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"The little fish answered, ah, little sister, up on high how sad is my poor heart while in this pond I lie. When the cook heard that the lambkin could speak and said such sad words to the fish down below, he was terrified and thought this could be no common lamb, but must be bewitched by the wicked woman in the house. Then said he, be easy, I will not kill you, and took another sheep and made it ready for the guests, and conveyed the lambkin to a good peasant woman, to whom he related all that he had seen and heard. The peasant, however, was the very woman who had been foster-mother to the little sister, and she suspected at once who the lamb was, and went with it to a wise woman.",
"Then the wise woman pronounced a blessing over the lambkin and the little fish, by means of which they regained their human forms, and after this she took them both into a little hut in a great forest, where they lived alone, but were contented and happy."
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"Once there was a little brother and a little sister who loved each other very much. Their own mother had passed away, and they lived with a step-mother who was not very kind. She tried to be mean to them, but she could not stop them from being happy. One day, the children were playing in a green meadow near their house. There was a small pond there, and they ran around it, laughing and having fun. They played a game where they counted out loud. They sang a sweet song together. \"Eneke beneke, let us live,\" they sang. \"I will give you my bird. The bird will look for straw. I will give the straw to the cow to eat. The pretty cow will give me milk. I will take the milk to the baker. The baker will bake a cake. I will give the cake to the cat.",
"The cat would catch mice for that, and the mice would be hung up in the smoke. Then they would see the snow. They stood in a circle and played a game. The person who heard the word \"snow\" had to run away. The others chased him and caught him. They ran about so happily. But the step-mother watched them from the window and grew angry. She knew magic, so she cast a spell on them. She turned the little brother into a fish and the little sister into a lamb. The fish swam sadly in the pond. The lamb walked sadly on the meadow. He could not eat or touch the grass. Time passed, and then strangers came to visit the castle.",
"The step-mother thought, this is a good chance. She called the cook and said, \"Go get the lamb from the meadow. We have nothing else for our guests.\" The cook went out and brought the lamb back. He tied its feet and took it into the kitchen. The lamb was very brave and did not cry.\n\nThe cook took out his knife. He sharpened it on the door step to kill the lamb. Suddenly, he saw a little fish swimming in the water. It looked up at him. This was the brother. The fish had followed them to the house. The lamb cried down to the fish, \"Ah, brother, the water is so deep. My heart is so sad. The cook is sharpening his knife to take my life.",
"The little fish spoke softly, \"Oh, little sister, my heart is so sad down here in the water.\" The cook heard the lamb talk and felt very scared. He thought, \"This is not a normal lamb. It must be magic!\" He told the lamb, \"Do not worry. I will not hurt you.\" He took another sheep to cook for the guests. Then, he gently carried the lamb to a kind woman who lived nearby. He told her everything he had seen. The woman was the little sister’s old friend. She knew the lamb was her friend right away. She took the lamb to a wise woman to help him.",
"Then the wise woman gave them a special blessing. Suddenly, the lambkin and the little fish changed back into their human forms. The woman led them to a cozy little house deep in the forest. They lived there all alone, but they were very happy and content."
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"Once there was a little brother and a little sister who loved each other very much. Their own mother had passed away, and they lived with a step-mother who was not very kind. She tried to be mean to them, but she could not stop them from being happy. One day, the children were playing in a green meadow near their house. There was a small pond there, and they ran around it, laughing and having fun. They played a game where they counted out loud. They sang a sweet song together. \"Eneke beneke, let us live,\" they sang. \"I will give you my bird. The bird will look for straw. I will give the straw to the cow to eat. The pretty cow will give me milk. I will take the milk to the baker. The baker will bake a cake. I will give the cake to the cat.",
"The cat would catch mice for that, and the mice would be hung up in the smoke. Then they would see the snow. They stood in a circle and played a game. The person who heard the word \"snow\" had to run away. The others chased him and caught him. They ran about so happily. But the step-mother watched them from the window and grew angry. She knew magic, so she cast a spell on them. She turned the little brother into a fish and the little sister into a lamb. The fish swam sadly in the pond. The lamb walked sadly on the meadow. He could not eat or touch the grass. Time passed, and then strangers came to visit the castle.",
"The step-mother thought, this is a good chance. She called the cook and said, \"Go get the lamb from the meadow. We have nothing else for our guests.\" The cook went out and brought the lamb back. He tied its feet and took it into the kitchen. The lamb was very brave and did not cry.\n\nThe cook took out his knife. He sharpened it on the door step to kill the lamb. Suddenly, he saw a little fish swimming in the water. It looked up at him. This was the brother. The fish had followed them to the house. The lamb cried down to the fish, \"Ah, brother, the water is so deep. My heart is so sad. The cook is sharpening his knife to take my life.",
"The little fish spoke softly, \"Oh, little sister, my heart is so sad down here in the water.\" The cook heard the lamb talk and felt very scared. He thought, \"This is not a normal lamb. It must be magic!\" He told the lamb, \"Do not worry. I will not hurt you.\" He took another sheep to cook for the guests. Then, he gently carried the lamb to a kind woman who lived nearby. He told her everything he had seen. The woman was the little sister’s old friend. She knew the lamb was her friend right away. She took the lamb to a wise woman to help him.",
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