Sweetheart Roland

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    "There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one beautiful and good, and this one she hated, because she was her step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron, which the other fancied so much that she became envious, and told her mother that she must and would have that apron. Be quiet, my child, said the old woman, and you shall have it. Your step-sister has long deserved death, to-night when she is asleep I will come and cut her head off. Only be careful that you are at the far-side of the bed, and push her well to the front. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner, and heard everything.",
    "All day long she dared not go out of doors, and when bed-time had come, the witch's daughter got into bed first, so as to lie at the far side, but when she was asleep, the other pushed her gently to the front, and took for herself the place at the back, close by the wall. In the night, the old woman came creeping in, she held an axe in her right hand, and felt with her left to see if anyone were lying at the outside, and then she grasped the axe with both hands, and cut her own child's head off.",
    "When she had gone away, the girl got up and went to her sweetheart, who was called roland, and knocked at his door. When he came out, she said to him, listen, dearest roland, we must fly in all haste. My step-mother wanted to kill me, but has struck her own child. When daylight comes, and she sees what she has done, we shall be lost. But, said roland, I counsel you first to take away her magic wand, or we cannot escape if she pursues us. The maiden fetched the magic wand, and she took the dead girl's head and dropped three drops of blood on the ground, one in front of the bed, one in the kitchen, and one on the stairs. Then she hurried away with her lover.",
    "When the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron, but she did not come. Then the witch cried, where are you. Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping, answered the first drop of blood. The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again, where are you. Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself, cried the second drop of blood. She went into the kitchen, but found no one. Then she cried again, where are you. Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping, cried the third drop of blood. She went into the room to the bed. What did she see there. Her own child, whose head she had cut off, bathed in her blood.",
    "The witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her step-daughter hurrying away with her sweetheart roland. That shall not help you, cried she, even if you have got a long way off, you shall still not escape me. She put on her many league boots, in which she covered an hour's walk at every step, and it was not long before she overtook them. The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.",
    "The witch placed herself on the shore, threw bread-crumbs in, and went to endless trouble to entice the duck, but the duck did not let herself be enticed, and the old woman had to go home at night as she had come. At this the girl and her sweetheart roland resumed their natural shapes again, and they walked on the whole night until daybreak. Then the maiden changed herself into a beautiful flower which stood in the midst of a briar hedge, and her sweetheart roland into a fiddler. It was not long before the witch came striding up towards them, and said to the musician, dear musician, may I pluck that beautiful flower for myself.",
    "Oh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.",
    "As they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.",
    "Then roland went away, and the girl stood like a red land-mark in the field and waited for her beloved. But when roland got home, he fell into the snares of another, who so fascinated him that he forgot the maiden. The poor girl remained there a long time, but at length, as he did not return at all, she was sad, and changed herself into a flower, and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.",
    "It befell, however, that a shepherd kept his sheep in the field, and saw the flower, and as it was so pretty, plucked it, took it with him, and laid it away in his chest. From that time forth, strange things happened in the shepherd's house. When he arose in the morning all the work was already done, the room was swept, the table and benches cleaned, the fire on the hearth was lighted, and the water was fetched, and at noon, when he came home, the table was laid, and a good dinner served. He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.",
    "He was certainly pleased with this good attendance, but still at last he was so afraid that he went to a wise woman and asked for her advice. The wise woman said, there is some enchantment behind it, listen very early some morning if anything is moving in the room, and if you see anything, no matter what it is, throw a white cloth over it, and then the magic will be stopped.",
    "The shepherd did as she bade him, and next morning just as day dawned, he saw the chest open, and the flower come out. Swiftly he sprang towards it, and threw a white cloth over it. Instantly the transformation came to an end, and a beautiful girl stood before him, who admitted to him that she had been the flower, and that up to this time she had attended to his housekeeping. She told him her story, and as she pleased him he asked her if she would marry him, but she answered, no, for she wanted to remain faithful to her sweetheart roland, although he had deserted her. Nevertheless, she promised not to go away, but to continue keeping house for the shepherd.",
    "And now the time drew near when roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honor of the bridal pair. When the faithful maiden heard of this, she grew so sad that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither, but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing, she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she could not refuse.",
    "But when she began her song, and it reached roland's ears, he sprang up and cried, I know the voice, that is the true bride, I will have no other. Everything he had forgotten, and which had vanished from his mind, had suddenly come home again to his heart. Then the faithful maiden held her wedding with her sweetheart roland, and grief came to an end and joy began."
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  "body_text": "There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one beautiful and good, and this one she hated, because she was her step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron, which the other fancied so much that she became envious, and told her mother that she must and would have that apron. Be quiet, my child, said the old woman, and you shall have it. Your step-sister has long deserved death, to-night when she is asleep I will come and cut her head off. Only be careful that you are at the far-side of the bed, and push her well to the front. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner, and heard everything.\n\nAll day long she dared not go out of doors, and when bed-time had come, the witch's daughter got into bed first, so as to lie at the far side, but when she was asleep, the other pushed her gently to the front, and took for herself the place at the back, close by the wall. In the night, the old woman came creeping in, she held an axe in her right hand, and felt with her left to see if anyone were lying at the outside, and then she grasped the axe with both hands, and cut her own child's head off.\n\nWhen she had gone away, the girl got up and went to her sweetheart, who was called roland, and knocked at his door. When he came out, she said to him, listen, dearest roland, we must fly in all haste. My step-mother wanted to kill me, but has struck her own child. When daylight comes, and she sees what she has done, we shall be lost. But, said roland, I counsel you first to take away her magic wand, or we cannot escape if she pursues us. The maiden fetched the magic wand, and she took the dead girl's head and dropped three drops of blood on the ground, one in front of the bed, one in the kitchen, and one on the stairs. Then she hurried away with her lover.\n\nWhen the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron, but she did not come. Then the witch cried, where are you. Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping, answered the first drop of blood. The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again, where are you. Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself, cried the second drop of blood. She went into the kitchen, but found no one. Then she cried again, where are you. Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping, cried the third drop of blood. She went into the room to the bed. What did she see there. Her own child, whose head she had cut off, bathed in her blood.\n\nThe witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her step-daughter hurrying away with her sweetheart roland. That shall not help you, cried she, even if you have got a long way off, you shall still not escape me. She put on her many league boots, in which she covered an hour's walk at every step, and it was not long before she overtook them. The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.\n\nThe witch placed herself on the shore, threw bread-crumbs in, and went to endless trouble to entice the duck, but the duck did not let herself be enticed, and the old woman had to go home at night as she had come. At this the girl and her sweetheart roland resumed their natural shapes again, and they walked on the whole night until daybreak. Then the maiden changed herself into a beautiful flower which stood in the midst of a briar hedge, and her sweetheart roland into a fiddler. It was not long before the witch came striding up towards them, and said to the musician, dear musician, may I pluck that beautiful flower for myself.\n\nOh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.\n\nAs they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.\n\nThen roland went away, and the girl stood like a red land-mark in the field and waited for her beloved. But when roland got home, he fell into the snares of another, who so fascinated him that he forgot the maiden. The poor girl remained there a long time, but at length, as he did not return at all, she was sad, and changed herself into a flower, and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.\n\nIt befell, however, that a shepherd kept his sheep in the field, and saw the flower, and as it was so pretty, plucked it, took it with him, and laid it away in his chest. From that time forth, strange things happened in the shepherd's house. When he arose in the morning all the work was already done, the room was swept, the table and benches cleaned, the fire on the hearth was lighted, and the water was fetched, and at noon, when he came home, the table was laid, and a good dinner served. He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.\n\nHe was certainly pleased with this good attendance, but still at last he was so afraid that he went to a wise woman and asked for her advice. The wise woman said, there is some enchantment behind it, listen very early some morning if anything is moving in the room, and if you see anything, no matter what it is, throw a white cloth over it, and then the magic will be stopped.\n\nThe shepherd did as she bade him, and next morning just as day dawned, he saw the chest open, and the flower come out. Swiftly he sprang towards it, and threw a white cloth over it. Instantly the transformation came to an end, and a beautiful girl stood before him, who admitted to him that she had been the flower, and that up to this time she had attended to his housekeeping. She told him her story, and as she pleased him he asked her if she would marry him, but she answered, no, for she wanted to remain faithful to her sweetheart roland, although he had deserted her. Nevertheless, she promised not to go away, but to continue keeping house for the shepherd.\n\nAnd now the time drew near when roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honor of the bridal pair. When the faithful maiden heard of this, she grew so sad that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither, but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing, she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she could not refuse.\n\nBut when she began her song, and it reached roland's ears, he sprang up and cried, I know the voice, that is the true bride, I will have no other. Everything he had forgotten, and which had vanished from his mind, had suddenly come home again to his heart. Then the faithful maiden held her wedding with her sweetheart roland, and grief came to an end and joy began.",
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    "There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one beautiful and good, and this one she hated, because she was her step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron, which the other fancied so much that she became envious, and told her mother that she must and would have that apron. Be quiet, my child, said the old woman, and you shall have it. Your step-sister has long deserved death, to-night when she is asleep I will come and cut her head off. Only be careful that you are at the far-side of the bed, and push her well to the front. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner, and heard everything.",
    "All day long she dared not go out of doors, and when bed-time had come, the witch's daughter got into bed first, so as to lie at the far side, but when she was asleep, the other pushed her gently to the front, and took for herself the place at the back, close by the wall. In the night, the old woman came creeping in, she held an axe in her right hand, and felt with her left to see if anyone were lying at the outside, and then she grasped the axe with both hands, and cut her own child's head off.",
    "When she had gone away, the girl got up and went to her sweetheart, who was called roland, and knocked at his door. When he came out, she said to him, listen, dearest roland, we must fly in all haste. My step-mother wanted to kill me, but has struck her own child. When daylight comes, and she sees what she has done, we shall be lost. But, said roland, I counsel you first to take away her magic wand, or we cannot escape if she pursues us. The maiden fetched the magic wand, and she took the dead girl's head and dropped three drops of blood on the ground, one in front of the bed, one in the kitchen, and one on the stairs. Then she hurried away with her lover.",
    "When the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron, but she did not come. Then the witch cried, where are you. Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping, answered the first drop of blood. The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again, where are you. Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself, cried the second drop of blood. She went into the kitchen, but found no one. Then she cried again, where are you. Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping, cried the third drop of blood. She went into the room to the bed. What did she see there. Her own child, whose head she had cut off, bathed in her blood.",
    "The witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her step-daughter hurrying away with her sweetheart roland. That shall not help you, cried she, even if you have got a long way off, you shall still not escape me. She put on her many league boots, in which she covered an hour's walk at every step, and it was not long before she overtook them. The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.",
    "The witch placed herself on the shore, threw bread-crumbs in, and went to endless trouble to entice the duck, but the duck did not let herself be enticed, and the old woman had to go home at night as she had come. At this the girl and her sweetheart roland resumed their natural shapes again, and they walked on the whole night until daybreak. Then the maiden changed herself into a beautiful flower which stood in the midst of a briar hedge, and her sweetheart roland into a fiddler. It was not long before the witch came striding up towards them, and said to the musician, dear musician, may I pluck that beautiful flower for myself.",
    "Oh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.",
    "As they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.",
    "Then roland went away, and the girl stood like a red land-mark in the field and waited for her beloved. But when roland got home, he fell into the snares of another, who so fascinated him that he forgot the maiden. The poor girl remained there a long time, but at length, as he did not return at all, she was sad, and changed herself into a flower, and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.",
    "It befell, however, that a shepherd kept his sheep in the field, and saw the flower, and as it was so pretty, plucked it, took it with him, and laid it away in his chest. From that time forth, strange things happened in the shepherd's house. When he arose in the morning all the work was already done, the room was swept, the table and benches cleaned, the fire on the hearth was lighted, and the water was fetched, and at noon, when he came home, the table was laid, and a good dinner served. He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.",
    "He was certainly pleased with this good attendance, but still at last he was so afraid that he went to a wise woman and asked for her advice. The wise woman said, there is some enchantment behind it, listen very early some morning if anything is moving in the room, and if you see anything, no matter what it is, throw a white cloth over it, and then the magic will be stopped.",
    "The shepherd did as she bade him, and next morning just as day dawned, he saw the chest open, and the flower come out. Swiftly he sprang towards it, and threw a white cloth over it. Instantly the transformation came to an end, and a beautiful girl stood before him, who admitted to him that she had been the flower, and that up to this time she had attended to his housekeeping. She told him her story, and as she pleased him he asked her if she would marry him, but she answered, no, for she wanted to remain faithful to her sweetheart roland, although he had deserted her. Nevertheless, she promised not to go away, but to continue keeping house for the shepherd.",
    "And now the time drew near when roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honor of the bridal pair. When the faithful maiden heard of this, she grew so sad that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither, but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing, she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she could not refuse.",
    "But when she began her song, and it reached roland's ears, he sprang up and cried, I know the voice, that is the true bride, I will have no other. Everything he had forgotten, and which had vanished from his mind, had suddenly come home again to his heart. Then the faithful maiden held her wedding with her sweetheart roland, and grief came to an end and joy began."
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  "clean_text": "There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one beautiful and good, and this one she hated, because she was her step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron, which the other fancied so much that she became envious, and told her mother that she must and would have that apron. Be quiet, my child, said the old woman, and you shall have it. Your step-sister has long deserved death, to-night when she is asleep I will come and cut her head off. Only be careful that you are at the far-side of the bed, and push her well to the front. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner, and heard everything.\n\nAll day long she dared not go out of doors, and when bed-time had come, the witch's daughter got into bed first, so as to lie at the far side, but when she was asleep, the other pushed her gently to the front, and took for herself the place at the back, close by the wall. In the night, the old woman came creeping in, she held an axe in her right hand, and felt with her left to see if anyone were lying at the outside, and then she grasped the axe with both hands, and cut her own child's head off.\n\nWhen she had gone away, the girl got up and went to her sweetheart, who was called roland, and knocked at his door. When he came out, she said to him, listen, dearest roland, we must fly in all haste. My step-mother wanted to kill me, but has struck her own child. When daylight comes, and she sees what she has done, we shall be lost. But, said roland, I counsel you first to take away her magic wand, or we cannot escape if she pursues us. The maiden fetched the magic wand, and she took the dead girl's head and dropped three drops of blood on the ground, one in front of the bed, one in the kitchen, and one on the stairs. Then she hurried away with her lover.\n\nWhen the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron, but she did not come. Then the witch cried, where are you. Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping, answered the first drop of blood. The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again, where are you. Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself, cried the second drop of blood. She went into the kitchen, but found no one. Then she cried again, where are you. Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping, cried the third drop of blood. She went into the room to the bed. What did she see there. Her own child, whose head she had cut off, bathed in her blood.\n\nThe witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her step-daughter hurrying away with her sweetheart roland. That shall not help you, cried she, even if you have got a long way off, you shall still not escape me. She put on her many league boots, in which she covered an hour's walk at every step, and it was not long before she overtook them. The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.\n\nThe witch placed herself on the shore, threw bread-crumbs in, and went to endless trouble to entice the duck, but the duck did not let herself be enticed, and the old woman had to go home at night as she had come. At this the girl and her sweetheart roland resumed their natural shapes again, and they walked on the whole night until daybreak. Then the maiden changed herself into a beautiful flower which stood in the midst of a briar hedge, and her sweetheart roland into a fiddler. It was not long before the witch came striding up towards them, and said to the musician, dear musician, may I pluck that beautiful flower for myself.\n\nOh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.\n\nAs they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.\n\nThen roland went away, and the girl stood like a red land-mark in the field and waited for her beloved. But when roland got home, he fell into the snares of another, who so fascinated him that he forgot the maiden. The poor girl remained there a long time, but at length, as he did not return at all, she was sad, and changed herself into a flower, and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.\n\nIt befell, however, that a shepherd kept his sheep in the field, and saw the flower, and as it was so pretty, plucked it, took it with him, and laid it away in his chest. From that time forth, strange things happened in the shepherd's house. When he arose in the morning all the work was already done, the room was swept, the table and benches cleaned, the fire on the hearth was lighted, and the water was fetched, and at noon, when he came home, the table was laid, and a good dinner served. He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.\n\nHe was certainly pleased with this good attendance, but still at last he was so afraid that he went to a wise woman and asked for her advice. The wise woman said, there is some enchantment behind it, listen very early some morning if anything is moving in the room, and if you see anything, no matter what it is, throw a white cloth over it, and then the magic will be stopped.\n\nThe shepherd did as she bade him, and next morning just as day dawned, he saw the chest open, and the flower come out. Swiftly he sprang towards it, and threw a white cloth over it. Instantly the transformation came to an end, and a beautiful girl stood before him, who admitted to him that she had been the flower, and that up to this time she had attended to his housekeeping. She told him her story, and as she pleased him he asked her if she would marry him, but she answered, no, for she wanted to remain faithful to her sweetheart roland, although he had deserted her. Nevertheless, she promised not to go away, but to continue keeping house for the shepherd.\n\nAnd now the time drew near when roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honor of the bridal pair. When the faithful maiden heard of this, she grew so sad that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither, but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing, she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she could not refuse.\n\nBut when she began her song, and it reached roland's ears, he sprang up and cried, I know the voice, that is the true bride, I will have no other. Everything he had forgotten, and which had vanished from his mind, had suddenly come home again to his heart. Then the faithful maiden held her wedding with her sweetheart roland, and grief came to an end and joy began.",
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    "All day long she dared not go out of doors, and when bed-time had come, the witch's daughter got into bed first, so as to lie at the far side, but when she was asleep, the other pushed her gently to the front, and took for herself the place at the back, close by the wall. In the night, the old woman came creeping in, she held an axe in her right hand, and felt with her left to see if anyone were lying at the outside, and then she grasped the axe with both hands, and cut her own child's head off.",
    "When she had gone away, the girl got up and went to her sweetheart, who was called roland, and knocked at his door. When he came out, she said to him, listen, dearest roland, we must fly in all haste. My step-mother wanted to kill me, but has struck her own child. When daylight comes, and she sees what she has done, we shall be lost. But, said roland, I counsel you first to take away her magic wand, or we cannot escape if she pursues us. The maiden fetched the magic wand, and she took the dead girl's head and dropped three drops of blood on the ground, one in front of the bed, one in the kitchen, and one on the stairs. Then she hurried away with her lover.",
    "When the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron, but she did not come. Then the witch cried, where are you. Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping, answered the first drop of blood. The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again, where are you. Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself, cried the second drop of blood. She went into the kitchen, but found no one. Then she cried again, where are you. Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping, cried the third drop of blood. She went into the room to the bed. What did she see there. Her own child, whose head she had cut off, bathed in her blood.",
    "The witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her step-daughter hurrying away with her sweetheart roland. That shall not help you, cried she, even if you have got a long way off, you shall still not escape me. She put on her many league boots, in which she covered an hour's walk at every step, and it was not long before she overtook them. The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.",
    "The witch placed herself on the shore, threw bread-crumbs in, and went to endless trouble to entice the duck, but the duck did not let herself be enticed, and the old woman had to go home at night as she had come. At this the girl and her sweetheart roland resumed their natural shapes again, and they walked on the whole night until daybreak. Then the maiden changed herself into a beautiful flower which stood in the midst of a briar hedge, and her sweetheart roland into a fiddler. It was not long before the witch came striding up towards them, and said to the musician, dear musician, may I pluck that beautiful flower for myself.",
    "Oh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.",
    "As they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.",
    "Then roland went away, and the girl stood like a red land-mark in the field and waited for her beloved. But when roland got home, he fell into the snares of another, who so fascinated him that he forgot the maiden. The poor girl remained there a long time, but at length, as he did not return at all, she was sad, and changed herself into a flower, and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.",
    "It befell, however, that a shepherd kept his sheep in the field, and saw the flower, and as it was so pretty, plucked it, took it with him, and laid it away in his chest. From that time forth, strange things happened in the shepherd's house. When he arose in the morning all the work was already done, the room was swept, the table and benches cleaned, the fire on the hearth was lighted, and the water was fetched, and at noon, when he came home, the table was laid, and a good dinner served. He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.",
    "He was certainly pleased with this good attendance, but still at last he was so afraid that he went to a wise woman and asked for her advice. The wise woman said, there is some enchantment behind it, listen very early some morning if anything is moving in the room, and if you see anything, no matter what it is, throw a white cloth over it, and then the magic will be stopped.",
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    "And now the time drew near when roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honor of the bridal pair. When the faithful maiden heard of this, she grew so sad that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither, but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing, she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she could not refuse.",
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    "Oh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.",
    "As they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.",
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    "There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she was her own daughter, and one beautiful and good, and this one she hated, because she was her step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron, which the other fancied so much that she became envious, and told her mother that she must and would have that apron. Be quiet, my child, said the old woman, and you shall have it. Your step-sister has long deserved death, to-night when she is asleep I will come and cut her head off. Only be careful that you are at the far-side of the bed, and push her well to the front. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner, and heard everything.",
    "All day long she dared not go out of doors, and when bed-time had come, the witch's daughter got into bed first, so as to lie at the far side, but when she was asleep, the other pushed her gently to the front, and took for herself the place at the back, close by the wall. In the night, the old woman came creeping in, she held an axe in her right hand, and felt with her left to see if anyone were lying at the outside, and then she grasped the axe with both hands, and cut her own child's head off.",
    "When she had gone away, the girl got up and went to her sweetheart, who was called roland, and knocked at his door. When he came out, she said to him, listen, dearest roland, we must fly in all haste. My step-mother wanted to kill me, but has struck her own child. When daylight comes, and she sees what she has done, we shall be lost. But, said roland, I counsel you first to take away her magic wand, or we cannot escape if she pursues us. The maiden fetched the magic wand, and she took the dead girl's head and dropped three drops of blood on the ground, one in front of the bed, one in the kitchen, and one on the stairs. Then she hurried away with her lover.",
    "When the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron, but she did not come. Then the witch cried, where are you. Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping, answered the first drop of blood. The old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs, and cried again, where are you. Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself, cried the second drop of blood. She went into the kitchen, but found no one. Then she cried again, where are you. Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping, cried the third drop of blood. She went into the room to the bed. What did she see there. Her own child, whose head she had cut off, bathed in her blood.",
    "The witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her step-daughter hurrying away with her sweetheart roland. That shall not help you, cried she, even if you have got a long way off, you shall still not escape me. She put on her many league boots, in which she covered an hour's walk at every step, and it was not long before she overtook them. The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.",
    "The witch placed herself on the shore, threw bread-crumbs in, and went to endless trouble to entice the duck, but the duck did not let herself be enticed, and the old woman had to go home at night as she had come. At this the girl and her sweetheart roland resumed their natural shapes again, and they walked on the whole night until daybreak. Then the maiden changed herself into a beautiful flower which stood in the midst of a briar hedge, and her sweetheart roland into a fiddler. It was not long before the witch came striding up towards them, and said to the musician, dear musician, may I pluck that beautiful flower for myself.",
    "Oh, yes, he replied, I will play to you while you do it. As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just going to pluck the flower, knowing perfectly well who the flower was, he began to play, and whether she would or not, she was forced to dance, for it was a magical dance. The faster he played, the more violent springs was she forced to make, and the thorns tore her clothes from her body, and pricked her and wounded her till she bled, and as he did not stop, she had to dance till she lay dead on the ground.",
    "As they were now set free, roland said, now I will go to my father and arrange for the wedding. Then in the meantime I will stay here and wait for you, said the girl, and that no one may recognize me, I will change myself into a red stone land-mark.",
    "Then roland went away, and the girl stood like a red land-mark in the field and waited for her beloved. But when roland got home, he fell into the snares of another, who so fascinated him that he forgot the maiden. The poor girl remained there a long time, but at length, as he did not return at all, she was sad, and changed herself into a flower, and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.",
    "It befell, however, that a shepherd kept his sheep in the field, and saw the flower, and as it was so pretty, plucked it, took it with him, and laid it away in his chest. From that time forth, strange things happened in the shepherd's house. When he arose in the morning all the work was already done, the room was swept, the table and benches cleaned, the fire on the hearth was lighted, and the water was fetched, and at noon, when he came home, the table was laid, and a good dinner served. He could not conceive how this came to pass, for he never saw a human being in his house, and no one could have concealed himself in it.",
    "He was certainly pleased with this good attendance, but still at last he was so afraid that he went to a wise woman and asked for her advice. The wise woman said, there is some enchantment behind it, listen very early some morning if anything is moving in the room, and if you see anything, no matter what it is, throw a white cloth over it, and then the magic will be stopped.",
    "The shepherd did as she bade him, and next morning just as day dawned, he saw the chest open, and the flower come out. Swiftly he sprang towards it, and threw a white cloth over it. Instantly the transformation came to an end, and a beautiful girl stood before him, who admitted to him that she had been the flower, and that up to this time she had attended to his housekeeping. She told him her story, and as she pleased him he asked her if she would marry him, but she answered, no, for she wanted to remain faithful to her sweetheart roland, although he had deserted her. Nevertheless, she promised not to go away, but to continue keeping house for the shepherd.",
    "And now the time drew near when roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honor of the bridal pair. When the faithful maiden heard of this, she grew so sad that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither, but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing, she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she could not refuse.",
    "But when she began her song, and it reached roland's ears, he sprang up and cried, I know the voice, that is the true bride, I will have no other. Everything he had forgotten, and which had vanished from his mind, had suddenly come home again to his heart. Then the faithful maiden held her wedding with her sweetheart roland, and grief came to an end and joy began."
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    "Once upon a time, there was a woman who was a real witch. She had two daughters. One was ugly and wicked, and the witch loved her very much because she was her own daughter. The other daughter was beautiful and good, and the witch hated her because she was the step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron. Her sister wanted it so much that she became jealous. She told her mother, \"You must have that apron.\" \"Be quiet, my child,\" said the old woman. \"You shall have it. Your step-sister has been bad for a long time. Tonight, when she is asleep, I will come and put her to sleep forever. Just be careful and stand on the far side of the bed. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner and heard everything.",
    "All day long she stayed inside. When it was time for bed, the witch's daughter got into bed first. She wanted to lie at the far side. But when she fell asleep, the other girl pushed her gently to the front. She took the spot at the back, right by the wall.\n\nIn the night, the old woman crept in. She held an axe in her right hand. She felt with her left hand to see if anyone was there. Then, she took the axe with both hands and cut off her own child's head.",
    "When the girl left, she went to her sweetheart, Roland. She knocked on his door. When he came out, she said, \"Listen, dearest Roland. We must run away very fast. My stepmother wanted to hurt me, but she hurt her own child instead. When the sun comes up, and she sees what she has done, we will be in big trouble. But Roland said, 'I think we should take her magic wand first. If she chases us, we cannot escape without it.' The girl got the magic wand. Then she took the dead girl's head and put three drops of red blood on the floor. One drop was by the bed, one was in the kitchen, and one was on the stairs. After that, she hurried away with her lover.",
    "The old witch got up the next morning and called for her daughter. She wanted to give her the apron, but the girl did not come. The witch cried out, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping,\" answered the first drop of blood.\n\nThe old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs. She cried again, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself,\" cried the second drop of blood.\n\nShe went into the kitchen, but found no one there. Then she cried again, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping,\" cried the third drop of blood.\n\nShe went into the room to the bed. What did she see there? Her own child, whose head she had cut off, was lying in a warm bath of blood.",
    "The witch got very angry. She ran to the window and looked out. She saw her step-daughter running away with her sweet boyfriend, Roland. \"You cannot get away from me!\" she shouted. \"Even if you run far, I will still catch you!\" She put on her magic boots. With every step, she walked for an hour. Soon, she was right behind them. The girl saw the old woman coming. She waved her magic wand. Suddenly, Roland turned into a lake. The girl turned into a duck and swam in the middle of it.",
    "The witch sat on the shore and threw bread crumbs into the water. She tried very hard to get the duck to come to her, but the duck was too smart. She did not move. So, the old woman had to go home just as she had come. When she was gone, the girl and her sweet friend Roland changed back into their real selves. They walked all through the night until the sun came up. Then, the girl turned into a lovely flower that grew in the middle of a bush. Her sweet friend Roland became a little fiddler. Soon, the witch came walking quickly toward them. She looked at the musician and asked, \"Dear musician, may I pick that beautiful flower for myself?",
    "Oh, yes,\" he said. \"I will play for you while you pick the flower.\" She crept quickly into the hedge. She was just going to pick the flower when he began to play. Suddenly, she had to dance. It was a magic dance. The faster he played, the faster she had to move. The sharp thorns tore her dress and pricked her skin. She hurt and bled, but she could not stop. He did not stop playing. She danced until she fell down, very still and quiet.",
    "Roland said, \"Now I will go to my father and plan our wedding. In the meantime, I will stay here and wait for you.\" The girl smiled. \"To keep you safe, I will turn myself into a red stone landmark.",
    "Then Roland went away, and the girl stood like a bright red flower in the field, waiting for her beloved. But when Roland got home, he met someone new who was very nice. He liked her so much that he forgot all about the girl. The poor girl waited there for a long time. But since he did not come back at all, she felt very sad. She changed herself into a flower and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.",
    "One day, a kind shepherd was watching his sheep in the field. He saw a beautiful flower and thought it was lovely. He picked it gently and put it in his chest. From that moment on, wonderful things started to happen in his home. Every morning, when he woke up, the work was already done. The room was clean, the fire was lit, and the water was ready. When he came home for lunch, the table was set, and a delicious meal was waiting for him. He was so surprised. He never saw anyone, and there was no place for anyone to hide.",
    "He was very happy that everyone was there, but he was still so scared. So, he went to a wise woman and asked for her help. She told him, \"There is a magic spell at work. Listen very early one morning. If you see anything moving in the room, throw a white cloth over it. Then, the magic will stop.",
    "The shepherd did what she asked. The next morning, just as the sun came up, he saw the chest open and the flower bloom. He quickly ran to it and covered it with a soft white cloth. Suddenly, the magic stopped, and a beautiful girl stood there. She told him she had been the flower all along and had been taking care of his house. She told him her story. Since he was kind, he asked if she would marry him. She said no, because she wanted to stay true to her sweetheart, Roland, even though he had left her. But she promised she would not go away and would keep his house for him.",
    "The time for Roland’s wedding was getting closer. In this country, there was a special custom. All the girls had to come and sing a song for the happy couple. When the faithful maiden heard this, she felt very sad. She thought her heart would break with sadness. She did not want to go. But her friends came and took her hand. They helped her go along. When it was her turn to sing, she stepped back. She wanted to hide. Soon, she was the only girl left. She could not refuse anymore.",
    "But when she began to sing, and her voice reached Roland, he jumped up and cried, \"I know that voice! That is my true bride. I do not want anyone else!\" All the things he had forgotten suddenly came back to his heart. Then the kind maiden had her wedding with her sweet Roland, and the sadness ended, and the joy began."
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  "child_friendly_text": "Once upon a time, there was a woman who was a real witch. She had two daughters. One was ugly and wicked, and the witch loved her very much because she was her own daughter. The other daughter was beautiful and good, and the witch hated her because she was the step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron. Her sister wanted it so much that she became jealous. She told her mother, \"You must have that apron.\" \"Be quiet, my child,\" said the old woman. \"You shall have it. Your step-sister has been bad for a long time. Tonight, when she is asleep, I will come and put her to sleep forever. Just be careful and stand on the far side of the bed. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner and heard everything.\n\nAll day long she stayed inside. When it was time for bed, the witch's daughter got into bed first. She wanted to lie at the far side. But when she fell asleep, the other girl pushed her gently to the front. She took the spot at the back, right by the wall.\n\nIn the night, the old woman crept in. She held an axe in her right hand. She felt with her left hand to see if anyone was there. Then, she took the axe with both hands and cut off her own child's head.\n\nWhen the girl left, she went to her sweetheart, Roland. She knocked on his door. When he came out, she said, \"Listen, dearest Roland. We must run away very fast. My stepmother wanted to hurt me, but she hurt her own child instead. When the sun comes up, and she sees what she has done, we will be in big trouble. But Roland said, 'I think we should take her magic wand first. If she chases us, we cannot escape without it.' The girl got the magic wand. Then she took the dead girl's head and put three drops of red blood on the floor. One drop was by the bed, one was in the kitchen, and one was on the stairs. After that, she hurried away with her lover.\n\nThe old witch got up the next morning and called for her daughter. She wanted to give her the apron, but the girl did not come. The witch cried out, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping,\" answered the first drop of blood.\n\nThe old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs. She cried again, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself,\" cried the second drop of blood.\n\nShe went into the kitchen, but found no one there. Then she cried again, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping,\" cried the third drop of blood.\n\nShe went into the room to the bed. What did she see there? Her own child, whose head she had cut off, was lying in a warm bath of blood.\n\nThe witch got very angry. She ran to the window and looked out. She saw her step-daughter running away with her sweet boyfriend, Roland. \"You cannot get away from me!\" she shouted. \"Even if you run far, I will still catch you!\" She put on her magic boots. With every step, she walked for an hour. Soon, she was right behind them. The girl saw the old woman coming. She waved her magic wand. Suddenly, Roland turned into a lake. The girl turned into a duck and swam in the middle of it.\n\nThe witch sat on the shore and threw bread crumbs into the water. She tried very hard to get the duck to come to her, but the duck was too smart. She did not move. So, the old woman had to go home just as she had come. When she was gone, the girl and her sweet friend Roland changed back into their real selves. They walked all through the night until the sun came up. Then, the girl turned into a lovely flower that grew in the middle of a bush. Her sweet friend Roland became a little fiddler. Soon, the witch came walking quickly toward them. She looked at the musician and asked, \"Dear musician, may I pick that beautiful flower for myself?\n\nOh, yes,\" he said. \"I will play for you while you pick the flower.\" She crept quickly into the hedge. She was just going to pick the flower when he began to play. Suddenly, she had to dance. It was a magic dance. The faster he played, the faster she had to move. The sharp thorns tore her dress and pricked her skin. She hurt and bled, but she could not stop. He did not stop playing. She danced until she fell down, very still and quiet.\n\nRoland said, \"Now I will go to my father and plan our wedding. In the meantime, I will stay here and wait for you.\" The girl smiled. \"To keep you safe, I will turn myself into a red stone landmark.\n\nThen Roland went away, and the girl stood like a bright red flower in the field, waiting for her beloved. But when Roland got home, he met someone new who was very nice. He liked her so much that he forgot all about the girl. The poor girl waited there for a long time. But since he did not come back at all, she felt very sad. She changed herself into a flower and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.\n\nOne day, a kind shepherd was watching his sheep in the field. He saw a beautiful flower and thought it was lovely. He picked it gently and put it in his chest. From that moment on, wonderful things started to happen in his home. Every morning, when he woke up, the work was already done. The room was clean, the fire was lit, and the water was ready. When he came home for lunch, the table was set, and a delicious meal was waiting for him. He was so surprised. He never saw anyone, and there was no place for anyone to hide.\n\nHe was very happy that everyone was there, but he was still so scared. So, he went to a wise woman and asked for her help. She told him, \"There is a magic spell at work. Listen very early one morning. If you see anything moving in the room, throw a white cloth over it. Then, the magic will stop.\n\nThe shepherd did what she asked. The next morning, just as the sun came up, he saw the chest open and the flower bloom. He quickly ran to it and covered it with a soft white cloth. Suddenly, the magic stopped, and a beautiful girl stood there. She told him she had been the flower all along and had been taking care of his house. She told him her story. Since he was kind, he asked if she would marry him. She said no, because she wanted to stay true to her sweetheart, Roland, even though he had left her. But she promised she would not go away and would keep his house for him.\n\nThe time for Roland’s wedding was getting closer. In this country, there was a special custom. All the girls had to come and sing a song for the happy couple. When the faithful maiden heard this, she felt very sad. She thought her heart would break with sadness. She did not want to go. But her friends came and took her hand. They helped her go along. When it was her turn to sing, she stepped back. She wanted to hide. Soon, she was the only girl left. She could not refuse anymore.\n\nBut when she began to sing, and her voice reached Roland, he jumped up and cried, \"I know that voice! That is my true bride. I do not want anyone else!\" All the things he had forgotten suddenly came back to his heart. Then the kind maiden had her wedding with her sweet Roland, and the sadness ended, and the joy began.",
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    "Once upon a time, there was a woman who was a real witch. She had two daughters. One was ugly and wicked, and the witch loved her very much because she was her own daughter. The other daughter was beautiful and good, and the witch hated her because she was the step-daughter. The step-daughter once had a pretty apron. Her sister wanted it so much that she became jealous. She told her mother, \"You must have that apron.\" \"Be quiet, my child,\" said the old woman. \"You shall have it. Your step-sister has been bad for a long time. Tonight, when she is asleep, I will come and put her to sleep forever. Just be careful and stand on the far side of the bed. It would have been all over with the poor girl if she had not just then been standing in a corner and heard everything.",
    "All day long she stayed inside. When it was time for bed, the witch's daughter got into bed first. She wanted to lie at the far side. But when she fell asleep, the other girl pushed her gently to the front. She took the spot at the back, right by the wall.\n\nIn the night, the old woman crept in. She held an axe in her right hand. She felt with her left hand to see if anyone was there. Then, she took the axe with both hands and cut off her own child's head.",
    "When the girl left, she went to her sweetheart, Roland. She knocked on his door. When he came out, she said, \"Listen, dearest Roland. We must run away very fast. My stepmother wanted to hurt me, but she hurt her own child instead. When the sun comes up, and she sees what she has done, we will be in big trouble. But Roland said, 'I think we should take her magic wand first. If she chases us, we cannot escape without it.' The girl got the magic wand. Then she took the dead girl's head and put three drops of red blood on the floor. One drop was by the bed, one was in the kitchen, and one was on the stairs. After that, she hurried away with her lover.",
    "The old witch got up the next morning and called for her daughter. She wanted to give her the apron, but the girl did not come. The witch cried out, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Here, on the stairs, I am sweeping,\" answered the first drop of blood.\n\nThe old woman went out, but saw no one on the stairs. She cried again, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Here in the kitchen, I am warming myself,\" cried the second drop of blood.\n\nShe went into the kitchen, but found no one there. Then she cried again, \"Where are you?\"\n\n\"Ah, here in the bed, I am sleeping,\" cried the third drop of blood.\n\nShe went into the room to the bed. What did she see there? Her own child, whose head she had cut off, was lying in a warm bath of blood.",
    "The witch got very angry. She ran to the window and looked out. She saw her step-daughter running away with her sweet boyfriend, Roland. \"You cannot get away from me!\" she shouted. \"Even if you run far, I will still catch you!\" She put on her magic boots. With every step, she walked for an hour. Soon, she was right behind them. The girl saw the old woman coming. She waved her magic wand. Suddenly, Roland turned into a lake. The girl turned into a duck and swam in the middle of it.",
    "The witch sat on the shore and threw bread crumbs into the water. She tried very hard to get the duck to come to her, but the duck was too smart. She did not move. So, the old woman had to go home just as she had come. When she was gone, the girl and her sweet friend Roland changed back into their real selves. They walked all through the night until the sun came up. Then, the girl turned into a lovely flower that grew in the middle of a bush. Her sweet friend Roland became a little fiddler. Soon, the witch came walking quickly toward them. She looked at the musician and asked, \"Dear musician, may I pick that beautiful flower for myself?",
    "Oh, yes,\" he said. \"I will play for you while you pick the flower.\" She crept quickly into the hedge. She was just going to pick the flower when he began to play. Suddenly, she had to dance. It was a magic dance. The faster he played, the faster she had to move. The sharp thorns tore her dress and pricked her skin. She hurt and bled, but she could not stop. He did not stop playing. She danced until she fell down, very still and quiet.",
    "Roland said, \"Now I will go to my father and plan our wedding. In the meantime, I will stay here and wait for you.\" The girl smiled. \"To keep you safe, I will turn myself into a red stone landmark.",
    "Then Roland went away, and the girl stood like a bright red flower in the field, waiting for her beloved. But when Roland got home, he met someone new who was very nice. He liked her so much that he forgot all about the girl. The poor girl waited there for a long time. But since he did not come back at all, she felt very sad. She changed herself into a flower and thought, someone will surely come this way, and trample me down.",
    "One day, a kind shepherd was watching his sheep in the field. He saw a beautiful flower and thought it was lovely. He picked it gently and put it in his chest. From that moment on, wonderful things started to happen in his home. Every morning, when he woke up, the work was already done. The room was clean, the fire was lit, and the water was ready. When he came home for lunch, the table was set, and a delicious meal was waiting for him. He was so surprised. He never saw anyone, and there was no place for anyone to hide.",
    "He was very happy that everyone was there, but he was still so scared. So, he went to a wise woman and asked for her help. She told him, \"There is a magic spell at work. Listen very early one morning. If you see anything moving in the room, throw a white cloth over it. Then, the magic will stop.",
    "The shepherd did what she asked. The next morning, just as the sun came up, he saw the chest open and the flower bloom. He quickly ran to it and covered it with a soft white cloth. Suddenly, the magic stopped, and a beautiful girl stood there. She told him she had been the flower all along and had been taking care of his house. She told him her story. Since he was kind, he asked if she would marry him. She said no, because she wanted to stay true to her sweetheart, Roland, even though he had left her. But she promised she would not go away and would keep his house for him.",
    "The time for Roland’s wedding was getting closer. In this country, there was a special custom. All the girls had to come and sing a song for the happy couple. When the faithful maiden heard this, she felt very sad. She thought her heart would break with sadness. She did not want to go. But her friends came and took her hand. They helped her go along. When it was her turn to sing, she stepped back. She wanted to hide. Soon, she was the only girl left. She could not refuse anymore.",
    "But when she began to sing, and her voice reached Roland, he jumped up and cried, \"I know that voice! That is my true bride. I do not want anyone else!\" All the things he had forgotten suddenly came back to his heart. Then the kind maiden had her wedding with her sweet Roland, and the sadness ended, and the joy began."
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