 18 you a second negro came out of [the] [fort] , and seeing what had been done , went back and told his chief [.] 1 a 2 second 2 second 3 negro 3 negro 4 came 4 came 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 seeing 10 and 16 , 11 seeing 12 what 11 seeing 16 , 13 had 14 been 13 had 16 , 14 been 15 done 16 , 17 went 17 went 19 and 18 back 19 and 19 and 20 told 19 and 22 chief 21 his 22 chief others wished to be doubled , and went out [,] [and] [of] [every] [one] [the] [scorpion] [of] [solomon] [made] [two] [.] 1 others 7 and 2 wished 3 to 2 wished 4 be 2 wished 7 and 3 to 4 be 5 doubled 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 went 8 went 9 out [come] [!] [make] [two] [of] [me] [.] ['] as the prince was despicable in his eyes , he tossed aside his club and rushed to grip him with his hands [.] 1 as 3 prince 1 as 4 was 1 as 10 he 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 was 4 was 5 despicable 6 in 8 eyes 6 in 9 , 6 in 10 he 7 his 8 eyes 10 he 15 and 11 tossed 12 aside 11 tossed 14 club 11 tossed 15 and 13 his 14 club 15 and 16 rushed 15 and 17 to 17 to 18 grip 18 grip 19 him 18 grip 20 with 20 with 22 hands 21 his 22 hands he caught him by the collar , tucked him under his arm and set [off] with him [to] [taram-tāq] [.] 1 he 7 , 2 caught 3 him 2 caught 4 by 2 caught 7 , 4 by 6 collar 5 the 6 collar 7 , 13 and 8 tucked 9 him 8 tucked 10 under 8 tucked 13 and 10 under 12 arm 11 his 12 arm 13 and 14 set 14 set 16 with 16 with 17 him but the prince drew [the] [dagger] [of] [tīmūs] and thrust it upwards through the giant 's arm-pit , for its full length [.] 1 but 3 prince 1 but 16 's 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 9 and 3 prince 16 's 4 drew 9 and 9 and 10 thrust 9 and 11 it 9 and 12 upwards 9 and 13 through 13 through 15 giant 14 the 15 giant 16 's 17 arm-pit 17 arm-pit 19 for 18 , 19 for 19 for 22 length 20 its 22 length 21 full 22 length [ [illustration] : [chil-māq] [carries] [off] [almās] []] 1 [ 3 : [when] [news] [of] [his] [champion] ['s] [death] [reached] [taram-tāq] [he] [put] [himself] [at] [the] [head] [of] [an] [army] [of] [his] [negroes] [and] [led] [them] [forth] [.] many fell before the magic sword , and the prince laboured on [in] spite of weakness and fatigue till he was almost worn out [.] 1 many 2 fell 2 fell 3 before 2 fell 12 on 2 fell 19 till 3 before 8 and 4 the 6 sword 5 magic 6 sword 6 sword 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 prince 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 11 laboured 10 prince 12 on 12 on 14 spite 14 spite 15 of 15 of 17 and 16 weakness 17 and 17 and 18 fatigue 19 till 20 he 19 till 21 was 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 almost 21 was 24 out 22 almost 23 worn suddenly from behind the distant veil of the desert [appeared] an army of lions led by their king [.] 1 suddenly 14 lions 2 from 3 behind 2 from 14 lions 3 behind 6 veil 4 the 6 veil 5 distant 6 veil 6 veil 7 of 7 of 9 desert 8 the 9 desert 11 an 12 army 12 army 13 of 12 army 14 lions 13 of 14 lions 14 lions 15 led 15 led 16 by 16 by 18 king 17 their 18 king ['] [what] [brings] [these] [scourges] [of] [heaven] [here] [?] ['] [cried] [the] [negroes] [.] they came roaring up , and put fresh life into the prince [.] 1 they 6 and 2 came 3 roaring 2 came 6 and 3 roaring 4 up 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 put 7 put 9 life 7 put 10 into 8 fresh 9 life 10 into 12 prince 11 the 12 prince then the ten thousand mighty lions joined the fray and tore in pieces man and horse [.] 1 then 6 lions 2 the 4 thousand 3 ten 4 thousand 4 thousand 6 lions 5 mighty 6 lions 6 lions 10 and 6 lions 15 and 7 joined 9 fray 7 joined 10 and 8 the 9 fray 10 and 11 tore 10 and 12 in 13 pieces 14 man 13 pieces 15 and 15 and 16 horse taram-tāq [was] [left] [alone] [;] he would have retired [into] [his] [fort] , [but] [the] [prince] [shouted] [:] ['] [whither] [away] , [accursed] one [?] 1 taram-tāq 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 13 , 8 have 9 retired 8 have 13 , 13 , 22 , 22 , 24 one are you fleeing before me [?] ['] 1 are 2 you 1 are 3 fleeing 1 are 4 before 3 fleeing 4 before 4 before 5 me at these defiant words the chief [shouted] [back] , ['] [welcome] [,] man [!] 1 at 4 words 1 at 13 man 2 these 4 words 3 defiant 4 words 5 the 6 chief 5 the 13 man 6 chief 9 , come here and [i] [will] soften [you] to wax [beneath] [my] [club] [.] ['] 1 come 2 here 1 come 3 and 3 and 6 soften 6 soften 8 to 8 to 9 wax then he hurled his club at the prince 's head [,] [but] [it] [fell] [harmless] [because] [the] [prince] [had] [quickly] [spurred] [his] [horse] [forward] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurled 3 hurled 5 club 3 hurled 6 at 4 his 5 club 5 club 6 at 6 at 10 head 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 's 9 's 10 head the king-lion [greatly] [praised] [the] [dashing] [courage] [of] [prince] [almās] [.] 1 the 2 king-lion they went [together] [into] [the] [castle] [of] [clashing] [swords] and found it adorned and fitted in princely fashion [.] 1 they 10 and 2 went 10 and 10 and 11 found 11 found 12 it 12 it 14 and 13 adorned 14 and 14 and 15 fitted 15 fitted 16 in 16 in 18 fashion 17 princely 18 fashion in it was [a] [daughter] [of] [taram-tāq] [,] [still] a child [.] 1 in 2 it 1 in 3 was 3 was 11 child 10 a 11 child she sent a message to [prince] [almās] saying , ['] [o] king of [the] [world] [!] [choose] [this] slave to be [your] handmaid [.] 1 she 2 sent 2 sent 4 message 3 a 4 message 4 message 5 to 4 message 13 of 5 to 9 , 8 saying 9 , 9 , 12 king 13 of 23 handmaid 19 slave 23 handmaid 20 to 21 be 21 be 23 handmaid keep her with you [;] [where] [you] [go] [,] [there] [she] will go [!] ['] 1 keep 2 her 1 keep 3 with 3 with 4 you 4 you 12 will 12 will 13 go he sent for her [and] [she] [kissed] [his] [feet] [and] [received] [the] [mussulman] [faith] [at] [his] [hands] [.] 1 he 2 sent 2 sent 3 for 3 for 4 her he said good-bye , chose a fresh horse from the chief 's stable and once again took the road [.] 1 he 4 , 2 said 3 good-bye 2 said 4 , 4 , 14 and 5 chose 8 horse 5 chose 9 from 5 chose 14 and 6 a 8 horse 7 fresh 8 horse 8 horse 9 from 9 from 13 stable 10 the 11 chief 11 chief 12 's 12 's 13 stable 14 and 17 took 15 once 16 again 16 again 17 took 17 took 19 road 18 the 19 road after travelling many stages and for many days , he reached a plain of marvellous beauty and refreshment [.] 1 after 2 travelling 1 after 5 and 2 travelling 4 stages 3 many 4 stages 5 and 6 for 5 and 9 , 5 and 10 he 6 for 7 many 7 many 8 days 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 13 plain 12 a 13 plain 13 plain 14 of 14 of 17 and 15 marvellous 16 beauty 16 beauty 17 and 17 and 18 refreshment it was carpeted with [flowers] roses , tulips , and clover [;] it had lovely lawns , and [amongst] them running water [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 carpeted 3 carpeted 4 with 4 with 7 , 6 roses 7 , 7 , 8 tulips 8 tulips 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 clover 10 and 14 had 11 clover 13 it 14 had 18 and 15 lovely 16 lawns 16 lawns 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 them 18 and 21 running 21 running 22 water this [choicest] place of earth filled him with wonder [.] 1 this 3 place 3 place 4 of 3 place 6 filled 4 of 5 earth 6 filled 7 him 6 filled 8 with 8 with 9 wonder near it a reservoir had been fashioned of four sorts of stone touchstone , pure stone , marble , and loadstone [.] 1 near 2 it 1 near 4 reservoir 3 a 4 reservoir 4 reservoir 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 fashioned 7 fashioned 8 of 8 of 20 and 9 four 11 of 10 sorts 11 of 11 of 13 touchstone 11 of 14 , 12 stone 13 touchstone 14 , 16 stone 14 , 17 , 15 pure 16 stone 17 , 18 marble 17 , 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 loadstone in and out of it flowed water [like] [attar] [.] 1 in 2 and 2 and 3 out 2 and 4 of 2 and 6 flowed 4 of 5 it 6 flowed 7 water he was still dozing when he was aroused by the neighing and pawing of his horse [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 dozing 2 was 9 by 3 still 4 dozing 4 dozing 5 when 4 dozing 9 by 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 aroused 9 by 12 and 10 the 11 neighing 11 neighing 12 and 12 and 13 pawing 12 and 14 of 14 of 16 horse 15 his 16 horse when he could see clearly he made out a mountain-like dragon whose heavy breast crushed the stones beneath it into putty [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 see 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 see 5 clearly 6 he 6 he 7 made 7 made 8 out 7 made 11 dragon 7 made 18 beneath 7 made 20 into 9 a 10 mountain-like 9 a 11 dragon 10 mountain-like 11 dragon 11 dragon 12 whose 11 dragon 18 beneath 12 whose 14 breast 13 heavy 14 breast 14 breast 15 crushed 15 crushed 17 stones 16 the 17 stones 18 beneath 19 it 20 into 21 putty he remembered [the] [thousand] [names] [of] [god] and took the bow of [salih] from its case and three arrows from their quiver [.] 1 he 8 and 2 remembered 8 and 8 and 9 took 9 took 11 bow 9 took 14 from 9 took 20 from 10 the 11 bow 11 bow 12 of 11 bow 14 from 14 from 17 and 15 its 16 case 16 case 17 and 17 and 19 arrows 17 and 20 from 18 three 19 arrows 20 from 22 quiver 21 their 22 quiver he bound [the] [dagger] [of] [tīmūs] [firmly] [to] [his] [waist] and hung [the] [scorpion] [of] [solomon] [round] [his] [neck] [.] 1 he 11 and 2 bound 11 and 11 and 12 hung the dragon writhed on itself , and belched [forth] an evil vapour , and beat the ground with its head till the earth quaked [.] 1 the 2 dragon 2 dragon 7 and 3 writhed 4 on 3 writhed 7 and 4 on 5 itself 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 and 8 belched 12 vapour 8 belched 14 and 10 an 11 evil 10 an 12 vapour 11 evil 12 vapour 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 beat 15 beat 17 ground 15 beat 18 with 15 beat 21 till 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 with 18 with 20 head 19 its 20 head 21 till 23 earth 21 till 24 quaked 22 the 23 earth 23 earth 24 quaked then the prince took a second arrow and shot into its throat [.] 1 then 3 prince 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 8 and 4 took 7 arrow 4 took 8 and 5 a 7 arrow 6 second 7 arrow 8 and 9 shot 8 and 10 into 10 into 12 throat 11 its 12 throat the foul vapour of the beast and horror at its strangeness now overcame the prince [,] [and] [he] [fainted] [.] 1 the 3 vapour 2 foul 3 vapour 3 vapour 4 of 3 vapour 13 overcame 4 of 7 and 5 the 6 beast 6 beast 7 and 7 and 8 horror 7 and 9 at 9 at 11 strangeness 10 its 11 strangeness 12 now 13 overcame 13 overcame 15 prince 14 the 15 prince when he came to himself he found that he was drenched in the gore of the dead monster [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 came 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 himself 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 11 drenched 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 drenched 11 drenched 12 in 12 in 14 gore 13 the 14 gore 14 gore 15 of 15 of 18 monster 16 the 18 monster 17 dead 18 monster he rose and thanked [god] for his deliverance [.] 1 he 3 and 2 rose 3 and 3 and 4 thanked 4 thanked 6 for 6 for 8 deliverance 7 his 8 deliverance by the time the dragon had been killed they were very hungry and set up a clamour for food [.] 1 by 3 time 1 by 9 they 2 the 3 time 3 time 5 dragon 3 time 8 killed 4 the 5 dragon 5 dragon 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 killed 9 they 13 and 10 were 12 hungry 10 were 13 and 11 very 12 hungry 13 and 14 set 14 set 15 up 14 set 17 clamour 14 set 18 for 16 a 17 clamour 17 clamour 18 for 18 for 19 food the prince therefore cut up the dragon and fed them with it , bit by bit , till they had eaten the whole [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 8 and 2 prince 16 bit 3 therefore 4 cut 4 cut 5 up 4 cut 7 dragon 4 cut 8 and 6 the 7 dragon 8 and 9 fed 8 and 15 by 9 fed 10 them 9 fed 11 with 11 with 13 , 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 bit 16 bit 18 till 17 , 18 till 18 till 19 they 18 till 21 eaten 19 they 20 had 20 had 21 eaten 21 eaten 23 whole 22 the 23 whole he then washed himself and lay down to [rest] , and he was still asleep [when] [the] [sīmurgh] came [home] [.] 1 he 5 and 2 then 3 washed 3 washed 4 himself 3 washed 5 and 5 and 6 lay 5 and 7 down 5 and 8 to 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 19 came 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 still 14 still 15 asleep as they flew nearer , [the] old birds saw the prince lying under the tree and no sign of life in the nest [.] 1 as 2 they 1 as 3 flew 1 as 8 birds 2 they 3 flew 4 nearer 5 , 4 nearer 8 birds 7 old 8 birds 8 birds 9 saw 9 saw 11 prince 9 saw 12 lying 10 the 11 prince 12 lying 13 under 12 lying 21 in 13 under 16 and 14 the 15 tree 15 tree 16 and 16 and 18 sign 16 and 19 of 17 no 18 sign 19 of 20 life 20 life 21 in 21 in 23 nest 22 the 23 nest they thought that the misfortune which for so many earlier years had befallen them had again happened and that their nestlings had disappeared [.] 1 they 2 thought 2 thought 18 and 3 that 5 misfortune 3 that 17 happened 3 that 18 and 4 the 5 misfortune 5 misfortune 6 which 5 misfortune 12 had 5 misfortune 15 had 6 which 7 for 6 which 12 had 7 for 11 years 8 so 9 many 9 many 11 years 10 earlier 11 years 12 had 13 befallen 13 befallen 14 them 15 had 17 happened 16 again 17 happened 18 and 19 that 19 that 21 nestlings 19 that 23 disappeared 20 their 21 nestlings 21 nestlings 22 had 22 had 23 disappeared they had never been able to find out the murderer , and now suspected the prince [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 able 5 able 6 to 5 able 12 and 6 to 12 and 7 find 8 out 7 find 10 murderer 7 find 12 and 9 the 10 murderer 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 suspected 12 and 16 prince 13 now 14 suspected 15 the 16 prince then [the] [sīmurgh] flew off to a distance [with] [the] [great] [stone] [and] [dropped] [it] [.] 1 then 4 flew 4 flew 5 off 4 flew 6 to 6 to 8 distance 7 a 8 distance it sank down to the very middle of the earth [.] 1 it 2 sank 2 sank 3 down 2 sank 4 to 4 to 7 middle 5 the 6 very 5 the 7 middle 7 middle 8 of 8 of 10 earth 9 the 10 earth and how did you cross that pitiless desert [where] never yet foot [of] [man] [had] [trod] [?] ['] 1 and 2 how 1 and 12 foot 2 how 3 did 3 did 8 desert 3 did 12 foot 4 you 8 desert 5 cross 8 desert 6 that 7 pitiless 7 pitiless 8 desert 10 never 12 foot 11 yet 12 foot perhaps , [by] your favour , [i] [shall] [accomplish] [my] [task] and [avenge] my brothers [.] ['] 1 perhaps 2 , 2 , 12 and 4 your 5 favour 5 favour 6 , 6 , 12 and 12 and 15 brothers 14 my 15 brothers by [god] ['s] grace you have removed my children 's powerful foe [.] 1 by 4 grace 1 by 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 7 removed 7 removed 12 foe 8 my 9 children 9 children 10 's 10 's 12 foe 11 powerful 12 foe i regard you as a child of my own [.] 1 i 2 regard 2 regard 3 you 2 regard 4 as 4 as 6 child 5 a 6 child 6 child 7 of 7 of 9 own 8 my 9 own give up the journey to [wāq] , it is full of risk , and the jins there will certainly kill you [.] ['] 1 give 2 up 1 give 4 journey 1 give 5 to 3 the 4 journey 5 to 7 , 7 , 14 and 8 it 13 , 9 is 10 full 9 is 13 , 10 full 11 of 11 of 12 risk 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 jins 14 and 20 kill 15 the 16 jins 16 jins 17 there 16 jins 18 will 18 will 20 kill 19 certainly 20 kill 20 kill 21 you but nothing could move [the] [prince] [,] and [seeing] [this] the bird went on [:] ['] [well] , [so] [be] [it] [!] 1 but 2 nothing 1 but 13 went 2 nothing 3 could 3 could 4 move 8 and 12 bird 8 and 13 went 11 the 12 bird 13 went 14 on 14 on 18 , when [i] [ask] [for] [it] you must put food and water into my mouth [.] 1 when 6 you 6 you 7 must 7 must 8 put 8 put 10 and 8 put 12 into 9 food 10 and 10 and 11 water 12 into 14 mouth 13 my 14 mouth so we shall make the journey safely [.] ['] 1 so 2 we 1 so 4 make 2 we 3 shall 3 shall 4 make 4 make 6 journey 4 make 7 safely 5 the 6 journey the prince walked on in solitude till he reached the city [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 walked 3 walked 4 on 3 walked 5 in 3 walked 7 till 5 in 6 solitude 7 till 8 he 7 till 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 11 city 10 the 11 city he spent seven days thinking it over in silence [.] 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 4 days 2 spent 5 thinking 3 seven 4 days 5 thinking 6 it 5 thinking 7 over 6 it 7 over 7 over 8 in 8 in 9 silence from the first day of his coming he had made friends with a young cloth-merchant , and a great liking had sprung up between them [.] 1 from 17 and 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 day 4 day 5 of 4 day 17 and 5 of 7 coming 6 his 7 coming 7 coming 12 with 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 made 10 made 11 friends 11 friends 12 with 12 with 15 cloth-merchant 13 a 14 young 13 a 15 cloth-merchant 14 young 15 cloth-merchant 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 liking 17 and 21 had 18 a 19 great 18 a 20 liking 19 great 20 liking 21 had 22 sprung 22 sprung 23 up 22 sprung 24 between 24 between 25 them one day he said abruptly to his companion : ['] [o] dear friend ! 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 said 4 said 5 abruptly 4 said 6 to 4 said 9 : 4 said 12 dear 4 said 14 ! 6 to 8 companion 7 his 8 companion 12 dear 13 friend i wish you would tell me what the rose did to the cypress , and what the sense of the riddle is [.] ['] 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 you 2 wish 5 tell 3 you 4 would 4 would 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 what 7 what 9 rose 7 what 10 did 8 the 9 rose 9 rose 10 did 10 did 11 to 11 to 15 and 12 the 13 cypress 13 cypress 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 what 15 and 18 sense 15 and 22 is 17 the 18 sense 18 sense 19 of 19 of 21 riddle 20 the 21 riddle there is no other way [;] [no] [one] [else] [will] [tell] [you] [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 5 way 3 no 4 other 4 other 5 way i have a well-wisher at [the] [court] , [named] [farrūkh-fāl] [,] [ [@number@] []] and will introduce you to him [.] ['] 1 i 15 and 2 have 4 well-wisher 2 have 15 and 3 a 4 well-wisher 4 well-wisher 5 at 5 at 8 , 8 , 12 [ 15 and 16 will 16 will 17 introduce 17 introduce 18 you 17 introduce 19 to 19 to 20 him ['] [that] [would] [be] [excellent] [,] ['] [cried] [the] [prince] [.] ['] [i] [,] [your] [slave] [,] [once] [had] [riches] [and] [state] [and] [power] [;] [there] [are] [many] [such] [stones] [in] [my] [country] [.] he showed the utmost kindness and hospitality , and gave his vazīr orders to [instal] the prince in the royal guest-house [.] 1 he 9 and 2 showed 9 and 3 the 4 utmost 3 the 5 kindness 5 kindness 6 and 6 and 7 hospitality 7 hospitality 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 gave 9 and 18 in 10 gave 13 orders 10 gave 14 to 11 his 13 orders 12 vazīr 13 orders 13 orders 14 to 14 to 17 prince 16 the 17 prince 18 in 21 guest-house 19 the 21 guest-house 20 royal 21 guest-house he took [much] pleasure in his visitor 's society [;] [they] [were] [together] [every] [day] and spent the time most pleasantly [.] 1 he 16 and 2 took 5 in 2 took 16 and 4 pleasure 5 in 5 in 9 society 6 his 7 visitor 7 visitor 8 's 8 's 9 society 16 and 17 spent 17 spent 19 time 17 spent 21 pleasantly 18 the 19 time 20 most 21 pleasantly several times the king said : ['] [ask] [me] [for] [something] [,] [that] [i] [may] [give] [it] [you] [.] ['] 1 several 2 times 2 times 4 king 3 the 4 king 4 king 5 said 4 king 6 : the king was astounded [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 was 3 was 4 astounded ['] [in] [god] ['s] [name] [!] [if] [anyone] [else] [had] [said] [that] [to] [me] [i] [should] [have] [cut] [off] [his] [head] [instantly] [.] ['] the prince heard this in silence , and presently so beguiled the king with pleasant talk that to kill him was impossible [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 8 and 3 heard 4 this 3 heard 5 in 3 heard 8 and 5 in 6 silence 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 beguiled 9 presently 11 beguiled 10 so 11 beguiled 11 beguiled 13 king 11 beguiled 14 with 12 the 13 king 14 with 16 talk 14 with 22 impossible 15 pleasant 16 talk 16 talk 17 that 16 talk 21 was 17 that 18 to 17 that 21 was 18 to 19 kill 18 to 21 was 19 kill 20 him [ [illustration] : [the] [punishment] [of] [the] [rose] []] 1 [ 3 : applause and compliments rang from every side [.] 1 applause 2 and 2 and 3 compliments 2 and 4 rang 4 rang 5 from 5 from 7 side 6 every 7 side ['] [never] [yet] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [king] [,] ['] [has] [any] [man] [come] [out] [from] [that] [question] [alive] [.] if this is your only wish [,] [so] [be] [it] [;] [i] [will] [tell] [you] [.] 1 if 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 6 wish 4 your 5 only 4 your 6 wish but [i] will do this on one condition only , namely , that when you have heard you will submit yourself to death [.] ['] 1 but 4 do 3 will 4 do 4 do 5 this 4 do 6 on 6 on 8 condition 7 one 8 condition 8 condition 9 only 8 condition 20 submit 9 only 13 that 10 , 11 namely 10 , 13 that 11 namely 12 , 13 that 18 you 13 that 20 submit 14 when 15 you 14 when 17 heard 14 when 18 you 15 you 16 have 16 have 17 heard 18 you 19 will 19 will 20 submit 20 submit 21 yourself 20 submit 22 to 22 to 23 death to this the prince agreed , and said : ['] [i] [set] [my] [foot] [firmly] [on] [this] [compact] [.] ['] 1 to 2 this 1 to 4 prince 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 7 and 5 agreed 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 : a band of fair girls came in and stood [round] it in waiting [.] 1 a 2 band 2 band 3 of 2 band 8 and 3 of 5 girls 4 fair 5 girls 6 came 7 in 6 came 8 and 8 and 9 stood 9 stood 11 it 9 stood 12 in 11 it 12 in 12 in 13 waiting she was extraordinarily beautiful , and shamed the glorious sun [.] 1 she 6 and 2 was 4 beautiful 2 was 6 and 3 extraordinarily 4 beautiful 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 shamed 6 and 10 sun 8 the 10 sun 9 glorious 10 sun the king ordered a hundred stripes to be laid on her tender body [;] [she] [sighed] [a] [long] [sigh] [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 ordered 3 ordered 6 stripes 3 ordered 7 to 3 ordered 9 laid 4 a 5 hundred 5 hundred 6 stripes 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 laid 9 laid 10 on 10 on 13 body 11 her 13 body 12 tender 13 body food was called for [and] [table-cloths] [were] [spread] [.] 1 food 2 was 2 was 4 for 3 called 4 for delicate meats were set before the dog , and water given it in a royal cup of [chinese] crystal [.] 1 delicate 2 meats 2 meats 3 were 3 were 4 set 3 were 5 before 3 were 13 in 4 set 5 before 5 before 9 and 6 the 7 dog 7 dog 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 water 9 and 11 given 11 given 12 it 13 in 16 cup 14 a 15 royal 14 a 16 cup 16 cup 17 of 17 of 19 crystal when [it] [had] [eaten] [its] [fill] , its leavings were placed before the lovely woman and she was made to eat [of] them [.] 1 when 7 , 7 , 16 and 8 its 9 leavings 9 leavings 16 and 10 were 11 placed 10 were 16 and 11 placed 12 before 12 before 15 woman 13 the 15 woman 14 lovely 15 woman 16 and 21 eat 17 she 18 was 18 was 19 made 19 made 20 to 20 to 21 eat 21 eat 23 them she wept and her tears were pearls [;] [she] [smiled] [and] [her] [lips] [shed] [roses] [.] 1 she 2 wept 1 she 3 and 3 and 5 tears 3 and 6 were 4 her 5 tears 6 were 7 pearls pearls and flowers [were] gathered up [and] taken to the treasury [.] 1 pearls 2 and 2 and 3 flowers 2 and 5 gathered 2 and 8 taken 5 gathered 6 up 8 taken 9 to 9 to 11 treasury 10 the 11 treasury ['] [now] [,] ['] [said] [the] [king] [,] ['] [you] [have] [seen] [these] [things] [and] [your] [purpose] [is] [fulfilled] [.] ['] tell me and kill me [.] ['] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 and 3 and 4 kill 4 kill 5 me one [day] [i] was hunting and became very thirsty [.] 1 one 4 was 4 was 6 and 5 hunting 6 and 6 and 7 became 7 became 9 thirsty 8 very 9 thirsty after [great] [search] [i] [discovered] [a] [well] [in] [a] [place] [so] [secret] that [neither] [bird] [nor] [beast] [nor] [man] [could] [find] it [without] [labour] [.] 1 after 13 that 1 after 22 it i was [alone] , [i] [took] [my] [turban] for a rope and my cap for a bucket [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 9 for 4 , 9 for 9 for 12 and 10 a 11 rope 11 rope 12 and 12 and 14 cap 12 and 15 for 13 my 14 cap 15 for 17 bucket 16 a 17 bucket i am dying of thirst , let [go] [!] [in] [god] ['s] [name] [.] ["] 1 i 6 , 2 am 3 dying 2 am 6 , 3 dying 4 of 4 of 5 thirst 6 , 7 let [after] [trying] [a] [thousand] [schemes] [,] [i] [drew] [up] [two] [blind] [women] [.] they said they were perīs , and that their king had blinded them in his anger and had left them in the well alone [.] 1 they 2 said 2 said 3 they 2 said 17 and 3 they 4 were 4 were 7 and 5 perīs 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 9 their 10 king 10 king 17 and 11 had 12 blinded 11 had 17 and 12 blinded 13 them 12 blinded 14 in 14 in 16 anger 15 his 16 anger 17 and 18 had 18 had 19 left 19 left 20 them 19 left 21 in 19 left 24 alone 21 in 23 well 22 the 23 well ['] ["] [what] [is] [the] [cure] [for] [your] [blindness] [?] ["] we should be [eternally] your debtors [.] 1 we 2 should 2 should 3 be 3 be 6 debtors 5 your 6 debtors do not let the cow see you [,] [or] [she] [will] [assuredly] [kill] [you] [.] " 1 do 2 not 1 do 3 let 2 not 3 let 3 let 5 cow 3 let 6 see 4 the 5 cow 6 see 7 you 7 you 16 " ['] [with] [renewed] [strength] [and] [spirit] [i] [went] [to] [the] [shore] [.] there [i] [watched] [the] [cow] [come] [up] [from] [the] [sea] , graze , and go back [.] 1 there 11 , 11 , 14 and 12 graze 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 go 15 go 16 back then [i] [came] [out] [of] [my] [hiding] , took a little of her dung and conveyed [it] to the perīs [.] 1 then 8 , 8 , 15 and 9 took 14 dung 9 took 15 and 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 of 11 little 14 dung 12 of 14 dung 13 her 14 dung 15 and 16 conveyed 16 conveyed 18 to 18 to 20 perīs 19 the 20 perīs they rubbed it on their eyes , and [by] [the] [divine] [might] saw [again] [.] 1 they 8 and 2 rubbed 3 it 2 rubbed 4 on 2 rubbed 8 and 3 it 4 on 4 on 6 eyes 5 their 6 eyes 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 saw [ [illustration] : [the] [dog] [&] [his] [attendants] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [they] [thanked] [heaven] [and] [me] [,] [and] [then] [considered] [what] [they] [could] [do] [to] [show] [their] [gratitude] [to] [me] [.] in [good] [sooth] , she has [not] her equal [!] 1 in 4 , 1 in 5 she 5 she 6 has 6 has 9 equal 8 her 9 equal teach her to love you so that she cannot exist without you [.] 1 teach 2 her 1 teach 3 to 1 teach 4 love 3 to 4 love 4 love 5 you 4 love 7 that 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 she 7 that 10 exist 8 she 9 cannot 9 cannot 10 exist 10 exist 11 without 11 without 12 you but if the matter becomes known to her mother she will have you burned in the fire [.] 1 but 10 she 1 but 12 have 2 if 4 matter 2 if 5 becomes 2 if 10 she 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 becomes 5 becomes 6 known 6 known 7 to 7 to 9 mother 8 her 9 mother 10 she 11 will 11 will 12 have 12 have 13 you 12 have 14 burned 14 burned 15 in 15 in 17 fire 16 the 17 fire ['] [in] [the] [end] [the] [two] [perīs] [took] [me] [to] [the] [girl] ['s] [house] [.] i saw her sleeping daintily [.] 1 i 2 saw 2 saw 3 her 2 saw 4 sleeping 4 sleeping 5 daintily ['] [when] [the] [perī] [opened] [her] [eyes] [she] [asked] [in] [affright] [:] ["] [who] [are] [you] [?] have you come to steal [?] 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 come 3 come 4 to 4 to 5 steal how did you get here [?] 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 get 4 get 5 here be [quick] [!] [save] [yourself] [from] [this] whirlpool of destruction [,] for the demons and perīs who guard me will wake and seize you [.] ["] 1 be 8 whirlpool 8 whirlpool 9 of 9 of 10 destruction 10 destruction 12 for 12 for 15 and 13 the 14 demons 14 demons 15 and 15 and 16 perīs 15 and 17 who 15 and 18 guard 15 and 22 and 17 who 18 guard 18 guard 19 me 20 will 21 wake 20 will 22 and 22 and 23 seize 23 seize 24 you ['] [but] [love] ['s] [arrow] [had] [struck] [me] [deep] [,] [and] [the] [girl] [,] [too] [,] [looked] [kindly] [on] [me] [.] i could not go away [.] 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 go 4 go 5 away for some months [i] [remained] [hidden] [in] [her] [house] [.] 1 for 3 months 2 some 3 months we did not dare to let her mother know of our love [.] 1 we 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 dare 3 not 4 dare 4 dare 5 to 4 dare 6 let 5 to 6 let 6 let 8 mother 6 let 9 know 7 her 8 mother 9 know 10 of 10 of 12 love 11 our 12 love sometimes the girl was very sad and fearful lest her mother should come to know [.] 1 sometimes 3 girl 2 the 3 girl 3 girl 4 was 4 was 7 and 4 was 9 lest 5 very 6 sad 6 sad 7 and 7 and 8 fearful 9 lest 11 mother 9 lest 13 come 10 her 11 mother 11 mother 12 should 12 should 13 come 13 come 14 to 14 to 15 know one [day] [her] [father] said to her [:] " [sweetheart] , for some time [i] [have] [noticed] that [your] [beauty] is [not] what [it] [was] [.] 1 one 5 said 5 said 6 to 5 said 11 , 5 said 23 what 6 to 7 her 7 her 9 " 11 , 12 for 11 , 21 is 12 for 14 time 13 some 14 time 18 that 21 is how is this [?] 1 how 2 is 2 is 3 this has sickness touched you [?] 1 has 2 sickness 1 has 3 touched 3 touched 4 you tell me that [i] [may] [seek] [a] [cure] [.] ["] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 that alas [!] there was now no way of concealing the [mingled] delight and anguish of our love [;] from [secret] it became known [.] 1 alas 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 now 4 was 7 way 6 no 7 way 7 way 8 of 7 way 13 and 7 way 23 known 8 of 9 concealing 10 the 12 delight 12 delight 13 and 13 and 14 anguish 13 and 15 of 13 and 22 became 15 of 17 love 16 our 17 love 17 love 19 from 19 from 21 it 22 became 23 known i was put in prison and the world grew dark to my rose , bereft of her lover [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 put 3 put 4 in 4 in 13 rose 5 prison 6 and 6 and 8 world 6 and 9 grew 7 the 8 world 9 grew 10 dark 10 dark 11 to 11 to 13 rose 12 my 13 rose 13 rose 15 bereft 13 rose 16 of 14 , 15 bereft 16 of 18 lover 17 her 18 lover this was allowed , and [those] two contrived to [be] the anointers [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 12 anointers 3 allowed 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 two 5 and 8 contrived 8 contrived 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 12 anointers i was [put] [into] [the] [fire] and [it] was [kept] up for seven days and nights [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 7 and 7 and 9 was 9 was 11 up 11 up 12 for 12 for 15 and 13 seven 14 days 14 days 15 and 15 and 16 nights [by] [the] [will] [of] [the] [great] [king] [it] [left] [no] [trace] [upon] [me] [.] at the end of a week the perī-king ordered the ashes to be cast upon the dust-heap [,] [and] [i] [was] [found] [alive] [and] [unharmed] [.] 1 at 3 end 1 at 8 perī-king 2 the 3 end 3 end 4 of 4 of 6 week 5 a 6 week 7 the 8 perī-king 8 perī-king 9 ordered 9 ordered 11 ashes 9 ordered 12 to 9 ordered 14 cast 10 the 11 ashes 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 cast 14 cast 15 upon 15 upon 17 dust-heap 16 the 17 dust-heap it is best to give him the girl , for they love one another [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 to 2 is 5 give 3 best 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 him 5 give 8 girl 5 give 10 for 7 the 8 girl 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 they 11 they 12 love 12 love 14 another 13 one 14 another he is [king] of [wāq] [of] [qāf] , and you will find none better [.] ["] 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 of 4 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 you 9 and 12 find 11 will 12 find 12 find 13 none 12 find 14 better ['] [to] [this] [the] [king] [agreed] [,] [and] [made] [formal] [marriage] [between] [gul] [and] [me] [.] you [now] know [the] [price] [i] [paid] [for] [this] [faithless] [creature] [.] 1 you 3 know [o] [prince] [!] [remember] [our] [compact] [.] ['] ['] [i] [remember] [,] ['] [said] [the] [prince] [;] ['] [but] [tell] [me] [what] [brought] [queen] [gul] [to] [her] [present] [pass] [?] ['] i [asked] [her] [where] [she] had been [to] [get] so [cold] , and she said she had had to go out [.] 1 i 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 10 so 10 so 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 she 13 and 15 said 14 she 15 said 15 said 16 she 15 said 18 had 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 had 18 had 19 to 18 had 20 go 19 to 20 go 20 go 21 out i reprimanded the groom and beat him [.] 1 i 5 and 2 reprimanded 4 groom 2 reprimanded 5 and 3 the 4 groom 5 and 6 beat 6 beat 7 him a flame kindled in my heart [,] and [i] [asked] [myself] where she could go and what she could do [.] 1 a 2 flame 2 flame 3 kindled 2 flame 16 and 3 kindled 4 in 3 kindled 12 where 4 in 6 heart 5 my 6 heart 8 and 12 where 12 where 13 she 12 where 15 go 13 she 14 could 14 could 15 go 16 and 17 what 16 and 18 she 16 and 20 do 18 she 19 could 19 could 20 do that [day] [i] did not hunt , [but] [stayed] [at] [home] [to] [follow] [the] matter [up] [.] 1 that 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 15 matter 5 not 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 , i lay down as usual at night and pretended to fall asleep [.] 1 i 8 and 2 lay 3 down 2 lay 5 usual 2 lay 8 and 4 as 5 usual 5 usual 6 at 6 at 7 night 8 and 9 pretended 9 pretended 10 to 10 to 11 fall 11 fall 12 asleep when [i] [seemed] [safely] [off] , [gul] [got] [up] and [went] to the stable [as] her custom was [.] 1 when 6 , 6 , 10 and 10 and 12 to 10 and 18 was 12 to 14 stable 13 the 14 stable 16 her 17 custom 17 custom 18 was that night it was [tiger] ['s] turn [.] 1 that 2 night 2 night 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 turn she rode off [on] [him] , and [i] took [windfoot] and followed [.] 1 she 7 and 2 rode 3 off 2 rode 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 and 9 took 11 and 11 and 12 followed with me went that dog you see , a faithful friend who never left me [.] 1 with 2 me 1 with 3 went 3 went 5 dog 4 that 5 dog 5 dog 6 you 5 dog 7 see 5 dog 11 friend 6 you 7 see 8 , 11 friend 9 a 11 friend 10 faithful 11 friend 11 friend 12 who 11 friend 14 left 12 who 14 left 13 never 14 left 14 left 15 me over against the door was a high seat , and on it lay a giant negro [,] before whom she salaamed [.] 1 over 10 and 1 over 13 lay 2 against 4 door 2 against 10 and 3 the 4 door 4 door 5 was 4 door 8 seat 5 was 7 high 5 was 8 seat 6 a 7 high 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 on 11 on 12 it 13 lay 15 giant 14 a 15 giant 15 giant 16 negro 15 giant 19 whom 15 giant 21 salaamed 16 negro 18 before 19 whom 20 she 19 whom 21 salaamed 20 she 21 salaamed he got up and beat her till she was marked with [weals] , but she uttered no complaint [.] 1 he 4 and 2 got 3 up 2 got 4 and 4 and 5 beat 5 beat 6 her 5 beat 7 till 7 till 8 she 7 till 10 marked 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 marked 10 marked 11 with 11 with 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 she 14 but 16 uttered 15 she 16 uttered 16 uttered 18 complaint 17 no 18 complaint i was [dumfounded] , for once when [i] [had] [struck] [her] [with] [a] [rose-stalk] she had complained and fretted [for] [three] [days] [!] 1 i 2 was 2 was 18 and 4 , 5 for 4 , 18 and 5 for 15 she 6 once 15 she 7 when 15 she 15 she 16 had 16 had 17 complained 18 and 19 fretted then the negro said to her : " how now , [ugly] one and shaven head [!] 1 then 14 and 2 the 3 negro 3 negro 4 said 4 said 5 to 4 said 7 : 4 said 9 how 4 said 10 now 5 to 6 her 7 : 8 " 10 now 11 , 10 now 14 and 13 one 14 and 14 and 15 shaven 14 and 16 head why are you so [late] , and why are you not wearing wedding garments [?] ["] 1 why 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 so 4 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 why 7 and 9 are 8 why 9 are 9 are 10 you 9 are 11 not 9 are 12 wearing 12 wearing 13 wedding 13 wedding 14 garments i [came] [as] [soon] [as] [i] could [.] ["] 1 i 7 could in a [little] while he called her to sit beside him [;] [but] [this] [was] [more] [than] [i] [could] [bear] [.] 1 in 4 while 1 in 5 he 2 a 4 while 5 he 6 called 6 called 7 her 6 called 8 to 8 to 9 sit 9 sit 10 beside 10 beside 11 him i lost control of myself and rushed upon him [.] 1 i 6 and 2 lost 3 control 2 lost 6 and 3 control 4 of 4 of 5 myself 6 and 7 rushed 6 and 8 upon 8 upon 9 him he clutched my collar and we grappled in a death struggle [.] 1 he 5 and 2 clutched 4 collar 2 clutched 5 and 3 my 4 collar 5 and 7 grappled 6 we 7 grappled 7 grappled 8 in 8 in 11 struggle 9 a 10 death 9 a 11 struggle 10 death 11 struggle suddenly she came behind me , caught my feet and threw me [.] 1 suddenly 2 she 2 she 6 , 3 came 4 behind 3 came 6 , 4 behind 5 me 6 , 10 and 7 caught 9 feet 7 caught 10 and 8 my 9 feet 10 and 11 threw 11 threw 12 me while he held me on the ground , she drew out my own knife and gave it to him [.] 1 while 2 he 1 while 3 held 1 while 9 she 2 he 3 held 3 held 4 me 5 on 7 ground 5 on 8 , 5 on 9 she 6 the 7 ground 9 she 15 and 10 drew 11 out 10 drew 14 knife 10 drew 15 and 12 my 13 own 12 my 14 knife 15 and 16 gave 16 gave 17 it 16 gave 18 to 17 it 18 to 18 to 19 him i should have been killed but for that faithful dog which seized his throat and pulled him down and pinned him to the ground [.] 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 15 and 5 killed 6 but 5 killed 15 and 6 but 7 for 7 for 10 dog 8 that 10 dog 9 faithful 10 dog 10 dog 11 which 10 dog 12 seized 11 which 12 seized 12 seized 14 throat 13 his 14 throat 15 and 19 and 16 pulled 17 him 16 pulled 18 down 16 pulled 19 and 19 and 20 pinned 19 and 21 him 19 and 22 to 22 to 24 ground 23 the 24 ground then [i] [got] up [and] [despatched] [the] [wretch] [.] 1 then 4 up now you know what the rose did to the cypress [;] [and] [now] [you] [must] [keep] [compact] [with] [me] [.] ['] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 rose 4 what 7 did 5 the 6 rose 6 rose 7 did 7 did 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 cypress to this request the king consented [.] 1 to 3 request 1 to 5 king 2 this 3 request 4 the 5 king 5 king 6 consented straightway [it] [appeared] , and [by] the majesty of its presence made the city quake [.] 1 straightway 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 majesty 5 and 12 made 7 the 8 majesty 8 majesty 9 of 8 majesty 12 made 9 of 11 presence 10 its 11 presence 12 made 14 city 12 made 15 quake 13 the 14 city it took the prince on its back and soared away to the zenith [.] 1 it 8 and 2 took 4 prince 2 took 5 on 2 took 8 and 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 on 5 on 7 back 6 its 7 back 8 and 9 soared 8 and 10 away 8 and 11 to 11 to 13 zenith 12 the 13 zenith after [a] [time] [king] [sinaubar] [said] [:] ['] [that] [young] [man] [is] [a] [long] [time] [on] the roof [;] [go] [and] [bring] [him] [here] [.] ['] 1 after 18 roof 17 the 18 roof when the king heard of his escape he thanked heaven that his hands were clean of this blood [.] 1 when 3 king 1 when 4 heard 1 when 8 he 2 the 3 king 3 king 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 5 of 7 escape 6 his 7 escape 8 he 9 thanked 9 thanked 10 heaven 10 heaven 11 that 10 heaven 15 clean 10 heaven 16 of 11 that 13 hands 11 that 15 clean 12 his 13 hands 13 hands 14 were 14 were 15 clean 16 of 18 blood 17 this 18 blood up and up flew [the] [sīmurgh] , [till] [earth] [looked] [like] [an] [egg] [resting] [on] [an] [ocean] [.] 1 up 2 and 1 up 7 , 2 and 3 up 2 and 4 flew at length it dropped straight down to its own place , where the kind prince was welcomed by the young birds and most hospitably entertained [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 15 prince 2 length 3 it 2 length 4 dropped 3 it 4 dropped 4 dropped 5 straight 4 dropped 7 to 5 straight 6 down 7 to 11 , 8 its 9 own 8 its 10 place 10 place 11 , 11 , 12 where 13 the 15 prince 14 kind 15 prince 15 prince 16 was 16 was 17 welcomed 17 welcomed 18 by 18 by 22 and 19 the 21 birds 20 young 21 birds 21 birds 22 and 22 and 23 most 22 and 25 entertained 24 hospitably 25 entertained here they halted for a night , and at dawn said good-bye to the king-lion and set out [for] [jamīla] ['s] [country] [.] 1 here 2 they 2 they 16 and 3 halted 8 and 3 halted 13 to 3 halted 16 and 4 for 6 night 4 for 8 and 5 a 6 night 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 at 9 at 10 dawn 11 said 12 good-bye 12 good-bye 13 to 13 to 15 king-lion 14 the 15 king-lion 16 and 17 set 17 set 18 out their meeting [was] [joyful] , and they went together to the garden-palace [.] 1 their 2 meeting 2 meeting 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 they 6 and 8 went 7 they 8 went 8 went 9 together 8 went 10 to 10 to 12 garden-palace 11 the 12 garden-palace jamīla summoned all her notables , and in their presence her marriage with the prince was solemnised [.] 1 jamīla 6 , 2 summoned 3 all 2 summoned 6 , 3 all 4 her 3 all 5 notables 4 her 5 notables 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 marriage 7 and 17 solemnised 8 in 10 presence 8 in 12 marriage 9 their 10 presence 11 her 12 marriage 12 marriage 13 with 12 marriage 16 was 13 with 15 prince 14 the 15 prince 16 was 17 solemnised a few days later she entrusted her affairs to her vazīr , and made preparation to go with the prince to his own country [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 days 3 days 4 later 4 later 5 she 5 she 13 and 6 entrusted 8 affairs 6 entrusted 9 to 6 entrusted 13 and 7 her 8 affairs 8 affairs 9 to 9 to 11 vazīr 10 her 11 vazīr 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 made 13 and 16 to 13 and 18 with 14 made 15 preparation 16 to 17 go 18 with 20 prince 19 the 20 prince 20 prince 21 to 21 to 24 country 22 his 23 own 22 his 24 country the wicked [latīfa] [herself] [she] [left] [quite] [alone] [in] [her] [garden-house] [.] 1 the 2 wicked i am here to give her the answer to her riddle [.] ['] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 here 2 am 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 her 5 give 8 answer 5 give 9 to 7 the 8 answer 9 to 11 riddle 10 her 11 riddle later on he entered the city , beat boldly on the drums , and was conducted to the presence [.] 1 later 2 on 2 on 3 he 3 he 14 and 4 entered 6 city 4 entered 14 and 5 the 6 city 6 city 8 beat 7 , 8 beat 8 beat 9 boldly 8 beat 10 on 8 beat 13 , 10 on 12 drums 11 the 12 drums 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 was 15 was 16 conducted 16 conducted 17 to 17 to 19 presence 18 the 19 presence the king entreated him to have nothing to do with the riddle [,] [for] that [no] [man] had come out of it [alive] [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 entreated 3 entreated 4 him 3 entreated 5 to 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 nothing 6 have 8 to 6 have 10 with 8 to 9 do 10 with 12 riddle 11 the 12 riddle 12 riddle 15 that 15 that 18 had 18 had 19 come 19 come 21 of 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 it ['] [o] [king] [!] ['] [replied] [the] [prince] [,] ['] [it] [is] [to] [answer] [it] [that] [i] [am] [here] [;] [i] [will] [not] [withdraw] [.] ['] at the request of the prince , all the officers and notables of the land were summoned to hear his reply to the princess [.] 1 at 3 request 1 at 7 , 1 at 8 all 2 the 3 request 3 request 4 of 4 of 6 prince 5 the 6 prince 8 all 9 the 8 all 20 his 8 all 21 reply 9 the 10 officers 10 officers 11 and 11 and 12 notables 11 and 13 of 11 and 16 were 13 of 15 land 14 the 15 land 16 were 17 summoned 17 summoned 18 to 18 to 19 hear 21 reply 22 to 22 to 24 princess 23 the 24 princess all assembled , and the king and his queen [gul-rukh] [,] and the girl and the prince were there [.] 1 all 4 and 2 assembled 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 king 4 and 7 and 5 the 6 king 7 and 9 queen 7 and 15 and 8 his 9 queen 12 and 14 girl 12 and 15 and 13 the 14 girl 15 and 17 prince 15 and 18 were 16 the 17 prince 18 were 19 there the prince [addressed] [mihr-afrūz] [:] ['] [what] [is] [the] [question] [you] [ask] [?] ['] 1 the 2 prince ['] [what] [did] [the] [rose] [do] [to] [the] [cypress] [?] ['] [she] [rejoined] [.] the prince smiled , and turned and addressed the assembly [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 5 and 3 smiled 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 and 6 turned 7 and 7 and 8 addressed 8 addressed 10 assembly 9 the 10 assembly ['] [you] [who] [are] [experienced] [men] [and] [versed] [in] [affairs] [,] [did] [you] [ever] [know] [or] [hear] [and] [see] [anything] [of] [this] [matter] [?] ['] ['] [from] [whom] [,] [then] [,] [did] [the] [princess] [hear] [of] [it] [?] this empty fancy [it] is [that] [has] [done] [many] [a] [servant] [of] [god] to death [!] ['] 1 this 2 empty 2 empty 3 fancy 3 fancy 5 is 5 is 14 to 14 to 15 death all saw the good sense of his words and showed their approval [.] 1 all 9 and 2 saw 5 sense 2 saw 9 and 3 the 5 sense 4 good 5 sense 5 sense 6 of 6 of 8 words 7 his 8 words 9 and 10 showed 9 and 12 approval 11 their 12 approval then he turned to the princess [:] ['] [tell] [us] [the] [truth] [,] [princess] [;] [who] [told] [you] [of] [this] [thing] [?] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 6 princess 5 the 6 princess you must produce the person who can confirm my words [.] ['] 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 produce 3 produce 5 person 4 the 5 person 5 person 6 who 5 person 7 can 6 who 7 can 7 can 8 confirm 8 confirm 10 words 9 my 10 words her heart sank , for she feared that her long-kept secret was now to be noised abroad [.] 1 her 2 heart 2 heart 3 sank 3 sank 5 for 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 she 6 she 7 feared 7 feared 8 that 8 that 11 secret 8 that 12 was 9 her 11 secret 10 long-kept 11 secret 11 secret 12 was 12 was 13 now 12 was 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 noised 16 noised 17 abroad but she said [merely] : ['] [explain] [yourself] [.] ['] 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 5 : ['] [i] [shall] [explain] [myself] [fully] [when] [you] [bring] [here] [the] [negro] [whom] [you] [hide] [beneath] [your] [throne] [.] ['] here the king shouted in wonderment : ['] [explain] [yourself] [,] [young] [man] [!] 1 here 3 king 2 the 3 king 3 king 4 shouted 3 king 7 : 4 shouted 5 in 5 in 6 wonderment what negro does my daughter hide beneath her throne [?] ['] 1 what 2 negro 2 negro 3 does 3 does 6 hide 3 does 7 beneath 4 my 6 hide 5 daughter 6 hide 6 hide 7 beneath 7 beneath 9 throne 8 her 9 throne the king was overwhelmed with [astonishment] , but the girl had taken heart again [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 was 3 was 4 overwhelmed 4 overwhelmed 5 with 5 with 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 girl 8 but 12 taken 9 the 10 girl 10 girl 11 had 11 had 12 taken 12 taken 13 heart 12 taken 14 again she had had time to think that perhaps the prince had heard of the presence of the negro , and knew no more [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 had 3 had 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 that 7 that 8 perhaps 7 that 10 prince 7 that 20 and 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 11 had 11 had 20 and 12 heard 13 of 12 heard 20 and 13 of 15 presence 14 the 15 presence 15 presence 16 of 16 of 17 the 18 negro 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 knew 20 and 23 more 22 no 23 more so she said haughtily : ['] [prince] [!] [you] [have] [not] [answered] [my] [riddle] [.] ['] 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 haughtily 3 said 5 : ['] [o] [most] [amazingly] [impudent] [person] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [,] ['] [do] [you] [not] [yet] [repent] [?] ['] ['] [that] [is] [so] [;] [all] [happened] [as] [you] [have] [told] [it] [!] ['] king [quimūs] [made] [over] [his] [daughter] [to] [prince] [almās] , [but] [the] [latter] [refused] [to] [marry] [her] [,] and [took] [her] [as] [his] [captive] [.] 1 king 10 , 10 , 19 and he then asked that the heads [should] be removed from the battlements and given decent burial [.] 1 he 3 asked 2 then 3 asked 3 asked 4 that 4 that 6 heads 4 that 8 be 5 the 6 heads 8 be 9 removed 9 removed 10 from 10 from 13 and 11 the 12 battlements 12 battlements 13 and 13 and 16 burial 14 given 16 burial 15 decent 16 burial this was done [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 done then he returned to his camp and sent for [dil-arām] , [who] [came] [bringing] [her] [goods] and chattels , her gold and her jewels [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 returned 4 to 3 returned 7 and 4 to 6 camp 5 his 6 camp 7 and 8 sent 8 sent 9 for 9 for 11 , 11 , 17 and 17 and 18 chattels 17 and 19 , 19 , 22 and 20 her 21 gold 21 gold 22 and 22 and 24 jewels 23 her 24 jewels king [saman-lāl-pōsh] [jessamine] [,] [wearer] of [rubies] [had] [so] [bewept] the loss of his sons that he was now blind [.] 1 king 6 of 6 of 12 loss 11 the 12 loss 12 loss 13 of 13 of 15 sons 14 his 15 sons 15 sons 16 that 15 sons 20 blind 16 that 17 he 16 that 20 blind 17 he 18 was 18 was 20 blind 19 now 20 blind light came [,] [and] [the] [king] [saw] [his] [son] [.] 1 light 2 came this [frightened] [mihr-afrūz] [horribly] [,] [for] [she] [thought] [the] [same] [thing] might be done to herself [.] 1 this 12 might 12 might 13 be 13 be 14 done 14 done 15 to 15 to 16 herself she cried out to the prince [:] ['] [o] [prince] [almās] [!] [what] [is] [hardest] [to] [get] [is] [most] [valued] [.] 1 she 2 cried 2 cried 3 out 2 cried 4 to 4 to 6 prince 5 the 6 prince up [till] [now] [i] [have] [been] [subject] to [no] [man] , and no man had had my love [.] 1 up 8 to 8 to 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 man 12 and 16 had 13 no 14 man 14 man 15 had 15 had 16 had 16 had 18 love 17 my 18 love the many kings and kings ' sons who have died at my hands have died because it was their fate to die like this [.] 1 the 2 many 2 many 3 kings 3 kings 4 and 4 and 7 sons 4 and 8 who 4 and 9 have 4 and 14 have 5 kings 6 ' 6 ' 7 sons 8 who 9 have 9 have 10 died 10 died 11 at 11 at 13 hands 12 my 13 hands 14 have 15 died 15 died 16 because 15 died 21 to 16 because 17 it 16 because 18 was 17 it 18 was 18 was 20 fate 19 their 20 fate 21 to 22 die 22 die 23 like 23 like 24 this [in] [this] [matter] [i] [have] [not] [sinned] [.] that was their fate from eternity [;] and from the beginning it was predestined that my fate should be bound up with yours [.] ['] 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 fate 2 was 15 that 3 their 4 fate 4 fate 8 and 4 fate 14 predestined 5 from 6 eternity 5 from 8 and 8 and 9 from 9 from 11 beginning 10 the 11 beginning 11 beginning 12 it 11 beginning 13 was 12 it 13 was 15 that 17 fate 15 that 19 be 16 my 17 fate 17 fate 18 should 18 should 19 be 19 be 20 bound 20 bound 21 up 20 bound 22 with 22 with 23 yours the [prince] [gave] ear to the argument [from] [preordainment] , and as she was a very lovely maiden he took her too in lawful marriage [.] 1 the 4 ear 4 ear 5 to 5 to 11 and 6 the 7 argument 7 argument 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 took 12 as 13 she 12 as 14 was 12 as 19 he 13 she 14 was 14 was 18 maiden 15 a 16 very 15 a 18 maiden 16 very 17 lovely 17 lovely 18 maiden 19 he 20 took 20 took 21 her 20 took 22 too 20 took 23 in 23 in 25 marriage 24 lawful 25 marriage now [has] [been] told what the rose did to the cypress [.] 1 now 4 told 4 told 5 what 5 what 7 rose 5 what 8 did 6 the 7 rose 7 rose 8 did 8 did 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 cypress finished , finished , finished [!] 1 finished 2 , 1 finished 3 finished 1 finished 4 , 4 , 5 finished [footnotes] [:] [ [@number@] []] [jessamine] , ruby-decked [.] 1 [ 5 , 1 [ 6 ruby-decked [ [@number@] ] [life-giving] [diamond] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [world-gripper] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [love-enkindler] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [rose-cheek] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [heartsease] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [elias] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [pleasure] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [thirty-birds] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [pomp] [and] [pride] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ [@number@] ] [of] [happy] [omen] [.] 1 [ 3 ] [ball-carrier] [and] [the] [bad] [one] her plan was a very simple one , and had never yet failed [.] 1 her 2 plan 2 plan 9 and 3 was 7 one 3 was 9 and 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 one 5 very 6 simple 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 had 10 had 13 failed 11 never 13 failed 12 yet 13 failed but he never did , and , what was more [,] his parents never saw him again [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 , 2 he 4 did 3 never 4 did 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 , 6 and 8 what 6 and 15 saw 8 what 9 was 8 what 15 saw 9 was 10 more 9 was 13 parents 12 his 13 parents 14 never 15 saw 15 saw 16 him 15 saw 17 again besides , there was always the chance that the children might have been eaten by wolves , of which large herds roamed about in winter [.] 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 always 4 was 7 chance 4 was 15 by 6 the 7 chance 7 chance 8 that 8 that 10 children 8 that 13 been 9 the 10 children 10 children 11 might 11 might 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 eaten 15 by 16 wolves 16 wolves 18 of 17 , 18 of 18 of 19 which 18 of 22 roamed 19 which 21 herds 20 large 21 herds 21 herds 22 roamed 22 roamed 23 about 22 roamed 24 in 24 in 25 winter [ [illustration] : [the] [boy] [in] [the] [witch's] [hut] []] 1 [ 3 : one day the old witch happened to want a little boy , so she threw her ball in the direction of the hunters ' huts [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 5 witch 3 the 5 witch 4 old 5 witch 5 witch 6 happened 6 happened 7 to 6 happened 8 want 6 happened 13 so 7 to 8 want 8 want 11 boy 9 a 10 little 9 a 11 boy 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 she 13 so 15 threw 14 she 15 threw 15 threw 17 ball 15 threw 18 in 16 her 17 ball 17 ball 18 in 18 in 20 direction 19 the 20 direction 20 direction 21 of 21 of 25 huts 22 the 23 hunters 23 hunters 24 ' 24 ' 25 huts but as he did so it began to roll very gently downhill [.] 1 but 6 it 1 but 7 began 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 did 2 as 6 it 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 so 6 it 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 roll 9 roll 11 gently 9 roll 12 downhill 10 very 11 gently the boy could not let it roll away , when it was so close to him , so he gave [chase] [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 3 could 3 could 4 not 3 could 5 let 4 not 5 let 5 let 6 it 5 let 7 roll 7 roll 8 away 7 roll 10 when 9 , 10 when 10 when 11 it 10 when 12 was 10 when 17 , 11 it 12 was 12 was 15 to 13 so 15 to 14 close 15 to 15 to 16 him 17 , 18 so 17 , 20 gave 18 so 19 he 19 he 20 gave that time he almost touched it [no] [,] [he] [missed] [it] [by] [a] [hair] ['s] [breadth] [!] 1 that 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 5 touched 4 almost 5 touched 5 touched 6 it now , surely , if he gave a spring he could get in front of it [!] 1 now 10 he 2 , 3 surely 3 surely 4 , 3 surely 10 he 5 if 6 he 5 if 7 gave 5 if 10 he 6 he 7 gave 7 gave 9 spring 8 a 9 spring 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 get 12 get 15 of 13 in 14 front 14 front 15 of 15 of 16 it he sprang forward , tripped and fell , and found himself in the witch 's house [!] 1 he 6 and 2 sprang 3 forward 2 sprang 4 , 2 sprang 5 tripped 2 sprang 6 and 6 and 9 and 6 and 11 himself 6 and 12 in 7 fell 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 found 12 in 16 house 13 the 14 witch 14 witch 15 's 15 's 16 house so the boy sat down , and ate some food which she gave him in a bowl [.] 1 so 7 and 2 the 3 boy 3 boy 7 and 4 sat 7 and 5 down 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 ate 8 ate 10 food 9 some 10 food 10 food 11 which 10 food 13 gave 11 which 12 she 11 which 13 gave 12 she 13 gave 13 gave 14 him 13 gave 15 in 15 in 17 bowl 16 a 17 bowl it was quite different from anything he had tasted before , and he thought it was delicious [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 different 3 quite 4 different 4 different 5 from 5 from 6 anything 6 anything 7 he 6 anything 9 tasted 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 tasted 9 tasted 10 before 10 before 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 thought 14 thought 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 delicious when he had eaten up every bit , the witch asked him if he had ever fasted [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 eaten 1 when 8 , 1 when 10 witch 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 eaten 4 eaten 5 up 4 eaten 7 bit 6 every 7 bit 9 the 10 witch 10 witch 11 asked 11 asked 12 him 11 asked 13 if 13 if 14 he 13 if 17 fasted 14 he 15 had 15 had 17 fasted 16 ever 17 fasted ['] [very] [well] [,] ['] [said] [the] [boy] [,] ['] [what] [do] [i] [do] [first] [?] ['] at the end of ten days the old woman came to him with a bowl of the same food that he had eaten before [.] 1 at 3 end 1 at 9 woman 2 the 3 end 3 end 4 of 4 of 6 days 5 ten 6 days 7 the 9 woman 8 old 9 woman 9 woman 10 came 10 came 11 to 10 came 13 with 10 came 24 before 11 to 12 him 13 with 15 bowl 14 a 15 bowl 15 bowl 16 of 16 of 19 food 17 the 18 same 17 the 19 food 19 food 20 that 19 food 23 eaten 20 that 22 had 21 he 22 had ['] [get] [up] [,] [my] [grandson] [,] [you] [have] [fasted] [long] [enough] [.] have the good spirits visited you , and granted you the strength and wisdom that you desire [?] ['] 1 have 4 spirits 1 have 8 and 2 the 4 spirits 3 good 4 spirits 5 visited 6 you 5 visited 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 granted 9 granted 10 you 9 granted 12 strength 9 granted 13 and 11 the 12 strength 13 and 14 wisdom 14 wisdom 15 that 14 wisdom 17 desire 15 that 16 you 15 that 17 desire 16 you 17 desire ['] [then] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [you] [must] [fast] [ten] [days] [more] [.] ['] at length the witch called to him , and said : 1 at 2 length 1 at 11 : 3 the 4 witch 4 witch 9 and 4 witch 11 : 5 called 6 to 5 called 9 and 6 to 7 him 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 said ['] [come] [and] [eat] [something] [,] [my] [grandson] [.] ['] at the sound of her voice the boy got up and ate the food she gave him [.] 1 at 3 sound 1 at 8 boy 2 the 3 sound 3 sound 4 of 4 of 6 voice 5 her 6 voice 7 the 8 boy 8 boy 11 and 9 got 10 up 9 got 11 and 11 and 12 ate 12 ate 14 food 13 the 14 food 14 food 15 she 14 food 16 gave 15 she 16 gave 16 gave 17 him not one must be missing [.] ['] 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 missing the boy said nothing , but lay down for the third time on the buffalo skins , and fasted for twenty days more [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 6 but 3 said 4 nothing 3 said 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 18 and 7 lay 8 down 7 lay 13 on 7 lay 18 and 9 for 12 time 10 the 11 third 10 the 12 time 12 time 13 on 13 on 16 skins 14 the 16 skins 15 buffalo 16 skins 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 fasted 19 fasted 20 for 20 for 23 more 21 twenty 22 days 22 days 23 more and at the end of that time the witch thought he was dead , his face was [so] white and his body so [still] [.] 1 and 16 face 1 and 17 was 2 at 4 end 2 at 14 , 2 at 16 face 3 the 4 end 4 end 5 of 5 of 7 time 6 that 7 time 7 time 9 witch 7 time 10 thought 8 the 9 witch 9 witch 10 thought 10 thought 11 he 10 thought 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 dead 15 his 16 face 16 face 17 was 17 was 20 and 17 was 23 so 19 white 20 and 20 and 22 body 21 his 22 body but when she had fed him out of the bowl he grew stronger , and soon was able to sit up [.] 1 but 15 and 2 when 3 she 2 when 5 fed 2 when 11 he 3 she 4 had 4 had 5 fed 5 fed 6 him 5 fed 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 10 bowl 9 the 10 bowl 11 he 15 and 12 grew 13 stronger 12 grew 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 was 16 soon 17 was 17 was 18 able 18 able 19 to 19 to 20 sit 20 sit 21 up ['] [you] [have] [fasted] [a] [long] [time] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [longer] [than] [anyone] [ever] [fasted] [before] [.] surely the good spirits must be satisfied now [?] ['] 1 surely 4 spirits 2 the 4 spirits 3 good 4 spirits 4 spirits 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 now ['] [yes] [,] [grandmother] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [boy] [,] ['] [they] [have] [all] [come] [,] [and] [have] [given] [me] [their] [gifts] [.] ['] but you have been strong and faithful , and you can do this thing if you listen to what [i] tell you [!] 1 but 2 you 1 but 8 , 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 6 and 5 strong 6 and 6 and 7 faithful 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 do 9 and 21 tell 10 you 11 can 11 can 12 do 12 do 14 thing 12 do 15 if 12 do 18 to 13 this 14 thing 15 if 16 you 15 if 17 listen 16 you 17 listen 18 to 19 what 21 tell 22 you but [do] not be [afraid] [;] [trust] [to] [the] [ball] , and you will be quite safe [!] ['] 1 but 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 you 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 be 15 be 17 safe 16 quite 17 safe the boy took the ball and put it in a bag [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 6 and 3 took 5 ball 3 took 6 and 4 the 5 ball 6 and 7 put 7 put 8 it 7 put 9 in 9 in 11 bag 10 a 11 bag and in some way or other they made him understand that if he needed more help they would give it to him [.] 1 and 7 they 1 and 8 made 2 in 5 or 2 in 7 they 3 some 4 way 4 way 5 or 5 or 6 other 7 they 8 made 8 made 9 him 8 made 10 understand 10 understand 11 that 11 that 15 more 11 that 16 help 12 if 13 he 12 if 14 needed 12 if 15 more 13 he 14 needed 15 more 16 help 16 help 21 to 17 they 18 would 18 would 19 give 19 give 20 it 20 it 21 to 21 to 22 him when all these things were ready the boy bade farewell to the witch and set out [.] 1 when 2 all 1 when 5 were 1 when 8 boy 2 all 3 these 2 all 4 things 2 all 5 were 3 these 4 things 5 were 6 ready 7 the 8 boy 8 boy 14 and 9 bade 10 farewell 9 bade 11 to 9 bade 14 and 10 farewell 11 to 11 to 13 witch 12 the 13 witch 14 and 15 set 15 set 16 out it seemed hardly to touch the water before it was carried away , and even his magic sight could not follow it [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 to 2 seemed 14 and 3 hardly 4 to 4 to 14 and 5 touch 7 water 5 touch 8 before 5 touch 14 and 6 the 7 water 8 before 9 it 8 before 11 carried 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 carried 11 carried 12 away 13 , 14 and 14 and 21 follow 14 and 22 it 15 even 21 follow 16 his 18 sight 17 magic 18 sight 18 sight 19 could 19 could 20 not 20 not 21 follow to his surprise he was able to [stand] up [;] [then] a panic [seized] [him] , and he scrambled up the bank again [.] 1 to 3 surprise 1 to 4 he 2 his 3 surprise 4 he 16 , 5 was 6 able 5 was 16 , 6 able 7 to 7 to 9 up 9 up 13 panic 12 a 13 panic 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 17 and 19 scrambled 18 he 19 scrambled 19 scrambled 20 up 19 scrambled 23 again 20 up 22 bank 21 the 22 bank once there he replaced the ball in the bag , and looked carefully round him [.] 1 once 3 he 1 once 11 and 1 once 14 round 2 there 3 he 3 he 11 and 4 replaced 6 ball 4 replaced 11 and 5 the 6 ball 6 ball 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 bag 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 looked 13 carefully 14 round 14 round 15 him what should he do [?] 1 what 2 should 2 should 3 he 2 should 4 do give horrible shrieks as if he were in pain [?] 1 give 3 shrieks 1 give 5 if 2 horrible 3 shrieks 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 5 if 7 were 6 he 7 were 7 were 8 in 8 in 9 pain but [the] [bad] [one] [would] not [care] [whether] [he] were murdered [or] [not] [!] 1 but 6 not 1 but 10 were 10 were 11 murdered call him by his name [?] 1 call 2 him 1 call 3 by 3 by 5 name 4 his 5 name but [the] [bad] [one] was very cunning [,] and would suspect some trick [.] 1 but 9 and 5 was 7 cunning 5 was 9 and 6 very 7 cunning 9 and 10 would 10 would 11 suspect 11 suspect 13 trick 12 some 13 trick he must try something better than that [!] 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 try 3 try 4 something 4 something 5 better 5 better 6 than 6 than 7 that then suddenly an idea came to [him] , and he gave a little jump of joy [.] 1 then 4 idea 2 suddenly 4 idea 3 an 4 idea 4 idea 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 gave 11 gave 14 jump 12 a 13 little 12 a 14 jump 14 jump 15 of 15 of 16 joy fetch some more at once [,] [for] [i] [am] [perfectly] [starving] [.] ['] 1 fetch 3 more 1 fetch 5 once 2 some 3 more 4 at 5 once next he unhooked the little bridge and put it under his right [.] 1 next 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 unhooked 6 bridge 3 unhooked 7 and 4 the 6 bridge 5 little 6 bridge 7 and 8 put 8 put 9 it 8 put 10 under 10 under 12 right 11 his 12 right and she pulled out [ball-carrier] , [looking] so lean and small that he would hardly have made a mouthful for a sparrow [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 3 pulled 2 she 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 out 3 pulled 8 so 4 out 6 , 8 so 10 and 9 lean 10 and 10 and 11 small 10 and 12 that 10 and 17 made 12 that 17 made 13 he 14 would 14 would 16 have 15 hardly 16 have 16 have 17 made 17 made 19 mouthful 17 made 20 for 18 a 19 mouthful 19 mouthful 20 for 20 for 22 sparrow 21 a 22 sparrow ['] [was] [it] [you] [who] [took] [my] [gold] [and] [bridge] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [bad] [one] [.] ['] [yes] [,] ['] [answered] [ball-carrier] [,] ['] [it] [was] [i] [who] [took] [them] [.] ['] the [bad] [one] [made] [a] sign to the woman , who [inquired] [where] [he] had [hidden] [them] [.] 1 the 6 sign 6 sign 15 had 7 to 10 , 8 the 9 woman 9 woman 10 , 10 , 11 who 11 who 15 had ['] [what] [have] [you] [done] [with] [the] [bridge] [?] ['] [said] [she] [.] and he lifted his right arm , [from] [which] [she] [took] [the] [bridge] [,] [while] [the] [bad] [one] [looked] on , [well] [pleased] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 7 , 2 he 3 lifted 3 lifted 6 arm 4 his 6 arm 5 right 6 arm 7 , 20 on 20 on 21 , ['] [be] [sure] [that] [he] [does] [not] [run] [away] [,] ['] [chuckled] [he] [.] ['] [boil] [some] [water] [,] [and] [get] [him] [ready] [for] [cooking] [,] [while] [i] [go] [and] [invite] [my] [friends] [the] [water-demons] [to] [the] [feast] [.] ['] [ [illustration] : [the] [death] [of] [the] [bad] [one] []] 1 [ 3 : the woman seized [ball-carrier] [between] her finger and [thumb] , and was going to carry him to the kitchen [,] [when] [the] [boy] [spoke] [:] 1 the 2 woman 2 woman 11 and 3 seized 7 finger 3 seized 11 and 6 her 7 finger 8 and 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 was 11 and 14 to 12 was 13 going 14 to 15 carry 15 carry 16 him 15 carry 17 to 17 to 19 kitchen 18 the 19 kitchen ['] [well] [,] [perhaps] [you] [are] [right] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [bad] [one] [;] ['] [i] [will] [keep] [you] [for] [two] [days] [.] ['] and he went out to visit the water-demons [.] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 out 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 visit 6 visit 8 water-demons 7 the 8 water-demons ['] [he] [will] [do] [now] [,] ['] [said] [the] [bad] [one] [,] [who] [came] [constantly] [to] [see] [how] [he] [was] [getting] [on] [.] ['] [i] [shall] [go] [and] [tell] [the] [water-demons] [that] [we] [expect] [them] [to] [dinner] [to-night] [.] put the kettle on the fire [,] but be sure on no account to taste the broth [.] ['] 1 put 3 kettle 1 put 4 on 1 put 8 but 2 the 3 kettle 4 on 6 fire 5 the 6 fire 8 but 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 on 10 sure 14 to 10 sure 15 taste 11 on 13 account 12 no 13 account 14 to 15 taste 15 taste 17 broth 16 the 17 broth [lung-woman] [lost] [no] [time] [in] [obeying] [her] [orders] [.] the kettle soon began to sing and bubble [,] [and] [ball-carrier] [was] [lifted] [in] [.] 1 the 2 kettle 2 kettle 4 began 3 soon 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 7 and 5 to 7 and 6 sing 7 and 7 and 8 bubble [ [u.s] [.] bureau [of] [ethnology] [.] []] 1 [ 4 bureau [how] [ball-carrier] [finished] [his] [task] one morning he saw two children playing in front of the hut , and went out to speak to them [.] 1 one 2 morning 2 morning 3 he 3 he 14 and 4 saw 6 children 4 saw 10 of 4 saw 14 and 5 two 6 children 6 children 7 playing 6 children 10 of 8 in 9 front 9 front 10 of 10 of 12 hut 11 the 12 hut 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 went 14 and 17 to 15 went 16 out 17 to 18 speak 18 speak 19 to 19 to 20 them but as soon as they saw him they set up cries of horror and ran away [.] 1 but 3 soon 1 but 8 they 2 as 3 soon 4 as 5 they 4 as 6 saw 4 as 8 they 5 they 6 saw 6 saw 7 him 8 they 14 and 9 set 11 cries 9 set 14 and 10 up 11 cries 11 cries 12 of 12 of 13 horror 14 and 15 ran 14 and 16 away ['] [oh] [,] [well] [,] [let] [her] [try] [,] ['] [replied] [ball-carrier] [.] ['] [it] [is] [not] [the] [first] [time] [people] [have] [wished] [to] [do] [that] [.] and here [i] [am] [still] , you see [!] ['] 1 and 7 you 2 here 6 , 2 here 7 you 7 you 8 see ['] [be] [careful] [,] ['] [said] [the] [wife] [,] ['] [she] [is] [very] [cunning] [.] ['] but at this moment the sister-in-law came up [.] 1 but 2 at 1 but 6 sister-in-law 2 at 4 moment 3 this 4 moment 5 the 6 sister-in-law 6 sister-in-law 7 came 7 came 8 up ['] [how] [do] [you] [do] [,] [brother-in-law] [?] i have heard of you so often that [i] [am] [very] [glad] [to] [meet] [you] [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 7 often 3 heard 8 that 4 of 5 you 6 so 7 often ['] [that] [will] [be] [delightful] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] ['] [suppose] [we] [begin] [with] [a] [short] [race] [,] [and] [then] [we] [will] [go] [on] [to] [other] [things] [.] ['] ['] [that] [will] [suit] [me] [very] [well] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [woman] [,] [who] [was] [a] [witch] [.] ['] [and] [let] [us] [agree] [that] [the] [one] [who] [wins] [shall] [have] [the] [right] [to] [kill] [the] [other] [.] ['] we will run to the end and back again [.] ['] 1 we 2 will 2 will 3 run 3 run 4 to 3 run 9 again 4 to 7 and 5 the 6 end 6 end 7 and 7 and 8 back ['] [when] [the] [sun] [touches] [the] [trunk] [of] [that] [tree] [we] [will] [start] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] [as] [they] [both] [stood] [side] [by] [side] [.] [but] [with] [the] [first] [step] [ball-carrier] [changed] [himself] [into] [a] [wolf] [and] [for] [a] [long] [way] [kept] [ahead] [.] then gradually he heard her creeping up [behind] [him] , and soon she was in front [.] 1 then 3 he 2 gradually 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 6 creeping 5 her 6 creeping 6 creeping 7 up 7 up 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 soon 11 and 13 she 11 and 14 was 13 she 14 was 14 was 16 front 15 in 16 front the witch began to be afraid of [it] [too] , and putting out all her strength slipped past him [.] 1 the 2 witch 2 witch 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 putting 11 and 17 slipped 12 putting 13 out 12 putting 14 all 12 putting 17 slipped 14 all 15 her 14 all 16 strength 15 her 16 strength 17 slipped 18 past 18 past 19 him bird after [bird] he tried , but every time the witch gained on him and took the lead [.] 1 bird 11 witch 2 after 4 he 2 after 5 tried 2 after 6 , 2 after 11 witch 4 he 5 tried 7 but 9 time 7 but 11 witch 8 every 9 time 10 the 11 witch 11 witch 15 and 12 gained 13 on 12 gained 15 and 13 on 14 him 15 and 16 took 16 took 18 lead 17 the 18 lead what bird was there [whose] flight [was] swifter than his [?] 1 what 2 bird 2 bird 3 was 3 was 6 flight 4 there 6 flight 6 flight 8 swifter 8 swifter 9 than 9 than 10 his would [not] the good spirits tell him [?] 1 would 5 spirits 1 would 6 tell 3 the 5 spirits 4 good 5 spirits 6 tell 7 him ah , [of] [course] he [knew] [;] [why] had [he] not thought of it at first and spared himself all that fatigue [?] 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 5 he 5 he 9 had 9 had 11 not 9 had 17 and 12 thought 13 of 12 thought 16 first 12 thought 17 and 13 of 14 it 15 at 16 first 17 and 18 spared 18 spared 19 himself 18 spared 20 all 20 all 21 that 20 all 22 fatigue 21 that 22 fatigue and the next instant [a] humming bird , dressed in green and blue , flashed past the woman and entered the house [.] 1 and 7 bird 1 and 19 and 2 the 3 next 2 the 7 bird 4 instant 6 humming 6 humming 7 bird 7 bird 9 dressed 7 bird 19 and 8 , 9 dressed 9 dressed 10 in 9 dressed 12 and 9 dressed 14 , 11 green 12 and 12 and 13 blue 15 flashed 16 past 15 flashed 19 and 16 past 18 woman 17 the 18 woman 19 and 20 entered 20 entered 22 house 21 the 22 house [ [illustration] : [the] [witch] [outstrips] [the] [wolf] []] 1 [ 3 : and as they returned weeping to the hut they caught a glimpse of the ball rolling away down the path back to the old grandmother [.] 1 and 3 they 1 and 10 caught 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 returned 4 returned 6 to 5 weeping 6 to 6 to 8 hut 7 the 8 hut 9 they 10 caught 10 caught 12 glimpse 10 caught 22 to 11 a 12 glimpse 12 glimpse 13 of 13 of 15 ball 14 the 15 ball 15 ball 16 rolling 16 rolling 17 away 16 rolling 18 down 18 down 20 path 19 the 20 path 21 back 22 to 22 to 25 grandmother 23 the 25 grandmother 24 old 25 grandmother by-and-by [some] [travellers] [came] [past] , and the chief among them asked [leave] to marry [ball-carrier] ['s] daughter [.] 1 by-and-by 6 , 1 by-and-by 18 daughter 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 chief 7 and 12 asked 8 the 9 chief 9 chief 10 among 9 chief 12 asked 10 among 11 them 12 asked 14 to 12 asked 15 marry 14 to 15 marry now [ever] [since] [ball-carrier] ['s] [death] [the] [family] [had] [been] [very] [poor] , and [often] [could] [not] [get] [enough] [to] [eat] [.] 1 now 13 , 13 , 14 and ['] [it] [is] [my] [father] [,] [i] [am] [sure] [,] ['] [she] [cried] [;] [and] [the] [bird] [piped] [in] [answer] [.] and the mother , who did not know how to get rid of him , gave in [.] 1 and 3 mother 1 and 16 gave 2 the 3 mother 3 mother 5 who 3 mother 16 gave 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 did 5 who 15 , 6 did 7 not 6 did 8 know 8 know 9 how 9 how 10 to 9 how 13 of 10 to 13 of 11 get 12 rid 12 rid 13 of 13 of 14 him 16 gave 17 in the whole party afterwards sat down to dinner , after [which] they all returned to their own hut [.] 1 the 3 party 2 whole 3 party 3 party 5 sat 4 afterwards 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 6 down 10 after 7 to 8 dinner 9 , 10 after 10 after 12 they 10 after 14 returned 12 they 14 returned 13 all 14 returned 14 returned 15 to 15 to 18 hut 16 their 17 own 16 their 18 hut the family were all [much] distressed , and begged him to tell them what food he fancied [.] 1 the 2 family 2 family 8 and 3 were 4 all 3 were 8 and 6 distressed 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 begged 9 begged 10 him 9 begged 11 to 11 to 12 tell 12 tell 13 them 12 tell 14 what 14 what 15 food 15 food 17 fancied 16 he 17 fancied ['] [oh] [!] [ [illustration] [:] ['] [wake] [up] , [my] [grandson] , [it] [is] [time] [to] [go] [home] ['] []] 1 [ 7 , 1 [ 10 , ['] [there] [must] [be] [some] [thing] [you] [could] [take] [,] [if] [you] [would] [only] [say] [what] [it] [is] [,] ['] [implored] [his] [wife] [.] ['] [no] [,] [nothing] [,] [nothing] [;] [except] [,] [perhaps] [but] [of] [course] [that] [is] [impossible] [!] ['] ['] [i] [think] [but] [i] [could] [not] [ask] [you] [to] [do] [such] [a] [thing] [.] leave me alone [,] and let me die quietly [.] ['] 1 leave 2 me 1 leave 3 alone 1 leave 5 and 5 and 6 let 6 let 7 me 6 let 8 die 8 die 9 quietly ['] [whatever] [it] [is] [,] [i] [will] [manage] [to] [get] [it] [for] [you] [.] ['] weeping and [wringing] her hands [,] [the] [girl] [went] [down] [to] [her] [mother] [.] 1 weeping 2 and 2 and 5 hands 4 her 5 hands just as she was going to cook it her two brothers came in [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 she 2 as 4 was 2 as 11 brothers 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 cook 7 cook 8 it 9 her 10 two 10 two 11 brothers 11 brothers 12 came 12 came 13 in they cried out in horror at the sight [,] [and] [,] [rushing] [out] of the hut [,] [declared] [they] [would] [never] [see] [her] [any] [more] [.] 1 they 2 cried 2 cried 3 out 2 cried 4 in 2 cried 6 at 4 in 5 horror 5 horror 6 at 6 at 8 sight 7 the 8 sight 8 sight 14 of 14 of 16 hut 15 the 16 hut and the poor girl , with a heavy heart , took the body of the redbreast up to her husband [.] 1 and 4 girl 1 and 11 took 2 the 4 girl 3 poor 4 girl 4 girl 6 with 4 girl 11 took 5 , 6 with 6 with 9 heart 6 with 10 , 7 a 8 heavy 7 a 9 heart 8 heavy 9 heart 11 took 13 body 12 the 13 body 13 body 14 of 14 of 16 redbreast 15 the 16 redbreast 16 redbreast 17 up 17 up 18 to 18 to 20 husband 19 her 20 husband his wife felt very miserable to think that their beloved redbreast had been sacrificed for nothing , and begged him to try a little bit [.] 1 his 2 wife 2 wife 3 felt 3 felt 5 miserable 4 very 5 miserable 5 miserable 6 to 5 miserable 19 begged 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 that 8 that 11 redbreast 8 that 18 and 9 their 11 redbreast 10 beloved 11 redbreast 11 redbreast 18 and 12 had 13 been 12 had 18 and 13 been 14 sacrificed 14 sacrificed 15 for 15 for 16 nothing 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 begged 19 begged 20 him 19 begged 21 to 19 begged 25 bit 21 to 22 try 23 a 24 little 24 little 25 bit but the man only flew into a rage , and flung the bird out of the window [.] 1 but 10 and 2 the 3 man 3 man 10 and 4 only 5 flew 5 flew 6 into 5 flew 10 and 6 into 8 rage 7 a 8 rage 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 flung 11 flung 13 bird 11 flung 15 of 12 the 13 bird 13 bird 15 of 14 out 15 of 15 of 17 window 16 the 17 window then he got up and went out [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 and 3 got 4 up 3 got 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 out when she was ready she said to the ball : ['] [go] [back] [the] [way] you [came] , and lead me to [my] grandson [.] ['] 1 when 2 she 1 when 3 was 1 when 5 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 ready 5 she 6 said 6 said 7 to 6 said 10 : 6 said 16 you 6 said 18 , 7 to 9 ball 8 the 9 ball 18 , 19 and 19 and 24 grandson 20 lead 21 me 20 lead 22 to 22 to 24 grandson and the ball started with the old woman following [.] 1 and 3 ball 1 and 4 started 2 the 3 ball 3 ball 4 started 4 started 5 with 5 with 8 woman 6 the 8 woman 7 old 8 woman 8 woman 9 following ['] [wake] [up] [,] [my] [grandson] [,] [it] [is] [time] [to] [go] [home] [,] ['] [the] [witch] [said] [.] ['] [my] [grandson] [,] [did] [you] [ever] [manage] [to] [get] [that] [gold] [from] [the] [bad] [one] [?] ['] ['] [yes] [,] [grandmother] [,] [i] [got] [it] [.] ['] ['] [where] [is] [it] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [.] ['] [here] [,] [in] [my] [left] [arm-pit] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] after she had finished she asked again [:] 1 after 2 she 1 after 4 finished 1 after 5 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 finished 5 she 6 asked 6 asked 7 again ['] [my] [grandson] [,] [did] [you] [manage] [to] [get] [that] [bridge] [from] [the] [bad] [one] [?] ['] ['] [yes] [,] [grandmother] [,] [i] [got] [that] [too] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] ['] [where] [is] [it] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [,] [and] [ball-carrier] [lifted] [his] [right] [arm] [,] [and] [pointed] [to] [his] [arm-pit] [.] ['] [here] [is] [the] [bridge] [,] [grandmother] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] then the witch did something that [nobody] in the world could have guessed that she would do [.] 1 then 3 witch 2 the 3 witch 3 witch 4 did 4 did 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 11 could 6 that 8 in 6 that 11 could 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world 11 could 12 have 12 have 13 guessed 13 guessed 14 that 14 that 15 she 14 that 17 do 15 she 16 would 16 would 17 do first , she took the gold and said [to] [ball-carrier] : 1 first 2 , 1 first 3 she 3 she 7 and 4 took 6 gold 4 took 7 and 5 the 6 gold 7 and 8 said 8 said 11 : and after that was done she put the pole back again [.] 1 and 6 she 1 and 7 put 2 after 3 that 2 after 6 she 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 done 6 she 7 put 7 put 9 pole 7 put 10 back 7 put 11 again 8 the 9 pole ['] [give] [me] [the] [bridge] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [for] [i] [am] [going] [to] [bury] [it] [here] [.] you have done what you were set to do [,] [and] [i] [need] [you] [no] [more] [.] ['] 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 done 3 done 4 what 4 what 5 you 4 what 9 do 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 set 8 to 9 do then [ball-carrier] [remembered] [his] [parents] [and] [went] back [to] [them] [.] 1 then 8 back [[] [from] [bureau] [of] [ethnology] [.] ['] [indian] [folklore] [.] ['] []] [the] [bunyip] let them come and get the roots for [themselves] [;] but we will [fish] [for] eels and anything else we can get [.] ['] 1 let 2 them 1 let 4 and 3 come 4 and 4 and 5 get 5 get 7 roots 5 get 8 for 6 the 7 roots 8 for 17 and 11 but 12 we 12 we 13 will 13 will 16 eels 16 eels 17 and 17 and 18 anything 17 and 20 we 17 and 22 get 18 anything 19 else 20 we 21 can [ [illustration] : [the] [bunyip] []] 1 [ 3 : when he reached a high peak overlooking all the plain he stopped to take breath , and turned to see if he was safe yet [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 reached 1 when 11 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 6 peak 4 a 5 high 4 a 6 peak 5 high 6 peak 6 peak 7 overlooking 7 overlooking 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 plain 9 the 10 plain 11 he 17 and 12 stopped 13 to 12 stopped 14 take 12 stopped 17 and 13 to 14 take 14 take 15 breath 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 turned 17 and 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 21 if 21 if 22 he 21 if 23 was 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 safe 24 safe 25 yet [safe] [!] [why] [only] [the] [tops] [of] [the] [trees] [remained] [above] [that] [sea] [of] [water] [,] [and] [these] [were] [fast] [disappearing] [.] they must run fast indeed if they were to escape [.] 1 they 2 must 2 must 3 run 3 run 4 fast 4 fast 5 indeed 4 fast 6 if 4 fast 9 to 4 fast 10 escape 6 if 7 they 6 if 8 were 7 they 8 were 9 to 10 escape but , as he spoke , [something] [cold] [touched] [him] , and quickly he glanced down at his feet [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 4 he 2 , 3 as 4 he 6 , 5 spoke 6 , 6 , 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 he 12 and 15 glanced 13 quickly 14 he 14 he 15 glanced 15 glanced 16 down 16 down 17 at 17 at 19 feet 18 his 19 feet then with a shudder he saw that they were feet no longer , but [bird] 's claws [.] 1 then 5 he 2 with 4 shudder 2 with 5 he 3 a 4 shudder 5 he 14 but 6 saw 7 that 6 saw 14 but 7 that 8 they 7 that 9 were 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 feet 9 were 12 longer 11 no 12 longer 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 's 16 's 17 claws the [little] [bunyip] [was] [carried] home [by] [its] [mother] , [and] [after] [that] [the] [waters] [sank] [back] [to] [their] [own] [channels] [.] 1 the 6 home 6 home 10 , though [how] they know [i] [cannot] [tell] [you] [,] [as] [nobody] [has] [ever] [seen] [it] [.] 1 though 3 they 3 they 4 know [ [from] [journal] [of] [anthropological] [institute] [.] ] 1 [ 8 ] [father] [grumbler] once upon a time there lived a man who had nearly as many children as there were sparrows in the garden [.] 1 once 2 upon 1 once 6 lived 2 upon 4 time 3 a 4 time 4 time 5 there 6 lived 8 man 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 who 8 man 10 had 9 who 10 had 10 had 14 children 10 had 19 in 11 nearly 12 as 12 as 13 many 13 many 14 children 15 as 16 there 15 as 17 were 16 there 17 were 17 were 18 sparrows 18 sparrows 19 in 19 in 21 garden 20 the 21 garden by-and-by he grew weary of [always] working , and [on] [sundays] he lay [a] long while in bed , instead of going to church [.] 1 by-and-by 2 he 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 9 and 4 weary 5 of 4 weary 9 and 5 of 7 working 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 lay 12 he 13 lay 13 lay 15 long 13 lay 16 while 13 lay 21 of 16 while 18 bed 17 in 18 bed 19 , 21 of 20 instead 21 of 21 of 22 going 22 going 23 to 23 to 24 church and he set out at once for the cave [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 set 2 he 3 set 3 set 4 out 3 set 6 once 3 set 7 for 5 at 6 once 7 for 9 cave 8 the 9 cave ['] [who] [is] [there] [?] ['] [asked] [a] [voice] [from] [within] [.] ['] [it] [is] [i] [,] [holy] [man] [,] [father] [grumbler] [,] [you] [know] [,] [who] [has] [as] [many] [children] [as] [sparrows] [in] [the] [garden] [.] ['] ['] [well] [,] [and] [what] [is] [it] [that] [you] [want] [?] ['] ['] [i] [want] [to] [know] [why] [other] [people] [have] [all] [the] [luck] [,] [and] [only] [misfortunes] [happen] [to] [me] [!] ['] the [holy] [man] [did] [not] [answer] [,] [but] [went] [into] [an] [inner] cave , [from] [which] [he] [came] [out] [bearing] [something] [in] [his] [hand] [.] 1 the 13 cave 13 cave 14 , ['] [do] [you] [see] [this] [basket] [?] ['] [said] [he] [.] but when you have had enough , be sure you don't forget to cry out : " that will do for to-day [.] ["] 1 but 10 you 1 but 12 forget 2 when 3 you 2 when 7 , 2 when 10 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 7 , 5 had 6 enough 5 had 7 , 7 , 8 be 9 sure 10 you 10 you 11 don't 11 don't 12 forget 12 forget 13 to 12 forget 16 : 13 to 14 cry 13 to 16 : 14 cry 15 out 16 : 17 " 16 : 20 do 16 : 21 for 18 that 20 do 19 will 20 do 20 do 21 for 21 for 22 to-day [oh] [!] [and] [one] [thing] [more] [you] [need] [not] [show] [it] [to] [everybody] [and] [declare] [that] [i] [have] [given] [it] [to] [you] [.] do you understand [?] ['] 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 understand what a quantity there were to be sure [!] 1 what 3 quantity 2 a 3 quantity 3 quantity 4 there 3 quantity 5 were 5 were 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure the whole road was covered with [them] , and the banks on each side were beginning to disappear [.] 1 the 3 road 2 whole 3 road 3 road 4 was 4 was 5 covered 5 covered 6 with 6 with 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 banks 9 and 15 were 10 the 11 banks 11 banks 12 on 11 banks 15 were 12 on 14 side 13 each 14 side 15 were 16 beginning 16 beginning 17 to 17 to 18 disappear that will do for to-day [!] ['] 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 do 3 do 4 for 4 for 5 to-day and the lid of the basket closed with a snap [.] 1 and 3 lid 1 and 7 closed 2 the 3 lid 3 lid 4 of 4 of 6 basket 5 the 6 basket 7 closed 8 with 8 with 10 snap 9 a 10 snap [ [illustration] : [the] [magic] [basket] []] 1 [ 3 : only there is no need to chatter about it all over the place [.] 1 only 2 there 1 only 3 is 3 is 5 need 4 no 5 need 5 need 6 to 5 need 7 chatter 6 to 7 chatter 7 chatter 8 about 7 chatter 11 over 8 about 10 all 9 it 10 all 11 over 13 place 12 the 13 place you understand [?] 1 you 2 understand [eh] [?] ['] and without waiting for an answer he whispered to the basket : ['] [little] [basket] [,] little basket , do your duty [.] ['] 1 and 7 he 1 and 8 whispered 2 without 3 waiting 2 without 7 he 3 waiting 4 for 4 for 6 answer 5 an 6 answer 7 he 8 whispered 8 whispered 9 to 8 whispered 12 : 8 whispered 18 basket 8 whispered 19 , 9 to 11 basket 10 the 11 basket 17 little 18 basket 19 , 20 do 20 do 22 duty 21 your 22 duty ['] [be] [quick] [,] [be] [quick] [,] [and] [pick] [them] [up] [,] ['] [cried] [the] [man] [.] ['] [and] [if] [these] [are] [not] [enough] [,] [there] [are] [plenty] [more] [to] [be] [had] [for] [the] [asking] [.] ['] the innkeeper and his wife did not need telling twice [.] 1 the 2 innkeeper 2 innkeeper 3 and 3 and 5 wife 3 and 6 did 4 his 5 wife 6 did 7 not 6 did 8 need 7 not 8 need 8 need 9 telling 8 need 10 twice down they went on their knees and gathered up everything they could lay hands on [.] 1 down 2 they 2 they 7 and 3 went 4 on 3 went 7 and 4 on 6 knees 5 their 6 knees 7 and 8 gathered 8 gathered 9 up 8 gathered 10 everything 10 everything 11 they 10 everything 13 lay 11 they 12 could 12 could 13 lay 13 lay 14 hands 13 lay 15 on but [busy] though they [seemed] , they found time to whisper to each other : 1 but 7 they 1 but 8 found 3 though 4 they 3 though 6 , 3 though 7 they 7 they 8 found 8 found 9 time 9 time 10 to 9 time 15 : 10 to 11 whisper 11 whisper 12 to 12 to 14 other 13 each 14 other ['] [if] [we] [can] [only] [get] [hold] [of] [that] [basket] [it] [will] [make] [our] [fortune] [!] ['] unluckily , though he did not speak , he did drink , and it was not long before he fell fast asleep [.] 1 unluckily 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 3 though 7 speak 3 though 8 , 3 though 9 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 not 5 did 7 speak 6 not 7 speak 9 he 10 did 10 did 13 and 11 drink 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 long 13 and 21 fast 13 and 22 asleep 14 it 15 was 15 was 17 long 16 not 17 long 17 long 18 before 18 before 19 he 18 before 20 fell 19 he 20 fell their father burst into the midst of them , [bearing] his basket , and crying : 1 their 3 burst 2 father 3 burst 3 burst 4 into 3 burst 16 : 4 into 6 midst 5 the 6 midst 6 midst 7 of 7 of 14 and 8 them 9 , 9 , 12 basket 9 , 14 and 11 his 12 basket 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 crying ['] [don't] [spoil] [your] [appetites] [,] [children] [,] [with] [that] [stuff] [.] do you see this basket [?] 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 5 basket 4 this 5 basket now you shall say it instead of me , for a treat [.] ['] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 shall 3 shall 4 say 4 say 5 it 4 say 7 of 4 say 10 for 6 instead 7 of 7 of 8 me 9 , 10 for 10 for 12 treat 11 a 12 treat the children , wondering and [delighted] [,] [repeated] [the] [words] [,] [but] nothing happened [.] 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 , 3 , 4 wondering 3 , 5 and 5 and 13 nothing 5 and 14 happened 13 nothing 14 happened ['] [it] [certainly] [smells] [of] [fish] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] [and] [then] [he] [stopped] [,] [for] [a] [sudden] [thought] [had] [come] [to] [him] [.] ['] [suppose] [it] [is] [not] [mine] [at] [all] [;] [supposing] [ah] [,] [the] [scoundrels] [!] ['] ['] [can] [i] [do] [anything] [for] [you] [,] [father] [grumbler] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [innkeeper] ['s] [wife] [in] [her] [softest] [voice] [.] ['] [i] [have] [taken] [the] [wrong] [basket] [by] [mistake] [,] [of] [course] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [here] [is] [yours] [,] [will] [you] [give] [me] [back] [my] [own] [?] ['] ['] [why] [,] [what] [are] [you] [talking] [about] [?] ['] [answered] [she] [.] ['] [you] [can] [see] [for] [yourself] [that] [there] [is] [no] [basket] [here] [.] ['] and though [father] [grumbler] [did] [look] , it was quite true that none was to be seen [.] 1 and 8 it 2 though 7 , 2 though 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 true 10 quite 11 true 11 true 12 that 12 that 13 none 12 that 14 was 13 none 14 was 14 was 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 seen he took the road that led to the [holy] [man] ['s] cave , and made such haste that it was not long before he reached it [.] 1 he 14 and 2 took 4 road 2 took 7 to 2 took 14 and 3 the 4 road 4 road 5 that 4 road 6 led 5 that 6 led 7 to 12 cave 8 the 12 cave 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 made 14 and 18 that 14 and 22 long 14 and 23 before 15 made 17 haste 16 such 17 haste 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 not 21 not 22 long 23 before 24 he 23 before 25 reached 24 he 25 reached 25 reached 26 it ['] [who] [is] [there] [?] ['] [said] [a] [voice] [in] [answer] [to] [his] [knock] [.] ['] [it] [is] [me] [,] [it] [is] [me] [,] [holy] [man] [.] you know quite well [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 well 3 quite 4 well father [grumbler] , [who] [has] [as] [many] [children] [as] [sparrows] [in] [the] [garden] [.] ['] 1 father 3 , ['] [but] [,] [my] [good] [man] [,] [it] [was] [only] [yesterday] [that] [i] [gave] [you] [a] [handsome] [present] [.] ['] ['] [yes] [,] [holy] [man] [,] [and] [here] [it] [is] [.] but [something] [has] [happened] , [i] don't know what , and it won't work [any] [more] [.] ['] 1 but 5 , 5 , 7 don't 7 don't 8 know 8 know 11 and 9 what 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 11 and 13 won't 13 won't 14 work ['] [well] [,] [put] [it] [down] [.] i will go and see [if] [i] [can] [find] anything for you [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 go 3 go 4 and 4 and 5 see 5 see 10 anything 10 anything 11 for 11 for 12 you in a few minutes [the] [holy] [man] [returned] [with] [a] [cock] [under] [his] [arm] [.] 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes but , remember [,] it is not necessary to let all the world into the secret [.] ['] 1 but 2 , 1 but 6 is 3 remember 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 8 necessary 7 not 8 necessary 8 necessary 9 to 8 necessary 10 let 9 to 10 let 10 let 11 all 10 let 14 into 11 all 12 the 11 all 13 world 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 into 14 into 16 secret 15 the 16 secret ['] [oh] [no] [,] [holy] [man] [,] [i] [am] [not] [so] [foolish] [as] [that] [.] ['] ['] [nor] [to] [tell] [everybody] [that] [i] [gave] [it] [to] [you] [,] ['] [went] [on] [the] [holy] [man] [.] ['] [i] [have] [not] [got] [these] [treasures] [by] [the] [dozen] [.] ['] and without waiting for an answer he shut the door [.] 1 and 7 he 1 and 8 shut 2 without 3 waiting 2 without 7 he 3 waiting 4 for 4 for 6 answer 5 an 6 answer 7 he 8 shut 8 shut 10 door 9 the 10 door as before , the distance seemed to have [wonderfully] shortened [,] [and] in [a] [moment] the [tavern] [rose] up [in] front [of] [father] [grumbler] [.] 1 as 2 before 1 as 3 , 1 as 5 distance 4 the 5 distance 5 distance 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 6 seemed 10 shortened 7 to 8 have 10 shortened 13 in 13 in 21 front 16 the 21 front 19 up 21 front without stopping to think , he went straight in , and found the innkeeper 's wife in the kitchen making a cake [.] 1 without 2 stopping 1 without 5 , 1 without 6 he 2 stopping 3 to 3 to 4 think 6 he 11 and 7 went 8 straight 7 went 11 and 8 straight 9 in 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 found 12 found 16 wife 12 found 17 in 13 the 14 innkeeper 14 innkeeper 15 's 15 's 16 wife 16 wife 17 in 17 in 19 kitchen 18 the 19 kitchen 19 kitchen 20 making 20 making 22 cake 21 a 22 cake ['] [show] [me] [what] [you] [can] [do] [,] [cock] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [.] [ [illustration] : ['] [coquerico] ['] [the] [wonderful] [cock] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [you] [are] [a] [nice] [man] [to] [go] [wasting] [your] [time] [and] [your] [money] [drinking] [in] [that] [tavern] [,] [and] [leaving] [us] [to] [starve] [!] aren't you ashamed of yourself [?] ['] 1 aren't 2 you 1 aren't 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 4 of 5 yourself ['] [you] [don't] [know] [what] [you] [are] [talking] [of] [,] ['] [he] [answered] [.] ['] [money] [?] why , [i] [have] [gold] [and] [diamonds] [now] [,] [as] [much] [as] [i] [want] [.] 1 why 2 , do you see that cock [?] 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 see 3 see 5 cock 4 that 5 cock at last he grew a little quieter , but remained as puzzled [as] ever [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 9 but 4 grew 7 quieter 4 grew 9 but 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 quieter 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 remained 10 remained 11 as 11 as 12 puzzled 12 puzzled 14 ever ['] [can] [i] [have] [forgotten] [the] [words] [?] but [i] [know] that was what he said [!] 1 but 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 what 6 what 7 he 6 what 8 said 7 he 8 said and [i] [saw] the diamonds [with] [my] [own] [eyes] [!] ['] 1 and 4 the 4 the 5 diamonds then suddenly he seized the cock , shut it into the basket , and rushed out of the house [.] 1 then 3 he 2 suddenly 3 he 3 he 7 , 4 seized 6 cock 4 seized 7 , 5 the 6 cock 7 , 14 and 7 , 17 of 8 shut 9 it 8 shut 10 into 8 shut 14 and 9 it 10 into 10 into 12 basket 11 the 12 basket 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 rushed 16 out 17 of 17 of 19 house 18 the 19 house [ [illustration] : [the] [holy] [man] [gives] [the] [bag] [to] [father] [grumbler] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [who] [is] [that] [knocking] [?] ['] [asked] [a] [voice] [from] [within] [.] ['] [it] [is] [me] [!] it is me [!] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 me holy [man] [!] you [know] [!] 1 holy 4 you [father] ['] ['] [but] [,] [my] [good] [fellow] [,] [you] [really] [should] [give] [some] [one] [else] [a] [chance] [.] this is the third time you have been [and] at such an hour , too ! ['] 1 this 2 is 2 is 5 time 3 the 4 third 3 the 5 time 5 time 6 you 5 time 8 been 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 10 at 8 been 15 too 10 at 13 hour 11 such 12 an 12 an 13 hour 14 , 15 too 15 too 16 ! ['] [oh] [,] [yes] [,] [holy] [man] [,] [i] [know] [it] [is] [very] [late] [,] [but] [you] [will] [forgive] [me] [!] it is [your] [cock] [there] is something the matter [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 6 is 6 is 7 something 6 is 9 matter 8 the 9 matter it is like the basket [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 like 3 like 5 basket 4 the 5 basket [look] [!] ['] ['] [that] [my] [cock] [?] [that] [my] [basket] [?] somebody has played [you] a trick , my good man ! ['] 1 somebody 2 has 2 has 3 played 3 played 6 trick 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 10 man 7 , 10 man 8 my 10 man 9 good 10 man 10 man 11 ! ['] [a] [trick] [?] ['] [repeated] [father] [grumbler] [,] [who] [began] [to] [understand] [what] [had] [happened] [.] ['] [then] [it] [must] [have] [been] [those] [two] ['] ['] [i] [warned] [you] [not] [to] [show] [them] [to] [anybody] [,] ['] [said] [the] [holy] [man] [.] ['] [you] [deserve] [but] [i] [will] [give] [you] [one] [more] [chance] [.] ['] and , turning , he unhooked something from the wall [.] 1 and 5 he 1 and 6 unhooked 2 , 3 turning 3 turning 4 , 3 turning 5 he 5 he 6 unhooked 6 unhooked 7 something 6 unhooked 8 from 8 from 10 wall 9 the 10 wall that is [all] [i] [have] to tell you [.] ['] 1 that 2 is 2 is 6 to 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 you and , [smiling] to [himself] [,] [the] [holy] [man] [pushed] [father] [grumbler] [out] [of] the cave [.] 1 and 2 , 2 , 4 to 4 to 16 cave 15 the 16 cave ['] [good] [evening] [,] [friends] [!] ['] [he] [said] [,] [as] [he] [entered] [the] [inn] [.] ['] [i] [am] [very] [hungry] [,] [and] [should] [be] [glad] [if] [you] [would] [roast] [this] [cock] [for] [me] [as] [soon] [as] [possible] [.] this cock and no other mind what [i] [say] [,] ['] [he] [went] [on] [.] 1 this 2 cock 2 cock 3 and 3 and 5 other 3 and 6 mind 4 no 5 other 6 mind 7 what ['] [oh] [,] [and] [another] [thing] [!] you can light the fire with this basket [.] 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 light 3 light 5 fire 3 light 6 with 4 the 5 fire 5 fire 6 with 6 with 8 basket 7 this 8 basket these directions made the innkeeper 's [wife] very uneasy [.] 1 these 2 directions 2 directions 3 made 3 made 9 uneasy 4 the 5 innkeeper 5 innkeeper 6 's 6 's 8 very 6 's 9 uneasy go and fetch my cock and my basket , at once [.] 1 go 2 and 2 and 3 fetch 3 fetch 6 and 3 fetch 11 once 4 my 5 cock 5 cock 6 and 6 and 8 basket 7 my 8 basket 9 , 11 once 10 at 11 once do you hear [?] ['] 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 hear ['] [your] [cock] [,] [and] [your] [basket] [,] [father] [grumbler] [?] but you have just ['] 1 but 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 just ['] [my] [cock] [and] [my] [basket] [!] ['] [interrupted] [he] [.] and opening the bag , he cried : ['] [flack] [!] flick ! [switch] [,] [be] [quick] [.] ['] 1 and 6 he 1 and 7 cried 2 opening 4 bag 2 opening 5 , 2 opening 6 he 3 the 4 bag 6 he 7 cried 7 cried 8 : 7 cried 12 flick 7 cried 13 ! and [father] [grumbler] , [who] [had] [no] [wish] to go on , called out between his hops [:] ['] [stop] [then] [,] [can't] [you] [?] 1 and 4 , 4 , 9 to 9 to 12 , 10 go 11 on 10 go 12 , 12 , 13 called 13 called 14 out 13 called 15 between 15 between 17 hops 16 his 17 hops that is enough for to-day [!] ['] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 to-day ['] [into] [the] [bag] [,] [quick] [!] ['] [said] [he] [,] [and] [the] [switch] [obeyed] [.] ['] [you] [have] [all] [got] [what] [you] [deserved] [,] ['] [continued] [the] [holy] [man] [,] ['] [and] [i] [have] [no] [pity] [for] [any] [of] [you] [.] but that will [never] be you , ['] he added [,] [turning] [to] [father] [grumbler] [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 7 , 2 that 3 will 3 will 5 be 5 be 6 you 7 , 10 added 9 he 10 added [ [from] [contes] [populaires] [.] ] 1 [ 6 ] [the] [story] [of] [the] [yara] this state of things went on for some weeks , then at last chance favoured him [.] 1 this 2 state 2 state 3 of 2 state 5 went 3 of 4 things 5 went 6 on 5 went 7 for 5 went 11 then 7 for 9 weeks 8 some 9 weeks 10 , 11 then 11 then 14 chance 11 then 15 favoured 12 at 13 last 12 at 14 chance 14 chance 15 favoured 15 favoured 16 him alonzo , [for] [such] [was] [his] [name] , sprang forward , and [with] one blow of his fist stretched the creature dead upon the road [.] 1 alonzo 2 , 2 , 8 , 8 , 11 , 8 , 12 and 9 sprang 10 forward 9 sprang 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 blow 12 and 19 stretched 14 one 15 blow 15 blow 16 of 15 blow 19 stretched 16 of 18 fist 17 his 18 fist 19 stretched 21 creature 20 the 21 creature 21 creature 22 dead 22 dead 23 upon 23 upon 25 road 24 the 25 road ['] [what] [did] [you] [do] [last] [night] [after] [you] [went] [home] [?] ['] [suddenly] [asked] [the] [girl] [one] [evening] [.] ['] [just] [the] [same] [as] [i] [always] [do] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] i have been there constantly for several months [,] [but] [last] [night] [a] [strange] [thing] [happened] [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 there 3 been 5 constantly 3 been 6 for 6 for 8 months 7 several 8 months as [julia] [listened] [her] [face] [grew] [deadly] [white] , and [her] [whole] [body] [shivered] [as] [if] [with] cold [.] 1 as 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 18 cold could the voice which had bewitched [alonzo] have come from one of these [?] 1 could 3 voice 1 could 8 have 2 the 3 voice 3 voice 4 which 3 voice 5 had 4 which 5 had 5 had 6 bewitched 8 have 9 come 9 come 10 from 10 from 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 these ['] [what] [is] [that] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] ['] [it] [is] [something] [that] [has] [to] [do] [with] [our] [future] [happiness] [.] ['] ['] [oh] [!] [it] [is] [serious] [,] [then] [?] well , of course [i] [promise] [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 4 course 3 of 4 course now tell me [!] ['] 1 now 2 tell 2 tell 3 me ['] [no] [;] [but] [perhaps] [something] [will] [.] if you will not [promise] [i] [shall] go mad with fright [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 not 3 will 8 go 8 go 9 mad 9 mad 10 with 10 with 11 fright promise me [.] ['] 1 promise 2 me ['] [why] [,] [what] [is] [the] [matter] [?] you look so pale [!] 1 you 2 look 2 look 4 pale 3 so 4 pale tell me why you are so frightened [?] ['] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 why 3 why 4 you 3 why 5 are 4 you 5 are 5 are 7 frightened 6 so 7 frightened ['] [did] [you] [not] [hear] [the] [song] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [,] [trembling] [.] ['] [suppose] [i] [did] [,] [how] [could] [that] [hurt] [me] [?] it was [the] loveliest [song] [i] [ever] [heard] [!] ['] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 loveliest ['] [yes] [,] [and] [after] [the] [song] [will] [come] [the] [apparition] [;] [and] [after] [that] [after] [that] ['] ['] [i] [don't] [understand] [.] well [after] that [?] ['] 1 well 3 that ['] [after] [that] [death] [.] ['] alonzo stared at her [.] 1 alonzo 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 her had she really gone mad [?] 1 had 2 she 1 had 4 gone 3 really 4 gone 4 gone 5 mad such talk was very unlike [julia] [;] [but] [before] [he] [could] [collect] [his] [senses] [the] [girl] [spoke] [again] [:] 1 such 2 talk 2 talk 3 was 3 was 5 unlike 4 very 5 unlike ['] [that] [is] [the] [reason] [why] [i] [implore] [you] [never] [to] [go] [there] [again] [;] [at] [any] [rate] [till] [after] [we] [are] [married] [.] ['] ['] [and] [what] [difference] [will] [our] [marriage] [make] [?] ['] ['] [oh] [,] [there] [will] [be] [no] [danger] [then] [;] [you] [can] [go] [to] [bathe] [as] [often] [as] [you] [like] [!] ['] ['] [but] [tell] [me] [why] [you] [are] [so] [afraid] [?] ['] ['] [because] [the] [voice] [you] [heard] [i] [know] [you] [will] [laugh] [,] [but] [it] [is] [quite] [true] [it] [was] [the] [voice] [of] [the] [yara] [.] ['] at these words [alonzo] burst into a shout of laughter [;] but it [sounded] [so] [harsh] [and] [loud] [that] [julia] [shrank] [away] [shuddering] [.] 1 at 3 words 1 at 5 burst 2 these 3 words 5 burst 6 into 6 into 8 shout 7 a 8 shout 8 shout 9 of 9 of 10 laughter 10 laughter 12 but 12 but 13 it ['] [oh] [,] [heaven] [!] [you] [have] [seen] [her] [!] [you] [have] [seen] [her] [!] [what] [shall] [i] [do] [?] ['] ['] [you] [may] [not] [know] [it] [,] [but] [it] [is] [true] [.] nobody [who] [has] [not] [seen] [the] [yara] laughs like that [.] ['] 1 nobody 8 laughs 8 laughs 9 like 9 like 10 that and [julia] [flung] [herself] [on] the [ground] weeping [bitterly] [.] 1 and 8 weeping 6 the 8 weeping at this sight [alonzo] [became] [suddenly] [grave] [,] [and] [kneeling] [by] her side , gently raised her up [.] 1 at 3 sight 1 at 14 , 2 this 3 sight 12 her 13 side 13 side 14 , 14 , 16 raised 15 gently 16 raised 16 raised 17 her 16 raised 18 up ['] [do] [not] [cry] [so] [,] [my] [angel] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] ['] [i] [will] [promise] [anything] [you] [please] [.] only let me see you smile again [.] ['] 1 only 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 see 4 see 5 you 4 see 6 smile 5 you 6 smile 6 smile 7 again with [a] [great] [effort] [julia] checked [her] sobs , and [rose] [to] [her] [feet] [.] 1 with 9 , 1 with 10 and 6 checked 8 sobs 8 sobs 9 , ['] [thank] [you] [,] ['] [she] [answered] [.] ['] [my] [heart] [grows] [lighter] [as] [you] [say] [that] [!] i know you will try to keep your word and to stay away from the forest [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 10 and 3 you 10 and 4 will 5 try 4 will 10 and 5 try 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 9 word 8 your 9 word 10 and 11 to 10 and 12 stay 11 to 12 stay 12 stay 13 away 12 stay 14 from 14 from 16 forest 15 the 16 forest oh , [i] have seen it , and [more] [than] [one] [betrothed] maiden [lives] [alone] , [broken-hearted] [.] 1 oh 16 , 2 , 4 have 2 , 7 , 4 have 5 seen 5 seen 6 it 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 maiden 13 maiden 16 , and opening a curiously carved box , she took out a sea-shell shot with many colours , and sang a song softly into it [.] 1 and 8 she 1 and 18 and 2 opening 6 box 2 opening 7 , 2 opening 8 she 3 a 6 box 4 curiously 5 carved 5 carved 6 box 8 she 18 and 9 took 10 out 9 took 13 shot 9 took 14 with 9 took 18 and 11 a 12 sea-shell 11 a 13 shot 12 sea-shell 13 shot 13 shot 14 with 14 with 16 colours 15 many 16 colours 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 sang 19 sang 21 song 19 sang 22 softly 19 sang 23 into 20 a 21 song 23 into 24 it perhaps [i] [do] not [know] [for] [certain] [but] [perhaps] [,] [i] [may] [be] [stronger] [than] [the] [yara] [.] ['] 1 perhaps 4 not [ [illustration] : [julia] [sings] [her] [song] [into] [the] [shell] []] 1 [ 3 : it was [late] that night [when] [alonzo] [returned] [home] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 night 4 that 5 night but the young man steadily turned his face in the other direction , and went home to bed [.] 1 but 14 and 2 the 4 man 3 young 4 man 4 man 14 and 5 steadily 6 turned 6 turned 8 face 6 turned 9 in 6 turned 14 and 7 his 8 face 8 face 9 in 9 in 12 direction 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 direction 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 went 15 went 16 home 15 went 18 bed 17 to 18 bed the struggle had been hard , but [alonzo] [had] [his] [reward] [next] [day] in the joy and relief with [which] [julia] [greeted] him [.] 1 the 2 struggle 2 struggle 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 hard 5 hard 7 but 6 , 7 but 7 but 14 in 14 in 17 and 15 the 16 joy 16 joy 17 and 17 and 18 relief 17 and 19 with 19 with 23 him but , in spite of this , the song rang in his ears , and daily grew louder [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 9 song 1 but 15 and 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 spite 3 in 7 , 3 in 9 song 4 spite 5 of 5 of 6 this 8 the 9 song 9 song 15 and 10 rang 15 and 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 ears 13 ears 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 grew 16 daily 17 grew 17 grew 18 louder at eleven o'clock he plunged into the cool darkness of the trees , and took the path that led straight to the river [.] 1 at 3 o'clock 1 at 4 he 2 eleven 3 o'clock 4 he 14 and 5 plunged 6 into 5 plunged 14 and 6 into 9 darkness 7 the 9 darkness 8 cool 9 darkness 9 darkness 10 of 10 of 12 trees 11 the 12 trees 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 took 15 took 17 path 16 the 17 path 17 path 18 that 17 path 19 led 18 that 19 led 19 led 20 straight 19 led 21 to 21 to 23 river 22 the 23 river this was [enough] [;] [he] [ran] [along] [the] [road] [harder] [than] [ever] [,] and [never] [paused] [till] he was safe in his own room [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 14 and 14 and 19 was 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 safe 20 safe 21 in 21 in 24 room 22 his 23 own 22 his 24 room in the evening he went as usual to the creeper-covered house [.] 1 in 3 evening 1 in 4 he 2 the 3 evening 4 he 5 went 5 went 7 usual 5 went 8 to 6 as 7 usual 8 to 11 house 9 the 11 house 10 creeper-covered 11 house alonzo , however , refused to answer any of [her] [questions] , and all she could get was a promise to hear everything next day [.] 1 alonzo 5 refused 2 , 3 however 3 however 4 , 3 however 5 refused 5 refused 6 to 5 refused 7 answer 6 to 7 answer 7 answer 8 any 8 any 9 of 9 of 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 all 13 and 18 was 14 all 15 she 14 all 17 get 14 all 18 was 15 she 16 could 16 could 17 get 18 was 20 promise 19 a 20 promise 20 promise 21 to 20 promise 22 hear 21 to 22 hear 22 hear 23 everything 22 hear 25 day 24 next 25 day [ [illustration] : [the] [yara] [defeated] []] 1 [ 3 : on pretence of a violent headache , he left [julia] [much] [earlier] [than] [usual] and hurried quickly home [.] 1 on 2 pretence 1 on 7 , 1 on 8 he 2 pretence 3 of 3 of 6 headache 4 a 5 violent 4 a 6 headache 5 violent 6 headache 8 he 15 and 9 left 15 and 15 and 16 hurried 15 and 17 quickly 15 and 18 home once outside he hastened down the road which led to the forest [.] 1 once 2 outside 1 once 3 he 3 he 4 hastened 4 hastened 5 down 5 down 7 road 6 the 7 road 7 road 8 which 7 road 9 led 8 which 9 led 9 led 10 to 10 to 12 forest 11 the 12 forest he [did] [not] [stop] [till] he had [reached] [the] [river] [pool] , [when] , holding the pistol in his hand , he looked about him [.] 1 he 12 , 6 he 7 had 7 had 12 , 12 , 14 , 14 , 22 he 14 , 23 looked 15 holding 17 pistol 15 holding 18 in 15 holding 21 , 15 holding 22 he 16 the 17 pistol 17 pistol 18 in 18 in 20 hand 19 his 20 hand 22 he 23 looked 23 looked 24 about 24 about 25 him ['] [who] [is] [that] [?] ['] [he] [cried] [,] [standing] [upright] [instantly] [;] [but] [only] [an] [echo] [answered] [him] [.] again that feeling of awful fear took possession of [him] , and he tried to turn his eyes from the pool [.] 1 again 3 feeling 2 that 3 feeling 3 feeling 4 of 3 feeling 7 took 4 of 6 fear 5 awful 6 fear 7 took 8 possession 8 possession 9 of 9 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 14 tried 16 turn 15 to 16 turn 16 turn 18 eyes 16 turn 19 from 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 from 19 from 21 pool 20 the 21 pool but it was no use [;] [something] [stronger] [than] [himself] [compelled] [him] to keep them [there] [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 use 3 was 13 to 4 no 5 use 13 to 14 keep 14 keep 15 them he turned to [run] , but his feet were glued to the spot [.] 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 to 3 to 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 feet 6 but 10 glued 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 were 9 were 10 glued 10 glued 11 to 11 to 13 spot 12 the 13 spot the [report] [awoke] [the] sleeping echoes , and [was] [repeated] all through the forest , but the figure smiled still , and went on advancing [.] 1 the 5 sleeping 1 the 6 echoes 6 echoes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 all 8 and 15 , 11 all 12 through 12 through 14 forest 13 the 14 forest 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 figure 16 but 22 and 17 the 18 figure 18 figure 22 and 19 smiled 20 still 19 smiled 22 and 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 went 23 went 24 on 24 on 25 advancing [again] [alonzo] [fired] [,] [and] [a] [second] [time] [the] [bullet] [whistled] [through] [the] [air] [,] [and] [the] [figure] [advanced] [nearer] [.] a moment more [,] [and] [she] would be at his side [.] 1 a 2 moment 2 moment 3 more 2 moment 7 would 2 moment 8 be 3 more 7 would 8 be 9 at 9 at 11 side 10 his 11 side alonzo felt his senses going and his will failing [.] 1 alonzo 2 felt 2 felt 4 senses 2 felt 6 and 3 his 4 senses 5 going 6 and 6 and 9 failing 7 his 9 failing 8 will 9 failing [ [adapted] [from] [folklore] [brésilien] [.] ] 1 [ 7 ] [the] [cunning] [hare] ['] [if] [he] [does] [not] [catch] [a] [fish] [he] [may] [find] [something] [else] [,] ['] [she] [said] [to] [herself] [.] ['] [after] [all] [,] [i] [don't] [know] [what] [is] [the] [use] [of] [your] [going] [,] [my] [boy] [!] for [even] [if] you [should] [catch] [a] [fish] [,] [i] have [no] [fire] to cook it [with] [.] ['] 1 for 4 you 4 you 11 have 11 have 14 to 14 to 15 cook 15 cook 16 it [ [illustration] : [the] [little] [hare] [is] [caught] []] 1 [ 3 : would there be even one fish [?] 1 would 2 there 1 would 3 be 3 be 4 even 3 be 6 fish 5 one 6 fish and at this thought the pangs of hunger made him feel quite sick with fear [.] 1 and 6 pangs 1 and 9 made 2 at 4 thought 2 at 6 pangs 3 this 4 thought 5 the 6 pangs 6 pangs 7 of 6 pangs 9 made 7 of 8 hunger 9 made 10 him 9 made 11 feel 11 feel 13 sick 12 quite 13 sick 13 sick 14 with 14 with 15 fear then he rolled up the net with the rest , put it on his back and carried it home [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 , 3 rolled 4 up 3 rolled 6 net 3 rolled 7 with 3 rolled 10 , 5 the 6 net 6 net 7 with 7 with 9 rest 8 the 9 rest 10 , 16 and 11 put 12 it 11 put 13 on 11 put 16 and 13 on 15 back 14 his 15 back 16 and 17 carried 17 carried 18 it 17 carried 19 home the old woman stared at him in horror as she listened to his proposal [.] 1 the 3 woman 2 old 3 woman 3 woman 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 4 stared 7 in 4 stared 9 as 5 at 6 him 7 in 8 horror 9 as 10 she 9 as 12 to 10 she 12 to 11 listened 12 to 12 to 14 proposal 13 his 14 proposal he [repeated] [them] [,] [as] [well] [as] [he] [could] [remember] [,] [and] waited to see what would happen [.] 1 he 13 waited 13 waited 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 17 would 17 would 18 happen directly he got [there] [he] [told] [the] [whales] [that] [he] [did] [not] [need] [them] [any] [more] [,] [and] [sat] down in the sand [to] [rest] [.] 1 directly 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 20 down 20 down 21 in 21 in 23 sand 22 the 23 sand the sparks were scattered in every direction , and one fell on the net , making a little blaze [.] 1 the 2 sparks 2 sparks 3 were 3 were 4 scattered 4 scattered 5 in 5 in 14 net 6 every 7 direction 7 direction 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 one 9 and 11 fell 11 fell 12 on 12 on 14 net 13 the 14 net 14 net 16 making 15 , 16 making 16 making 19 blaze 17 a 18 little 17 a 19 blaze ['] [didn't] [i] [tell] [you] [i] [would] [bring] [you] [fire] [?] ['] [said] [he] [,] [holding] [up] [his] [net] [,] [which] [was] [now] [burning] [briskly] [.] ['] [but] [how] [did] [you] [cross] [the] [water] [?] ['] [inquired] [the] [old] [woman] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [i] [just] [jumped] [!] ['] [said] [he] [.] and his grandmother asked him no more questions , for she saw that he was wiser than [she] [.] 1 and 3 grandmother 1 and 4 asked 2 his 3 grandmother 3 grandmother 4 asked 4 asked 5 him 4 asked 8 questions 4 asked 10 for 6 no 7 more 7 more 8 questions 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 she 11 she 12 saw 12 saw 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 wiser 16 wiser 17 than [[] ['] [indian] [folk] [tales] [.] ['] bureau of [ethnology] [.] ] 1 bureau 2 of 2 of 5 ] [the] [turtle] [and] [his] [bride] the young woman was so surprised at this question that she dropped the beaded slipper she was making , and stared at the turtle [.] 1 the 3 woman 2 young 3 woman 3 woman 4 was 4 was 6 surprised 5 so 6 surprised 6 surprised 7 at 7 at 9 question 8 this 9 question 9 question 10 that 9 question 20 and 10 that 11 she 10 that 20 and 11 she 12 dropped 12 dropped 15 slipper 13 the 15 slipper 14 beaded 15 slipper 16 she 20 and 17 was 20 and 18 making 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 stared 20 and 22 at 22 at 24 turtle 23 the 24 turtle ['] [but] [how] [are] [you] [going] [to] [provide] [for] [a] [family] [?] why , when the camp moves , you will not even be able to keep up with the rest [!] ['] 1 why 8 you 2 , 3 when 3 when 5 camp 3 when 6 moves 3 when 7 , 3 when 8 you 4 the 5 camp 5 camp 6 moves 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 not 9 will 12 be 10 not 12 be 11 even 12 be 12 be 13 able 13 able 14 to 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 up 16 up 17 with 17 with 19 rest 18 the 19 rest ['] [i] [can] [keep] [up] [with] [the] [best] [of] [them] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [turtle] [,] [tossing] [his] [head] [.] this did not [please] [the] [turtle] [;] but [he] [knew] it was no use talking , so [all] he [answered] was [:] 1 this 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 8 but 8 but 11 it 11 it 16 , 12 was 15 talking 12 was 16 , 13 no 15 talking 14 use 15 talking 16 , 21 was 17 so 19 he 19 he 21 was ['] [i] [shall] [go] [to] [war] [and] [take] [some] [captives] [,] [and] [i] [shall] [be] [away] [several] [months] [.] and [when] [i] [return] [i] [shall] [expect] [you] to be ready to marry me [.] ['] 1 and 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 ready 11 ready 12 to 11 ready 13 marry 12 to 13 marry 13 marry 14 me so he went back to his hut , and at [once] set about his preparations [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 9 and 5 to 7 hut 5 to 9 and 6 his 7 hut 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 at 10 at 12 set 12 set 13 about 13 about 15 preparations 14 his 15 preparations the turtles , who were tired of doing nothing [,] [agreed] at [once] , and [next] [day] the [whole] tribe [left] [the] [camp] [.] 1 the 2 turtles 2 turtles 3 , 3 , 15 and 4 who 5 were 5 were 6 tired 6 tired 7 of 7 of 8 doing 8 doing 9 nothing 9 nothing 12 at 12 at 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 tribe 18 the 20 tribe the girl was standing at the door of her hut as they passed , and laughed out loud [they] [moved] so slowly [.] 1 the 2 girl 2 girl 15 and 3 was 4 standing 3 was 15 and 4 standing 5 at 5 at 7 door 6 the 7 door 7 door 8 of 8 of 10 hut 9 her 10 hut 10 hut 13 passed 11 as 12 they 11 as 13 passed 12 they 13 passed 13 passed 14 , 15 and 16 laughed 15 and 18 loud 15 and 22 slowly 16 laughed 17 out 21 so 22 slowly her lover , who was marching at the head , grew very angry at this , and cried out [:] 1 her 2 lover 2 lover 4 who 2 lover 17 and 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 was 4 who 10 , 5 was 6 marching 5 was 7 at 6 marching 7 at 7 at 9 head 8 the 9 head 11 grew 13 angry 11 grew 17 and 12 very 13 angry 13 angry 14 at 14 at 15 this 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 cried 18 cried 19 out they looked at it with dismay , and the oldest among them put their heads together to see what was to be done [.] 1 they 8 and 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 with 2 looked 8 and 3 at 4 it 5 with 6 dismay 7 , 8 and 8 and 18 see 9 the 10 oldest 10 oldest 11 among 10 oldest 13 put 11 among 12 them 13 put 15 heads 13 put 16 together 13 put 17 to 14 their 15 heads 17 to 18 see 18 see 19 what 19 what 20 was 20 was 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done ['] [can't] [we] [manage] [to] [get] [past] [by] [the] [top] [?] ['] [asked] [one] [.] [ [illustration] : [the] [girl] [laughs] [at] [the] [army] [of] [turtles] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [why] [,] [it] [would] [take] [us] [years] [,] ['] [exclaimed] [another] [.] ['] [just] [look] [at] [all] [those] [tall] [green] [branches] [,] [spreading] [in] [every] [direction] [.] if once we got entangled in them , we should never get out again [!] ['] 1 if 3 we 1 if 4 got 1 if 9 we 2 once 3 we 3 we 4 got 4 got 5 entangled 6 in 7 them 6 in 8 , 6 in 9 we 9 we 10 should 10 should 12 get 11 never 12 get 12 get 13 out 13 out 14 again ['] [well] [then] [,] [let] [us] [go] [round] [by] [the] [bottom] [,] ['] [said] [a] [third] [.] ['] [no] [;] [the] [only] [way] [i] [can] [think] [of] [,] [is] [to] [burn] [a] [large] [hole] [in] [the] [trunk] [.] ['] and [this] they did , but the trunk was very thick , and would not burn [through] [.] 1 and 3 they 1 and 5 , 3 they 4 did 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 trunk 6 but 13 and 7 the 8 trunk 8 trunk 13 and 9 was 11 thick 9 was 13 and 10 very 11 thick 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 would 14 would 15 not 15 not 16 burn ['] [it] [is] [no] [use] [,] [we] [must] [give] [it] [up] [,] ['] [they] [agreed] [at] [last] [.] ['] [after] [all] [,] [nobody] [need] [ever] [know] [!] we have been away [such] [a] long while that we might easily have had all sorts of adventures [.] ['] 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 away 3 been 7 long 7 long 8 while 8 while 9 that 8 while 14 had 10 we 11 might 11 might 13 have 12 easily 13 have 13 have 14 had 14 had 18 adventures 15 all 16 sorts 16 sorts 17 of 16 sorts 18 adventures 17 of 18 adventures and [so] the [whole] [company] [turned] homewards [again] [.] 1 and 7 homewards 3 the 7 homewards they took even longer to go back than they had to come , for they were tired and footsore with their journey [.] 1 they 2 took 2 took 4 longer 2 took 5 to 2 took 8 than 3 even 4 longer 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 back 8 than 9 they 8 than 10 had 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 to 10 had 16 were 11 to 12 come 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 they 15 they 16 were 16 were 18 and 17 tired 18 and 18 and 19 footsore 19 footsore 20 with 20 with 22 journey 21 their 22 journey when they drew near the camp they plucked up their courage , and began to sing a war-song [.] 1 when 2 they 1 when 3 drew 1 when 7 they 2 they 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 camp 5 the 6 camp 7 they 13 and 8 plucked 9 up 8 plucked 11 courage 8 plucked 13 and 10 their 11 courage 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 to 14 began 16 sing 15 to 16 sing 16 sing 18 war-song 17 a 18 war-song ['] [now] [that] [i] [have] [got] [you] [i] [will] [keep] [you] [,] ['] [said] [the] [leader] [,] [who] [had] [happened] [to] [seize] [his] [betrothed] [.] whoever comes here , will die , will die [!] 1 whoever 4 , 2 comes 3 here 2 comes 4 , 4 , 7 , 5 will 6 die 5 will 7 , 7 , 8 will 8 will 9 die on the way the chief turtle met a man , [who] said to him : 1 on 3 way 1 on 15 : 2 the 3 way 3 way 6 turtle 3 way 15 : 4 the 6 turtle 5 chief 6 turtle 6 turtle 10 , 7 met 9 man 7 met 10 , 8 a 9 man 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 to 12 said 15 : 13 to 14 him ['] [that] [woman] [who] [was] [to] [have] [been] [your] [wife] [has] [married] [another] [man] [!] ['] ['] [is] [that] [true] [?] ['] [said] [the] [turtle] [.] ['] [then] [i] [must] [see] [him] [.] ['] when he was quite close to the hut where the woman lived , he cried [out] : 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 was 1 when 17 : 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 to 3 was 9 where 4 quite 6 to 5 close 6 to 6 to 8 hut 7 the 8 hut 8 hut 9 where 9 where 11 woman 9 where 12 lived 10 the 11 woman 11 woman 12 lived 13 , 14 he 13 , 15 cried 14 he 15 cried 15 cried 17 : ['] [here] [i] [am] [to] [claim] [the] [woman] [who] [promised] [to] [be] [my] [wife] [.] ['] ['] [oh] [,] [here] [is] [the] [turtle] [,] ['] [whispered] [the] [husband] [hurriedly] [;] ['] [what] [is] [to] [be] [done] [now] [?] ['] ['] [come] [with] [me] [,] ['] [he] [said] [sternly] [.] ['] [you] [broke] [your] [promise] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] ['] [you] [said] [you] [would] [be] [back] [soon] [,] [and] [it] [is] [more] [than] [a] [year] [since] [you] [went] [!] how [was] [i] [to] [know] [that] you were alive [?] ['] 1 how 7 you 7 you 8 were 8 were 9 alive at her words the husband took courage [,] and spoke hastily : 1 at 3 words 1 at 12 : 2 her 3 words 4 the 5 husband 5 husband 9 and 5 husband 12 : 6 took 7 courage 6 took 9 and 9 and 10 spoke 11 hastily 12 : ['] [yes] [,] [you] [promised] [you] [would] [go] [to] [war] [and] [bring] [back] [some] [prisoners] [,] [and] [you] [have] [not] [done] [it] [.] ['] ['] [i] [did] [go] [,] [and] [made] [many] [prisoners] [,] ['] [retorted] [the] [turtle] [angrily] [,] [drawing] [out] [his] [knife] [.] ['] [look] [here] [,] [if] [she] [won't] [be] [my] [wife] [,] [she] [sha'n't] [be] [yours] [.] i [will] [cut] [her] [in] [two] [;] [and] [you] shall have one [half] , and [i] the other [.] ['] 1 i 10 shall 10 shall 11 have 11 have 15 and 12 one 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 other 17 the 18 other ['] [but] [half] [a] [woman] [is] [no] [use] [to] [me] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [man] [.] ['] [if] [you] [want] [her] [so] [much] [you] [had] [better] [take] [her] [.] ['] and the turtle , followed by his relations , carried her off to his own hut [.] 1 and 3 turtle 1 and 10 carried 2 the 3 turtle 3 turtle 5 followed 3 turtle 10 carried 4 , 5 followed 5 followed 6 by 5 followed 9 , 6 by 8 relations 7 his 8 relations 10 carried 11 her 10 carried 12 off 10 carried 13 to 13 to 16 hut 14 his 15 own 14 his 16 hut [ [illustration] : [the] [turtle] [outwitted] []] 1 [ 3 : then she filled it with water and hung it over the fire to boil [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 7 and 3 filled 4 it 3 filled 5 with 3 filled 7 and 4 it 5 with 5 with 6 water 7 and 8 hung 8 hung 9 it 8 hung 10 over 8 hung 13 to 9 it 10 over 10 over 12 fire 11 the 12 fire 13 to 14 boil it was just beginning to bubble and hiss when the turtle entered [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 beginning 3 just 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 7 and 5 to 7 and 6 bubble 7 and 7 and 8 hiss 8 hiss 9 when 9 when 11 turtle 9 when 12 entered 10 the 11 turtle 11 turtle 12 entered ['] [what] [are] [you] [doing] [there] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [,] [for] [he] [was] [always] [afraid] [of] [things] [that] [he] [did] [not] [understand] [.] ['] [just] [warming] [some] [water] [,] ['] [she] [answered] [.] ['] [do] [you] [know] [how] [to] [swim] [?] ['] ['] [yes] [,] [of] [course] [i] [do] [.] what a question [!] 1 what 3 question 2 a 3 question but what [does] [it] [matter] [to] [you] [?] ['] said the turtle , more suspicious than ever [.] 1 but 2 what 2 what 10 said 10 said 12 turtle 11 the 12 turtle 12 turtle 15 suspicious 13 , 15 suspicious 14 more 15 suspicious 15 suspicious 17 ever 16 than 17 ever ['] [oh] [,] [i] [only] [thought] [that] [after] [your] [long] [journey] [you] [might] [like] [to] [wash] [.] the roads are so muddy , after the winter 's rains [.] 1 the 2 roads 2 roads 3 are 3 are 5 muddy 4 so 5 muddy 5 muddy 7 after 6 , 7 after 7 after 10 's 7 after 11 rains 8 the 9 winter 9 winter 10 's 10 's 11 rains i could rub your shell for you till it was bright and shining again [.] ['] 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 rub 3 rub 5 shell 3 rub 6 for 3 rub 8 till 3 rub 14 again 4 your 5 shell 5 shell 6 for 6 for 7 you 8 till 9 it 8 till 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 and 11 bright 12 and 12 and 13 shining ['] [well] [,] [i] [am] [rather] [muddy] [.] if one is fighting , you know , one cannot stop to pick one 's way [.] 1 if 2 one 1 if 3 is 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 you 2 one 3 is 3 is 4 fighting 6 you 8 , 7 know 8 , 8 , 11 stop 9 one 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 stop 11 stop 12 to 11 stop 13 pick 12 to 13 pick 13 pick 16 way 14 one 15 's 15 's 16 way i should certainly be more comfortable if my back was washed [.] ['] 1 i 2 should 2 should 4 be 3 certainly 4 be 4 be 6 comfortable 5 more 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 7 if 7 if 9 back 7 if 11 washed 8 my 9 back 9 back 10 was 10 was 11 washed the woman did not wait for him to change his mind [.] 1 the 2 woman 2 woman 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 wait 4 not 5 wait 5 wait 6 for 5 wait 8 to 6 for 7 him 8 to 9 change 9 change 11 mind 10 his 11 mind she caught him up by his shell and popped him straight into the pot , where he sank to the bottom , and died instantly [.] 1 she 8 and 2 caught 3 him 2 caught 4 up 2 caught 8 and 4 up 5 by 5 by 7 shell 6 his 7 shell 8 and 23 and 8 and 25 instantly 9 popped 10 him 9 popped 11 straight 9 popped 12 into 9 popped 23 and 12 into 14 pot 13 the 14 pot 14 pot 16 where 15 , 16 where 16 where 17 he 16 where 18 sank 16 where 22 , 17 he 18 sank 18 sank 19 to 19 to 21 bottom 20 the 21 bottom 22 , 23 and 23 and 24 died [ [bureau] [of] [ethnology] [.] ] 1 [ 6 ] [how] [geirald] [the] [coward] [was] [punished] ['] [oh] [,] [if] [that] [is] [your] [only] [difficulty] [,] [it] [is] [all] [right] [,] ['] [cried] [geirald] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [of] [course] [,] [that] [is] [only] [fair] [,] ['] [answered] [rosald] [,] [who] [never] [cared] [about] [putting] [himself] [forward] [.] ['] [but] [i] [cannot] [go] [without] [telling] [my] [parents] [.] i am sure they will think me lucky to get such a chance [.] ['] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 sure 3 sure 4 they 3 sure 6 think 4 they 5 will 5 will 6 think 6 think 7 me 6 think 8 lucky 8 lucky 9 to 8 lucky 10 get 9 to 10 get 10 get 13 chance 11 such 12 a 12 a 13 chance as soon [as] [the] [business] [was] [finished] [,] [rosald] [hastened] [home] [.] 1 as 2 soon full of joy [rosald] [rode] [off] , and [the] [next] [day] he [and] [geirald] started off to seek adventures [.] 1 full 2 of 1 full 7 , 2 of 3 joy 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 he 12 he 15 started 15 started 16 off 15 started 17 to 17 to 18 seek 18 seek 19 adventures all this and more [rushed] into the minds of the two young men as they saw the flash of their swords in the moonlight [.] 1 all 3 and 1 all 16 saw 2 this 3 and 3 and 4 more 3 and 6 into 3 and 14 as 6 into 8 minds 7 the 8 minds 8 minds 9 of 9 of 13 men 10 the 11 two 11 two 13 men 12 young 13 men 14 as 15 they 16 saw 18 flash 16 saw 22 in 17 the 18 flash 18 flash 19 of 19 of 21 swords 20 their 21 swords 22 in 24 moonlight 23 the 24 moonlight ['] [it] [is] [impossible] [to] [fight] [them] [they] [are] [twelve] [to] [two] [,] ['] [whispered] [geirald] [,] [stopping] [his] [horse] [in] [the] [path] [.] ['] [we] [had] [much] [better] [ride] [back] [and] [take] [the] [lower] [road] [.] it would be stupid to throw away our lives like this [.] ['] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 stupid 4 stupid 5 to 4 stupid 6 throw 5 to 6 throw 6 throw 7 away 6 throw 9 lives 6 throw 10 like 8 our 9 lives 9 lives 10 like 10 like 11 this ['] [oh] [,] [we] [can't] [turn] [back] [,] ['] [answered] [rosald] [,] ['] [we] [should] [be] [ashamed] [to] [look] [anyone] [in] [the] [face] [again] [!] and , besides , it is a grand opportunity to show what we are made of [.] 1 and 2 , 2 , 3 besides 3 besides 4 , 3 besides 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 9 opportunity 6 is 10 to 7 a 8 grand 7 a 9 opportunity 8 grand 9 opportunity 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 what 12 what 13 we 12 what 16 of 13 we 14 are 14 are 16 of 15 made 16 of let us tie up our horses here , and climb up the rocks so that we can roll stones down on them [.] ['] 1 let 2 us 1 let 9 and 3 tie 4 up 3 tie 6 horses 3 tie 7 here 3 tie 9 and 5 our 6 horses 6 horses 7 here 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 climb 9 and 22 them 10 climb 11 up 10 climb 15 that 11 up 13 rocks 12 the 13 rocks 14 so 15 that 15 that 16 we 15 that 18 roll 16 we 17 can 17 can 18 roll 18 roll 19 stones 18 roll 20 down 20 down 21 on ['] [well] [,] [we] [might] [try] [that] [,] [and] [then] [we] [shall] [always] [have] [our] [horses] [,] ['] [said] [geirald] [.] so they went up the rocks silently and carefully [.] 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 went 3 went 4 up 4 up 6 rocks 4 up 8 and 5 the 6 rocks 7 silently 8 and 8 and 9 carefully then he took from the dead man a beautiful ring set with a large stone , and put it on his own finger [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 17 and 3 took 4 from 3 took 10 ring 3 took 12 with 3 took 17 and 4 from 7 man 5 the 7 man 6 dead 7 man 8 a 9 beautiful 8 a 10 ring 9 beautiful 10 ring 10 ring 11 set 10 ring 12 with 12 with 15 stone 13 a 15 stone 14 large 15 stone 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 put 18 put 19 it 18 put 20 on 20 on 23 finger 21 his 22 own 21 his 23 finger so they both bowed low and replied that it was the king 's place to command [and] [theirs] [to] [obey] [.] 1 so 2 they 2 they 6 and 3 both 4 bowed 4 bowed 5 low 4 bowed 6 and 6 and 7 replied 7 replied 8 that 8 that 9 it 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 14 place 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 's 13 's 14 place 14 place 15 to 14 place 16 command 15 to 16 command in three days from this you will set out [.] ['] 1 in 3 days 1 in 6 you 2 three 3 days 3 days 4 from 4 from 5 this 6 you 7 will 7 will 8 set 8 set 9 out ['] [we] [will] [be] [ready] [,] [your] [majesty] [,] ['] [answered] [rosald] [;] [but] [geirald] [remained] [silent] [.] ['] [how] [can] [we] [possibly] [fight] [against] [a] [giant] [that] [has] [killed] [fifty] [knights] [?] ['] [cried] [geirald] [,] [when] [they] [were] [outside] [the] [castle] [.] ['] [the] [king] [only] [wants] [to] [get] [rid] [of] [us] [!] ['] [we] [mayn't] [be] [able] [to] [kill] [the] [giant] [,] [but] [we] [certainly] [can't] [run] [away] [till] [we] [have] [tried] [,] ['] [answered] [rosald] [.] ['] [besides] [,] [think] [how] [glorious] [it] [will] [be] [if] [we] [do] [manage] [to] [kill] [him] [!] i know what sort of weapon [i] [shall] use [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 of 4 sort 5 of 5 of 6 weapon 5 of 9 use come with me [now] [,] and [i] [will] see about it [.] ['] 1 come 2 with 1 come 6 and 2 with 3 me 6 and 9 see 9 see 10 about 10 about 11 it when this was done to his liking he took it home under his arm [.] 1 when 2 this 1 when 3 was 1 when 8 he 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 done 4 done 5 to 5 to 7 liking 6 his 7 liking 8 he 9 took 9 took 10 it 9 took 11 home 9 took 12 under 12 under 14 arm 13 his 14 arm then , [before] [he] [could] [rise] to his feet [again] , [rosald] [drew] [out] [his] [sword] and [cut] [off] his head [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 11 , 2 , 7 to 7 to 9 feet 8 his 9 feet 11 , 17 and 17 and 20 his 17 and 21 head 20 his 21 head ['] [it] [was] [not] [so] [difficult] [after] [all] [,] [you] [see] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] [turning] [to] [geirald] [.] and [placing] the giant 's head in a leathern wallet which was slung [over] [his] [back] , they began [their] journey to the castle [.] 1 and 13 slung 1 and 19 began 3 the 4 giant 4 giant 5 's 5 's 6 head 6 head 7 in 7 in 10 wallet 8 a 9 leathern 8 a 10 wallet 9 leathern 10 wallet 10 wallet 11 which 10 wallet 12 was 11 which 12 was 12 was 13 slung 17 , 18 they 18 they 19 began 19 began 22 to 21 journey 22 to 22 to 24 castle 23 the 24 castle ['] [the] [giant] [will] [trouble] [you] [no] [more] [,] ['] [said] [geirald] [,] [holding] [out] [the] [head] [.] and [geirald] ['s] heart swelled with pride , and he almost forgot that it was [rosald] [and] not [he] , who had slain the giant [.] 1 and 9 and 4 heart 9 and 5 swelled 6 with 5 swelled 9 and 6 with 7 pride 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 forgot 10 he 12 forgot 11 almost 12 forgot 12 forgot 13 that 13 that 14 it 13 that 15 was 14 it 15 was 15 was 18 not 18 not 23 slain 20 , 21 who 21 who 22 had 22 had 23 slain 23 slain 25 giant 24 the 25 giant [ [illustration] : ['] [the] [giant] [will] [trouble] [you] [no] [more] [,] ['] [said] [geirald] []] 1 [ 3 : go [he] [would] , and [as] [rosald] [had] [sworn] to [give] [him] his company [,] he must come with him [.] 1 go 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 16 he 10 to 14 company 10 to 16 he 13 his 14 company 16 he 17 must 17 must 18 come 18 come 19 with 19 with 20 him suddenly his face brightened [.] 1 suddenly 3 face 2 his 3 face 3 face 4 brightened ['] [let] [us] [change] [clothes] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] ['] [and] [i] [will] [do] [the] [fighting] [,] [while] [you] [shall] [get] [the] [glory] [.] nobody will ever know [.] ['] 1 nobody 2 will 2 will 4 know 3 ever 4 know and to this [geirald] [readily] [consented] [.] 1 and 2 to 2 to 3 this ['] [unhorsed] [!] [unhorsed] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [people] [;] [and] [rosald] [then] [himself] [dismounted] [and] [helped] [his] [adversary] [to] [rise] [.] [ [illustration] : [geirald] [claims] [his] [reward] [and] [the] [queen] [demands] [another] [test] []] 1 [ 3 : in the confusion that followed it was easy [for] [rosald] to slip [away] [and] [return] [geirald] [his] [proper] [clothes] [.] 1 in 3 confusion 1 in 7 was 2 the 3 confusion 3 confusion 4 that 3 confusion 5 followed 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 easy 8 easy 11 to 11 to 12 slip and [in] [these] , torn and [dusty] [with] [the] [fight] , [geirald] [answered] [the] [king] ['s] [summons] to come before him [.] 1 and 4 , 4 , 6 and 5 torn 6 and 6 and 11 , 11 , 18 to 18 to 19 come 19 come 20 before 20 before 21 him ['] [you] [have] [done] [what] [i] [expected] [you] [to] [do] [,] ['] [said] [he] [,] ['] [and] [now] [,] [choose] [your] [reward] [.] ['] ['] [she] [could] [choose] [no] [better] [husband] [,] ['] [said] [the] [king] [,] ['] [and] [if] [she] [consents] [i] [do] [.] ['] she [answered] [:] ['] [you] may be [satisfied] [,] [uncle] [,] [but] [i] [am] [not] [.] 1 she 6 may 6 may 7 be one [more] [proof] [i] must have [;] [let] [the] two [young] [men] [now] [fight] [against] [each] [other] [.] 1 one 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 10 two the [man] [i] [marry] must be the man who killed the robbers and the giant , and overcame my page [.] ['] 1 the 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 8 man 7 the 8 man 8 man 9 who 8 man 17 and 9 who 17 and 10 killed 13 and 10 killed 17 and 11 the 12 robbers 12 robbers 13 and 13 and 15 giant 14 the 15 giant 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 overcame 18 overcame 20 page 19 my 20 page geirald 's face grew pale as he heard these words [.] 1 geirald 2 's 2 's 3 face 3 face 4 grew 4 grew 5 pale 5 pale 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 heard 7 he 8 heard 8 heard 10 words 9 these 10 words at length , after a great show of resistance , he fell heavily to the ground [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 11 he 3 , 4 after 4 after 7 show 4 after 10 , 4 after 11 he 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 show 6 great 7 show 7 show 8 of 8 of 9 resistance 11 he 12 fell 12 fell 13 heavily 12 fell 14 to 14 to 16 ground 15 the 16 ground the crowd of watchers turned towards the queen , expecting to see her stoop and give some token to the victor [.] 1 the 2 crowd 2 crowd 3 of 2 crowd 4 watchers 3 of 4 watchers 4 watchers 5 turned 4 watchers 15 and 5 turned 6 towards 5 turned 11 to 6 towards 9 , 7 the 8 queen 8 queen 9 , 9 , 10 expecting 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 her 14 stoop 15 and 15 and 16 give 16 give 18 token 16 give 19 to 17 some 18 token 18 token 19 to 19 to 21 victor 20 the 21 victor the combat was fixed to take place at ten o'clock the following day [.] 1 the 2 combat 2 combat 3 was 3 was 4 fixed 4 fixed 5 to 5 to 7 place 6 take 7 place 7 place 8 at 7 place 13 day 8 at 10 o'clock 9 ten 10 o'clock 11 the 12 following 12 following 13 day the king sent messengers to see what had become [of] him , and he was found , trembling with fear , hiding under his bed [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 sent 3 sent 4 messengers 3 sent 5 to 5 to 12 , 6 see 7 what 6 see 12 , 7 what 8 had 8 had 9 become 9 become 11 him 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 16 found 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 found 16 found 18 trembling 16 found 22 hiding 17 , 18 trembling 18 trembling 19 with 18 trembling 21 , 19 with 20 fear 22 hiding 23 under 23 under 25 bed 24 his 25 bed after that there was no need of any further proof [.] 1 after 2 that 2 that 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 6 need 5 no 6 need 6 need 7 of 7 of 10 proof 8 any 10 proof 9 further 10 proof the combat was declared unnecessary , and the queen pronounced herself quite satisfied , and ready to accept [rosald] as her husband [.] 1 the 2 combat 2 combat 3 was 3 was 15 and 4 declared 7 and 4 declared 15 and 5 unnecessary 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 queen 7 and 10 pronounced 8 the 9 queen 10 pronounced 11 herself 10 pronounced 13 satisfied 12 quite 13 satisfied 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 ready 15 and 17 to 17 to 18 accept 18 accept 20 as 20 as 22 husband 21 her 22 husband ['] [you] [forgot] [one] [thing] [,] ['] [she] [said] [,] [when] [they] [were] [alone] [.] so they were married , and returned to their own kingdom , which they ruled well [and] happily [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 6 and 2 they 6 and 3 were 6 and 4 married 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 returned 6 and 8 to 8 to 11 kingdom 9 their 10 own 9 their 11 kingdom 11 kingdom 13 which 12 , 13 which 13 which 15 ruled 14 they 15 ruled 15 ruled 16 well 15 ruled 18 happily [ [from] [neuisländischen] [volksmärchen] [.] ] 1 [ 6 ] [hábogi] ['] [you] [know] [that] [is] [a] [very] [important] [point] [!] ['] ['] [yes] [;] [i] [will] [never] [wed] [any] [man] [who] [is] [not] [called] [sigmund] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] and what do you say ? ['] [he] [added] , turning [to] [the] [second] [.] 1 and 2 what 1 and 10 , 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 ? 10 , 11 turning ['] [oh] [,] [i] [think] [that] [there] [is] [no] [name] [so] [beautiful] [as] [sigurd] [,] ['] [cried] [she] [.] ['] [then] [you] [won't] [be] [an] [old] [maid] [either] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] ['] [there] [are] [seven] [sigurds] [in] [the] [next] [village] [alone] [!] and you , [helga] [?] ['] 1 and 2 you 1 and 3 , helga , who was still the prettiest of the three , looked up [.] 1 helga 3 who 1 helga 12 looked 2 , 3 who 3 who 4 was 3 who 11 , 4 was 5 still 5 still 7 prettiest 6 the 7 prettiest 7 prettiest 8 of 8 of 10 three 9 the 10 three 12 looked 13 up ['] [who] [is] [hábogi] [?] ['] [asked] [her] [father] [and] [sisters] [;] ['] [we] [never] [heard] [of] [such] [a] [person] [.] ['] but [though] there was more than one ['] [njal] ['] amongst them , [helga] ['s] [eyes] [seemed] [always] [turned] [another] [way] [.] 1 but 3 there 1 but 13 , 3 there 4 was 4 was 7 one 5 more 6 than 6 than 7 one 11 amongst 12 them 11 amongst 13 , ['] [my] [name] [is] [hábogi] [,] [and] [helga] [must] [be] [my] [wife] [,] ['] [was] [all] [he] [said] [.] and [though] [helga] stood pale and trembling with [surprise] , she did not try to run away [.] 1 and 10 , 1 and 11 she 4 stood 6 and 5 pale 6 and 6 and 7 trembling 7 trembling 8 with 8 with 10 , 11 she 12 did 12 did 13 not 12 did 14 try 13 not 14 try 14 try 15 to 15 to 16 run 16 run 17 away but the sisters [,] who had always been rather jealous of [helga] , were secretly pleased that their bridegrooms should outshine hers [.] 1 but 3 sisters 1 but 14 were 2 the 3 sisters 3 sisters 5 who 3 sisters 14 were 5 who 6 had 6 had 8 been 7 always 8 been 8 been 10 jealous 9 rather 10 jealous 10 jealous 11 of 11 of 13 , 14 were 15 secretly 14 were 16 pleased 16 pleased 17 that 17 that 19 bridegrooms 17 that 21 outshine 18 their 19 bridegrooms 19 bridegrooms 20 should 20 should 21 outshine 21 outshine 22 hers and [though] [helga] was very unwilling to go [,] [something] [inside] [her] [forced] [her] to obey [.] 1 and 4 was 4 was 6 unwilling 5 very 6 unwilling 6 unwilling 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 15 to 15 to 16 obey ['] [what] [lovely] [sheep] [!] [whose] [are] [they] [?] ['] [cried] [helga] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [what] [lovely] [cows] [!] ['] [cried] [helga] [again] [;] ['] [i] [am] [sure] [their] [milk] [must] [be] [sweeter] [than] [any] [other] [cows] ['] [.] how [i] should [like] [to] [have] [some] [!] 1 how 3 should i wonder to [whom] [they] belong [?] ['] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 to 3 to 6 belong do you see that big grey one , with the silver bells between her horns ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 see 3 see 7 one 4 that 7 one 5 big 7 one 6 grey 7 one 7 one 9 with 8 , 9 with 9 with 12 bells 9 with 16 ? 10 the 12 bells 11 silver 12 bells 12 bells 13 between 13 between 15 horns 14 her 15 horns that is to be yours , and you can have her milked every morning the moment you wake [.] ['] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 6 , 4 be 5 yours 4 be 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 you 7 and 10 have 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 have 10 have 11 her 10 have 12 milked 12 milked 14 morning 12 milked 16 moment 13 every 14 morning 15 the 16 moment 16 moment 17 you 16 moment 18 wake 17 you 18 wake and [helga] ['s] [eyes] shone , and though she did not say anything , she thought that she would learn to milk the cow herself [.] 1 and 6 , 5 shone 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 15 she 8 though 9 she 8 though 12 say 8 though 14 , 8 though 15 she 9 she 10 did 10 did 11 not 10 did 12 say 11 not 12 say 12 say 13 anything 15 she 16 thought 16 thought 17 that 17 that 18 she 17 that 20 learn 18 she 19 would 19 would 20 learn 20 learn 21 to 20 learn 22 milk 21 to 22 milk 22 milk 24 cow 22 milk 25 herself 23 the 24 cow [ [illustration] : [hábogi's] [horses] 1 [ 3 : ['] [oh] [do] [stop] [for] [a] [minute] [,] ['] [said] [helga] [,] [but] [hábogi] [would] [not] [stop] [or] [listen] []] the sight [of] [them] [so] [delighted] [helga] [that] [she] [nearly] [sprang] [from] [her] [saddle] [with] [a] [shriek] [of] [joy] [.] 1 the 2 sight ['] [whose] [are] [they] [?] [oh] [!] [whose] [are] [they] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [.] ['] [how] [happy] [any] [man] [must] [be] [who] [is] [the] [master] [of] [such] [lovely] [creatures] [!] ['] [at] [this] [helga] [quite] [forgot] [the] [sheep] [and] [the] [cow] [.] ['] [a] [horse] [of] [my] [own] [!] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [stop] [one] [moment] [,] [and] [let] [me] [see] [which] [i] [will] [choose] [.] the [white] one [?] 1 the 3 one [no] [.] the chestnut [?] 1 the 2 chestnut [no] [.] i think , [after] [all] , [i] [like] [the] coal-black [one] [best] [,] with the little white star on his forehead [.] 1 i 3 , 2 think 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 10 coal-black 10 coal-black 14 with 14 with 18 star 15 the 18 star 16 little 18 star 17 white 18 star 18 star 19 on 19 on 21 forehead 20 his 21 forehead oh , do stop , just for a minute [.] ['] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 do 3 do 4 stop 4 stop 7 for 5 , 6 just 5 , 7 for 6 just 7 for 7 for 9 minute 8 a 9 minute but [hábogi] [would] not [stop] [or] [listen] [.] 1 but 4 not at length [hábogi] [drew] rein before a small house , very ugly and mean-looking , and that seemed on the point of tumbling to pieces [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 5 rein 5 rein 6 before 5 rein 9 house 5 rein 24 to 7 a 9 house 8 small 9 house 10 , 12 ugly 11 very 12 ugly 12 ugly 18 seemed 13 and 14 mean-looking 14 mean-looking 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 16 and 18 seemed 18 seemed 19 on 19 on 21 point 20 the 21 point 21 point 22 of 21 point 24 to 22 of 23 tumbling 24 to 25 pieces and , taking her arm , he led her up the steps [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 7 he 1 and 8 led 2 , 3 taking 3 taking 5 arm 3 taking 6 , 3 taking 7 he 4 her 5 arm 7 he 8 led 8 led 9 her 8 led 10 up 10 up 12 steps 11 the 12 steps but when she got inside , she stood [quite] [bewildered] at the beauty of all around her [.] 1 but 7 she 1 but 8 stood 2 when 3 she 2 when 4 got 2 when 6 , 2 when 7 she 3 she 4 got 4 got 5 inside 7 she 8 stood 8 stood 11 at 8 stood 16 around 11 at 13 beauty 12 the 13 beauty 13 beauty 14 of 14 of 15 all 15 all 16 around 16 around 17 her none of her friends owned such things [,] [not] [even] [the] [miller] [,] [who] [was] [the] [richest] [man] [she] [knew] [.] 1 none 2 of 1 none 4 friends 2 of 4 friends 3 her 4 friends 4 friends 5 owned 5 owned 7 things 6 such 7 things by that time the feast will be ready [.] ['] 1 by 3 time 1 by 7 be 2 that 3 time 4 the 5 feast 5 feast 6 will 6 will 7 be 7 be 8 ready helga had so much to think about , [that] the ride home appeared very short [.] 1 helga 2 had 2 had 4 much 2 had 5 to 2 had 6 think 3 so 4 much 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 about 6 think 12 home 6 think 13 appeared 7 about 8 , 10 the 12 home 11 ride 12 home 12 home 13 appeared 13 appeared 15 short 14 very 15 short and after they had given her some supper they begged her to tell them all she had done [.] 1 and 9 they 1 and 10 begged 2 after 3 they 2 after 5 given 2 after 9 they 3 they 4 had 4 had 5 given 5 given 6 her 5 given 8 supper 7 some 8 supper 9 they 10 begged 10 begged 11 her 10 begged 12 to 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 14 them 13 tell 15 all 13 tell 18 done 15 all 16 she 15 all 17 had 15 all 18 done 16 she 17 had but [helga] [only] [told] [them] [that] [they] [should] [see] for [themselves] [on] the third day , when they would come to her wedding [.] 1 but 10 for 1 but 16 , 1 but 18 they 10 for 14 third 13 the 14 third 15 day 16 , 16 , 17 when 18 they 19 would 19 would 20 come 20 come 21 to 21 to 23 wedding 22 her 23 wedding [ [illustration] : [the] [jealous] [sisters] [spell-bound] [in] [the] [ash-pit] []] 1 [ 3 : the next morning when they all awoke the ugly little tumble-down house had disappeared [,] [and] in [its] [place] [stood] a [splendid] palace [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 morning 3 morning 4 when 3 morning 13 had 4 when 5 they 4 when 7 awoke 5 they 7 awoke 6 all 7 awoke 7 awoke 12 house 8 the 12 house 9 ugly 12 house 10 little 12 house 11 tumble-down 12 house 13 had 14 disappeared 14 disappeared 17 in 17 in 23 palace 21 a 23 palace ['] [who] [is] [that] [?] ['] [they] [asked] [helga] [.] ['] [that] [is] [my] [hábogi] [,] ['] [said] [she] [.] [ [neuisländischen] [volksmärchen] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [how] [the] [little] [brother] [set] [free] [his] [big] [brothers] in a small hut , right in the middle of the forest , lived a man , his wife , three sons and a daughter [.] 1 in 4 hut 1 in 14 lived 2 a 3 small 2 a 4 hut 3 small 4 hut 4 hut 6 right 5 , 6 right 6 right 7 in 6 right 13 , 7 in 9 middle 8 the 9 middle 9 middle 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 forest 14 lived 23 and 15 a 16 man 16 man 17 , 17 , 19 wife 17 , 20 , 18 his 19 wife 20 , 22 sons 20 , 23 and 21 three 22 sons 23 and 25 daughter 24 a 25 daughter these had not gone far when their dogs scented a bear , and drove him out from the thicket [.] 1 these 2 had 2 had 3 not 2 had 4 gone 3 not 4 gone 4 gone 5 far 4 gone 6 when 6 when 8 dogs 6 when 13 and 7 their 8 dogs 8 dogs 13 and 9 scented 11 bear 9 scented 13 and 10 a 11 bear 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 drove 14 drove 15 him 14 drove 16 out 16 out 17 from 17 from 19 thicket 18 the 19 thicket the bear ran across a clearing , and the elder brother managed to place an arrow right in his head [.] 1 the 2 bear 2 bear 3 ran 2 bear 8 and 3 ran 4 across 5 a 6 clearing 6 clearing 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 brother 8 and 12 managed 9 the 11 brother 10 elder 11 brother 12 managed 13 to 12 managed 14 place 13 to 14 place 14 place 16 arrow 14 place 17 right 14 place 18 in 15 an 16 arrow 18 in 20 head 19 his 20 head they both took up the bear , and carried it towards home [,] [meeting] [the] [third] [at] [the] [spot] [where] [they] [had] [parted] [from] [him] [.] 1 they 8 and 2 both 3 took 3 took 4 up 3 took 6 bear 3 took 8 and 5 the 6 bear 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 carried 8 and 11 towards 9 carried 10 it 10 it 11 towards 11 towards 12 home when they reached home they threw the bear down on the floor of the hut [saying] , 1 when 2 they 1 when 3 reached 1 when 5 they 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 home 5 they 6 threw 6 threw 8 bear 7 the 8 bear 8 bear 9 down 9 down 10 on 10 on 12 floor 11 the 12 floor 12 floor 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 hut 15 hut 17 , ['] [father] [,] [here] [is] [a] [bear] [which] [we] [killed] [;] [now] [we] [can] [have] [some] [dinner] [.] ['] but [the] [father] , who was in a bad temper , only said : 1 but 4 , 1 but 11 , 4 , 6 was 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 in 7 in 10 temper 8 a 10 temper 9 bad 10 temper 11 , 13 said 12 only 13 said 13 said 14 : ['] [when] [i] [was] [a] [young] [man] [we] [used] [to] [get] [two] [bears] [in] [one] [day] [.] ['] [ [illustration] : [every] [time] [a] [bear] [was] [killed] [his] [shadow] [returned] [to] [the] [house] [of] [the] [great] [bear] [chief] []] 1 [ 3 : as they drew near the fork a bear suddenly ran out from behind a tree , and took the path on the right [.] 1 as 2 they 1 as 3 drew 1 as 8 bear 2 they 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 fork 5 the 6 fork 7 a 8 bear 8 bear 17 and 9 suddenly 10 ran 10 ran 11 out 10 ran 17 and 11 out 12 from 12 from 13 behind 13 behind 15 tree 14 a 15 tree 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 took 18 took 20 path 18 took 21 on 19 the 20 path 20 path 21 on 21 on 23 right 22 the 23 right but when they threw the two bears triumphantly on the floor of the hut their father hardly looked at them , and only said : 1 but 2 when 1 but 4 threw 3 they 4 threw 4 threw 7 bears 4 threw 8 triumphantly 4 threw 9 on 5 the 6 two 6 two 7 bears 9 on 11 floor 10 the 11 floor 11 floor 12 of 12 of 14 hut 13 the 14 hut 14 hut 16 father 14 hut 25 : 15 their 16 father 16 father 22 and 17 hardly 18 looked 18 looked 19 at 18 looked 22 and 19 at 20 them 21 , 22 and 22 and 24 said 23 only 24 said ['] [when] [i] [was] [a] [young] [man] [i] [used] [to] [get] [three] [bears] [in] [one] [day] [.] ['] now these bears were the servants of the great bear chief who lived in a high mountain a long way [off] [.] 1 now 3 bears 2 these 3 bears 3 bears 4 were 4 were 6 servants 4 were 14 in 4 were 20 way 5 the 6 servants 6 servants 7 of 7 of 11 chief 8 the 11 chief 9 great 10 bear 10 bear 11 chief 11 chief 12 who 11 chief 13 lived 12 who 13 lived 14 in 17 mountain 15 a 17 mountain 16 high 17 mountain 18 a 20 way 19 long 20 way the chief was furious at the number of bears the hunters had killed , and determined that he would find some way of destroying them [.] 1 the 2 chief 2 chief 3 was 3 was 4 furious 4 furious 5 at 4 furious 22 way 5 at 9 bears 6 the 7 number 7 number 8 of 7 number 9 bears 8 of 9 bears 9 bears 11 hunters 9 bears 20 find 10 the 11 hunters 11 hunters 12 had 12 had 15 and 13 killed 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 determined 16 determined 17 that 17 that 18 he 17 that 20 find 18 he 19 would 19 would 20 find 21 some 22 way 22 way 23 of 23 of 24 destroying 24 destroying 25 them so he called another of his servants [,] and said to him : 1 so 2 he 2 he 9 and 3 called 7 servants 3 called 9 and 4 another 5 of 4 another 7 servants 5 of 7 servants 6 his 7 servants 9 and 10 said 10 said 11 to 10 said 13 : 11 to 12 him the mountain will open to let you in , and the hunters will follow you [.] 1 the 2 mountain 2 mountain 3 will 3 will 4 open 4 open 5 to 5 to 10 and 6 let 7 you 6 let 8 in 6 let 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 follow 11 the 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 will 13 will 14 follow 14 follow 15 you then [i] [shall] have [them] [in] my power , and be [able] to revenge [myself] [.] ['] 1 then 4 have 4 have 11 be 4 have 13 to 7 my 8 power 8 power 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 be 13 to 14 revenge the servant bowed low , and started at once for the fork , where he hid himself in the bushes [.] 1 the 2 servant 2 servant 6 and 3 bowed 6 and 4 low 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 started 6 and 9 once 6 and 10 for 8 at 9 once 10 for 12 fork 11 the 12 fork 12 fork 14 where 13 , 14 where 14 where 15 he 14 where 16 hid 15 he 16 hid 16 hid 17 himself 16 hid 18 in 18 in 20 bushes 19 the 20 bushes by-and-by the boys came in sight , but this time there were only two of them , as the youngest had stayed at home [.] 1 by-and-by 3 boys 1 by-and-by 4 came 1 by-and-by 21 had 2 the 3 boys 3 boys 4 came 4 came 5 in 4 came 18 as 5 in 6 sight 6 sight 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 time 8 but 17 , 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 there 10 time 12 were 11 there 12 were 12 were 13 only 12 were 14 two 14 two 15 of 15 of 16 them 18 as 20 youngest 19 the 20 youngest 21 had 22 stayed 22 stayed 23 at 23 at 24 home without thinking that they had nothing to defend themselves with , should the bear turn and attack them [,] [the] [boys] [gave] [chase] [.] 1 without 2 thinking 1 without 11 , 1 without 12 should 2 thinking 3 that 2 thinking 10 with 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 nothing 5 had 7 to 7 to 8 defend 8 defend 9 themselves 8 defend 10 with 12 should 14 bear 12 should 16 and 13 the 14 bear 15 turn 16 and 16 and 17 attack 17 attack 18 them ['] [why] [are] [you] [trying] [to] [kill] [all] [my] [servants] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [chief] [.] ['] [look] [round] [and] [see] [their] [shades] [,] [with] [arrows] [sticking] [in] [them] [.] it was [i] who [told] [the] [bear] [to-day] [how] [he] was [to] lure [you] into my power [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 who 4 who 11 was 11 was 13 lure 13 lure 15 into 15 into 17 power 16 my 17 power i shall take care that you shall not hurt my people any more , because you will become a bear yourself [.] ['] 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 take 3 take 4 care 4 care 5 that 4 care 9 hurt 5 that 9 hurt 6 you 7 shall 7 shall 8 not 8 not 9 hurt 9 hurt 11 people 9 hurt 13 more 9 hurt 15 because 10 my 11 people 12 any 13 more 14 , 15 because 15 because 16 you 15 because 18 become 16 you 17 will 17 will 18 become 18 become 20 bear 18 become 21 yourself 19 a 20 bear why don't you shoot him [?] ['] 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 shoot 4 shoot 5 him and , [without] waiting for a reply [,] pressed forward to drive his arrow into the heart of the bear [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 4 waiting 1 and 9 pressed 4 waiting 5 for 4 waiting 9 pressed 5 for 7 reply 6 a 7 reply 9 pressed 10 forward 9 pressed 11 to 11 to 12 drive 12 drive 14 arrow 12 drive 15 into 13 his 14 arrow 14 arrow 15 into 15 into 17 heart 16 the 17 heart 17 heart 18 of 18 of 20 bear 19 the 20 bear but the elder one caught his raised arm , and whispered [:] ['] [be] [quiet] [!] [can't] [you] [tell] [where] [you] [are] [?] ['] 1 but 3 elder 1 but 4 one 2 the 3 elder 4 one 10 and 5 caught 8 arm 5 caught 10 and 6 his 8 arm 7 raised 8 arm 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 whispered then the boy looked up and saw the angry bears about him [.] 1 then 3 boy 2 the 3 boy 3 boy 6 and 4 looked 5 up 4 looked 6 and 6 and 7 saw 7 saw 10 bears 7 saw 11 about 8 the 10 bears 9 angry 10 bears 10 bears 11 about 11 about 12 him in an instant the transformation took place , and two creatures , neither beast nor human , stood before the chief [.] 1 in 3 instant 1 in 5 transformation 2 an 3 instant 4 the 5 transformation 5 transformation 17 , 6 took 15 nor 6 took 17 , 7 place 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 creatures 9 and 12 , 10 two 11 creatures 12 , 14 beast 12 , 15 nor 13 neither 14 beast 15 nor 16 human 17 , 18 stood 17 , 19 before 19 before 21 chief 20 the 21 chief [ [illustration] : [how] [the] [boys] [were] [half] [turned] [into] [bears] []] 1 [ 3 : so [,] [slipping] [on] [her] [snow-shoes] [,] she started on [her] [way] [.] 1 so 8 she 1 so 10 on 8 she 9 started very soon all the food in the house was [eaten] [,] and he knew he would have to go out and hunt for more [.] 1 very 2 soon 2 soon 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 food 3 all 9 was 4 the 5 food 5 food 6 in 6 in 8 house 7 the 8 house 9 was 12 and 12 and 14 knew 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 he 14 knew 17 have 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 to 17 have 21 and 18 to 21 and 19 go 20 out 19 go 21 and 21 and 22 hunt 22 hunt 23 for 23 for 24 more besides , he wished to seek for his parents [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 he 3 he 4 wished 4 wished 5 to 4 wished 6 seek 5 to 6 seek 6 seek 7 for 6 seek 9 parents 7 for 8 his then he cut himself some arrows , each from a different tree , and winged with the feathers of four different birds [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 14 and 3 cut 4 himself 3 cut 6 arrows 3 cut 14 and 5 some 6 arrows 6 arrows 8 each 7 , 8 each 8 each 9 from 8 each 13 , 9 from 12 tree 10 a 12 tree 11 different 12 tree 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 winged 14 and 16 with 16 with 18 feathers 17 the 18 feathers 18 feathers 19 of 19 of 22 birds 20 four 22 birds 21 different 22 birds he then made himself a bow , very light and strong , and got down his snow-shoes [.] 1 he 13 and 2 then 3 made 3 made 4 himself 3 made 6 bow 3 made 13 and 5 a 6 bow 6 bow 10 and 7 , 10 and 8 very 9 light 9 light 10 and 10 and 11 strong 10 and 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 got 14 got 15 down 14 got 17 snow-shoes 16 his 17 snow-shoes after he had followed the trail for a great distance he grew very tired , and sat upon the branch of a tree to rest [.] 1 after 2 he 1 after 4 followed 1 after 11 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 followed 4 followed 6 trail 4 followed 7 for 5 the 6 trail 6 trail 7 for 7 for 10 distance 8 a 9 great 8 a 10 distance 9 great 10 distance 11 he 16 and 12 grew 14 tired 12 grew 16 and 13 very 14 tired 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 sat 17 sat 18 upon 17 sat 24 to 18 upon 20 branch 19 the 20 branch 20 branch 21 of 20 branch 24 to 21 of 23 tree 22 a 23 tree 24 to 25 rest when the strap was firm again the boy spoke to his snow-shoes and said : 1 when 3 strap 1 when 4 was 1 when 8 boy 2 the 3 strap 3 strap 4 was 4 was 5 firm 5 firm 6 again 7 the 8 boy 8 boy 13 and 9 spoke 10 to 9 spoke 13 and 10 to 12 snow-shoes 11 his 12 snow-shoes 13 and 14 said 14 said 15 : and the snow-shoes sang in [answer] that they would run like the wind [.] 1 and 3 snow-shoes 1 and 4 sang 2 the 3 snow-shoes 3 snow-shoes 4 sang 4 sang 7 that 5 in 7 that 7 that 8 they 7 that 10 run 8 they 9 would 9 would 10 run 10 run 11 like 11 like 13 wind 12 the 13 wind ['] [let] [my] [dog] [out] [at] [once] [,] [bear] [chief] [!] ['] [cried] [he] [.] ['] [if] [you] [do] [not] [,] [i] [shall] [destroy] [your] [palace] [.] ['] but the bear chief only laughed , and said nothing [.] 1 but 4 chief 2 the 4 chief 3 bear 4 chief 4 chief 8 and 5 only 6 laughed 6 laughed 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 said 9 said 10 nothing ['] [but] [how] [am] [i] [to] [help] [you] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [little] [brother] [,] [almost] [weeping] [.] ['] [i] [can] [kill] [people] [,] [and] [destroy] [trees] [and] [mountains] [,] [but] [i] [have] [no] [power] [over] [men] [.] ['] and the two elder brothers came up and put their paws on his shoulders , and they all three wept together [.] 1 and 5 brothers 1 and 20 wept 2 the 3 two 3 two 5 brothers 4 elder 5 brothers 5 brothers 8 and 5 brothers 20 wept 6 came 7 up 6 came 8 and 8 and 9 put 8 and 19 three 9 put 11 paws 9 put 12 on 10 their 11 paws 12 on 15 , 13 his 14 shoulders 14 shoulders 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 they 18 all 19 three 20 wept 21 together the heart of the [bear] chief ['s] [sister] was moved when she saw their misery , and she came gently up behind , and whispered [:] 1 the 2 heart 2 heart 3 of 3 of 6 chief 4 the 6 chief 6 chief 17 and 9 was 10 moved 9 was 17 and 10 moved 11 when 11 when 12 she 11 when 13 saw 12 she 13 saw 14 their 15 misery 15 misery 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 24 and 18 she 24 and 19 came 20 gently 19 came 21 up 19 came 24 and 21 up 22 behind 23 , 24 and 24 and 25 whispered ['] [little] [boy] [,] [gather] [some] [moss] [from] [the] [spring] [over] [there] [,] [and] [let] [your] [brothers] [smell] [it] [.] ['] then the bear-skin fell away from [them] , and they stood upright once more [.] 1 then 3 bear-skin 2 the 3 bear-skin 3 bear-skin 4 fell 4 fell 5 away 4 fell 6 from 6 from 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 9 and 11 stood 10 they 11 stood 11 stood 12 upright 12 upright 13 once 12 upright 14 more [ [from] [the] [bureau] of [ethnology] , [u.s] [.] []] 1 [ 5 of 5 of 7 , [the] [sacred] [milk] [of] [koumongoé] ['] [thakané] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] ['] [i] [am] [thirsty] [.] give me [a] [drink] [from] [the] [tree] [koumongoé] [,] [which] [has] [the] [best] [milk] [in] [the] [world] [.] ['] 1 give 2 me ['] [oh] [,] [koané] [,] ['] [cried] [his] [sister] [,] ['] [you] [know] [that] [we] [are] [forbidden] [to] [touch] [that] [tree] [.] what would father say when he came home [?] 1 what 2 would 1 what 4 say 2 would 3 father 2 would 4 say 4 say 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 came 6 he 7 came 7 came 8 home for he would be sure to know [.] ['] 1 for 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 6 to 6 to 7 know ['] [nonsense] [,] ['] [replied] [koané] [,] ['] [there] [is] [so] [much] [milk] [in] [koumongoé] [that] [he] [will] [never] [miss] [a] [little] [.] if you won't give it to [me] , [i] [sha'n't] [take] [the] [cattle] [out] [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 won't 1 if 8 , 2 you 3 won't 4 give 5 it 5 it 6 to 6 to 8 , they will just have to stay all day in the hut , and you know [that] they will [starve] [.] ['] 1 they 13 and 2 will 4 have 2 will 13 and 3 just 4 have 4 have 5 to 4 have 6 stay 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 8 day 6 stay 9 in 7 all 8 day 9 in 11 hut 10 the 11 hut 12 , 13 and 13 and 18 will 14 you 15 know 15 know 17 they 17 they 18 will and he turned from her in a rage , and sat down in the corner [.] 1 and 10 and 2 he 10 and 3 turned 4 from 3 turned 6 in 3 turned 10 and 4 from 5 her 7 a 8 rage 8 rage 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 sat 10 and 12 down 10 and 13 in 13 in 15 corner 14 the 15 corner after [a] [while] [thakané] [said] [to] [him] [:] ['] [it] [is] [getting] [hot] , [had] you [not] [better] [drive] [out] [the] [cattle] [now] [?] ['] 1 after 14 , 1 after 16 you but [koané] [only] [answered] [sulkily] [:] ['] [i] [told] you [i] am [not] going to drive them out at all [.] 1 but 10 you 1 but 12 am 12 am 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 them 16 drive 18 out 18 out 19 at 19 at 20 all [if] [i] [have] [to] [do] [without] [milk] [,] [they] [shall] [do] [without] [grass] [.] ['] thakané did not know what to do [.] 1 thakané 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 know 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 what 4 know 6 to 6 to 7 do ['] [here] [is] [the] [milk] [you] [wanted] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] [going] [up] [to] [koané] [,] [who] [was] [still] [sulking] [in] [his] [corner] [.] ['] [what] [is] [the] [use] [of] [that] [?] ['] [grumbled] [koané] [;] ['] [why] [,] [there] [is] [not] [enough] [to] [drown] [a] [fly] [.] go and get me three times as much [!] ['] 1 go 2 and 2 and 3 get 3 get 4 me 3 get 8 much 5 three 6 times 6 times 7 as 7 as 8 much trembling with fright [,] [thakané] returned to the tree , and struck [it] a sharp blow with the axe [.] 1 trembling 2 with 1 trembling 11 and 2 with 3 fright 6 returned 7 to 6 returned 11 and 7 to 9 tree 8 the 9 tree 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 struck 12 struck 16 blow 12 struck 17 with 14 a 15 sharp 14 a 16 blow 15 sharp 16 blow 16 blow 17 with 17 with 19 axe 18 the 19 axe in an instant there poured forth such a stream of milk that it ran like a river into the hut [.] 1 in 3 instant 1 in 15 like 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 4 there 3 instant 5 poured 5 poured 6 forth 5 poured 9 stream 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 stream 9 stream 10 of 10 of 11 milk 11 milk 12 that 11 milk 14 ran 12 that 13 it 12 that 14 ran 13 it 14 ran 15 like 17 river 15 like 18 into 16 a 17 river 17 river 18 into 18 into 20 hut 19 the 20 hut ['] [koané] [!] koané [!] ['] [cried] [she] , ['] come and help me to plug up the hole [.] 1 koané 6 , 6 , 9 and 8 come 9 and 9 and 10 help 10 help 11 me 10 help 12 to 10 help 13 plug 12 to 13 plug 13 plug 14 up 13 plug 16 hole 15 the 16 hole there will be no milk left for our father and mother [.] ['] 1 there 2 will 2 will 3 be 2 will 10 and 3 be 5 milk 4 no 5 milk 5 milk 6 left 6 left 7 for 7 for 9 father 8 our 9 father 10 and 11 mother the man saw the white stream a long way off , and guessed what had happened [.] 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 saw 3 saw 6 stream 3 saw 9 way 3 saw 12 and 4 the 6 stream 5 white 6 stream 7 a 9 way 8 long 9 way 10 off 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 guessed 12 and 14 what 14 what 15 had 15 had 16 happened that is some mischief of the children 's [,] [i] [am] [sure] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 mischief 3 some 4 mischief 4 mischief 5 of 5 of 8 's 6 the 7 children 7 children 8 's i must go home and find out what is the matter [.] ['] 1 i 5 and 2 must 3 go 2 must 5 and 3 go 4 home 5 and 7 out 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 9 is 9 is 11 matter 10 the 11 matter and they both threw down their hoes and hurried to the side [of] [koumongoé] [.] 1 and 8 and 2 they 8 and 3 both 4 threw 4 threw 5 down 4 threw 7 hoes 4 threw 8 and 6 their 7 hoes 8 and 9 hurried 8 and 10 to 10 to 12 side 11 the 12 side kneeling on the grass , the man and his wife made a cup of their hands and drank the milk from it [.] 1 kneeling 2 on 1 kneeling 17 and 2 on 8 and 3 the 4 grass 4 grass 5 , 5 , 7 man 5 , 8 and 6 the 7 man 8 and 10 wife 9 his 10 wife 11 made 16 hands 11 made 17 and 12 a 13 cup 13 cup 14 of 13 cup 16 hands 14 of 16 hands 15 their 16 hands 17 and 18 drank 18 drank 20 milk 18 drank 21 from 19 the 20 milk 21 from 22 it and [no] [sooner] [had] [they] [done] [this] , than [koumongoé] flowed [back] [again] up the hill , and [entered] the hut [.] 1 and 8 , 1 and 11 flowed 1 and 17 , 8 , 9 than 11 flowed 14 up 14 up 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 hut 20 the 21 hut why [did] [koumongoé] come to [us] [in] the fields [instead] of staying in the [garden] [?] ['] 1 why 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 9 fields 8 the 9 fields 9 fields 11 of 9 fields 13 in 11 of 12 staying 13 in 14 the ['] [it] [was] [koané] ['s] [fault] [,] ['] [answered] [thakané] [.] ['] [he] [would] [not] [take] [the] [cattle] [to] [feed] [until] [he] [drank] [some] [of] [the] [milk] [from] [koumongoé] [.] so , [as] [i] [did] [not] know what else to do [,] [i] [gave] [it] to him [.] ['] 1 so 2 , 2 , 11 do 7 know 8 what 8 what 9 else 8 what 10 to 8 what 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 16 to 16 to 17 him the father listened to [thakané] ['s] [words] , but made no answer [.] 1 the 2 father 2 father 9 but 3 listened 9 but 4 to 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 made 10 made 12 answer 11 no 12 answer instead , he went outside and brought in two sheepskins , which he stained red and sent for a blacksmith to forge some iron rings [.] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 3 he 6 and 4 went 5 outside 4 went 6 and 6 and 7 brought 6 and 8 in 8 in 10 sheepskins 9 two 10 sheepskins 10 sheepskins 12 which 11 , 12 which 12 which 17 sent 13 he 16 and 14 stained 15 red 14 stained 16 and 16 and 17 sent 17 sent 18 for 17 sent 21 to 18 for 20 blacksmith 19 a 20 blacksmith 21 to 22 forge 22 forge 25 rings 23 some 25 rings 24 iron 25 rings the rings were [then] [passed] [over] [thakané] ['s] [arms] and [legs] and [neck] , and the skins fastened on her before and behind [.] 1 the 2 rings 2 rings 10 and 3 were 10 and 10 and 18 fastened 12 and 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 skins 16 the 17 skins 17 skins 18 fastened 18 fastened 19 on 18 fastened 22 and 19 on 20 her 21 before 22 and 22 and 23 behind when all was ready , the man sent for his servants and said : 1 when 2 all 1 when 3 was 1 when 5 , 1 when 7 man 2 all 3 was 3 was 4 ready 6 the 7 man 7 man 12 and 8 sent 9 for 8 sent 12 and 9 for 11 servants 10 his 11 servants 12 and 13 said 13 said 14 : ['] [i] [am] [going] [to] [get] [rid] [of] [thakané] [.] ['] ['] [get] [rid] [of] [your] [only] [daughter] [?] ['] [they] [answered] [,] [in] [surprise] [.] ['] [but] [why] [?] ['] ['] [because] [she] [has] [eaten] [what] [she] [ought] [not] [to] [have] [eaten] [.] she has touched the sacred tree which belongs to her mother and me alone [.] ['] 1 she 2 has 2 has 3 touched 3 touched 6 tree 4 the 6 tree 5 sacred 6 tree 6 tree 7 which 6 tree 8 belongs 7 which 8 belongs 8 belongs 9 to 8 belongs 14 alone 9 to 12 and 10 her 11 mother 11 mother 12 and 12 and 13 me why do you give to the ogre [your] [child] , [so] [fair] , so [fair] [?] 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 10 , 3 you 4 give 4 give 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 ogre 10 , 13 , 13 , 14 so ['] [you] [had] [better] [ask] [her] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [man] [,] ['] [she] [is] [old] [enough] [to] [give] [you] [an] [answer] [.] ['] then , in [her] [turn] , [thakané] [sang] [:] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 6 , [ [illustration] [:] ['] [why] [do] [you] [give] [to] [the] [ogre] [your] [child] , [so] [fair] , [so] [fair] [?] ['] []] 1 [ 14 , 1 [ 17 , by-and-by they met with a troop of great deer , called elands , and they stopped when they saw [thakané] and sang : 1 by-and-by 2 they 1 by-and-by 3 met 1 by-and-by 23 : 2 they 3 met 3 met 4 with 3 met 17 when 4 with 14 and 5 a 6 troop 6 troop 7 of 6 troop 14 and 7 of 9 deer 8 great 9 deer 9 deer 11 called 10 , 11 called 11 called 12 elands 11 called 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 14 and 16 stopped 17 when 18 they 17 when 21 and 18 they 21 and 19 saw 21 and 21 and 22 sang why do you give to the ogre [your] [child] , [so] [fair] , so [fair] [?] 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 10 , 3 you 4 give 4 give 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 ogre 10 , 13 , 13 , 14 so ['] [you] [had] [better] [ask] [her] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [man] [,] ['] [she] [is] [old] [enough] [to] [give] [you] [an] [answer] [.] ['] then , in [her] [turn] , [thakané] [sang] [:] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 6 , and [the] [elands] all [cried] [:] ['] [wretched] [man] [!] [it] is [you] [whom] the ogre [should] eat , and not your beautiful daughter [.] ['] 1 and 4 all 4 all 12 is 12 is 20 and 15 the 16 ogre 16 ogre 20 and 18 eat 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 not 20 and 24 daughter 22 your 24 daughter 23 beautiful 24 daughter crossing the plain , the girl and her father passed a herd of gazelles feeding [.] 1 crossing 3 plain 1 crossing 4 , 1 crossing 7 and 2 the 3 plain 5 the 6 girl 6 girl 7 and 7 and 9 father 7 and 10 passed 8 her 9 father 10 passed 14 gazelles 11 a 12 herd 12 herd 13 of 12 herd 14 gazelles 13 of 14 gazelles 14 gazelles 15 feeding they lifted their heads , wondering who was out so early , and when they caught sight of [thakané] , [they] [sang] : 1 they 2 lifted 2 lifted 4 heads 2 lifted 6 wondering 3 their 4 heads 5 , 6 wondering 6 wondering 7 who 6 wondering 12 , 7 who 8 was 8 was 9 out 9 out 11 early 10 so 11 early 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 when 13 and 23 : 14 when 15 they 14 when 16 caught 14 when 23 : 15 they 16 caught 16 caught 17 sight 17 sight 18 of 18 of 20 , why do you give to the ogre [your] [child] , [so] [fair] , so [fair] [?] 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 10 , 3 you 4 give 4 give 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 ogre 10 , 13 , 13 , 14 so ['] [you] [had] [better] [ask] [her] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [man] [,] ['] [she] [is] [old] [enough] [to] [answer] [for] [herself] [.] ['] then , in [her] [turn] , [thakané] [sang] [:] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 6 , and [the] [gazelles] all [cried] [:] ['] [wretched] [man] [!] [it] is [you] [whom] the ogre [should] eat , and not your beautiful daughter [.] ['] 1 and 4 all 4 all 12 is 12 is 20 and 15 the 16 ogre 16 ogre 20 and 18 eat 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 not 20 and 24 daughter 22 your 24 daughter 23 beautiful 24 daughter at last they arrived at the village [where] [the] [ogre] [lived] [,] and they went straight to his hut [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 they 3 they 13 and 4 arrived 5 at 4 arrived 13 and 5 at 7 village 6 the 7 village 13 and 15 went 14 they 15 went 15 went 16 straight 15 went 17 to 17 to 19 hut 18 his 19 hut after that the servant returned [to] [masilo] and related all that had happened [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 4 servant 3 the 4 servant 4 servant 8 and 4 servant 12 had 5 returned 8 and 8 and 9 related 8 and 11 that 9 related 10 all 12 had 13 happened now [masilo] [had] [fallen] [in] [love] [with] [thakané] [the] [moment] he saw her [.] 1 now 11 he 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 13 her after some time a baby was born to [her] , and [thakané] thought it was the most beautiful baby that ever was seen [.] 1 after 3 time 1 after 5 baby 2 some 3 time 4 a 5 baby 5 baby 6 was 6 was 7 born 7 born 8 to 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 thought 13 thought 14 it 13 thought 15 was 14 it 15 was 15 was 19 baby 15 was 20 that 15 was 22 was 16 the 19 baby 17 most 18 beautiful 18 beautiful 19 baby 20 that 22 was 21 ever 22 was 22 was 23 seen but when her mother-in-law saw it was a girl , she wrung her hands and wept [,] [saying] [:] 1 but 15 and 2 when 4 mother-in-law 2 when 5 saw 2 when 10 , 2 when 11 she 3 her 4 mother-in-law 4 mother-in-law 5 saw 5 saw 6 it 5 saw 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 9 girl 8 a 9 girl 11 she 15 and 12 wrung 14 hands 12 wrung 15 and 13 her 14 hands 15 and 16 wept ['] [o] [miserable] [mother] [!] miserable child [!] 1 miserable 2 child alas for you ! why were you not a boy [!] ['] 1 alas 2 for 1 alas 4 ! 1 alas 5 why 2 for 3 you 5 why 6 were 6 were 7 you 6 were 8 not 6 were 10 boy 9 a 10 boy then [thakané] [clasped] [the] [baby] [tightly] [in] [her] [arms] , and [cried] [:] 1 then 10 , 10 , 11 and ['] [but] [it] [is] [not] [the] [custom] [in] [my] [country] [!] there , when children die , they are buried in the earth [.] 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 when 3 when 4 children 3 when 5 die 3 when 6 , 3 when 7 they 4 children 5 die 7 they 8 are 8 are 9 buried 9 buried 10 in 10 in 12 earth 11 the 12 earth no one shall take my baby from me [.] ['] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 shall 3 shall 4 take 4 take 6 baby 4 take 7 from 5 my 6 baby 6 baby 7 from 7 from 8 me here , hidden from everyone , she sat down on a stone and began to think what she should do to save her child [.] 1 here 7 she 2 , 3 hidden 3 hidden 4 from 3 hidden 6 , 3 hidden 7 she 4 from 5 everyone 7 she 13 and 8 sat 9 down 8 sat 13 and 9 down 10 on 10 on 12 stone 11 a 12 stone 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 to 14 began 16 think 15 to 16 think 16 think 17 what 16 think 21 to 17 what 18 she 17 what 20 do 18 she 19 should 19 should 20 do 21 to 22 save 22 save 24 child 23 her 24 child suddenly she heard a rustling among the willows , and an old woman appeared before her [.] 1 suddenly 2 she 2 she 3 heard 3 heard 13 woman 3 heard 14 appeared 4 a 13 woman 5 rustling 10 and 6 among 7 the 7 the 8 willows 8 willows 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 old 10 and 13 woman 11 an 12 old 13 woman 14 appeared 14 appeared 15 before 15 before 16 her ['] [what] [are] [you] [crying] [for] [,] [my] [dear] [?] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [what] [you] [say] [is] [true] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [old] [woman] [.] ['] [give] [me] [your] [child] [,] [and] [let] [me] [take] [care] [of] [it] [.] and if you will fix [a] [day] to meet me here [i] [will] [bring] [the] [baby] [.] ['] 1 and 3 you 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 fix 5 fix 8 to 8 to 9 meet 9 meet 10 me 9 meet 11 here then [thakané] [dried] [her] [eyes] , and [gladly] [accepted] [the] [old] [woman] 's offer [.] 1 then 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 's 13 's 14 offer on the appointed day [,] [thakané] [slipped] [out] [when] [everybody] [was] [busy] [,] and [ran] [down] [the] [path] [that] [led] [to] [the] [lake] [.] 1 on 4 day 1 on 14 and 2 the 4 day 3 appointed 4 day as soon as she got there , she crouched down among the willows , and sang softly : 1 as 2 soon 1 as 8 she 1 as 15 and 1 as 18 : 3 as 4 she 3 as 5 got 3 as 7 , 3 as 8 she 4 she 5 got 5 got 6 there 8 she 15 and 9 crouched 10 down 9 crouched 15 and 11 among 12 the 12 the 13 willows 13 willows 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 sang 17 softly 18 : bring to [me] [dilah] , [dilah] [the] [rejected] [one] , [dilah] , [whom] [her] father [masilo] [cast] [out] [!] 1 bring 2 to 2 to 5 , 5 , 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 15 father and in a moment the old woman appeared [holding] [the] baby in her arms [.] 1 and 7 woman 1 and 8 appeared 2 in 4 moment 2 in 7 woman 3 a 4 moment 5 the 7 woman 6 old 7 woman 7 woman 8 appeared 8 appeared 11 baby 11 baby 12 in 12 in 14 arms 13 her 14 arms we have been deceived , for we all thought she was dead [.] ['] 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 deceived 4 deceived 6 for 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 we 7 we 9 thought 8 all 9 thought 9 thought 10 she 9 thought 11 was 10 she 11 was 11 was 12 dead ['] [but] [what] [shall] [we] [do] [now] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] [ [illustration] : ['] [bring] [to] [me] [dilah] [,] [dilah] [the] [rejected] [one] ['] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [well] [,] [you] [can] [go] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] but he ran down quickly by another path , and got there first , and hid himself in the bushes [.] 1 but 10 and 2 he 10 and 3 ran 4 down 3 ran 10 and 4 down 5 quickly 4 down 6 by 6 by 8 path 7 another 8 path 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 and 10 and 17 himself 10 and 18 in 11 got 15 and 12 there 13 first 13 first 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 hid 18 in 20 bushes 19 the 20 bushes an instant [later] , [thakané] [arrived] [,] and standing on the bank , she sang : 1 an 2 instant 2 instant 4 , 4 , 8 and 8 and 9 standing 8 and 16 : 9 standing 10 on 9 standing 16 : 10 on 12 bank 11 the 12 bank 13 , 15 sang 14 she 15 sang 15 sang 16 : bring to [me] [dilah] , [dilah] [the] [rejected] [one] , [dilah] , [whom] [her] father [masilo] [cast] [out] [!] 1 bring 2 to 2 to 5 , 5 , 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 15 father then the old woman came out of the water , holding the girl , now tall and slender , by the hand [.] 1 then 4 woman 2 the 4 woman 3 old 4 woman 4 woman 5 came 5 came 7 of 5 came 20 by 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 water 8 the 9 water 9 water 11 holding 9 water 17 and 10 , 11 holding 11 holding 13 girl 11 holding 14 , 12 the 13 girl 14 , 15 now 14 , 17 and 16 tall 17 and 17 and 18 slender 17 and 19 , 20 by 22 hand 21 the 22 hand the old woman , however , seemed uneasy , and said [to] [thakané] : ['] [i] [feel] [as] [if] [someone] [was] [watching] [us] [.] 1 the 3 woman 2 old 3 woman 3 woman 10 and 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 5 however 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 uneasy 7 seemed 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 said 11 said 14 : after [they] [had] [gone] , [thakané] [returned] to the village [,] [which] [masilo] [had] [managed] [to] reach [before] [her] [.] 1 after 5 , 1 after 17 reach 5 , 8 to 8 to 10 village 9 the 10 village ['] [my] [head] [aches] [,] ['] [he] [answered] [;] ['] [it] [aches] [very] [badly] [.] ['] and his mother passed on , and left him alone [.] 1 and 2 his 1 and 7 and 3 mother 7 and 4 passed 5 on 4 passed 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 left 8 left 9 him 8 left 10 alone instead , she lives at the bottom of the lake , and has now grown into a young woman [.] ['] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 she 3 she 12 and 4 lives 5 at 4 lives 12 and 5 at 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 lake 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 has 13 has 15 grown 14 now 15 grown 15 grown 16 into 16 into 19 woman 17 a 18 young 17 a 19 woman 18 young 19 woman ['] [i] [don't] [know] [what] [you] [are] [talking] [about] [,] ['] [replied] [thakané] [.] ['] [i] [buried] [my] [child] [under] [the] [sand] [on] [the] [beach] [.] ['] ['] [what] [am] [i] [to] [do] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [,] [when] [,] [after] [clapping] [her] [hands] [,] [the] [old] [woman] [appeared] [before] [her] [.] ['] [yesterday] [masilo] [beheld] [dilah] [,] [and] [ever] [since] [he] [has] [entreated] [me] [to] [give] [him] [back] [his] [daughter] [.] ['] ['] [if] [i] [let] [her] [go] [he] [must] [pay] [me] [a] [thousand] [head] [of] [cattle] [in] [exchange] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [old] [woman] [.] and [thakané] [carried] her [answer] [back] [to] [masilo] [.] 1 and 4 her ['] [why] [,] [i] [would] [gladly] [give] [her] [two] [thousand] [!] ['] [cried] [he] [,] ['] [for] [she] [has] [saved] [my] [daughter] [.] ['] and he bade messengers hasten to all the neighbouring villages , and tell his people to send him at once all the cattle he possessed [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 bade 2 he 3 bade 3 bade 4 messengers 3 bade 12 and 5 hasten 6 to 5 hasten 12 and 6 to 7 all 8 the 9 neighbouring 8 the 10 villages 10 villages 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 tell 12 and 21 all 13 tell 15 people 13 tell 16 to 13 tell 17 send 14 his 15 people 16 to 17 send 17 send 18 him 17 send 20 once 19 at 20 once 21 all 22 the 22 the 23 cattle 23 cattle 25 possessed 24 he 25 possessed then [thakané] stepped [forward] [in] [front] [of] [the] [cattle] [and] [sang] [:] 1 then 3 stepped bring to [me] [dilah] , [dilah] [the] [rejected] [one] , [dilah] , [whom] [her] father [masilo] [cast] [out] [!] 1 bring 2 to 2 to 5 , 5 , 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 15 father [ [contes] [populaires] des [bassoutos] [.] []] 1 [ 4 des [the] [wicked] [wolverine] one day a wolverine was out walking on the hillside , when , on turning a corner , he suddenly saw a large rock [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 4 wolverine 3 a 4 wolverine 4 wolverine 5 was 5 was 6 out 5 was 7 walking 7 walking 8 on 7 walking 14 on 8 on 11 , 9 the 10 hillside 10 hillside 11 , 11 , 12 when 13 , 14 on 14 on 15 turning 14 on 18 , 15 turning 17 corner 16 a 17 corner 18 , 19 he 18 , 21 saw 19 he 21 saw 20 suddenly 21 saw 21 saw 24 rock 22 a 23 large 22 a 24 rock 23 large 24 rock ['] [no] [,] [certainly] [not] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [rock] [;] ['] [i] [don't] [know] [how] [to] [walk] [.] ['] ['] [but] [i] [saw] [you] [walking] [,] ['] [continued] [the] [wolverine] [.] ['] [i] [am] [afraid] [that] [you] [were] [not] [taught] [to] [speak] [the] [truth] [,] ['] [retorted] [the] [rock] [.] ['] [i] [can't] [walk] [,] [but] [i] [can] [roll] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [rock] [.] the rock stopped at once [,] [but] [there] [came] [a] [shriek] [from] [the] [wolverine] [:] 1 the 2 rock 2 rock 3 stopped 3 stopped 5 once 4 at 5 once ['] [get] [off] [,] [get] [off] [!] [can't] [you] [see] [that] [you] [are] [on] [my] [legs] [?] ['] [ [illustration] : [all] [the] [animals] [try] [to] [get] [the] [rock] [off] [wolverine's] [legs] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [why] [did] [you] [not] [leave] [me] [alone] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [rock] [.] ['] [i] [did] [not] [want] [to] [move] [i] [hate] [moving] [.] but you would have it , and [i] certainly sha'n't move [now] [till] [i] [am] [forced] [to] [.] ['] 1 but 2 you 1 but 11 move 2 you 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 7 and 5 it 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 certainly 7 and 10 sha'n't ['] [i] [will] [call] [my] [brothers] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [wolverine] [.] ['] [there] [are] [many] [of] [them] [in] [the] [forest] [,] [and] [you] [will] [soon] [see] [that] [they] [are] [stronger] [than] [you] [.] ['] of [course] [i] [thought] [i] [could] [run] [the] [fastest] [;] but [i] [tripped] , and it rolled on me [.] 1 of 14 , 11 but 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 it 15 and 17 rolled 16 it 17 rolled 17 rolled 18 on 18 on 19 me it was just an accident [.] ['] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 5 accident 4 an 5 accident and he called loudly to the lightning to come and help him as quickly as possible [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 called 2 he 3 called 3 called 4 loudly 3 called 5 to 3 called 8 to 5 to 7 lightning 6 the 7 lightning 8 to 9 come 9 come 10 and 10 and 11 help 11 help 12 him 11 help 14 quickly 11 help 15 as 13 as 14 quickly 15 as 16 possible ['] [that] [was] [rather] [clumsy] [of] [you] [,] ['] [said] [he] [,] [standing] [up] [naked] [in] [his] [flesh] [.] ['] [surely] [you] [could] [have] [split] [the] [rock] [without] [tearing] [my] [coat] [to] [bits] [!] ['] and he stooped down to pick up the pieces [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 stooped 3 stooped 4 down 3 stooped 5 to 5 to 6 pick 6 pick 7 up 6 pick 9 pieces 8 the 9 pieces ['] [will] [you] [sew] [my] [coat] [together] [?] i had [an] [unlucky] [accident] , and it is [quite] impossible to [wear] , ['] he said , when [he] [found] [her] [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 6 , 6 , 9 is 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 11 impossible 11 impossible 12 to 12 to 14 , 14 , 17 said 16 he 17 said 17 said 18 , 18 , 19 when but though she was very good-natured , she was not very clever , and she got some of the bits wrong [.] 1 but 8 she 2 though 3 she 2 though 4 was 2 though 7 , 2 though 8 she 3 she 4 was 4 was 6 good-natured 5 very 6 good-natured 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 not 10 not 11 very 11 very 12 clever 12 clever 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 she 14 and 16 got 15 she 16 got 16 got 20 bits 16 got 21 wrong 17 some 18 of 17 some 20 bits 18 of 20 bits 19 the 20 bits when the wolverine , who was very particular about his clothes , came to put it on , he grew very angry [.] 1 when 3 wolverine 1 when 13 came 1 when 18 , 1 when 19 he 2 the 3 wolverine 3 wolverine 5 who 3 wolverine 13 came 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 was 5 who 12 , 6 was 8 particular 7 very 8 particular 8 particular 9 about 9 about 11 clothes 10 his 11 clothes 13 came 14 to 14 to 15 put 15 put 16 it 15 put 17 on 17 on 18 , 19 he 20 grew 20 grew 22 angry 21 very 22 angry ['] [what] [a] [useless] [creature] [you] [are] [!] ['] [cried] [he] [.] ['] [do] [you] [expect] [me] [to] [go] [about] [in] [such] [a] [coat] [as] [that] [?] i knew you were stupid , but [i] [did] [not] think you were [as] [stupid] [as] [that] [.] ['] 1 i 2 knew 2 knew 3 you 2 knew 13 were 3 you 4 were 4 were 5 stupid 6 , 7 but 6 , 11 think 11 think 12 you 12 you 13 were ['] [it] [was] [all] [in] [little] [bits] [,] [and] [i] [took] [it] [to] [our] [sister] [the] [frog] [to] [ask] [her] [to] [sew] [it] [for] [me] [.] but just look at the way she has done it [!] 1 but 2 just 1 but 3 look 3 look 4 at 4 at 6 way 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 she 6 way 9 done 7 she 8 has 8 has 9 done 9 done 10 it you will have to take it to pieces and fit them together properly , and [i] [hope] [i] [shall] [not] have to complain again [.] ['] 1 you 15 and 2 will 3 have 2 will 15 and 3 have 9 and 4 to 9 and 5 take 6 it 5 take 7 to 5 take 9 and 6 it 7 to 7 to 8 pieces 9 and 10 fit 9 and 12 together 9 and 13 properly 10 fit 11 them 14 , 15 and 15 and 21 have 15 and 22 to 15 and 24 again 22 to 23 complain for as the wolverine was older than the mouse , he was accustomed to speak to her in this manner [.] 1 for 9 mouse 1 for 10 , 1 for 11 he 2 as 4 wolverine 2 as 5 was 3 the 4 wolverine 4 wolverine 5 was 5 was 6 older 6 older 7 than 7 than 9 mouse 8 the 9 mouse 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 accustomed 13 accustomed 14 to 14 to 15 speak 15 speak 16 to 15 speak 18 in 16 to 17 her 18 in 20 manner 19 this 20 manner at last the coat was ready [,] [and] [the] [wolverine] [put] [it] [on] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 was 3 the 4 coat 4 coat 5 was 5 was 6 ready ['] [yes] [,] [it] [fits] [very] [well] [,] ['] [said] [he] [,] ['] [and] [you] [have] [sewn] [it] [very] [neatly] [.] he was [growing] desperate , [when] he [suddenly] [came] [upon] [a] [bear] that was lying asleep [.] 1 he 5 , 2 was 4 desperate 2 was 5 , 5 , 14 was 7 he 13 that 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 lying 15 lying 16 asleep it was no use to [try] [force] [,] [he] [must] [invent] [some] [cunning] [plan] [which] [would] get [her] into his power [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 use 3 no 4 use 4 use 5 to 5 to 17 get 17 get 19 into 19 into 21 power 20 his 21 power at these words , the bear came a little way down the tree , and the wolverine [,] [seeing] [this] [,] [went] [on] [:] 1 at 3 words 1 at 4 , 1 at 6 bear 2 these 3 words 5 the 6 bear 6 bear 7 came 7 came 10 way 7 came 11 down 8 a 10 way 9 little 10 way 11 down 15 and 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 wolverine 16 the 17 wolverine ['] [are] [you] [not] [fond] [of] [berries] [?] i am [!] 1 i 2 am and [i] [know] [a] [place] [where] [they] [grow] so thick the ground is quite hidden [.] 1 and 9 so 9 so 13 is 10 thick 13 is 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 is 13 is 15 hidden 14 quite 15 hidden why , [look] [for] [yourself] [!] 1 why 2 , that hillside is quite red with them [!] ['] 1 that 2 hillside 2 hillside 3 is 3 is 5 red 4 quite 5 red 5 red 6 with 6 with 7 them ['] [i] [can't] [see] [so] [far] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [bear] [,] [now] [climbing] [down] [altogether] [.] ['] [you] [must] [have] [wonderfully] [good] [eyes] [!] i wish [i] [had] [;] [but] [my] [sight] [is] [very] [short] [.] ['] 1 i 2 wish ['] [so] [was] [mine] [till] [my] [father] [smashed] [a] [pailful] [of] [cranberries] [,] [and] [rubbed] [my] [eyes] [with] [them] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [wolverine] [.] but at last she returned with a sackful , and put them down beside the wolverine [.] 1 but 2 at 1 but 4 she 2 at 3 last 4 she 10 and 5 returned 6 with 5 returned 10 and 6 with 8 sackful 7 a 8 sackful 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 put 11 put 12 them 11 put 13 down 13 down 14 beside 14 beside 16 wolverine 15 the 16 wolverine ['] [that] [is] [splendid] [,] [sister] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [wolverine] [.] ['] [now] [lie] [flat] [on] [the] [ground] [with] [your] [head] [on] [this] [stone] [,] [while] [i] [smash] [them] [.] ['] so the bear promised to lie [very] [still] ; but the moment the cranberries touched her eyes she sprang up with a roar [.] 1 so 3 bear 1 so 4 promised 1 so 9 ; 2 the 3 bear 3 bear 4 promised 4 promised 5 to 4 promised 6 lie 5 to 6 lie 9 ; 18 she 10 but 12 moment 10 but 18 she 11 the 12 moment 12 moment 14 cranberries 12 moment 15 touched 13 the 14 cranberries 14 cranberries 15 touched 15 touched 17 eyes 16 her 17 eyes 18 she 19 sprang 19 sprang 20 up 19 sprang 21 with 21 with 23 roar 22 a 23 roar and [very] likely he did [!] 1 and 5 did 3 likely 4 he 4 he 5 did [ [adapted] [from] [bureau] [of] [ethnology] [.] ] 1 [ 8 ] [the] [husband] [of] [the] [rat's] [daughter] her parents were very proud of [her] , and [spared] [no] [pains] [to] [teach] [her] all she ought to know [.] 1 her 2 parents 2 parents 3 were 3 were 5 proud 4 very 5 proud 5 proud 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 all 9 and 20 know 17 she 18 ought 18 ought 19 to 19 to 20 know but here a difficulty arose [.] 1 but 2 here 1 but 4 difficulty 3 a 4 difficulty 4 difficulty 5 arose unluckily , the mother had other views for her precious child [.] 1 unluckily 2 , 1 unluckily 4 mother 3 the 4 mother 4 mother 5 had 5 had 7 views 5 had 8 for 6 other 7 views 7 views 8 for 8 for 11 child 9 her 11 child 10 precious 11 child ['] [her] [daughter] [should] [never] [marry] [a] [mere] [rat] [,] ['] [she] [declared] [,] [holding] [her] [head] [high] [.] ['] [with] [her] [beauty] [and] [talents] [she] [had] [a] [right] [to] [look] [for] [someone] [a] [little] [better] [than] [that] [.] ['] so [she] [talked] , as mothers will , to [anyone] that would listen to her [.] 1 so 4 , 4 , 13 listen 5 as 6 mothers 5 as 7 will 5 as 8 , 5 as 11 that 6 mothers 7 will 8 , 9 to 11 that 12 would 12 would 13 listen 13 listen 14 to 14 to 15 her what the girl thought about the matter nobody knew or cared it was not the fashion in the rat world [.] 1 what 3 girl 2 the 3 girl 3 girl 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 4 thought 8 nobody 4 thought 10 or 5 about 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 8 nobody 10 or 9 knew 10 or 10 or 11 cared 10 or 17 in 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 not 13 was 16 fashion 15 the 16 fashion 16 fashion 17 in 17 in 20 world 18 the 20 world 19 rat 20 world ['] [better] [offer] [her] [in] [marriage] [to] [the] [sun] [,] ['] [answered] [her] [husband] [impatiently] [.] ['] [as] [far] [as] [i] [know] [there] [is] [nothing] [greater] [than] [he] [.] ['] the journey [took] [some] [time] , but [at] [length] they came to the golden palace where the sun lived [.] 1 the 2 journey 2 journey 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 10 they 10 they 11 came 11 came 12 to 11 came 16 where 12 to 15 palace 13 the 15 palace 14 golden 15 palace 15 palace 16 where 16 where 18 sun 16 where 19 lived 17 the 18 sun 18 sun 19 lived ['] [noble] [king] [,] ['] [began] [the] [mother] [,] ['] [behold] [our] [daughter] [!] she is so beautiful that she is above everything in the whole world [.] 1 she 2 is 2 is 4 beautiful 3 so 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 that 5 that 6 she 5 that 7 is 6 she 7 is 7 is 8 above 7 is 10 in 8 above 9 everything 9 everything 10 in 10 in 13 world 11 the 13 world 12 whole 13 world naturally , we wish for a son-in-law who , on his side , is greater than all [.] 1 naturally 2 , 1 naturally 3 we 3 we 4 wish 4 wish 5 for 5 for 7 son-in-law 6 a 7 son-in-law 7 son-in-law 8 who 7 son-in-law 14 is 8 who 10 on 8 who 14 is 9 , 10 on 10 on 12 side 10 on 13 , 11 his 12 side 14 is 15 greater 15 greater 16 than 16 than 17 all therefore we have come to you [.] ['] 1 therefore 2 we 2 we 3 have 3 have 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 you ['] [you] [do] [me] [great] [honour] [by] [your] [proposal] [.] only [,] [in] [one] [point] [you] [are] [mistaken] [,] [and] it would be [wrong] of me to take advantage of your ignorance [.] 1 only 11 it 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 15 of 13 be 17 to 15 of 16 me 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 advantage 19 advantage 20 of 20 of 22 ignorance 21 your 22 ignorance there is something greater than [i] [am] , and that is the cloud [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 9 and 3 something 4 greater 3 something 9 and 4 greater 5 than 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 is 9 and 13 cloud 10 that 11 is 12 the 13 cloud [look] [!] ['] and as he spoke a cloud spread itself over the sun 's face , blotting out his rays [.] 1 and 6 cloud 1 and 7 spread 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 spoke 2 as 6 cloud 3 he 4 spoke 5 a 6 cloud 6 cloud 7 spread 7 spread 8 itself 7 spread 9 over 7 spread 16 out 9 over 14 , 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 12 's 12 's 13 face 13 face 14 , 14 , 15 blotting 16 out 18 rays 17 his 18 rays ['] [oh] [,] [well] [,] [we] [will] [speak] [to] [the] [cloud] [,] ['] [said] [the] [mother] [.] and turning to the cloud [she] repeated her proposal [.] 1 and 2 turning 1 and 7 repeated 2 turning 3 to 2 turning 7 repeated 3 to 5 cloud 4 the 5 cloud 7 repeated 9 proposal 8 her 9 proposal there is one thing that is even more powerful [than] [i] , and that is [the] [wind] [.] 1 there 12 , 2 is 4 thing 2 is 12 , 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 that 4 thing 6 is 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 even 6 is 9 powerful 8 more 9 powerful 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 is 14 that 15 is ah , [here] [he] [comes] , [you] [can] [see] [for] [yourself] [.] ['] 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 6 , and she did see , for catching up the cloud as he passed , he threw it on the other side of the sky [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 4 see 2 she 3 did 3 did 4 see 4 see 6 for 4 see 15 he 4 see 16 threw 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 catching 6 for 14 , 7 catching 8 up 7 catching 10 cloud 9 the 10 cloud 10 cloud 13 passed 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 passed 12 he 13 passed 13 passed 14 , 15 he 16 threw 16 threw 17 it 16 threw 18 on 17 it 18 on 18 on 21 side 19 the 20 other 20 other 21 side 21 side 22 of 22 of 24 sky 23 the 24 sky when she had recovered her breath , the mother began her little speech once more [.] 1 when 2 she 1 when 4 recovered 1 when 7 , 1 when 9 mother 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 recovered 4 recovered 6 breath 5 her 6 breath 8 the 9 mother 9 mother 10 began 10 began 13 speech 10 began 14 once 10 began 15 more 11 her 13 speech 12 little 13 speech and the mother , who did not trouble to conceal her wishes , turned at once to the wall [.] 1 and 3 mother 1 and 14 turned 2 the 3 mother 3 mother 5 who 3 mother 14 turned 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 did 5 who 13 , 6 did 7 not 6 did 8 trouble 7 not 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 to 8 trouble 12 wishes 9 to 10 conceal 10 conceal 11 her 14 turned 16 once 14 turned 17 to 15 at 16 once 17 to 19 wall 18 the 19 wall then something [happened] [which] was quite unexpected by everyone [.] 1 then 2 something 2 something 5 was 5 was 7 unexpected 6 quite 7 unexpected 7 unexpected 8 by 8 by 9 everyone but that horrid old wall [i] [would] [sooner] [die] [!] ['] 1 but 5 wall 2 that 5 wall 3 horrid 5 wall 4 old 5 wall and the wall , rather hurt in his feelings , declared that he had no claim to be the husband of so beautiful a girl [.] 1 and 3 wall 1 and 11 declared 2 the 3 wall 3 wall 6 hurt 3 wall 11 declared 4 , 5 rather 4 , 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 in 6 hurt 10 , 7 in 9 feelings 8 his 9 feelings 11 declared 12 that 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 had 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 claim 15 no 16 claim 16 claim 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 20 husband 19 the 20 husband 20 husband 21 of 21 of 25 girl 22 so 23 beautiful 22 so 24 a 23 beautiful 24 a 24 a 25 girl it is the rat who passes through me , and can reduce me to powder , simply with his teeth [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 rat 3 the 4 rat 4 rat 5 who 4 rat 10 and 5 who 10 and 6 passes 7 through 6 passes 10 and 7 through 8 me 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 can 11 can 12 reduce 12 reduce 13 me 12 reduce 14 to 12 reduce 18 with 14 to 15 powder 16 , 18 with 17 simply 18 with 18 with 20 teeth 19 his 20 teeth if , therefore , you want a son-in-law who is greater than the whole world [,] [seek] [him] [among] [the] [rats] [.] ['] 1 if 5 you 1 if 6 want 1 if 9 who 2 , 3 therefore 3 therefore 4 , 3 therefore 5 you 5 you 6 want 6 want 8 son-in-law 7 a 8 son-in-law 9 who 10 is 10 is 11 greater 11 greater 12 than 12 than 15 world 13 the 15 world 14 whole 15 world ['] [ah] [,] [what] [did] [i] [tell] [you] [?] ['] [cried] [the] [father] [.] and his wife , [though] for the moment angry at being beaten , soon thought that a rat son-in-law was what she had always desired [.] 1 and 3 wife 1 and 15 thought 2 his 3 wife 3 wife 6 for 3 wife 15 thought 4 , 6 for 6 for 8 moment 6 for 13 , 7 the 8 moment 8 moment 9 angry 8 moment 12 beaten 9 angry 10 at 10 at 11 being 14 soon 15 thought 15 thought 16 that 16 that 19 son-in-law 16 that 20 was 17 a 19 son-in-law 18 rat 19 son-in-law 19 son-in-law 20 was 20 was 21 what 21 what 22 she 21 what 25 desired 22 she 23 had 23 had 25 desired 24 always 25 desired so [all] [three] [returned] [happily] [home] , and the wedding was celebrated three days [after] [.] 1 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 wedding 8 and 11 was 9 the 10 wedding 10 wedding 11 was 11 was 14 days 12 celebrated 14 days 13 three 14 days [ [contes] [populaires] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [the] [mermaid] [and] [the] [boy] long , long ago , there lived a king who ruled over a country by the sea [.] 1 long 4 ago 2 , 4 ago 3 long 4 ago 4 ago 5 , 5 , 6 there 5 , 7 lived 6 there 7 lived 7 lived 9 king 8 a 9 king 9 king 10 who 9 king 11 ruled 10 who 11 ruled 11 ruled 12 over 11 ruled 15 by 12 over 14 country 13 a 14 country 14 country 15 by 15 by 17 sea 16 the 17 sea the king hesitated at this proposal [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 at 4 at 6 proposal 5 this 6 proposal from that moment the happiness of both their lives was ruined [.] 1 from 3 moment 1 from 10 was 2 that 3 moment 4 the 5 happiness 5 happiness 6 of 5 happiness 10 was 6 of 7 both 7 both 8 their 7 both 9 lives 8 their 9 lives 10 was 11 ruined at last the king felt that this state of things could not continue , and he said to his wife : 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 king 3 the 4 king 4 king 5 felt 4 king 6 that 4 king 15 and 4 king 21 : 6 that 8 state 6 that 15 and 7 this 8 state 8 state 9 of 8 state 15 and 9 of 10 things 11 could 12 not 11 could 13 continue 11 could 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 said 15 and 18 to 16 he 17 said 18 to 20 wife 19 his 20 wife and the queen agreed that his plan [seemed] the wisest [.] 1 and 3 queen 1 and 4 agreed 2 the 3 queen 4 agreed 5 that 5 that 6 his 5 that 7 plan 6 his 7 plan 7 plan 10 wisest 9 the 10 wisest so [the] [boy] [was] [called] , and his father told him the story of the voyage , as he had told his mother before him [.] 1 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 father 7 and 10 told 8 his 9 father 9 father 10 told 10 told 11 him 10 told 13 story 10 told 24 before 12 the 13 story 13 story 14 of 14 of 16 voyage 15 the 16 voyage 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 18 as 21 told 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 told 21 told 23 mother 22 his 23 mother 23 mother 24 before 24 before 25 him then he bade farewell to his parents and went his way [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 bade 4 farewell 3 bade 5 to 3 bade 8 and 4 farewell 5 to 5 to 7 parents 6 his 7 parents 8 and 9 went 9 went 11 way 10 his 11 way [ [illustration] : [the] [mermaid] [asks] [for] [the] [king's] [child] []] 1 [ 3 : but as evening drew on he became tired , and looked about as he walked for some place where he could sleep [.] 1 but 10 and 2 as 3 evening 2 as 4 drew 2 as 6 he 3 evening 4 drew 4 drew 5 on 6 he 10 and 7 became 8 tired 7 became 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 10 and 19 where 11 looked 13 as 12 about 13 as 13 as 14 he 13 as 15 walked 14 he 15 walked 15 walked 16 for 16 for 18 place 17 some 18 place 18 place 19 where 19 where 20 he 19 where 22 sleep 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 sleep in another moment something passed swiftly through the air and a lion stood before him [.] 1 in 3 moment 1 in 4 something 2 another 3 moment 4 something 5 passed 4 something 13 stood 5 passed 6 swiftly 5 passed 7 through 7 through 10 and 8 the 9 air 9 air 10 and 10 and 12 lion 11 a 12 lion 13 stood 14 before 14 before 15 him ['] [what] [are] [you] [doing] [here] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [lion] [,] [his] [eyes] [glaring] [fiercely] [at] [the] [boy] [.] ['] [i] [am] [flying] [from] [the] [mermaid] [,] ['] [the] [prince] [answered] [,] [in] [a] [quaking] [voice] [.] so the boy and the lion slept soundly side by side , till the sun rose [.] 1 so 4 and 1 so 12 , 2 the 3 boy 3 boy 4 and 4 and 6 lion 4 and 12 , 5 the 6 lion 7 slept 8 soundly 7 slept 11 side 7 slept 12 , 9 side 10 by 10 by 11 side 12 , 13 till 13 till 16 rose 14 the 16 rose 15 sun 16 rose one good turn deserves another [,] [you] [know] [.] ['] 1 one 3 turn 2 good 3 turn 3 turn 4 deserves 4 deserves 5 another the prince thanked him for his kindness , and did as he was bid , and the two then bade each other farewell [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 9 and 3 thanked 4 him 3 thanked 5 for 3 thanked 9 and 5 for 7 kindness 6 his 7 kindness 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 did 10 did 11 as 11 as 12 he 11 as 14 bid 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 bid 14 bid 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 two 16 and 20 bade 17 the 18 two 18 two 20 bade 19 then 20 bade 20 bade 22 other 20 bade 23 farewell 21 each 22 other but what pleased him most was his long tail with a tuft at the end , which he lashed and switched proudly [.] 1 but 2 what 1 but 5 most 2 what 3 pleased 3 pleased 4 him 5 most 6 was 6 was 9 tail 6 was 10 with 6 was 13 at 7 his 9 tail 8 long 9 tail 9 tail 10 with 10 with 12 tuft 11 a 12 tuft 13 at 15 end 14 the 15 end 15 end 17 which 16 , 17 which 17 which 20 and 18 he 20 and 19 lashed 20 and 20 and 21 switched 20 and 22 proudly ['] [i] [like] [being] [a] [lion] [very] [much] [,] ['] [he] [said] [to] [himself] [,] [and] [trotted] [gaily] [along] [the] [road] [.] then he looked out for a sleeping place , and found some dry ferns , which he gathered and heaped up [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 looked 4 out 3 looked 10 and 4 out 5 for 5 for 8 place 6 a 8 place 7 sleeping 8 place 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 found 11 found 14 ferns 12 some 14 ferns 13 dry 14 ferns 14 ferns 16 which 15 , 16 which 16 which 19 and 17 he 19 and 18 gathered 19 and 19 and 20 heaped 19 and 21 up the boy rose and turned his head , and saw a huge black bear coming towards him [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 4 and 3 rose 4 and 4 and 9 and 4 and 16 towards 5 turned 9 and 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 saw 10 saw 14 bear 11 a 12 huge 11 a 14 bear 12 huge 13 black 13 black 14 bear 14 bear 15 coming 14 bear 16 towards 16 towards 17 him ['] [what] [are] [you] [doing] [here] [?] ['] [cried] [the] [bear] [.] when he had quite finished , he got up and stretched himself [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 finished 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 finished 4 quite 5 finished 7 he 10 and 8 got 9 up 8 got 10 and 10 and 11 stretched 10 and 12 himself ['] [you] [have] [got] [a] [comfortable-looking] [bed] [there] [,] ['] [he] [observed] [.] ['] [i] [really] [think] [that] [,] [bad] [sleeper] [as] [i] [am] [,] [i] [might] [have] [a] [good] [night] [on] [it] [.] i can manage to squeeze you in , ['] he added [;] ['] [you] [don't] [take] [up] [a] [great] [deal] [of] [room] [.] ['] 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 manage 3 manage 4 to 3 manage 5 squeeze 4 to 5 squeeze 5 squeeze 6 you 5 squeeze 7 in 7 in 8 , 8 , 11 added 10 he 11 added one good turn deserves another [,] [you] [know] [.] ['] 1 one 3 turn 2 good 3 turn 3 turn 4 deserves 4 deserves 5 another and the boy did as he was bid , and he and the bear bade each other farewell [.] 1 and 3 boy 1 and 4 did 2 the 3 boy 3 boy 4 did 4 did 5 as 5 as 6 he 5 as 8 bid 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 bid 8 bid 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 and 10 and 15 bade 11 he 12 and 12 and 14 bear 12 and 15 bade 13 the 14 bear 15 bade 17 other 15 bade 18 farewell 16 each 17 other the next moment his body stretched out and thick black fur covered him all over [.] 1 the 3 moment 2 next 3 moment 3 moment 5 body 3 moment 6 stretched 3 moment 11 fur 4 his 5 body 5 body 6 stretched 7 out 8 and 8 and 9 thick 8 and 11 fur 10 black 11 fur 11 fur 12 covered 12 covered 13 him 12 covered 15 over 14 all 15 over ['] [why] [it] [is] [hardly] [worth] [calling] [a] [tail] [!] ['] [said] [he] [.] give me something to eat [.] ['] 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 something 1 give 4 to 4 to 5 eat the boy took his last loaf and flask out of his knapsack and laid them on the ground , and they had supper together [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 13 and 2 boy 22 had 3 took 7 and 3 took 10 of 3 took 13 and 4 his 5 last 4 his 6 loaf 6 loaf 7 and 7 and 8 flask 7 and 10 of 9 out 10 of 10 of 12 knapsack 11 his 12 knapsack 13 and 14 laid 13 and 15 them 13 and 16 on 16 on 20 and 17 the 18 ground 18 ground 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 they 22 had 23 supper 22 had 24 together one good turn deserves another , so farewell , [and] thank you for your supper [.] ['] 1 one 3 turn 2 good 3 turn 3 turn 4 deserves 4 deserves 5 another 4 deserves 7 so 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 farewell 7 so 9 , 9 , 11 thank 11 thank 12 you 11 thank 13 for 13 for 15 supper 14 your 15 supper and the bee departed after the boy had pulled out the hair and wrapped it carefully in a leaf [.] 1 and 3 bee 1 and 4 departed 2 the 3 bee 3 bee 4 departed 4 departed 5 after 4 departed 17 in 5 after 7 boy 6 the 7 boy 7 boy 13 and 7 boy 17 in 8 had 9 pulled 8 had 13 and 9 pulled 10 out 9 pulled 12 hair 11 the 12 hair 13 and 14 wrapped 13 and 15 it 13 and 16 carefully 17 in 19 leaf 18 a 19 leaf ['] [i] [dare] [say] [i] [should] [get] [on] [a] [great] [deal] [faster] [,] ['] [so] [he] [pulled] [out] [his] [hair] [and] [wished] [himself] [a] [bee] [.] in a moment the strangest thing happened to him [.] 1 in 3 moment 1 in 6 thing 2 a 3 moment 4 the 5 strangest 4 the 6 thing 6 thing 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 9 him better than all [,] [he] [had] [two] [lovely] [gauze] [wings] [which] [carried] [him] [the] [whole] [day] [without] [getting] [tired] [.] 1 better 2 than 1 better 3 all late in the afternoon the boy fancied he saw a vast heap of stones a long way [off] [,] [and] [he] [flew] [straight] [towards] [it] [.] 1 late 8 he 2 in 4 afternoon 2 in 8 he 3 the 4 afternoon 4 afternoon 6 boy 4 afternoon 7 fancied 5 the 6 boy 6 boy 7 fancied 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 14 stones 9 saw 17 way 10 a 11 vast 10 a 12 heap 11 vast 12 heap 12 heap 13 of 12 heap 14 stones 13 of 14 stones 15 a 16 long 15 a 17 way 16 long 17 way [ [illustration] : [the] [princess] [on] [the] [seashore] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [it] [is] [late] [,] ['] [remarked] [one] [of] [the] [women] [at] [last] [;] ['] [i] [must] [go] [to] [my] [mistress] [.] ['] and , turning to one of the lackeys , she bade him find a bed for the youth [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 10 she 1 and 11 bade 2 , 3 turning 3 turning 4 to 3 turning 9 , 3 turning 10 she 4 to 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 8 lackeys 7 the 8 lackeys 10 she 11 bade 11 bade 12 him 11 bade 13 find 13 find 15 bed 13 find 16 for 14 a 15 bed 15 bed 16 for 16 for 18 youth 17 the 18 youth ['] [it] [is] [not] [necessary] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [prince] [,] ['] [this] [bench] [is] [good] [enough] [for] [me] [.] i am used to nothing better [.] ['] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 used 3 used 4 to 4 to 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 better and when the hall was empty he lay down for a few minutes [.] 1 and 7 he 1 and 8 lay 2 when 4 hall 2 when 5 was 2 when 7 he 3 the 4 hall 4 hall 5 was 5 was 6 empty 7 he 8 lay 8 lay 9 down 8 lay 10 for 10 for 13 minutes 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 minutes then he turned himself into a man again [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 himself 3 turned 5 into 3 turned 8 again 5 into 7 man 6 a 7 man at this dreadful sight the princess , who was broad awake , began to scream loudly [.] 1 at 4 sight 1 at 6 princess 2 this 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 sight 5 the 6 princess 6 princess 8 who 6 princess 13 began 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 was 8 who 12 , 9 was 10 broad 10 broad 11 awake 13 began 14 to 13 began 15 scream 14 to 15 scream 15 scream 16 loudly the door had scarcely closed on them than the bee disappeared , and a handsome youth stood in his place [.] 1 the 2 door 2 door 3 had 3 had 5 closed 4 scarcely 5 closed 5 closed 6 on 5 closed 8 than 6 on 7 them 8 than 20 place 9 the 10 bee 10 bee 13 and 11 disappeared 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 youth 13 and 17 stood 14 a 16 youth 15 handsome 16 youth 17 stood 18 in 18 in 20 place 19 his 20 place ['] [i] [knew] [a] [man] [was] [hidden] [somewhere] [,] ['] [cried] [the] [princess] [,] [and] [screamed] [more] [loudly] [than] [before] [.] and they made up their minds that let her scream as loudly as she might they would take no notice [.] 1 and 2 they 1 and 3 made 2 they 3 made 3 made 4 up 3 made 20 notice 4 up 6 minds 5 their 6 minds 6 minds 7 that 6 minds 18 take 7 that 8 let 8 let 10 scream 8 let 12 loudly 8 let 13 as 9 her 10 scream 11 as 12 loudly 13 as 14 she 13 as 18 take 14 she 15 might 16 they 17 would 17 would 18 take 19 no 20 notice if any man could find it and bring it to him he would receive her hand as a reward [.] 1 if 3 man 1 if 7 and 1 if 12 he 2 any 3 man 3 man 4 could 4 could 7 and 5 find 6 it 5 find 7 and 7 and 8 bring 8 bring 9 it 8 bring 10 to 10 to 11 him 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 receive 14 receive 16 hand 14 receive 17 as 15 her 16 hand 17 as 19 reward 18 a 19 reward here he hastily changed himself into a bee , and flew straight into the princess 's room , where he became a man again [.] 1 here 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 hastily 4 changed 4 changed 5 himself 4 changed 6 into 4 changed 10 and 6 into 8 bee 7 a 8 bee 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 flew 10 and 12 straight 10 and 13 into 13 into 17 room 14 the 15 princess 15 princess 16 's 16 's 17 room 17 room 19 where 18 , 19 where 19 where 20 he 19 where 21 became 20 he 21 became 21 became 23 man 21 became 24 again 22 a 23 man he kissed it , and ran down the stairs bearing the sword with him [.] 1 he 5 and 2 kissed 3 it 2 kissed 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 ran 6 ran 7 down 6 ran 9 stairs 8 the 9 stairs 9 stairs 10 bearing 10 bearing 12 sword 10 bearing 13 with 11 the 12 sword 12 sword 13 with 13 with 14 him but as the youth proved too strong for him , he gave it up , and resolved to wait for a better opportunity [.] 1 but 2 as 1 but 10 , 1 but 11 he 2 as 4 youth 3 the 4 youth 4 youth 5 proved 4 youth 7 strong 6 too 7 strong 7 strong 8 for 8 for 9 him 11 he 16 and 12 gave 13 it 12 gave 16 and 14 up 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 resolved 17 resolved 18 to 18 to 19 wait 19 wait 20 for 20 for 23 opportunity 21 a 23 opportunity 22 better 23 opportunity this [soon] [came] [,] [for] [the] [day] was [hot] and the prince was thirsty [.] 1 this 8 was 8 was 10 and 10 and 13 was 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 13 was 13 was 14 thirsty so she floated gently [in] [to] where he was lying , she seized him by the arm , and the waves closed over them both [.] 1 so 3 floated 2 she 3 floated 3 floated 4 gently 3 floated 7 where 3 floated 23 over 3 floated 25 both 7 where 8 he 7 where 10 lying 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 lying 10 lying 11 , 12 she 13 seized 13 seized 14 him 13 seized 15 by 15 by 19 and 16 the 17 arm 17 arm 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 waves 19 and 22 closed 19 and 23 over 20 the 21 waves 23 over 24 them so , [fastening] [the] [sword] [to] [his] [belt] [,] [he] [carried] [it] [to] [the] [king] [.] 1 so 2 , the war [was] [soon] [over] , and the king returned to his people , who welcomed him with shouts of joy [.] 1 the 2 war 2 war 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 king 7 and 16 welcomed 8 the 9 king 9 king 10 returned 9 king 16 welcomed 10 returned 11 to 11 to 14 , 12 his 13 people 13 people 14 , 14 , 15 who 16 welcomed 17 him 16 welcomed 18 with 18 with 19 shouts 19 shouts 20 of 20 of 21 joy and she could do nothing [;] for [although] [the] [king] [loved] her [,] [he] [never] [let] [her] [stand] [in] [the] [way] of his plans [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 22 of 2 she 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 5 nothing 5 nothing 7 for 7 for 12 her 22 of 24 plans 23 his 24 plans the [poor] [princess] [was] only [too] right , and everything came to pass exactly as she had foreseen it [.] 1 the 5 only 1 the 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 everything 9 and 11 came 10 everything 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 pass 13 pass 14 exactly 14 exactly 15 as 15 as 16 she 15 as 18 foreseen 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 foreseen 18 foreseen 19 it ['] [listen] [!] [that] [is] [your] [old] [love] [playing] [,] [for] [mermaids] [know] [everything] [that] [happens] [upon] [earth] [.] ['] ['] [i] [hear] [nothing] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [youth] [,] [who] [did] [not] [look] [happy] [.] ['] [take] [me] [up] [higher] [,] [where] [the] [sounds] [can] [reach] [me] [.] ['] so the mermaid took him on her shoulders and bore him up midway to the surface [.] 1 so 9 and 2 the 3 mermaid 3 mermaid 9 and 4 took 5 him 4 took 6 on 4 took 9 and 6 on 8 shoulders 7 her 8 shoulders 9 and 10 bore 10 bore 11 him 10 bore 12 up 10 bore 13 midway 10 bore 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 surface ['] [can] [you] [hear] [now] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [.] ['] [no] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [prince] [,] ['] [i] [hear] [nothing] [but] [the] [water] [rushing] [;] [i] [must] [go] [higher] [still] [.] ['] then the mermaid carried him to the very top [.] 1 then 3 mermaid 2 the 3 mermaid 3 mermaid 4 carried 4 carried 5 him 4 carried 6 to 6 to 9 top 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 top ['] [you] [must] [surely] [be] [able] [to] [hear] [now] [?] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [nothing] [but] [the] [water] [,] ['] [repeated] [the] [youth] [.] so she took him right to the land [.] 1 so 2 she 1 so 3 took 2 she 3 took 3 took 4 him 3 took 5 right 3 took 6 to 6 to 8 land 7 the 8 land ['] [at] [any] [rate] [you] [can] [hear] [now] [?] ['] [she] [said] [again] [.] [ [illustration] : ['] [listen] [,] [listen] [!] ['] 1 [ 3 : [said] [the] [mermaid] [to] [the] [prince] []] oh , [what] joy [filled] [her] [heart] [at] [the] [sight] [of] [him] [!] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 joy that cannot be true , of course ; but it might be well to give this impostor a lesson [.] 1 that 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 7 course 5 , 7 course 6 of 7 course 7 course 8 ; 8 ; 9 but 8 ; 15 give 9 but 10 it 9 but 12 be 10 it 11 might 11 might 12 be 12 be 13 well 12 be 14 to 14 to 15 give 15 give 17 impostor 15 give 19 lesson 16 this 17 impostor 18 a 19 lesson he pretends , for instance , that he can turn himself into a lion [;] [but] [that] [i] [do] [not] [believe] [.] 1 he 2 pretends 2 pretends 5 instance 2 pretends 7 that 3 , 5 instance 4 for 5 instance 5 instance 6 , 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 turn 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 turn 10 turn 11 himself 10 turn 12 into 12 into 14 lion 13 a 14 lion so he turned and twisted [himself] [about] , and bellowed and made faces [;] but he did [not] [become] [a] [lion] [for] [all] [that] [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 17 did 2 he 4 and 3 turned 4 and 4 and 8 , 5 twisted 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 bellowed 9 and 11 and 10 bellowed 11 and 11 and 12 made 12 made 13 faces 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 did ['] [well] [,] [perhaps] [it] [is] [very] [difficult] [to] [change] [into] [a] [lion] [.] make yourself a bear [,] ['] [said] [the] [princess] [.] 1 make 2 yourself 1 make 4 bear 3 a 4 bear but [the] [red] [knight] [found] [it] [no] [easier] [to] [become] [a] [bear] [than] a lion [.] 1 but 15 lion 14 a 15 lion ['] [try] [a] [bee] [,] ['] [suggested] [she] [.] ['] [i] [have] [always] [read] [that] [anyone] [who] [can] [do] [magic] [at] [all] [can] [do] [that] [.] ['] and the old knight buzzed and hummed , but he remained a man and not a bee [.] 1 and 6 and 1 and 8 , 2 the 4 knight 3 old 4 knight 4 knight 6 and 5 buzzed 6 and 6 and 7 hummed 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 9 but 11 remained 10 he 11 remained 11 remained 14 and 12 a 13 man 13 man 14 and 14 and 15 not 14 and 17 bee 16 a 17 bee ['] [now] [it] [is] [your] [turn] [,] ['] [said] [the] [princess] [to] [the] [youth] [.] ['] [let] [us] [see] [if] [you] [can] [change] [yourself] [into] [a] [lion] [.] ['] and in a second a man took the place of the lion [.] 1 and 6 man 1 and 7 took 2 in 4 second 2 in 6 man 3 a 4 second 5 a 6 man 6 man 7 took 7 took 9 place 8 the 9 place 9 place 10 of 10 of 12 lion 11 the 12 lion ['] [was] [it] [he] [who] [fetched] [the] [sword] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [king] [.] and the prince took out his half of [the] [ring] , and the princess took out hers , and they fitted exactly [.] 1 and 4 took 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 took 4 took 5 out 4 took 7 half 6 his 7 half 7 half 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 princess 12 and 15 took 13 the 14 princess 14 princess 15 took 15 took 16 out 16 out 19 and 17 hers 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 they 19 and 21 fitted 21 fitted 22 exactly next day [the] [red] [knight] was hanged , [as] he richly deserved , and there was a new marriage feast for the prince and princess [.] 1 next 2 day 2 day 6 was 6 was 14 and 7 hanged 14 and 8 , 10 he 8 , 13 , 10 he 11 richly 12 deserved 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 was 15 there 16 was 16 was 20 feast 17 a 18 new 17 a 20 feast 18 new 19 marriage 19 marriage 20 feast 20 feast 21 for 21 for 24 and 22 the 23 prince 23 prince 24 and 24 and 25 princess [ [lappländische] [mährchen] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [ [illustration] [:] [the] [bee] , [the] [princess] , [the] [red] [knight] , & [the] [lion] []] 1 [ 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 13 , 13 , 14 & [pivi] [and] [kabo] when [birds] [were] [men] , and men were birds [,] [pivi] and [kabo] lived in an island far away , called [new] [caledonia] [.] 1 when 5 , 5 , 20 , 6 and 7 men 6 and 12 and 8 were 9 birds 8 were 12 and 12 and 20 , 14 lived 15 in 14 lived 20 , 15 in 17 island 16 an 17 island 17 island 18 far 18 far 19 away 20 , 21 called pivi was a cheery little bird that chirps at [sunset] [;] [kabo] was an [ugly] [black] fowl [that] [croaks] in the darkness [.] 1 pivi 2 was 2 was 6 bird 3 a 4 cheery 3 a 6 bird 4 cheery 6 bird 5 little 6 bird 6 bird 7 that 6 bird 8 chirps 7 that 8 chirps 8 chirps 9 at 9 at 22 darkness 13 was 17 fowl 14 an 17 fowl 17 fowl 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 darkness one [day] [pivi] [and] [kabo] thought that they would make slings , and practise slinging , as the people of the island still do [.] 1 one 6 thought 6 thought 7 that 7 that 8 they 7 that 13 and 8 they 13 and 9 would 10 make 9 would 13 and 10 make 11 slings 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 practise 14 practise 15 slinging 15 slinging 17 as 16 , 17 as 17 as 19 people 18 the 19 people 19 people 20 of 20 of 24 do 21 the 24 do 22 island 24 do 23 still 24 do kabo stood on the bank of the river [,] [and] [pivi] [went] [into] [the] [water] [.] 1 kabo 2 stood 2 stood 3 on 3 on 5 bank 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 of 6 of 8 river 7 the 8 river the game was for [kabo] [to] [sling] [at] [pivi] , [and] [for] [pivi] to dodge the stones , if he could [.] 1 the 2 game 2 game 3 was 3 was 4 for 4 for 10 , 10 , 14 to 14 to 15 dodge 15 dodge 19 if 16 the 17 stones 17 stones 18 , 18 , 19 if 19 if 20 he 19 if 21 could 20 he 21 could for some time he dodged them cleverly , but [at] [last] [a] [stone] [from] [kabo] ['s] [sling] [hit] [poor] [pivi] [on] [the] [leg] [and] [broke] it [.] 1 for 3 time 1 for 8 , 1 for 26 it 2 some 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 5 dodged 4 he 5 dodged 5 dodged 6 them 5 dodged 7 cleverly 8 , 9 but ['] [what] [is] [that] [in] [my] [bamboo] [?] ['] [said] [the] [woman] [.] and she blew in at one end , and blew [little] [pivi] out at the other , like a pea from a pea-shooter [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 17 , 2 she 9 and 3 blew 4 in 3 blew 5 at 3 blew 9 and 5 at 7 end 6 one 7 end 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 blew 10 blew 13 out 13 out 14 at 14 at 16 other 15 the 16 other 17 , 18 like 18 like 20 pea 18 like 21 from 19 a 20 pea 20 pea 21 from 21 from 23 pea-shooter 22 a 23 pea-shooter ['] [oh] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [woman] [,] ['] [what] [a] [state] [you] [are] [in] [!] what have you been doing [?] ['] 1 what 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 doing ['] [it] [was] [kabo] [who] [broke] [my] [leg] [at] [the] [slinging] [game] [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [.] ['] [i] [will] [!] ['] [said] [pivi] [,] [for] [the] [woman] [was] [very] [kind] [and] [pretty] [.] ['] [you] [will] [be] [still] [,] [won't] [you] [,] [pivi] [?] ['] [she] [said] [.] ['] [if] [you] [hear] [a] [little] [noise] [you] [will] [pretend] [to] [be] [dead] [.] it [is] [the] [black] [ant] [who] will come and creep from your feet up to your head [.] 1 it 7 will 7 will 9 and 8 come 9 and 9 and 10 creep 10 creep 11 from 11 from 13 feet 12 your 13 feet 13 feet 14 up 14 up 15 to 15 to 17 head 16 your 17 head say nothing , and [keep] [quiet] [,] [won't] you , [pivi] [?] ['] 1 say 2 nothing 1 say 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 9 you 4 and 10 , ['] [certainly] [,] [kind] [lady] [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [,] ['] [i] [will] [lie] [as] [still] [as] [can] [be] [.] ['] ['] [next] [will] [come] [the] [big] [red] [ant] [you] [know] [him] [?] ['] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [know] [him] [,] [with] [his] [feet] [like] [a] [grasshopper] ['s] [.] ['] ['] [he] [will] [walk] [over] [your] [body] [up] [to] [your] [head] [.] then you must shake [all] your body [.] 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 must 3 must 4 shake 4 shake 7 body 6 your 7 body do you understand , [pivi] [?] ['] 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 , 2 you 3 understand ['] [yes] [,] [dear] [lady] [,] [i] [shall] [do] [just] [as] [you] [say] [.] ['] ['] [very] [good] [,] ['] [said] [the] [woman] [,] [going] [out] [and] [shutting] [the] [door] [.] then [came] [the] [big] [red] [ant] [skipping] [along] [his] [body] , and [then] [pivi] [shook] [himself] all [over] [.] 1 then 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 all ['] [oh] [,] [lady] [,] ['] [he] [cried] [,] ['] [look] [at] [me] [now] [!] i am changed into a man , [and] so handsome ! ['] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 changed 3 changed 4 into 4 into 6 man 5 a 6 man 6 man 10 handsome 7 , 10 handsome 9 so 10 handsome 10 handsome 11 ! ['] [will] [you] [obey] [me] [again] [?] ['] [said] [the] [woman] [.] ['] [always] [;] [whatever] [you] [command] [i] [will] [do] [it] [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [,] [politely] [.] ['] [then] [climb] [up] [that] [cocoa-nut] [tree] [,] [with] [your] [legs] [only] [,] [not] [using] [your] [hands] [,] ['] [said] [the] [woman] [.] now the natives can run up cocoa-nut trees like squirrels , some using only one hand [;] [the] [girls] [can] [do] [that] [.] 1 now 3 natives 2 the 3 natives 3 natives 4 can 4 can 5 run 5 run 8 trees 5 run 9 like 5 run 13 using 6 up 8 trees 7 cocoa-nut 8 trees 9 like 11 , 10 squirrels 11 , 11 , 12 some 13 using 16 hand 14 only 15 one 15 one 16 hand but few can climb without using their hands at all [.] 1 but 2 few 1 but 4 climb 2 few 3 can 3 can 4 climb 4 climb 5 without 5 without 6 using 6 using 8 hands 6 using 9 at 7 their 8 hands 8 hands 9 at 9 at 10 all ['] [at] [the] [top] [of] [the] [tree] [you] [will] [find] [two] [cocoa-nuts] [.] ['] [i] [shall] [try] [,] [at] [least] [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [.] and up he went , but it was very difficult , and down he came [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 5 , 2 up 3 he 3 he 4 went 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 it 6 but 11 , 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 difficult 9 very 10 difficult 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 he 13 down 14 he 14 he 15 came ['] [here] [are] [your] [cocoa-nuts] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] [presenting] [them] [to] [the] [woman] [.] all day [pivi] [played] [about] [in] [the] [river] [,] [as] [the] [natives] [do] [,] [throwing] [fruit] and silvery showers of water at each other [.] 1 all 2 day 2 day 17 and 17 and 19 showers 17 and 20 of 18 silvery 19 showers 20 of 21 water 21 water 22 at 22 at 24 other 23 each 24 other when the sun set he went into the hut [.] 1 when 3 sun 1 when 4 set 1 when 5 he 2 the 3 sun 3 sun 4 set 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 into 7 into 9 hut 8 the 9 hut but as he drew [near] he heard sweet voices talking and laughing [within] [.] 1 but 6 he 1 but 7 heard 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 drew 2 as 6 he 3 he 4 drew 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 9 voices 7 heard 11 and 8 sweet 9 voices 10 talking 11 and 11 and 12 laughing ['] [what] [is] [that] [?] people chattering in the hut [!] 1 people 2 chattering 1 people 3 in 2 chattering 3 in 3 in 5 hut 4 the 5 hut perhaps they have taken my cocoa-nuts [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [to] [himself] [.] 1 perhaps 2 they 2 they 3 have 3 have 4 taken 4 taken 6 cocoa-nuts 5 my 6 cocoa-nuts in [he] [went] , and [there] [he] [found] [two] [pretty] [,] laughing , teasing [girls] [.] 1 in 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 14 teasing 12 laughing 13 , 13 , 14 teasing he hunted for his cocoa-nuts [,] [but] [none] [were] [there] [.] 1 he 2 hunted 2 hunted 3 for 3 for 5 cocoa-nuts 4 his 5 cocoa-nuts down he ran to the river [.] 1 down 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 to 4 to 6 river 5 the 6 river ['] [oh] [,] [lady] [,] [my] [nuts] [have] [been] [stolen] [!] ['] [he] [cried] [.] ['] [come] [with] [me] [,] [pivi] [,] [and] [there] [will] [be] [nuts] [for] [you] [,] ['] [said] [the] [woman] [.] they went back to the hut , where the girls were laughing and playing [.] 1 they 2 went 2 went 3 back 3 back 4 to 4 to 7 , 5 the 6 hut 6 hut 7 , 7 , 8 where 8 where 11 were 9 the 10 girls 10 girls 11 were 11 were 13 and 12 laughing 13 and 13 and 14 playing ['] [oh] [,] [good] [lady] [,] ['] [cried] [pivi] [,] ['] [how] [kind] [you] [are] [!] ['] so they were [married] [and] very happy , when [in] [came] [cross] [old] [kabo] [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 8 , 2 they 3 were 3 were 7 happy 6 very 7 happy 8 , 9 when ['] [is] [this] [pivi] [?] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [it] [is] [no] [,] [it] [isn't] [.] it is not [the] [same] [pivi] [but] there is a kind of likeness [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 13 likeness 10 a 11 kind 11 kind 12 of 11 kind 13 likeness 12 of 13 likeness tell me , [are] [you] [pivi] [?] ['] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 , ['] [oh] [,] [yes] [!] ['] [said] [pivi] [.] ['] [but] [i] [am] [much] [better] [looking] [,] [and] [there] [are] [my] [two] [wives] [,] [are] [they] [not] [beautiful] [?] ['] ['] [you] [are] [mocking] [me] [,] [pivi] [!] your wives [?] 1 your 2 wives [how] [?] where did you get them [?] 1 where 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 get 4 get 5 them [you] [,] [with] [wives] [!] ['] then [pivi] [told] [kabo] [about] [the] [kind] [woman] , and all [the] [wonderful] [things] that had happened to him [.] 1 then 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 all 11 all 16 had 15 that 16 had 16 had 17 happened 17 happened 18 to 18 to 19 him ['] [well] [,] [well] [!] ['] [said] [kabo] [,] ['] [but] [i] [want] [to] [be] [handsome] [too] [,] [and] [to] [have] [pretty] [young] [wives] [.] ['] ['] [but] [how] [can] [we] [manage] [that] [?] ['] [asked] [pivi] [.] ['] [with] [all] [the] [pleasure] [in] [life] [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [,] [who] [was] [always] [ready] [to] [oblige] [.] but he didn't [!] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't then he ran to the woman [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 to 4 to 6 woman 5 the 6 woman and when he went back for them there he found two horrid old black hags , wrangling , and scolding , and scratching [!] 1 and 10 found 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 went 2 when 9 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 back 4 went 6 for 4 went 8 there 6 for 7 them 9 he 10 found 10 found 15 hags 10 found 19 and 11 two 15 hags 12 horrid 13 old 13 old 14 black 14 black 15 hags 16 , 19 and 17 wrangling 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 and 20 scolding 22 and 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 scratching so [back] he went [to] [pivi] [with] his two [beautiful] wives , and [pivi] was very sorry , but what could he do [?] 1 so 3 he 1 so 18 , 3 he 13 and 4 went 13 and 8 his 9 two 9 two 11 wives 11 wives 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 was 15 was 17 sorry 16 very 17 sorry 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 what 19 but 23 do 20 what 21 could 20 what 23 do 21 could 22 he 21 could 23 do [nothing] [,] [but] [sit] [and] [cry] [.] [ [illustration] : [pivi] [dives] [for] [the] [shell-fish] []] 1 [ 3 : there the shell-fish lay and gaped , but [kabo] [,] [though] he dived in , [kept] [well] [out] of [the] [way] [of] [the] [beast] [.] 1 there 3 shell-fish 2 the 3 shell-fish 3 shell-fish 5 and 4 lay 5 and 5 and 6 gaped 6 gaped 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 he 8 but 15 , 12 he 13 dived 13 dived 14 in 15 , 19 of up [he] [came] , [puffing] and blowing [:] ['] [oh] , [pivi] , ['] he cried , ['] [i] [cannot] [move] [it] [.] 1 up 4 , 1 up 11 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 7 blowing 11 , 13 , 13 , 15 he 13 , 16 cried 15 he 16 cried 16 cried 17 , jump in and try yourself [!] ['] 1 jump 2 in 1 jump 3 and 3 and 4 try 4 try 5 yourself kabo laughed like a fiend , and then went home [.] 1 kabo 7 and 2 laughed 3 like 2 laughed 7 and 3 like 5 fiend 4 a 5 fiend 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 went 8 then 9 went 9 went 10 home ['] [where] [is] [pivi] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [two] [pretty] [girls] [.] kabo [pretended] to [cry] , and [told] how [pivi] had been swallowed [.] 1 kabo 3 to 3 to 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 how 6 and 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 swallowed everything is for the best , in the best of all possible worlds [.] ['] 1 everything 2 is 2 is 3 for 3 for 5 best 4 the 5 best 5 best 7 in 6 , 7 in 7 in 9 best 8 the 9 best 9 best 10 of 10 of 13 worlds 11 all 13 worlds 12 possible 13 worlds ['] [no] [,] [no] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [girls] [,] ['] [we] [love] [pivi] [.] we do not love anyone else [.] 1 we 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 love 3 not 4 love 4 love 5 anyone 5 anyone 6 else we shall stay at home , and weep [for] [pivi] [!] ['] 1 we 7 and 2 shall 3 stay 2 shall 7 and 3 stay 4 at 4 at 5 home 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 weep ['] [wretched] [idiots] [!] ['] [cried] [kabo] [;] ['] [pivi] [was] [a] [scoundrel] [who] [broke] [my] [leg] [,] [and] [knocked] [me] [into] [the] [river] [.] ['] then a little cough was [heard] [at] [the] [door] [,] and [kabo] [trembled] , for he knew it was the cough [of] [pivi] [!] 1 then 4 cough 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 cough 3 little 4 cough 4 cough 5 was 5 was 11 and 11 and 17 knew 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 he 16 he 17 knew 17 knew 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 21 cough 20 the 21 cough ['] [ah] [,] [dear] [pivi] [!] ['] [cried] [kabo] [,] [rushing] [to] [the] [door] [.] ['] [what] [joy] [!] i was trying to console your dear wives [.] ['] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 console 4 to 5 console 5 console 8 wives 6 your 8 wives 7 dear 8 wives pivi said not one word [.] 1 pivi 2 said 2 said 5 word 3 not 4 one 4 one 5 word he waved [his] [hand] , and five and twenty of his friends came trooping down the hill [.] 1 he 5 , 2 waved 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 twenty 6 and 13 came 7 five 8 and 8 and 9 twenty 9 twenty 10 of 9 twenty 13 came 10 of 12 friends 11 his 12 friends 13 came 14 trooping 14 trooping 15 down 14 trooping 17 hill 16 the 17 hill [they] [cut] [up] [kabo] [into] [little] [pieces] [.] pivi [turned] [round] , and there was the good woman of the river [.] 1 pivi 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 there 5 and 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 10 woman 8 the 10 woman 9 good 10 woman 10 woman 11 of 11 of 13 river 12 the 13 river ['] [pivi] [,] ['] [she] [said] [,] ['] [how] [did] [you] [get] [out] [of] [the] [living] [tomb] [into] [which] [kabo] [sent] [you] [?] ['] ['] [i] [had] [my] [spear] [with] [me] [,] ['] [said] [pivi] [.] then the good woman laughed [;] [and] [pivi] [and] [his] [two] [wives] [lived] [happy] [ever] [afterwards] [.] 1 then 4 woman 2 the 4 woman 3 good 4 woman 4 woman 5 laughed [[] [moncelon] [.] bulletin [de] [la] [société] [d'anthropologie] . [series] iii . vol . ix . [,] [pp] . 613-365 [.] []] 1 bulletin 6 . 6 . 8 iii 8 iii 9 . 9 . 10 vol 10 vol 11 . 11 . 12 ix 12 ix 13 . 13 . 16 . 16 . 17 613-365 [the] [elf] [maiden] once upon a time two young men living in a small village fell in love with the same girl [.] 1 once 2 upon 1 once 7 men 2 upon 4 time 3 a 4 time 5 two 7 men 6 young 7 men 7 men 8 living 7 men 13 fell 8 living 9 in 9 in 12 village 10 a 11 small 10 a 12 village 11 small 12 village 13 fell 14 in 13 fell 16 with 14 in 15 love 15 love 16 with 16 with 19 girl 17 the 18 same 17 the 19 girl everybody went on [this] [expedition] , and the two young men and the girl went with them [.] 1 everybody 2 went 2 went 3 on 3 on 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 and 7 and 15 went 8 the 9 two 9 two 11 men 10 young 11 men 11 men 12 and 12 and 14 girl 12 and 15 went 13 the 14 girl 15 went 16 with 16 with 17 them they all sailed merrily across the sea chattering like a flock of magpies , or singing their favourite songs [.] 1 they 3 sailed 2 all 3 sailed 3 sailed 4 merrily 3 sailed 5 across 3 sailed 15 or 3 sailed 19 songs 5 across 7 sea 6 the 7 sea 7 sea 8 chattering 9 like 13 magpies 9 like 15 or 10 a 11 flock 11 flock 12 of 11 flock 13 magpies 12 of 13 magpies 14 , 15 or 15 or 16 singing 17 their 18 favourite 17 their 19 songs and when they reached the shore , what [an] unpacking there was [!] 1 and 8 what 1 and 12 was 2 when 3 they 2 when 4 reached 2 when 7 , 2 when 8 what 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 6 shore 5 the 6 shore 8 what 10 unpacking 11 there 12 was the maiden and the two young men happened to share the same hut with some friends , and fished daily from the same boat [.] 1 the 2 maiden 2 maiden 3 and 3 and 7 men 3 and 18 and 4 the 5 two 5 two 7 men 6 young 7 men 8 happened 9 to 8 happened 10 share 8 happened 18 and 9 to 10 share 10 share 13 hut 10 share 14 with 11 the 12 same 12 same 13 hut 13 hut 14 with 14 with 16 friends 15 some 16 friends 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 fished 19 fished 20 daily 19 fished 21 from 21 from 24 boat 22 the 23 same 23 same 24 boat and as time went on , one of the youths remarked that the girl took less notice of him than she did of his companion [.] 1 and 7 one 1 and 11 remarked 2 as 3 time 2 as 4 went 2 as 6 , 2 as 7 one 3 time 4 went 4 went 5 on 7 one 8 of 7 one 11 remarked 8 of 10 youths 9 the 10 youths 11 remarked 12 that 12 that 14 girl 12 that 15 took 13 the 14 girl 14 girl 15 took 15 took 17 notice 15 took 20 than 16 less 17 notice 17 notice 18 of 18 of 19 him 20 than 21 she 20 than 22 did 20 than 23 of 21 she 22 did 23 of 25 companion 24 his 25 companion this was the very day that they were all going to leave the islands , and sail back to the mainland for the winter [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 day 3 the 4 very 3 the 5 day 5 day 6 that 6 that 7 they 6 that 8 were 7 they 8 were 8 were 16 and 9 all 10 going 9 all 16 and 10 going 11 to 10 going 12 leave 11 to 12 leave 12 leave 14 islands 13 the 14 islands 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 back 16 and 19 to 17 sail 18 back 19 to 21 mainland 20 the 21 mainland 21 mainland 22 for 22 for 24 winter 23 the 24 winter ['] [oh] [,] [dear] [,] [what] [shall] [i] [do] [!] i have left my best knife behind in the hut [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 left 3 left 6 knife 3 left 7 behind 3 left 8 in 4 my 5 best 4 my 6 knife 6 knife 7 behind 8 in 10 hut 9 the 10 hut run , like a good fellow , and [get] it [for] [me] , [while] [i] [raise] the anchor and loosen the tiller [.] ['] 1 run 3 like 2 , 3 like 3 like 6 fellow 3 like 7 , 4 a 6 fellow 5 good 6 fellow 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 it 8 and 20 loosen 10 it 13 , 13 , 18 anchor 13 , 19 and 17 the 18 anchor 20 loosen 22 tiller 21 the 22 tiller not thinking any harm [,] the youth jumped back on shore and made his way up the steep bank [.] 1 not 2 thinking 1 not 12 and 2 thinking 3 any 2 thinking 10 on 3 any 4 harm 4 harm 7 youth 6 the 7 youth 7 youth 8 jumped 8 jumped 9 back 9 back 10 on 11 shore 12 and 12 and 13 made 13 made 15 way 13 made 16 up 14 his 15 way 16 up 19 bank 17 the 19 bank 18 steep 19 bank at the door of the hut he stopped and looked back , then started and gazed in horror [.] 1 at 3 door 1 at 7 he 2 the 3 door 3 door 4 of 4 of 6 hut 5 the 6 hut 7 he 9 and 8 stopped 9 and 9 and 13 then 9 and 17 in 10 looked 11 back 10 looked 13 then 12 , 13 then 13 then 15 and 14 started 15 and 15 and 16 gazed 17 in 18 horror the head of the boat stood out to [sea] , and he was left alone on the island [.] 1 the 2 head 2 head 3 of 2 head 6 stood 3 of 5 boat 4 the 5 boat 6 stood 7 out 7 out 8 to 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 left 14 left 15 alone 15 alone 16 on 16 on 18 island 17 the 18 island in [this] [way] the [months] [slipped] [by] [,] [and] [christmas] [came] [round] [again] [.] 1 in 4 the then he hastily stepped behind the wood stack , and waited for what might happen next [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 hastily 4 stepped 4 stepped 5 behind 4 stepped 10 and 5 behind 8 stack 6 the 8 stack 7 wood 8 stack 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 waited 11 waited 12 for 12 for 13 what 13 what 14 might 14 might 15 happen 15 happen 16 next the strange folk one by one jumped on to the rocks , each bearing a load of something that they wanted [.] 1 the 3 folk 2 strange 3 folk 3 folk 7 jumped 4 one 5 by 5 by 6 one 6 one 7 jumped 7 jumped 9 to 8 on 9 to 9 to 12 , 10 the 11 rocks 11 rocks 12 , 12 , 13 each 13 each 14 bearing 14 bearing 16 load 15 a 16 load 16 load 17 of 17 of 18 something 18 something 19 that 18 something 21 wanted 19 that 20 they 19 that 21 wanted 20 they 21 wanted but the youth remained so still , that [they] took courage and laughed gaily to each other [.] 1 but 3 youth 1 but 4 remained 2 the 3 youth 3 youth 4 remained 4 remained 5 so 5 so 8 that 5 so 12 and 6 still 7 , 6 still 8 that 8 that 12 and 10 took 11 courage 10 took 12 and 12 and 13 laughed 12 and 14 gaily 12 and 15 to 15 to 17 other 16 each 17 other the girl screamed so loudly that the people all ran out of their huts to see what was the matter [.] 1 the 2 girl 2 girl 3 screamed 3 screamed 4 so 4 so 6 that 4 so 18 was 5 loudly 6 that 6 that 8 people 6 that 10 ran 6 that 18 was 7 the 8 people 8 people 10 ran 9 all 10 ran 10 ran 12 of 10 ran 15 to 11 out 12 of 12 of 14 huts 13 their 14 huts 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 what 18 was 20 matter 19 the 20 matter in an instant , boat , people , and goods had vanished completely [.] 1 in 5 boat 1 in 6 , 1 in 9 and 2 an 3 instant 2 an 5 boat 3 instant 4 , 3 instant 5 boat 7 people 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 goods 9 and 11 had 11 had 12 vanished 12 vanished 13 completely ['] [why] [not] [?] i am quite willing , ['] answered [he] [.] 1 i 5 , 2 am 4 willing 2 am 5 , 3 quite 4 willing 5 , 7 answered ['] [but] [how] [do] [you] [suppose] [we] [can] [manage] [to] [live] [till] [summer] [comes] [round] [again] [?] ['] ['] [do] [not] [be] [anxious] [about] [that] [,] ['] [said] [the] [girl] [;] ['] [if] [you] [will] [only] [marry] [me] [all] [will] [be] [well] [.] i am very rich , and all my family are rich also [.] ['] 1 i 5 , 2 am 4 rich 2 am 5 , 3 very 4 rich 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 all 6 and 10 are 7 all 8 my 7 all 9 family 7 all 10 are 8 my 9 family 10 are 11 rich 11 rich 12 also and by-and-by it was spring once more , and time for the fisher-folk to sail from the mainland [.] 1 and 2 by-and-by 1 and 9 and 2 by-and-by 3 it 2 by-and-by 4 was 2 by-and-by 9 and 5 spring 6 once 5 spring 7 more 5 spring 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 time 9 and 11 for 9 and 14 to 11 for 13 fisher-folk 12 the 13 fisher-folk 14 to 15 sail 15 sail 16 from 16 from 18 mainland 17 the 18 mainland ['] [i] [do] [not] [care] [where] [i] [go] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [young] [man] [;] ['] [what] [do] [you] [think] [?] ['] he was [just] going to spring up and go to see what [it] [meant] [,] [when] [he] [luckily] [remembered] [his] [wife] 's words and lay still [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 8 and 6 spring 7 up 6 spring 8 and 8 and 9 go 9 go 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 what 12 what 22 's 22 's 24 and 23 words 24 and 24 and 26 still 25 lay 26 still there , in the very place they had chosen , stood a beautiful house doors and windows , and everything all complete [!] 1 there 2 , 1 there 7 they 3 in 6 place 3 in 7 they 4 the 5 very 4 the 6 place 7 they 10 , 8 had 9 chosen 8 had 10 , 10 , 11 stood 11 stood 14 house 12 a 14 house 13 beautiful 14 house 14 house 19 and 14 house 22 complete 15 doors 16 and 16 and 17 windows 16 and 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 everything 19 and 22 complete 21 all 22 complete but as he was a little afraid of his wife , who knew so much more than [he] , he asked no questions [.] 1 but 2 as 1 but 20 he 2 as 10 wife 3 he 4 was 4 was 7 afraid 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 8 of 10 wife 9 his 10 wife 10 wife 12 who 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 knew 12 who 19 , 13 knew 14 so 13 knew 16 more 13 knew 17 than 15 much 16 more 20 he 21 asked 21 asked 23 questions 22 no 23 questions [ [illustration] : [the] [elf] [maiden's] [house] []] 1 [ 3 : the old people welcomed them heartily , and summoned their neighbours [,] for [many] [miles] [round] , to a great feast in their honour [.] 1 the 3 people 2 old 3 people 3 people 8 and 4 welcomed 5 them 4 welcomed 8 and 6 heartily 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 summoned 9 summoned 11 neighbours 10 their 11 neighbours 11 neighbours 13 for 13 for 17 , 17 , 18 to 18 to 21 feast 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 feast 21 feast 22 in 22 in 24 honour 23 their 24 honour as he laid his hand upon the door he thought he was safe , and turned to look [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 laid 1 as 9 he 2 he 3 laid 3 laid 5 hand 3 laid 6 upon 4 his 5 hand 5 hand 6 upon 6 upon 8 door 7 the 8 door 9 he 10 thought 10 thought 11 he 10 thought 15 and 11 he 15 and 12 was 13 safe 12 was 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 turned 15 and 17 to 17 to 18 look drive a nail into the threshold [,] [and] [then] [i] [can] [never] [pass] [in] [or] [out] [.] ['] 1 drive 3 nail 1 drive 4 into 2 a 3 nail 3 nail 4 into 4 into 6 threshold 5 the 6 threshold and so he did [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 did 3 he 4 did [ [lappländische] [mährchen] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [how] [some] [wild] [animals] [became] [tame] [ones] however , he took care to awaken very early , and set off down the road with a light heart [.] 1 however 2 , 1 however 3 he 3 he 11 and 4 took 5 care 4 took 6 to 4 took 11 and 6 to 7 awaken 7 awaken 9 early 8 very 9 early 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 set 11 and 14 down 11 and 17 with 12 set 13 off 14 down 16 road 15 the 16 road 16 road 17 with 17 with 20 heart 18 a 19 light 18 a 20 heart 19 light 20 heart before he had walked very far he met a boy who came whistling along [,] hitting at the tops of the flowers with a stick [.] 1 before 2 he 1 before 4 walked 1 before 7 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 walked 4 walked 6 far 5 very 6 far 7 he 8 met 8 met 10 boy 9 a 10 boy 10 boy 11 who 10 boy 12 came 11 who 12 came 12 came 13 whistling 12 came 23 with 13 whistling 14 along 14 along 16 hitting 16 hitting 17 at 17 at 19 tops 18 the 19 tops 19 tops 20 of 20 of 22 flowers 21 the 22 flowers 22 flowers 23 with 23 with 25 stick 24 a 25 stick ['] [oh] [,] [just] [to] [the] [miller] ['s] [marriage] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [bear] [carelessly] [.] ['] [don't] [go] [,] [don't] [go] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [boy] [.] ['] [if] [you] [do] [you] [will] [never] [come] [back] [!] ['] [i] [had] [not] [thought] [of] [that] [,] ['] [said] [the] [bear] [,] [whose] [face] [turned] [white] [,] [only] [nobody] [could] [see] [it] [.] ['] [if] [you] [are] [certain] [that] [they] [would] [be] [so] [wicked] [but] [perhaps] [you] [are] [jealous] [because] [nobody] [has] [invited] [you] [?] ['] ['] [oh] [,] [nonsense] [!] ['] [replied] [the] [boy] [angrily] [,] ['] [do] [as] [you] [see] [.] it is your skin , and not mine [;] [i] [don't] [care] [what] [becomes] [of] [it] [!] ['] 1 it 2 is 2 is 6 and 3 your 4 skin 4 skin 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 not 6 and 8 mine and he walked quickly on [with] his head in the air [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 walked 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 quickly 3 walked 5 on 3 walked 9 in 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 in 9 in 11 air 10 the 11 air ['] [where] [are] [you] [going] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [,] [for] [it] [was] [not] [the] [first] [time] [he] [had] [seen] [him] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [just] [to] [the] [miller] ['s] [marriage] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [wolf] [,] [as] [the] [bear] [had] [done] [before] [him] [.] ['] [it] [is] [rather] [tiresome] [,] [of] [course] [weddings] [are] [always] [so] [stupid] [;] [but] [still] [one] [must] [be] [good-natured] [!] ['] ['] [don't] [go] [!] ['] [said] [the] [boy] [again] [.] ['] [your] [skin] [is] [so] [thick] [and] [warm] [,] [and] [winter] [is] [not] [far] [off] [now] [.] they will kill you , and strip it from you [.] ['] 1 they 6 and 2 will 3 kill 2 will 6 and 3 kill 4 you 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 strip 7 strip 8 it 8 it 9 from 9 from 10 you the wolf 's jaw dropped in astonishment and terror [.] 1 the 2 wolf 2 wolf 3 's 3 's 4 jaw 4 jaw 5 dropped 5 dropped 6 in 6 in 8 and 7 astonishment 8 and 8 and 9 terror ['] [do] [you] [really] [think] [that] [would] [happen] [?] ['] [he] [gasped] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [to] [be] [sure] [,] [i] [do] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [boy] [.] ['] [but] [it] [is] [your] [affair] [,] [not] [mine] [.] so good-morning , ['] and [on] he went [.] 1 so 2 good-morning 2 good-morning 3 , 3 , 5 and 5 and 7 he 7 he 8 went the wolf stood still for a few minutes , for he was trembling all over , and then crept quietly back to his cave [.] 1 the 2 wolf 2 wolf 3 stood 3 stood 4 still 4 still 5 for 5 for 8 minutes 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 10 for 9 , 10 for 10 for 24 cave 11 he 17 and 12 was 13 trembling 12 was 17 and 13 trembling 15 over 14 all 15 over 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 crept 17 and 20 quietly 17 and 21 back 18 then 19 crept 21 back 22 to 22 to 24 cave 23 his 24 cave next the boy met the fox [,] [whose] [lovely] [coat] [of] [silvery] [grey] [was] [shining] [in] [the] [sun] [.] 1 next 3 boy 2 the 3 boy 3 boy 4 met 4 met 6 fox 5 the 6 fox it is only kind to go and amuse them a little [.] ['] 1 it 7 and 2 is 3 only 2 is 4 kind 2 is 7 and 4 kind 5 to 5 to 6 go 7 and 8 amuse 8 amuse 9 them 8 amuse 11 little 10 a 11 little ['] [you] [poor] [fellow] [,] ['] [said] [the] [boy] [pityingly] [.] ['] [take] [my] [advice] [and] [stay] [at] [home] [.] if you once enter the miller 's gate his dogs will tear you in pieces [.] ['] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 enter 1 if 10 dogs 2 you 4 enter 3 once 4 enter 4 enter 8 gate 5 the 6 miller 6 miller 7 's 7 's 8 gate 9 his 10 dogs 10 dogs 11 will 11 will 12 tear 12 tear 13 you 12 tear 14 in 14 in 15 pieces ['] [ah] [,] [well] [,] [such] [things] [have] [occurred] [,] [i] [know] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [fox] [gravely] [.] and without saying any more he trotted off the way he had come [.] 1 and 6 he 2 without 3 saying 2 without 6 he 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 he 6 he 7 trotted 7 trotted 8 off 8 off 10 way 9 the 10 way 10 way 11 he 10 way 13 come 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 come ['] [good-morning] [,] ['] [he] [called] [to] [the] [boy] [as] [he] [galloped] [past] [,] ['] [i] [can't] [wait] [to] [talk] [to] [you] [now] [.] i have promised the miller to be present at his wedding-feast , and they won't sit down [till] [i] [come] [.] ['] 1 i 12 , 2 have 3 promised 2 have 12 , 3 promised 5 miller 3 promised 6 to 3 promised 7 be 4 the 5 miller 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 present 8 present 9 at 9 at 11 wedding-feast 10 his 11 wedding-feast 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 they 14 they 15 won't 15 won't 16 sit 16 sit 17 down ['] [stop] [!] [stop] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [boy] [after] [him] [,] [and] [there] [was] [something] [in] [his] [voice] [that] [made] [the] [horse] [pull] [up] [.] ['] [what] [is] [the] [matter] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] ['] [you] [don't] [know] [what] [you] [are] [doing] [,] ['] [said] [the] [boy] [.] ['] [if] [once] [you] [go] [there] [you] [will] [never] [gallop] [through] [these] [woods] [any] [more] [.] the horse threw back his head at these words , and laughed scornfully [.] 1 the 2 horse 2 horse 11 and 3 threw 4 back 3 threw 6 head 3 threw 7 at 3 threw 11 and 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 at 7 at 9 words 8 these 9 words 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 laughed 11 and 13 scornfully let them bind me as fast as they will , [i] can always break loose , and return to the forest and freedom [.] ['] 1 let 2 them 1 let 10 , 3 bind 4 me 3 bind 6 fast 3 bind 7 as 3 bind 10 , 5 as 6 fast 7 as 9 will 8 they 9 will 10 , 14 break 12 can 14 break 13 always 14 break 14 break 17 and 14 break 19 to 15 loose 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 return 17 and 19 to 19 to 22 and 20 the 21 forest 21 forest 22 and 22 and 23 freedom and with this proud speech he gave a whisk of his long tail , and galloped away faster than before [.] 1 and 15 and 2 with 5 speech 2 with 6 he 3 this 4 proud 4 proud 5 speech 6 he 15 and 7 gave 9 whisk 7 gave 15 and 8 a 9 whisk 9 whisk 10 of 10 of 13 tail 11 his 13 tail 12 long 13 tail 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 galloped 15 and 17 away 15 and 18 faster 15 and 19 than 15 and 20 before but when he reached the miller 's house everything happened as the boy had said [.] 1 but 9 everything 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 reached 2 when 9 everything 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 8 house 5 the 6 miller 6 miller 7 's 7 's 8 house 9 everything 10 happened 10 happened 11 as 11 as 15 said 12 the 13 boy 13 boy 14 had 14 had 15 said crossing this open space was a beautiful milk-white cow with a wreath of flowers [round] her neck [.] 1 crossing 4 space 1 crossing 14 flowers 2 this 4 space 3 open 4 space 4 space 5 was 4 space 13 of 5 was 9 cow 6 a 7 beautiful 6 a 9 cow 7 beautiful 9 cow 8 milk-white 9 cow 9 cow 10 with 10 with 12 wreath 11 a 12 wreath 12 wreath 13 of 14 flowers 17 neck 16 her 17 neck ['] [good-morning] [,] ['] [she] [said] [pleasantly] [,] [as] [she] [came] [up] [to] [the] [place] [where] [the] [boy] [was] [standing] [.] ['] [good-morning] [,] ['] [he] [returned] [.] ['] [where] [are] [you] [going] [in] [such] [a] [hurry] [?] ['] ['] [why] [,] [i] [can] [run] [twice] [as] [fast] [as] [any] [of] [them] [!] i should like to see anybody try to keep me against my will [.] ['] 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 like 3 like 4 to 3 like 5 see 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 anybody 5 see 7 try 7 try 8 to 7 try 9 keep 8 to 9 keep 9 keep 10 me 9 keep 11 against 11 against 13 will 12 my 13 will and , without [even] a polite bow , she went on her way , feeling very much offended [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 9 she 2 , 3 without 3 without 7 bow 3 without 8 , 3 without 9 she 5 a 6 polite 5 a 7 bow 6 polite 7 bow 9 she 10 went 10 went 11 on 11 on 14 , 12 her 13 way 13 way 14 , 14 , 15 feeling 15 feeling 18 offended 16 very 17 much 17 much 18 offended but everything turned out just as the boy had said [.] 1 but 2 everything 2 everything 3 turned 3 turned 4 out 3 turned 6 as 5 just 6 as 6 as 8 boy 6 as 10 said 7 the 8 boy 8 boy 9 had 9 had 10 said and [so] it happened to the goat and to the sheep [.] 1 and 3 it 1 and 8 and 3 it 4 happened 5 to 7 goat 5 to 8 and 6 the 7 goat 8 and 9 to 9 to 11 sheep 10 the 11 sheep last of all came [the] [reindeer] , looking as he always did , as if some serious business was on hand [.] 1 last 2 of 1 last 4 came 2 of 3 all 4 came 8 looking 4 came 15 if 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 as 8 looking 13 , 9 as 12 did 10 he 12 did 11 always 12 did 14 as 15 if 15 if 18 business 15 if 19 was 16 some 18 business 17 serious 18 business 18 business 19 was 19 was 21 hand 20 on 21 hand ['] [o] [fool] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [boy] [,] ['] [have] [you] [no] [sense] [at] [all] [?] ['] [that] [is] [exactly] [why] [i] [am] [quite] [safe] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [reindeer] [.] ['] [i] [am] [so] [strong] [that] [no] [one] [can] [bind] [me] [,] [and] [so] [swift] [that] [not] [even] [an] [arrow] [can] [catch] [me] [.] so , [good-bye] for the present , you will soon see me back [.] ['] 1 so 2 , 1 so 8 you 1 so 11 see 4 for 6 present 4 for 7 , 4 for 8 you 5 the 6 present 8 you 9 will 9 will 11 see 10 soon 11 see 11 see 12 me 11 see 13 back but none of the animals that went to the miller 's wedding ever came back [.] 1 but 5 animals 1 but 14 came 2 none 3 of 2 none 5 animals 3 of 5 animals 4 the 5 animals 5 animals 6 that 5 animals 7 went 5 animals 14 came 6 that 7 went 7 went 8 to 8 to 12 wedding 9 the 10 miller 10 miller 11 's 11 's 12 wedding 13 ever 14 came 14 came 15 back [ [lappländische] [mährchen] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [fortune] [and] [the] [wood-cutter] several hundreds of years ago there lived in a forest [a] wood-cutter and his wife and children [.] 1 several 5 ago 1 several 6 there 1 several 7 lived 2 hundreds 3 of 2 hundreds 4 years 3 of 4 years 4 years 5 ago 7 lived 8 in 8 in 16 and 9 a 10 forest 9 a 12 wood-cutter 12 wood-cutter 13 and 13 and 15 wife 13 and 16 and 14 his 15 wife 16 and 17 children in the end the wood-cutter lost heart [,] and said to himself : 1 in 3 end 1 in 13 : 2 the 3 end 4 the 5 wood-cutter 5 wood-cutter 9 and 5 wood-cutter 13 : 6 lost 7 heart 6 lost 9 and 9 and 10 said 9 and 11 to 11 to 12 himself ['] [what] [is] [the] [good] [of] [working] [like] [this] [if] [i] [never] [am] [a] [penny] [the] [richer] [at] [the] [end] [?] i shall go to the forest no more [!] 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 go 3 go 4 to 3 go 8 more 4 to 6 forest 5 the 6 forest 7 no 8 more and [perhaps] [,] [if] [i] take to my bed , and [do] [not] [run] [after] [fortune] , [one] [day] she may come to me [.] ['] 1 and 11 and 6 take 7 to 6 take 11 and 7 to 9 bed 8 my 9 bed 10 , 11 and 11 and 22 come 17 , 20 she 20 she 21 may 21 may 22 come 22 come 23 to 23 to 24 me ['] [are] [you] [ill] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [wonderingly] [,] [surprised] [at] [not] [finding] [him] [dressed] [.] ['] [the] [cock] [has] [crowed] [ever] [so] [often] [.] it is high time for you to get up [.] ['] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 time 2 is 5 for 3 high 4 time 5 for 6 you 6 you 7 to 7 to 8 get 8 get 9 up ['] [why] [should] [i] [get] [up] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [man] [,] [without] [moving] [.] ['] [why] [?] [to] [go] [to] [the] [forest] [,] [of] [course] [.] ['] ['] [yes] [;] [and] [when] [i] [have] [toiled] [all] [day] [i] [hardly] [earn] [enough] [to] [give] [us] [one] [meal] [.] ['] ['] [but] [what] [can] [we] [do] [,] [my] [poor] [husband] [?] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [it] [is] [just] [a] [trick] [of] [fortune] ['s] [,] [who] [would] [never] [smile] [upon] [us] [.] ['] ['] [well] [,] [i] [have] [had] [my] [fill] [of] [fortune] ['s] [tricks] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [.] ['] [if] [she] [wants] [me] [she] [can] [find] [me] [here] [.] [but] [i] [have] [done] [with] [the] [wood] [for] [ever] [.] ['] ['] [my] [dear] [husband] [,] [grief] [has] [driven] [you] [mad] [!] do you think [fortune] [will] come to anybody who does not go after her [?] 1 do 2 you 1 do 6 come 2 you 3 think 6 come 7 to 7 to 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 who 8 anybody 10 does 9 who 10 does 10 does 11 not 10 does 12 go 11 not 12 go 12 go 13 after 13 after 14 her dress yourself [,] and saddle the mules , and begin your work [.] 1 dress 2 yourself 1 dress 4 and 4 and 9 and 5 saddle 9 and 6 the 7 mules 7 mules 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 begin 10 begin 12 work 11 your 12 work do you know that there is not a morsel of bread in the house [?] ['] 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 is 6 is 7 not 6 is 12 in 8 a 9 morsel 9 morsel 10 of 10 of 11 bread 11 bread 12 in 12 in 14 house 13 the 14 house ['] [i] [don't] [care] [if] [there] [isn't] [,] [and] [i] [am] [not] [going] [to] [the] [forest] [.] it is no use [your] talking [;] [nothing] [will] [make] [me] [change] [my] [mind] [.] ['] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 use 3 no 4 use 4 use 6 talking ['] [he] [is] [upstairs] [;] [you] [had] [better] [ask] [him] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [woman] [.] and the man went up , and repeated his request [.] 1 and 3 man 1 and 4 went 2 the 3 man 4 went 7 and 5 up 6 , 5 up 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 repeated 7 and 10 request 9 his 10 request ['] [well] [,] [then] [,] [will] [you] [lend] [me] [your] [two] [mules] [?] i will pay you something for them [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 pay 3 pay 4 you 3 pay 5 something 3 pay 6 for 5 something 6 for 6 for 7 them ['] [certainly] [,] [neighbour] [.] take them and welcome [.] ['] 1 take 2 them 1 take 3 and 3 and 4 welcome now the man was aware that if he was caught he would be condemned to death , so he fled back into the forest [.] 1 now 3 man 2 the 3 man 3 man 4 was 4 was 5 aware 5 aware 6 that 6 that 11 he 6 that 14 condemned 7 if 8 he 7 if 10 caught 7 if 11 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 caught 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 condemned 14 condemned 15 to 14 condemned 21 back 15 to 16 death 16 death 20 fled 17 , 18 so 18 so 19 he 18 so 20 fled 19 he 20 fled 21 back 22 into 22 into 24 forest 23 the 24 forest the mules , left to themselves , took the path that led to their master 's stable [.] 1 the 2 mules 2 mules 4 left 2 mules 8 took 3 , 4 left 4 left 5 to 4 left 7 , 5 to 6 themselves 8 took 10 path 9 the 10 path 10 path 11 that 10 path 12 led 11 that 12 led 12 led 13 to 13 to 17 stable 14 their 15 master 15 master 16 's 16 's 17 stable she lost no time in calling her husband [,] [who] [was] [still] [lying] [in] [bed] [.] 1 she 2 lost 2 lost 4 time 2 lost 5 in 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 in 5 in 6 calling 6 calling 8 husband 7 her 8 husband ['] [quick] [,] [quick] [!] [get] [up] [as] [fast] [as] [you] [can] [.] ['] [wife] [,] [i] [have] [told] [you] [a] [dozen] [times] [already] [that] [i] [am] [not] [going] [to] [get] [up] [.] why can't you leave me in peace [?] ['] 1 why 2 can't 2 can't 3 you 2 can't 4 leave 4 leave 5 me 4 leave 6 in 6 in 7 peace they fell at once to the ground , and out poured [a] rain of gold pieces , till the little courtyard shone like the sun [.] 1 they 17 , 2 fell 4 once 2 fell 5 to 2 fell 17 , 3 at 4 once 5 to 9 and 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 rain 9 and 14 of 10 out 13 rain 11 poured 13 rain 14 of 16 pieces 15 gold 16 pieces 17 , 18 till 18 till 21 courtyard 18 till 23 like 19 the 21 courtyard 20 little 21 courtyard 21 courtyard 22 shone 21 courtyard 23 like 23 like 25 sun 24 the 25 sun ['] [a] [treasure] [!] ['] [gasped] [the] [woman] [,] [as] [soon] [as] [she] [could] [speak] [from] [surprise] [.] ['] [a] [treasure] [!] ['] and she ran off to tell her husband [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 3 ran 2 she 3 ran 3 ran 4 off 3 ran 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 8 husband 7 her 8 husband ['] [get] [up] [!] [get] [up] [!] ['] [she] [cried] [.] our mules have returned home laden with all the gold in the world , and it is [now] [lying] in the court [.] 1 our 2 mules 2 mules 3 have 3 have 4 returned 4 returned 5 home 4 returned 11 in 5 home 6 laden 6 laden 7 with 7 with 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 gold 9 the 10 gold 11 in 15 and 12 the 13 world 13 world 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 it 16 it 17 is 17 is 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 court no one in the whole country can be as rich as we are [!] ['] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 in 2 one 7 can 3 in 6 country 4 the 6 country 5 whole 6 country 7 can 8 be 8 be 10 rich 9 as 10 rich 10 rich 11 as 11 as 12 we 11 as 13 are 12 we 13 are ['] [you] [see] [,] [my] [dear] [wife] [,] [that] [i] [was] [right] [,] ['] [he] [said] [at] [last] [.] ['] [fortune] [is] [so] [capricious] [,] [you] [can] [never] [count] [on] [her] [.] run after [her] , and she is sure to fly [from] [you] ; [stay] [still] , and she is sure to come [.] ['] 1 run 2 after 2 after 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 is 6 she 7 is 7 is 8 sure 8 sure 9 to 8 sure 22 come 9 to 10 fly 13 ; 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 is 18 she 19 is 19 is 20 sure 20 sure 21 to 21 to 22 come [ [traditions] [populaires] de [l'asie] [mineure] [.] []] 1 [ 4 de [the] [enchanted] [head] once upon a time an old woman lived in a small cottage near the sea with her two daughters [.] 1 once 2 upon 1 once 7 woman 2 upon 4 time 3 a 4 time 5 an 6 old 5 an 7 woman 6 old 7 woman 7 woman 8 lived 8 lived 9 in 8 lived 13 near 8 lived 16 with 9 in 12 cottage 10 a 11 small 10 a 12 cottage 11 small 12 cottage 12 cottage 13 near 13 near 15 sea 14 the 15 sea 15 sea 16 with 16 with 19 daughters 17 her 18 two 18 two 19 daughters then she bought the food that they needed for the day , and returned home to do her share of veil-making [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 bought 3 bought 5 food 3 bought 16 to 4 the 5 food 5 food 6 that 5 food 14 returned 6 that 7 they 6 that 13 and 7 they 13 and 8 needed 9 for 8 needed 13 and 9 for 11 day 10 the 11 day 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 returned 14 returned 15 home 16 to 17 do 17 do 19 share 18 her 19 share 19 share 20 of 20 of 21 veil-making one morning the old woman rose even earlier than usual , and set off for the city with her wares [.] 1 one 2 morning 2 morning 5 woman 3 the 5 woman 4 old 5 woman 5 woman 12 and 6 rose 8 earlier 6 rose 10 usual 6 rose 12 and 7 even 8 earlier 9 than 10 usual 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 set 13 set 14 off 13 set 15 for 13 set 18 with 15 for 17 city 16 the 17 city 17 city 18 with 18 with 20 wares 19 her 20 wares she was just crossing the bridge [when] [,] [suddenly] [,] [she] [knocked] [up] [against] [a] [human] [head] [,] [which] [she] [had] [never] [seen] [there] [before] [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 crossing 3 just 4 crossing 4 crossing 6 bridge 5 the 6 bridge ['] [take] [me] [with] [you] [,] [good] [mother] [!] ['] [it] [said] [imploringly] [;] ['] [take] [me] [with] [you] [back] [to] [your] [house] [.] ['] at the sound of these words the poor woman nearly went mad with terror [.] 1 at 3 sound 1 at 9 woman 2 the 3 sound 3 sound 4 of 4 of 6 words 5 these 6 words 7 the 9 woman 8 poor 9 woman 9 woman 11 went 10 nearly 11 went 11 went 12 mad 12 mad 13 with 13 with 14 terror have that horrible thing [always] at home [?] 1 have 4 thing 1 have 6 at 2 that 4 thing 3 horrible 4 thing 4 thing 6 at 6 at 7 home [never] [!] [never] [!] so they all sat silent at their work , inwardly cursing the head which was the cause of their misfortunes [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 4 sat 2 they 4 sat 3 all 4 sat 4 sat 5 silent 5 silent 6 at 6 at 8 work 7 their 8 work 8 work 11 cursing 9 , 11 cursing 10 inwardly 11 cursing 11 cursing 13 head 12 the 13 head 13 head 14 which 13 head 15 was 14 which 15 was 15 was 17 cause 16 the 17 cause 17 cause 18 of 18 of 20 misfortunes 19 their 20 misfortunes when evening came , and there was no sign of supper , the head spoke , for the first time that day : 1 when 2 evening 1 when 3 came 1 when 4 , 1 when 6 there 2 evening 3 came 4 , 5 and 6 there 7 was 7 was 9 sign 8 no 9 sign 9 sign 10 of 9 sign 15 spoke 10 of 11 supper 12 , 15 spoke 13 the 15 spoke 14 head 15 spoke 15 spoke 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 20 time 18 the 20 time 19 first 20 time 20 time 21 that 21 that 22 day 21 that 23 : 22 day 23 : ['] [good] [mother] [,] [does] [no] [one] [ever] [eat] [here] [?] [during] [all] [the] [hours] [i] [have] [spent] [in] [your] [house] [not] [a] [creature] [has] [touched] [anything] [.] ['] ['] [no] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [old] [woman] [,] ['] [we] [are] [not] [eating] [anything] [.] ['] ['] [and] [why] [not] [,] [good] [mother] [?] ['] ['] [because] [we] [have] [no] [money] [to] [buy] [any] [food] [.] ['] ['] [is] [it] [your] [custom] [never] [to] [eat] [?] ['] to-day [i] [did] [not] [cross] [the] [bridge] , [so] [of] [course] [i] [had] [nothing] [for] [food] [.] ['] 1 to-day 8 , ['] [then] [i] [am] [the] [cause] [of] [your] [having] [gone] [hungry] [all] [day] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [head] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [you] [are] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [old] [woman] [.] ['] [well] [,] [then] [,] [i] [will] [give] [you] [money] [and] [plenty] [of] [it] [,] [if] [you] [will] [only] [do] [as] [i] [tell] [you] [.] in an hour , as the clock strikes twelve , you must be on the bridge at the place where you met me [.] 1 in 3 hour 1 in 4 , 1 in 11 you 2 an 3 hour 4 , 5 as 5 as 7 clock 5 as 8 strikes 5 as 10 , 5 as 11 you 6 the 7 clock 7 clock 8 strikes 8 strikes 9 twelve 11 you 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 14 on 13 be 17 at 13 be 20 where 14 on 16 bridge 15 the 16 bridge 17 at 19 place 18 the 19 place 19 place 20 where 20 where 21 you 20 where 22 met 21 you 22 met 22 met 23 me when you get [there] [call] [out] ["] [ahmed] , " [three] [times] , as [loud] [as] you can [.] 1 when 2 you 1 when 9 , 1 when 13 , 1 when 17 you 2 you 3 get 9 , 10 " 13 , 14 as 17 you 18 can ['] [very] [well] [,] [my] [lord] [,] ['] [said] [the] [old] [woman] [,] ['] [i] [will] [set] [off] [at] [once] [for] [the] [bridge] [.] ['] and wrapping her veil round [her] [she] went out [.] 1 and 2 wrapping 1 and 8 went 2 wrapping 5 round 2 wrapping 8 went 3 her 5 round 4 veil 5 round 8 went 9 out midnight was striking as she reached the spot where she had met the head so many hours before [.] 1 midnight 2 was 2 was 3 striking 2 was 4 as 2 was 9 where 4 as 5 she 4 as 6 reached 5 she 6 reached 6 reached 8 spot 7 the 8 spot 9 where 10 she 9 where 12 met 10 she 11 had 11 had 12 met 12 met 14 head 12 met 18 before 13 the 14 head 14 head 18 before 15 so 16 many 16 many 17 hours 17 hours 18 before ['] [ahmed] [!] [ahmed] [!] ahmed [!] ['] [cried] [she] , and [immediately] [a] huge [negro] [,] as [tall] [as] [a] [giant] [,] [stood] on the bridge [before] [her] [.] 1 ahmed 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 huge 10 huge 13 as 13 as 22 bridge 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 bridge ['] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] ['] [i] [will] [be] [back] [in] [a] [moment] [,] [good] [mother] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] and three minutes later he placed a purse full of sequins in the old woman 's hand [.] 1 and 5 he 1 and 6 placed 2 three 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 5 he 5 he 6 placed 6 placed 8 purse 7 a 8 purse 8 purse 9 full 9 full 10 of 9 full 12 in 10 of 11 sequins 11 sequins 12 in 12 in 17 hand 13 the 15 woman 14 old 15 woman 15 woman 16 's 16 's 17 hand no one can imagine the joy of the whole family at the sight of all this wealth [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 imagine 4 imagine 6 joy 4 imagine 11 at 5 the 6 joy 6 joy 7 of 7 of 10 family 8 the 10 family 9 whole 10 family 10 family 11 at 11 at 13 sight 12 the 13 sight 13 sight 14 of 14 of 15 all 15 all 16 this 15 all 17 wealth 16 this 17 wealth the tiny , tumble-down cottage was [rebuilt] , the girls had new dresses , and their mother ceased selling [veils] [.] 1 the 5 cottage 2 tiny 3 , 2 tiny 5 cottage 4 tumble-down 5 cottage 5 cottage 6 was 6 was 19 selling 8 , 10 girls 9 the 10 girls 10 girls 11 had 11 had 15 and 12 new 13 dresses 13 dresses 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 mother 15 and 18 ceased 15 and 19 selling 16 their 17 mother when this happened their hearts sank within them [,] [and] [their] [faces] [fell] [.] 1 when 2 this 1 when 3 happened 1 when 5 hearts 2 this 3 happened 4 their 5 hearts 5 hearts 6 sank 6 sank 7 within 7 within 8 them ['] [have] [you] [spent] [your] [fortune] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [head] [from] [its] [corner] [,] [when] [it] [saw] [how] [sad] [they] [looked] [.] the old woman did not need twice telling , but set off at once for the bridge [.] 1 the 3 woman 2 old 3 woman 3 woman 10 but 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 need 4 did 10 but 5 not 6 need 6 need 7 twice 6 need 8 telling 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 set 11 set 12 off 11 set 14 once 11 set 15 for 13 at 14 once 15 for 17 bridge 16 the 17 bridge ['] [mahomet] [!] [mahomet] [!] ['] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] her daughters were always wrapped in veils that looked as if they were woven out of sunbeams , and their dresses shone with precious stones [.] 1 her 2 daughters 2 daughters 3 were 3 were 5 wrapped 4 always 5 wrapped 5 wrapped 6 in 5 wrapped 23 with 6 in 7 veils 8 that 9 looked 9 looked 11 if 9 looked 16 of 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 they 11 if 13 were 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 woven 15 out 16 of 16 of 19 and 17 sunbeams 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 dresses 19 and 22 shone 19 and 23 with 20 their 21 dresses 23 with 25 stones 24 precious 25 stones the neighbours wondered where all this sudden wealth had sprung from [,] [but] [nobody] [knew] [about] [the] [head] [.] 1 the 2 neighbours 2 neighbours 3 wondered 3 wondered 4 where 4 where 8 wealth 4 where 10 sprung 4 where 11 from 5 all 8 wealth 6 this 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 wealth 8 wealth 9 had 9 had 10 sprung 10 sprung 11 from ['] [do] [what] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [old] [woman] [in] [amazement] [.] ['] [how] [can] [i] [tell] [the] [sultan] [that] [a] [head] [without] [a] [body] [wishes] [to] [become] [his] [son-in-law] [?] they will think that [i] [am] [mad] , and [i] shall be hooted from the palace [and] [stoned] [by] [the] [children] [.] ['] 1 they 2 will 2 will 3 think 3 think 4 that 4 that 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 shall 11 shall 12 be 12 be 13 hooted 13 hooted 14 from 14 from 16 palace 15 the 16 palace ['] [do] [as] [i] [bid] [you] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [head] [;] ['] [it] [is] [my] [will] [.] ['] the old woman was afraid to say [anything] [more] , and , putting on her richest clothes [,] started for the palace [.] 1 the 3 woman 2 old 3 woman 3 woman 4 was 4 was 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 , 11 and 13 putting 11 and 19 started 13 putting 14 on 13 putting 17 clothes 13 putting 19 started 15 her 16 richest 15 her 17 clothes 19 started 20 for 20 for 22 palace 21 the 22 palace the sultan granted her an audience at once [,] [and] [,] [in] [a] [trembling] [voice] [,] [she] [made] [her] [request] [.] 1 the 2 sultan 2 sultan 3 granted 3 granted 4 her 3 granted 6 audience 3 granted 8 once 5 an 6 audience 7 at 8 once ['] [are] [you] [mad] [,] [old] [woman] [?] ['] [said] [the] [sultan] [,] [staring] [at] [her] [.] ['] [the] [wooer] [is] [powerful] [,] [o] [sultan] [,] [and] [nothing] [is] [impossible] [to] [him] [.] ['] ['] [is] [that] [true] [?] ['] ['] [it] [is] [,] [o] [sultan] [;] [i] [swear] [it] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] ['] [then] [let] [him] [show] [his] [power] [by] [doing] [three] [things] [,] [and] [i] [will] [give] [him] [my] [daughter] [.] ['] ['] [command] [,] [o] [gracious] [prince] [,] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [do] [you] [see] [that] [hill] [in] [front] [of] [the] [palace] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [sultan] [.] ['] [i] [see] [it] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] that is the first thing [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 thing 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 thing now go , and tell him what [i] [say] [.] ['] 1 now 4 and 2 go 3 , 2 go 4 and 4 and 5 tell 5 tell 6 him 5 tell 7 what so the old woman returned and told the head the sultan 's first condition [.] 1 so 6 and 2 the 4 woman 3 old 4 woman 4 woman 6 and 5 returned 6 and 6 and 7 told 7 told 9 head 7 told 11 sultan 7 told 12 's 8 the 9 head 10 the 11 sultan 11 sultan 12 's 12 's 14 condition 13 first 14 condition ['] [it] [is] [well] [,] ['] [he] [replied] [;] [and] [said] [no] [more] [about] [it] [.] for thirty-nine days the head remained in its favourite corner [.] 1 for 3 days 1 for 5 head 2 thirty-nine 3 days 4 the 5 head 5 head 6 remained 6 remained 7 in 7 in 10 corner 8 its 9 favourite 8 its 10 corner but on the thirty-ninth evening after her visit to the palace , the head suddenly spoke [.] 1 but 2 on 1 but 5 evening 2 on 4 thirty-ninth 3 the 4 thirty-ninth 5 evening 6 after 5 evening 9 to 5 evening 16 spoke 6 after 8 visit 7 her 8 visit 8 visit 9 to 9 to 12 , 10 the 11 palace 11 palace 12 , 12 , 14 head 13 the 14 head 15 suddenly 16 spoke [ali] [!] [ali] [!] ["] [as] [loud] [as] [you] [can] [.] ['] [i] [will] [go] [at] [once] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] [ali] [!] [ali] [.] ['] ['] [tell] [my] [master] [he] [shall] [be] [obeyed] [,] ['] [replied] [ali] [;] ['] [it] [shall] [be] [done] [this] [moment] [.] ['] and the old woman went home [and] [gave] [ali] ['s] [message] to the head [.] 1 and 4 woman 1 and 5 went 2 the 4 woman 3 old 4 woman 5 went 6 home 5 went 12 to 12 to 14 head 13 the 14 head ['] [if] [that] [old] [woman] [has] [been] [playing] [me] [a] [trick] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [,] ['] [i] [will] [hang] [her] [!] and [i] will [put] up [a] [gallows] [to-morrow] [on] [the] [hill] [itself] [.] ['] 1 and 3 will 3 will 5 up ['] [can] [there] [be] [a] [fire] [?] ['] [he] [said] [to] [himself] [;] ['] [the] [sun] [never] [came] [in] [at] [this] [window] [before] [.] i must get up and see [.] ['] 1 i 5 and 2 must 3 get 2 must 5 and 3 get 4 up 5 and 6 see then he remembered [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered ['] [certainly] [that] [old] [woman] ['s] [son] [is] [a] [clever] [magician] [!] ['] [cried] [he] [;] ['] [i] [never] [met] [anyone] [as] [clever] [as] [that] [.] what shall [i] give him to do next [?] 1 what 2 shall 1 what 7 do 4 give 5 him 4 give 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 next let me think [.] 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 think [ah] [!] i know [.] ['] 1 i 2 know and he sent for the old woman , who by the orders of the head , was waiting below [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 16 , 2 he 16 , 3 sent 4 for 3 sent 10 by 3 sent 16 , 4 for 8 , 5 the 7 woman 6 old 7 woman 7 woman 8 , 8 , 9 who 10 by 12 orders 11 the 12 orders 12 orders 13 of 13 of 15 head 14 the 15 head 16 , 17 was 17 was 18 waiting 17 was 19 below 18 waiting 19 below ['] [your] [son] [has] [carried] [out] [my] [wishes] [very] [nicely] [,] ['] [he] [said] [.] ['] [the] [garden] [is] [larger] [and] [better] [than] [that] [of] [any] [other] [king] [.] but [when] [i] [walk] [across] it [i] [shall] [need] [some] [place] [to] [rest] [on] [the] [other] [side] [.] 1 but 6 it and having said this he turned [round] and went away [.] 1 and 3 said 2 having 3 said 3 said 4 this 3 said 8 and 4 this 8 and 5 he 6 turned 6 turned 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 away and she walked home slowly , with her head bent [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 3 walked 2 she 3 walked 3 walked 4 home 3 walked 5 slowly 3 walked 7 with 6 , 7 with 7 with 9 head 8 her 9 head 9 head 10 bent ['] [well] [,] [what] [am] [i] [to] [do] [next] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [head] [cheerfully] [.] and the old woman told her story [.] 1 and 4 woman 1 and 5 told 2 the 4 woman 3 old 4 woman 4 woman 5 told 5 told 7 story 6 her 7 story then he told the old woman to go to the bridge [and] [call] [for] [hassan] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 told 3 told 6 woman 3 told 7 to 3 told 8 go 4 the 6 woman 5 old 6 woman 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 to 9 to 11 bridge 10 the 11 bridge ['] [he] [shall] [be] [obeyed] [,] ['] [answered] [hassan] [.] ['] [that] [old] [woman] ['s] [son] [is] [certainly] [all-powerful] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [;] ['] [what] [shall] [i] [bid] [him] [do] [now] [?] ['] and after thinking some time he sent for the old woman , who was expecting the summons [.] 1 and 13 who 2 after 3 thinking 2 after 12 , 2 after 13 who 3 thinking 5 time 4 some 5 time 5 time 6 he 5 time 7 sent 6 he 7 sent 7 sent 8 for 8 for 11 woman 9 the 11 woman 10 old 11 woman 13 who 14 was 14 was 15 expecting 15 expecting 17 summons 16 the 17 summons [ [illustration] : [the] [princess] [sees] [the] [magic] [head] []] 1 [ 3 : this time the king thought he had invented something totally impossible , and was quite pleased with himself for his cleverness [.] 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 king 2 time 5 thought 2 time 13 and 3 the 4 king 4 king 5 thought 5 thought 6 he 5 thought 7 had 6 he 7 had 8 invented 9 something 8 invented 13 and 9 something 11 impossible 10 totally 11 impossible 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 was 13 and 17 with 13 and 19 for 14 was 16 pleased 15 quite 16 pleased 17 with 18 himself 19 for 21 cleverness 20 his 21 cleverness thirty-nine [days] [passed] , and at midnight on the night of the last the old woman was standing on the bridge [.] 1 thirty-nine 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 16 woman 5 and 17 was 6 at 7 midnight 6 at 16 woman 7 midnight 8 on 7 midnight 11 of 8 on 10 night 9 the 10 night 11 of 13 last 12 the 13 last 14 the 16 woman 15 old 16 woman 16 woman 17 was 17 was 18 standing 17 was 19 on 19 on 21 bridge 20 the 21 bridge ['] [bekir] [!] [bekir] [!] [bekir] [!] ['] [cried] [she] [.] and a negro appeared , and inquired what she wanted [.] 1 and 3 negro 1 and 10 wanted 2 a 3 negro 3 negro 6 and 4 appeared 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 inquired 7 inquired 8 what 9 she 10 wanted ['] [i] [will] [assuredly] [give] [my] [daughter] [to] [the] [old] [woman] ['s] [son] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [.] ['] [if] [i] [were] [to] [search] [all] [the] [world] [through] [i] [could] [never] [find] [a] [more] [powerful] [son-in-law] [.] ['] this command did not [at] all please the old woman , though , of course , she made no objections to the sultan [.] 1 this 2 command 2 command 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 7 please 4 not 7 please 6 all 7 please 7 please 10 woman 7 please 12 though 7 please 15 course 7 please 21 to 8 the 10 woman 9 old 10 woman 11 , 12 though 12 though 13 , 13 , 15 course 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 , 17 she 18 made 18 made 20 objections 19 no 20 objections 20 objections 21 to 21 to 23 sultan 22 the 23 sultan ['] [never] [mind] [what] [he] [says] [!] put me on a silver dish and carry me to the palace [.] ['] 1 put 2 me 1 put 3 on 1 put 7 and 3 on 6 dish 4 a 6 dish 5 silver 6 dish 7 and 8 carry 8 carry 9 me 8 carry 10 to 10 to 12 palace 11 the 12 palace so it was done , though the old woman 's heart beat [as] [she] [laid] [down] [the] [dish] [with] [the] [head] [upon] [it] [.] 1 so 2 it 1 so 10 's 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 done 5 , 9 woman 6 though 9 woman 7 the 9 woman 8 old 9 woman 9 woman 10 's 10 's 11 heart 11 heart 12 beat at the sight before him the king flew into a violent rage [.] 1 at 3 sight 1 at 7 king 2 the 3 sight 3 sight 4 before 4 before 5 him 6 the 7 king 7 king 8 flew 8 flew 9 into 9 into 12 rage 10 a 12 rage 11 violent 12 rage ['] [i] [will] [never] [marry] [my] [daughter] [to] [such] [a] [monster] [,] ['] [he] [cried] [.] but the princess placed her hand gently on his arm [.] 1 but 3 princess 1 but 4 placed 2 the 3 princess 3 princess 4 placed 4 placed 6 hand 4 placed 7 gently 4 placed 8 on 5 her 6 hand 8 on 10 arm 9 his 10 arm ['] [you] [have] [given] [your] [word] [,] [my] [father] [,] [and] [you] [cannot] [break] [it] [,] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [but] [,] [my] [child] [,] [it] [is] [impossible] [for] [you] [to] [marry] [such] [a] [being] [,] ['] [exclaimed] [the] [sultan] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [will] [marry] [him] [.] he has a beautiful head [,] [and] [i] [love] [him] [already] [.] ['] 1 he 2 has 2 has 5 head 3 a 4 beautiful 3 a 5 head 4 beautiful 5 head but [for] you , and you [only] , [i] [am] a man [like] [other] [men] [.] ['] 1 but 3 you 1 but 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 you 5 and 8 , 8 , 12 man 11 a 12 man ['] [and] [that] [is] [all] [i] [care] [about] [,] ['] [said] [the] [princess] [.] [ [traditions] populaires de toutes les [nations] [(] [asie] [mineure] [)] [.] []] 1 [ 3 populaires 3 populaires 4 de 4 de 5 toutes 5 toutes 6 les [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] they took their bows out of the little hut where their toys were kept , and began to see which could shoot the highest [.] 1 they 16 and 2 took 4 bows 2 took 6 of 2 took 10 where 2 took 16 and 3 their 4 bows 5 out 6 of 6 of 9 hut 7 the 9 hut 8 little 9 hut 9 hut 10 where 10 where 12 toys 10 where 14 kept 11 their 12 toys 12 toys 13 were 13 were 14 kept 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 began 17 began 18 to 18 to 19 see 19 see 20 which 20 which 21 could 21 could 22 shoot 22 shoot 24 highest 23 the 24 highest at length the king 's patience gave way , and he said angrily : 1 at 2 length 1 at 14 : 2 length 6 patience 2 length 14 : 3 the 4 king 4 king 5 's 5 's 6 patience 6 patience 10 and 7 gave 8 way 8 way 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 said 11 he 12 said 12 said 14 : 13 angrily 14 : and if you fail to find her your head will be the forfeit [.] ['] 1 and 5 to 1 and 11 be 2 if 3 you 2 if 4 fail 2 if 5 to 3 you 4 fail 5 to 6 find 5 to 10 will 6 find 7 her 6 find 9 head 8 your 9 head 10 will 11 be 11 be 13 forfeit 12 the 13 forfeit the boy had need of all his courage to listen silently to the king 's words [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 3 had 3 had 4 need 4 need 5 of 4 need 9 to 4 need 10 listen 5 of 6 all 6 all 7 his 6 all 8 courage 7 his 8 courage 9 to 10 listen 10 listen 11 silently 10 listen 12 to 12 to 16 words 13 the 14 king 14 king 15 's 15 's 16 words but there was nothing for it but to do the king 's bidding , and he felt [that] [the] sooner he left the palace [the] better [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 14 , 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 3 was 7 but 4 nothing 5 for 5 for 6 it 7 but 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 13 bidding 10 the 11 king 11 king 12 's 12 's 13 bidding 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 15 and 17 felt 16 he 17 felt 17 felt 20 sooner 17 felt 21 he 17 felt 22 left 21 he 22 left 22 left 24 palace 22 left 26 better 23 the 24 palace ['] [where] [are] [you] [going] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [i] [can] [show] [you] [the] [way] [!] ['] [said] [the] [fox] [,] [who] [was] [really] [very] [good-natured] [.] ['] [far] [towards] [the] [east] [,] [in] [that] [direction] [,] [lives] [a] [beautiful] [maiden] [who] [is] [called] ["] [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] [.] ["] she has three golden hens in her house [.] 1 she 2 has 2 has 5 hens 2 has 6 in 3 three 5 hens 4 golden 5 hens 5 hens 6 in 6 in 8 house 7 her 8 house perhaps the feather belongs to one of them [.] ['] 1 perhaps 3 feather 2 the 3 feather 3 feather 4 belongs 4 belongs 5 to 5 to 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 them the boy was delighted at this news , and they walked on all day together , the fox in front , and the boy behind [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 3 was 3 was 4 delighted 4 delighted 5 at 5 at 9 and 6 this 7 news 7 news 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 9 and 11 walked 9 and 12 on 12 on 22 and 13 all 14 day 14 day 15 together 14 day 16 , 16 , 18 fox 16 , 22 and 17 the 18 fox 18 fox 20 front 19 in 20 front 21 , 22 and 22 and 24 boy 22 and 25 behind 23 the 24 boy when evening came they lay down to sleep , and put the knapsack under their heads for a pillow [.] 1 when 2 evening 1 when 3 came 1 when 4 they 2 evening 3 came 4 they 10 and 5 lay 6 down 5 lay 10 and 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 sleep 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 put 11 put 13 knapsack 11 put 14 under 11 put 17 for 12 the 13 knapsack 14 under 16 heads 15 their 16 heads 16 heads 17 for 17 for 19 pillow 18 a 19 pillow suddenly , about midnight , the fox gave a low whine , and [drew] nearer to his bedfellow [.] 1 suddenly 2 , 1 suddenly 7 fox 2 , 3 about 3 about 4 midnight 3 about 5 , 3 about 7 fox 6 the 7 fox 7 fox 8 gave 8 gave 13 and 9 a 10 low 9 a 11 whine 10 low 11 whine 11 whine 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 nearer 15 nearer 16 to 16 to 18 bedfellow 17 his 18 bedfellow ['] [cousin] [,] ['] [he] [whispered] [very] [low] [,] ['] [there] [is] [someone] [coming] [who] [will] [take] [the] [knapsack] [away] [from] [me] [.] look over there [!] ['] 1 look 2 over 2 over 3 there and the boy , peeping through the bushes , saw a man [.] 1 and 3 boy 1 and 10 saw 2 the 3 boy 3 boy 5 peeping 3 boy 10 saw 4 , 5 peeping 5 peeping 6 through 5 peeping 9 , 6 through 8 bushes 7 the 8 bushes 10 saw 12 man 11 a 12 man so [when] [the] [sun] [rose] [they] [set] [out] [again] , the fox in front as before , the man and boy following [.] 1 so 10 , 10 , 20 and 11 the 12 fox 12 fox 14 front 12 fox 15 as 12 fox 17 , 13 in 14 front 15 as 16 before 17 , 19 man 17 , 20 and 18 the 19 man 20 and 21 boy 20 and 22 following after some hours they reached the castle of the [sister] of [the] [sun] , [who] [kept] [the] [golden] [hens] [among] [her] [treasures] [.] 1 after 3 hours 1 after 4 they 2 some 3 hours 4 they 5 reached 5 reached 7 castle 6 the 7 castle 7 castle 8 of 8 of 14 , 9 the 11 of 11 of 14 , they halted before the gate and took counsel as to which of them should go in and see the lady herself [.] 1 they 6 and 2 halted 3 before 2 halted 5 gate 2 halted 6 and 4 the 5 gate 6 and 17 and 7 took 8 counsel 7 took 10 to 7 took 17 and 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 which 11 which 12 of 11 which 14 should 12 of 13 them 14 should 15 go 15 go 16 in 17 and 18 see 18 see 20 lady 18 see 21 herself 19 the 20 lady ['] [no] [,] [it] [is] [my] [business] [,] [so] [it] [is] [right] [that] [i] [should] [go] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] ['] [you] [will] [find] [it] [a] [very] [difficult] [matter] [to] [get] [hold] [of] [the] [hens] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [nothing] [is] [likely] [to] [happen] [to] [me] [,] ['] [returned] [the] [boy] [.] ['] [well] [,] [go] [then] [,] ['] [said] [the] [fox] [,] ['] [but] [be] [careful] [not] [to] [make] [any] [mistake] [.] steal only the hen which has the feather missing from her tail , and leave the others alone [.] ['] 1 steal 2 only 1 steal 4 hen 3 the 4 hen 4 hen 5 which 4 hen 6 has 5 which 6 has 6 has 8 feather 6 has 10 from 6 has 14 and 7 the 8 feather 8 feather 9 missing 8 feather 10 from 10 from 11 her 12 tail 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 leave 15 leave 17 others 15 leave 18 alone 16 the 17 others the man [listened] , [but] [did] [not] [interfere] [,] and the boy entered the court of the palace [.] 1 the 2 man 2 man 4 , 4 , 10 and 10 and 12 boy 10 and 13 entered 11 the 12 boy 12 boy 13 entered 13 entered 15 court 14 the 15 court 15 court 16 of 16 of 18 palace 17 the 18 palace and as the last one passed by him , he saw she had one feather missing from her tail [.] 1 and 10 he 1 and 11 saw 2 as 5 one 2 as 10 he 3 the 4 last 3 the 5 one 5 one 6 passed 7 by 8 him 7 by 9 , 7 by 10 he 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 12 she 11 saw 13 had 12 she 13 had 13 had 14 one 13 had 15 feather 15 feather 16 missing 15 feather 17 from 16 missing 17 from 17 from 19 tail 18 her 19 tail at this sight the youth darted forward and seized the hen by the neck so that she could not struggle [.] 1 at 3 sight 1 at 5 youth 2 this 3 sight 4 the 5 youth 5 youth 8 and 6 darted 7 forward 6 darted 8 and 8 and 9 seized 9 seized 11 hen 9 seized 12 by 9 seized 16 that 10 the 11 hen 11 hen 12 by 12 by 14 neck 13 the 14 neck 15 so 16 that 16 that 17 she 16 that 20 struggle 17 she 18 could 18 could 19 not 18 could 20 struggle 19 not 20 struggle then , tucking her comfortably under his arm , he made straight [for] the gate [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 tucking 3 tucking 4 her 3 tucking 5 comfortably 3 tucking 6 under 3 tucking 9 , 3 tucking 10 he 6 under 8 arm 7 his 8 arm 10 he 11 made 11 made 12 straight 11 made 15 gate 14 the 15 gate on the threshold he stopped again [.] 1 on 3 threshold 1 on 4 he 2 the 3 threshold 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 again and he turned back for the second time and entered the chamber , while the hen wriggled herself free as before [.] 1 and 9 and 2 he 9 and 3 turned 4 back 3 turned 9 and 4 back 5 for 5 for 8 time 6 the 8 time 7 second 8 time 9 and 10 entered 10 entered 12 chamber 10 entered 14 while 11 the 12 chamber 13 , 14 while 14 while 16 hen 14 while 17 wriggled 15 the 16 hen 16 hen 17 wriggled 17 wriggled 18 herself 17 wriggled 19 free 17 wriggled 20 as 17 wriggled 21 before 20 as 21 before when he had gazed his fill he went out into the courtyard and picked up his hen who was seeking for corn [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 gazed 1 when 5 his 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 gazed 5 his 6 fill 6 fill 21 for 7 he 13 and 8 went 9 out 8 went 10 into 8 went 13 and 10 into 12 courtyard 11 the 12 courtyard 13 and 14 picked 14 picked 15 up 14 picked 17 hen 16 his 17 hen 17 hen 18 who 17 hen 19 was 17 hen 21 for 18 who 19 was 19 was 20 seeking 21 for 22 corn as he drew near the gate he paused [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 drew 1 as 7 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 gate 5 the 6 gate 7 he 8 paused and he wrung his hands with regret , so that the hen fell to the ground and ran away [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 wrung 2 he 3 wrung 3 wrung 5 hands 3 wrung 6 with 3 wrung 10 that 4 his 5 hands 5 hands 6 with 6 with 7 regret 8 , 10 that 9 so 10 that 10 that 12 hen 10 that 17 and 11 the 12 hen 12 hen 17 and 13 fell 14 to 13 fell 17 and 14 to 16 ground 15 the 16 ground 17 and 18 ran 17 and 19 away and , [worse] [than] that , her sisters began to cluck so loud that [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] was awakened by the noise [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 8 sisters 1 and 9 began 2 , 5 that 5 that 6 , 7 her 8 sisters 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 cluck 11 cluck 13 loud 11 cluck 14 that 12 so 13 loud 14 that 20 was 20 was 21 awakened 21 awakened 22 by 22 by 24 noise 23 the 24 noise she jumped up in haste from her bed , and going to the door she said to the boy : 1 she 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 up 2 jumped 4 in 4 in 5 haste 5 haste 6 from 6 from 10 and 7 her 8 bed 8 bed 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 going 10 and 12 to 12 to 14 door 13 the 14 door 14 door 15 she 14 door 20 : 15 she 16 said 16 said 17 to 16 said 20 : 17 to 19 boy 18 the 19 boy [ [illustration] : [the] [golden] [hen] [will] [not] [be] [caught] []] 1 [ 3 : let us set off at once in search of the sister [.] 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 set 3 set 4 off 3 set 6 once 3 set 9 of 5 at 6 once 7 in 8 search 8 search 9 of 9 of 11 sister 10 the 11 sister luckily , [i] [know] [the] [way] [.] ['] 1 luckily 2 , they walked on for many days , till at length the fox , who , as usual , was going first , stopped suddenly [.] 1 they 2 walked 2 walked 3 on 2 walked 4 for 2 walked 9 at 4 for 7 , 5 many 6 days 6 days 7 , 7 , 8 till 9 at 10 length 10 length 12 fox 10 length 23 stopped 11 the 12 fox 12 fox 14 who 12 fox 23 stopped 13 , 14 who 14 who 17 usual 14 who 19 was 14 who 22 , 15 , 17 usual 16 as 17 usual 17 usual 18 , 19 was 20 going 20 going 21 first 23 stopped 24 suddenly a few minutes later they arrived at the castle , and the fox , who had often been there before , slipped in without difficulty [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 5 they 3 minutes 6 arrived 3 minutes 21 , 4 later 5 they 5 they 6 arrived 6 arrived 7 at 7 at 14 , 8 the 9 castle 9 castle 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 fox 11 and 14 , 12 the 13 fox 14 , 15 who 16 had 18 been 16 had 21 , 17 often 18 been 18 been 19 there 18 been 20 before 21 , 22 slipped 21 , 24 without 22 slipped 23 in 24 without 25 difficulty there were several giants , [both] [young] and old [,] in the hall , [and] they were all dancing [round] the princess [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 giants 2 were 11 in 3 several 4 giants 5 , 8 and 8 and 9 old 8 and 11 in 11 in 14 , 12 the 13 hall 13 hall 14 , 14 , 16 they 16 they 17 were 17 were 18 all 18 all 19 dancing 19 dancing 22 princess 21 the 22 princess so the fox stood up , and did his steps with the best of them [;] [but] [after] [a] [while] [he] [stopped] [and] [said] [:] 1 so 7 and 2 the 3 fox 3 fox 7 and 4 stood 7 and 5 up 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 did 8 did 10 steps 8 did 11 with 9 his 10 steps 11 with 13 best 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 of 14 of 15 them ['] [i] [know] [a] [charming] [new] [dance] [that] [i] [should] [like] [to] [show] [you] [;] [but] [it] [can] [only] [be] [done] [by] [two] [people] [.] if the princess will honour me for a few minutes , you will soon see how it is done [.] ['] 1 if 3 princess 1 if 5 honour 1 if 12 you 2 the 3 princess 3 princess 4 will 4 will 5 honour 5 honour 6 me 7 for 10 minutes 7 for 11 , 7 for 12 you 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 minutes 12 you 13 will 13 will 15 see 14 soon 15 see 15 see 16 how 16 how 17 it 16 how 18 is 17 it 18 is 18 is 19 done he found the giants busy trying to kindle a fire and get some light [;] [but] [after] [a] [bit] [someone] [cried] [out] [:] 1 he 2 found 2 found 4 giants 2 found 5 busy 3 the 4 giants 4 giants 5 busy 5 busy 6 trying 5 busy 7 to 7 to 11 and 8 kindle 10 fire 8 kindle 11 and 9 a 10 fire 11 and 12 get 12 get 14 light 13 some 14 light ['] [where] [is] [the] [princess] [?] ['] ['] [here] [,] [in] [my] [arms] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [don't] [be] [afraid] [;] [she] [is] [quite] [safe] [.] ['] then he turned , and said quietly : ['] [look] , there is [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] [!] ['] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 and 3 turned 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 said 6 said 7 quietly 6 said 8 : 8 : 11 , 11 , 12 there 11 , 13 is the giants raised their eyes [all] at once , and were instantly turned into pillars of stone [.] 1 the 2 giants 2 giants 10 and 3 raised 5 eyes 3 raised 8 once 3 raised 10 and 4 their 5 eyes 7 at 8 once 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 were 11 were 13 turned 12 instantly 13 turned 13 turned 14 into 14 into 15 pillars 15 pillars 16 of 16 of 17 stone the fox then made each pillar a low bow , and set off to join his friends [.] 1 the 2 fox 2 fox 11 and 3 then 4 made 4 made 6 pillar 4 made 9 bow 4 made 11 and 5 each 6 pillar 7 a 8 low 7 a 9 bow 8 low 9 bow 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 set 12 set 13 off 12 set 14 to 14 to 15 join 15 join 17 friends 16 his 17 friends he looked and shuddered , [but] [there] [was] [no] [escape] [;] [so] [he] [shut] his eyes to avoid [seeing] [.] 1 he 3 and 2 looked 3 and 3 and 4 shuddered 4 shuddered 16 eyes 4 shuddered 17 to 5 , 15 his 15 his 16 eyes 17 to 18 avoid ['] [no] [,] [no] [;] [i] [don't] [know] [you] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [youth] [,] [without] [raising] [his] [eyes] [.] ['] [kiss] [me] [,] ['] [said] [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] [;] [and] [the] [youth] [obeyed] [her] [,] [but] [still] [without] [looking] [up] [.] ['] [don't] [you] [know] [me] [now] [?] ['] [asked] [she] [.] and [just] [as] she had finished [in] walked [the] [king] [,] to see if what the boy had said was really true [.] 1 and 4 she 1 and 8 walked 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 finished 8 walked 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 if 14 if 15 what 14 if 20 was 15 what 17 boy 15 what 19 said 15 what 20 was 16 the 17 boy 17 boy 18 had 18 had 19 said 20 was 21 really 20 was 22 true [ [illustration] : [the] [king] [falls] [in] [love] [with] [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [i] [shall] [marry] [him] [to-morrow] [,] ['] [ended] [she] [;] [and] [ordered] [the] [preparations] [to] [be] [set] [on] [foot] [at] [once] [.] and the first is that in a single day he must cut down every tree in an entire forest [.] ['] 1 and 4 is 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 is 4 is 6 in 5 that 6 in 6 in 9 day 7 a 8 single 7 a 9 day 8 single 9 day 9 day 10 he 9 day 12 cut 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 cut 12 cut 13 down 12 cut 16 in 13 down 15 tree 14 every 15 tree 15 tree 16 in 16 in 19 forest 17 an 18 entire 18 entire 19 forest the youth stood aghast at the king 's words [.] 1 the 2 youth 2 youth 3 stood 3 stood 4 aghast 4 aghast 5 at 5 at 9 words 6 the 7 king 7 king 8 's 8 's 9 words he had never cut down a tree in his life , and had [not] the least idea [how] to begin [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 12 and 3 never 4 cut 4 cut 5 down 4 cut 7 tree 4 cut 8 in 4 cut 12 and 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 in 8 in 10 life 9 his 10 life 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 had 13 had 17 idea 13 had 19 to 15 the 17 idea 16 least 17 idea 19 to 20 begin and [as] [for] a [whole] [forest] [!] 1 and 4 a but the princess saw what was passing in his mind , and whispered to him : 1 but 4 saw 1 but 16 : 2 the 4 saw 3 princess 4 saw 5 what 12 and 5 what 16 : 6 was 7 passing 6 was 12 and 7 passing 8 in 9 his 10 mind 10 mind 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 whispered 12 and 14 to 14 to 15 him ['] [don't] [be] [afraid] [.] in my ship you will find an axe , which you must carry off to the forest [.] 1 in 3 ship 1 in 4 you 2 my 3 ship 4 you 5 will 5 will 6 find 6 find 8 axe 7 an 8 axe 8 axe 10 which 9 , 10 which 10 which 13 carry 11 you 12 must 12 must 13 carry 13 carry 14 off 13 carry 15 to 15 to 17 forest 16 the 17 forest but pick up three chips of the tree you have felled , and put them in your pocket [.] ['] 1 but 5 chips 1 but 9 you 2 pick 5 chips 3 up 5 chips 4 three 5 chips 5 chips 6 of 6 of 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 9 you 10 have 10 have 13 and 11 felled 12 , 11 felled 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 put 14 put 15 them 14 put 16 in 16 in 18 pocket 17 your 18 pocket and the young man did exactly as he was bid , and soon returned with the three chips safe in his coat [.] 1 and 5 did 2 the 4 man 3 young 4 man 4 man 5 did 5 did 6 exactly 5 did 15 with 6 exactly 7 as 7 as 8 he 7 as 12 and 8 he 12 and 9 was 12 and 10 bid 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 returned 13 soon 14 returned 15 with 18 chips 15 with 19 safe 16 the 17 three 17 three 18 chips 19 safe 20 in 20 in 22 coat 21 his 22 coat with this the bridal pair had to be content , and be as patient as they could till the king 's arrival [.] 1 with 2 this 1 with 5 pair 3 the 5 pair 4 bridal 5 pair 5 pair 6 had 6 had 7 to 6 had 15 as 7 to 11 and 8 be 9 content 8 be 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 be 12 be 14 patient 13 as 14 patient 15 as 16 they 15 as 18 till 16 they 17 could 17 could 18 till 18 till 22 arrival 19 the 20 king 20 king 21 's 21 's 22 arrival he did not [keep] [them] [long] , but they saw by his face that nothing good awaited them [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 they 8 but 10 saw 9 they 10 saw 10 saw 11 by 10 saw 14 that 11 by 13 face 12 his 13 face 14 that 15 nothing 14 that 17 awaited 15 nothing 16 good 15 nothing 17 awaited 17 awaited 18 them this sounded much more difficult than what he had done before [,] [and] [he] [turned] [in] [despair] [to] [the] [sister] [of] [the] [sun] [.] 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 5 difficult 3 much 4 more 4 more 5 difficult 5 difficult 6 than 5 difficult 11 before 6 than 7 what 6 than 11 before 7 what 8 he 7 what 10 done 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 done ['] [it] [is] [all] [right] [,] ['] [she] [whispered] [encouragingly] [.] and the young man did what he was told , and left the forest looking exactly as it had done before [.] 1 and 11 and 2 the 4 man 3 young 4 man 4 man 11 and 5 did 6 what 5 did 11 and 6 what 7 he 6 what 9 told 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 told 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 left 11 and 21 before 12 left 14 forest 13 the 14 forest 14 forest 15 looking 14 forest 21 before 15 looking 16 exactly 15 looking 20 done 16 exactly 17 as 17 as 18 it 17 as 19 had 18 it 19 had but again the old man interfered , and declared that without the king 's permission no marriage could take place [.] 1 but 2 again 1 but 5 man 3 the 5 man 4 old 5 man 5 man 8 and 6 interfered 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 declared 9 declared 10 that 10 that 17 marriage 10 that 19 take 11 without 15 permission 11 without 17 marriage 12 the 13 king 13 king 14 's 14 's 15 permission 16 no 17 marriage 17 marriage 18 could 18 could 19 take 19 take 20 place so no wonder the youth trembled and turned pale when he heard what lay before him [.] 1 so 3 wonder 1 so 7 and 2 no 3 wonder 3 wonder 5 youth 4 the 5 youth 5 youth 7 and 6 trembled 7 and 7 and 8 turned 8 turned 9 pale 9 pale 10 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 12 heard 11 he 12 heard 12 heard 13 what 13 what 14 lay 14 lay 15 before 15 before 16 him go down to the river and unfasten a boat which lies moored there , and throw the chips into the water [.] 1 go 2 down 1 go 3 to 1 go 6 and 3 to 5 river 4 the 5 river 6 and 15 and 7 unfasten 9 boat 7 unfasten 15 and 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 which 9 boat 12 moored 10 which 11 lies 10 which 12 moored 11 lies 12 moored 12 moored 13 there 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 throw 16 throw 18 chips 16 throw 19 into 17 the 18 chips 18 chips 19 into 19 into 21 water 20 the 21 water when the serpent rears up its body you will cut off its three heads with one blow of your sword [.] 1 when 3 serpent 1 when 4 rears 1 when 8 you 2 the 3 serpent 3 serpent 4 rears 4 rears 5 up 5 up 7 body 6 its 7 body 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 cut 10 cut 11 off 10 cut 14 heads 10 cut 15 with 12 its 13 three 13 three 14 heads 14 heads 15 with 15 with 17 blow 16 one 17 blow 17 blow 18 of 18 of 20 sword 19 your 20 sword then take the tip of each tongue and go with it to-morrow morning into the king 's kitchen [.] 1 then 2 take 2 take 4 tip 2 take 8 and 3 the 4 tip 4 tip 5 of 5 of 7 tongue 6 each 7 tongue 8 and 9 go 9 go 10 with 9 go 14 into 10 with 11 it 10 with 13 morning 12 to-morrow 13 morning 13 morning 14 into 14 into 18 kitchen 15 the 16 king 16 king 17 's 17 's 18 kitchen but be sure you take great care never to look behind you [.] ['] 1 but 2 be 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 4 you 3 sure 5 take 4 you 5 take 5 take 7 care 5 take 9 to 6 great 7 care 8 never 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 behind 11 behind 12 you the young man did exactly [what] [the] [princess] [had] [told] [him] [.] 1 the 3 man 2 young 3 man 3 man 4 did 4 did 5 exactly the youth had his sword ready [,] [and] [in] [another] [second] [the] [three] [heads] [were] [bobbing] [on] [the] [water] [.] 1 the 2 youth 2 youth 3 had 3 had 5 sword 4 his 5 sword 5 sword 6 ready and , opening the kitchen door , he fled to the ship [.] 1 and 8 he 2 , 3 opening 3 opening 6 door 3 opening 7 , 3 opening 8 he 4 the 6 door 5 kitchen 6 door 8 he 9 fled 9 fled 10 to 10 to 12 ship 11 the 12 ship unluckily he missed [the] [way] , and in his excitement ran backwards and forwards , without knowing whither he was going [.] 1 unluckily 2 he 2 he 6 , 3 missed 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 excitement 7 and 13 and 8 in 9 his 8 in 10 excitement 10 excitement 13 and 11 ran 12 backwards 11 ran 13 and 13 and 14 forwards 13 and 16 without 15 , 16 without 16 without 17 knowing 17 knowing 18 whither 17 knowing 21 going 18 whither 19 he 18 whither 20 was 19 he 20 was at last , in despair , he looked round , and saw to his amazement that both the city and palace had vanished completely [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 he 3 , 4 in 4 in 5 despair 4 in 6 , 4 in 7 he 7 he 11 and 8 looked 9 round 8 looked 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 saw 12 saw 13 to 12 saw 16 that 13 to 15 amazement 14 his 15 amazement 16 that 20 and 16 that 23 vanished 17 both 20 and 18 the 19 city 19 city 20 and 20 and 21 palace 20 and 22 had 22 had 23 vanished 23 vanished 24 completely he went straight up to it and cried [:] ['] [o] [mother] [,] [let] [me] [come] in for pity 's sake [!] ['] 1 he 7 and 2 went 3 straight 2 went 5 to 2 went 7 and 3 straight 4 up 5 to 6 it 7 and 8 cried 8 cried 17 in 17 in 21 sake 18 for 19 pity 19 pity 20 's 20 's 21 sake but the old woman only shook her head [.] 1 but 4 woman 1 but 6 shook 2 the 4 woman 3 old 4 woman 5 only 6 shook 6 shook 8 head 7 her 8 head ['] [no] [,] [i] [know] [nothing] [of] [her] [,] ['] [said] [she] [.] at length he grew so tired he could walk no more [;] [then] [he] [remembered] [what] [the] [old] [woman] [had] [said] [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 7 he 2 length 3 he 2 length 4 grew 3 he 4 grew 4 grew 6 tired 5 so 6 tired 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 walk 9 walk 11 more 10 no 11 more ['] [let] [me] [in] [,] [i] [pray] [you] [,] [dear] [mother] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [.] and the door opened in front of him [.] 1 and 3 door 1 and 4 opened 2 the 3 door 3 door 4 opened 4 opened 7 of 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 7 of 8 him ['] [no] [,] [i] [know] [nothing] [of] [her] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] but as he turned hopelessly away , she stopped him [.] 1 but 8 she 1 but 9 stopped 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 turned 2 as 8 she 3 he 4 turned 4 turned 5 hopelessly 6 away 7 , 6 away 8 she 8 she 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 him ['] [if] [you] [happen] [to] [pass] [my] [eldest] [sister] ['s] [house] [,] [will] [you] [give] [her] [this] [letter] [?] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [and] [if] [you] [should] [get] [tired] [on] [the] [road] [,] [just] [take] [it] [out] [of] [your] [pocket] [and] [rustle] [the] [paper] [.] ['] ['] [let] [me] [in] [,] [i] [pray] [you] [,] [dear] [mother] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [can] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [old] [woman] [.] ['] [she] [lives] [in] [the] [castle] [on] [the] [banka] [.] but , when you see her [,] stick a pin into the palm of her hand , and suck the drops of blood that flow [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 3 when 1 but 5 see 4 you 5 see 5 see 6 her 5 see 18 and 8 stick 10 pin 8 stick 11 into 8 stick 18 and 9 a 10 pin 10 pin 11 into 11 into 13 palm 12 the 13 palm 13 palm 14 of 14 of 16 hand 15 her 16 hand 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 suck 19 suck 21 drops 20 the 21 drops 21 drops 22 of 21 drops 24 that 21 drops 25 flow 22 of 23 blood 24 that 25 flow then she will grow calmer , and will know you again [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 7 and 3 will 4 grow 3 will 7 and 4 grow 5 calmer 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 will 8 will 9 know 9 know 10 you 9 know 11 again only [,] [beware] [;] [for] [before] you [reach] [the] [castle] [on] [the] [banka] [fearful] [things] will [happen] [.] ['] 1 only 7 you 7 you 16 will he thanked the old woman with tears of gladness for the good news she had given him , and continued his journey [.] 1 he 19 and 2 thanked 5 woman 2 thanked 6 with 2 thanked 10 for 2 thanked 19 and 3 the 5 woman 4 old 5 woman 5 woman 6 with 6 with 7 tears 7 tears 8 of 8 of 9 gladness 10 for 13 news 11 the 13 news 12 good 13 news 13 news 14 she 13 news 16 given 14 she 15 had 15 had 16 given 16 given 17 him 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 continued 20 continued 22 journey 21 his 22 journey ['] [my] [good] [men] [,] [what] [are] [you] [fighting] [about] [?] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [that] [cloth] [does] [not] [look] [worth] [much] [!] ['] meanwhile the young man walked [briskly] along , till he came up with two other men , who were disputing over a table-cloth [.] 1 meanwhile 4 man 2 the 4 man 3 young 4 man 4 man 5 walked 5 walked 7 along 5 walked 9 till 8 , 9 till 9 till 10 he 9 till 11 came 9 till 17 , 10 he 11 came 11 came 12 up 12 up 13 with 13 with 16 men 14 two 15 other 15 other 16 men 17 , 18 who 17 , 19 were 18 who 19 were 19 were 20 disputing 19 were 21 over 20 disputing 21 over 21 over 23 table-cloth 22 a 23 table-cloth ['] [what] [is] [the] [matter] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [,] [stopping] [in] [front] [of] [them] [.] ['] [let] [me] [try] [the] [table-cloth] [,] ['] [said] [the] [youth] [,] ['] [and] [i] [will] [tell] [you] [whose] [it] [ought] [to] [be] [.] ['] the two men were quite pleased with this idea , and handed him the cloth [.] 1 the 2 two 2 two 3 men 3 men 11 and 4 were 6 pleased 4 were 11 and 5 quite 6 pleased 6 pleased 7 with 7 with 9 idea 8 this 9 idea 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 handed 12 handed 13 him 12 handed 15 cloth 14 the 15 cloth ['] [what] [are] [you] [quarrelling] [about] [?] you could cut a dozen sticks from the wood each just as [good] as that [!] ['] [said] [the] [young] [man] [.] 1 you 2 could 2 could 3 cut 3 cut 6 sticks 3 cut 7 from 3 cut 10 each 3 cut 11 just 3 cut 12 as 4 a 5 dozen 5 dozen 6 sticks 6 sticks 7 from 7 from 9 wood 8 the 9 wood 12 as 14 as 14 as 15 that and as he spoke the fighters both stopped and looked at him [.] 1 and 6 fighters 1 and 9 and 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 spoke 2 as 6 fighters 3 he 4 spoke 5 the 6 fighters 6 fighters 9 and 7 both 8 stopped 8 stopped 9 and 9 and 10 looked 9 and 11 at 11 at 12 him you won't easily find another stick like that [!] ['] 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 4 find 3 easily 4 find 4 find 6 stick 4 find 7 like 5 another 6 stick 6 stick 7 like 7 like 8 that ['] [no] [;] [that] [is] [true] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [young] [man] [.] ['] [let] [me] [just] [look] [at] [it] [,] [and] [i] [will] [tell] [you] [whose] [it] [ought] [to] [be] [.] ['] the men were pleased with the idea , and handed him the staff [.] 1 the 2 men 2 men 9 and 3 were 4 pleased 3 were 9 and 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 7 idea 6 the 7 idea 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 handed 10 handed 11 him 10 handed 13 staff 12 the 13 staff ['] [it] [is] [very] [curious] [,] [certainly] [,] ['] [said] [he] [;] ['] [but] [which] [end] [is] [it] [that] [restores] [people] [to] [life] [?] after all , anyone can be killed by a blow from a stick if it is only hard enough [!] ['] 1 after 2 all 1 after 3 , 1 after 4 anyone 4 anyone 5 can 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 killed 7 killed 8 by 7 killed 11 from 7 killed 14 if 8 by 10 blow 9 a 10 blow 10 blow 11 from 11 from 13 stick 12 a 13 stick 14 if 15 it 14 if 16 is 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 only 16 is 18 hard 18 hard 19 enough but when he was shown the end he threw the stuff over his shoulders and vanished [.] 1 but 15 and 2 when 3 he 2 when 5 shown 2 when 8 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 shown 5 shown 7 end 6 the 7 end 8 he 15 and 9 threw 11 stuff 9 threw 12 over 9 threw 15 and 10 the 11 stuff 11 stuff 12 over 12 over 14 shoulders 13 his 14 shoulders 15 and 16 vanished at last he saw another set of [men] , [who] [were] struggling for the possession of a pair of shoes [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 6 set 5 another 6 set 6 set 7 of 7 of 9 , 9 , 12 struggling 12 struggling 13 for 13 for 15 possession 14 the 15 possession 15 possession 16 of 16 of 18 pair 17 a 18 pair 18 pair 19 of 19 of 20 shoes ['] [why] [can't] [you] [leave] [that] [pair] [of] [old] [shoes] [alone] [?] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [why] [,] [you] [could] [not] [walk] [a] [yard] [in] [them] [!] ['] ['] [that] [sounds] [very] [clever] [,] ['] [said] [the] [youth] [.] ['] [let] [me] [try] [them] [,] [and] [then] [i] [shall] [be] [able] [to] [tell] [you] [whose] [they] [ought] [to] [be] [.] ['] the idea pleased the men , and they handed him the shoes [;] but the moment they were on his feet he cried : 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 pleased 2 idea 24 : 3 pleased 14 but 4 the 5 men 5 men 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 7 and 9 handed 9 handed 10 him 9 handed 12 shoes 11 the 12 shoes 12 shoes 14 but 14 but 16 moment 15 the 16 moment 16 moment 17 they 16 moment 18 were 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 on 19 on 21 feet 20 his 21 feet 21 feet 22 he 21 feet 23 cried 22 he 23 cried ['] [i] [wish] [to] [be] [in] [the] [castle] [on] [the] [banka] [!] ['] and [before] he knew it , he was there , and [found] [the] [sister] [of] the [sun] dying [of] grief [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 6 , 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 6 , 11 and 7 he 10 , 8 was 9 there 8 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 grief 16 the 18 dying 16 the 20 grief then she told him all her story , and what had happened since the ship had sailed away without him [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 told 3 told 4 him 3 told 5 all 3 told 12 happened 5 all 6 her 5 all 9 and 5 all 11 had 6 her 7 story 7 story 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 what 11 had 12 happened 12 happened 13 since 13 since 15 ship 13 since 17 sailed 14 the 15 ship 15 ship 16 had 16 had 17 sailed 17 sailed 18 away 17 sailed 19 without 19 without 20 him ['] [show] [me] [the] [battle-field] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] and she took him to a wild heath , where the dead were lying as they fell , waiting for burial [.] 1 and 2 she 1 and 3 took 2 she 3 took 3 took 4 him 3 took 5 to 5 to 8 heath 6 a 7 wild 6 a 8 heath 7 wild 8 heath 8 heath 10 where 8 heath 19 waiting 9 , 10 where 10 where 12 dead 10 where 13 were 10 where 18 , 11 the 12 dead 12 dead 13 were 13 were 14 lying 14 lying 15 as 15 as 16 they 15 as 17 fell 16 they 17 fell 18 , 19 waiting 19 waiting 20 for 20 for 21 burial one by one he touched them with the end of his staff , till at length they all stood before him [.] 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 3 one 4 he 4 he 5 touched 5 touched 6 them 5 touched 7 with 5 touched 15 at 5 touched 20 before 7 with 9 end 8 the 9 end 9 end 10 of 9 end 15 at 10 of 13 , 11 his 12 staff 12 staff 13 , 13 , 14 till 15 at 16 length 16 length 17 they 16 length 19 stood 17 they 19 stood 18 all 19 stood 20 before 21 him throughout the kingdom there was nothing but joy [;] and [this] [time] the wedding was [really] celebrated [.] 1 throughout 3 kingdom 1 throughout 4 there 2 the 3 kingdom 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 nothing 5 was 7 but 6 nothing 7 but 7 but 17 celebrated 8 joy 10 and 10 and 14 wedding 13 the 14 wedding 14 wedding 15 was 15 was 17 celebrated and the bridal pair lived [happily] in the castle [on] [the] [banka] [till] [they] [died] [.] 1 and 4 pair 1 and 5 lived 2 the 3 bridal 2 the 4 pair 5 lived 7 in 7 in 9 castle 8 the 9 castle [ [lappländische] [mährchen] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [three] [fates] once upon a time a little boy was born to a king who ruled over a great country [through] which ran a wide river [.] 1 once 7 boy 2 upon 4 time 2 upon 7 boy 3 a 4 time 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 boy 6 little 7 boy 7 boy 8 was 8 was 9 born 9 born 10 to 9 born 15 over 10 to 12 king 11 a 12 king 12 king 13 who 12 king 14 ruled 12 king 15 over 13 who 14 ruled 15 over 18 country 16 a 18 country 17 great 18 country 18 country 20 which 18 country 21 ran 20 which 21 ran 21 ran 24 river 22 a 23 wide 22 a 24 river 23 wide 24 river ['] [is] [there] [anything] [the] [matter] [?] ['] [he] [asked] [anxiously] [.] the fairies looked at him , and all shook their heads at once [.] 1 the 2 fairies 2 fairies 7 and 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 7 and 4 at 5 him 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 shook 8 all 9 shook 9 shook 11 heads 9 shook 13 once 10 their 11 heads 12 at 13 once ['] [he] [is] [a] [beautiful] [boy] [,] [and] [it] [is] [a] [great] [pity] [;] [but] [what] [is] [to] [happen] [will] [happen] [,] ['] [said] [they] [.] if we could save him we would [;] [but] [that] [is] [beyond] [our] [power] [.] ['] 1 if 2 we 1 if 4 save 1 if 6 we 2 we 3 could 3 could 4 save 4 save 5 him 6 we 7 would and so saying they vanished [.] 1 and 3 saying 1 and 5 vanished 2 so 3 saying 3 saying 4 they 3 saying 5 vanished and , besides , he gave the strictest orders that a guard should walk round the castle night and day [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 5 he 1 and 6 gave 2 , 3 besides 3 besides 4 , 3 besides 5 he 5 he 6 gave 6 gave 8 strictest 6 gave 18 night 6 gave 19 and 7 the 8 strictest 8 strictest 9 orders 8 strictest 15 round 9 orders 10 that 9 orders 14 walk 9 orders 15 round 10 that 12 guard 10 that 14 walk 11 a 12 guard 12 guard 13 should 13 should 14 walk 16 the 18 night 17 castle 18 night 19 and 20 day so he turned to the page who was walking behind him , and said : 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 6 page 5 the 6 page 6 page 7 who 6 page 13 and 7 who 13 and 8 was 9 walking 8 was 13 and 9 walking 10 behind 10 behind 11 him 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 said 14 said 15 : ['] [what] [is] [that] [funny] [little] [thing] [which] [is] [running] [so] [fast] [over] [there] [?] ['] ['] [that] [is] [a] [dog] [,] [prince] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [page] [.] ['] [well] [,] [bring] [me] [one] [like] [it] [,] [and] [we] [will] [see] [which] [can] [run] [the] [faster] [.] ['] and he watched the dog till it had disappeared round the corner [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 watched 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 5 dog 3 watched 6 till 3 watched 10 round 4 the 5 dog 6 till 7 it 6 till 9 disappeared 7 it 8 had 8 had 9 disappeared 10 round 12 corner 11 the 12 corner the page was much puzzled to know what to do [.] 1 the 2 page 2 page 3 was 3 was 4 much 4 much 5 puzzled 5 puzzled 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 what 8 what 9 to 8 what 10 do 9 to 10 do he had strict orders to refuse the prince nothing [;] [yet] [he] remembered the prophecy , and [felt] [that] this was a serious matter [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 17 and 2 had 4 orders 3 strict 4 orders 4 orders 5 to 4 orders 6 refuse 5 to 6 refuse 6 refuse 8 prince 6 refuse 9 nothing 7 the 8 prince 13 remembered 17 and 14 the 15 prophecy 15 prophecy 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 was 20 this 21 was 21 was 24 matter 22 a 23 serious 22 a 24 matter 23 serious 24 matter at last [he] thought he had better tell the king the whole story , and let him decide the question [.] 1 at 4 thought 1 at 18 decide 2 last 4 thought 4 thought 5 he 4 thought 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 15 and 7 better 8 tell 8 tell 10 king 8 tell 13 story 8 tell 15 and 9 the 10 king 11 the 13 story 12 whole 13 story 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 let 16 let 17 him 18 decide 20 question 19 the 20 question so a puppy was [found] , [exactly] [like] [the] [other] ; they might have been twins , and perhaps they were [.] 1 so 3 puppy 1 so 6 , 2 a 3 puppy 3 puppy 4 was 6 , 18 and 11 ; 12 they 11 ; 17 , 12 they 13 might 13 might 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 twins 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 they 18 and 21 were 19 perhaps 20 they 20 they 21 were years went by [,] [and] [the] [boy] [and] [the] [dog] [played] [together] [till] [the] [boy] [grew] [tall] [and] [strong] [.] 1 years 2 went 2 went 3 by the time came at last when he sent a message to his father [,] [saying] [:] 1 the 2 time 2 time 3 came 3 came 4 at 3 came 6 when 4 at 5 last 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 sent 7 he 8 sent 8 sent 10 message 8 sent 11 to 9 a 10 message 10 message 11 to 11 to 13 father 12 his 13 father ['] [why] [do] [you] [keep] [me] [shut] [up] [here] [,] [doing] [nothing] [?] so give me arms [,] and let me go , [i] [pray] [you] [;] [me] and [my] [dog] [too] [.] ['] 1 so 2 give 2 give 3 me 2 give 4 arms 2 give 6 and 6 and 7 let 7 let 8 me 7 let 9 go 9 go 10 , 10 , 16 and never was any prince [so] happy as [he] , and he rode and rode till at length he came to a king 's palace [.] 1 never 2 was 2 was 4 prince 2 was 6 happy 3 any 4 prince 6 happy 7 as 7 as 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 13 and 11 he 13 and 12 rode 13 and 13 and 14 rode 13 and 15 till 15 till 18 he 15 till 19 came 16 at 17 length 16 at 18 he 18 he 19 came 19 came 20 to 20 to 24 palace 21 a 22 king 22 king 23 's 23 's 24 palace the king who lived in it did not care about looking after his country , and seeing that his people lived cheerful and contented lives [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 who 2 king 4 lived 2 king 7 did 3 who 4 lived 4 lived 5 in 5 in 6 it 7 did 8 not 7 did 9 care 8 not 9 care 9 care 10 about 9 care 12 after 10 about 11 looking 12 after 16 and 13 his 14 country 14 country 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 seeing 16 and 18 that 16 and 24 contented 18 that 20 people 18 that 23 and 19 his 20 people 20 people 23 and 21 lived 22 cheerful 21 lived 23 and 23 and 24 contented 24 contented 25 lives he spent his whole time in making riddles [,] [and] [inventing] [plans] [which] [he] [had] [much] [better] [have] [let] [alone] [.] 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 5 time 2 spent 6 in 3 his 5 time 4 whole 5 time 5 time 6 in 6 in 7 making 7 making 8 riddles at the period when the young prince reached the kingdom he had just completed a wonderful house for his only child , a daughter [.] 1 at 3 period 1 at 11 he 2 the 3 period 3 period 4 when 4 when 7 prince 4 when 8 reached 5 the 7 prince 6 young 7 prince 7 prince 8 reached 8 reached 10 kingdom 9 the 10 kingdom 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 completed 13 just 14 completed 14 completed 17 house 14 completed 18 for 15 a 16 wonderful 15 a 17 house 16 wonderful 17 house 17 house 18 for 18 for 22 , 19 his 20 only 19 his 21 child 21 child 22 , 22 , 24 daughter 23 a 24 daughter the fame of the princess 's [beauty] had [spread] [far] and [wide] [,] and there was no lack of princes who wished to try their fortune [.] 1 the 2 fame 2 fame 3 of 2 fame 8 had 3 of 6 's 4 the 5 princess 5 princess 6 's 8 had 11 and 11 and 16 was 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 was 16 was 18 lack 17 no 18 lack 18 lack 19 of 18 lack 21 who 18 lack 22 wished 19 of 20 princes 21 who 22 wished 22 wished 23 to 22 wished 24 try 23 to 24 try 24 try 26 fortune 25 their 26 fortune but though some managed to get further than others , nobody was anywhere near the top [.] 1 but 3 some 1 but 12 was 2 though 3 some 3 some 4 managed 3 some 5 to 3 some 6 get 3 some 12 was 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 further 6 get 8 than 8 than 10 , 9 others 10 , 10 , 11 nobody 12 was 13 anywhere 12 was 14 near 14 near 16 top 15 the 16 top ['] [where] [do] [you] [come] [from] [?] ['] [they] [said] [at] [last] [.] ['] [and] [whose] [son] [are] [you] [?] ['] but the young prince had reasons for keeping his own secret [,] [and] [he] [answered] [:] 1 but 4 prince 1 but 5 had 2 the 4 prince 3 young 4 prince 4 prince 5 had 5 had 6 reasons 5 had 7 for 6 reasons 7 for 7 for 8 keeping 8 keeping 11 secret 9 his 10 own 9 his 11 secret ['] [my] [father] [was] [master] [of] [the] [horse] [to] [the] [king] [of] [my] [country] [,] [and] [after] [my] [mother] [died] [he] [married] [another] [wife] [.] ['] [what] [are] [you] [doing] [here] [?] ['] [said] [the] [youth] [,] [one] [day] [.] looking up from below , they saw a white hand stretched forth to draw him in [.] 1 looking 2 up 1 looking 3 from 1 looking 5 , 1 looking 6 they 3 from 4 below 6 they 7 saw 7 saw 10 hand 8 a 9 white 8 a 10 hand 9 white 10 hand 10 hand 11 stretched 11 stretched 12 forth 11 stretched 13 to 13 to 14 draw 14 draw 15 him 14 draw 16 in ['] [the] [youth] [who] [succeeded] [in] [climbing] [to] [the] [princess] ['s] [window] [is] [not] [a] [prince] [at] [all] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [young] [man] [.] but the prince still had his reasons for being silent , and only told the same story [.] 1 but 5 had 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 5 had 4 still 5 had 5 had 6 his 5 had 12 and 7 reasons 8 for 7 reasons 12 and 8 for 9 being 9 being 10 silent 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 told 13 only 14 told 14 told 17 story 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 story ['] [ah] [,] [how] [rash] [you] [are] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [princess] [,] [throwing] [her] [arms] [round] [his] [neck] [.] ['] [if] [you] [know] [that] [,] [how] [can] [you] [have] [that] [horrid] [beast] [about] [you] [?] i will give orders to have him killed at once [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 give 3 give 4 orders 4 orders 5 to 4 orders 6 have 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 him 6 have 8 killed 8 killed 10 once 9 at 10 once but the prince would not listen to her [.] 1 but 6 listen 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 would 4 would 5 not 4 would 6 listen 6 listen 7 to 7 to 8 her ['] [kill] [my] [dear] [little] [dog] [,] [who] [has] [been] [my] [playfellow] [since] [he] [was] [a] [puppy] [?] ['] [exclaimed] [he] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [never] [would] [i] [allow] [that] [.] ['] and this went on for more than a month [.] 1 and 2 this 1 and 3 went 2 this 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 5 for 5 for 9 month 6 more 7 than 7 than 9 month 8 a 9 month [ [illustration] : [the] [princess] [and] [the] [snake] []] 1 [ 3 : this was the reason why he delayed his journey so long , and narrowly escaped being eaten by the crocodile [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 reason 3 the 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 he 5 why 13 and 6 he 13 and 7 delayed 9 journey 7 delayed 11 long 7 delayed 13 and 8 his 9 journey 10 so 11 long 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 escaped 13 and 18 by 14 narrowly 15 escaped 15 escaped 16 being 16 being 17 eaten 16 being 18 by 18 by 20 crocodile 19 the 20 crocodile that [very] night , however , while he was asleep , the princess noticed something strange in one of the corners of the room [.] 1 that 3 night 3 night 4 , 3 night 13 princess 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 5 however 13 princess 6 , 7 while 7 while 8 he 7 while 9 was 7 while 11 , 7 while 13 princess 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 asleep 12 the 13 princess 13 princess 14 noticed 14 noticed 15 something 14 noticed 17 in 15 something 16 strange 15 something 17 in 17 in 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 21 corners 20 the 21 corners 21 corners 22 of 22 of 24 room 23 the 24 room she shrank in [terror] , but , slight as [was] the noise , the thing heard it , and raised its head to listen [.] 1 she 2 shrank 2 shrank 3 in 3 in 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 15 thing 6 but 19 and 7 , 8 slight 8 slight 9 as 8 slight 13 , 8 slight 15 thing 9 as 12 noise 11 the 12 noise 14 the 15 thing 15 thing 19 and 16 heard 17 it 16 heard 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 raised 20 raised 22 head 20 raised 23 to 21 its 22 head 23 to 24 listen then she saw it was the long flat head of a serpent , and the recollection of the prophecy rushed into her mind [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 13 , 3 saw 4 it 3 saw 13 , 4 it 5 was 5 was 9 head 6 the 9 head 7 long 9 head 8 flat 9 head 9 head 10 of 10 of 12 serpent 11 a 12 serpent 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 recollection 14 and 20 rushed 15 the 16 recollection 16 recollection 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 prophecy 20 rushed 21 into 21 into 23 mind 22 her 23 mind after that it dropped on the ground and slept heavily [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 it 3 it 8 and 4 dropped 5 on 4 dropped 8 and 5 on 7 ground 6 the 7 ground 8 and 9 slept 8 and 10 heavily one morning the prince and his dog were out as usual , and in chasing their game they drew near the bank of the river [.] 1 one 2 morning 2 morning 5 and 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 and 5 and 7 dog 5 and 8 were 6 his 7 dog 8 were 9 out 9 out 13 and 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 15 chasing 15 chasing 17 game 16 their 17 game 17 game 18 they 17 game 19 drew 18 they 19 drew 19 drew 20 near 20 near 22 bank 21 the 22 bank 22 bank 23 of 23 of 25 river 24 the 25 river ['] [you] [cannot] [escape] [from] [me] [,] ['] [it] [was] [saying] [,] [when] [he] [had] [gathered] [his] [senses] [again] [.] ['] [i] [am] [your] [fate] [,] [and] [wherever] [you] [go] [,] [and] [whatever] [you] [do] [,] [you] [will] [always] [find] [me] [before] [you] [.] there is only one means of shaking off my power [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 5 means 2 is 8 off 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 means 5 means 6 of 6 of 7 shaking 7 shaking 8 off 8 off 10 power 9 my 10 power if you can dig a pit in the dry sand which will remain full of [water] [,] my spell [will] [be] [broken] [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 dig 1 if 11 which 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 dig 4 dig 6 pit 4 dig 7 in 5 a 6 pit 6 pit 7 in 7 in 10 sand 8 the 10 sand 9 dry 10 sand 11 which 12 will 12 will 13 remain 13 remain 14 full 14 full 15 of 15 of 19 spell 18 my 19 spell if [not] death will come to you speedily [.] 1 if 3 death 1 if 4 will 1 if 5 come 3 death 4 will 5 come 6 to 5 come 8 speedily 6 to 7 you i give you this one [chance] [.] 1 i 2 give 2 give 3 you 2 give 5 one 4 this 5 one now go [.] ['] 1 now 2 go ['] [how] [pale] [you] [look] [,] ['] [she] [cried] [,] ['] [has] [anything] [hurt] [you] [?] tell me [,] [i] [pray] [you] [,] what is the matter , [for] [perhaps] [i] [can] [help] [!] ['] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 8 what 1 tell 12 , 8 what 9 is 9 is 11 matter 10 the 11 matter so the prince told her the whole story , and [of] the impossible task given him by the crocodile [.] 1 so 3 prince 1 so 4 told 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 told 4 told 10 and 4 told 17 by 5 her 10 and 6 the 8 story 7 whole 8 story 8 story 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 task 10 and 15 given 10 and 17 by 12 the 13 impossible 13 impossible 14 task 15 given 16 him 17 by 19 crocodile 18 the 19 crocodile ['] [how] [can] [a] [sand] [hole] [remain] [full] [of] [water] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] ['] [of] [course] [it] [will] [all] [run] [through] [.] the crocodile called it a " chance " [;] [but] [he] [might] [as] [well] [have] [dragged] [me] [into] [the] [river] [at] [once] [.] 1 the 2 crocodile 2 crocodile 3 called 3 called 4 it 3 called 7 chance 5 a 6 " 5 a 7 chance 7 chance 8 " he said [truly] that [i] [cannot] [escape] [him] [.] ['] 1 he 2 said 2 said 4 that i will go in search of it at dawn , and you can begin to dig the hole as soon as you [like] [.] ['] 1 i 11 and 2 will 3 go 2 will 11 and 3 go 6 of 3 go 8 at 4 in 5 search 5 search 6 of 6 of 7 it 8 at 9 dawn 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 begin 12 you 13 can 13 can 14 begin 14 begin 15 to 14 begin 16 dig 15 to 16 dig 16 dig 18 hole 16 dig 20 soon 16 dig 21 as 17 the 18 hole 19 as 20 soon 21 as 22 you to [comfort] [her] [husband] , [the] [princess] [had] [spoken] [lightly] [and] [gaily] [;] but she knew very well she had no light task [before] [her] [.] 1 to 5 , 5 , 14 but 14 but 15 she 14 but 16 knew 15 she 16 knew 16 knew 18 well 16 knew 19 she 16 knew 20 had 17 very 18 well 19 she 20 had 20 had 22 light 20 had 23 task 21 no 22 light still , she was full of courage and energy , and [determined] that [,] [one] [way] [or] [another] [,] her husband should be [saved] [.] 1 still 2 , 1 still 3 she 3 she 11 and 4 was 5 full 4 was 11 and 5 full 6 of 6 of 8 and 7 courage 8 and 8 and 9 energy 10 , 11 and 11 and 23 be 13 that 23 be 20 her 21 husband 21 husband 22 should 22 should 23 be it was still starlight when she left the palace on a snow-white donkey , and rode away from the river straight to the west [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 starlight 2 was 18 from 3 still 4 starlight 4 starlight 5 when 4 starlight 18 from 5 when 6 she 5 when 15 and 6 she 15 and 7 left 9 palace 7 left 10 on 7 left 15 and 8 the 9 palace 9 palace 10 on 10 on 13 donkey 11 a 12 snow-white 11 a 13 donkey 12 snow-white 13 donkey 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 rode 16 rode 17 away 18 from 20 river 19 the 20 river 20 river 21 straight 21 straight 22 to 22 to 24 west 23 the 24 west so she spoke cheering words to her donkey , who brayed in reply , and the two pushed steadily [on] [.] 1 so 15 and 1 so 18 pushed 2 she 3 spoke 2 she 15 and 3 spoke 5 words 3 spoke 6 to 4 cheering 5 words 5 words 6 to 6 to 8 donkey 7 her 8 donkey 8 donkey 10 who 9 , 10 who 10 who 11 brayed 10 who 14 , 11 brayed 13 reply 12 in 13 reply 15 and 17 two 16 the 17 two 17 two 18 pushed 18 pushed 19 steadily [oh] [!] [how] [glad] [they] [both] [were] [when] [they] [caught] [sight] [of] [a] [tall] [rock] [in] [the] [distance] [.] luckily she had brought a rope with [her] , and making a noose at one end , she flung [it] [across] with [all] her [might] [.] 1 luckily 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 brought 4 brought 6 rope 4 brought 22 with 5 a 6 rope 6 rope 7 with 7 with 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 18 she 11 making 13 noose 11 making 14 at 11 making 17 , 11 making 18 she 12 a 13 noose 13 noose 14 at 14 at 16 end 15 one 16 end 18 she 19 flung 22 with 24 her and in that case her death was as certain as that of the prince [.] 1 and 6 death 1 and 7 was 2 in 4 case 2 in 6 death 3 that 4 case 5 her 6 death 6 death 7 was 7 was 9 certain 8 as 9 certain 9 certain 10 as 10 as 11 that 10 as 12 of 12 of 14 prince 13 the 14 prince but nothing so dreadful happened [.] 1 but 2 nothing 1 but 5 happened 2 nothing 4 dreadful 2 nothing 5 happened 3 so 4 dreadful the princess got safely to the other side , and then became the worst part of her task [.] 1 the 2 princess 2 princess 10 and 3 got 4 safely 3 got 5 to 3 got 10 and 5 to 8 side 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 became 10 and 15 part 11 then 12 became 13 the 14 worst 13 the 15 part 15 part 16 of 16 of 18 task 17 her 18 task meanwhile the [hours] [were] passing , and it was nearly noon [.] 1 meanwhile 11 noon 2 the 5 passing 2 the 11 noon 5 passing 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 nearly the heart of the poor princess was filled with [despair] , but she would not give up the struggle [.] 1 the 2 heart 2 heart 3 of 2 heart 7 was 3 of 6 princess 4 the 6 princess 5 poor 6 princess 7 was 8 filled 8 filled 9 with 9 with 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 she 12 but 16 give 13 she 14 would 14 would 15 not 14 would 16 give 15 not 16 give 16 give 17 up 16 give 19 struggle 18 the 19 struggle for a few terrible moments she thought that the rock was bare , and that her journey had been to no purpose [.] 1 for 14 and 1 for 17 journey 2 a 3 few 3 few 5 moments 4 terrible 5 moments 5 moments 6 she 5 moments 7 thought 5 moments 14 and 8 that 11 was 9 the 10 rock 10 rock 11 was 11 was 12 bare 12 bare 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 16 her 17 journey 17 journey 18 had 18 had 19 been 19 been 20 to 20 to 22 purpose 21 no 22 purpose feel where she would [,] [there] [was] [nothing] [but] [grit] [and] [stones] [,] [when] [,] [suddenly] [,] [her] [fingers] [touched] [something] [soft] [in] [a] [crevice] [.] 1 feel 2 where 2 where 3 she 2 where 4 would 3 she 4 would it was a plant [,] that was [clear] [;] [but] [was] [it] the right one [?] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 plant 2 was 6 that 3 a 4 plant 6 that 7 was 7 was 15 one 13 the 15 one 14 right 15 one see she could not , for the wind was blowing more fiercely than ever , so she lay where she was and counted the leaves [.] 1 see 2 she 1 see 3 could 2 she 3 could 3 could 4 not 3 could 6 for 5 , 6 for 6 for 8 wind 7 the 8 wind 8 wind 9 was 9 was 10 blowing 10 blowing 12 fiercely 10 blowing 14 ever 10 blowing 16 so 11 more 12 fiercely 13 than 14 ever 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 she 16 so 22 and 17 she 22 and 18 lay 19 where 18 lay 22 and 19 where 20 she 19 where 21 was 20 she 21 was 22 and 23 counted 23 counted 25 leaves 24 the 25 leaves one , two , [three] [yes] [!] [yes] [!] there were four [!] 1 one 2 , 2 , 3 two 2 , 4 , 4 , 10 there 10 there 11 were 11 were 12 four however , by good luck , she stopped [quite] close to her rope bridge and was soon across it [.] 1 however 7 she 2 , 3 by 3 by 5 luck 3 by 6 , 3 by 7 she 4 good 5 luck 7 she 15 and 8 stopped 11 to 8 stopped 15 and 10 close 11 to 11 to 14 bridge 12 her 14 bridge 13 rope 14 bridge 15 and 16 was 16 was 17 soon 16 was 18 across 18 across 19 it a little way off the crocodile lay blinking in the sun , [with] his sharp teeth and whity-yellow jaws wide open [.] 1 a 2 little 1 a 3 way 2 little 3 way 3 way 4 off 3 way 8 blinking 3 way 19 jaws 4 off 7 lay 5 the 7 lay 6 crocodile 7 lay 8 blinking 9 in 9 in 17 and 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 12 , 12 , 16 teeth 12 , 17 and 14 his 16 teeth 15 sharp 16 teeth 17 and 18 whity-yellow 19 jaws 21 open 20 wide 21 open [ [illustration] : [the] [pool] [in] [the] [sand] []] 1 [ 3 : then the prince turned with a shout of triumph , and the crocodile sulkily plunged into the river [.] 1 then 3 prince 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 turned 4 turned 5 with 4 turned 16 into 5 with 7 shout 6 a 7 shout 7 shout 8 of 8 of 11 and 9 triumph 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 crocodile 11 and 15 plunged 11 and 16 into 12 the 13 crocodile 14 sulkily 15 plunged 16 into 18 river 17 the 18 river the prince had escaped for ever the second of his three fates [!] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 had 3 had 4 escaped 4 escaped 6 ever 4 escaped 8 second 5 for 6 ever 7 the 8 second 8 second 9 of 9 of 12 fates 10 his 11 three 11 three 12 fates in another instant his dog dashed by in hot pursuit , and knocked heavily against his master 's legs [.] 1 in 3 instant 1 in 5 dog 2 another 3 instant 4 his 5 dog 5 dog 12 and 6 dashed 7 by 6 dashed 8 in 6 dashed 12 and 8 in 10 pursuit 9 hot 10 pursuit 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 knocked 12 and 14 heavily 12 and 15 against 15 against 19 legs 16 his 17 master 17 master 18 's 18 's 19 legs he shrieked for help to [his] [wife] , who [came] [running] [;] and [luckily] [brought] her rope [with] [her] [.] 1 he 2 shrieked 2 shrieked 3 for 2 shrieked 5 to 3 for 4 help 5 to 13 and 8 , 9 who 8 , 13 and 13 and 17 rope 16 her 17 rope the poor old dog was drowned , but the prince [was] pulled to shore [.] 1 the 4 dog 2 poor 4 dog 3 old 4 dog 4 dog 5 was 5 was 6 drowned 6 drowned 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 prince 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 12 pulled 10 prince 13 to 10 prince 14 shore 13 to 14 shore ['] [my] [wife] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] ['] [has] [been] [stronger] [than] [my] [fate] [.] ['] [ [adapted] from [les] [contes] [populaires] de [l'egypte] [ancienne] [.] []] 1 [ 3 from 3 from 7 de [the] [fox] [and] [the] [lapp] for a [long] while [he] [watched] [in] [vain] [;] [everything] [seemed] asleep , and [not] [even] a [bird] [stirred] overhead [.] 1 for 4 while 1 for 14 and 2 a 4 while 12 asleep 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 20 overhead 17 a 20 overhead this is a man driving a reindeer [sledge] [,] [i] [know] [the] [tinkling] [of] [the] [harness] [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 man 3 a 4 man 4 man 5 driving 5 driving 7 reindeer 6 a 7 reindeer and [at] [any] [rate] [i] [shall] [have] an adventure , and that is always something [!] ['] 1 and 9 adventure 1 and 10 , 8 an 9 adventure 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 11 and 13 is 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 always 13 is 15 something the fox meanwhile was enjoying himself mightily [.] 1 the 2 fox 2 fox 4 was 3 meanwhile 4 was 4 was 5 enjoying 5 enjoying 6 himself 5 enjoying 7 mightily by-and-by he met [a] [bear] , who [stopped] and [said] [:] ['] [where] did you find [that] [fish] [,] [mr] [fox] [?] ['] 1 by-and-by 2 he 2 he 9 and 3 met 9 and 6 , 7 who 6 , 9 and 9 and 14 did 14 did 16 find 15 you 16 find ['] [yes] [,] [certainly] [,] [grandfather] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [fox] [,] ['] [if] [you] [have] [patience] [to] [suffer] [what] [i] [suffered] [.] ['] ['] [of] [course] [i] [can] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [bear] [,] ['] [what] [nonsense] [you] [talk] [!] show me the way [.] ['] 1 show 2 me 1 show 4 way 3 the 4 way ['] [the] [elves] [bathe] [here] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] ['] [and] [if] [you] [put] [in] [your] [tail] [the] [fish] [will] [catch] [hold] [of] [it] [.] but it is no use being in a hurry , or you will spoil everything [.] ['] 1 but 2 it 1 but 10 , 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 being 4 no 6 being 5 use 6 being 6 being 7 in 7 in 9 hurry 8 a 9 hurry 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 you 11 or 14 spoil 12 you 13 will 14 spoil 15 everything [ [illustration] : [the] [elves] [and] [the] [bear] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [be] [quick] [,] [good] [people] [,] [and] [come] [with] [your] [bows] [and] [spears] [.] a bear has been fishing in your brook [!] ['] 1 a 2 bear 2 bear 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 fishing 5 fishing 6 in 6 in 8 brook 7 your 8 brook at this sight the fox held his sides for laughing , and then scampered away in another direction [.] 1 at 3 sight 1 at 5 fox 2 this 3 sight 4 the 5 fox 5 fox 12 and 6 held 8 sides 6 held 9 for 6 held 12 and 7 his 8 sides 8 sides 9 for 9 for 10 laughing 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 scampered 12 and 15 away 12 and 16 in 13 then 14 scampered 16 in 18 direction 17 another 18 direction by-and-by he came to a fir tree , and crept into a hole under the root [.] 1 by-and-by 2 he 2 he 9 and 3 came 4 to 3 came 9 and 4 to 7 tree 5 a 7 tree 6 fir 7 tree 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 crept 9 and 11 into 9 and 14 under 11 into 13 hole 12 a 13 hole 13 hole 14 under 14 under 16 root 15 the 16 root after that he did something very strange [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 something 5 something 7 strange 6 very 7 strange taking one of his hind feet between his two front paws , he said softly : 1 taking 2 one 1 taking 7 between 1 taking 16 : 2 one 3 of 3 of 6 feet 4 his 6 feet 5 hind 6 feet 6 feet 7 between 7 between 11 paws 8 his 9 two 9 two 11 paws 10 front 11 paws 12 , 13 he 12 , 14 said 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 softly 14 said 16 : ['] [what] [would] [you] [do] [,] [my] [foot] [,] [if] [someone] [was] [to] [betray] [me] [?] ['] ['] [i] [would] [run] [so] [quickly] [that] [he] [should] [not] [catch] [you] [.] ['] ['] [what] [would] [you] [do] [,] [mine] [ear] [,] [if] [someone] [was] [to] [betray] [me] [?] ['] ['] [i] [would] [listen] [so] [hard] [that] [i] [should] [hear] [all] [his] [plans] [.] ['] ['] [what] [would] [you] [do] [,] [my] [nose] [,] [if] [someone] [was] [to] [betray] [me] [?] ['] ['] [i] [would] [smell] [so] [sharply] [that] [i] [should] [know] [from] [afar] [that] [he] [was] [coming] [.] ['] ['] [what] [would] [you] [do] [,] [my] [tail] [,] [if] [someone] [was] [to] [betray] [me] [?] ['] ['] [i] [would] [steer] [you] [so] [straight] [a] [course] [that] [you] [would] [soon] [be] [beyond] [his] [reach] [.] let us be off [;] [i] [feel] [as] [if] [danger] [was] [near] [.] ['] 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 be 3 be 4 off but the fox was comfortable where he was , and did not hurry himself to take his tail 's advice [.] 1 but 10 and 2 the 3 fox 3 fox 10 and 4 was 5 comfortable 4 was 10 and 6 where 7 he 7 he 9 , 8 was 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 did 11 did 12 not 11 did 13 hurry 12 not 13 hurry 13 hurry 15 to 14 himself 15 to 15 to 16 take 16 take 20 advice 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 's 19 's 20 advice in this manner they set out down the road , the fox 's tail being always in the bear 's mouth [.] 1 in 3 manner 1 in 4 they 2 this 3 manner 4 they 5 set 5 set 6 out 5 set 7 down 7 down 10 , 8 the 9 road 9 road 10 , 10 , 14 tail 11 the 12 fox 12 fox 13 's 13 's 14 tail 14 tail 15 being 15 being 16 always 15 being 17 in 17 in 21 mouth 18 the 19 bear 19 bear 20 's 20 's 21 mouth after they had gone some way , they passed a tree-stump , on which a bright coloured woodpecker was tapping [.] 1 after 2 they 1 after 4 gone 1 after 7 , 1 after 8 they 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 6 way 5 some 6 way 8 they 9 passed 9 passed 11 tree-stump 10 a 11 tree-stump 11 tree-stump 13 on 12 , 13 on 13 on 14 which 13 on 18 woodpecker 13 on 19 was 15 a 16 bright 15 a 18 woodpecker 16 bright 18 woodpecker 17 coloured 18 woodpecker 18 woodpecker 19 was 19 was 20 tapping ['] [ah] [!] [those] [were] [better] [times] [when] [i] [used] [to] [paint] [all] [the] [birds] [such] [gay] [colours] [,] ['] [sighed] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [what] [are] [you] [saying] [,] [old] [fellow] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [bear] [.] ['] [i] [?] oh , [i] was saying nothing , ['] answered the fox drearily [.] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 7 , 4 was 5 saying 4 was 7 , 5 saying 6 nothing 7 , 9 answered 9 answered 11 fox 9 answered 12 drearily 10 the 11 fox ['] [just] [carry] [me] [to] [your] [cave] [and] [eat] [me] [up] [as] [quick] [as] [you] [can] [.] ['] ['] [couldn't] [you] [paint] [me] [too] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [bear] [suddenly] [.] but the fox [shook] [his] [head] ; for he was always acting , even if no one was there to see him do it [.] 1 but 3 fox 1 but 10 was 2 the 3 fox 7 ; 8 for 8 for 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 12 acting 11 always 12 acting 12 acting 14 even 13 , 14 even 14 even 15 if 14 even 19 there 14 even 20 to 15 if 17 one 15 if 18 was 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 was 20 to 21 see 21 see 22 him 21 see 23 do 23 do 24 it oh , no [;] you [would] never [be] [able] [to] do [all] [that] [.] ['] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 you 2 , 3 no 5 you 11 do 7 never 11 do and as he spoke he began tearing up the earth so fast that soon a deep pit was ready , deep enough to hold him [.] 1 and 5 he 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 spoke 2 as 5 he 3 he 4 spoke 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 tearing 7 tearing 8 up 7 tearing 22 enough 7 tearing 23 to 8 up 20 , 9 the 10 earth 10 earth 12 fast 10 earth 20 , 11 so 12 fast 12 fast 13 that 13 that 17 pit 13 that 18 was 14 soon 17 pit 15 a 17 pit 16 deep 17 pit 17 pit 18 was 18 was 19 ready 20 , 21 deep 23 to 24 hold 24 hold 25 him ['] [that] [is] [all] [right] [,] ['] [said] [the] [fox] [at] [last] [,] ['] [i] [see] [i] [was] [mistaken] [in] [you] [.] now [sit] [here] , and [i] [will] [bind] you [.] ['] 1 now 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 you but all the answer he got was [:] ['] [i] [thought] you would never be able to suffer pain like those little birds [.] ['] 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 12 you 2 all 13 would 3 the 4 answer 4 answer 5 he 4 answer 6 got 4 answer 7 was 5 he 6 got 13 would 15 be 14 never 15 be 15 be 16 able 16 able 17 to 16 able 18 suffer 17 to 18 suffer 18 suffer 19 pain 18 suffer 20 like 19 pain 20 like 20 like 23 birds 21 those 23 birds 22 little 23 birds after a while he stole cautiously and found , as he expected , nothing left but a few charred bones [.] 1 after 3 while 1 after 4 he 2 a 3 while 4 he 7 and 5 stole 6 cautiously 5 stole 7 and 7 and 8 found 8 found 10 as 8 found 14 nothing 8 found 15 left 9 , 10 as 10 as 12 expected 10 as 13 , 11 he 12 expected 14 nothing 15 left 15 left 16 but 16 but 20 bones 17 a 18 few 18 few 20 bones 19 charred 20 bones [these] [he] [picked] [up] [and] [put] [in] [a] [bag] [,] [which] [he] [slung] [over] [his] [back] [.] ['] [that] [sounds] [like] [silver] [or] [gold] [,] ['] [thought] [the] [man] [to] [himself] [.] and he said politely to the fox [:] 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 to 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 politely 5 to 7 fox 6 the 7 fox ['] [good-day] [,] [friend] [!] what have you got in your bag that makes such a strange sound [?] ['] 1 what 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 got 4 got 5 in 5 in 7 bag 6 your 7 bag 7 bag 8 that 7 bag 9 makes 8 that 9 makes 9 makes 13 sound 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 strange 11 a 13 sound 12 strange 13 sound ['] [all] [the] [wealth] [my] [father] [left] [me] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [do] [you] [feel] [inclined] [to] [bargain] [?] ['] ['] [ah] [,] [but] [i] [can't] [do] [that] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [fox] [,] ['] [my] [bag] [is] [sealed] [up] [.] but if you will give me those three reindeer , you shall take it as it is , with all its contents [.] ['] 1 but 11 you 1 but 13 take 2 if 3 you 2 if 5 give 2 if 10 , 2 if 11 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 give 5 give 6 me 5 give 9 reindeer 7 those 8 three 8 three 9 reindeer 11 you 12 shall 12 shall 13 take 13 take 14 it 13 take 15 as 15 as 16 it 15 as 17 is 16 it 17 is 17 is 19 with 18 , 19 with 19 with 20 all 20 all 21 its 20 all 22 contents 21 its 22 contents the [lapp] [did] [not] [quite] [like] [it] [,] [but] [the] [fox] [spoke] [with] [such] [an] [air] [that] [his] doubts melted [away] [.] 1 the 19 doubts 19 doubts 20 melted he nodded , and stretched [out] [his] [hand] [;] [the] [fox] [put] [the] [bag] into [it] , and unharnessed the reindeer he had chosen [.] 1 he 4 and 2 nodded 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 stretched 5 stretched 15 into 15 into 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 unharnessed 19 unharnessed 21 reindeer 20 the 21 reindeer 21 reindeer 22 he 21 reindeer 24 chosen 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 chosen if you do , you will find that all the gold and silver has changed into a parcel of charred bones [.] ['] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 , 1 if 9 all 2 you 3 do 4 , 5 you 4 , 7 find 6 will 7 find 7 find 8 that 9 all 10 the 9 all 12 and 9 all 14 has 10 the 11 gold 11 gold 12 and 12 and 13 silver 14 has 15 changed 15 changed 16 into 16 into 18 parcel 17 a 18 parcel 18 parcel 19 of 19 of 20 charred 20 charred 21 bones then he whipped up his reindeer , and was soon out of sight [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 whipped 4 up 3 whipped 6 reindeer 3 whipped 8 and 5 his 6 reindeer 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 soon 9 was 12 of 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 sight who could tell [?] 1 who 2 could 1 who 3 tell 2 could 3 tell he would not , of course , take the money out to count it , for that might bring him bad luck [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 not 2 would 8 take 3 not 8 take 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 6 course 7 , 6 course 8 take 8 take 10 money 9 the 10 money 10 money 11 out 11 out 12 to 11 out 19 bring 12 to 13 count 13 count 14 it 15 , 16 for 16 for 17 that 17 that 18 might 18 might 19 bring 19 bring 20 him 19 bring 22 luck 21 bad 22 luck but there could be no harm in just one peep [!] 1 but 7 in 1 but 10 peep 2 there 3 could 3 could 4 be 4 be 6 harm 5 no 6 harm 6 harm 7 in 7 in 9 one 8 just 9 one so he slowly broke the seal , and untied the strings , and , [behold] [,] a heap of burnt bones lay before him [!] 1 so 8 and 1 so 12 , 2 he 8 and 3 slowly 4 broke 4 broke 6 seal 4 broke 8 and 5 the 6 seal 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 untied 9 untied 11 strings 10 the 11 strings 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 , 13 and 21 bones 13 and 22 lay 17 a 18 heap 18 heap 19 of 18 heap 21 bones 19 of 21 bones 20 burnt 21 bones 21 bones 22 lay 22 lay 23 before 23 before 24 him now the fox had guessed exactly what would happen , and was on the look out [.] 1 now 3 fox 2 the 3 fox 3 fox 11 and 4 had 5 guessed 4 had 11 and 5 guessed 6 exactly 5 guessed 7 what 7 what 8 would 8 would 9 happen 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 was 12 was 13 on 13 on 15 look 14 the 15 look 15 look 16 out the fox [soon] [heard] [him] [coming] , and this time he wished that the reindeer might fall and break its leg [.] 1 the 2 fox 2 fox 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 he 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 he 11 he 12 wished 12 wished 13 that 13 that 15 reindeer 13 that 18 and 14 the 15 reindeer 15 reindeer 18 and 16 might 17 fall 16 might 18 and 18 and 19 break 19 break 21 leg 20 its 21 leg and so it did [;] and [the] [man] [felt] it was a hopeless chase , and that he was no match for the fox [.] 1 and 11 was 2 so 3 it 2 so 6 and 3 it 4 did 6 and 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 16 and 12 a 14 chase 13 hopeless 14 chase 14 chase 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 he 17 that 19 was 19 was 21 match 19 was 22 for 20 no 21 match 21 match 22 for 22 for 24 fox 23 the 24 fox when they heard why they had been [summoned] , they declared themselves ready each one to do his part [.] 1 when 2 they 1 when 3 heard 1 when 4 why 2 they 3 heard 4 why 17 do 5 they 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 13 ready 9 , 11 declared 10 they 11 declared 11 declared 13 ready 12 themselves 13 ready 13 ready 15 one 13 ready 16 to 14 each 15 one 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 his 17 do 19 part and the fox did nothing , but looked on [.] 1 and 3 fox 1 and 7 but 2 the 3 fox 3 fox 7 but 4 did 5 nothing 4 did 7 but 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 looked 8 looked 9 on from there he set up the most frightful shrieks , so that the animals fled away in all directions [.] 1 from 2 there 1 from 3 he 3 he 4 set 4 set 5 up 4 set 9 shrieks 4 set 12 that 6 the 7 most 7 most 9 shrieks 8 frightful 9 shrieks 10 , 12 that 11 so 12 that 12 that 14 animals 12 that 15 fled 13 the 14 animals 14 animals 15 fled 15 fled 16 away 15 fled 17 in 17 in 19 directions 18 all 19 directions only the mouse and the ermine remained where they were , for they thought that they were much too small to be noticed [.] 1 only 4 and 2 the 3 mouse 3 mouse 4 and 4 and 6 ermine 4 and 7 remained 5 the 6 ermine 7 remained 8 where 8 where 9 they 8 where 14 thought 9 they 10 were 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 they 13 they 14 thought 14 thought 15 that 15 that 16 they 15 that 17 were 16 they 17 were 17 were 19 too 17 were 20 small 18 much 19 too 20 small 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 noticed ['] [what] [are] [you] [doing] [there] [?] ['] [cried] [he] [;] ['] [why] [did] [you] [palm] [off] [those] [bones] [on] [me] [?] and why , when you had got the reindeer , did you kill them [?] ['] 1 and 2 why 2 why 11 did 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 you 4 when 7 got 4 when 10 , 4 when 11 did 5 you 6 had 6 had 7 got 7 got 9 reindeer 8 the 9 reindeer 11 did 12 you 11 did 13 kill 13 kill 14 them ['] [dear] [brother] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [fox] [with] [a] [sob] [,] ['] [do] [not] [blame] [me] [for] [this] [misfortune] [.] it is my comrades who have slain them in spite of my prayers [.] ' 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 comrades 3 my 4 comrades 4 comrades 5 who 4 comrades 6 have 5 who 6 have 6 have 7 slain 7 slain 8 them 7 slain 9 in 9 in 10 spite 10 spite 11 of 11 of 15 ' 12 my 13 prayers 13 prayers 15 ' ['] [stop] [your] [silly] [chatter] [!] ['] [answered] [the] [man] [crossly] [,] ['] [or] [i] [will] [give] [you] [a] [bath] [in] [the] [river] [.] ['] ['] [i] [have] [won] [,] ['] [shouted] [the] [pike] [.] ['] [jump] [on] [my] [back] [,] [dear] [fox] [,] [and] [you] [will] [find] [yourself] [in] [a] [trice] [on] [the] [opposite] [shore] [.] ['] ['] [no] [,] [thank] [you] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [fox] [,] ['] [your] [back] [is] [much] [too] [weak] [for] [me] [.] i should break it [.] ['] 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 break 3 break 4 it ['] [try] [mine] [,] ['] [said] [the] [eel] [,] [who] [had] [wriggled] [to] [the] [front] [.] ['] [no] [,] [thank] [you] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [fox] [again] [,] ['] [i] [should] [slip] [over] [your] [head] [and] [be] [drowned] [.] ['] ['] [you] [won't] [slip] [on] [my] [back] [,] ['] [said] [the] [perch] [,] [coming] [forward] [.] ['] [no] [;] [but] [you] [are] [really] [too] [rough] [,] ['] [returned] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [well] [,] [you] [can] [have] [no] [fault] [to] [find] [with] [me] [,] ['] [put] [in] [the] [trout] [.] ['] [good] [gracious] [!] [are] [you] [here] [?] ['] [exclaimed] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [but] [i] ['m] [afraid] [to] [trust] [myself] [to] [you] [either] [.] ['] at this moment a fine salmon swam slowly up [.] 1 at 3 moment 1 at 6 salmon 2 this 3 moment 4 a 5 fine 4 a 6 salmon 5 fine 6 salmon 6 salmon 7 swam 7 swam 8 slowly 7 swam 9 up but as he stooped down the water gave [a] [sudden] [fizzle] , and splashed into the fox 's eyes , blinding him [.] 1 but 7 water 1 but 13 and 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 stooped 2 as 7 water 3 he 4 stooped 4 stooped 5 down 6 the 7 water 7 water 13 and 8 gave 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 splashed 13 and 15 into 13 and 22 him 15 into 20 , 16 the 17 fox 17 fox 18 's 18 's 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 , 20 , 21 blinding he started backwards with a cry of pain , and sat still for some minutes , rocking himself [to] [and] fro [.] 1 he 10 and 2 started 3 backwards 2 started 4 with 2 started 10 and 4 with 6 cry 5 a 6 cry 6 cry 7 of 7 of 8 pain 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 sat 11 sat 12 still 12 still 13 for 12 still 18 himself 12 still 21 fro 13 for 16 , 14 some 15 minutes 15 minutes 16 , 16 , 17 rocking ['] [have] [you] [a] [pair] [of] [eyes] [anywhere] [about] [you] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [fox] [politely] [.] ['] [no] [,] [i] [am] [afraid] [i] [haven't] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [grouse] [,] [and] [passed] [on] [.] a little [while] after the fox heard the buzzing of an early bee [,] whom a gleam of sun had tempted out [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 4 after 2 little 7 heard 4 after 6 fox 5 the 6 fox 7 heard 9 buzzing 8 the 9 buzzing 9 buzzing 10 of 9 buzzing 22 out 10 of 13 bee 11 an 12 early 11 an 13 bee 12 early 13 bee 13 bee 15 whom 13 bee 21 tempted 15 whom 17 gleam 15 whom 21 tempted 16 a 17 gleam 17 gleam 18 of 17 gleam 20 had 18 of 19 sun 20 had 21 tempted ['] [do] [you] [happen] [to] [have] [an] [extra] [pair] [of] [eyes] [anywhere] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [i] [am] [sorry] [to] [say] [i] [have] [only] [those] [i] [am] [using] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [bee] [.] and the fox went on till he nearly fell over an asp who was gliding across the road [.] 1 and 3 fox 1 and 4 went 2 the 3 fox 3 fox 4 went 4 went 5 on 4 went 6 till 6 till 7 he 6 till 9 fell 7 he 9 fell 8 nearly 9 fell 9 fell 10 over 10 over 12 asp 11 an 12 asp 12 asp 13 who 12 asp 14 was 13 who 14 was 14 was 15 gliding 14 was 16 across 15 gliding 16 across 16 across 18 road 17 the 18 road ['] [i] [should] [be] [so] [glad] [if] [you] [would] [tell] [me] [where] [i] [could] [get] [a] [pair] [of] [eyes] [,] ['] [said] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [i] [suppose] [you] [don't] [happen] [to] [have] [any] [you] [could] [lend] [me] [?] ['] perhaps you will keep these till then [.] ['] 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 keep 4 keep 5 these 4 keep 6 till 6 till 7 then [ [lappländische] [mährchen] [.] ] 1 [ 5 ] [kisa] [the] [cat] ['] [oh] [,] [pussy] [,] ['] [said] [the] [queen] [one] [day] [,] ['] [you] [are] [happier] [than] [i] [am] [!] for you have a dear little kitten just like yourself , and [i] have nobody to play with [but] you [.] ['] 1 for 2 you 1 for 11 , 1 for 20 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 7 kitten 4 a 7 kitten 5 dear 7 kitten 6 little 7 kitten 7 kitten 8 just 8 just 9 like 9 like 10 yourself 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 have 14 have 15 nobody 15 nobody 16 to 15 nobody 18 with 16 to 17 play 17 play 18 with ['] [don't] [cry] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [cat] [,] [laying] [her] [paw] [on] [her] [mistress] ['s] [arm] [.] ['] [crying] [never] [does] [any] [good] [.] i will see what can be done [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 5 can 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 done the cat was as good as her word [.] 1 the 2 cat 2 cat 3 was 3 was 5 good 4 as 5 good 5 good 6 as 6 as 8 word 7 her 8 word what a hunt there was for that kitten , to be sure ! 1 what 3 hunt 2 a 3 hunt 3 hunt 4 there 3 hunt 5 was 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 for 6 for 8 kitten 7 that 8 kitten 8 kitten 10 to 9 , 10 to 10 to 11 be 10 to 13 ! 11 be 12 sure but it was all no use [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 use 4 all 6 use 5 no 6 use the kitten [had] [plainly] [run] [away] , and nobody could tell if it would ever choose to come back [.] 1 the 2 kitten 2 kitten 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 nobody 8 and 11 tell 9 nobody 10 could 10 could 11 tell 11 tell 12 if 12 if 13 it 12 if 16 choose 13 it 14 would 14 would 16 choose 15 ever 16 choose 16 choose 17 to 16 choose 18 come 17 to 18 come 18 come 19 back ingibjörg [!] ['] it [said] , ['] [have] [you] [forgotten] [me] [?] 1 ingibjörg 4 it 1 ingibjörg 6 , i am [kisa] [,] [your] [sister] [!] ['] 1 i 2 am ['] [don't] [you] [remember] [how] [i] [always] [slept] [in] [your] [cot] [beside] [you] [,] [and] [how] [you] [cried] [till] [i] [came] [?] but girls have no memories at all [!] 1 but 2 girls 1 but 3 have 2 girls 3 have 3 have 5 memories 3 have 6 at 4 no 5 memories 5 memories 6 at 6 at 7 all why , [i] [could] [find] [my] [way] [straight] [up] [to] that [cot] this [moment] [,] [if] [i] was [once] [inside] the palace [.] ['] 1 why 2 , 1 why 11 that 11 that 18 was 13 this 18 was 18 was 22 palace 21 the 22 palace ['] [why] [did] [you] [go] [away] [then] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [princess] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [it] [is] [quite] [true] [what] [kisa] [said] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [queen] [;] ['] [i] [should] [have] [liked] [to] [see] [her] [again] [.] perhaps , [some] day , [she] [will] [return] [,] and then you must bring her to me [.] ['] 1 perhaps 2 , 1 perhaps 5 , 2 , 4 day 5 , 10 and 10 and 12 you 10 and 14 bring 11 then 12 you 12 you 13 must 14 bring 15 her 14 bring 16 to 16 to 17 me they went a long way [,] [and] [ingibjörg] [grew] [very] [tired] [,] [and] [at] [length] [began] [to] [cry] [.] 1 they 2 went 2 went 5 way 3 a 4 long 3 a 5 way 4 long 5 way ['] [i] [don't] [like] [girls] [who] [make] [horrid] [noises] [,] ['] [said] [the] [giant] [,] [turning] [round] [.] ['] [but] [if] [you] [want] [to] [cry] [,] [i] [will] [give] [you] [something] [to] [cry] [for] [.] ['] and drawing an axe from his belt , he cut off both her feet , which he picked up and put in his pocket [.] 1 and 9 he 1 and 10 cut 2 drawing 4 axe 2 drawing 5 from 2 drawing 8 , 2 drawing 9 he 3 an 4 axe 4 axe 5 from 5 from 7 belt 6 his 7 belt 9 he 10 cut 10 cut 11 off 10 cut 12 both 12 both 13 her 12 both 14 feet 13 her 14 feet 14 feet 16 which 15 , 16 which 16 which 21 put 17 he 20 and 18 picked 19 up 19 up 20 and 20 and 21 put 21 put 22 in 22 in 24 pocket 23 his 24 pocket then he went away [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 away in the corner of the room was a pile of [cushions] , and [these] [kisa] [arranged] [as] [a] [bed] [.] 1 in 3 corner 1 in 7 was 2 the 3 corner 3 corner 4 of 4 of 6 room 5 the 6 room 7 was 9 pile 8 a 9 pile 9 pile 10 of 10 of 12 , 12 , 13 and the pain vanished at once [,] [and] [ingibjörg] [looked] [up] [and] [smiled] [at] [kisa] [.] 1 the 2 pain 2 pain 3 vanished 3 vanished 5 once 4 at 5 once i will lock the door , and no one can hurt you [.] ['] 1 i 7 and 2 will 3 lock 2 will 7 and 3 lock 5 door 4 the 5 door 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 hurt 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 can 10 can 11 hurt 11 hurt 12 you but before she had finished the princess was asleep [.] 1 but 7 princess 1 but 8 was 2 before 3 she 2 before 5 finished 2 before 7 princess 3 she 4 had 4 had 5 finished 6 the 7 princess 7 princess 8 was 8 was 9 asleep ['] [dear] [me] [,] [how] [thirsty] [i] [am] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [giant] [by-and-by] [.] ['] [so] [am] [i] [,] ['] [answered] [his] [wife] [.] ['] [i] [do] [wish] [i] [had] [not] [taken] [that] [last] [spoonful] [of] [broth] [;] [i] [am] [sure] [something] [was] [wrong] [with] [it] [.] ['] ['] [if] [i] [don't] [get] [some] [water] [i] [shall] [die] [,] ['] [went] [on] [the] [giant] [.] and rushing out of the cave , followed by his wife , he ran down the path which led to the river [.] 1 and 13 he 1 and 14 ran 2 rushing 4 of 2 rushing 12 , 2 rushing 13 he 3 out 4 of 4 of 6 cave 5 the 6 cave 6 cave 8 followed 7 , 8 followed 8 followed 9 by 8 followed 12 , 9 by 11 wife 10 his 11 wife 13 he 14 ran 14 ran 15 down 14 ran 17 path 16 the 17 path 17 path 18 which 17 path 19 led 18 which 19 led 19 led 20 to 20 to 22 river 21 the 22 river ingibjörg was thankful to see her , for she had lain , [too] frightened to sleep , trembling at every noise [.] 1 ingibjörg 2 was 2 was 3 thankful 3 thankful 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 her 5 see 8 for 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 she 9 she 10 had 10 had 12 , 11 lain 12 , 12 , 14 frightened 12 , 15 to 12 , 19 at 15 to 17 , 16 sleep 17 , 17 , 18 trembling 19 at 21 noise 20 every 21 noise ['] [oh] [,] [is] [it] [you] [?] ['] [she] [cried] [joyfully] [,] [as] [kisa] [turned] [the] [key] [.] and the cat came in , holding up the two neat little feet in their silver slippers [.] 1 and 3 cat 1 and 4 came 2 the 3 cat 3 cat 4 came 4 came 5 in 4 came 7 holding 6 , 7 holding 7 holding 8 up 7 holding 13 feet 7 holding 14 in 9 the 10 two 10 two 13 feet 11 neat 13 feet 12 little 13 feet 13 feet 14 in 14 in 17 slippers 15 their 17 slippers 16 silver 17 slippers [ [illustration] : [kisa] [the] [cat] [carries] [off] [ingibjörg's] [feet] [from] [the] [giant's] [cave] []] 1 [ 3 : ['] [in] [two] [minutes] [they] [shall] [be] [as] [tight] [as] [ever] [they] [were] [!] ['] [said] [kisa] [.] ['] [of] [course] [you] [won't] [be] [able] [to] [walk] [for] [some] [time] [;] [you] [must] [not] [expect] [that] [,] ['] [she] [continued] [.] ['] [but] [if] [you] [are] [very] [good] [,] [perhaps] [,] [in] [about] [a] [week] [,] [i] [may] [carry] [you] [home] [again] [.] ['] ['] [we] [will] [talk] [about] [that] [by-and-by] [,] ['] [said] [the] [cat] [,] [as] [she] [made] [her] [best] [bow] [,] [and] [turned] [her] [horse] ['s] [head] [.] the princess was very unhappy [when] [kisa] [left] [her] [without] [even] [bidding] [her] [farewell] [.] 1 the 2 princess 2 princess 3 was 3 was 5 unhappy 4 very 5 unhappy she would neither eat [nor] drink , nor take any notice of all the beautiful dresses her parents bought for her [.] 1 she 2 would 2 would 8 nor 3 neither 4 eat 4 eat 6 drink 4 eat 8 nor 7 , 8 nor 8 nor 9 take 9 take 11 notice 9 take 20 for 10 any 11 notice 11 notice 12 of 11 notice 18 parents 11 notice 19 bought 12 of 13 all 13 all 14 the 13 all 16 dresses 14 the 16 dresses 15 beautiful 16 dresses 17 her 18 parents 18 parents 19 bought 20 for 21 her ['] [she] [will] [die] [,] [unless] [we] [can] [make] [her] [laugh] [,] ['] [one] [whispered] [to] [the] [other] [.] ['] [is] [there] [anything] [in] [the] [world] [that] [we] [have] [left] [untried] [?] ['] ['] [nothing] [,] [except] [marriage] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [king] [.] when [the] [marriage] [was] [over] , [kisa] [suddenly] [stood] [before] [them] , and [ingibjörg] [rushed] [forward] and clasped [her] in her arms [.] 1 when 6 , 6 , 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 and 17 and 18 clasped 18 clasped 20 in 20 in 22 arms 21 her 22 arms ['] [i] [have] [come] [to] [claim] [my] [reward] [,] ['] [said] [the] [cat] [.] ['] [let] [me] [sleep] [for] [this] [night] [at] [the] [foot] [of] [your] [bed] [.] ['] ['] [is] [that] [all] [?] ['] [asked] [ingibjörg] [,] [much] [disappointed] [.] ['] [it] [is] [enough] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [cat] [.] and when the morning dawned , it was no cat that lay upon the bed , but a beautiful princess [.] 1 and 8 was 2 when 4 morning 2 when 5 dawned 2 when 6 , 2 when 7 it 3 the 4 morning 4 morning 5 dawned 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 cat 9 no 10 cat 10 cat 11 that 10 cat 12 lay 11 that 12 lay 12 lay 13 upon 13 upon 15 bed 14 the 15 bed 15 bed 17 but 16 , 17 but 17 but 20 princess 18 a 20 princess 19 beautiful 20 princess [ [adapted] [from] [neuisländischen] [volksmärchen] [.] ] 1 [ 7 ] [the] [lion] [and] [the] [cat] at least he thought it was [a] [long] [one] [,] but in a [very] few bounds and springs the lion [reached] [his] [side] [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 11 but 11 but 12 in 12 in 15 few 13 a 15 few 15 few 17 and 16 bounds 17 and 17 and 18 springs 17 and 20 lion 19 the 20 lion ['] [there] [is] [a] [bear] [sitting] [on] [that] [tree] [,] ['] [he] [whispered] [softly] [.] ['] [he] [is] [only] [waiting] [for] [us] [to] [pass] [,] [to] [drop] [down] [on] [my] [back] [.] ['] ['] [ah] [,] [you] [are] [so] [big] [that] [he] [does] [not] [see] [i] [am] [behind] [you] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [wild] [cat] [.] and , touching the ball , he just said : ['] [bear] , [die] [!] ['] 1 and 7 he 1 and 9 said 2 , 3 touching 3 touching 5 ball 3 touching 6 , 3 touching 7 he 4 the 5 ball 7 he 9 said 8 just 9 said 9 said 10 : 10 : 13 , and the bear tumbled [dead] out of the tree , and rolled over just in front of them [.] 1 and 11 and 2 the 3 bear 3 bear 11 and 4 tumbled 7 of 4 tumbled 11 and 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 tree 8 the 9 tree 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 rolled 12 rolled 13 over 12 rolled 14 just 14 just 17 of 15 in 16 front 16 front 17 of 17 of 18 them ['] [that] [is] [a] [snake] [,] ['] [he] [cried] [,] [stopping] [short] [,] [for] [he] [was] [much] [more] [afraid] [of] [snakes] [than] [of] [bears] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [it] [is] [all] [right] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [cat] [.] ['] [snake] [,] [die] [!] ['] and the snake [died] , and the two brothers skinned it [.] 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 snake 3 snake 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 brothers 6 and 10 skinned 7 the 8 two 8 two 9 brothers 9 brothers 10 skinned 10 skinned 11 it most people are afraid of [some] [thing] , and bears and serpents were the only creatures that caused the lion 's heart to tremble [.] 1 most 2 people 2 people 3 are 3 are 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 bears 9 and 11 and 10 bears 11 and 11 and 12 serpents 11 and 13 were 13 were 16 creatures 14 the 15 only 14 the 16 creatures 16 creatures 17 that 16 creatures 18 caused 17 that 18 caused 18 caused 22 heart 18 caused 23 to 18 caused 24 tremble 19 the 20 lion 20 lion 21 's 21 's 22 heart 23 to 24 tremble so the two brothers set off again and soon reached the side of a hill where some fine deer were grazing [.] 1 so 4 brothers 1 so 8 and 2 the 3 two 3 two 4 brothers 4 brothers 8 and 5 set 6 off 5 set 7 again 5 set 8 and 8 and 10 reached 8 and 16 where 9 soon 10 reached 10 reached 12 side 11 the 12 side 12 side 13 of 12 side 16 where 13 of 15 hill 14 a 15 hill 16 where 19 deer 16 where 20 were 17 some 19 deer 18 fine 19 deer 19 deer 20 were 20 were 21 grazing ['] [kill] [one] [of] [those] [deer] [for] [your] [own] [dinner] [,] ['] [said] [the] [boy-brother] [,] ['] [but] [catch] [me] [another] [alive] [.] i want him [.] ['] 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 him the cat waited for a [long] while , but finding that the lion did not return , went back to the house where they lived [.] 1 the 2 cat 2 cat 3 waited 3 waited 4 for 3 waited 9 but 4 for 7 while 5 a 7 while 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 finding 10 finding 11 that 11 that 13 lion 11 that 17 , 12 the 13 lion 13 lion 17 , 14 did 15 not 14 did 16 return 14 did 17 , 15 not 16 return 17 , 18 went 17 , 23 where 18 went 19 back 19 back 20 to 20 to 22 house 21 the 22 house 22 house 23 where 23 where 24 they 23 where 25 lived 24 they 25 lived it was quite dark when the lion came home , where his brother was sitting curled up in one corner [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 dark 3 quite 4 dark 4 dark 5 when 5 when 7 lion 5 when 8 came 6 the 7 lion 7 lion 8 came 8 came 9 home 8 came 11 where 10 , 11 where 11 where 13 brother 11 where 14 was 12 his 13 brother 13 brother 14 was 14 was 15 sitting 14 was 18 in 15 sitting 16 curled 15 sitting 18 in 16 curled 17 up 18 in 20 corner 19 one 20 corner ['] [did] [you] [catch] [the] [deer] [for] [me] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [boy-brother] [,] [springing] [up] [.] ['] [well] [,] [no] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [man-brother] [.] think [what] [a] trouble it would have been to drag it here [!] 1 think 4 trouble 1 think 12 here 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 9 to 9 to 10 drag 10 drag 11 it 11 it 12 here [so] [i] [just] [ate] [them] [both] [.] ['] the [cat] said [nothing] [,] [but] [he] [did] [not] [feel] that he loved his big brother [.] 1 the 3 said 3 said 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 loved 12 he 13 loved 13 loved 16 brother 14 his 16 brother 15 big 16 brother but how was the stealing to be done [?] 1 but 2 how 1 but 3 was 2 how 3 was 3 was 5 stealing 3 was 6 to 4 the 5 stealing 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 done ['] [dear] [me] [,] [how] [dull] [,] [how] [dreadfully] [dull] [i] [am] [.] couldn't we have a game [of] catch with that golden ball of yours [?] ['] 1 couldn't 2 we 1 couldn't 3 have 3 have 7 catch 3 have 8 with 4 a 5 game 4 a 7 catch 5 game 7 catch 7 catch 8 with 8 with 11 ball 9 that 10 golden 10 golden 11 ball 11 ball 12 of 12 of 13 yours ['] [oh] [,] [no] [,] [i] [won't] [;] [i] [will] [play] [in] [here] [.] don't be so ill-natured [.] ['] 1 don't 2 be 2 be 4 ill-natured 3 so 4 ill-natured it can't really have fallen very far [.] ['] 1 it 2 can't 2 can't 4 have 3 really 4 have 4 have 5 fallen 5 fallen 7 far 6 very 7 far but [months] [passed] , and years passed , and though he travelled over hundreds of miles , he never saw any traces of it [.] 1 but 4 , 1 but 8 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 years 5 and 7 passed 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 he 9 and 20 saw 10 though 11 he 10 though 12 travelled 10 though 17 , 10 though 18 he 11 he 12 travelled 12 travelled 13 over 13 over 14 hundreds 14 hundreds 15 of 15 of 16 miles 18 he 20 saw 19 never 20 saw 20 saw 22 traces 21 any 22 traces 22 traces 23 of 23 of 24 it suddenly he saw a beautiful ball , for all the world like his own , dangling from a branch of the tree he was on [.] 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 6 ball 3 saw 16 dangling 4 a 5 beautiful 4 a 6 ball 5 beautiful 6 ball 6 ball 8 for 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 all 8 for 15 , 9 all 10 the 9 all 11 world 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 like 12 like 14 own 13 his 14 own 16 dangling 17 from 17 from 19 branch 18 a 19 branch 19 branch 20 of 20 of 22 tree 21 the 22 tree 22 tree 23 he 22 tree 25 on 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 on he longed to get at it [;] [but] was the branch [strong] [enough] to [bear] his [weight] [?] 1 he 2 longed 2 longed 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 at 5 at 6 it 6 it 9 was 9 was 11 branch 10 the 11 branch 11 branch 14 to 14 to 16 his it was no use , after all he had done , getting drowned in the water [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 use 2 was 6 after 3 no 4 use 5 , 6 after 6 after 7 all 6 after 11 , 7 all 8 he 7 all 9 had 7 all 10 done 8 he 9 had 11 , 12 getting 11 , 13 drowned 12 getting 13 drowned 13 drowned 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water however , it could do no harm , if he was to go a little way ; he could always manage to get back somehow [.] 1 however 2 , 1 however 3 it 3 it 4 could 4 could 5 do 5 do 7 harm 5 do 9 if 6 no 7 harm 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 was 9 if 17 ; 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 16 way 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 way 15 little 16 way 17 ; 18 he 17 ; 21 manage 18 he 19 could 19 could 21 manage 20 always 21 manage 21 manage 22 to 21 manage 23 get 22 to 23 get 23 get 24 back 23 get 25 somehow so he stretched himself at full length upon the branch , and [wriggled] his body cautiously [along] [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 stretched 2 he 3 stretched 3 stretched 4 himself 3 stretched 5 at 3 stretched 8 upon 3 stretched 16 cautiously 5 at 7 length 6 full 7 length 7 length 8 upon 8 upon 12 and 9 the 10 branch 10 branch 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 body 14 his 15 body to his delight it seemed thick and stout [.] 1 to 3 delight 1 to 4 it 2 his 3 delight 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 7 and 6 thick 7 and 7 and 8 stout yes [!] there was [,] and it was much surer than the other , [though] rather more difficult [.] 1 yes 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 6 and 6 and 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 much 9 much 10 surer 9 much 18 difficult 10 surer 11 than 11 than 13 other 12 the 13 other 14 , 16 rather 14 , 18 difficult 17 more 18 difficult it [might] [take] [some] [time] [,] [but] [the] [lion] ['s] [little] [brother] was patient , like most cats [.] 1 it 13 was 13 was 14 patient 14 patient 16 like 15 , 16 like 16 like 18 cats 17 most 18 cats and , what was worse , the ball [suddenly] [fell] [out] of its snake 's [skin] bag [right] [into] [the] [river] [.] 1 and 8 ball 2 , 3 what 2 , 6 , 3 what 4 was 4 was 5 worse 6 , 8 ball 7 the 8 ball 8 ball 12 of 12 of 17 bag 13 its 14 snake 14 snake 15 's 15 's 17 bag after that they went to sleep [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 they 3 they 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 6 sleep ['] [ladies] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] ['] [how] [can] [i] [thank] [you] [for] [what] [you] [have] [done] [for] [me] [?] [but] [where] [was] [i] [to] [meet] [them] [?] where there is a river , sooner or later people will come [;] [so] [,] [hanging] [myself] [on] [a] [tree] [,] [i] [watched] [and] [waited] [.] 1 where 2 there 1 where 3 is 1 where 6 , 1 where 10 people 2 there 3 is 3 is 5 river 4 a 5 river 7 sooner 8 or 8 or 9 later 8 or 10 people 10 people 11 will 11 will 12 come that was [my] [chance] [,] and [i] took it [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 6 and 6 and 8 took 8 took 9 it [ [adapted] [from] [north] [american] [indian] [legends] [.] ] 1 [ 9 ] [which] [was] [the] [foolishest] [?] ['] [you] [should] [just] [see] [what] [he] [does] [!] ['] [one] [said] [to] [her] [neighbour] [.] for some minutes he stood with his mouth open watching [her] , and [as] she [still] [remained] [silent] , he said at last [:] 1 for 3 minutes 1 for 12 , 1 for 20 he 2 some 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 he 3 minutes 5 stood 3 minutes 9 open 4 he 5 stood 5 stood 6 with 6 with 8 mouth 7 his 8 mouth 9 open 10 watching 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 she 15 she 19 , 20 he 21 said 21 said 22 at 22 at 23 last ['] [have] [you] [gone] [mad] [,] [wife] [,] [that] [you] [sit] [spinning] [without] [anything] [on] [the] [wheel] [?] ['] ['] [dear] [me] [!] ['] [he] [replied] [,] ['] [what] [a] [clever] [wife] [i] [have] [got] [!] if you [had] [not] [told] [me] [i] should never have known that there was any wool on the wheel at all [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 8 should 8 should 10 have 9 never 10 have 10 have 11 known 11 known 12 that 12 that 13 there 12 that 14 was 13 there 14 was 14 was 16 wool 14 was 17 on 14 was 20 at 15 any 16 wool 16 wool 17 on 17 on 19 wheel 18 the 19 wheel 20 at 21 all but [now] [i] [really] do [seem] [to] [see] [something] [.] ['] 1 but 5 do her husband could not see anything [to] [snip] [at] ; but then he was so stupid [that] [was] [not] [surprising] [!] 1 her 2 husband 2 husband 3 could 3 could 4 not 3 could 5 see 4 not 5 see 5 see 6 anything 6 anything 16 stupid 10 ; 13 he 11 but 12 then 11 but 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 so 15 so 16 stupid after the cutting came the sewing [.] 1 after 3 cutting 1 after 4 came 2 the 3 cutting 4 came 6 sewing 5 the 6 sewing the woman patted and pinned and fixed and joined , and then , turning to the man , she said [:] 1 the 2 woman 2 woman 4 and 3 patted 4 and 4 and 6 and 5 pinned 6 and 6 and 8 and 7 fixed 8 and 8 and 11 and 9 joined 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 said 12 then 13 , 12 then 19 she 13 , 14 turning 14 turning 15 to 14 turning 18 , 14 turning 19 she 15 to 17 man 16 the 17 man 19 she 20 said ['] [now] [it] [is] [ready] [for] [you] [to] [try] [on] [.] ['] " [what] [a] [splendid] [coat] [!] " [they] [will] [exclaim] [when] [they] [see] [me] [.] 1 " 7 " but it is not everybody who has a wife as clever as mine [.] ['] 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 not 3 is 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 who 5 everybody 7 has 6 who 7 has 7 has 9 wife 8 a 9 wife 9 wife 11 clever 10 as 11 clever 11 clever 12 as 12 as 13 mine meanwhile the other wife was not idle [.] 1 meanwhile 4 wife 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 wife 4 wife 5 was 5 was 6 not 5 was 7 idle 6 not 7 idle as soon as her husband entered she looked at him with such a look of terror that the poor man was quite frightened [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 husband 3 as 6 entered 3 as 7 she 4 her 5 husband 5 husband 6 entered 7 she 8 looked 8 looked 9 at 8 looked 11 with 9 at 10 him 11 with 14 look 12 such 13 a 13 a 14 look 14 look 15 of 14 look 23 frightened 15 of 16 terror 16 terror 17 that 16 terror 21 was 17 that 20 man 17 that 21 was 18 the 20 man 19 poor 20 man 20 man 21 was 22 quite 23 frightened ['] [why] [do] [you] [stare] [at] [me] [so] [?] is [there] anything the matter [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] 1 is 3 anything 1 is 5 matter 4 the 5 matter ['] [how] [do] [you] [feel] [this] [morning] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [woman] [,] [coming] [in] [on] [tip-toe] [when] [her] [house-work] [was] [finished] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [bad] [;] [very] [bad] [indeed] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [;] ['] [i] [have] [not] [slept] [for] [a] [moment] [.] can you think of nothing to make me better [?] ['] 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 think 3 think 4 of 3 think 6 to 4 of 5 nothing 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 me 7 make 9 better ['] [i] [will] [get] [some] [dried] [herbs] [and] [make] [you] [a] [drink] [,] [but] [i] [am] [very] [much] [afraid] [that] [it] [is] [too] [late] [.] why did you [not] tell me before [?] ['] 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 before ['] [of] [course] [,] [if] [i] [had] [had] [any] [idea] [how] [ill] [i] [really] [was] [,] [i] [should] [have] [spoken] [at] [once] [.] ['] lie still [,] and keep [yourself] [warm] [.] ['] 1 lie 2 still 1 lie 4 and 4 and 5 keep at last , in the evening , [she] burst into tears , and when he inquired what was the matter , [she] [sobbed] [out] [:] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 15 he 4 in 7 , 4 in 15 he 5 the 6 evening 6 evening 7 , 7 , 9 burst 10 into 13 and 10 into 15 he 11 tears 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 when 15 he 16 inquired 16 inquired 17 what 17 what 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 20 matter 20 matter 21 , ['] [oh] [,] [my] [poor] [,] [poor] [husband] [,] [are] [you] [really] [dead] [?] i must go to-morrow and order your coffin [.] ['] 1 i 5 and 2 must 3 go 2 must 5 and 3 go 4 to-morrow 5 and 6 order 6 order 8 coffin 7 your 8 coffin ['] [oh] [,] [no] [,] [no] [!] ['] [he] [cried] [,] ['] [i] [feel] [quite] [recovered] [!] [indeed] [,] [i] [think] [i] [shall] [go] [out] [to] [work] [.] ['] ['] [you] [will] [do] [no] [such] [thing] [,] ['] [replied] [his] [wife] [.] ['] [just] [keep] [quite] [quiet] [,] [for] [before] [the] [sun] [rises] [you] [will] [be] [a] [dead] [man] [.] ['] ['] [i] [should] [laugh] [as] [loudly] [as] [any] [of] [you] [,] [if] [i] [were] [not] [a] [dead] [man] [.] ['] then they rushed with one accord to the coffin , and lifted the lid so that the man could step out amongst them [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 11 and 3 rushed 4 with 3 rushed 7 to 3 rushed 11 and 4 with 6 accord 5 one 6 accord 7 to 9 coffin 8 the 9 coffin 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 lifted 12 lifted 14 lid 12 lifted 16 that 13 the 14 lid 15 so 16 that 16 that 18 man 16 that 20 step 17 the 18 man 18 man 19 could 19 could 20 step 20 step 21 out 20 step 22 amongst 22 amongst 23 them ['] [were] [you] [really] [not] [dead] [after] [all] [?] ['] [asked] [they] [.] ['] [and] [if] [not] [,] [why] [did] [you] [let] [yourself] [be] [buried] [?] ['] at this the wives both confessed that they had each wished to prove that her husband was stupider than the other [.] 1 at 2 this 1 at 4 wives 3 the 4 wives 4 wives 6 confessed 5 both 6 confessed 6 confessed 7 that 7 that 8 they 7 that 11 wished 8 they 9 had 9 had 11 wished 10 each 11 wished 11 wished 12 to 11 wished 13 prove 12 to 13 prove 13 prove 14 that 14 that 17 was 15 her 16 husband 16 husband 17 was 17 was 18 stupider 18 stupider 19 than 19 than 21 other 20 the 21 other so the women quarrelled just as much as they did before , and no one ever knew whose husband was the most foolish [.] 1 so 13 and 2 the 3 women 3 women 4 quarrelled 3 women 5 just 3 women 13 and 5 just 7 much 5 just 8 as 6 as 7 much 8 as 9 they 8 as 10 did 9 they 10 did 10 did 11 before 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 one 13 and 17 knew 14 no 15 one 16 ever 17 knew 17 knew 18 whose 18 whose 19 husband 19 husband 20 was 20 was 22 most 20 was 23 foolish 21 the 22 most [ [adapted] [from] [the] [neuisländischen] [volksmärchen] [.] ] 1 [ 8 ] [asmund] [and] [signy] they lived at home in their father 's palace , and he spared no pains to make their lives happy [.] 1 they 10 , 2 lived 5 in 2 lived 10 , 3 at 4 home 4 home 5 in 5 in 9 palace 6 their 7 father 7 father 8 's 8 's 9 palace 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 17 make 12 he 13 spared 13 spared 15 pains 13 spared 16 to 14 no 15 pains 16 to 17 make 17 make 19 lives 17 make 20 happy 18 their 19 lives after many arguments and entreaties he succeeded in persuading the king to give him two great oak trees for his very own [.] 1 after 4 and 1 after 6 he 2 many 3 arguments 3 arguments 4 and 4 and 5 entreaties 6 he 7 succeeded 7 succeeded 8 in 7 succeeded 18 trees 7 succeeded 19 for 8 in 9 persuading 9 persuading 11 king 9 persuading 12 to 9 persuading 13 give 10 the 11 king 12 to 13 give 13 give 14 him 15 two 18 trees 16 great 17 oak 17 oak 18 trees 18 trees 19 for 19 for 22 own 20 his 21 very 20 his 22 own ['] [oh] [,] [asmund] [!] ['] [exclaimed] [signy] [,] ['] [what] [a] [delightful] [idea] [!] do let me come too , and live in one of your trees [.] 1 do 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 7 and 4 come 5 too 4 come 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 live 8 live 9 in 9 in 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 13 trees 12 your 13 trees i [will] [bring] [all] [my] [pretty] [things] [and] [ornaments] [,] [and] [the] [trees] [are] [so] [near] [home] [we] shall be quite safe in them [.] ['] 1 i 19 shall 19 shall 20 be 20 be 22 safe 21 quite 22 safe 22 safe 23 in 23 in 24 them unfortunately sadder days were to come [.] 1 unfortunately 3 days 2 sadder 3 days 3 days 4 were 4 were 5 to 5 to 6 come a war [with] [another] [country] [broke] [out] , and the king had to lead his army against their enemy [.] 1 a 2 war 2 war 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 king 9 and 12 had 10 the 11 king 11 king 12 had 12 had 13 to 12 had 14 lead 13 to 14 lead 14 lead 16 army 14 lead 17 against 15 his 16 army 16 army 17 against 17 against 19 enemy 18 their 19 enemy during his absence the queen fell ill , and [after] lingering for some time she died , to the great grief of her children [.] 1 during 3 absence 1 during 5 queen 2 his 3 absence 4 the 5 queen 5 queen 6 fell 6 fell 9 and 6 fell 12 for 7 ill 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 lingering 12 for 14 time 13 some 14 time 14 time 15 she 14 time 16 died 15 she 16 died 16 died 18 to 17 , 18 to 18 to 21 grief 19 the 21 grief 20 great 21 grief 21 grief 22 of 22 of 24 children 23 her 24 children prince [ring] [had] [heard] [so] [much] [about] [the] [beauty] and goodness of [princess] [signy] that [he] [determined] [to] [marry] [her] [if] [possible] [.] 1 prince 10 and 10 and 11 goodness 11 goodness 12 of 12 of 15 that he stopped her and [at] once asked who she was [.] 1 he 4 and 2 stopped 3 her 2 stopped 4 and 4 and 7 asked 6 once 7 asked 7 asked 8 who 8 who 10 was 9 she 10 was ['] [i] [am] [signy] [,] [the] [king] ['s] [daughter] [,] ['] [was] [the] [reply] [.] the false [signy] [was] [also] [very] [kindly] [welcomed] [.] 1 the 2 false ['] [yes] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] [quite] [pleased] [,] ['] [i] [am] [quite] [ready] [to] [marry] [you] [whenever] [you] [like] [.] ['] ['] [then] [,] ['] [replied] [ring] [,] ['] [let] [us] [decide] [on] [this] [day] [fortnight] [.] and [see] , [i] [have] [brought] [you] [some] [stuff] to make [your] wedding-dress [of] [.] ['] 1 and 3 , 3 , 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 13 wedding-dress ['] [what] [was] [she] [to] [do] [with] [such] [things] [?] ['] [she] [roared] [.] now , all this time [prince] [asmund] and his [sister] sat in their trees just outside the window and saw all that was [going] on [.] 1 now 2 , 2 , 23 was 3 all 4 this 4 this 5 time 5 time 19 and 8 and 9 his 8 and 19 and 11 sat 12 in 11 sat 19 and 12 in 14 trees 13 their 14 trees 14 trees 15 just 15 just 16 outside 16 outside 18 window 17 the 18 window 19 and 20 saw 20 saw 22 that 21 all 22 that 22 that 23 was 23 was 25 on so she watched for an opportunity and managed to carry off the brocade the first time the witch left her room [.] 1 so 2 she 1 so 7 and 2 she 7 and 3 watched 4 for 3 watched 7 and 4 for 6 opportunity 5 an 6 opportunity 7 and 8 managed 7 and 16 time 8 managed 9 to 8 managed 10 carry 9 to 10 carry 10 carry 11 off 10 carry 13 brocade 12 the 13 brocade 14 the 16 time 15 first 16 time 16 time 18 witch 16 time 19 left 17 the 18 witch 18 witch 19 left 19 left 21 room 20 her 21 room [ [illustration] : [signy] [at] [the] [window] []] 1 [ 3 : how delighted the witch was [when] [she] [found] [the] [clothes] [all] [finished] [!] 1 how 2 delighted 2 delighted 5 was 3 the 4 witch 4 witch 5 was [when] [asmund] [saw] [all] [these] [wild] [doings] [from] [his] [tree] [he] [felt] [he] [could] [no] [longer] [keep] [silence] [.] the witch was raving and roaring as usual , and said to her brother : 1 the 2 witch 2 witch 10 and 3 was 5 and 3 was 10 and 4 raving 5 and 5 and 6 roaring 5 and 8 usual 7 as 8 usual 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 said 11 said 12 to 11 said 15 : 12 to 13 her 14 brother 15 : ['] [once] [i] [am] [married] [to] [the] [king] ['s] [son] [i] [shall] [be] [better] [off] [than] [now] [.] i fancy the giants will [enjoy] themselves very much with me and my husband [.] ['] 1 i 2 fancy 2 fancy 5 will 2 fancy 7 themselves 2 fancy 9 much 2 fancy 10 with 3 the 5 will 4 giants 5 will 8 very 9 much 10 with 12 and 11 me 12 and 12 and 14 husband 13 my 14 husband asmund then told the prince about the two oak trees and took him to see them [.] 1 asmund 11 and 2 then 3 told 3 told 5 prince 3 told 6 about 3 told 11 and 4 the 5 prince 5 prince 6 about 6 about 10 trees 7 the 8 two 8 two 10 trees 9 oak 10 trees 11 and 12 took 12 took 13 him 12 took 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 them the prince was quite astonished at them and at all their contents , but still more [so] at [the] [extreme] beauty [of] [signy] [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 was 3 was 5 astonished 4 quite 5 astonished 5 astonished 8 and 6 at 7 them 6 at 8 and 8 and 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 14 but 11 their 12 contents 12 contents 14 but 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 still 14 but 16 more 14 but 18 at 18 at 21 beauty [after] [this] [prince] [asmund] [and] [his] [bride] [returned] [to] [his] [country] [to] [live] [with] [the] [king] [his] [father] [.] the two couples often met , and lived happily for many , many years [.] 1 the 2 two 2 two 3 couples 3 couples 7 and 4 often 5 met 5 met 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 lived 7 and 9 happily 7 and 10 for 10 for 11 many 11 many 14 years 12 , 14 years 13 many 14 years and that is the end of the story [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 5 end 4 the 5 end 5 end 6 of 6 of 8 story 7 the 8 story [ [from] [isländische] [mährchen] [.] ] 1 [ 6 ] [rübezahl] over all the vast under-world [the] [mountain] [gnome] [rübezahl] [was] [lord] [;] [and] [busy] [enough] [the] [care] [of] [his] [dominions] [kept] [him] [.] 1 over 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 5 under-world 3 the 4 vast there were the endless treasure chambers to be gone through , and the hosts of gnomes [to] be kept to their tasks [.] 1 there 12 and 2 were 6 chambers 2 were 7 to 2 were 8 be 2 were 12 and 3 the 6 chambers 4 endless 5 treasure 5 treasure 6 chambers 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 gone 10 through 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 hosts 12 and 15 of 12 and 18 be 13 the 14 hosts 15 of 16 gnomes 18 be 19 kept 19 kept 20 to 20 to 22 tasks 21 their 22 tasks and as gnomes live many hundreds of years he saw strange things [.] 1 and 9 he 1 and 10 saw 2 as 3 gnomes 2 as 4 live 2 as 9 he 3 gnomes 4 live 4 live 6 hundreds 5 many 6 hundreds 6 hundreds 7 of 7 of 8 years 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 12 things 11 strange 12 things but the next time he ventured above ground , what was his surprise to find everything changed [!] 1 but 4 time 1 but 9 , 1 but 10 what 2 the 4 time 3 next 4 time 4 time 5 he 4 time 6 ventured 5 he 6 ventured 6 ventured 7 above 6 ventured 8 ground 10 what 11 was 10 what 15 find 11 was 13 surprise 11 was 14 to 11 was 15 find 12 his 13 surprise 14 to 15 find 15 find 16 everything 16 everything 17 changed so he ran away and went to serve the judge [.] 1 so 5 and 2 he 5 and 3 ran 4 away 3 ran 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 to 7 to 8 serve 8 serve 10 judge 9 the 10 judge [ [illustration] : [the] [gnome] [falls] [in] [love] [with] [the] [princess] []] 1 [ 3 : [around] [her] [upon] [the] [grass] [lay] [her] [young] [companions] [,] [as] [if] [they] [had] [thrown] [themselves] [down] [to] [rest] [after] [some] [merry] [game] [.] but he soon found that this was not at [all] a good plan [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 found 3 soon 4 found 4 found 5 that 5 that 6 this 5 that 7 was 6 this 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 9 at 9 at 13 plan 11 a 13 plan 12 good 13 plan on this particular morning the fancy took them to wander [off] again into the wood [.] 1 on 4 morning 1 on 6 fancy 2 this 3 particular 3 particular 4 morning 5 the 6 fancy 6 fancy 7 took 7 took 8 them 7 took 9 to 9 to 10 wander 10 wander 12 again 10 wander 13 into 13 into 15 wood 14 the 15 wood this was [master] [rübezahl] ['s] opportunity [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 6 opportunity daisies and [forget-me-nots] fringed its brink [,] [while] [tall] [hedges] [of] [roses] and [jasmine] ringed it [round] , [making] the sweetest and daintiest bower [imaginable] [.] 1 daisies 2 and 2 and 4 fringed 2 and 13 and 4 fringed 6 brink 5 its 6 brink 13 and 15 ringed 13 and 22 and 15 ringed 16 it 18 , 21 sweetest 18 , 22 and 20 the 21 sweetest 22 and 23 daintiest 23 daintiest 24 bower they saw at last that there was nothing for it but to carry to the king the sad tidings of his beloved daughter 's disappearance [.] 1 they 2 saw 2 saw 3 at 2 saw 5 that 2 saw 7 was 3 at 4 last 5 that 6 there 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 nothing 7 was 11 but 8 nothing 9 for 9 for 10 it 11 but 12 to 11 but 13 carry 12 to 13 carry 13 carry 14 to 13 carry 19 tidings 14 to 16 king 15 the 16 king 17 the 19 tidings 18 sad 19 tidings 19 tidings 20 of 20 of 25 disappearance 21 his 23 daughter 22 beloved 23 daughter 23 daughter 24 's 24 's 25 disappearance and what great weeping and lamentation there was in the palace when the dreadful news was told [!] 1 and 2 what 2 what 4 weeping 3 great 4 weeping 4 weeping 5 and 5 and 6 lamentation 5 and 7 there 5 and 8 was 5 and 17 told 8 was 9 in 9 in 11 palace 10 the 11 palace 11 palace 12 when 12 when 15 news 12 when 16 was 13 the 15 news 14 dreadful 15 news 15 news 16 was but when he reached the spot , behold , all was changed again [!] 1 but 2 when 1 but 9 , 3 he 9 , 4 reached 6 spot 4 reached 9 , 5 the 6 spot 7 , 8 behold 7 , 9 , 9 , 11 was 10 all 11 was 11 was 12 changed 12 changed 13 again meanwhile the princess was not at all unhappy in the palace of her elfish lover [.] 1 meanwhile 3 princess 2 the 3 princess 3 princess 4 was 4 was 5 not 4 was 6 at 5 not 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 unhappy 8 unhappy 9 in 9 in 11 palace 10 the 11 palace 11 palace 12 of 12 of 15 lover 13 her 15 lover 14 elfish 15 lover however , he soon perceived her melancholy , [and] in a thousand ways strove to dispel the cloud , but [in] vain [.] 1 however 2 , 1 however 3 he 3 he 5 perceived 4 soon 5 perceived 5 perceived 6 her 5 perceived 20 but 7 melancholy 10 in 7 melancholy 20 but 8 , 10 in 10 in 12 thousand 10 in 19 , 11 a 12 thousand 12 thousand 13 ways 12 thousand 16 dispel 13 ways 14 strove 14 strove 15 to 15 to 16 dispel 16 dispel 18 cloud 17 the 18 cloud 19 , 20 but 20 but 22 vain at last he said to himself : ['] [men] [are] [sociable] [creatures] , like [bees] [or] ants [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 said 4 said 5 to 4 said 7 : 5 to 6 himself 7 : 13 , 13 , 14 like 14 like 17 ants doubtless this lovely mortal is pining for company [.] 1 doubtless 4 mortal 2 this 4 mortal 3 lovely 4 mortal 4 mortal 5 is 5 is 6 pining 5 is 7 for 6 pining 7 for 7 for 8 company who is there [i] can find for her to talk [to] [?] ['] 1 who 2 is 1 who 6 find 2 is 3 there 5 can 6 find 6 find 7 for 6 find 9 to 7 for 8 her 9 to 10 talk ['] [loveliest] [daughter] [of] [earth] [,] ['] [said] [the] [gnome] [,] ['] [banish] [all] [sorrow] [;] [no] [more] [shall] [you] [be] [lonely] [in] [my] [dwelling] [.] in this basket is all [you] need to make this spot delightful to you [.] 1 in 3 basket 1 in 4 is 2 this 3 basket 4 is 7 need 5 all 7 need 7 need 8 to 7 need 9 make 8 to 9 make 9 make 11 spot 10 this 11 spot 11 spot 12 delightful 12 delightful 13 to 13 to 14 you take this little many-coloured wand , and with a touch [give] to each root the form you desire to see [.] ['] 1 take 5 wand 1 take 6 , 2 this 5 wand 3 little 5 wand 4 many-coloured 5 wand 6 , 7 and 7 and 17 you 7 and 18 desire 8 with 10 touch 8 with 16 form 8 with 17 you 9 a 10 touch 10 touch 12 to 12 to 14 root 13 each 14 root 15 the 16 form 17 you 18 desire 18 desire 19 to 18 desire 20 see 19 to 20 see and sure [enough] there was [brunhilda] , [joyfully] hugging and [kissing] her beloved princess , and chattering as gaily as in the old days [.] 1 and 5 was 2 sure 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 16 and 5 was 19 gaily 5 was 20 as 5 was 21 in 7 , 9 hugging 7 , 10 and 10 and 14 princess 10 and 16 and 12 her 14 princess 13 beloved 14 princess 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 chattering 18 as 19 gaily 20 as 21 in 21 in 24 days 22 the 24 days 23 old 24 days [ [illustration] : [rübezahl] [and] [the] [princess] []] 1 [ 3 : there they found so much to amuse them that the hours passed like minutes [.] 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 found 3 found 5 much 3 found 6 to 3 found 9 that 4 so 5 much 6 to 7 amuse 7 amuse 8 them 9 that 11 hours 9 that 12 passed 10 the 11 hours 11 hours 12 passed 12 passed 13 like 13 like 14 minutes and now all went cheerfully in the castle [.] 1 and 3 all 1 and 4 went 2 now 3 all 3 all 4 went 4 went 5 cheerfully 4 went 6 in 6 in 8 castle 7 the 8 castle the princess gave to each of the maidens her task , and never was [mistress] better served [.] 1 the 2 princess 2 princess 12 and 3 gave 4 to 3 gave 10 task 3 gave 12 and 4 to 8 maidens 5 each 6 of 5 each 8 maidens 6 of 8 maidens 7 the 8 maidens 9 her 10 task 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 was 13 never 14 was 14 was 17 served 16 better 17 served for a whole week she enjoyed the delight of her pleasant company [undisturbed] [.] 1 for 4 week 1 for 5 she 2 a 4 week 3 whole 4 week 5 she 6 enjoyed 6 enjoyed 8 delight 7 the 8 delight 8 delight 9 of 9 of 12 company 10 her 12 company 11 pleasant 12 company ['] [malicious] [sprite] [,] ['] [she] [cried] [,] ['] [why] [do] [you] [begrudge] [me] [my] [playmates] [the] [greatest] [delight] [of] [my] [lonely] [hours] [?] isn't this solitary life in such a desert bad enough without your turning the castle into a hospital for the aged [?] 1 isn't 4 life 1 isn't 5 in 1 isn't 9 bad 2 this 3 solitary 3 solitary 4 life 4 life 5 in 5 in 8 desert 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 desert 9 bad 10 enough 9 bad 11 without 9 bad 16 into 9 bad 19 for 11 without 13 turning 12 your 13 turning 13 turning 15 castle 14 the 15 castle 15 castle 16 into 16 into 18 hospital 17 a 18 hospital 18 hospital 19 for 19 for 21 aged 20 the 21 aged give my maidens back their youth and health this [very] minute [,] [or] [i] [will] [never] [love] [you] [!] ['] 1 give 3 maidens 1 give 4 back 1 give 6 youth 1 give 7 and 2 my 3 maidens 5 their 6 youth 7 and 8 health 7 and 11 minute 9 this 11 minute the great green patch in the garden will provide you with a more lively company [.] ['] 1 the 4 patch 2 great 4 patch 3 green 4 patch 4 patch 5 in 4 patch 8 will 5 in 7 garden 6 the 7 garden 8 will 9 provide 9 provide 10 you 9 provide 11 with 11 with 15 company 12 a 15 company 13 more 14 lively 14 lively 15 company so saying the gnome took himself off [.] 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 4 gnome 2 saying 5 took 3 the 4 gnome 5 took 6 himself 5 took 7 off but to her surprise she could not find it anywhere [.] 1 but 2 to 1 but 5 she 2 to 4 surprise 3 her 4 surprise 5 she 6 could 6 could 7 not 6 could 8 find 7 not 8 find 8 find 9 it 8 find 10 anywhere up and down the garden she searched , spying into every corner , but not a sign of it was to be found [.] 1 up 2 and 2 and 3 down 3 down 5 garden 4 the 5 garden 5 garden 6 she 5 garden 7 searched 5 garden 20 was 6 she 7 searched 7 searched 9 spying 7 searched 14 but 8 , 9 spying 9 spying 10 into 9 spying 13 , 10 into 12 corner 11 every 12 corner 14 but 15 not 14 but 17 sign 16 a 17 sign 17 sign 18 of 18 of 19 it 20 was 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 found ['] [you] [are] [trying] [to] [tease] [me] [,] ['] [she] [cried] [,] [as] [soon] [as] [she] [saw] [him] [.] ['] [where] [have] [you] [hidden] [the] [basket] [?] i have been looking for [it] at least an hour [.] ['] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 looking 3 been 5 for 5 for 10 hour 7 at 8 least 8 least 10 hour 9 an 10 hour ['] [dear] [queen] [of] [my] [heart] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [,] ['] [i] [pray] [you] [to] [forgive] [my] [carelessness] [.] i [promised] [more] [than] [i] could perform [.] 1 i 6 could 6 could 7 perform have patience for [a] [little] [,] [and] [then] [without] [fail] you shall have your puppets to play with [.] ['] 1 have 2 patience 1 have 3 for 3 for 11 you 11 you 12 shall 12 shall 13 have 13 have 15 puppets 14 your 15 puppets 15 puppets 16 to 15 puppets 18 with 16 to 17 play 17 play 18 with thus fostered they [grew] and flourished marvellously , and promised a goodly crop [.] 1 thus 2 fostered 2 fostered 3 they 2 fostered 5 and 5 and 9 and 6 flourished 9 and 7 marvellously 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 promised 10 promised 13 crop 11 a 13 crop 12 goodly 13 crop meanwhile , the maiden , in her gorgeous prison , sighed [in] secret over her grief , not wishing to arouse the gnome 's suspicions [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 4 maiden 3 the 4 maiden 4 maiden 6 in 4 maiden 11 sighed 5 , 6 in 6 in 9 prison 6 in 10 , 7 her 9 prison 8 gorgeous 9 prison 11 sighed 17 , 11 sighed 20 to 13 secret 14 over 13 secret 17 , 14 over 16 grief 15 her 16 grief 17 , 18 not 17 , 19 wishing 20 to 21 arouse 21 arouse 25 suspicions 22 the 23 gnome 23 gnome 24 's 24 's 25 suspicions one day she changed a tiny turnip into a bee , and sent him off to bring her some news of her lover [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 she 3 she 12 and 4 changed 7 turnip 4 changed 8 into 4 changed 12 and 5 a 7 turnip 6 tiny 7 turnip 7 turnip 8 into 8 into 10 bee 9 a 10 bee 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 sent 13 sent 14 him 13 sent 15 off 13 sent 16 to 16 to 17 bring 17 bring 18 her 17 bring 20 news 19 some 20 news 20 news 21 of 21 of 23 lover 22 her 23 lover do not forget a single word of my greeting , and bring me back a message from my beloved [.] ['] 1 do 2 not 1 do 11 and 2 not 3 forget 3 forget 6 word 3 forget 11 and 4 a 5 single 4 a 6 word 5 single 6 word 6 word 7 of 7 of 9 greeting 8 my 9 greeting 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 bring 11 and 16 message 12 bring 13 me 12 bring 14 back 15 a 16 message 16 message 17 from 17 from 19 beloved 18 my 19 beloved after that , by the power of the wonderful wand she summoned a cricket , and taught him this greeting : 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 , 1 after 11 she 4 by 6 power 4 by 11 she 5 the 6 power 6 power 7 of 7 of 10 wand 8 the 10 wand 9 wonderful 10 wand 11 she 16 and 12 summoned 16 and 13 a 14 cricket 14 cricket 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 taught 17 taught 18 him 17 taught 20 greeting 17 taught 21 : 19 this 20 greeting 20 greeting 21 : these two unlucky ventures did not prevent the princess from trying once more [.] 1 these 2 two 2 two 4 ventures 3 unlucky 4 ventures 4 ventures 5 did 5 did 6 not 5 did 7 prevent 6 not 7 prevent 7 prevent 9 princess 7 prevent 10 from 8 the 9 princess 9 princess 10 from 10 from 11 trying 11 trying 12 once 11 trying 13 more this time she changed the turnip into a magpie [.] 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 she 3 she 4 changed 4 changed 6 turnip 4 changed 7 into 5 the 6 turnip 6 turnip 7 into 7 into 9 magpie 8 a 9 magpie ['] [flutter] [from] [tree] [to] [tree] [,] [chattering] [bird] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [till] [you] [come] [to] [ratibor] [,] [my] [love] [.] [then] [ratibor] [heard] [with] [surprise] [that] [the] [bird] [was] [indeed] [calling] [him] [by] [name] [.] this was so unexpected that the prince 's arm fell helplessly to his side at the sound [,] [and] [he] [stood] [motionless] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 unexpected 4 unexpected 5 that 5 that 9 arm 5 that 10 fell 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 's 8 's 9 arm 9 arm 10 fell 10 fell 11 helplessly 10 fell 12 to 10 fell 15 at 12 to 14 side 13 his 14 side 14 side 15 at 15 at 17 sound 16 the 17 sound all his gloom and misery vanished in [a] [moment] , and he anxiously questioned the welcome messenger as to the fate of the princess [.] 1 all 4 and 2 his 3 gloom 3 gloom 4 and 4 and 5 misery 5 misery 6 vanished 6 vanished 7 in 7 in 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 14 questioned 12 he 14 questioned 13 anxiously 14 questioned 14 questioned 17 messenger 14 questioned 19 to 15 the 17 messenger 16 welcome 17 messenger 18 as 19 to 19 to 21 fate 20 the 21 fate 21 fate 22 of 22 of 24 princess 23 the 24 princess the princess meanwhile was craftily pursuing her plan of escape [.] 1 the 2 princess 2 princess 4 was 3 meanwhile 4 was 4 was 6 pursuing 5 craftily 6 pursuing 6 pursuing 8 plan 7 her 8 plan 8 plan 9 of 9 of 10 escape her golden hair was braided and crowned with [myrtle] [blossoms] , and her flowing veil sparkled with gems [.] 1 her 3 hair 2 golden 3 hair 3 hair 4 was 4 was 6 and 5 braided 6 and 6 and 7 crowned 6 and 8 with 8 with 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 veil 12 and 16 sparkled 13 her 15 veil 14 flowing 15 veil 15 veil 16 sparkled 16 sparkled 17 with 17 with 18 gems in these magnificent garments she went to meet the gnome upon the great terrace [.] 1 in 4 garments 1 in 5 she 2 these 4 garments 3 magnificent 4 garments 5 she 6 went 6 went 7 to 7 to 8 meet 8 meet 10 gnome 8 meet 11 upon 9 the 10 gnome 10 gnome 11 upon 11 upon 14 terrace 12 the 14 terrace 13 great 14 terrace so saying he would have drawn aside her veil [;] but the princess only held it more closely about her [.] 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 3 he 2 saying 6 drawn 2 saying 15 held 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 drawn 6 drawn 7 aside 6 drawn 9 veil 6 drawn 11 but 6 drawn 14 only 8 her 9 veil 9 veil 11 but 11 but 13 princess 12 the 13 princess 15 held 16 it 15 held 18 closely 15 held 19 about 17 more 18 closely 19 about 20 her ['] [your] [constancy] [has] [overcome] [me] [,] ['] [she] [said] [;] ['] [i] [can] [no] [longer] [oppose] [your] [wishes] [.] but [believe] [my] [words] , [and] suffer [this] [veil] [still] to hide my blushes and tears [.] ['] 1 but 5 , 5 , 7 suffer 7 suffer 11 to 11 to 15 and 12 hide 14 blushes 12 hide 15 and 13 my 14 blushes 15 and 16 tears greatly [as] [i] [desire] [your] [love] , [i] [do] [not] [ask] [a] [sacrifice] [.] ['] 1 greatly 7 , ['] [ah] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [false] [princess] [,] ['] [why] [do] [you] [misunderstand] [my] [tears] [?] my heart answers to your tenderness [,] [and] [yet] [i] [am] [fearful] [.] 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 3 answers 2 heart 4 to 3 answers 4 to 4 to 6 tenderness 5 your 6 tenderness a wife cannot always charm , and though you will never alter [,] [the] [beauty] [of] [mortals] [is] [as] [a] [flower] [that] [fades] [.] 1 a 2 wife 2 wife 3 cannot 3 cannot 7 and 4 always 5 charm 5 charm 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 alter 8 though 9 you 9 you 10 will 10 will 12 alter 11 never 12 alter how [can] [i] be sure that you will always be as loving and charming as you are [now] [?] ['] 1 how 17 are 4 be 13 and 5 sure 6 that 5 sure 11 as 5 sure 13 and 6 that 7 you 6 that 10 be 7 you 8 will 8 will 10 be 9 always 10 be 11 as 12 loving 13 and 14 charming 14 charming 15 as 15 as 16 you 16 you 17 are ['] [ask] [some] [proof] [,] [sweetheart] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [put] [my] [obedience] [and] [my] [patience] [to] [some] [test] [by] [which] [you] [can] [judge] [of] [my] [unalterable] [love] [.] ['] ['] [be] [it] [so] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [crafty] [maiden] [.] ['] [then] [give] [me] [just] [one] [proof] [of] [your] [goodness] [.] go [!] [count] [the] [turnips] in yonder meadow [.] 1 go 6 in 6 in 8 meadow 7 yonder 8 meadow my wedding feast must not lack guests [.] 1 my 3 feast 2 wedding 3 feast 3 feast 4 must 4 must 5 not 4 must 6 lack 5 not 6 lack 6 lack 7 guests they shall provide me with bride-maidens too [.] 1 they 2 shall 2 shall 3 provide 3 provide 4 me 3 provide 5 with 3 provide 7 too 5 with 6 bride-maidens but [beware] [lest] you deceive me , and do not miss a single one [.] 1 but 4 you 1 but 7 , 4 you 5 deceive 5 deceive 6 me 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 do 9 do 10 not 9 do 11 miss 10 not 11 miss 11 miss 14 one 12 a 14 one 13 single 14 one that shall be the test of your truth towards me [.] ['] 1 that 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 3 be 5 test 3 be 9 towards 4 the 5 test 5 test 6 of 6 of 8 truth 7 your 8 truth 8 truth 9 towards 9 towards 10 me and this was hardly to be [wondered] at , as his mind was full of the princess 's pretty looks and words [.] 1 and 2 this 1 and 18 's 2 this 3 was 3 was 5 to 4 hardly 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 8 at 8 at 9 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 12 mind 10 as 13 was 11 his 12 mind 12 mind 13 was 13 was 14 full 14 full 15 of 15 of 17 princess 16 the 17 princess 18 's 21 and 19 pretty 20 looks 20 looks 21 and 21 and 22 words as for the maiden [,] [no] [sooner] was [her] [deluded] [lover] fairly [out] [of] [sight] [than] she began to prepare for flight [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 17 she 2 for 4 maiden 3 the 4 maiden 4 maiden 8 was 8 was 12 fairly 17 she 18 began 18 began 19 to 19 to 20 prepare 20 prepare 21 for 21 for 22 flight [while] [all] [this] [was] [happening] [,] [prince] [ratibor] [was] [hurrying] [away] [with] [his] [prize] [to] [a] [place] [of] [safety] [.] [ [volksmährchen] der [deutschen] [.] []] 1 [ 3 der [story] [of] [the] [king] [who] [would] [be] [stronger] [than] [fate] indeed , he often became quite separated from his nobles and attendants , and in fact was particularly fond of lonely adventures [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 14 and 4 often 5 became 5 became 7 separated 5 became 14 and 6 quite 7 separated 7 separated 8 from 8 from 10 nobles 9 his 10 nobles 11 and 12 attendants 12 attendants 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 was 15 in 16 fact 16 fact 17 was 17 was 18 particularly 17 was 19 fond 18 particularly 19 fond 19 fond 20 of 20 of 22 adventures 21 lonely 22 adventures in this way he found out [what] [the] [common] [people] [said] about him , and how his judges and governors fulfilled their duties [.] 1 in 3 way 1 in 4 he 2 this 3 way 4 he 5 found 5 found 6 out 6 out 12 about 12 about 15 and 13 him 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 how 15 and 19 and 15 and 21 fulfilled 17 his 18 judges 18 judges 19 and 19 and 20 governors 19 and 21 fulfilled 21 fulfilled 23 duties 22 their 23 duties not long afterwards , however , he went out after some deer which were to be found in a far corner of his forests [.] 1 not 2 long 1 not 7 he 2 long 3 afterwards 2 long 5 however 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 7 he 8 went 8 went 9 out 8 went 10 after 10 after 12 deer 11 some 12 deer 12 deer 13 which 12 deer 14 were 13 which 14 were 14 were 15 to 14 were 17 found 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 found 17 found 18 in 18 in 21 corner 19 a 21 corner 20 far 21 corner 21 corner 22 of 22 of 24 forests 23 his 24 forests so he put the spurs to his horse , and followed it as hard as he could gallop [.] 1 so 10 and 2 he 10 and 3 put 5 spurs 3 put 6 to 3 put 10 and 4 the 5 spurs 6 to 8 horse 7 his 8 horse 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 followed 11 followed 12 it 11 followed 14 hard 11 followed 15 as 13 as 14 hard 15 as 16 he 15 as 18 gallop 16 he 17 could worse [than] [all] [evening] [was] [already] [drawing] [on] , and the sun would soon set [.] 1 worse 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 sun 10 and 15 set 11 the 12 sun 12 sun 13 would 13 would 15 set 14 soon 15 set in [vain] [had] [he] [sent] [arrow] [after] [arrow] [at] the [beautiful] stag [.] 1 in 10 the 10 the 12 stag all this was [very] [discouraging] [,] [but] [the] [king] [would] not [have] minded if he had not lost that beautiful stag [.] 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 11 not 3 was 13 minded 13 minded 14 if 14 if 15 he 14 if 18 lost 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 not 16 had 18 lost 17 not 18 lost 18 lost 21 stag 19 that 21 stag 20 beautiful 21 stag presently he heard the sound of rushing water , and made towards it [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 heard 5 sound 3 heard 10 and 4 the 5 sound 5 sound 6 of 6 of 7 rushing 7 rushing 8 water 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 made 10 and 12 towards 12 towards 13 it towards this light the king with his horse and hound made his way , sliding and stumbling down a steep , stony path [.] 1 towards 3 light 1 towards 9 and 2 this 3 light 4 the 5 king 5 king 6 with 5 king 9 and 6 with 8 horse 7 his 8 horse 9 and 10 hound 9 and 11 made 9 and 18 down 11 made 13 way 11 made 16 and 12 his 13 way 14 , 16 and 15 sliding 16 and 16 and 17 stumbling 18 down 23 path 19 a 20 steep 19 a 23 path 20 steep 21 , 20 steep 22 stony ['] [peace] [be] [upon] [you] [,] ['] [said] [the] [king] [,] [giving] [the] [usual] [country] [salutation] [.] ['] [and] [upon] [you] [peace] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [hermit] [;] [but] [still] [he] [never] [looked] [up] [,] [nor] [stopped] [what] [he] [was] [doing] [.] for a minute or [two] the king stood watching him [.] 1 for 4 or 1 for 8 stood 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 or 4 or 7 king 6 the 7 king 8 stood 9 watching 9 watching 10 him he noticed that the hermit threw two leaves in at a time , and watched them attentively [.] 1 he 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 that 3 that 5 hermit 3 that 14 and 4 the 5 hermit 5 hermit 14 and 6 threw 8 leaves 6 threw 9 in 6 threw 10 at 6 threw 14 and 7 two 8 leaves 10 at 12 time 11 a 12 time 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 watched 15 watched 16 them 15 watched 17 attentively at other times both leaves were held in the backward eddy , and failed to reach the main current of the noisy stream [.] 1 at 3 times 1 at 5 leaves 2 other 3 times 4 both 5 leaves 5 leaves 13 and 6 were 7 held 6 were 13 and 7 held 8 in 8 in 11 eddy 9 the 11 eddy 10 backward 11 eddy 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 failed 14 failed 15 to 14 failed 16 reach 15 to 16 reach 16 reach 19 current 17 the 19 current 18 main 19 current 19 current 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 23 stream 22 noisy 23 stream the king laughed [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 laughed ['] [i] [cannot] [say] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [hermit] [.] ['] [do] [you] [not] [know] [,] [then] [?] ['] [demanded] [the] [king] [.] ['] [i] [might] [know] [,] ['] [returned] [the] [hermit] [,] ['] [but] [it] [is] [not] [always] [wisdom] [to] [know] [much] [.] ['] at last , however , the king urged [him] so greatly that he said : 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 king 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 7 king 6 the 7 king 7 king 8 urged 7 king 14 said 7 king 15 : 8 urged 11 greatly 8 urged 12 that 10 so 11 greatly 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 said 13 he 14 said there is [no] [escaping] [from] [fate] [.] ['] 1 there 2 is for five days he awaited the reply , and hardly slept or ate , but was [as] cross [as] could be all the time [.] 1 for 2 five 1 for 3 days 3 days 4 he 3 days 9 and 3 days 20 could 4 he 9 and 5 awaited 7 reply 5 awaited 9 and 6 the 7 reply 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 or 10 hardly 11 slept 11 slept 12 or 12 or 15 but 13 ate 15 but 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 was 16 was 18 cross 20 could 21 be 21 be 24 time 22 all 23 the 23 the 24 time the king was overjoyed [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 was 3 was 4 overjoyed now , [in] a small village in his kingdom there lived an old widow who had no children or relations of any kind [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 6 village 4 a 5 small 4 a 6 village 5 small 6 village 6 village 7 in 6 village 10 there 6 village 11 lived 7 in 9 kingdom 8 his 9 kingdom 11 lived 14 widow 12 an 13 old 12 an 14 widow 13 old 14 widow 14 widow 15 who 14 widow 16 had 15 who 16 had 16 had 23 kind 17 no 23 kind 18 children 19 or 19 or 20 relations 19 or 21 of 19 or 23 kind 21 of 22 any one evening the old woman was astonished to find that her very best nanny-goat returned without a drop of milk [.] 1 one 2 evening 1 one 6 was 2 evening 5 woman 3 the 5 woman 4 old 5 woman 6 was 7 astonished 7 astonished 8 to 7 astonished 9 find 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 that 9 find 14 nanny-goat 9 find 16 without 11 her 12 very 11 her 13 best 11 her 14 nanny-goat 14 nanny-goat 15 returned 14 nanny-goat 16 without 16 without 18 drop 17 a 18 drop 18 drop 19 of 19 of 20 milk but when evening after evening the goat remained almost dry she determined to find out who the thief was [.] 1 but 11 she 1 but 12 determined 2 when 3 evening 2 when 8 remained 2 when 11 she 3 evening 4 after 3 evening 8 remained 4 after 5 evening 5 evening 7 goat 6 the 7 goat 8 remained 9 almost 9 almost 10 dry 11 she 12 determined 12 determined 13 to 12 determined 18 thief 12 determined 19 was 13 to 15 out 14 find 15 out 15 out 16 who 17 the 18 thief 18 thief 19 was so the next day she followed the goats at a distance and watched them while they grazed [.] 1 so 12 and 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 day 4 day 5 she 5 she 12 and 6 followed 8 goats 6 followed 9 at 6 followed 12 and 7 the 8 goats 8 goats 9 at 9 at 11 distance 10 a 11 distance 12 and 13 watched 13 watched 14 them 13 watched 15 while 15 while 16 they 15 while 17 grazed 16 they 17 grazed on [and] [on] the goat [walked] [for] [some] [way] , and [then] [disappeared] [into] [a] [cave] in the rocks [.] 1 on 4 the 4 the 5 goat 5 goat 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 19 rocks 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 rocks seizing a big stick , he began to beat the intruder and to drive him out of his garden [.] 1 seizing 4 stick 1 seizing 5 , 1 seizing 6 he 2 a 4 stick 3 big 4 stick 6 he 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 12 and 8 to 12 and 9 beat 11 intruder 9 beat 12 and 10 the 11 intruder 12 and 13 to 12 and 14 drive 13 to 14 drive 14 drive 15 him 14 drive 17 of 16 out 17 of 17 of 19 garden 18 his 19 garden a neighbour [passing] [by] [called] [out] [to] [him] ['] [hi] [!] 1 a 2 neighbour i say ! why are you beating the pedlar ['s] donkey like that ? ['] 1 i 2 say 2 say 3 ! 3 ! 4 why 3 ! 5 are 3 ! 14 ? 4 why 5 are 5 are 6 you 5 are 7 beating 7 beating 11 donkey 7 beating 12 like 8 the 11 donkey 9 pedlar 11 donkey 11 donkey 12 like 12 like 13 that whereupon he went off indoors , whistling cheerfully [.] 1 whereupon 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 off 3 went 5 indoors 3 went 7 whistling 6 , 7 whistling 7 whistling 8 cheerfully of [course] [nur] [mahomed] [never] [guessed] that [the] [supposed] pedlar [happened] [to] [have] [been] [the] [king] [himself] , [although] [nobody] [knew] it [.] 1 of 18 , 7 that 10 pedlar 7 that 18 , 18 , 22 it the king asked her who she was [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 asked 3 asked 4 her 3 asked 5 who 5 who 6 she 5 who 7 was 6 she 7 was she replied that she was his mother [.] 1 she 2 replied 2 replied 3 that 3 that 4 she 3 that 5 was 4 she 5 was 5 was 7 mother 6 his 7 mother ['] [his] [mother] [?] ['] [said] [the] [king] [;] ['] [you] [are] [too] [old] [,] [surely] [,] [to] [have] [so] [young] [a] [son] [!] ['] this [,] [then] [,] was [the] [baby] [he] [had] [left] to die , after cruelly murdering his mother ! 1 this 5 was 5 was 11 to 11 to 12 die 12 die 14 after 13 , 14 after 14 after 16 murdering 14 after 19 ! 15 cruelly 16 murdering 16 murdering 18 mother 17 his 18 mother surely fate might have spared him [this] [!] 1 surely 2 fate 2 fate 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 spared 5 spared 6 him everyone would call him a tyrant if he were to give such an order in fact [,] [he] [dared] [not] [try] [it] [!] 1 everyone 2 would 2 would 3 call 3 call 4 him 3 call 6 tyrant 3 call 7 if 3 call 10 to 5 a 6 tyrant 7 if 8 he 7 if 9 were 8 he 9 were 10 to 11 give 11 give 14 order 11 give 15 in 12 such 13 an 13 an 14 order 14 order 15 in 15 in 16 fact at length he collected himself enough to [say] [:] ['] [if] [this] [young] [man] [will] enlist in my army [i] [will] [let] [him] [off] [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 collected 4 collected 5 himself 4 collected 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 16 enlist 16 enlist 17 in 17 in 19 army 18 my 19 army we have need of [such] as him , and a little discipline will do him [good] [.] ['] 1 we 9 and 2 have 3 need 2 have 9 and 3 need 4 of 4 of 6 as 6 as 7 him 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 do 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 discipline 11 little 12 discipline 12 discipline 13 will 13 will 14 do 14 do 15 him as [a] [soldier] [nur] [mahomed] [seemed] to be in luck [.] 1 as 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 in 9 in 10 luck and as he was also modest and generous , he became a favourite with his officers and his comrades [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 11 became 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 also 4 was 7 and 6 modest 7 and 7 and 8 generous 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 became 11 became 13 favourite 11 became 14 with 12 a 13 favourite 13 favourite 14 with 14 with 17 and 15 his 16 officers 16 officers 17 and 17 and 19 comrades 18 his 19 comrades thus it was not very surprising that , [before] [very] [long] [,] he became enrolled amongst the picked men of the king 's bodyguard [.] 1 thus 3 was 1 thus 8 , 1 thus 13 he 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 surprising 4 not 5 very 5 very 6 surprising 6 surprising 7 that 13 he 14 became 14 became 15 enrolled 15 enrolled 16 amongst 16 amongst 19 men 17 the 19 men 18 picked 19 men 19 men 20 of 20 of 24 bodyguard 21 the 22 king 22 king 23 's 23 's 24 bodyguard after this the strange adventures the young man passed through were endless [.] 1 after 2 this 1 after 11 were 3 the 5 adventures 4 strange 5 adventures 5 adventures 8 man 5 adventures 9 passed 5 adventures 11 were 6 the 8 man 7 young 8 man 8 man 9 passed 9 passed 10 through 11 were 12 endless he escaped somehow every time , and felt amused rather than [anxious] about the next adventure [.] 1 he 7 and 2 escaped 3 somehow 2 escaped 5 time 2 escaped 7 and 4 every 5 time 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 felt 8 felt 9 amused 9 amused 11 than 9 amused 13 about 10 rather 11 than 11 than 13 about 13 about 16 adventure 14 the 15 next 14 the 16 adventure the kind-hearted young man picked out a lump of meat , went to the door , and threw it outside to him [.] 1 the 2 kind-hearted 1 the 4 man 3 young 4 man 4 man 11 , 5 picked 6 out 5 picked 8 lump 5 picked 11 , 7 a 8 lump 8 lump 9 of 9 of 10 meat 11 , 17 and 12 went 13 to 12 went 17 and 13 to 15 door 14 the 15 door 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 threw 18 threw 19 it 18 threw 20 outside 18 threw 21 to 19 it 20 outside 21 to 22 him nur [mahomed] [,] [who] had been [lazily] [watching] [him] , [stood] [still] for [a] [moment] [,] [then] he came back [whistling] [softly] [.] 1 nur 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 13 for 10 , 13 for 13 for 18 he 18 he 19 came 19 came 20 back ['] [make] [your] [preparations] [at] [once] [,] ['] [added] [he] [,] ['] [and] [be] [ready] [to] [start] [in] [the] [morning] [.] i myself will deliver you the papers at the last moment [.] ['] 1 i 3 will 2 myself 3 will 3 will 4 deliver 4 deliver 5 you 4 deliver 7 papers 4 deliver 8 at 6 the 7 papers 7 papers 8 at 8 at 11 moment 9 the 10 last 9 the 11 moment he could be silent as the grave , and prided himself on his obedience [.] 1 he 9 and 2 could 3 be 2 could 9 and 3 be 4 silent 4 silent 5 as 5 as 7 grave 6 the 7 grave 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 prided 9 and 11 himself 9 and 12 on 12 on 14 obedience 13 his 14 obedience according [to] [orders] [nur] [mahomed] [presented] [himself] [early] [the] [next] [morning] [at] [the] king 's [private] apartments [.] 1 according 14 king 14 king 15 's 15 's 17 apartments at length he reached the castle gates , and was at once admitted , [as] he was in the uniform of the king 's bodyguard [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 16 he 2 length 3 he 2 length 10 was 3 he 9 and 4 reached 6 castle 4 reached 9 and 5 the 6 castle 7 gates 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 was 10 was 12 once 11 at 12 once 13 admitted 14 , 13 admitted 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 in 18 in 20 uniform 19 the 20 uniform 20 uniform 21 of 21 of 25 bodyguard 22 the 23 king 23 king 24 's 24 's 25 bodyguard the governor was resting , the soldier said , and could not see him until the evening [.] 1 the 2 governor 2 governor 10 and 3 was 4 resting 3 was 10 and 4 resting 5 , 6 the 7 soldier 7 soldier 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 could 11 could 12 not 11 could 13 see 12 not 13 see 13 see 14 him 13 see 15 until 15 until 17 evening 16 the 17 evening he flung himself on his back and watched the birds twittering and chattering in the trees above him [.] 1 he 7 and 2 flung 3 himself 2 flung 4 on 2 flung 7 and 4 on 6 back 5 his 6 back 7 and 8 watched 7 and 14 in 7 and 17 above 8 watched 12 and 9 the 12 and 10 birds 11 twittering 10 birds 12 and 12 and 13 chattering 12 and 14 in 14 in 16 trees 15 the 16 trees 16 trees 17 above 17 above 18 him through the branches he could see great patches of sky where the kites wheeled and circled incessantly , with shrill whistling cries [.] 1 through 3 branches 1 through 4 he 2 the 3 branches 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 see 6 see 8 patches 6 see 11 where 7 great 8 patches 8 patches 9 of 8 patches 11 where 9 of 10 sky 11 where 13 kites 11 where 15 and 12 the 13 kites 13 kites 15 and 14 wheeled 15 and 15 and 16 circled 15 and 17 incessantly 15 and 19 with 18 , 19 with 19 with 22 cries 20 shrill 22 cries 21 whistling 22 cries bees buzzed over the flowers with a soothing sound , and in a few minutes [nur] [mahomed] [was] [fast] [asleep] [.] 1 bees 2 buzzed 2 buzzed 3 over 2 buzzed 5 flowers 4 the 5 flowers 5 flowers 11 and 6 with 9 sound 6 with 11 and 7 a 9 sound 8 soothing 9 sound 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 in 12 in 15 minutes 13 a 14 few 14 few 15 minutes if she was [discovered] [her] [old] [hostess] [scolded] [her] [severely] [;] but the princess only laughed , and did the same thing [next] [time] [.] 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 12 but 12 but 18 and 13 the 14 princess 14 princess 18 and 15 only 16 laughed 16 laughed 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 did 19 did 22 thing 20 the 21 same 21 same 22 thing [ [illustration] : [the] [princess] [steals] [the] [king's] [letter] []] 1 [ 3 : suddenly , on turning a corner , she stopped in surprise [,] [for] [before] [her] [lay] [a] [man] [fast] [asleep] [!] 1 suddenly 8 she 2 , 3 on 3 on 4 turning 3 on 7 , 3 on 8 she 4 turning 6 corner 5 a 6 corner 8 she 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 in 9 stopped 11 surprise in her hurry she had almost tripped over him [.] 1 in 3 hurry 1 in 4 she 2 her 3 hurry 4 she 5 had 5 had 7 tripped 6 almost 7 tripped 7 tripped 8 over 8 over 9 him but [there] he was [,] a young man , tanned [and] dusty with travel , in the uniform of an officer of the king 's guard [.] 1 but 3 he 1 but 9 , 3 he 4 was 4 was 8 man 6 a 7 young 6 a 8 man 7 young 8 man 9 , 10 tanned 10 tanned 12 dusty 12 dusty 13 with 13 with 14 travel 14 travel 16 in 15 , 16 in 16 in 18 uniform 17 the 18 uniform 18 uniform 19 of 19 of 21 officer 20 an 21 officer 21 officer 22 of 22 of 26 guard 23 the 24 king 24 king 25 's 25 's 26 guard out of one of the folds of this young man 's turban there peeped the corner of a letter [!] 1 out 2 of 2 of 3 one 2 of 14 peeped 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 folds 5 the 6 folds 6 folds 7 of 7 of 12 turban 8 this 10 man 9 young 10 man 10 man 11 's 11 's 12 turban 12 turban 13 there 14 peeped 16 corner 15 the 16 corner 16 corner 17 of 17 of 19 letter 18 a 19 letter she wondered what [the] letter [was] whom it was for [!] 1 she 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 what 3 what 5 letter 5 letter 7 whom 5 letter 10 for 7 whom 8 it 7 whom 9 was 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 for she drew her veil a little [closer] , and stole across on tip-toe and caught hold of the corner of the letter [.] 1 she 9 and 2 drew 4 veil 2 drew 6 little 2 drew 9 and 3 her 4 veil 5 a 6 little 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 and 10 stole 11 across 10 stole 12 on 10 stole 14 and 12 on 13 tip-toe 14 and 15 caught 15 caught 16 hold 16 hold 17 of 17 of 19 corner 18 the 19 corner 19 corner 20 of 20 of 22 letter 21 the 22 letter then she pulled it a little , and just a little more [!] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 it 3 pulled 8 and 5 a 6 little 6 little 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 just 8 and 12 more 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 more she examined the seal [.] 1 she 2 examined 2 examined 4 seal 3 the 4 seal it was sticky with [being] exposed to [the] [hot] [sun] , and with a very little effort it parted from the paper [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 sticky 3 sticky 4 with 3 sticky 7 to 4 with 6 exposed 7 to 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 it 12 and 19 parted 13 with 17 effort 13 with 18 it 14 a 15 very 14 a 17 effort 15 very 16 little 16 little 17 effort 18 it 19 parted 19 parted 20 from 20 from 22 paper 21 the 22 paper the letter was open [and] [she] [read] [it] [!] 1 the 2 letter 2 letter 3 was 3 was 4 open and this was what was written [:] 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 what 4 what 5 was 5 was 6 written ['] [behead] [the] [messenger] [who] [brings] [this] [letter] [secretly] [and] [at] [once] [.] ask no questions [.] ['] 1 ask 3 questions 2 no 3 questions the girl grew pale [.] 1 the 2 girl 2 girl 3 grew 3 grew 4 pale what a shame [!] [she] [thought] [.] 1 what 3 shame 2 a 3 shame she would not let a handsome young fellow like that be beheaded ; but how to prevent it was not quite clear at the moment [.] 1 she 2 would 2 would 3 not 2 would 4 let 3 not 4 let 4 let 8 fellow 5 a 6 handsome 5 a 8 fellow 6 handsome 8 fellow 7 young 8 fellow 8 fellow 12 beheaded 9 like 10 that 9 like 12 beheaded 11 be 12 beheaded 12 beheaded 13 ; 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 how 14 but 19 was 15 how 16 to 15 how 17 prevent 15 how 19 was 16 to 17 prevent 17 prevent 18 it 19 was 20 not 19 was 22 clear 21 quite 22 clear 22 clear 23 at 23 at 25 moment 24 the 25 moment ask no questions [.] ['] 1 ask 3 questions 2 no 3 questions it was done [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 done he sent for his wife and told her to get the princess ready to be married at once [.] 1 he 6 and 2 sent 3 for 2 sent 6 and 3 for 5 wife 4 his 5 wife 6 and 7 told 7 told 8 her 7 told 9 to 7 told 10 get 9 to 10 get 10 get 12 princess 11 the 12 princess 12 princess 13 ready 12 princess 16 married 13 ready 14 to 13 ready 15 be 14 to 15 be 16 married 18 once 17 at 18 once ['] [nonsense] [!] ['] [said] [his] [wife] [,] ['] [what] [in] [the] [world] [do] [you] [mean] [?] ['] ['] [these] [are] [the] [king] ['s] [commands] [,] ['] [he] [answered] [;] ['] [go] [and] [do] [as] [i] [bid] [you] [.] the letter says " at once , " [and] " ask no questions [.] " 1 the 2 letter 2 letter 3 says 3 says 4 " 3 says 6 once 3 says 7 , 3 says 10 " 3 says 11 ask 3 says 15 " 5 at 6 once 7 , 8 " 11 ask 13 questions 12 no 13 questions the marriage , therefore , must take place this evening [.] ['] 1 the 2 marriage 2 marriage 6 must 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 4 therefore 6 must 6 must 7 take 7 take 8 place 7 take 10 evening 9 this 10 evening in [vain] [did] his [wife] [urge] [every] objection [;] [the] [more] [she] [argued] [,] [the] [more] [determined] [was] [her] [husband] [.] 1 in 8 objection 4 his 8 objection then all the castle was turned upside [down] [;] and [when] [the] [news] [spread] [in] [the] [town] [,] [that] [was] [turned] upside down [too] [.] 1 then 2 all 2 all 4 castle 2 all 5 was 2 all 6 turned 3 the 4 castle 4 castle 5 was 6 turned 23 down 7 upside 10 and 10 and 22 upside 22 upside 23 down and all the people declared that such a wonderful sight had never been seen , and talked about it to the ends of their lives [.] 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 people 2 all 5 declared 3 the 4 people 5 declared 6 that 6 that 10 sight 6 that 16 and 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 wonderful 8 a 10 sight 9 wonderful 10 sight 10 sight 16 and 11 had 13 been 11 had 16 and 12 never 13 been 13 been 14 seen 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 talked 16 and 18 about 16 and 20 to 18 about 19 it 20 to 22 ends 21 the 22 ends 22 ends 23 of 23 of 25 lives 24 their 25 lives when the king got the governor 's letter , he grew so red in the face that everyone thought he was going to have apoplexy [.] 1 when 3 king 1 when 4 got 1 when 9 , 1 when 10 he 2 the 3 king 3 king 4 got 4 got 8 letter 5 the 6 governor 6 governor 7 's 7 's 8 letter 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 13 red 12 so 13 red 13 red 14 in 13 red 17 that 14 in 16 face 15 the 16 face 17 that 18 everyone 17 that 19 thought 18 everyone 19 thought 19 thought 20 he 19 thought 21 was 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 going 22 going 23 to 22 going 24 have 23 to 24 have 24 have 25 apoplexy so , when the young couple arrived , the king received them [with] all state , and gave his son-in-law a province to govern [.] 1 so 2 , 1 so 17 and 2 , 3 when 3 when 6 couple 3 when 7 arrived 3 when 8 , 3 when 10 king 4 the 6 couple 5 young 6 couple 6 couple 7 arrived 9 the 10 king 10 king 11 received 11 received 12 them 14 all 17 and 15 state 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 gave 18 gave 20 son-in-law 18 gave 22 province 18 gave 23 to 19 his 20 son-in-law 21 a 22 province 23 to 24 govern nur [mahomed] 's [old] [mother] [lived] [for] a long time in her ['] son 's ['] palace , and [died] in peace [.] 1 nur 3 's 3 's 22 peace 8 a 9 long 8 a 22 peace 9 long 10 time 10 time 19 and 11 in 17 palace 11 in 19 and 12 her 14 son 14 son 15 's 15 's 17 palace 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 in [ [told] the writer [by] [an] [indian] [.] []] 1 [ 4 writer 3 the 4 writer [story] [of] [wali] [dâd] [the] [simple-hearted] once upon a time there lived a poor old man whose name was [wali] [dâd] [gunjay] [,] [or] [wali] [dâd] [the] [bald] [.] 1 once 2 upon 1 once 6 lived 2 upon 4 time 3 a 4 time 4 time 5 there 6 lived 10 man 7 a 8 poor 7 a 10 man 8 poor 9 old 10 man 11 whose 11 whose 12 name 12 name 13 was what should he do with them all [?] [he] [wondered] [.] 1 what 2 should 1 what 4 do 2 should 3 he 2 should 4 do 4 do 5 with 5 with 7 all 6 them 7 all with that he pulled the bracelet from his waistband , and handed it to his friend [.] 1 with 2 that 1 with 3 he 3 he 11 and 4 pulled 6 bracelet 4 pulled 7 from 4 pulled 11 and 5 the 6 bracelet 6 bracelet 7 from 7 from 9 waistband 8 his 9 waistband 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 handed 12 handed 13 it 12 handed 14 to 13 it 14 to 14 to 16 friend 15 his 16 friend the merchant was naturally much astonished , but said nothing , and made no objection to carrying out his friend 's plan [.] 1 the 2 merchant 2 merchant 8 but 3 was 4 naturally 3 was 5 much 3 was 8 but 5 much 6 astonished 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 and 9 said 10 nothing 9 said 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 made 13 made 15 objection 13 made 16 to 14 no 15 objection 15 objection 16 to 16 to 17 carrying 17 carrying 18 out 17 carrying 22 plan 19 his 20 friend 20 friend 21 's 21 's 22 plan time passed by , [and] [at] length [the] [merchant] [arrived] [in] [the] [course] of [his] [travels] [at] the capital [of] [khaistân] [.] 1 time 2 passed 2 passed 3 by 3 by 19 capital 4 , 7 length 7 length 14 of 14 of 18 the 18 the 19 capital with these he set out on his journey [.] 1 with 2 these 1 with 3 he 3 he 4 set 4 set 5 out 4 set 6 on 6 on 8 journey 7 his 8 journey some months later he got home again from his journeyings , and proceeded to [take] [wali] [dâd] the princess 's present [.] 1 some 2 months 2 months 4 he 2 months 5 got 2 months 12 and 3 later 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 home 5 got 7 again 5 got 8 from 8 from 9 his 10 journeyings 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 proceeded 13 proceeded 14 to 13 proceeded 20 's 14 to 18 the 18 the 19 princess 19 princess 20 's 20 's 21 present great was the perplexity of the good man to find a camel-load of silks tumbled at his door [!] 1 great 2 was 2 was 4 perplexity 3 the 4 perplexity 4 perplexity 5 of 4 perplexity 9 to 4 perplexity 10 find 5 of 8 man 6 the 8 man 7 good 8 man 9 to 10 find 10 find 12 camel-load 10 find 16 at 11 a 12 camel-load 12 camel-load 13 of 12 camel-load 16 at 13 of 14 silks 14 silks 15 tumbled 16 at 18 door 17 his 18 door what was he to do with these costly things [?] 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 with 6 with 9 things 7 these 9 things 8 costly 9 things when the old man saw them coming in the distance he said to [himself] [:] ['] [here] ['s] [luck] [!] [a] troop of horses [coming] [!] 1 when 4 man 1 when 5 saw 1 when 11 he 2 the 4 man 3 old 4 man 4 man 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 5 saw 7 coming 7 coming 8 in 8 in 10 distance 9 the 10 distance 11 he 12 said 12 said 13 to 13 to 22 troop 22 troop 23 of 23 of 24 horses they are [sure] to [want] [quantities] [of] [grass] , and [i] shall [sell] [all] [i] have [without] [having] to drag it to market [.] ['] 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 to 4 to 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 shall 12 shall 16 have 16 have 19 to 16 have 22 to 19 to 20 drag 20 drag 21 it 22 to 23 market [thereupon] [he] [rushed] [off] [and] [cut] [grass] [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] [.] at first he could not think what to do with [them] , but , after a little , a brilliant idea struck him [!] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 not 4 could 6 think 5 not 6 think 6 think 7 what 7 what 8 to 7 what 9 do 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 with 10 with 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 , 13 but 21 idea 13 but 22 struck 14 , 15 after 15 after 17 little 15 after 18 , 15 after 21 idea 16 a 17 little 19 a 21 idea 20 brilliant 21 idea 21 idea 22 struck 22 struck 23 him the merchant departed , laughing [.] 1 the 2 merchant 2 merchant 3 departed 3 departed 4 , 3 departed 5 laughing this time the princess sent for the merchant , and questioned him about the giver [.] 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 princess 3 the 4 princess 4 princess 10 and 5 sent 6 for 5 sent 10 and 6 for 8 merchant 7 the 8 merchant 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 questioned 11 questioned 12 him 11 questioned 13 about 13 about 15 giver 14 the 15 giver then he ordered that , in place of each of the ten horses , two mules laden with silver should be returned by her [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ordered 3 ordered 4 that 4 that 16 mules 4 that 22 returned 5 , 8 of 6 in 7 place 7 place 8 of 8 of 13 horses 8 of 14 , 8 of 16 mules 9 each 10 of 9 each 13 horses 10 of 13 horses 11 the 12 ten 12 ten 13 horses 15 two 16 mules 16 mules 17 laden 16 mules 20 should 17 laden 18 with 18 with 19 silver 20 should 21 be 21 be 22 returned 22 returned 23 by 23 by 24 her the merchant felt handsomely repaid for his trouble , and wondered greatly how the matter would turn out [.] 1 the 2 merchant 2 merchant 10 and 3 felt 4 handsomely 3 felt 5 repaid 3 felt 10 and 5 repaid 6 for 6 for 8 trouble 7 his 8 trouble 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 wondered 11 wondered 12 greatly 11 wondered 13 how 13 how 15 matter 13 how 17 turn 14 the 15 matter 15 matter 16 would 16 would 17 turn 17 turn 18 out this time the prince , too , was embarrassed , and questioned the merchant closely [.] 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 prince 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 11 and 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 , 6 too 8 was 8 was 9 embarrassed 8 was 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 questioned 12 questioned 14 merchant 12 questioned 15 closely 13 the 14 merchant elephants , [too] [!] 1 elephants 2 , grass will be selling well to-day [!] ['] 1 grass 2 will 1 grass 3 be 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 selling 4 selling 6 to-day 5 well 6 to-day and with that he hurried off to the jungle and cut grass as fast as he could [.] 1 and 4 he 2 with 3 that 2 with 4 he 4 he 10 and 5 hurried 6 off 5 hurried 7 to 5 hurried 10 and 7 to 9 jungle 8 the 9 jungle 10 and 11 cut 11 cut 12 grass 11 cut 14 fast 11 cut 15 as 13 as 14 fast 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 could 16 he 17 could that beautiful young princess [,] [now] [!] 1 that 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 4 princess 3 young 4 princess she 'd be the one to enjoy all these fine things [!] 1 she 2 'd 2 'd 3 be 3 be 5 one 3 be 6 to 4 the 5 one 6 to 7 enjoy 7 enjoy 8 all 8 all 9 these 8 all 11 things 9 these 11 things 10 fine 11 things at length , however , he consented to [go] [once] [more] , but he promised himself never to embark on another such enterprise [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 6 he 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 6 he 6 he 7 consented 7 consented 8 to 8 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 13 but 15 promised 14 he 15 promised 15 promised 16 himself 15 promised 18 to 15 promised 23 enterprise 17 never 18 to 18 to 19 embark 19 embark 20 on 20 on 21 another 22 such 23 enterprise so , [after] [a] [few] [days] ['] [rest] [,] the caravan [started] [off] [once] [more] [for] [khaistân] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 11 caravan 10 the 11 caravan there is nothing for it but that we go and pay him a visit in person [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 for 3 nothing 6 but 3 nothing 8 we 3 nothing 10 and 4 for 5 it 6 but 7 that 8 we 10 and 9 go 10 and 10 and 11 pay 11 pay 12 him 11 pay 14 visit 11 pay 16 person 13 a 14 visit 15 in 16 person the merchant , the king declared , was to guide the party [.] 1 the 2 merchant 2 merchant 5 king 2 merchant 8 was 3 , 5 king 4 the 5 king 5 king 6 declared 5 king 7 , 8 was 9 to 9 to 10 guide 10 guide 12 party 11 the 12 party the feelings of the poor merchant in this sore dilemma can hardly be imagined [.] 1 the 2 feelings 2 feelings 3 of 2 feelings 11 can 3 of 6 merchant 4 the 6 merchant 5 poor 6 merchant 6 merchant 7 in 7 in 10 dilemma 8 this 10 dilemma 9 sore 10 dilemma 11 can 13 be 12 hardly 13 be 13 be 14 imagined day after day they moved on , and every day the poor merchant felt more ill and miserable [.] 1 day 2 after 1 day 8 and 2 after 3 day 3 day 4 they 3 day 5 moved 4 they 5 moved 5 moved 6 on 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 day 9 every 10 day 10 day 13 merchant 10 day 14 felt 11 the 13 merchant 12 poor 13 merchant 13 merchant 14 felt 14 felt 15 more 14 felt 17 and 16 ill 17 and 17 and 18 miserable at last they were only one day 's march from [wali] [dâd] ['s] [little] mud home [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 9 march 4 were 10 from 4 were 16 home 5 only 6 one 6 one 7 day 7 day 8 's 8 's 9 march 9 march 10 from 10 from 15 mud he could not do it [!] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 do 4 do 5 it he was afraid [!] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid he drew back shuddering , and covering his face in his hands [he] wept aloud [.] 1 he 2 drew 2 drew 6 and 2 drew 14 wept 3 back 4 shuddering 4 shuddering 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 covering 6 and 8 his 6 and 9 face 6 and 14 wept 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 in 10 in 12 hands 11 his 12 hands 14 wept 15 aloud presently he was aware of a gentle radiance that shed itself before him [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 aware 4 aware 5 of 5 of 8 radiance 6 a 7 gentle 6 a 8 radiance 7 gentle 8 radiance 8 radiance 9 that 8 radiance 10 shed 9 that 10 shed 10 shed 11 itself 10 shed 12 before 12 before 13 him surely morning was not already coming to hasten and reveal his disgrace [!] 1 surely 2 morning 2 morning 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 6 coming 4 not 6 coming 5 already 6 coming 6 coming 7 to 7 to 9 and 8 hasten 9 and 9 and 10 reveal 10 reveal 12 disgrace 11 his 12 disgrace ['] [why] [do] [you] [weep] [,] [old] [man] [?] ['] [said] [one] [,] [in] [a] [voice] [as] [clear] [and] [musical] [as] [that] [of] [the] [bulbul] [.] ['] [i] [weep] [for] [shame] [,] ['] [replied] [he] [.] ['] [what] [do] [you] [here] [?] ['] [questioned] [the] [other] [.] ['] [i] [came] [here] [to] [die] [,] ['] [said] [wali] [dâd] [.] and as they questioned him , he confessed [all] his story [.] 1 and 8 confessed 2 as 3 they 2 as 4 questioned 2 as 6 , 2 as 7 he 3 they 4 questioned 4 questioned 5 him 7 he 8 confessed 8 confessed 11 story 10 his 11 story [ [illustration] : [wali] [dâd] [and] [the] [peris] []] 1 [ 3 : and up an avenue of giant plane trees the peris led him , dumb [with] [amazement] [.] 1 and 2 up 2 up 4 avenue 3 an 4 avenue 4 avenue 5 of 5 of 8 trees 6 giant 8 trees 7 plane 8 trees 8 trees 10 peris 8 trees 14 dumb 9 the 10 peris 10 peris 13 , 11 led 12 him 11 led 13 , 13 , 14 dumb [wali] [dâd] [stood] [stunned] [and] [helpless] [.] ['] [fear] [not] [,] ['] [said] [one] [of] [the] [peris] [;] ['] [go] [to] [your] [house] [,] [and] [learn] [that] [god] [rewards] [the] [simple-hearted] [.] ['] with these words they both disappeared and left him [.] 1 with 3 words 1 with 4 they 2 these 3 words 4 they 7 and 5 both 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 and 7 and 8 left 8 left 9 him he walked on , thinking [still] that he must be dreaming [.] 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 on 2 walked 5 thinking 4 , 5 thinking 5 thinking 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 be 8 he 9 must 9 must 10 be 10 be 11 dreaming very soon he retired to rest in a splendid room , far grander than anything he had ever dreamed of [.] 1 very 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 retired 4 retired 5 to 5 to 6 rest 6 rest 7 in 6 rest 13 grander 6 rest 16 he 6 rest 17 had 6 rest 20 of 7 in 11 , 8 a 9 splendid 8 a 10 room 9 splendid 10 room 10 room 11 , 11 , 12 far 13 grander 14 than 14 than 15 anything 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 ever 19 dreamed 20 of if he was dumbfounded , the merchant , who was ushered into his presence soon after sunrise , was much more so [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 dumbfounded 1 if 5 , 1 if 7 merchant 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 dumbfounded 4 dumbfounded 5 , 6 the 7 merchant 7 merchant 9 who 7 merchant 19 was 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 was 9 who 18 , 10 was 11 ushered 11 ushered 12 into 11 ushered 16 after 12 into 14 presence 13 his 14 presence 14 presence 16 after 15 soon 16 after 16 after 17 sunrise 19 was 21 more 19 was 22 so 20 much 21 more and what [a] [search] he had had [!] 1 and 2 what 2 what 5 he 2 what 7 had 5 he 6 had [then] [wali] [dâd] [told] [the] [merchant] [all] [that] [had] [happened] [.] for three nights and days a great feast was held in honour of the royal guests [.] 1 for 4 and 1 for 8 feast 2 three 3 nights 3 nights 4 and 4 and 5 days 6 a 8 feast 7 great 8 feast 8 feast 9 was 9 was 10 held 10 held 11 in 11 in 12 honour 12 honour 13 of 13 of 16 guests 14 the 16 guests 15 royal 16 guests never had anything so splendid been seen [.] 1 never 2 had 2 had 3 anything 2 had 6 been 3 anything 5 splendid 4 so 5 splendid 6 been 7 seen besides the great dinners , there were sports and hunting , and dances , and amusements of all sorts [.] 1 besides 4 dinners 1 besides 5 , 1 besides 6 there 2 the 4 dinners 3 great 4 dinners 6 there 7 were 7 were 15 and 8 sports 9 and 9 and 10 hunting 9 and 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 dances 12 and 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 amusements 16 amusements 17 of 17 of 19 sorts 18 all 19 sorts [ [told] the author [by] [an] [indian] [.] []] 1 [ 3 the 3 the 4 author [tale] [of] [a] [tortoise] [and] [of] [a] [mischievous] [monkey] once upon a time there was a country where the rivers were larger , and the forests deeper , than anywhere else [.] 1 once 2 upon 1 once 5 there 2 upon 4 time 3 a 4 time 5 there 6 was 6 was 8 country 6 was 9 where 7 a 8 country 8 country 9 where 9 where 11 rivers 9 where 15 and 10 the 11 rivers 11 rivers 15 and 12 were 13 larger 12 were 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 forests 15 and 18 deeper 15 and 21 anywhere 16 the 17 forests 19 , 20 than 19 , 21 anywhere 21 anywhere 22 else they began when he was quite young , [and] tired of staying at home with his father and mother [.] 1 they 2 began 2 began 3 when 2 began 8 , 2 began 10 tired 3 when 4 he 3 when 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 young 6 quite 7 young 10 tired 11 of 10 tired 13 at 10 tired 15 with 11 of 12 staying 12 staying 13 at 13 at 14 home 15 with 18 and 16 his 17 father 17 father 18 and 18 and 19 mother he left them one day , and walked off in search of adventures [.] 1 he 7 and 2 left 3 them 2 left 5 day 2 left 7 and 4 one 5 day 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 walked 8 walked 9 off 8 walked 12 of 10 in 11 search 11 search 12 of 12 of 13 adventures ['] [let] [us] [see] [which] [of] [us] [two] [is] [strongest] [,] ['] [said] [the] [young] [tortoise] [,] [marching] [up] [to] [the] [elephant] [.] ['] [in] [an] [hour] ['s] [time] [;] [i] [have] [some] [business] [to] [do] [first] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [tortoise] [.] and he hastened away as fast as his short legs would carry him [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 hastened 2 he 3 hastened 3 hastened 4 away 3 hastened 6 fast 3 hastened 7 as 5 as 6 fast 7 as 9 short 8 his 9 short 9 short 10 legs 9 short 12 carry 10 legs 11 would 11 would 12 carry 12 carry 13 him in a pool of the river a whale was resting , blowing water into the air and making a lovely fountain [.] 1 in 11 , 1 in 13 water 2 a 3 pool 3 pool 4 of 3 pool 10 resting 3 pool 11 , 4 of 6 river 5 the 6 river 6 river 8 whale 6 river 9 was 7 a 8 whale 8 whale 9 was 11 , 12 blowing 13 water 14 into 13 water 21 fountain 14 into 17 and 15 the 16 air 16 air 17 and 17 and 18 making 19 a 21 fountain 20 lovely 21 fountain ['] [would] [you] [like] [to] [try] [which] [of] [us] [is] [the] [stronger] [?] ['] [said] [he] [.] the whale looked at him , sent up another fountain , and answered : ['] [oh] [,] [yes] [;] [certainly] [.] 1 the 2 whale 2 whale 12 and 2 whale 14 : 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 7 sent 3 looked 12 and 4 at 5 him 6 , 7 sent 7 sent 8 up 7 sent 11 , 8 up 10 fountain 9 another 10 fountain 12 and 13 answered when do you wish to begin [?] 1 when 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 wish 4 wish 5 to 5 to 6 begin i am quite ready [.] ['] 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 ready 3 quite 4 ready ['] [then] [give] [me] [one] [of] [your] [longest] [bones] [,] [and] [i] [will] [fasten] [it] [to] [my] [leg] [.] when [i] [give] [the] [signal] , you must pull , and we will see which can pull the hardest [.] ['] 1 when 6 , 6 , 11 and 7 you 11 and 8 must 9 pull 8 must 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 see 12 we 13 will 13 will 14 see 14 see 15 which 15 which 16 can 16 can 17 pull 17 pull 19 hardest 18 the 19 hardest ['] [very] [good] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [whale] [;] [and] [he] [took] [out] [one] [of] [his] [bones] [and] [passed] [it] [to] [the] [tortoise] [.] the tortoise picked up the end of the bone in his mouth and went back to the elephant [.] 1 the 2 tortoise 2 tortoise 13 and 3 picked 4 up 3 picked 6 end 3 picked 10 in 3 picked 13 and 5 the 6 end 6 end 7 of 7 of 9 bone 8 the 9 bone 9 bone 10 in 10 in 12 mouth 11 his 12 mouth 13 and 14 went 14 went 15 back 15 back 16 to 16 to 18 elephant 17 the 18 elephant we shall soon see which is [the] stronger [.] ['] 1 we 2 shall 2 shall 4 see 3 soon 4 see 4 see 5 which 5 which 6 is 6 is 8 stronger so he wound [it] carefully [round] the elephant 's leg , and tied it in a firm knot [.] 1 so 12 and 2 he 12 and 3 wound 5 carefully 3 wound 10 leg 3 wound 12 and 7 the 8 elephant 8 elephant 9 's 9 's 10 leg 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 tied 13 tied 14 it 13 tied 15 in 15 in 18 knot 16 a 17 firm 16 a 18 knot 17 firm 18 knot ['] [now] [!] ['] [cried] [he] [,] [plunging] [into] [a] [thick] [bush] [behind] [him] [.] they were [very] [evenly] [matched] , and the battle was a hard one [.] 1 they 6 , 2 were 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 battle 7 and 10 was 8 the 9 battle 9 battle 10 was 10 was 13 one 11 a 12 hard 11 a 13 one 12 hard 13 one at last they [were] [quite] [tired] [,] [and] [the] [tortoise] [,] [who] [was] [watching] [,] saw that they could play no more [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 they 3 they 16 saw 16 saw 17 that 17 that 18 they 17 that 20 play 18 they 19 could 19 could 20 play 20 play 22 more 21 no 22 more suppose we give it up for to-day [?] ['] 1 suppose 2 we 1 suppose 3 give 2 we 3 give 3 give 4 it 4 it 5 up 5 up 6 for 6 for 7 to-day suppose we give it up for to-day [?] ['] 1 suppose 2 we 1 suppose 3 give 2 we 3 give 3 give 4 it 4 it 5 up 5 up 6 for 6 for 7 to-day a day or two later [the] young tortoise was taking a stroll , when he met a fox , and stopped to speak to him [.] 1 a 2 day 2 day 3 or 3 or 8 tortoise 3 or 20 and 4 two 8 tortoise 5 later 8 tortoise 7 young 8 tortoise 9 was 10 taking 9 was 20 and 10 taking 12 stroll 10 taking 14 when 11 a 12 stroll 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 he 14 when 16 met 14 when 19 , 15 he 16 met 16 met 18 fox 17 a 18 fox 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 stopped 21 stopped 22 to 22 to 23 speak 23 speak 24 to 24 to 25 him ['] [i] [shall] [be] [delighted] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [fox] [,] ['] [only] [i] [would] [rather] [that] [you] [began] [.] ['] so he looked about for a suitable place , and found a convenient hole at the foot of an orange tree [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 looked 4 about 3 looked 10 and 4 about 5 for 5 for 8 place 6 a 8 place 7 suitable 8 place 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 found 11 found 14 hole 11 found 15 at 12 a 13 convenient 12 a 14 hole 13 convenient 14 hole 14 hole 15 at 15 at 17 foot 16 the 17 foot 17 foot 18 of 18 of 21 tree 19 an 20 orange 19 an 21 tree 20 orange 21 tree the fox so far kept his word that each morning when the sun rose he appeared to ask how the tortoise was getting on [.] 1 the 2 fox 2 fox 4 far 2 fox 5 kept 3 so 4 far 5 kept 7 word 6 his 7 word 7 word 8 that 7 word 18 ask 8 that 15 he 8 that 16 appeared 9 each 10 morning 10 morning 15 he 11 when 13 sun 11 when 14 rose 11 when 15 he 12 the 13 sun 13 sun 14 rose 15 he 16 appeared 16 appeared 17 to 16 appeared 18 ask 17 to 18 ask 18 ask 19 how 19 how 21 tortoise 19 how 23 getting 20 the 21 tortoise 21 tortoise 22 was 22 was 23 getting 23 getting 24 on ['] [oh] [,] [very] [well] [;] [but] [i] [wish] [you] [would] [give] [me] [some] [fruit] [,] ['] [replied] [he] [.] ['] [oh] [dear] [,] [oh] [dear] [!] i am so hungry [!] ['] [cried] [the] [tortoise] [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 hungry 3 so 4 hungry so the seven years went by ; and when the tortoise came out of his hole he was as fat [as] ever [.] 1 so 4 years 1 so 5 went 1 so 7 ; 2 the 3 seven 3 seven 4 years 4 years 5 went 5 went 6 by 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 18 was 8 and 9 when 8 and 12 came 10 the 11 tortoise 11 tortoise 12 came 12 came 14 of 13 out 14 of 14 of 16 hole 15 his 16 hole 16 hole 17 he 16 hole 18 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 as 18 was 22 ever 19 as 20 fat ['] [well] [,] [how] [are] [you] [getting] [on] [?] ['] [he] [would] [ask] [cheerfully] [when] [he] [paid] [his] [visits] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [all] [right] [;] [only] [i] [wish] [you] [had] [brought] [a] [bird] [with] [you] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [fox] [.] ['] [i] [have] [been] [so] [unlucky] [,] [i] [have] [never] [been] [able] [to] [catch] [one] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [tortoise] [.] ['] [however] [,] [i] [shall] [be] [more] [fortunate] [to-morrow] [,] [i] [am] [sure] [.] ['] but he was not considered a very swift runner , until an adventure with a deer added to his fame [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 considered 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 considered 4 not 5 considered 5 considered 9 runner 5 considered 11 until 6 a 9 runner 7 very 8 swift 8 swift 9 runner 10 , 11 until 11 until 13 adventure 12 an 13 adventure 13 adventure 14 with 14 with 16 deer 15 a 16 deer 16 deer 17 added 17 added 18 to 18 to 20 fame 19 his 20 fame one day , when he was basking in the sun , a stag passed by , and stopped for a little conversation [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 , 2 day 13 stag 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 4 when 6 was 4 when 11 , 4 when 13 stag 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 in 7 basking 8 in 8 in 10 sun 9 the 10 sun 12 a 13 stag 13 stag 17 and 14 passed 17 and 15 by 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 stopped 17 and 19 for 19 for 22 conversation 20 a 21 little 20 a 22 conversation 21 little 22 conversation ['] [would] [you] [care] [to] [see] [which] [of] [us] [can] [run] [fastest] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [tortoise] [,] [after] [some] [talk] [.] the stag thought the question so silly that he only shrugged his shoulders [.] 1 the 2 stag 2 stag 3 thought 3 thought 5 question 4 the 5 question 5 question 7 silly 6 so 7 silly 7 silly 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 11 shrugged 9 he 11 shrugged 10 only 11 shrugged 11 shrugged 13 shoulders 12 his 13 shoulders ['] [of] [course] [,] [the] [victor] [would] [have] [the] [right] [to] [kill] [the] [other] [,] ['] [went] [on] [the] [tortoise] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [on] [that] [condition] [i] [agree] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [deer] [;] ['] [but] [i] [am] [afraid] [you] [are] [a] [dead] [man] [.] ['] ['] [it] [is] [no] [use] [trying] [to] [frighten] [me] [,] ['] [replied] [the] [tortoise] [.] this done to his satisfaction [,] [he] [went] [back] [to] [the] [starting] [place] [.] 1 this 2 done 2 done 3 to 2 done 5 satisfaction 3 to 4 his full of astonishment , the stag would redouble [his] efforts , but it was no use [.] 1 full 2 of 1 full 7 would 2 of 4 , 3 astonishment 4 , 4 , 6 stag 5 the 6 stag 7 would 8 redouble 8 redouble 10 efforts 10 efforts 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 it 12 but 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 use 15 no 16 use and the stag ran , and ran , and ran , till he could run no more , and dropped down dead on the grass [.] 1 and 3 stag 1 and 6 and 2 the 3 stag 4 ran 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 and 7 ran 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 19 and 10 ran 12 till 10 ran 19 and 11 , 12 till 12 till 13 he 12 till 15 run 12 till 18 , 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 run 15 run 17 more 16 no 17 more 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 dropped 20 dropped 21 down 20 dropped 22 dead 22 dead 23 on 23 on 25 grass 24 the 25 grass and the tortoise , when he thinks about it , laughs [still] [.] 1 and 3 tortoise 1 and 11 laughs 2 the 3 tortoise 3 tortoise 11 laughs 4 , 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 thinks 5 when 10 , 5 when 11 laughs 6 he 7 thinks 7 thinks 8 about 8 about 9 it but the tortoise was not the only creature of whose tricks stories were told in the forest [.] 1 but 3 tortoise 1 but 4 was 2 the 3 tortoise 3 tortoise 4 was 4 was 5 not 4 was 8 creature 6 the 7 only 6 the 8 creature 8 creature 9 of 9 of 10 whose 9 of 11 tricks 9 of 12 stories 9 of 14 told 10 whose 11 tricks 12 stories 13 were 13 were 14 told 14 told 15 in 15 in 17 forest 16 the 17 forest sometimes , however , the inhabitants of the forest were so foolish as to provoke him [,] [and] [then] [they] [got] [the] [worst] [of] [it] [.] 1 sometimes 2 , 1 sometimes 6 inhabitants 2 , 3 however 3 however 4 , 3 however 6 inhabitants 5 the 6 inhabitants 6 inhabitants 7 of 6 inhabitants 10 were 7 of 9 forest 8 the 9 forest 10 were 12 foolish 11 so 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 as 13 as 14 to 13 as 15 provoke 14 to 15 provoke 15 provoke 16 him this was what happened to the barber , whom the monkey visited one morning , saying that he wished to be shaved [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 what 3 what 4 happened 4 happened 5 to 5 to 7 barber 6 the 7 barber 7 barber 9 whom 8 , 9 whom 9 whom 11 monkey 9 whom 12 visited 9 whom 15 , 10 the 11 monkey 11 monkey 12 visited 12 visited 14 morning 13 one 14 morning 15 , 16 saying 15 , 22 shaved 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 wished 19 wished 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 shaved it was only a very little bit , and the monkey started up more in rage than in pain [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 only 2 was 9 and 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 bit 5 very 6 little 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 monkey 9 and 12 started 9 and 13 up 10 the 11 monkey 13 up 14 more 13 up 15 in 13 up 17 than 13 up 18 in 15 in 16 rage 17 than 18 in 18 in 19 pain ['] [give] [me] [back] [the] [end] [of] [my] [tail] [,] ['] [he] [roared] [,] ['] [or] [i] [will] [take] [one] [of] [your] [razors] [.] ['] and he handed her the razor as he spoke [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 handed 2 he 3 handed 3 handed 4 her 3 handed 6 razor 3 handed 7 as 5 the 6 razor 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 spoke 8 he 9 spoke a few days later he came back and rapped at the door of the hut [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 days 3 days 4 later 4 later 5 he 5 he 8 and 6 came 7 back 6 came 8 and 8 and 9 rapped 8 and 10 at 10 at 12 door 11 the 12 door 12 door 13 of 13 of 15 hut 14 the 15 hut ['] [i] [have] [called] [for] [my] [razor] [,] ['] [he] [said] [,] [when] [the] [woman] [appeared] [.] ['] [i] [have] [lost] [it] [,] ['] [answered] [she] [.] the woman protested she had not got the knife , so he took the sardine and ran off [.] 1 the 2 woman 2 woman 3 protested 3 protested 4 she 3 protested 7 got 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 not 5 had 7 got 6 not 7 got 7 got 9 knife 7 got 11 so 8 the 9 knife 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 he 11 so 16 and 12 he 16 and 13 took 15 sardine 13 took 16 and 14 the 15 sardine 16 and 17 ran 17 ran 18 off a little further [along] [he] saw a baker who was standing at the door , eating one of his loaves [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 6 saw 3 further 6 saw 6 saw 8 baker 7 a 8 baker 8 baker 9 who 8 baker 10 was 9 who 10 was 10 was 11 standing 10 was 12 at 10 was 16 eating 12 at 14 door 13 the 14 door 15 , 16 eating 16 eating 17 one 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 loaves ['] [that] [must] [be] [rather] [dry] [,] ['] [said] [the] [monkey] [,] ['] [try] [my] [fish] ['] [;] [and] [the] [man] [did] [not] [need] [twice] [telling] [.] a few days later the monkey stopped again at the baker 's hut [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 days 3 days 4 later 4 later 6 monkey 5 the 6 monkey 6 monkey 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 again 7 stopped 9 at 9 at 13 hut 10 the 11 baker 11 baker 12 's 12 's 13 hut ['] [i] ['ve] [called] [for] [that] [fish] [,] ['] [he] [said] [.] ['] [that] [fish] [?] but [i] [have] [eaten] it [!] ['] [exclaimed] [the] [baker] [in] [dismay] [.] 1 but 5 it as he went he saw a woman with a group of little girls round her , teaching them how to dress hair [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 went 1 as 4 he 2 he 3 went 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 7 woman 5 saw 8 with 5 saw 14 round 6 a 7 woman 7 woman 8 with 8 with 13 girls 9 a 10 group 10 group 11 of 10 group 13 girls 11 of 13 girls 12 little 13 girls 14 round 15 her 14 round 17 teaching 16 , 17 teaching 17 teaching 18 them 17 teaching 19 how 19 how 20 to 19 how 21 dress 20 to 21 dress 21 dress 22 hair but he took no notice of their questions , he only said to their mother : ['] [i] ['ve] [called] [for] [my] [barrel] [of] [meal] [.] ['] 1 but 2 he 1 but 9 , 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 notice 4 no 5 notice 5 notice 6 of 6 of 8 questions 7 their 8 questions 9 , 12 said 10 he 12 said 11 only 12 said 12 said 13 to 12 said 16 : 13 to 15 mother 14 their 15 mother ['] [why] [,] [you] [gave] [it] [to] [me] [to] [make] [cakes] [of] [!] ['] [cried] [the] [mother] [.] ['] [if] [i] [can't] [get] [my] [barrel] [of] [meal] [,] [i] [shall] [take] [one] [of] [your] [children] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [monkey] [.] ['] [oh] [,] [leave] [me] [my] [child] [,] [and] [i] [will] [find] [you] [another] [barrel] [of] [meal] [,] ['] [wept] [the] [mother] [.] ['] [i] [don't] [want] [another] [barrel] [,] [i] [want] [that] [one] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [monkey] [sternly] [.] now the monkey 's tiresome tricks had made him many enemies in the forest [,] [but] [no] [one] [hated] [him] [so] [much] [as] [the] [puma] [.] 1 now 6 tricks 2 the 3 monkey 3 monkey 4 's 4 's 6 tricks 5 tiresome 6 tricks 6 tricks 7 had 7 had 8 made 8 made 9 him 8 made 11 enemies 8 made 12 in 10 many 11 enemies 11 enemies 12 in 12 in 14 forest 13 the 14 forest yes , on this occasion there could be no escape [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 there 3 on 5 occasion 3 on 6 there 4 this 5 occasion 6 there 7 could 7 could 8 be 8 be 10 escape 9 no 10 escape and no more there would have been if the puma had had [greater] patience [;] [but] in his excitement [he] [moved] [a] [little] [too] [soon] [.] 1 and 3 more 1 and 7 been 2 no 3 more 4 there 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 if 8 if 10 puma 8 if 12 had 9 the 10 puma 10 puma 11 had 11 had 12 had 12 had 14 patience 14 patience 17 in 17 in 19 excitement 18 his 19 excitement the monkey , who was stooping to drink , heard a rustling , and turning [caught] [the] gleam of two yellow , murderous eyes [.] 1 the 2 monkey 2 monkey 6 stooping 3 , 4 who 3 , 6 stooping 4 who 5 was 6 stooping 7 to 7 to 9 , 8 drink 9 , 9 , 10 heard 10 heard 18 gleam 11 a 12 rustling 11 a 18 gleam 12 rustling 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 turning 18 gleam 19 of 19 of 21 yellow 20 two 21 yellow 21 yellow 24 eyes 22 , 24 eyes 23 murderous 24 eyes never had the monkey been so near death , and it was some time before he recovered enough courage to venture on the ground again [.] 1 never 2 had 2 had 4 monkey 2 had 5 been 3 the 4 monkey 5 been 7 near 5 been 15 before 5 been 20 to 6 so 7 near 7 near 10 and 8 death 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 10 and 12 was 10 and 14 time 13 some 14 time 15 before 16 he 15 before 17 recovered 16 he 17 recovered 17 recovered 19 courage 18 enough 19 courage 20 to 21 venture 21 venture 22 on 21 venture 25 again 22 on 24 ground 23 the 24 ground up there in the shelter of the trees , he began to turn over in his head plans for escaping the snares of the puma [.] 1 up 10 he 2 there 10 he 3 in 5 shelter 3 in 9 , 3 in 10 he 4 the 5 shelter 5 shelter 6 of 6 of 8 trees 7 the 8 trees 10 he 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 turn 12 to 13 turn 13 turn 14 over 13 turn 15 in 13 turn 19 for 15 in 18 plans 16 his 18 plans 17 head 18 plans 18 plans 19 for 19 for 20 escaping 20 escaping 22 snares 21 the 22 snares 22 snares 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 25 puma and at length chance helped him [.] 1 and 4 chance 1 and 5 helped 2 at 3 length 2 at 4 chance 4 chance 5 helped 5 helped 6 him peeping down to the earth , he saw a man coming along the path carrying on his head a large gourd filled with honey [.] 1 peeping 2 down 1 peeping 3 to 1 peeping 6 , 1 peeping 7 he 3 to 5 earth 4 the 5 earth 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 10 man 8 saw 12 along 8 saw 16 on 8 saw 18 head 9 a 10 man 10 man 11 coming 10 man 12 along 12 along 15 carrying 13 the 15 carrying 14 path 15 carrying 15 carrying 16 on 16 on 17 his 18 head 21 gourd 18 head 23 with 19 a 21 gourd 20 large 21 gourd 21 gourd 22 filled 21 gourd 23 with 23 with 24 honey by-and-by the great [rains] began again [.] 1 by-and-by 3 great 2 the 3 great 3 great 5 began 5 began 6 again on his way to breakfast he met a rabbit , and stopped for a little talk [.] 1 on 3 way 1 on 6 he 2 his 3 way 3 way 4 to 4 to 5 breakfast 6 he 11 and 7 met 9 rabbit 7 met 11 and 8 a 9 rabbit 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 stopped 11 and 13 for 13 for 16 talk 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 talk 15 little 16 talk ['] [i] [am] [feeling] [rather] [dull] [,] ['] [he] [remarked] [;] ['] [i] [think] [it] [would] [do] [me] [good] [to] [hunt] [a] [while] [.] what do you say ? ['] 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 say 4 say 5 ? ['] [oh] [,] [i] [am] [quite] [willing] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [rabbit] [,] [proud] [of] [being] [spoken] [to] [by] [such] [a] [large] [creature] [.] ['] [but] [the] [question] [is] [,] [what] [shall] [we] [hunt] [?] ['] it shows much more skill to be able to catch a small thing that can hide itself in a moment behind a leaf [.] 1 it 2 shows 2 shows 5 skill 2 shows 6 to 2 shows 9 to 2 shows 14 that 2 shows 16 hide 3 much 4 more 4 more 5 skill 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 able 9 to 10 catch 10 catch 13 thing 11 a 12 small 11 a 13 thing 12 small 13 thing 14 that 15 can 15 can 16 hide 16 hide 17 itself 16 hide 18 in 16 hide 21 behind 18 in 20 moment 19 a 20 moment 20 moment 21 behind 21 behind 23 leaf 22 a 23 leaf i 'll tell you what [!] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 what suppose [i] [hunt] [butterflies] , [and] [you] [,] [serpents] [.] ['] 1 suppose 5 , the rabbit , who was young [and] without experience , was delighted with this idea , and they both set out on their various ways [.] 1 the 2 rabbit 2 rabbit 4 who 2 rabbit 11 was 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 was 4 who 10 , 5 was 6 young 6 young 8 without 8 without 9 experience 11 was 12 delighted 12 delighted 13 with 13 with 17 and 13 with 20 set 14 this 15 idea 15 idea 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 they 19 both 20 set 20 set 21 out 20 set 22 on 22 on 25 ways 23 their 25 ways 24 various 25 ways but , as it was [,] [the] dried [leaves] [were] [all] [empty] , and the rabbit at last fell asleep where he was [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 4 it 2 , 3 as 4 it 13 , 5 was 8 dried 5 was 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 rabbit 14 and 19 fell 15 the 16 rabbit 16 rabbit 17 at 16 rabbit 19 fell 17 at 18 last 19 fell 20 asleep 19 fell 21 where 21 where 22 he 21 where 23 was 22 he 23 was it was not easy to [catch] [the] [monkey] [off] [his] [guard] , and the rabbit waited long before an opportunity arrived [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 easy 4 easy 5 to 5 to 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 rabbit 13 and 16 waited 14 the 15 rabbit 15 rabbit 16 waited 16 waited 17 long 16 waited 18 before 18 before 20 opportunity 18 before 21 arrived 19 an 20 opportunity 20 opportunity 21 arrived but instead of falling to the ground again , the stone stuck to the soft wax [.] 1 but 3 of 1 but 9 , 1 but 11 stone 2 instead 3 of 3 of 4 falling 4 falling 5 to 4 falling 8 again 5 to 7 ground 6 the 7 ground 10 the 11 stone 11 stone 12 stuck 12 stuck 13 to 13 to 16 wax 14 the 16 wax 15 soft 16 wax at [this] [moment] a breeze shook the tree , and the orange on which the monkey had set his heart dropped from the bough [.] 1 at 5 breeze 1 at 9 , 4 a 5 breeze 5 breeze 6 shook 6 shook 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 orange 10 and 18 set 11 the 12 orange 12 orange 13 on 12 orange 18 set 13 on 14 which 13 on 16 monkey 13 on 17 had 15 the 16 monkey 16 monkey 17 had 18 set 20 heart 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 dropped 21 dropped 22 from 22 from 24 bough 23 the 24 bough he picked it up and ate it every bit , including the rind , and it was so [good] he thought he should like another [.] 1 he 5 and 2 picked 3 it 2 picked 4 up 2 picked 5 and 5 and 15 and 6 ate 7 it 6 ate 15 and 8 every 9 bit 9 bit 11 including 10 , 11 including 11 including 13 rind 11 including 14 , 12 the 13 rind 14 , 15 and 15 and 21 thought 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 so 18 so 20 he 20 he 21 thought 21 thought 22 he 21 thought 24 like 22 he 23 should 23 should 24 like 24 like 25 another but like the two stones his leg remained stuck to [the] [wax] , and he was held fast [.] 1 but 2 like 1 but 7 leg 2 like 5 stones 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 stones 6 his 7 leg 7 leg 8 remained 8 remained 9 stuck 9 stuck 10 to 10 to 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 17 held 15 he 16 was 17 held 18 fast and this was how it came about [.] 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 how 4 how 5 it 4 how 6 came 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 about but the puma easily saw through these excuses , and laughed at him [.] 1 but 10 and 2 the 3 puma 3 puma 10 and 4 easily 5 saw 5 saw 6 through 5 saw 10 and 6 through 8 excuses 7 these 8 excuses 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 laughed 10 and 12 at 12 at 13 him ['] [the] [river] [is] [not] [deep] [at] [all] [,] ['] [he] [said] [;] ['] [why] [,] [you] [will] [never] [be] [off] [your] [feet] [.] come , pluck up your courage and follow me [.] ['] 1 come 2 , 2 , 7 and 3 pluck 4 up 3 pluck 6 courage 3 pluck 7 and 5 your 6 courage 7 and 8 follow 8 follow 9 me as it was , he scrambled out , shaking with terror , and found the puma waiting for him [.] 1 as 2 it 1 as 4 , 1 as 5 he 2 it 3 was 5 he 13 and 6 scrambled 9 shaking 6 scrambled 10 with 6 scrambled 13 and 7 out 8 , 7 out 9 shaking 9 shaking 10 with 10 with 11 terror 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 found 14 found 16 puma 14 found 18 for 15 the 16 puma 16 puma 17 waiting 16 puma 18 for 18 for 19 him ['] [you] [had] [a] [narrow] [escape] [that] [time] [,] ['] [said] [the] [puma] [.] suppose you were to climb the tree and get some [.] 1 suppose 8 and 2 you 8 and 3 were 4 to 3 were 5 climb 3 were 8 and 4 to 5 climb 5 climb 7 tree 6 the 7 tree 8 and 9 get 9 get 10 some you [shall] [eat] [the] [green] [ones] , [they] [are] the best [and] sweetest [;] and you can throw the yellow ones down to me [.] 1 you 7 , 7 , 13 sweetest 7 , 15 and 10 the 11 best 10 the 13 sweetest 15 and 16 you 15 and 18 throw 16 you 17 can 17 can 18 throw 18 throw 21 ones 19 the 21 ones 20 yellow 21 ones 21 ones 22 down 22 down 23 to 23 to 24 me i dare say they will do quite well [!] ['] 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 say 3 say 6 do 4 they 5 will 5 will 6 do 6 do 8 well 7 quite 8 well and [what] [a] [dinner] he made [!] 1 and 5 he 1 and 6 made when he had quite done , they set forth once more [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 had 1 when 7 they 2 he 3 had 4 quite 5 done 5 done 6 , 5 done 7 they 7 they 8 set 8 set 9 forth 8 set 10 once 8 set 11 more the path lay through a field of maize , where several men were working [.] 1 the 2 path 2 path 3 lay 3 lay 4 through 4 through 6 field 5 a 6 field 6 field 7 of 7 of 8 maize 8 maize 10 where 9 , 10 where 10 where 12 men 10 where 13 were 11 several 12 men 12 men 13 were 13 were 14 working the stag obeyed , but the men were hot and tired , and did not think this a good joke [.] 1 the 2 stag 2 stag 5 but 3 obeyed 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 10 and 6 the 7 men 7 men 10 and 8 were 9 hot 8 were 10 and 10 and 13 and 11 tired 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 did 14 did 15 not 14 did 16 think 15 not 16 think 16 think 17 this 16 think 20 joke 18 a 20 joke 19 good 20 joke so they set their dogs at him , and he was obliged to run away as fast as he could [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 3 set 1 so 9 and 2 they 3 set 3 set 5 dogs 3 set 6 at 4 their 5 dogs 6 at 7 him 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 was 11 was 12 obliged 12 obliged 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 away 14 run 17 fast 14 run 18 as 16 as 17 fast 18 as 20 could 19 he 20 could by-and-by the puma saw a small snake with a beautiful shining skin , lying coiled up at the foot of a tree [.] 1 by-and-by 3 puma 2 the 3 puma 3 puma 4 saw 4 saw 7 snake 4 saw 8 with 4 saw 15 coiled 5 a 6 small 5 a 7 snake 6 small 7 snake 7 snake 8 with 8 with 13 , 9 a 12 skin 10 beautiful 12 skin 11 shining 12 skin 12 skin 13 , 13 , 14 lying 15 coiled 16 up 15 coiled 17 at 17 at 19 foot 18 the 19 foot 19 foot 20 of 20 of 22 tree 21 a 22 tree ['] [what] [a] [lovely] [bracelet] [that] [would] [make] [for] [your] [daughter] [,] [friend] [stag] [!] ['] [said] [he] [.] the stag stooped and picked up the snake , which bit him , and he turned angrily to the puma [.] 1 the 2 stag 2 stag 4 and 3 stooped 4 and 4 and 5 picked 5 picked 6 up 5 picked 8 snake 7 the 8 snake 8 snake 10 which 9 , 10 which 10 which 11 bit 10 which 13 , 11 bit 12 him 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 16 turned 15 he 16 turned 16 turned 17 angrily 16 turned 18 to 18 to 20 puma 19 the 20 puma ['] [why] [did] [you] [not] [tell] [me] [it] [would] [bite] [?] ['] [he] [asked] [.] ['] [is] [it] [my] [fault] [if] [you] [are] [an] [idiot] [?] ['] [replied] [the] [puma] [.] this done [,] [he] [returned] [to] [bed] [.] 1 this 2 done in the morning the shepherd went as usual to let the sheep out of the fold , and found one of them missing [.] 1 in 3 morning 1 in 5 shepherd 2 the 3 morning 4 the 5 shepherd 5 shepherd 18 and 6 went 8 usual 6 went 9 to 6 went 18 and 7 as 8 usual 9 to 10 let 10 let 12 sheep 10 let 14 of 11 the 12 sheep 12 sheep 14 of 13 out 14 of 14 of 16 fold 15 the 16 fold 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 found 19 found 20 one 19 found 23 missing 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 them he thought directly of the puma , and ran to accuse him of having eaten the sheep [.] 1 he 8 and 2 thought 3 directly 2 thought 4 of 2 thought 8 and 5 the 6 puma 6 puma 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 ran 8 and 10 to 10 to 11 accuse 11 accuse 12 him 11 accuse 13 of 13 of 14 having 14 having 15 eaten 15 eaten 17 sheep 16 the 17 sheep ['] [i] [,] [my] [good] [man] [?] what has put it into your head to think of such a thing [?] 1 what 2 has 2 has 3 put 3 put 4 it 3 put 5 into 3 put 8 to 5 into 7 head 6 your 7 head 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 13 thing 11 such 12 a 12 a 13 thing have [i] got any blood about me [?] 1 have 3 got 3 got 5 blood 3 got 6 about 4 any 5 blood 5 blood 6 about 6 about 7 me if anyone has eaten a sheep it must be my friend [the] stag [.] ['] 1 if 2 anyone 1 if 4 eaten 1 if 7 it 2 anyone 3 has 3 has 4 eaten 4 eaten 6 sheep 5 a 6 sheep 7 it 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 13 stag 10 my 13 stag 11 friend 13 stag then the shepherd went to [examine] [the] [sleeping] [stag] , and of course he saw the blood [.] 1 then 3 shepherd 2 the 3 shepherd 3 shepherd 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 he 11 and 15 saw 12 of 13 course 13 course 14 he 14 he 15 saw 15 saw 17 blood 16 the 17 blood ['] [ah] [!] the [noise] [awakened] [the] comrade [above] , and he came downstairs [.] 1 the 5 comrade 5 comrade 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 came 10 came 11 downstairs a large bucket was set before the puma directly [.] 1 a 3 bucket 2 large 3 bucket 3 bucket 4 was 4 was 5 set 4 was 6 before 4 was 9 directly 5 set 6 before 6 before 8 puma 7 the 8 puma he drank it to the last drop , and then took [leave] [.] 1 he 9 and 2 drank 3 it 2 drank 4 to 2 drank 9 and 4 to 7 drop 5 the 6 last 5 the 7 drop 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 took 10 then 11 took on his way home he met the monkey [.] 1 on 4 home 1 on 5 he 2 his 4 home 3 way 4 home 5 he 6 met 6 met 8 monkey 7 the 8 monkey ['] [are] [you] [fond] [of] [milk] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [.] ['] [i] [know] [a] [place] [where] [you] [get] [it] [very] [nice] [.] i will show you [it] [if] [you] [like] [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 show 3 show 4 you jump in , [and] [i] [will] [follow] [.] ['] 1 jump 2 in 1 jump 3 , ['] [do] [you] [think] [you] [have] [the] [stag] [to] [deal] [with] [?] ['] [asked] [the] [monkey] [,] [laughing] [.] ['] [i] [should] [prefer] [to] [follow] [;] [if] [not] [i] [shall] [go] [no] [further] [.] ['] so in this manner they reached the bank [.] 1 so 5 they 1 so 6 reached 2 in 4 manner 2 in 5 they 3 this 4 manner 5 they 6 reached 6 reached 8 bank 7 the 8 bank ['] [friend] [monkey] [,] [look] [what] [fine] [bananas] [,] ['] [cried] [he] [.] ['] [you] [are] [fond] [of] [climbing] [;] [suppose] [you] [run] [up] [and] [throw] [me] [down] [a] [few] [.] you can eat the green ones , which are the nicest , and [i] will be content [with] [the] [yellow] [.] ['] 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 eat 3 eat 6 ones 4 the 6 ones 5 green 6 ones 6 ones 8 which 7 , 8 which 8 which 9 are 8 which 12 , 9 are 11 nicest 10 the 11 nicest 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 will 13 and 17 content 15 will 16 be the puma was furious and cried out [:] ['] [i] [will] [punch] [your] [head] [for] that [.] ['] 1 the 2 puma 2 puma 5 and 3 was 4 furious 3 was 5 and 5 and 6 cried 6 cried 7 out 7 out 16 that but [the] [monkey] [only] [answered] [:] ['] [if] you are going to talk such nonsense [i] [won't] [walk] [with] you [.] ['] 1 but 9 you 1 but 20 you 9 you 10 are 10 are 11 going 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 talk 13 talk 15 nonsense 14 such 15 nonsense and the puma was silent [.] 1 and 3 puma 2 the 3 puma 3 puma 4 was 4 was 5 silent the men thanked him heartily , let him pass on [,] [and] [the] [puma] [followed] [behind] [him] [.] 1 the 2 men 2 men 6 , 3 thanked 4 him 3 thanked 5 heartily 3 thanked 6 , 6 , 7 let 7 let 8 him 7 let 9 pass 9 pass 10 on further along the path they saw the shining snake lying on the moss [.] 1 further 2 along 1 further 9 snake 1 further 11 on 2 along 4 path 3 the 4 path 4 path 5 they 4 path 6 saw 5 they 6 saw 7 the 9 snake 8 shining 9 snake 9 snake 10 lying 9 snake 11 on 11 on 13 moss 12 the 13 moss ['] [what] [a] [lovely] [necklace] [for] [your] [daughter] [,] ['] [exclaimed] [the] [puma] [.] ['] [pick] [it] [up] [and] [take] [it] [with] [you] [.] ['] not long after this they reached the comrade 's house , and found him just ready to go to bed [.] 1 not 2 long 1 not 5 they 2 long 3 after 3 after 4 this 5 they 12 and 6 reached 10 house 6 reached 12 and 7 the 8 comrade 8 comrade 9 's 9 's 10 house 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 found 13 found 14 him 13 found 15 just 13 found 16 ready 16 ready 17 to 16 ready 18 go 17 to 18 go 18 go 20 bed 19 to 20 bed besides , he thought it would be more prudent not to fall asleep , so he only lay [still] and snored loudly [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 9 prudent 7 be 15 so 8 more 9 prudent 9 prudent 11 to 10 not 11 to 11 to 12 fall 12 fall 13 asleep 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 he 15 so 20 and 16 he 20 and 17 only 18 lay 18 lay 20 and 20 and 21 snored 20 and 22 loudly the monkey did not answer , but silently pointed to the puma who was pretending to be asleep [.] 1 the 2 monkey 2 monkey 7 but 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 answer 3 did 7 but 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 pointed 8 silently 9 pointed 9 pointed 10 to 10 to 12 puma 11 the 12 puma 12 puma 13 who 12 puma 14 was 13 who 14 was 14 was 15 pretending 15 pretending 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 asleep then the monkey got up and went to the dairy , and drank all the milk he could find [.] 1 then 3 monkey 2 the 3 monkey 3 monkey 6 and 4 got 5 up 4 got 6 and 6 and 12 and 7 went 8 to 7 went 12 and 8 to 10 dairy 9 the 10 dairy 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 drank 13 drank 14 all 14 all 15 the 14 all 16 milk 15 the 16 milk 16 milk 17 he 16 milk 19 find 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 find afterwards [he] [returned] [home] [and] [married] , and that is the last we heard of him [.] 1 afterwards 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 8 and 10 is 9 that 10 is 10 is 12 last 11 the 12 last 12 last 13 we 12 last 14 heard 12 last 15 of 13 we 14 heard 15 of 16 him [ [adapted] [from] [folklore] [brésilien] [.] ] 1 [ 7 ] [the] [knights] [of] [the] [fish] now the cobbler was as patient about fishing as he had been about cobbling [.] 1 now 3 cobbler 2 the 3 cobbler 3 cobbler 4 was 4 was 6 patient 5 as 6 patient 6 patient 7 about 7 about 8 fishing 8 fishing 9 as 8 fishing 13 about 9 as 10 he 9 as 12 been 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 13 about 14 cobbling ['] [take] [me] [back] [to] [your] [hut] [and] [cook] [me] [;] [then] [cut] [me] [up] [,] [and] [sprinkle] [me] [over] [with] [pepper] [and] [salt] [.] give two of the pieces to your wife [,] and bury two more in the garden [.] ['] 1 give 2 two 1 give 6 to 1 give 10 and 2 two 3 of 3 of 5 pieces 4 the 5 pieces 6 to 8 wife 7 your 8 wife 10 and 11 bury 11 bury 13 more 11 bury 14 in 12 two 13 more 14 in 16 garden 15 the 16 garden and when they were safe in bed he stole out and buried the two pieces in the garden [.] 1 and 8 he 2 when 3 they 2 when 4 were 2 when 8 he 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 safe 5 safe 7 bed 6 in 7 bed 8 he 11 and 9 stole 10 out 9 stole 11 and 11 and 12 buried 12 buried 15 pieces 12 buried 16 in 13 the 14 two 14 two 15 pieces 15 pieces 16 in 16 in 18 garden 17 the 18 garden years passed away , and the babies were almost men [.] 1 years 2 passed 1 years 5 and 2 passed 3 away 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 babies 5 and 8 were 6 the 7 babies 8 were 9 almost 8 were 10 men so , one fine morning , the two brothers left the hut , and walked together to the place [where] the great road divided [.] 1 so 2 , 1 so 5 morning 1 so 6 , 3 one 5 morning 4 fine 5 morning 6 , 9 brothers 6 , 14 and 7 the 8 two 8 two 9 brothers 9 brothers 14 and 10 left 12 hut 10 left 14 and 11 the 12 hut 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 walked 14 and 16 together 14 and 17 to 17 to 19 place 18 the 19 place 19 place 23 road 19 place 24 divided 21 the 23 road 22 great 23 road 23 road 24 divided ['] [what] [is] [the] [matter] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [,] [pausing] [and] [looking] [round] [.] she turned as she heard the sound of his sword , and removed her handkerchief from her eyes [.] 1 she 2 turned 2 turned 3 as 2 turned 16 from 3 as 4 she 3 as 12 and 4 she 12 and 5 heard 7 sound 5 heard 12 and 6 the 7 sound 7 sound 8 of 8 of 10 sword 9 his 10 sword 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 removed 13 removed 15 handkerchief 14 her 15 handkerchief 15 handkerchief 16 from 16 from 18 eyes 17 her 18 eyes ['] [fly] [,] ['] [she] [cried] [;] ['] [fly] [while] [you] [have] [yet] [time] [,] [before] [that] [monster] [sees] [you] [.] ['] she said [it] , and [she] [meant] [it] [;] [yet] , when he had turned [his] [back] , [she] [felt] more [forsaken] than before [.] 1 she 2 said 2 said 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 11 , 5 and 13 he 5 and 18 , 11 , 12 when 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 turned 18 , 24 before 21 more 23 than 23 than 24 before ['] [give] [me] [your] [veil] [,] ['] [he] [said] [hastily] [to] [the] [princess] [.] and when she had unwound it from her head he covered the mirror with it [.] 1 and 2 when 1 and 5 unwound 3 she 4 had 4 had 5 unwound 5 unwound 6 it 5 unwound 7 from 6 it 7 from 7 from 9 head 8 her 9 head 9 head 10 he 9 head 11 covered 10 he 11 covered 11 covered 13 mirror 11 covered 14 with 12 the 13 mirror 13 mirror 14 with 14 with 15 it have no fear [;] [i] [shall] [be] [at] [hand] [.] ['] 1 have 3 fear 2 no 3 fear he and his horse had scarcely found shelter amongst some rocks , when the flap of the dragon 's wings could be plainly heard [.] 1 he 2 and 2 and 4 horse 2 and 5 had 3 his 4 horse 5 had 7 found 6 scarcely 7 found 7 found 8 shelter 7 found 9 amongst 7 found 13 when 8 shelter 9 amongst 9 amongst 11 rocks 10 some 11 rocks 12 , 13 when 13 when 15 flap 13 when 24 heard 14 the 15 flap 15 flap 16 of 15 flap 21 could 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 dragon 18 dragon 19 's 19 's 20 wings 21 could 22 be 22 be 23 plainly 22 be 24 heard the [princess] [had] [not] [known] [,] [when] [she] [obeyed] [the] orders of the [knight] of [the] [fish] , [what] [she] [expected] [to] [happen] [.] 1 the 11 orders 11 orders 12 of 12 of 18 , 13 the 15 of 15 of 18 , he shook his mane with rage and fury [;] [the] [enemy] in [front] [did] [exactly] the [same] [.] 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 4 mane 2 shook 5 with 3 his 4 mane 4 mane 5 with 5 with 7 and 6 rage 7 and 7 and 8 fury 8 fury 12 in 12 in 16 the he lashed [his] [tail] , and rolled his red eyes , and [the] dragon opposite was no whit behind him [.] 1 he 5 , 2 lashed 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 14 dragon 6 and 16 was 7 rolled 10 eyes 7 rolled 11 , 8 his 10 eyes 9 red 10 eyes 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 dragon 15 opposite 16 was 16 was 18 whit 16 was 19 behind 17 no 18 whit 18 whit 19 behind 19 behind 20 him opening his mouth to its very widest , he gave an awful roar [;] [but] [the] [other] [dragon] [only] [roared] [back] [.] 1 opening 3 mouth 1 opening 4 to 1 opening 8 , 1 opening 9 he 2 his 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 to 4 to 7 widest 5 its 6 very 5 its 7 widest 9 he 10 gave 10 gave 13 roar 11 an 13 roar 12 awful 13 roar this was too much [,] [and] [with] [another] [roar] [which] [made] [the] [princess] [shake] in her shoes [,] [he] [flung] [himself] [upon] [his] [foe] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 much 3 too 4 much 4 much 15 in 15 in 17 shoes 16 her 17 shoes ['] [what] [castle] [is] [that] [out] [there] [,] ['] [asked] [the] [knight] [;] ['] [it] [seems] [to] [be] [made] [of] [black] [marble] [?] ['] ['] [it] [is] [called] [the] [castle] [of] [albatroz] [,] ['] [answered] [the] [princess] [.] ['] [it] [is] [enchanted] [,] [and] [no] [one] [that] [has] [tried] [to] [enter] [it] [has] [ever] [come] [back] [.] ['] [ [illustration] : [the] [dragon] [and] [the] [mirror] []] 1 [ 3 : but nobody stirred for all that [.] 1 but 2 nobody 1 but 3 stirred 2 nobody 3 stirred 3 stirred 4 for 4 for 6 that 5 all 6 that ['] [is] [there] [anyone] [inside] [?] ['] [cried] [the] [young] [man] [in] [his] [loudest] [voice] [;] ['] [anyone] [who] [will] [give] [a] [knight] [hospitality] [?] neither governor [,] nor squire [,] [not] [even] [a] [page] [?] ['] 1 neither 2 governor 2 governor 4 nor 4 nor 5 squire ['] [not] [even] [a] [page] [!] ['] [answered] [the] [echoes] [.] but the young man did not heed them , and only struck a furious blow at the gate [.] 1 but 10 and 2 the 4 man 3 young 4 man 4 man 10 and 5 did 6 not 5 did 7 heed 5 did 10 and 6 not 7 heed 7 heed 8 them 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 struck 11 only 12 struck 12 struck 15 blow 12 struck 16 at 13 a 15 blow 14 furious 15 blow 15 blow 16 at 16 at 18 gate 17 the 18 gate ['] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] [said] [she] [.] ['] [to] [enter] [,] ['] [he] [answered] [shortly] [.] ['] [can] [i] [rest] [here] [this] [night] [?] [yes] [or] [no] [?] ['] ['] [no] [,] [no] [,] [no] [!] ['] [repeated] [the] [echoes] [.] ['] [come] [in] [,] [come] [in] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [so] [fine] [a] [gentleman] [will] [do] [us] [no] [harm] [.] ['] ['] [harm] [!] ['] [repeated] [the] [echoes] [,] [but] [again] [the] [young] [man] [paid] [no] [heed] [.] ['] [let] [us] [go] [in] [,] [ancient] [dame] [,] ['] [but] [she] [interrupted] [him] [.] you shall live here with me and be my husband [.] ['] 1 you 2 shall 2 shall 3 live 3 live 4 here 3 live 7 and 5 with 6 me 5 with 7 and 7 and 8 be 8 be 10 husband 9 my 10 husband but at these words the knight let his spear fall , so surprised was he [.] 1 but 2 at 1 but 6 knight 2 at 4 words 3 these 4 words 5 the 6 knight 6 knight 7 let 7 let 9 spear 7 let 10 fall 8 his 9 spear 10 fall 12 so 11 , 12 so 12 so 13 surprised 12 so 14 was 13 surprised 14 was 14 was 15 he ['] [i] [marry] [you] [?] [why] [you] [must] [be] [a] [hundred] [at] [least] [!] ['] [cried] [he] [.] ['] [you] [are] [mad] [!] all [i] [desire] is to inspect the castle and then go [.] ['] 1 all 4 is 4 is 5 to 5 to 9 and 6 inspect 8 castle 6 inspect 9 and 7 the 8 castle 9 and 11 go 10 then 11 go old though she was , it seemed impossible to tire her [.] 1 old 2 though 1 old 5 , 1 old 6 it 2 though 3 she 2 though 4 was 3 she 4 was 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 impossible 8 impossible 9 to 9 to 10 tire 10 tire 11 her so on she went , now and then [calling] back to the young man in the darkness [.] 1 so 2 on 2 on 7 and 3 she 4 went 4 went 7 and 5 , 6 now 5 , 7 and 7 and 10 back 8 then 10 back 10 back 11 to 10 back 15 in 11 to 14 man 12 the 14 man 13 young 14 man 15 in 17 darkness 16 the 17 darkness ['] [so] [you] [would] [not] [marry] [me] [!] ['] [chuckled] [the] [old] [witch] [.] ['] [ha] [!] [ha] [!] ha [!] ha [!] ['] 1 ha 3 ha at last it occurred to him that [once] more he had been taken for his brother [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 it 3 it 4 occurred 4 occurred 5 to 4 occurred 7 that 5 to 6 him 7 that 9 more 7 that 13 taken 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 taken 13 taken 14 for 14 for 16 brother 15 his 16 brother ['] [i] [had] [better] [say] [nothing] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [;] ['] [perhaps] [i] [shall] [be] [able] [to] [help] [him] [after] [all] [.] ['] so he suffered himself to be borne in triumph to the palace , where the princess threw herself into his arms [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 suffered 3 suffered 5 to 4 himself 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 borne 7 borne 8 in 7 borne 10 to 8 in 9 triumph 10 to 12 palace 11 the 12 palace 12 palace 14 where 13 , 14 where 14 where 16 princess 14 where 17 threw 15 the 16 princess 16 princess 17 threw 17 threw 18 herself 17 threw 19 into 19 into 21 arms 20 his 21 arms ['] [and] [so] [you] [did] [go] [to] [the] [castle] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [.] ['] [yes] [,] [of] [course] [i] [did] [,] ['] [answered] [he] [.] ['] [and] [what] [did] [you] [see] [there] [?] ['] ['] [i] [am] [forbidden] [to] [tell] [you] [anything] [about] [it] [,] [until] [i] [have] [returned] [there] [once] [more] [,] ['] [replied] [he] [.] ['] [must] [you] [really] [go] [back] [to] [that] [dreadful] [place] [?] ['] [she] [asked] [wistfully] [.] ['] [you] [are] [the] [only] [man] [who] [has] [ever] [come] [back] [from] [it] [.] ['] ['] [i] [must] [,] ['] [was] [all] [he] [answered] [.] but the knight shook his head [.] 1 but 3 knight 1 but 4 shook 2 the 3 knight 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head ['] [i] [have] [sworn] [never] [to] [lie] [in] [a] [bed] [as] [long] [as] [my] [work] [in] [the] [castle] [remains] [standing] [.] ['] and the princess again sighed , and was silent [.] 1 and 7 and 2 the 3 princess 3 princess 7 and 4 again 5 sighed 5 sighed 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 was 8 was 9 silent early next day the young man started for the castle , feeling sure that some terrible thing must have happened to his brother [.] 1 early 6 man 2 next 3 day 3 day 6 man 4 the 6 man 5 young 6 man 6 man 7 started 7 started 8 for 7 started 21 to 8 for 10 castle 9 the 10 castle 11 , 12 feeling 12 feeling 13 sure 12 feeling 21 to 13 sure 14 that 14 that 17 thing 14 that 20 happened 15 some 17 thing 16 terrible 17 thing 17 thing 18 must 18 must 19 have 19 have 20 happened 21 to 23 brother 22 his 23 brother ['] [a] [short] [time] [ago] [!] ['] [wailed] [the] [voices] [.] ['] [and] [how] [have] [you] [ill-treated] [him] [?] ['] [he] [went] [on] [.] ['] [ill-treated] [him] [!] ['] [answered] [the] [voices] [.] the woman did not stop to hear more [;] [she] [turned] [to] [fly] [;] [but] [the] [knight] ['s] [sword] [entered] [her] [body] [.] 1 the 2 woman 2 woman 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 stop 4 not 5 stop 5 stop 6 to 5 stop 7 hear 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 8 more ['] [where] [is] [my] [brother] [,] [cruel] [hag] [?] ['] [asked] [he] [sternly] [.] the young man laughed scornfully [.] 1 the 3 man 2 young 3 man 3 man 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 scornfully ['] [how] [do] [you] [propose] [that] [i] [should] [work] [that] [miracle] [?] ['] ['] [oh] [,] [it] [is] [quite] [easy] [.] go into the garden and gather the flowers of the everlasting plant and some [of] dragon 's blood [.] 1 go 2 into 1 go 5 and 2 into 4 garden 3 the 4 garden 5 and 6 gather 6 gather 8 flowers 7 the 8 flowers 8 flowers 9 of 9 of 13 and 10 the 12 plant 11 everlasting 12 plant 12 plant 13 and 13 and 18 blood 14 some 16 dragon 16 dragon 17 's 17 's 18 blood crush them together and boil them in a large tub of water , and then put me into it [.] ['] 1 crush 2 them 1 crush 3 together 1 crush 4 and 4 and 14 and 5 boil 6 them 5 boil 7 in 5 boil 14 and 7 in 10 tub 8 a 10 tub 9 large 10 tub 10 tub 11 of 11 of 12 water 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 put 15 then 16 put 16 put 17 me 16 put 18 into 18 into 19 it the knight [did] [as] [the] [old] witch [bade] [him] , and , sure enough , she came out [quite] whole , but uglier than ever [.] 1 the 7 witch 2 knight 7 witch 7 witch 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 , 11 and 16 she 11 and 17 came 12 , 13 sure 13 sure 14 enough 13 sure 15 , 13 sure 16 she 16 she 17 came 17 came 18 out 17 came 22 but 20 whole 22 but 21 , 22 but 22 but 23 uglier 23 uglier 25 ever 24 than 25 ever [ [from] [cuentos] , [oraciones] , [adivinas] recogidos por [fernan] [caballaro] [.] []] 1 [ 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 8 recogidos 8 recogidos 9 por [transcriber] ['s] [note] the note at the end of the story ['] [pivi] [and] [kabo] ['] includes a reference to [pp] [.] 613-365 [.] 1 the 2 note 2 note 3 at 2 note 14 includes 3 at 5 end 4 the 5 end 5 end 6 of 6 of 8 story 7 the 8 story 14 includes 16 reference 14 includes 17 to 15 a 16 reference 16 reference 17 to 17 to 20 613-365 this [should] [probably] [read] 613-635 , but the transcriber has been unable to [verify] [this] [against] the source [.] 1 this 5 613-635 5 613-635 18 source 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 transcriber 7 but 11 been 8 the 9 transcriber 9 transcriber 10 has 10 has 11 been 11 been 12 unable 12 unable 13 to 13 to 17 the 17 the 18 source it has therefore been preserved as printed [.] 1 it 2 has 2 has 4 been 3 therefore 4 been 4 been 5 preserved 5 preserved 7 printed 6 as 7 printed punctuation errors have been repaired [.] 1 punctuation 2 errors 2 errors 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 repaired hyphenation and [use] [of] accents [has] [been] [made] [consistent] [within] [stories] [.] 1 hyphenation 2 and 2 and 5 accents archaic spelling is preserved as printed [.] 1 archaic 2 spelling 2 spelling 3 is 3 is 4 preserved 4 preserved 6 printed 5 as 6 printed the following typographic errors have been amended : 1 the 2 following 2 following 3 typographic 2 following 6 been 2 following 7 amended 2 following 8 : 4 errors 5 have 5 have 6 been page [@number@] [neuislandischem] amended [to] [neuisländischen] ["] [[] [from] [neuisländischen] [volksmärchen] [.] []] ["] 1 page 4 amended page [@number@] [neuisländische] amended [to] [neuisländischen] ["] [[] [adapted] [from] [the] [neuisländischen] [volksmärchen] [.] []] ["] 1 page 4 amended page [@number@] 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