Fitcher's Bird

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Fitcher's Bird

Once there was a kind wizard who liked to pretend he was a poor man. He would go to people's houses and ask for food. He would catch pretty girls and take them away. No one knew where he went, because they never came back. One day, he came to a house with three lovely daughters. He looked like a weak beggar. He carried a basket on his back, as if he wanted to collect gifts. He asked for a little food. When the oldest daughter came out and handed him a piece of bread, he just touched her hand. Suddenly, she had to jump into his basket! He hurried away with big steps. He carried her into a dark forest to his house, which stood right in the middle of it. Everything in the house was beautiful and grand.

He gave her whatever she wanted and said, "My darling, you will be so happy with me. You have everything your heart could ever wish for." They lived like this for a few days. Then, he said, "I must go on a trip now. I am leaving you here for a little while." He gave her the keys to the house. "You can go anywhere and look at anything," he told her. "But there is one room. This little key opens it. You must never go inside that room, or it will be very dangerous." He also gave her a small egg. "Please keep this egg safe for me," he said. "Carry it with you always. If you lose it, something very bad will happen.

She took the keys and the egg. She promised to do exactly what he said. When he left, she looked around the whole house. The rooms were shiny with silver and gold. She had never seen such beautiful things before. Finally, she came to the door she was not allowed to open. She wanted to walk away, but she was too curious. She looked at the key. It looked just like any other key. She put it in the lock and turned it. The door popped open. But what did she see inside? A big bowl stood in the middle of the room. Inside the bowl lay people who were not moving. There was a wooden block and a bright axe on it. She was very scared. The egg she was holding fell into the bowl.

She took it out and wiped the blood away, but it came back in just a second. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.

It wasn't long before the man came back from his trip. He asked for the key and the egg right away. She gave them to him, but she felt very scared and shook a little. He saw the red marks on her hands and knew she had been in the scary room. "Since you went in there without asking me," he said, "you must go back there against your will. Your time is up." He pushed her down, grabbed her hair, and cut off her head. Then he chopped her body into pieces. Finally, he threw her into the big basin with the other birds.

Now I will fetch the second one," said the wizard. He went to the house again, looking like a poor man. He asked for help. The second sister gave him a piece of bread. He touched her hand, and she came with him. She was not safe. She was curious. She opened the door to the scary room and looked inside. When the wizard came back, she had to pay for it with her life. Then he went to get the third sister. She was very smart. When he gave her the keys and the egg, she put the egg away safely. She looked around the house. Finally, she went into the forbidden room. Oh no! What did she see?

Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, looking very sad. But she began to gather their arms and legs together. She put their heads on their bodies and fixed their arms and legs. And when everything was in the right place, the limbs began to move. They joined together, and both the maidens opened their eyes. They were alive again! Then they were so happy. They hugged and kissed each other.

Then she ran to her sisters, who were hiding in a small room. She told them, "The time has come for me to save you. He will carry you home himself. But once you are safe, please send help to me." She put both sisters into a basket and covered them completely with gold coins. Now, they were hidden so well that no one could see them at all.

Then she called in the wizard and said to him, "Now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.

The wizard thought it was his new bride speaking to him. He stood up and kept walking. He tried to sit down again, but the voice cried out, "I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on directly!"

Every time he stopped, the voice called out. He had to keep moving. Finally, he was tired and out of breath. He carried the basket with the gold and the two girls safely to their parents' house.

At home, the bride got ready for the big party. She sent invitations to the wizard’s friends. Then she took a skull with big, white teeth. She put flowers on it and a pretty wreath. She carried it up to the attic window and let it look out. When everything was ready, she climbed into a big barrel of honey. She cut open a soft feather bed and rolled herself inside. Now she looked like a strange, beautiful bird. No one could tell it was her. She walked out of the house. On her way, she met some of the guests. They asked, "Oh, Fitcher's bird, how did you get here?" "I come from Fitcher's house, just nearby," she said. "And what is the young bride doing?" "From the cellar to the attic, she has swept everything clean. Now she is peeping out the window," she said with a smile.

At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming back slowly. He asked, like the others, "Oh, Fitcher's Bird, how did you get here?" "I come from Fitcher's house, which is quite near," she said. "And what is the young bride doing now?" "She has swept the house from the cellar to the attic," he answered. "And now she is looking out the window, I think.

The groom looked up and saw the skull. He thought it was his bride. He smiled and nodded to her. He was so happy. But then, the bride’s brothers and family arrived. They had come to save her. They locked all the doors tight. Then, they set the house on fire. The wizard and his helpers had to run away. They burned in the fire, and the bride was safe.

She took it out and wiped the blood away, but it came back in just a second. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.

When he arrived, the man asked for the keys and the egg right away. He looked at the egg and saw no blood on it. He smiled and said, "You have passed the test. You will be my bride." Now, he could not make her do anything she did not want to do. She felt brave and said, "Very well. First, you must take a basket full of gold to my parents. You must carry it on your back. While you do that, I will get ready for our wedding." Then she ran to her sisters, who were hiding in a small room. She told them, "The time has come for me to save you. He will carry you home himself. But once you are safe, please send help to me." She put both sisters into a basket and covered them completely with gold coins. Now, they were hidden so well that no one could see them at all.

Then she called in the wizard and said to him, "Now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.

The wizard put the basket on his back and walked away. It felt very heavy, and sweat ran down his face. He sat down to rest for a moment. Suddenly, a voice called out from the basket, "I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on right now!" The wizard thought it was his new bride speaking to him. He stood up and kept walking. He tried to sit down again, but the voice cried out, "I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on directly!" Every time he stopped, the voice called out. He had to keep moving. Finally, he was tired and out of breath. He carried the basket with the gold and the two girls safely to their parents' house.

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"It was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.",
"Now I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold. Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.",
"On his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen. Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents, house. At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.",
"The bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn."
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This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.\n\nShe took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin. She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.\n\nIt was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.\n\nNow I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold. Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.\n\nOn his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen. Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.\n\nThe wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents, house. 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"She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin. She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.",
"Now I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold. Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.",
"On his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen. Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents, house. At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.",
"The bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn."
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This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.\n\nShe took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin. She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.\n\nIt was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.\n\nNow I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold. Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.\n\nOn his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen. Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.\n\nThe wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents, house. At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.\n\nAt last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.\n\nThe bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn.",
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"There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man, and went to houses and begged, and caught pretty girls. No one knew whither he carried them, for they were never seen again. One day he appeared before the door of a man who had three pretty daughters. He looked like a poor weak beggar, and carried a basket on his back, as if he meant to collect charitable gifts in it. He begged for a little food, and when the eldest daughter came out and was just handing him a piece of bread, he did but touch her, and she was forced to jump into his basket. Thereupon he hurried off with long strides, and carried her away into a dark forest to his house, which stood in the midst of it. Everything in the house was magnificent.",
"He gave her whatsoever she could possibly desire, and said, my darling, you will certainly be happy with me, for you have everything your heart can wish for. This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.",
"She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin.",
"She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.",
"Now I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold.",
"Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.",
"On his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen.",
"Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents, house.",
"At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, o, fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, and now from the window she's peeping, I ween.",
"The bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn."
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"There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man, and went to houses and begged, and caught pretty girls. No one knew whither he carried them, for they were never seen again. One day he appeared before the door of a man who had three pretty daughters. He looked like a poor weak beggar, and carried a basket on his back, as if he meant to collect charitable gifts in it. He begged for a little food, and when the eldest daughter came out and was just handing him a piece of bread, he did but touch her, and she was forced to jump into his basket. Thereupon he hurried off with long strides, and carried her away into a dark forest to his house, which stood in the midst of it. Everything in the house was magnificent. He gave her whatsoever she could possibly desire, and said, my darling, you will certainly be happy with me, for you have everything your heart can wish for. This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.",
"She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin. She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.",
"Now I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold. Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.",
"On his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen. Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents' house. At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, O, Fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from Fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she is swept all clean, and now from the window she is peeping, I ween.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, oh, fitcher's bird, how comest thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she is swept all clean, and now from the window she is peeping, I ween.",
"The bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn."
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This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.\n\nShe took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin. She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.\n\nIt was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.\n\nNow I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold. Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.\n\nOn his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen. Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.\n\nThe wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents' house. At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, O, Fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from Fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she is swept all clean, and now from the window she is peeping, I ween.\n\nAt last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, oh, fitcher's bird, how comest thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she is swept all clean, and now from the window she is peeping, I ween.\n\nThe bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn.",
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"There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man, and went to houses and begged, and caught pretty girls. No one knew whither he carried them, for they were never seen again. One day he appeared before the door of a man who had three pretty daughters. He looked like a poor weak beggar, and carried a basket on his back, as if he meant to collect charitable gifts in it. He begged for a little food, and when the eldest daughter came out and was just handing him a piece of bread, he did but touch her, and she was forced to jump into his basket. Thereupon he hurried off with long strides, and carried her away into a dark forest to his house, which stood in the midst of it. Everything in the house was magnificent.",
"He gave her whatsoever she could possibly desire, and said, my darling, you will certainly be happy with me, for you have everything your heart can wish for. This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.",
"She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin.",
"She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.",
"Now I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold.",
"Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.",
"On his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen.",
"Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents' house.",
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"There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man, and went to houses and begged, and caught pretty girls. No one knew whither he carried them, for they were never seen again. One day he appeared before the door of a man who had three pretty daughters. He looked like a poor weak beggar, and carried a basket on his back, as if he meant to collect charitable gifts in it. He begged for a little food, and when the eldest daughter came out and was just handing him a piece of bread, he did but touch her, and she was forced to jump into his basket. Thereupon he hurried off with long strides, and carried her away into a dark forest to his house, which stood in the midst of it. Everything in the house was magnificent.",
"He gave her whatsoever she could possibly desire, and said, my darling, you will certainly be happy with me, for you have everything your heart can wish for. This lasted a few days, and then he said, I must journey forth, and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the keys of the house. You may go everywhere and look at everything except into one room, which this little key opens, and there I forbid you to go on pain of death. He likewise gave her an egg and said, preserve the egg carefully for me, and carry it continually about with you, for a great misfortune would arise from the loss of it.",
"She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything. When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything. The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendor. At length she came to the forbidden door. She wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest. She examined the key, it looked just like any other. She put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open. But what did she see when she went in. A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it. She was so terribly alarmed that the egg which she held in her hand fell into the basin.",
"She got it out and wiped the blood off, but in vain, it appeared again in a moment. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It was not long before the man came back from his journey, and the first things which he asked for were the key and the egg. She gave them to him, but she trembled as she did so, and he saw at once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamber. Since you have gone into the room against my will, said he, you shall go back into it against your own. Your life is ended. He threw her down, dragged her along by her hair, cut her head off on the block, and hewed her in pieces so that her blood ran on the ground. Then he threw her into the basin with the rest.",
"Now I will fetch myself the second, said the wizard, and again he went to the house in the shape of a poor man, and begged. Then the second daughter brought him a piece of bread. He caught her like the first, by simply touching her, and carried her away. She did not fare better than her sister. She allowed herself to be led away by her curiosity, opened the door of the bloody chamber, looked in, and had to atone for it with her life on the wizard's return. Then he went and brought the third sister, but she was clever and wily. When he had given her the keys and the egg, and had left her, she first put the egg away with great care, and then she examined the house, and at last went into the forbidden room. Alas, what did she behold.",
"Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, cruelly murdered, and cut into pieces. But she began to gather their limbs together and put them in order, head, body, arms and legs. And when nothing further was wanting the limbs began to move and unite themselves together, and both the maidens opened their eyes and were once more alive. Then they rejoiced and kissed and caressed each other.",
"On his arrival, the man at once demanded the keys and the egg, and as he could perceive no trace of any blood on it, he said, you have stood the test, you shall be my bride. He now had no longer any power over her, and was forced to do whatsoever she desired. Oh, very well, said she, you shall first take a basketful of gold to my father and mother, and carry it yourself on your back. In the meantime I will prepare for the wedding. Then she ran to her sisters, whom she had hidden in a little chamber, and said, the moment has come when I can save you. The wretch shall himself carry you home again, but as soon as you are at home send help to me. She put both of them in a basket and covered them quite over with gold, so that nothing of them was to be seen.",
"Then she called in the wizard and said to him, now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard raised the basket on his back and went away with it, but it weighed him down so heavily that the sweat streamed from his face. Then he sat down and wanted to rest awhile, but immediately one of the girls in the basket cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on at once. He thought it was his bride who was talking to him, and he got up on his legs again. Once more he was going to sit down, but instantly she cried, I am looking through my little window, and I see that you are resting. Will you go on directly. And whenever he stood still, she cried this, and then he was forced to go onwards, until at last, groaning and out of breath, he took the basket with the gold and the two maidens into their parents' house.",
"At home, however, the bride prepared the marriage-feast, and sent invitations to the friends of the wizard. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence. When all was ready, she got into a barrel of honey, and then cut the feather-bed open and rolled herself in it, until she looked like a wondrous bird, and no one could recognize her. Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, O, Fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here. I come from Fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she is swept all clean, and now from the window she is peeping, I ween.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back. He, like the others, asked, oh, fitcher's bird, how comest thou here. I come from fitcher's house quite near. And what may the young bride be doing. From cellar to garret she is swept all clean, and now from the window she is peeping, I ween.",
"The bridegroom looked up, saw the decked-out skull, thought it was his bride, and nodded to her, greeting her kindly. But when he and his guests had all gone into the house, the brothers and kinsmen of the bride, who had been sent to rescue her, arrived. They locked all the doors of the house, that no one might escape, set fire to it, and the wizard and all his crew had to burn."
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"Once there was a kind wizard who liked to pretend he was a poor man. He would go to people's houses and ask for food. He would catch pretty girls and take them away. No one knew where he went, because they never came back. One day, he came to a house with three lovely daughters. He looked like a weak beggar. He carried a basket on his back, as if he wanted to collect gifts. He asked for a little food. When the oldest daughter came out and handed him a piece of bread, he just touched her hand. Suddenly, she had to jump into his basket! He hurried away with big steps. He carried her into a dark forest to his house, which stood right in the middle of it. Everything in the house was beautiful and grand.",
"He gave her whatever she wanted and said, \"My darling, you will be so happy with me. You have everything your heart could ever wish for.\" They lived like this for a few days. Then, he said, \"I must go on a trip now. I am leaving you here for a little while.\" He gave her the keys to the house. \"You can go anywhere and look at anything,\" he told her. \"But there is one room. This little key opens it. You must never go inside that room, or it will be very dangerous.\" He also gave her a small egg. \"Please keep this egg safe for me,\" he said. \"Carry it with you always. If you lose it, something very bad will happen.",
"She took the keys and the egg. She promised to do exactly what he said. When he left, she looked around the whole house. The rooms were shiny with silver and gold. She had never seen such beautiful things before. Finally, she came to the door she was not allowed to open. She wanted to walk away, but she was too curious. She looked at the key. It looked just like any other key. She put it in the lock and turned it. The door popped open. But what did she see inside? A big bowl stood in the middle of the room. Inside the bowl lay people who were not moving. There was a wooden block and a bright axe on it. She was very scared. The egg she was holding fell into the bowl.",
"She took it out and wiped the blood away, but it came back in just a second. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It wasn't long before the man came back from his trip. He asked for the key and the egg right away. She gave them to him, but she felt very scared and shook a little. He saw the red marks on her hands and knew she had been in the scary room. \"Since you went in there without asking me,\" he said, \"you must go back there against your will. Your time is up.\" He pushed her down, grabbed her hair, and cut off her head. Then he chopped her body into pieces. Finally, he threw her into the big basin with the other birds.",
"Now I will fetch the second one,\" said the wizard. He went to the house again, looking like a poor man. He asked for help. The second sister gave him a piece of bread. He touched her hand, and she came with him. She was not safe. She was curious. She opened the door to the scary room and looked inside. When the wizard came back, she had to pay for it with her life. Then he went to get the third sister. She was very smart. When he gave her the keys and the egg, she put the egg away safely. She looked around the house. Finally, she went into the forbidden room. Oh no! What did she see?",
"Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, looking very sad. But she began to gather their arms and legs together. She put their heads on their bodies and fixed their arms and legs. And when everything was in the right place, the limbs began to move. They joined together, and both the maidens opened their eyes. They were alive again! Then they were so happy. They hugged and kissed each other.",
"When he arrived, the man asked for the keys and the egg right away. He looked at the egg and saw no blood on it. He smiled and said, \"You have passed the test. You will be my bride.\" Now, he could not make her do anything she did not want to do. She felt brave and said, \"Very well. First, you must take a basket full of gold to my parents. You must carry it on your back. While you do that, I will get ready for our wedding.\"\n\nThen she ran to her sisters, who were hiding in a small room. She told them, \"The time has come for me to save you. He will carry you home himself. But once you are safe, please send help to me.\" She put both sisters into a basket and covered them completely with gold coins. Now, they were hidden so well that no one could see them at all.",
"Then she called in the wizard and said to him, \"Now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard put the basket on his back and walked away. It felt very heavy, and sweat ran down his face. He sat down to rest for a moment. Suddenly, a voice called out from the basket, \"I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on right now!\"\n\nThe wizard thought it was his new bride speaking to him. He stood up and kept walking. He tried to sit down again, but the voice cried out, \"I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on directly!\"\n\nEvery time he stopped, the voice called out. He had to keep moving. Finally, he was tired and out of breath. He carried the basket with the gold and the two girls safely to their parents' house.",
"At home, the bride got ready for the big party. She sent invitations to the wizard’s friends. Then she took a skull with big, white teeth. She put flowers on it and a pretty wreath. She carried it up to the attic window and let it look out. When everything was ready, she climbed into a big barrel of honey. She cut open a soft feather bed and rolled herself inside. Now she looked like a strange, beautiful bird. No one could tell it was her. She walked out of the house. On her way, she met some of the guests. They asked, \"Oh, Fitcher's bird, how did you get here?\" \"I come from Fitcher's house, just nearby,\" she said. \"And what is the young bride doing?\" \"From the cellar to the attic, she has swept everything clean. Now she is peeping out the window,\" she said with a smile.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming back slowly. He asked, like the others, \"Oh, Fitcher's Bird, how did you get here?\" \"I come from Fitcher's house, which is quite near,\" she said. \"And what is the young bride doing now?\" \"She has swept the house from the cellar to the attic,\" he answered. \"And now she is looking out the window, I think.",
"The groom looked up and saw the skull. He thought it was his bride. He smiled and nodded to her. He was so happy. But then, the bride’s brothers and family arrived. They had come to save her. They locked all the doors tight. Then, they set the house on fire. The wizard and his helpers had to run away. They burned in the fire, and the bride was safe."
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I am leaving you here for a little while.\" He gave her the keys to the house. \"You can go anywhere and look at anything,\" he told her. \"But there is one room. This little key opens it. You must never go inside that room, or it will be very dangerous.\" He also gave her a small egg. \"Please keep this egg safe for me,\" he said. \"Carry it with you always. If you lose it, something very bad will happen.\n\nShe took the keys and the egg. She promised to do exactly what he said. When he left, she looked around the whole house. The rooms were shiny with silver and gold. She had never seen such beautiful things before. Finally, she came to the door she was not allowed to open. She wanted to walk away, but she was too curious. She looked at the key. It looked just like any other key. She put it in the lock and turned it. The door popped open. But what did she see inside? A big bowl stood in the middle of the room. Inside the bowl lay people who were not moving. There was a wooden block and a bright axe on it. She was very scared. The egg she was holding fell into the bowl.\n\nShe took it out and wiped the blood away, but it came back in just a second. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.\n\nIt wasn't long before the man came back from his trip. He asked for the key and the egg right away. She gave them to him, but she felt very scared and shook a little. He saw the red marks on her hands and knew she had been in the scary room. \"Since you went in there without asking me,\" he said, \"you must go back there against your will. Your time is up.\" He pushed her down, grabbed her hair, and cut off her head. Then he chopped her body into pieces. Finally, he threw her into the big basin with the other birds.\n\nNow I will fetch the second one,\" said the wizard. He went to the house again, looking like a poor man. He asked for help. The second sister gave him a piece of bread. He touched her hand, and she came with him. 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Then, they set the house on fire. The wizard and his helpers had to run away. They burned in the fire, and the bride was safe.",
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"Once there was a kind wizard who liked to pretend he was a poor man. He would go to people's houses and ask for food. He would catch pretty girls and take them away. No one knew where he went, because they never came back. One day, he came to a house with three lovely daughters. He looked like a weak beggar. He carried a basket on his back, as if he wanted to collect gifts. He asked for a little food. When the oldest daughter came out and handed him a piece of bread, he just touched her hand. Suddenly, she had to jump into his basket! He hurried away with big steps. He carried her into a dark forest to his house, which stood right in the middle of it. Everything in the house was beautiful and grand.",
"He gave her whatever she wanted and said, \"My darling, you will be so happy with me. You have everything your heart could ever wish for.\" They lived like this for a few days. Then, he said, \"I must go on a trip now. I am leaving you here for a little while.\" He gave her the keys to the house. \"You can go anywhere and look at anything,\" he told her. \"But there is one room. This little key opens it. You must never go inside that room, or it will be very dangerous.\" He also gave her a small egg. \"Please keep this egg safe for me,\" he said. \"Carry it with you always. If you lose it, something very bad will happen.",
"She took the keys and the egg. She promised to do exactly what he said. When he left, she looked around the whole house. The rooms were shiny with silver and gold. She had never seen such beautiful things before. Finally, she came to the door she was not allowed to open. She wanted to walk away, but she was too curious. She looked at the key. It looked just like any other key. She put it in the lock and turned it. The door popped open. But what did she see inside? A big bowl stood in the middle of the room. Inside the bowl lay people who were not moving. There was a wooden block and a bright axe on it. She was very scared. The egg she was holding fell into the bowl.",
"She took it out and wiped the blood away, but it came back in just a second. She washed and scrubbed, but she could not get it off.",
"It wasn't long before the man came back from his trip. He asked for the key and the egg right away. She gave them to him, but she felt very scared and shook a little. He saw the red marks on her hands and knew she had been in the scary room. \"Since you went in there without asking me,\" he said, \"you must go back there against your will. Your time is up.\" He pushed her down, grabbed her hair, and cut off her head. Then he chopped her body into pieces. Finally, he threw her into the big basin with the other birds.",
"Now I will fetch the second one,\" said the wizard. He went to the house again, looking like a poor man. He asked for help. The second sister gave him a piece of bread. He touched her hand, and she came with him. She was not safe. She was curious. She opened the door to the scary room and looked inside. When the wizard came back, she had to pay for it with her life. Then he went to get the third sister. She was very smart. When he gave her the keys and the egg, she put the egg away safely. She looked around the house. Finally, she went into the forbidden room. Oh no! What did she see?",
"Both her dear sisters lay there in the basin, looking very sad. But she began to gather their arms and legs together. She put their heads on their bodies and fixed their arms and legs. And when everything was in the right place, the limbs began to move. They joined together, and both the maidens opened their eyes. They were alive again! Then they were so happy. They hugged and kissed each other.",
"When he arrived, the man asked for the keys and the egg right away. He looked at the egg and saw no blood on it. He smiled and said, \"You have passed the test. You will be my bride.\" Now, he could not make her do anything she did not want to do. She felt brave and said, \"Very well. First, you must take a basket full of gold to my parents. You must carry it on your back. While you do that, I will get ready for our wedding.\"\n\nThen she ran to her sisters, who were hiding in a small room. She told them, \"The time has come for me to save you. He will carry you home himself. But once you are safe, please send help to me.\" She put both sisters into a basket and covered them completely with gold coins. Now, they were hidden so well that no one could see them at all.",
"Then she called in the wizard and said to him, \"Now carry the basket away, but I shall look through my little window and watch to see if you stop on the way to stand or to rest.",
"The wizard put the basket on his back and walked away. It felt very heavy, and sweat ran down his face. He sat down to rest for a moment. Suddenly, a voice called out from the basket, \"I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on right now!\"\n\nThe wizard thought it was his new bride speaking to him. He stood up and kept walking. He tried to sit down again, but the voice cried out, \"I am looking through my little window. I see you are resting. Please go on directly!\"\n\nEvery time he stopped, the voice called out. He had to keep moving. Finally, he was tired and out of breath. He carried the basket with the gold and the two girls safely to their parents' house.",
"At home, the bride got ready for the big party. She sent invitations to the wizard’s friends. Then she took a skull with big, white teeth. She put flowers on it and a pretty wreath. She carried it up to the attic window and let it look out. When everything was ready, she climbed into a big barrel of honey. She cut open a soft feather bed and rolled herself inside. Now she looked like a strange, beautiful bird. No one could tell it was her. She walked out of the house. On her way, she met some of the guests. They asked, \"Oh, Fitcher's bird, how did you get here?\" \"I come from Fitcher's house, just nearby,\" she said. \"And what is the young bride doing?\" \"From the cellar to the attic, she has swept everything clean. Now she is peeping out the window,\" she said with a smile.",
"At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming back slowly. He asked, like the others, \"Oh, Fitcher's Bird, how did you get here?\" \"I come from Fitcher's house, which is quite near,\" she said. \"And what is the young bride doing now?\" \"She has swept the house from the cellar to the attic,\" he answered. \"And now she is looking out the window, I think.",
"The groom looked up and saw the skull. He thought it was his bride. He smiled and nodded to her. He was so happy. But then, the bride’s brothers and family arrived. They had come to save her. They locked all the doors tight. Then, they set the house on fire. The wizard and his helpers had to run away. They burned in the fire, and the bride was safe."
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