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"A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little hut on the edge of a lonely forest. One morning as he was about to go to his work, he said to his wife, let our eldest daughter bring me my dinner into the forest, or I shall never get my work done, and in order that she may not miss her way, he added, I will take a bag of millet with me and strew the seeds on the path. When, therefore, the sun was just above the centre of the forest, the girl set out on her way with a bowl of soup, but the field-sparrows, and wood-sparrows, larks and finches, blackbirds and siskins had picked up the millet long before, and the girl could not find the track. Trusting to chance, she went on and on, until the sun sank and night began to fall. The trees rustled in the darkness, the owls hooted, and she began to be afraid. Then in the distance she perceived a light which glimmered between the trees. There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow. The girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep. The animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day. It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back to-morrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and can't lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed. The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar. On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn. She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they. Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty. Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night. Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.",
"She slept quietly till midnight, and then there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. There was a sound of cracking and splitting in every corner, and the doors sprang open, and beat against the walls. The beams groaned as if they were being torn out of their joints, it seemed as if the staircase were falling down, and at length there was a crash as if the entire roof had fallen in. When, however, all grew quiet once more, and the girl was not hurt, she stayed quietly lying where she was, and fell asleep again. But when she woke up in the morning with the brilliancy of the sunshine, what did her eyes behold. She was lying in a vast hall, and everything around her shone with royal splendor. On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.",
"And while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast. But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger."
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There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow. The girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep. The animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day. It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back to-morrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and can't lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed. The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar. On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn. She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they. Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty. Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night. Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.\n\nShe slept quietly till midnight, and then there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. There was a sound of cracking and splitting in every corner, and the doors sprang open, and beat against the walls. The beams groaned as if they were being torn out of their joints, it seemed as if the staircase were falling down, and at length there was a crash as if the entire roof had fallen in. When, however, all grew quiet once more, and the girl was not hurt, she stayed quietly lying where she was, and fell asleep again. But when she woke up in the morning with the brilliancy of the sunshine, what did her eyes behold. She was lying in a vast hall, and everything around her shone with royal splendor. On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.\n\nAnd while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast. But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger.",
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"A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little hut on the edge of a lonely forest. One morning as he was about to go to his work, he said to his wife, let our eldest daughter bring me my dinner into the forest, or I shall never get my work done, and in order that she may not miss her way, he added, I will take a bag of millet with me and strew the seeds on the path. When, therefore, the sun was just above the centre of the forest, the girl set out on her way with a bowl of soup, but the field-sparrows, and wood-sparrows, larks and finches, blackbirds and siskins had picked up the millet long before, and the girl could not find the track. Trusting to chance, she went on and on, until the sun sank and night began to fall. The trees rustled in the darkness, the owls hooted, and she began to be afraid. Then in the distance she perceived a light which glimmered between the trees. There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow. The girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep. The animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day. It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back to-morrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and can't lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed. The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar. On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn. She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they. Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty. Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night. Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.",
"She slept quietly till midnight, and then there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. There was a sound of cracking and splitting in every corner, and the doors sprang open, and beat against the walls. The beams groaned as if they were being torn out of their joints, it seemed as if the staircase were falling down, and at length there was a crash as if the entire roof had fallen in. When, however, all grew quiet once more, and the girl was not hurt, she stayed quietly lying where she was, and fell asleep again. But when she woke up in the morning with the brilliancy of the sunshine, what did her eyes behold. She was lying in a vast hall, and everything around her shone with royal splendor. On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.",
"And while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast. But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger."
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There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow. The girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep. The animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day. It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back to-morrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and can't lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed. The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar. On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn. She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they. Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty. Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night. Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.\n\nShe slept quietly till midnight, and then there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. There was a sound of cracking and splitting in every corner, and the doors sprang open, and beat against the walls. The beams groaned as if they were being torn out of their joints, it seemed as if the staircase were falling down, and at length there was a crash as if the entire roof had fallen in. When, however, all grew quiet once more, and the girl was not hurt, she stayed quietly lying where she was, and fell asleep again. But when she woke up in the morning with the brilliancy of the sunshine, what did her eyes behold. She was lying in a vast hall, and everything around her shone with royal splendor. On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.\n\nAnd while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast. But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger.",
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"A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little hut on the edge of a lonely forest. One morning as he was about to go to his work, he said to his wife, let our eldest daughter bring me my dinner into the forest, or I shall never get my work done, and in order that she may not miss her way, he added, I will take a bag of millet with me and strew the seeds on the path. When, therefore, the sun was just above the centre of the forest, the girl set out on her way with a bowl of soup, but the field-sparrows, and wood-sparrows, larks and finches, blackbirds and siskins had picked up the millet long before, and the girl could not find the track. Trusting to chance, she went on and on, until the sun sank and night began to fall.",
"The trees rustled in the darkness, the owls hooted, and she began to be afraid. Then in the distance she perceived a light which glimmered between the trees. There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow.",
"The girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep.",
"The animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day.",
"It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back to-morrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and can't lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed.",
"The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar.",
"On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn.",
"She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they.",
"Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty.",
"Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night.",
"Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.",
"She slept quietly till midnight, and then there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. There was a sound of cracking and splitting in every corner, and the doors sprang open, and beat against the walls. The beams groaned as if they were being torn out of their joints, it seemed as if the staircase were falling down, and at length there was a crash as if the entire roof had fallen in. When, however, all grew quiet once more, and the girl was not hurt, she stayed quietly lying where she was, and fell asleep again. But when she woke up in the morning with the brilliancy of the sunshine, what did her eyes behold. She was lying in a vast hall, and everything around her shone with royal splendor.",
"On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.",
"And while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast.",
"But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger."
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"A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little hut on the edge of a lonely forest. One morning as he was about to go to his work, he said to his wife, let our eldest daughter bring me my dinner into the forest, or I shall never get my work done, and in order that she may not miss her way, he added, I will take a bag of millet with me and strew the seeds on the path. When, therefore, the sun was just above the centre of the forest, the girl set out on her way with a bowl of soup, but the field-sparrows, and wood-sparrows, larks and finches, blackbirds and siskins had picked up the millet long before, and the girl could not find the track. Trusting to chance, she went on and on, until the sun sank and night began to fall.",
"The trees rustled in the darkness, the owls hooted, and she began to be afraid. Then in the distance she perceived a light which glimmered between the trees. There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow.",
"The girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep.",
"The animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day.",
"It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back tomorrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and cannot lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed.",
"The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar.",
"On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn.",
"She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they.",
"Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty.",
"Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night.",
"Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.",
"She slept quietly till midnight, and then there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. There was a sound of cracking and splitting in every corner, and the doors sprang open, and beat against the walls. The beams groaned as if they were being torn out of their joints, it seemed as if the staircase were falling down, and at length there was a crash as if the entire roof had fallen in. When, however, all grew quiet once more, and the girl was not hurt, she stayed quietly lying where she was, and fell asleep again. But when she woke up in the morning with the brilliancy of the sunshine, what did her eyes behold. She was lying in a vast hall, and everything around her shone with royal splendor.",
"On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.",
"And while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast.",
"But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger."
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"speech_safe_text": "A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little hut on the edge of a lonely forest. One morning as he was about to go to his work, he said to his wife, let our eldest daughter bring me my dinner into the forest, or I shall never get my work done, and in order that she may not miss her way, he added, I will take a bag of millet with me and strew the seeds on the path. When, therefore, the sun was just above the centre of the forest, the girl set out on her way with a bowl of soup, but the field-sparrows, and wood-sparrows, larks and finches, blackbirds and siskins had picked up the millet long before, and the girl could not find the track. Trusting to chance, she went on and on, until the sun sank and night began to fall.\n\nThe trees rustled in the darkness, the owls hooted, and she began to be afraid. Then in the distance she perceived a light which glimmered between the trees. There ought to be some people living there, who can take me in for the night, thought she, and went up to the light. It was not long before she came to a house the windows of which were all lighted up. She knocked, and a rough voice from inside cried, come in. The girl stepped into the dark entrance, and knocked at the door of the room. Just come in, cried the voice, and when she opened the door, an old gray-haired man was sitting at the table, supporting his face with both hands, and his white beard fell down over the table almost as far as the ground. By the stove lay three animals, a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow.\n\nThe girl told her story to the old man, and begged for shelter for the night. The man said, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, answered the animals, and that must have meant, we are willing, for the old man said, here you shall have shelter and food, go to the fire, and cook us our supper. The girl found in the kitchen abundance of everything, and cooked a good supper, but had no thought of the animals. She carried the full bowl to the table, seated herself by the gray-haired man, ate and satisfied her hunger. When she had had enough, she said, but now I am tired, where is there a bed in which I can lie down, and sleep.\n\nThe animals replied, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. Then said the old man, just go upstairs, and you will find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep. The girl went up, and when she had shaken the beds and put clean sheets on, she lay down in one of them without waiting any longer for the old man. After some time the gray-haired man came, held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw that she had fallen into a sound sleep, he opened a trap-door, and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the wood-cutter came home, and reproached his wife for leaving him to hunger all day.\n\nIt is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back tomorrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and cannot lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed.\n\nThe man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar.\n\nOn the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn.\n\nShe was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they.\n\nThen the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. 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"It is not my fault, she replied, the girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost herself, but surely she will come back tomorrow. The wood-cutter, however, arose before dawn to go into the forest, and requested that the second daughter should take him his dinner that day. I will take a bag with lentils, said he, the seeds are larger than millet, the girl will see them better, and cannot lose her way. At dinner-time, therefore, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up as they had done the day before, and had left none. The girl wandered about in the forest until night, and then she too reached the house of the old man, was told to go in, and begged for food and a bed.",
"The man with the white beard again asked the animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals again replied 'duks, and everything happened just as it had happened the day before. The girl cooked a good meal, ate and drank with the old man, and did not concern herself about the animals, and when she inquired about her bed they answered, thou hast eaten with him, thou hast drunk with him, thou hast had no thought for us, so find out for thyself where thou canst pass the night. When she was asleep the old man came, looked at her, shook his head, and let her down into the cellar.",
"On the third morning the wood-cutter said to his wife, send our youngest child out with my dinner to-day, she has always been good and obedient, and will stay in the right path, and not rove about like her sisters, the wild bumble-bees. The mother did not want to do it, and said, am I to lose my dearest child, as well. Have no fear, he replied, the girl will not go astray. She is too prudent and sensible. Besides I will take some peas with me, strew them about. They are still larger than lentils, and will show her the way. But when the girl went out with her basket on her arm, the wood-pigeons had already got all the peas in their crops, and she did not know which way she was to turn.",
"She was full of sorrow and never ceased to think how hungry her father would be, and how her good mother would grieve, if she did not go home. At length when it grew dark, she saw the light and came to the house in the forest. She begged quite prettily to be allowed to spend the night there, and the man with the white beard again asked his animals, my pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. Duks, said they.",
"Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying, and petted the cock and hen, and stroked their smooth feathers with her hand, and caressed the brindled cow between her horns, and when, in obedience to the old man's orders, she had made ready some good soup, and the bowl was placed upon the table, she said, am I to eat as much as I want, and the good animals to have nothing. Outside is food in plenty, I will look after them first. So she went and brought some barley and stewed it for the cock and hen, and a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. I hope you will like it, dear animals, said she, and you shall have a refreshing draught in case you are thirsty.",
"Then she fetched a bucketful of water, and the cock and hen jumped on to the edge of it and dipped their beaks in, and then held up their heads as the birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also took a hearty draught. When the animals were fed, the girl seated herself at the table by the old man, and ate what he had left. It was not long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their heads beneath their wings, and the eyes of the cow likewise began to blink. Then said the girl, ought we not to go to bed. My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now. The animals answered, duks, thou hast eaten with us, thou hast drunk with us, thou hast had kind thought for all of us, we wish thee good-night.",
"Then the maiden went upstairs, shook the feather-beds, and laid clean sheets on them, and when she had done it the old man came and lay down in one of the beds, and his white beard reached down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other, said her prayers, and fell asleep.",
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"On the walls, golden flowers grew up on a ground of green silk, the bed was of ivory, and the canopy of red velvet, and on a chair close by, was a pair of slippers embroidered with pearls. The girl believed that she was in a dream, but three richly clad attendants came in, and asked what orders she would like to give. If you will go, she replied, I will get up at once and make ready some soup for the old man, and then I will feed the pretty hen, and the pretty cock, and the pretty brindled cow. She thought the old man was up already, and looked round at his bed. He, however, was not lying in it, but a stranger.",
"And while she was looking at him, and becoming aware that he was young and handsome, he awoke, sat up in bed, and said, I am a king's son, and was bewitched by a wicked witch, and made to live in this forest, as an old gray-haired man. No one was allowed to be with me but my three attendants in the form of a cock, a hen, and a brindled cow. The spell was not to be broken until a girl came to us whose heart was so good that she showed herself full of love, not only towards mankind, but towards animals - and that you have done, and by you at midnight we were set free, and the old hut in the forest was changed back again into my royal palace. And when they had arisen, the king's son ordered the three attendants to set out and fetch the father and mother of the girl to the marriage feast.",
"But where are my two sisters, inquired the maiden. I have locked them in the cellar, and to-morrow they shall be led into the forest, and shall live as servants to a charcoal-burner, until they have grown kinder, and do not leave poor animals to suffer hunger."
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"A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a small house at the edge of a quiet forest. One morning, he had to go to work. He asked his oldest daughter to bring him some lunch into the woods. He wanted to help her find her way, so he took a bag of seeds and sprinkled them on the path. When the sun was high in the sky, the girl started walking with a bowl of soup. But the little birds, like sparrows and larks, had already eaten all the seeds. She could not see the path anymore. She kept walking, hoping to find her way, until the sun went down and the dark night began to fall.",
"The trees whispered in the dark night, and the owls hooted softly. She felt a little bit scared. Then, she saw a little light glowing between the trees. \"There must be people living there,\" she thought. \"They can help me.\" She walked toward the light. Soon, she found a house with bright windows. She knocked on the door. A deep voice from inside said, \"Come in.\" The girl stepped into the dark hallway and knocked on the room door. \"Just come in!\" the voice called out. When she opened the door, she saw an old man with white hair and a long white beard. He was resting his chin on his hands. By the warm stove, three animals were sleeping: a hen, a rooster, and a cow.",
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"The animals said, \"You ate and drank with him, but you did not think about us. You must find a place to sleep yourself.\" Then the old man said, \"Just go upstairs. You will find a room with two beds. Shake them up and put clean sheets on them. Then I will come and sleep there too.\" The girl went upstairs. She shook the beds and put on the white sheets. She lay down in one bed and waited for the old man. After a while, the gray-haired man came. He held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw she was fast asleep, he opened a trap door and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the woodcutter came home. He was sad and told his wife he had been hungry all day.",
"It is not my fault,\" she replied. \"The girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost her way. But surely she will come back tomorrow.\"\n\nThe wood-cutter, however, got up very early to go into the forest. He asked the second daughter to take him his lunch that day.\n\n\"I will take a bag of lentils,\" he said. \"The seeds are big, so she will see them better. She cannot get lost.\"\n\nAt lunchtime, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up, just like the day before, and left none.\n\nThe girl wandered about in the forest until night. Then she too reached the house of the old man. She was told to go inside and begged for food and a warm bed.",
"The old man with the white beard asked the animals again, \"What are you saying now?\" The animals replied, \"No, no.\" And everything happened just like the day before. The girl cooked a nice meal. She ate and drank with the old man. She did not think about the animals at all. When she asked about her bed, they said, \"You ate with him. You drank with him. You did not think about us. So, find out for yourself where you can sleep.\" When she was asleep, the old man came. He looked at her and shook his head. Then he gently let her down into the cellar.",
"On the third morning, the wood-cutter said to his wife, \"Please send our youngest child out with my dinner today. She has always been good and listens well. She will stay on the path and not run around like her sisters, who are as busy as wild bumble-bees.\"\n\nThe mother did not want to do it. She asked, \"Am I to lose my dearest child, too?\"\n\n\"Have no fear,\" he replied. \"The girl will not go astray. She is very sensible. Besides, I will take some peas with me. I will scatter them on the ground. They are big and yellow, so they will show her the way.\"\n\nBut when the girl went out with her basket, the wood-pigeons had already eaten all the peas. They were full, and she did not know which way to turn.",
"She felt very sad and worried. She thought about her hungry father and her sad mother. She knew she had to go home. When the sky turned dark, she saw a little light. She walked to the house in the forest. She asked the old man very nicely if she could stay the night. The man with the white beard asked his animals, \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, and my pretty cow, what do you say?\" They all said, \"No!",
"Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying. She petted the rooster and the hen, and stroked their soft feathers with her hand. She also gave a gentle hug to the big cow between her horns. After that, she made some warm soup for everyone. When the bowl was placed on the table, she asked, \"Am I allowed to eat as much as I want, while the good animals have nothing? Outside, there is plenty of food. I will look after them first.\"\n\nSo, she went out and brought some barley to cook for the rooster and the hen. She also gathered a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. \"I hope you will like it, dear animals,\" she said softly. \"And you shall have a nice drink to quench your thirst.",
"Then she fetched a bucket of water. The little cock and hen jumped up to the edge and drank. The big cow took a long, happy drink too. When the animals were full, the girl sat down at the table with the old man. She ate the food he had left. Soon, the little cock and hen tucked their heads under their wings. The cow’s eyes began to blink, too.\n\nThe girl smiled softly. \"Shouldn't we go to sleep now?\" she asked. \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, and my pretty cow, what are you saying?\"\n\nThe animals spoke in a gentle voice. \"Good-night,\" they said. \"You ate with us. You drank with us. You were so kind to us. We wish you sweet dreams.",
"Then the maiden went upstairs. She shook the soft feather-beds and put fresh, clean sheets on them. When she was done, the old man came and lay down in one of the beds. His long, white beard reached all the way down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other bed. She said her prayers, and then she closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.",
"She slept quietly until midnight. Then, a loud noise woke her up. There were cracking sounds everywhere. The doors flew open and hit the walls. The wooden beams groaned loudly. It sounded like the stairs were falling down. Then, there was a big crash, like the roof had fallen in. But when everything went quiet again, she was safe. She stayed in her bed and fell back to sleep. When she woke up in the morning, the sun was shining bright. She looked around and gasped. She was in a huge, beautiful hall. Everything around her shone with royal splendor.",
"On the walls, golden flowers grew on soft green silk. The bed was made of smooth ivory, and the cover was red velvet. A chair sat close by with slippers that sparkled like pearls. The girl felt like she was in a wonderful dream. Then, three kind helpers came in and asked what she needed. \"If you will go,\" she said, \"I will get up right away to make some warm soup for the old man. Then I will feed the pretty hen, the pretty cock, and the pretty cow.\" She thought the old man was already awake, so she looked around his room. But he was not in his bed. A kind stranger was sleeping there instead.",
"And while she looked at him, she saw that he was young and very handsome. He opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and said, \"I am a prince. A bad witch put a spell on me. She made me live in this forest as an old man. I was only allowed to be with my three helpers: a rooster, a hen, and a cow. The magic would only break when a girl came who was kind and loved all living things. You are that girl. Because of you, the spell is gone. At midnight, the old hut changed back into my beautiful palace.\" Then, the prince asked his helpers to go and bring his parents to the wedding feast.",
"But where are my two sisters? asked the girl. I have locked them in the cellar. Tomorrow, they will go into the forest to work for a charcoal-burner. They will stay there until they learn to be kind and stop leaving poor animals to go hungry."
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"child_friendly_text": "A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a small house at the edge of a quiet forest. One morning, he had to go to work. He asked his oldest daughter to bring him some lunch into the woods. He wanted to help her find her way, so he took a bag of seeds and sprinkled them on the path. When the sun was high in the sky, the girl started walking with a bowl of soup. But the little birds, like sparrows and larks, had already eaten all the seeds. She could not see the path anymore. She kept walking, hoping to find her way, until the sun went down and the dark night began to fall.\n\nThe trees whispered in the dark night, and the owls hooted softly. She felt a little bit scared. Then, she saw a little light glowing between the trees. \"There must be people living there,\" she thought. \"They can help me.\" She walked toward the light. Soon, she found a house with bright windows. She knocked on the door. A deep voice from inside said, \"Come in.\" The girl stepped into the dark hallway and knocked on the room door. \"Just come in!\" the voice called out. When she opened the door, she saw an old man with white hair and a long white beard. He was resting his chin on his hands. By the warm stove, three animals were sleeping: a hen, a rooster, and a cow.\n\nThe girl told the old man her story. She asked for a place to stay for the night. The man looked at his animals. He said, \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now?\"\n\n\"We are willing,\" the animals said.\n\nThe old man smiled. \"Here you shall have shelter and food,\" he said. \"Go to the fire and cook our supper.\"\n\nThe girl went to the kitchen. There was plenty of food there. She cooked a nice meal, but she did not think about the animals. She put a full bowl on the table and sat down with the gray-haired man. They ate and felt full.\n\nWhen she had had enough, she said, \"But now I am tired. Where can I lie down to sleep?\n\nThe animals said, \"You ate and drank with him, but you did not think about us. You must find a place to sleep yourself.\" Then the old man said, \"Just go upstairs. You will find a room with two beds. Shake them up and put clean sheets on them. Then I will come and sleep there too.\" The girl went upstairs. She shook the beds and put on the white sheets. She lay down in one bed and waited for the old man. After a while, the gray-haired man came. He held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw she was fast asleep, he opened a trap door and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the woodcutter came home. He was sad and told his wife he had been hungry all day.\n\nIt is not my fault,\" she replied. \"The girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost her way. But surely she will come back tomorrow.\"\n\nThe wood-cutter, however, got up very early to go into the forest. He asked the second daughter to take him his lunch that day.\n\n\"I will take a bag of lentils,\" he said. \"The seeds are big, so she will see them better. She cannot get lost.\"\n\nAt lunchtime, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up, just like the day before, and left none.\n\nThe girl wandered about in the forest until night. Then she too reached the house of the old man. She was told to go inside and begged for food and a warm bed.\n\nThe old man with the white beard asked the animals again, \"What are you saying now?\" The animals replied, \"No, no.\" And everything happened just like the day before. The girl cooked a nice meal. She ate and drank with the old man. She did not think about the animals at all. When she asked about her bed, they said, \"You ate with him. You drank with him. You did not think about us. So, find out for yourself where you can sleep.\" When she was asleep, the old man came. He looked at her and shook his head. Then he gently let her down into the cellar.\n\nOn the third morning, the wood-cutter said to his wife, \"Please send our youngest child out with my dinner today. She has always been good and listens well. She will stay on the path and not run around like her sisters, who are as busy as wild bumble-bees.\"\n\nThe mother did not want to do it. She asked, \"Am I to lose my dearest child, too?\"\n\n\"Have no fear,\" he replied. \"The girl will not go astray. She is very sensible. Besides, I will take some peas with me. I will scatter them on the ground. They are big and yellow, so they will show her the way.\"\n\nBut when the girl went out with her basket, the wood-pigeons had already eaten all the peas. They were full, and she did not know which way to turn.\n\nShe felt very sad and worried. She thought about her hungry father and her sad mother. She knew she had to go home. When the sky turned dark, she saw a little light. She walked to the house in the forest. She asked the old man very nicely if she could stay the night. The man with the white beard asked his animals, \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, and my pretty cow, what do you say?\" They all said, \"No!\n\nThen the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying. She petted the rooster and the hen, and stroked their soft feathers with her hand. She also gave a gentle hug to the big cow between her horns. After that, she made some warm soup for everyone. When the bowl was placed on the table, she asked, \"Am I allowed to eat as much as I want, while the good animals have nothing? Outside, there is plenty of food. I will look after them first.\"\n\nSo, she went out and brought some barley to cook for the rooster and the hen. She also gathered a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. \"I hope you will like it, dear animals,\" she said softly. \"And you shall have a nice drink to quench your thirst.\n\nThen she fetched a bucket of water. The little cock and hen jumped up to the edge and drank. The big cow took a long, happy drink too. When the animals were full, the girl sat down at the table with the old man. She ate the food he had left. Soon, the little cock and hen tucked their heads under their wings. The cow’s eyes began to blink, too.\n\nThe girl smiled softly. \"Shouldn't we go to sleep now?\" she asked. \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, and my pretty cow, what are you saying?\"\n\nThe animals spoke in a gentle voice. \"Good-night,\" they said. \"You ate with us. You drank with us. You were so kind to us. We wish you sweet dreams.\n\nThen the maiden went upstairs. She shook the soft feather-beds and put fresh, clean sheets on them. When she was done, the old man came and lay down in one of the beds. His long, white beard reached all the way down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other bed. She said her prayers, and then she closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.\n\nShe slept quietly until midnight. Then, a loud noise woke her up. There were cracking sounds everywhere. The doors flew open and hit the walls. The wooden beams groaned loudly. It sounded like the stairs were falling down. Then, there was a big crash, like the roof had fallen in. But when everything went quiet again, she was safe. She stayed in her bed and fell back to sleep. When she woke up in the morning, the sun was shining bright. She looked around and gasped. She was in a huge, beautiful hall. Everything around her shone with royal splendor.\n\nOn the walls, golden flowers grew on soft green silk. The bed was made of smooth ivory, and the cover was red velvet. A chair sat close by with slippers that sparkled like pearls. The girl felt like she was in a wonderful dream. Then, three kind helpers came in and asked what she needed. \"If you will go,\" she said, \"I will get up right away to make some warm soup for the old man. Then I will feed the pretty hen, the pretty cock, and the pretty cow.\" She thought the old man was already awake, so she looked around his room. But he was not in his bed. A kind stranger was sleeping there instead.\n\nAnd while she looked at him, she saw that he was young and very handsome. He opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and said, \"I am a prince. A bad witch put a spell on me. She made me live in this forest as an old man. I was only allowed to be with my three helpers: a rooster, a hen, and a cow. The magic would only break when a girl came who was kind and loved all living things. You are that girl. Because of you, the spell is gone. At midnight, the old hut changed back into my beautiful palace.\" Then, the prince asked his helpers to go and bring his parents to the wedding feast.\n\nBut where are my two sisters? asked the girl. I have locked them in the cellar. Tomorrow, they will go into the forest to work for a charcoal-burner. They will stay there until they learn to be kind and stop leaving poor animals to go hungry.",
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"A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a small house at the edge of a quiet forest. One morning, he had to go to work. He asked his oldest daughter to bring him some lunch into the woods. He wanted to help her find her way, so he took a bag of seeds and sprinkled them on the path. When the sun was high in the sky, the girl started walking with a bowl of soup. But the little birds, like sparrows and larks, had already eaten all the seeds. She could not see the path anymore. She kept walking, hoping to find her way, until the sun went down and the dark night began to fall.",
"The trees whispered in the dark night, and the owls hooted softly. She felt a little bit scared. Then, she saw a little light glowing between the trees. \"There must be people living there,\" she thought. \"They can help me.\" She walked toward the light. Soon, she found a house with bright windows. She knocked on the door. A deep voice from inside said, \"Come in.\" The girl stepped into the dark hallway and knocked on the room door. \"Just come in!\" the voice called out. When she opened the door, she saw an old man with white hair and a long white beard. He was resting his chin on his hands. By the warm stove, three animals were sleeping: a hen, a rooster, and a cow.",
"The girl told the old man her story. She asked for a place to stay for the night. The man looked at his animals. He said, \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, my pretty brindled cow, what are you saying now?\"\n\n\"We are willing,\" the animals said.\n\nThe old man smiled. \"Here you shall have shelter and food,\" he said. \"Go to the fire and cook our supper.\"\n\nThe girl went to the kitchen. There was plenty of food there. She cooked a nice meal, but she did not think about the animals. She put a full bowl on the table and sat down with the gray-haired man. They ate and felt full.\n\nWhen she had had enough, she said, \"But now I am tired. Where can I lie down to sleep?",
"The animals said, \"You ate and drank with him, but you did not think about us. You must find a place to sleep yourself.\" Then the old man said, \"Just go upstairs. You will find a room with two beds. Shake them up and put clean sheets on them. Then I will come and sleep there too.\" The girl went upstairs. She shook the beds and put on the white sheets. She lay down in one bed and waited for the old man. After a while, the gray-haired man came. He held his candle over the girl and shook his head. When he saw she was fast asleep, he opened a trap door and let her down into the cellar. Late at night, the woodcutter came home. He was sad and told his wife he had been hungry all day.",
"It is not my fault,\" she replied. \"The girl went out with your dinner, and must have lost her way. But surely she will come back tomorrow.\"\n\nThe wood-cutter, however, got up very early to go into the forest. He asked the second daughter to take him his lunch that day.\n\n\"I will take a bag of lentils,\" he said. \"The seeds are big, so she will see them better. She cannot get lost.\"\n\nAt lunchtime, the girl took out the food, but the lentils had disappeared. The birds of the forest had picked them up, just like the day before, and left none.\n\nThe girl wandered about in the forest until night. Then she too reached the house of the old man. She was told to go inside and begged for food and a warm bed.",
"The old man with the white beard asked the animals again, \"What are you saying now?\" The animals replied, \"No, no.\" And everything happened just like the day before. The girl cooked a nice meal. She ate and drank with the old man. She did not think about the animals at all. When she asked about her bed, they said, \"You ate with him. You drank with him. You did not think about us. So, find out for yourself where you can sleep.\" When she was asleep, the old man came. He looked at her and shook his head. Then he gently let her down into the cellar.",
"On the third morning, the wood-cutter said to his wife, \"Please send our youngest child out with my dinner today. She has always been good and listens well. She will stay on the path and not run around like her sisters, who are as busy as wild bumble-bees.\"\n\nThe mother did not want to do it. She asked, \"Am I to lose my dearest child, too?\"\n\n\"Have no fear,\" he replied. \"The girl will not go astray. She is very sensible. Besides, I will take some peas with me. I will scatter them on the ground. They are big and yellow, so they will show her the way.\"\n\nBut when the girl went out with her basket, the wood-pigeons had already eaten all the peas. They were full, and she did not know which way to turn.",
"She felt very sad and worried. She thought about her hungry father and her sad mother. She knew she had to go home. When the sky turned dark, she saw a little light. She walked to the house in the forest. She asked the old man very nicely if she could stay the night. The man with the white beard asked his animals, \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, and my pretty cow, what do you say?\" They all said, \"No!",
"Then the girl went to the stove where the animals were lying. She petted the rooster and the hen, and stroked their soft feathers with her hand. She also gave a gentle hug to the big cow between her horns. After that, she made some warm soup for everyone. When the bowl was placed on the table, she asked, \"Am I allowed to eat as much as I want, while the good animals have nothing? Outside, there is plenty of food. I will look after them first.\"\n\nSo, she went out and brought some barley to cook for the rooster and the hen. She also gathered a whole armful of sweet-smelling hay for the cow. \"I hope you will like it, dear animals,\" she said softly. \"And you shall have a nice drink to quench your thirst.",
"Then she fetched a bucket of water. The little cock and hen jumped up to the edge and drank. The big cow took a long, happy drink too. When the animals were full, the girl sat down at the table with the old man. She ate the food he had left. Soon, the little cock and hen tucked their heads under their wings. The cow’s eyes began to blink, too.\n\nThe girl smiled softly. \"Shouldn't we go to sleep now?\" she asked. \"My pretty hen, my pretty cock, and my pretty cow, what are you saying?\"\n\nThe animals spoke in a gentle voice. \"Good-night,\" they said. \"You ate with us. You drank with us. You were so kind to us. We wish you sweet dreams.",
"Then the maiden went upstairs. She shook the soft feather-beds and put fresh, clean sheets on them. When she was done, the old man came and lay down in one of the beds. His long, white beard reached all the way down to his feet. The girl lay down on the other bed. She said her prayers, and then she closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.",
"She slept quietly until midnight. Then, a loud noise woke her up. There were cracking sounds everywhere. The doors flew open and hit the walls. The wooden beams groaned loudly. It sounded like the stairs were falling down. Then, there was a big crash, like the roof had fallen in. But when everything went quiet again, she was safe. She stayed in her bed and fell back to sleep. When she woke up in the morning, the sun was shining bright. She looked around and gasped. She was in a huge, beautiful hall. Everything around her shone with royal splendor.",
"On the walls, golden flowers grew on soft green silk. The bed was made of smooth ivory, and the cover was red velvet. A chair sat close by with slippers that sparkled like pearls. The girl felt like she was in a wonderful dream. Then, three kind helpers came in and asked what she needed. \"If you will go,\" she said, \"I will get up right away to make some warm soup for the old man. Then I will feed the pretty hen, the pretty cock, and the pretty cow.\" She thought the old man was already awake, so she looked around his room. But he was not in his bed. A kind stranger was sleeping there instead.",
"And while she looked at him, she saw that he was young and very handsome. He opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and said, \"I am a prince. A bad witch put a spell on me. She made me live in this forest as an old man. I was only allowed to be with my three helpers: a rooster, a hen, and a cow. The magic would only break when a girl came who was kind and loved all living things. You are that girl. Because of you, the spell is gone. At midnight, the old hut changed back into my beautiful palace.\" Then, the prince asked his helpers to go and bring his parents to the wedding feast.",
"But where are my two sisters? asked the girl. I have locked them in the cellar. Tomorrow, they will go into the forest to work for a charcoal-burner. They will stay there until they learn to be kind and stop leaving poor animals to go hungry."
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