O LD

EN G LIS H FA I R Y TALES

C O L L E CT E D BY

S . BAR ING G O U L D, M A . .

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A U T H OR OF MEHALAH T H E T R A G E D Y OF T H E CE S A R S
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OL D COU N T R Y L I F E E T C.

I LL U S TR AT ED BY F . D . B ED F OR D

M ET H U E N CO .

36 ESSE X S TREET , W . C .

LON D ON

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IT h as b ee n t o m e a matt e r o f surpris e t h a t n o
c o ll e cti o n has b ee n mad e a n d adapt e d t o t h e re adi n g
o f childr e n o f t h e o l d d e l ightful E n glish fo lk t a l e s

a n d traditi o n ary st o ri e s t h a t e xi s t scatt e r e d up a n d

,

d o w n in a l l m a n n e r o f plac e s .

We hav e h a d fo r th e ir d e l e ct a ti o n n um e r o us
e di t i o n s of the F r e n ch t a l e s o f P e r a ult a n d t h e
Co u n t e ss D Au l n oy p an d t h e G e rm a n st o ri e s 0 1
’

G rim m but o u r own n a tiv e spri n gs hav e b e e n

,

n e gl e ct e d . T h e r e is a si n gul a r p e rv e rsi t y in t h e
E n glish charac te r— that it will s ee k abr o ad a n d ,

a n d valu e what is fo r e ig n a n d n e gl e ct a n d disparage

,

what is n ative T his which has blight e d o u r dr a m a

.
, ,

o ur music o u r archit e ctur e affe cts e v e n o u r n urs e ry

, ,

lit e rature R e c e n tly i n d e e d M r J ac o bs has issu e d

.
, , .

his E ngl ish a i y Ta l es n t wo v o lu m e s a first a n d

F r i —
,

s e c on d s e ri e s — but h e h a s tak e n m o stly m o d e r n

,

fo lk tal e s a n d h e has n o t g o n e t o t h e a n ci e n t s o urc e s

, ,

wh e n c e m ay be draw n s o m e o f t h e b e st o l d En glish
fairy t a l e s I n o w giv e En gl ish childre n a n i n st a l
.
 P re fac e

m en t o f s ev e n t ee n a n d t wo that a re We lsh t o ld in
, ,

my own way a n d in m o st cas e s e x pa n d e d a s

, ,

I hav e s ee n fit .T h e bar e b o n e s that I hav e

att e mpt e d t o r e cl oth e with fl e sh are a cc e ss i bl e
t o a n tiquari e s a n d bibli o graph e rs I giv e th e m .

re fe r e n c e s wh e r e t o fin d th e s e B ut this b o o k is.

n o t writt e n fo r t h e m but for childre n be it we ll

, ,

u n d e rst oo d ; a n d it is writt e n by o n e wh o a s a
a child wa s gree dy a ft e r fa iry t a l e s a n d is n ot ,

ash a m e d t o add l o v e s t h e m d e arly still I f I have

, .

w o v e n t wo a n d e ve n m o r e t a l es i n t o o n e o r in ,

t ro d uc e d e pis o d e s fr o m o th e rs t h e n I h a v e us e d th a t
,

lic e n c e which b e l o n gs t o e v e ry o l d wo m a n wh o t e lls

st o ri e s to childr e n Th e i n cid e n ts in fa iry tal e s a re
.

lik e kal e id o sc o pic p a rticl e s e v e r e n t e ri n g i n t o n e w

,

c o mbi n a ti o n s I f En gl ish childre n lik e n ativ e gro w n

.
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tal e s th e n l e t m e a ssure th e m t h e spri n g is n ot

,

e xhaust e d ; I h a v e m o r e wh e r e with t o supply th e m .

S . BA R I G G OU
N LD .

L Ew T RE N CHA R D , D E VO N .
 CON T E N T S

C AT S KIN
II THE G A R D E N ER R IN CE
. P

III THE GO L D E N BU LL
.

IV S OU THER N WOO D
.

V THE S HE P HER D S D A UG HTER

.
’

V I THE T U R K E Y F A CT O R
.

VI I THE U N D U T I FU L D A UG HTER
.

V III THE S HE HER DS OF S AL I S BU RY L A IN

. . P P

IX KI N G H O R N
.

XH A V EL O C K A N D A R G N
. E TIL E

THE M AN W I TH THE B ELL

X I.

X II . C AD W A L L O N

X III THE S T O R Y
. OF KIN G E D U N D M

X IV . D E S I D E R AT U S

XV . S I R G REY S I R G R A H A A N D S I R G REY S KIN

,
M,

X VI R OB ERT THE E V I L
.

X V II THE CR O W N OF W H I TE R O S E S
.

X V III THE B A D G ER IN THE B A G

.

X IX THE FOU R F R I E N DS
.
 S U B J E CT S OF I L L U S T R A T IO N S

I . C A T S KI N PA G E

Ca tsk in dressing in th e b a rn fo r th e b ll
a

II . TH E G R D E N ER R IN CE
A P
Oriol dissua d ing M a rcel l a from pl uck ing th e rose

III . TH E G O LD E N U LL B
Th e P rin cess st e p s o u t Of th e Go l d en B ul l a nd c on

fron ts th e th ree l a dies of t he cou rt

Iv. S OU THER N WOO D

S h w
ou t ern oo d disc overs th e tru e R eev e of L ynn , wh en
in se arch o f th e go l d en b al l

v . TH E S HE P HER D S A UG HTER
’
D
S w p f l l w Wil l i m L
ee t ea o o s a to o n d on for j ustice for
h l
t e fh
oss o h p wh i h h i
er s ee , c s d og h as sl ain

VI . TH E T U R K EY FA CT O R
Th e Ol d G rey M an of th e S ea

VI I . TH E U N D U T I FU L D A UG HTER
Th e d augh ter h as h er fortun e tol d by th e
u ndu tiful

witch of N orwo od

V III . THE S HE P HER DS OF S A L I S BU RY L A IN P

R a ym on d as h ph
a s e d I
e rd g an mo en as a p
sh e

h e rd e ss

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 S u bje ct s of Ill u st rat io n s

IN G H O R N
PAG E
IX . K
H orn, disgu ise d as a p al m er, ta k es h is pl a ce a m o n
gth e
b gg e a rs a t th e gate

HA V ELO K C AN D AR GEN T I L E
Argen til e wa k es to see fl a m es issuing fro m H avel oc k ’
s

m o u th

X I. THE M AN W I TH TH E B ELL
The ol d m a n with th e b el l

X II . CAD WA L L ON
B rian h ides th e b raz e n h orse with b ough s, a n d se ts o ut

for Y k or as a b gg e ar

X III . THE S T O RY OF KING ED U N D M

T h ora feed s th e l ittl e sn a k e with m il k

X I V. D ES I D E R AT U S
D esid era tus disc o vers th e fa ir m aid fi ll ing th e go l den
bw
o ls

X V S IR G REY ,
S IR G RAH AM , AN D S IR G REYS KI N
S ir G reysk in c on q uers S ir G rah a m

X VI . R B ERT
O TH E EV I L
b
Ro e rt, i n th e gard en , h ea rs a vo ic e from h eav en , a nd
st arts a t th e a pp
e a ra n c e o f th e h orse an d a rm o ur

X V II . TH E C ROWN OF WH I TE RO S E S
T h e m a son wif
’
s d b
e l ea s th e no l em an to th e tra pd o or,

t h ro u h g w h pp
h ic h e disa ea rs

X V III . THE B A D G ER IN T H E B AG
P w l
o e hi
l e a ves s k n igh ts i n th e o rc h a rd , a n d , c l a d a s a

b gg e a r, se ts o u t fo r th e p al a c e

X IX . THE FOU R R I E N DS F
W al l , son o f Gl ud , st udying th e Bl ac k A rt
IO
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A W EA T H Y
bl e m an h a d a wife wh o m h e l ov e d
L no

w e ll H e wa s m o s t a mbi t i o us t o h a v e a so n t o
.

wh o m h e c o uld l e av e his n a m e a n d his ti t l e s B u t .

t h e firs t child giv e n him wa s a d a ugh t e r .

H e b o r e his d is a pp o i n tm e n t a s b e st h e m igh t .

” “
L e t us h o p e s a id h e t h a t t h e n e xt will b e a
, ,
”
b oy .

A ft r ab o ut a tw e lv e m o n t h h e had a n oth e r child

e ,

a n d a gai n it was a girl H e was n ow v e ry irritat e d

. -
,

and his wife c o uld n o t ge t him o u t o f his s o r ry

”
t e mp e r H e us e d b a d w o rds
. I f s a id h e
.
,
“
th e ,

n e x t that c o m e s b e a girl I will tu r n h e r o u t o f t h e

,
”
h o us e .

A y e ar pass e d a n d t h e n t h e n o bl e ma n s wife h a d
’

a n o t h e r baby a n d a g a i n it wa s a girl
, .

H e wa s s o a n g ry th a t h e w o uld n o t l o o k at it ,

a n d his wife h a d t h e gr e a t e st di fficult i p e rsuadi n g

y n

him t o k e e p t h e child a t h o m e H e o n ly c o n s e n t e d
.

t o d o so in t h e h o p e th a t his n e xt child m igh t b e a

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b oy . Heus e d w o rs e w o rds tha n b e fo r e B ut o n e .

y e a r pass e d a n d th e n a n ot h e r a n d th e n a third a n d
, , ,

n o o th e r childr e n arriv e d S O t h e n o bl e ma n b e cam e

.

m o re m o r o s e a n d sh o w e d gre a t d islik e t o his

,

y o u n g e s t child b e caus e sh e wa s a girl a n d n ot a

,

b oy . S o fro m b a d w o rds h e w e n t t o b a d a cts He .

d id n ot e v e n kiss h e r o r sp e a k t o h e r ki n dly , .

N eve rth e l e ss h e provid e d that sh e sh o uld be w e ll

,

i n struct e d a n d h e g a v e h e r d re ss e s suit a bl e t o h e r
,

ra n k .

A t a v e ry e a rly a ge h e fulfill e d his r e s o luti o n t o

hav e h er s e n t a w a y S h e wa s c o n fid e d t o o n e wh o
.

h a d e v e r b e e n a g oo d fri e n d t o h e r m o t h e r in t h e
c o u n try fa r a w a y fro m h o m e a n d h e r fa t h e r n e v e r ,

w e n t t o se e h e r n ev e r s e e m e d t o care wh e n was h e r
,

bir t hd ay ; h e re g a rd e d h e r a s a n e n cu mbra n c e fo r ,

wh o m h e was o blig e d t o pay m on e y t o hav e h e r

pro p e rly d re ss e d a n d fe d an d e duc a t e d .

N O W w h e n t o fu l l s t a t u re

T h is m a id e n wa s gro wn ,
A n d fo u n d fro m h e r fa t h e r
N o l ov e t o h er Sh o wn ,
S he c rie d ,
“
I no l o n ge r
W il l l ie
’
n ea th h is fro wn
’
I m re s o l v ed t o t ra v e l
The la nd u
p a nd d o wn .

N ow h e a r k en, go o d p p eo le ,
The c rea m of th e j e st ,

I n wh a t s o rt of m a nn er
T h is d a m s e l wa s d re sse d
k
.

Of ca t s in s she m a de h er
A ga rm e n t a l l h a ir,
T h e wh ic h fo r a c o v e rin g
S h e d a il y d id W e a r .

I4
 Cats k in

H e r o wn ric h a t t ire ,
j
H e r e w e l s e s id e , b
Al l u p in a un dl e b
S
e c u re l y w e re t ie d

k
.

An d see in g h e r fo rt u n e
Aw ay d id sh e fa re ,
Wit h ca p a ll of c a ts k in s
Ab ou t her b ro w n h a ir .

N o w sh e c a m e in t his si n gul a r garm e n t m a d e a l l

,

o f c a tski n s a ft e r a l o n g w a lk t o a c a stl e g a t e n e ar a
, ,

t o w n a n d b e i n g v e ry w e a ry s h e s e a t e d h e rs e lf o n
, , ,

t h e st e ps o f t h e c a stl e g a t e T h e tim e wa s wi n t e r
.
,

a n d th e s n ow l a o n t h e gr o u n d a n d but for h e r
y ,

warm dre ss o f c a tski n s sh e w o uld h a v e p e rish e d .

T h e d o gs bark e d furi o usly a n d j ump e d s n a rli n g ,

a n d s n a ppi n g ab o ut h e r ; t h e y th o ught sh e was s o m e

str a n g e b e ast.

T h e n t h e l ady o f t h e ca stl e h e a ri n g t h e n o is e , ,

cam e t o t h e d oo r a n d sh e o rd e re d t h e d o gs t o b e
,

qui e t S h e w o n d e re d a t s ee i n g o n e dre ss e d all in

.

fur s e at e d on t h e st e ps T h e lady ask e d what .

ma nn e r o f p e rs o n o r a n imal that was T h e n t h e .

girl st oo d up a n d t oo k o ff h er cap a n d h er b e a u t ifu l ,

br o w n h a ir fe ll d o w n o v e r h er sh o uld e rs a n d t h e ,

lady saw t h a t this was n o b e ast but a girl , .

S h e said

Wh e n c e c o m es t th o u , m a id e n ,
An d wh a t w o u l d s t t h o u h a v e ?

“
A n igh t s l o d gin g
’
S h e s a id ,
In yo u r sta b Ile c ra v e .
”

Th e l a d y s a id t o h e r,
“
I
gra n t y o u r d e s ire
k
.

C o m e in t o t h e it c h e n ,
An d sta n d b y t h e fire .

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T h en sh e th a n ked t h e l a dy,
S h e we n t with gre a t h a s t e ,
An d t h e re s h e wa s ga z e d o n
Fro m h igh es t t o l e a s t
b
.

An d e in g we l l wa rm ed ,
H e r h u n ge r wa s gre a t ,
T h e y ga v e h e r a la te p
p
Of go o d orrid ge t o ea t .

A n d t h e n t o a n o u th o u s e
T h e d a m s e l wa s l e d ,
Wh e re so on in t h e fre s h s t ra w
S h e ma d e h er a b ed .

A n d wh e n in t h e m o rn in g
T h e d a yl igh t s h e s a w,
H e r go wn s a n d h e r e we l s j
S h e h id in t h e s t ra w .

T he n th egirl c a m e i n t o t h e kitch e n a n d ask e d if ,

sh e might d o s o m e s e rvic e th e r e .

Th e c oo k r e pli e d that h e w o uld tak e h er as a

,

sculli on t o wash up t h e di sh e s a n d tur n t h e spit

, , ,

a n d brush o ut t h e ash e s in t h e o v e n .

Wh a t sa y e st t h o u , m a id e n ,
D o st th o u w il l to a b id e ? ”

Wit h a ll m y h e a rt t ru l y ,
T o h im sh e re pid l e .

The dams e l w o r e o n ly h er h a bi t m ad e o f catski n s ,

a n d sh e sp o k e l ittl e o r n on e a n d w o uld say n o t h i n g

,

as t o wh e n c e sh e cam e n or wh a t was h e r n am e
, .

S o t h e c o o k a n d t h e s e rva n ts a n d a ls o t h e l o rd ,

a n d his l a dy ,
call e d h e r by n o o th e r n am e tha n
C atski n .

T im e p a ss e d a n d C atski n w o rk e d hard in t h e
,

ki t ch e n a n d wa s ge n tl e a n d o b e d i e n t a n d o bligi n g
,
.

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 Cats k in

N ow th e l o rd o f t h e castl e h a d a n o n ly so n a ,

t a ll a n d h a n ds o m e y o u n g m an ag e d t w e n t y a n d h e , ,

wa s Wo n t t o go a hu n ti n g a n d t o pl a y b o wls ; a n d
-

Ca tski n o ft e n sa w him th o ugh h e n e v e r n otic e d

,

h er.

I t fe ll o ut that t h e ki n g cam e t o t h e t o w n an d ,

t h e r e was acc o rdi n gly much e n t e rtai n m e n t giv e n t o

him a n d t h e may o r a n d c o rp o r a ti o n a n n o u n c e d
,

th a t th e y w o ul d hav e thr ee spl e n did b a l ls in t h e

G u il d H a ll o n thr e e c o n s e cu t iv e n ights for t h e
e n t e rt a i n m e n t ki n g T h e n o bl e ma n s so n ’
of the .

wa s i n vit e d a n d pr e pare d t o go
,
.

T h e n Catski n pluck e d up c o urag e a n d said t o ,

“
t h e lady I pra y y o u m ad a m su ffe r m e t o go
, , ,

t o t h e b a l l t o n ight ; I hav e w o rk e d h a rd fo r a
-

t w e lv e m o n th a n d a day a n d hav e had n o h o liday

,
”
pl e asur e .

Wh en t h e lady h e ard this sh e was v e ry a n gry , ,

a n d sh e h a d a l a dl e in h e r h a n d a n d wi t h it s h e .
,

struck t h e girl o n t h e back wi t h such fo rc e t h a t

sh e bro k e th e l a dl e in t wo T h e re up o n cryi n g .
, ,

C atski n ra n o u t o f t h e kitch e n a n d hid h e rs e lf in ,

t h e bar n .

P r e s e n tly sh e h e ard a s o un d o utsid e a n d j umpi n g , ,

fo rth saw t h e y o u n g n obl e ma n m o u n t his h o rs e t o

,

g o away t o t h e ball .

N o w o n e o f t h e s e rvi n g m e n saw Catski n s fac e

’
-

p e e pi n g o u t so h e ra n a n d l aid h o ld o f h e r dre w
, ,

e r fo rth i n t o t h e c o urty a rd a n d s a id t o his m a st e r

,

S ee sir ! h e re is t h e sculli o n girl sh e h a s b ee n

,
—

that sh e w o uld go t o th e b a ll .

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“
T he n th e y o u n g m a n l a ugh e d a n d s a id Ca tsk i n , , ,

”
will y o u d a n c e wi t h m e ?
S h e a n sw e r e d “
A h s ir if it w e r e t o ch a n c e
, , ,

th a t I c o uld ge t t o t h e b a ll i n d e e d I w o u ld ,

“
B e it so Ca tsk i n ; I sh a ll e xp e ct y o u
,
.

T h e n l a ughi n g h e artily h e r o d e a w a y
, ,
.

N o s o o n e r wa s h e g o n e th a n Ca tsk i n put o ff h e r
fur dr e ss w a sh e d h e rs e lf c o mb e d o ut h e r b e a utiful
, ,

br o w n h a ir th a t S h e w o r e u n d e r a c a p fr o m which
,

hu n g s e v e n c a t s t a ils a n d cl o th e d h e rs e lf in fin e
’

li n e n a n d l a c e a n d a b e a u t iful silk e n dr e ss t h e
, ,

c o l o ur o f t h e blu e sky in spri n g a n d sh e d ec o r a t e d ,

h er h a ir wi t h d a isi e s A n d wh e n t hus dr e ss e d sh e
.
,

t ripp e d aw a y t o t h e t o w n a n d was a dm itt e d i n t o ,

t h e gr e a t h a ll a n d d a n c e d th a t e v e n i n g wi t h t h e
,

y o u n g n o bl e ma n .

H e did n o t k n o w wh o sh e was but h e t h o ught ,

th a t sh e wa s t h e m o st b e autiful girl h e h a d e v e r
s ee n
b
.

Th e da n ce e in g d on e ,
T h e y o u n g s u ire d id s a y , q
‘
F a ir l a d y , w h e re l iv e y o u ?
N o w t e ll m e , Ip ra
y .
’

The a ns we r sh e m a d e h im
W as — “
S ir, I w il l t el l
At t h e s ign of th e L a d l e
T h a t is b k ro en , I
N ow, duri n g th e d a n c e v e ry n imbly Catski n , ,

slipp e d aw a y a n d h a st e n e d o v e r t h e fi e lds b a ck t o
,

t h e cas t l e w e n t i n t o t h e bar n a n d thr e w O ff a n d

, ,

c o n c e al e d h er silk e n d re ss S h e c ov e r e d h e rs e lf .

a gai n wi t h c a tsk i n s a n d put o v e r h e r h a ir t h e

,

fur c a p with t h e s ev e n pussy c a t t a ils ; a n d wa s -

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men dr e w h e r fo r th cryi n g a n d a b a sh e d b e fo r e t h e ir
, ,

m a s t e r ; a n d t h ey s a id to him S e e ! h e re is Ca tski n
‘

, ,
”
wh o d e sire s t o da n c e wi t h t h e k i n g -
.

“
I will l a y my life C atski n s a id t h e y o u n g m a n
, , ,

if y o u a pp e a r a t t h e b a ll t h e ki n g will r e ck o n it
,
”
r a re sp o rt t o d a n c e a h a y wi th you .

T h e n h e r o d e a w a y a n d l a ugh e d s o l o n g a n d so
,

l o ud t h a t sh e c o ul d h e a r him l a ughi n g a ft e r h e wa s
,

o u t o f h e r sight .

S o s oo n a s sh e c o uld h e a r n o m o re o f his
l a ugh te r t h e n Ca t ski n w e n t b a ck i n t o t h e b a r n sh e
, ,

w a sh e d h e rs e lf c o mb e d o u t h e r b e a u t iful h a ir a n d
, ,

sh e w o v e a wr e a t h o f lili e s O f t h e V a ll e y a n d u t it
p
o n h e r h e a d a n d s h e d r e ss e d h e rs e lf in fi n e st li n e n
,

an d l ac e an d u t o v e r h e r a g o w n o f gr e e n silk l ik e
, p
t h e l a w n s in e a rly M a y .

A n d a s S h e c a m e fo r t h fr o m t h e b a r n sh e h e a rd ,

a l l t h e b e lls o f a l l t h e church e s ri n gi n g fo r t h a t t h e ,

ki n g wa s p a ssi n g thro ugh t h e stre e ts g o i n g t o t h e

b a ll S o sh e h a st e d a n d re a ch e d t h e t o w n a n d fe ll
.
,

in wi t h t h e t r a i n o f t h e k i n g s c o ur t a nd e n t e r e d t h e
’

G uild H a ll wi t h his n o bl e s a n d l a di e s a n d wh e n sh e ,

c a m e in h e r b e a u t y o u t sh on e t h at o f a ll t h e l a di e s
, ,

a n d h e r dr e ss wa s m o r e l o v e ly t ha n t h a t o f a n y
n o bl e o r his d a m e wh o wa s pr e s e n t .

N o w it h a pp e n e d t h a t t h e ki n g tur n e d a n d saw
t his fa ir m a id in gr a ss gr e e n g o w n wi t h lili e s o f
-

t h e v a ll e y o n h e r h e a d a n d h e at o n c e c a m e up t o
,

h e r a n d a sk e d if h e m igh t o p e n t h e b a ll with h e r ,

a n d d a n c e a h ay Ca t ski n wa s l o o k e d up o n wi t h
.

e n vy a n d surpris e by a l l t h e l a di e s a n d t h e y s a id t o ,

e a ch o th e r
“
Wh o c a n t his b e ?
,
”

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 Cat sk in

N ow t he yo u n g no bl e m an
al l imp at i e n c e fo r
wa s
t h e d a n c e o f t h e h a y t o b e e n d e d t h a t h e m igh t a sk ,

t h e u n k n o w n l a dy fo r h e r h a n d .

A s s o on a s h e c o uld h e w en t t o h e r a n d a sk e d
, ,

h er t o t r e a d wi t h him a g a lliard A n d a s th e y .

w e re d a n ci n g h e s a id,
“
S ur e ly fa ir d a ms e l y o u
, , ,

d e c e iv e d m e y e st e rd ay I h av e b e e n a l l o v e r t h e
.

t o w n i n quiri n g fo r t h e S ig n o f t h e B r o k e n L adl e ,

an d h a v e b ee n a ssure d t h e re is n on e such T e ll .

”
m e n o w I pr a y th e e wh e r e t h o u dw e ll e st
, , .

“
T h e n sh e a n sw e r e d I t hi n k fa ir sir y o u d id n ot
, , ,

l o o k n e ar e n o ugh t o h o m e I f y o u d e sire t o k n o w
.

my l o dgi n g it is a t t h e S ig n o f t h e B r o k e n Skim m e r
, .
”

P r e s e n tly sh e slipp e d aw a y hurri e d h o m e hid in t h e

, ,

b a rn a n d t o o k o ff h e r b e a u t iful gre e n g o w n
, .

N e x t m o rn i n g sh e a pp e a r e d in h e r c a tski n dre ss
a s usu a l wi t h t h e c a ts t a ils h a n gi n g a b o u t h e r e a rs
’

, ,

a n d I w a rr a n t y o u wa s s o o n d ir t y e n o ugh fo r t h e
, , ,

c o o k g a v e h e r a m uck fo rk a n d b a d e h e r go a n d
-

cl e a n o u t t h e p igsty es .

I warr a n t y o u a ls o th e re wa s gr e a t t a lk am o n g
, ,

t h e s e rv a n t s t h a t d ay a b o ut t h e s t r a n g e lady with
wh o m t h e ki n g h a d Op e n e d t h e b a ll .

A n d t h e c o o k l a ugh e d a n d said H e igh Catski n , ,

I t h o ught h e wa s t o h av e da n c e d t h e h ay wi t h
”
y o u .

And all t h e s e rva n ts l a ugh e d h e a rtily a t t h e id e a ,

a n d th o s e wh o w e r e h o ld i n g dish e s l e t t h e m fa ll a n d

bro k e th e m a n d o n e wh o was m ixi n g a custard

,

ups e t t h e wh o l e o v e r t h e fl oo r a n d w a s t e d it— a l l
b e c a us e o f t h e l a ught e r a t t h e th o ugh t o f t h e ki n g
d a n ci n g with Cat ski n .

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 T he Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

As fo r t h ey o u n g mast e r h e r e tur n e d th o ughtful ,

.

H e wa s a sk e d by his m o th e r with W h o m h e h a d
d a n c e d a n d h e s a id
,

Fo r t w o ni
gh t s a t th e b a ll

T h e re w a s s e en a l a dy e,
The s we e t e s t of b e a u t ie s

Eyes ev er d id s ee .

S h e wa s t h e b e st d a n ce r
In a ll t h e W h ol e p la c e,
An d sh e s t ra n ge l y re s e m b led
k
O u r C a t s in in fa c e .

Ha d sh e n ot b een d re s s ed
In c o s tl y d e gre e ,
I d ha ve w o rn t h a t it wa s
’
s

Ou r o w n C a t s in k ’

s b o d ye .

Wh e n t h e l a dy c a m e d o w n i n t o t h e k itch e n t h e n ,

o n c e m o r e Ca t ski n s t o o d fo r t h a n d a sk e d h e r if sh e ,

m igh t t his t im e b e a ll o w e d t o go t o t h e b a ll t o se e ,

t h e k i n g a n d t h e pri n c e s a n d t h e n o bl e s a n d all
, , ,

t h e l a di e s in t h e ir r a i n b o w d r e ss e s Th e l a dy wa s .

so a n gry at h e r b e i n g t hus p e rsist e n t t h a t h a vi n g a , ,

b a si n Of w a t e r in h e r h a n d sh e thr e w it o v e r Ca tsk i n
, ,

a n d b a d e h e r b e g on e fo r a fo o l .

Th en sha k in g h e r we t e a rs

Ou t d oo rs
’
0 sh e did ru n ,

A n d d re s s ed h e rs e l f
A l l in go l d l i k e th e su n .

S he w a sh e d h e rs e lf a n d c o mb e d o ut h e r b e autiful
h a ir a n d sh e h a d pl a i t e d a wr e a t h o f m a rig o lds a n d
, ,

t h e s e sh e se t o n h e r h e a d B u t sh e cl o t h e d h e r fa ir
.

b o dy in fi n e st li n e n a n d lac e a n d o v e r a l l p u t a ,

g o ld e n silk d re ss l ik e wh e a t wh e n fully rip e .

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 Cat sk in

T his tim e S h e d id n o t l oo k fo rth wh e n t h e

n o bl e ma n s so n was m o u n ti n g his h o rs e t o rid e t o
’

“
t h e b a ll . S h e h e ard him c a ll Ca tski n ! Ca tski n ! ,
”
wh e re art th o u ? B u t sh e w o ul d n o t l e t h e rs e lf b e
s ee n so h e ro d e away in ill hu m o ur a t n o t h a vi n g
,

sp o k e n with h er H e was s o r e p e rpl e x e d in m i n d

.

b e caus e t h e l a dy with wh o m h e h a d twic e d a n c e d

w on d ro usly re s e mbl e d t h e sculli on girl in his
m oth e r s k itch en
’
.

A s h e ro d e all t h e b e lls in all t h e church t ow e rs

,

w e re ri n gi n g a n d as th ey r a n g th ey s e e m e d t o say
, , ,

“
k k
C a t s in , C a t s in , m a d e t o W i n
C a t with o u t a n d u e e n wit h in q .

S o o n a ft e r h e h a d l e ft Catski n start e d fro m t h e

,

barn a n d a rriv e d j ust in t h e right tim e a n d e n t e re d

, ,

t h e G u ild H a ll in t h e r e ti n u e o f t h e qu e e n wh o s e ,

pro c e ssi o n fo ll o w e d th a t o f t h e ki n g .

N o w t h e y o u n g n o bl e m a n was o n t h e w a tch a n d ,

d ire ctly h e saw h e r h e w e n t t o h e r a n d ask e d if sh e

, ,

w o uld d a n c e with him all th a t e v e n i n g h e w o uld n o t

surr e n d e r h e r ha n d n o n ot ev en t o t h e ki n g if h e
, ,

d e sire d it .

S h e c o n s en t e d N o w h e l o o k e d hard e r at h er tha n
.

e v e r b e fo r e .

T h en t h e da n c e b e in g e n d e d ,

q
T h e y o u n g s u ire , s a id h e ,
F ro m w h e n c e m a y y o u c o m e ,
”
F a ire s t l a d y , t e l l m e ?

H e r a n sw e r wa s S ir,
Yo u sh a l l s o o n k no w th e sa m e,
F ro m t h e s ign of t h e B a s in
Of s p il t w a t e r I ca me .
”

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 T h e Ol d E ngl ish Fair y T al es

T his tim e t h e y o u n g m an wa s r e s o lv e d n ot t o l e t
h er go with o ut fo ll o wi n g h e r a n d h e watch e d h e r ,

e v e ry m o v e m e n t an d
,
wh en sh e slipp e d a wa y h e ,

h a st e d a ft e r h er A n d a s sh e ra n t h e m a rig o lds in
.
,

h e r cro w n fe l l o n e by o n e a n d a l l a l o n g t h e wa y
,

th e re w e re stre w n marig o lds T h e n ight wa s d a rk .

,

b u t t h e marig o lds sh o n e l ik e st a rs a n d t h e y o u n g ,

m a n fo ll o w e d h e r track by t h e fa ll e n fl o w e rs And .

th ey l e d him t o his fa th e r s b a r n a n d at t h e d o o r l ay
’

h er cr o w n . Ev e ry o n e o f t h e marig o lds had fa ll e n

o u t o f it
.

T h e y o u n g m a n s t o o p e d pick e d up t h e cr o w n , ,

a n d w e n t i n t o t h e b a rn T hen .

He sa id , “
O b ra v e C a t s in , k
I fin d it is t h e e ,
Wh o on t h e s e t h re e n igh t s

Ha s so c h a rm ed m e .

T h ou s we e t e s t of m a id e n s
Eye s ever b eh e ld,

W it h j oy a nd c on t en tm en t

M y h e a rt n ow is fi ll ed.

Thou a rt ou r c o o k ’
s s c u l l io n ,

B ut, as I h a v e l ife ,
’
G ra n t m e t h y h e a rt s l o v e ,
I k
w ill m a e t h e e m y wife .

A n d t h o u s h a l t h a v e m a id e n s
”
To a ns we r t h y ca ll .

Oh , t h a t c a n n ot be, s ir !
I
’
ve no p o rt io n a t a ll .
”

T hy b ea u ty s
’
thy p o rt io n ,

My j o y a nd m y d e a r,
Ip riz e it m o re p re c io u s

T h a n th ou sa n ds a ye a r .

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 Cat sk in

Fo r m y p a re n t s c on s e n t

I ha ve sc h em ed a t ric k
Iw il l go t o m y b e d ,
Iw il l fe ign m y s e l f s ic k .

T h en no on e sh a l l ten d m e
B ut th ou , Ip ro fe s s .

S o, on e da y a nd t wo d a y s ,
I n t h y ric h e s t d re s s
T h ou s h a l t b e a c l a d , l o v e ; -

An d w h e n t h e re d ra w n igh ,
My p a re n t s to se e m e,
W h il s t s ic kI d o l ie ,
I l l t e l l th e m
’

I l ov e t h e e .

To sa ve my s we e t l ife ,
’

I ll sa y th e sole m e d ic in e
k
I s C a t s in fo r w ife .
”

Ca tski n c on s e n t e d t o this a rr a n g e m e n t a n d fo rth ,

with t h e y o u n g m a n t o o k t o his b e d a n d pr o fe ss e d
hims e lf t o b e v e ry sick .

T h e fa th e r a n d m oth e r wh o l ov e d him d e arly , ,

s en t for a d oct o r a n d h e l oo k e d at his t on gu e a n d

, ,

said it was c oat e d th en fe lt his puls e a n d fo u n d it

, ,

irre gular a n d t o o k his t e mp e rature which h e

, ,

pron o u n c e d ab n o rmal .

T h e par e n ts w e r e d r e adfully a larm e d a n d ask e d ,

wh e r e t h e s e at o f t h e c o mplai n t wa s T h e d oct o r .

said it was in t h e p e ric a rdium T his mad e t h e .

m oth e r sw o on in h e r husba n d s arms ’

.

T h e sick m a n n ow b e gge d that h e m ight b e

n urs e d by C atski n a n d as t h e d o ct o r said that h e must
, ,

n ot b e c on tradict e d in a n ythi n g his fath e r a n d ,

m oth e r c on s e n t e d but t h o ught t h e re qu e st a v e ry

,

stra n ge o n e .

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I t may w e ll b e b e li ev e d th a t so s oon a s Ca tski n

,

a n d t h e y o u n g m a n we re a l o n e t h e y l a ugh e d a n d ,

m a d e m e rry a n d h e b a d e h e r quickly go a n d put

,

o n o n e o f h e r gr a n d dr e ss e s .

N o w his l a dy m oth e r h a d g o n e d o w n i n t o t h e
kitch e n t o pre p a re h e r so n a c o rd i a l e lixir a cc o rdi n g ,

t o t h e r e cip e giv e n by t h e d o ct o r ; a n d t his wa s

t h e r e cip e

2 02 . o il o f s q u il l s

2 e a rt h wo rm s
2 v e rv a in

2 Sp a n is h
’
fl ie s
2 n ea ts fe e t
A s sa foe t id a a n d c a y e n n e p ppe er to ta ste .

Wh e n S h e c a m e up wi t h t his d e l e ctabl e c o rdial In

h e r h a n d a n d e n t e re d t h e r o o m t o h e r a m a z e m e n t ,

t h e r e sh e sa w a b e a u t iful d a ms e l dr e ss e d in silk o f
h e a v e n s h u e wi t h a cr o w n o f d a isi e s lik e s t a rs o n
’

h e r fl o wi n g bro w n hair .

S h e wa s so t a k e n a back so fright e n e d that sh e , ,

dr opp e d t h e c o rd i a l a n d t h e v e ss e l was bro k e n a n d

, ,

t h e e lixir spill e d . S h e was sp e e chl e ss wi t h a m a z e

m e n t a n d t h o ught th a t a fairy h a d a pp e a re d B u t
, .
,

a n x i o us a b ove a ll thi n gs fo r h e r s o n s h e a l t h
’
sh e ,

h a st e n e d d o w n i n t o t h e kitch e n a g a i n t o pre p a re a ,

c o rdi a l e lixir acc o rdi n g t o t h e sam e r e cip e .

Wh e n S h e h a d d o n e this sh e asc e n d e d wi t h it ,

a g a i n t o t h e sick r oo m ; a n d a s sh e d r e w n e ar sh e
-

h e a rd a v o ic e si n gi n g t o t h e lut e .

S h e r e m a i n e d lis t e n i n g a n d t his is what S h e

,

h e a rd t h e v o ic e si n g
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h a ir . wi n d o w wa s o p e n a n d t h e a ir bl e w in
The ,

a n d flutt e r e d h e r h a ir a b o ut a n d m a d e a l l t h e whi t e ,

b e lls o f t h e lili e s d a n c e a n d it s ee m e d a s th o ugh,

h e r hair a n d t h e pur e fl o w e rs w e r e a l l d a n ci n g o n
h e r h e a d t o t h e s o u n d o f h e r lu t e a n d t h e s o n g sh e ,

s ang
G o t e l l m y ga l l a n t fa ir
T h o u c a n s t d is c o v e r
Wh a t a ll th e p a s s io n s
”
a re

Of a fo n d l ov e r .

AS sa n g this t h e b e autiful girl tur n e d h e r

sh e ,

fa c e fro m t h e wi n d o w a n d l o o k e d a t t h e y o u n g m an
lyi n g sick o n t h e b e d a n d t h e l a dy o f t h e h o us e
, ,

his m oth e r re c o g n is e d t h e fa c e o f Catski n

,
.

S h e was so a st o n ish e d t h a t sh e l e t fa ll t h e c o rd i a l ,

a n d it wa s spilt o v e r t h e fl oo r s o th a t th e r e wa s n o t ,

o n e d r o p l e ft fo r h e r s o n t o imbib e .

H e r s e n s e s w e r e in such a whirl t h a t sh e c o uld

n o t sp e a k sh e c o uld n ot a dva n c e sh e c o uld n o t
, ,

thi n k S O sh e shut t h e d o o r a n d ra n sp e e chl e ss

.
,

d o w n i n t o t h e kitch en t o pre p a re t h e c o rdi a l a,

t hird tim e .

B ut a l a s a n d a l a ck a d a y ! s e rva n ts a re c a r e l e ss .

T h e c o o k n o t havi n g Catski n t o assist h a d bidd e n

, ,

a st a bl e b o c o m e in a n d b e sculli o n fo r t h e n o n c e ;
y
-

a n d this urchi n h avi n g s ee n t h e r e cip e writt e n by

,

t h e d o ct o r which t h e l a dy h a d l e ft o n t h e ki t ch e n
,

tabl e had tak e n it t o light a fire wi t h T h e l a dy

, .

was in dismay wh e n sh e fo u n d that this pre ci o us

r e cip e was l o st S h e th e re fo re tur n e d t o a b oo k
.

writt e n by h er gre a t gre a t gra n d m o th e r a n o t a bl e

- -
,

l a dy for m a ki n g c o n fe cts a n d stro n g wat e rs a n d ,

28
 Ca t s k in

too k at ra n d o m out of it an ot h e r r e cip e . T his

wa s it
“

Of O il o f c l ov e s I d ro p
Of h o n e y c o m b e v e ry p a rt ic l e

I l e m on we ll s q u eez ed

Of b u tt e r I lb
p
.

Af e w ee l ed a l m on d s c ut in s l ic e s .

Di s s o l v e o ve r a c l e a r fire a nd m ix we l l .

The l a dy a t o n c e pro c ee d e d t o m a k e this d e c o c

t ion . Wh e n it wa s d o n e sh e p o ure d it o ut a n d
, ,

l o ! it wa s— B u t t e r Sc o tch .

S h e st o o d in gr e a t d o ubt wh a t t o d o wh en a t ,

t hat m o m e n t t ru mp e ts s o u n d e d a n d t h e s e rv a n ts , ,

a l l rushi n g t o t h e wi n d o ws a w a y fr o m th e ir w o rk
, ,

a s t h e m a n n e r o f s e rva n ts is — s a w t h e ki n g wh o , ,

h a d a rriv e d wi t h his c o urt a n d t h e qu ee n o n o n e ,

sid e a n d t h e a rchbish o p o n t h e o t h e r .

It h a d b ee n n o is e d abr o a d th a t t h e n o bl e m a n s
’

so n wa s ill a n d t h e ki n g
,
wh o wa s v e ry a m i a bl e
, ,

h a d r e s o lv e d o n c o mi n g hims e lf t o i n quir e a ft e r him ,

a n d if h e w e r e p e rm i tt e d t o s e e him
, ,
H e h a d a ls o .

bro ugh t wi t h him his o wn physici a n t o l oo k a t t h e ,

p a t i e n t s t o n gu e fe e l his puls e a n d t a k e his t e mp e ra

’

, ,

t ure . Th e l a dy h o ldi n g a pl a t e o f t h e m o s t
,

b ea utiful Ori e n t a l chi n a in h e r h a n d o n which wa s a ,

grea t sl a b o f butt e r sc o tch with a lm o n ds in it a t , ,

o n c e h a st e d t o m e e t t h e ki n g a n d a n sw e r his ki n d

i n quiri e s .

T h e ki n g s a id t h a t h e w o uld gr e a t ly lik e t o se e
t h e sick y o u t h a n d a pp o i n t his o wn d o ct o r t o e x a m i n e
,

a n d pr e scrib e fo r him .

A cc ordi n gly t h e l a dy c o n duct e d him a nd t h e

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qu ee n ,
rchbish o p a n d t h e physici a n ; a n d
and th e a ,

a ll t h e c o ur t l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n in w a i t i n g the ,

m a st e r o f t h e h o rs e t h e Ch a mb e rl a i n t h e high
, ,

sh e riff o f t h e c o u n t y pre c e d e d by his j av e li n

,

m e n m a rch e d up t h e st a irs t o t h e d oo r Of t h e sick

,

r oo m .

Wh e n t h e d oo r wa s o p e n e d— what did th ey all

S ee ? T his is wh a t t h e y sa w .

I n t h e m idst o f t h e r oo m o n t h e highly p o l ish e d ,

fl oo r wa s a b e autiful d a ms e l d re ss e d in silk t h e
, ,

c o l o ur o f g o ld e n wh e a t wi t h m a rig o lds in h e r hair

, ,

d a n ci n g a c o rra n t o ; a n d t h e sick m an wa s r a is e d
o n his e lb o w a n d wa s w a tchi n g h e r gr a c e ful m o v e
,

m e n t s with gre a t d e light .

A s sh e d a n c e d t h e m a rigo lds fe ll fro m h e r h a ir

,
—
,

a n d sh e d a n c e d r o u n d a n d in a n d ou t a m o n g t h e

fa ll e n y e ll ow fl o w e rs si n gi n g a s sh e d a n c e d a n d wa s
, ,

so i n t e n t n o t t o t r e ad o n a bl o ss o m o r disturb it ,

with h e r silk e n skirts t h a t sh e did n ot see th o s e

,

wh o h a d c o m e t o t h e d oo r .

T h e ki n g t h e qu ee n t h e archbish o p t h e physici a n
, , , ,

t h e C h a mb e rl a i n t h e l o rds a n d l a di e s
,
t h e gr a n d ,

sh e riff a n d t h e gre a t j av e li n s st o o d sil e n t in a dmira

, ,

ti on a s d id a ls o t h e lady o f th e h o us e with t h e plat e

, ,

o f butt e r sc o tch in h e r ha n d
-
.

A ll at o nc e th e ki n g e x claim e d Why sure ly , ,

this is t h e v e ry lady with wh o m I da n c e d t h e

hay .

A t his w o rds Catski n s t a rt e d b ec a m e crims on , ,

a n d c e as e d d a n ci n g ; sh e r e tr e a t e d t o t h e wi n d o w ,

and t h e pati e n t pull e d t h e b e dcl oth e s o v e r his

h ea d .

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 Ca t s k in

The ki n g a n d a l l his c o urt n o w e n t e re d a n d w e n t ,

t o t h e sid e o f t h e b e d wh e r e t h e ki n g issu e d his

,

roy a l m a n d a t e th a t t h e sick m a n sh o uld sh o w his

h e a d a b o v e t h e b e d cl o th e s T his t h e p a t i e n t d a r e d
-
.

n o t d is o b e y . S O h e l e t hims e lf b e s e e n a n d t h e ,

physici a n was r e qu ire d t o pr o c ee d wi t h t h e di a g n o sis

of t he c a s e H e h o w e v e r r e sp e ctfully r e qu e st e d
.
, ,

that t h e f a mily d o ct o r m ight b e i n vi t e d t o b e

pre s e n t a s it wa s a g a i n s t t h e e tiqu e tt e o f t h e fa cul t y
,

t o i n t e rfe r e wi t h e a ch o t h e r s pr a c t ic e
’
.

T h e Vill a g e a n d fa mily d o c t o r h a pp e n e d a t this

m o m e n t t o a rriv e a n d h e wa s c a ll e d up i n t o t h e
,

r oo m .

T h e c o urt physici a n pr o c e e d e d t o l o o k a t t h e sick

m a n s t o n gu e a n d s a id h e c o n sid e re d it c o a t e d
’

,
.

”
S O I said o bs e rv e d t h e fa m ily d o ct o r
, .

”
A n d his puls e is irr e gul a r .

”
S O I s a id o bs e rv e d t h e fa mily d o ct o r
, .

”
A n d his t e mp e r a tur e is a b n o rm a l .

M y v e ry w o rds s a id t h e fa mily d oct o r

,
”
.

A c o n sult a ti on wa s n ow pro p o s e d a n d t h e t wo ,

pra c t i t i o n e rs a dj o ur n e d t o a n a dj o i n i n g c a bi n e t ,

whils t t h e ki n g a n d t h e a rchbish o p a n d a l l t h e
, ,

c o urt t h e n obl e m a n a n d his l a dy t h e p a r e n t s o f t h e

, ,

y o u t h r e m a i n e d in bre athl e ss e xp e ct a ti on
,
A fte r .

h a lf a n h o ur t h e t wo d o ct o rs issu e d fro m t h e
a dj o i n i n g c a bi n e t a n d t h e c o u rt physici a n s a id with
, ,

“
imm e n s e s o l e m n ity T h e re is n o thi n g in t h e c a s e
,

t o c a us e imm e di a t e al a rm M y brot h e r practiti on e r

.

a n d I hav e w e l l w e igh e d t h e c a s e a n d hav e dr a w n ,

o u t a pr e scripti o n which if stric t ly fo ll o w e d ,

will we , ,

be li ev e pr o duc e t he happi e st r e sults

”
.
,

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 T h e Ol d E ngl ish Fairy ,
T al e s

T h en h eu n fo ld e d a scr o ll a n d h a n d e d it t o th e
'

a rchbish op I t c o n tai n e d but th e s e w o rd s

.

M a t rim o n y
'

cu m B u tt e r s c ot c h , gu a n t. s u fi .

The v e ry h e a ri n g o f th e r e cip e su ffic e d to mak e

s ick m an j ump o u t of bed .

N ex td a y , w it h grea t t riu m h , p
An d j o y , a n d go o d c h e e r,
T h e re a rriv e d m a ny c oa c h e s

F ro m fa r a nd fro m n ea r ;
Wh e n ,
m u ch li k e a go d d e s s
I n fe s t a l a rra
y,
k
Fa ir C a t s in w a s m a rrie d
T o th e s q u ire t h a t da y .

T h e d a y s t h e y w e re m a n y
T h e w e dd in g d id l a s t ,
W it h m a ny a to pp in g
A n d ga l l a n t rep a st.

Oh h a rk th e b el l s r n i gin g
A ll ove r t h e t o wn ;
S ee fl k as s of c a n a r
y
Fl o w m e rril y ro u n d .

S O Catski n wa s marri e d t o t h e y o u n g g e n tl e m a n ,

the so n o f th e n o bl e in wh o s e h o us e sh e had s e rv e d

as sculli o n .

We might e n d t h e st o ry o f Ca tski n h e re a n d ,

y e t ,
w e r e we t o d o s o we sh o uld o m it a n i n cid e n t
,

which m a rks h o w g oo d sh e wa s a n d d e s e rvi n g o f ,

t h e happy fo rtu n e th a t fe ll t o h e r .

I t had fa ll e n o u t in this wis e wi t h h e r fa th e r H er .

m o th e r wa s d e a d A fe ve r h a d c o m e on in t h e h o us e
.
,

a n d h a d sw e p t a w a y b o t h h e r m o th e r a n d sist e rs ; s o

3 2
 Cats k in

t h at the o ld m an l e ft a l o n e a n d in his a ge
wa s ,

h e wa s s o rr o wful a n d d e s o l a t e N ow h e b e ga n t o .

t hi n k o f his d a ugh t e r wh o m h e h a d d isc a rd e d He .

re s o lv e d t o p ay h e r a visi t fo r h e h a d h ea rd o f h e r
,

marri a ge .

k
H e d res s e d l i e a e gga r b
An d we n t t o t h e ga t e ,
Wh e re s t o o d h is s we e t d a u gh t e r,
“
b
N o w n o l e a n d gre a t .

H e c rie d , G e n t l e l a dy ,
A p o or ma n I be,
An d fo rc e d b y n e c e s s it y

To a sk c h a rit y .

Wit h a b l u sh sh e d e ma n d e d
Th e p
l a c e wh e n c e h e ca m e .

T h en , w it h t h a t h e t o l d h e r,
As l i kw
e is e h is na m e .

c rie d ,
’

S he I m y o u r d a u gh t e r
Wh o s l igh t e d wa s s o ,

Yet, n ev e rt h e l e s s , s ir,

T h ee k in d n e s s I l l
’

sh o w .

T h ro u gh m e rc y , t h e L o rd
Ha s p ro v id e d fo r m e .

P ra y , fa t h e r com e in , s ir,

Be s e a te d , s a id sh e

b p
.

Th e est of ro v is io n
'

T h e h ou s e c oul d a fl o rd ,

k
Fo r m a in g h im w e l c o m e ,
p
Wa s l a c e d o n t h e oa rd b .

“
S he s a id , You a re wel c om e
Fe e d h e a rt y , Ip ra y ,

An d , if y o u a re wil l in g,
W it h m e y ou sh a ll st a y

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 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fa ir y T al e s

S o l ong as y ou l iv e , s ir.

He th e n m a de re p ly,
I only ha ve c om e h e re ,
Y ou r l ov e I w o u l d t ry .

T h ro u gh m e rc y , m y d a u gh t e r,
’
I m ric h , a n d n o t o o r, p
re d
’
I ve go ld and s il v e r

H ea p ed p in m y s t o re
u

k
.

An d fo r th e in d fa v o u r
At y o u r h a n d s I v e fo u n d ,
’

p
F o r o rt io n I l l giv e y o u
’

F u ll t e n t h o u s a n d p ou n d.

A d a ys a ft e r h e s o ld a l l his l a n d a n d cam e
fe w ,

t o his d a ugh t e r g a v e h e r wh a t h e h a d pr o m is e d a n d
, ,

liv e d in l o v e wi t h h e r w e l l a t t e n d e d t o t h e re st o f , ,

his d ays .

N OT E — The Ol d En gl is h s t o ry of C a t s in , k wh ic h e x is t s

in b a lla d fo rm , has b e en
’
d riv e n out by th e F re n c h ta l e of

C in d e re l l a T h e l a t t e r is a v e ry go o d s t o ry , a n d it w a s v e ry

p p b
.

w e l l t o l d b y P e ra u l t I n s o m e o in t s t h e E n gl is h t a l e is re fe ra l e
. .

P e a u d An e
’

T h e E n gl is h s t o ry h a s re l a t io n a l s o t o P e ra u l t s
’ ’

I n G e rm a n t h e s e rie s a re th o s e of
“
A s c h e n p iit t e l a nd
“
Al l e rl e i

ra u c h .
”
The ca ts k
in in t h e En gl is h s t o ry is a n a ss s
’

h id e in
s, a nd a c o a t o f c o a rs e h a ir in t h e G e rm a n
’
P e ra u l t The s t o ry is
k p
.

n ow n t h ro u gh o u t E u ro e I n t h e E n gl is h t a l e t h e re is n o gl a s s
pp pp I
.

sl i er d ro ed In c o n n e c t io n w it h t h is e l e m e n t , m a y re fe r t o
p b p pp pp
.

R h odo e, wh o eca m e Q u e en of
Egy t b y d ro in g h e r sli er

( S t ra b o, 8 0 8 ; fE l ia n ,
x x ii H i s t v a r x iii The E n gl is h
b p b
. . . .

a lla d, w h ic h is W it h o u t o e t ic m e rit , h a s ee n s e v e ra l t im e s
re p rin t e d It w a s p i
r nte d in Al d e rm a ry C h u rc h ya rd a b out 1 72 0.

fi
.

For a fu l l a c c oun t of th e s t o ry a n d it s ra mi c a t io n s a n d v a ria n t s ,

se e J S M o o re , Th e P i ezori a l B ook ‘
of B a ll a as, ’
1 84 9 , v o l . ii p 1 45

p
. . . .

a nd s t il l fu l l e r in A ’
L a n g s Ci n d erel l a , 34 5 Va ri a n ts , rin t e d fo r
k
.

th e Fol -
L o re S o c ie t y , 1 8 9 3
b p p
.

'
O f th e a l la d t h e re a re d is t in c t exem l a rs , one i
r n te d a t P it t s

Wh o l e s a l e T oy a nd M arb le W a re h o u s e , 69A S . A n d re w St .
,
S e ve n

Di a ls ; t h e o t h e r,
“
P rin t e d a n d s o l d , w h o l e s a l e a n d re t a il , b y J . Ev a n s ,

34
T HE G AR DE NE R PR INC E
 T HE GARD EN ER P RINCE

FA R , fa r aw a y in t h e blu e dis t a n c e o f t im e t o o k pl a c e
,

a gr e a t i n v a si o n o f B o h e mi a . T h e sav a g e H u n s
c a m e p o uri n g o v e r E ur o p e fro m t h e s t e pp e s o f
N o rthe rn A si a c a rryi n g havo c a n d d e a t h wh e re ve r
,

th e y w e n t T h e y w e re li tt l e d a rk m e n wi t h bl a ck
.
,

b e ady ey e s a n d t h e y sa t t h e ir h o rs e s a s if o f o n e fl e sh
,

wi t h t h e m .

I n t h e gr e a t d e s t ructi o n t h a t o v e r t o o k P r a gu e t h e ,

capi t a l o f B o h e m ia t h e t o w n wa s fir e d a n d t h e H u n s
, , ,

bre a ki n g i n t o t h e r o y a l p a l a c e c a rri e d o ff t h e n urs e

,

with t h e y o u n g pri n c e a n d sw e p t a w a y far w e s t

, ,

burn i n g a n d d e s t r oyi n g e v e rywh e re t ill t h e y r e ach e d

F ra n c e an d th e r e th e y w e r e e n c o u n t e r e d o n t h e pl a i n s
,

of Chal o n s by t h e F r a n ks a n d V isig o ths u n d e r ZEt iu s ,

a n d w e r e t o tally r o ut e d A tt il a ki n g o f th e H u n s
.
, ,

aft e r this ba tt l e g a t h e r e d t h e r e m n a n t s o f his fo rc e

,

in t h e camp surr o u n d e d hims e lf with a ri n g o f

,

w a gg o n s pil e d up t h e s a ddl e s o f his h o rs e s a n d

, ,

s t oo d o n t h e t op o f this im m e n s e m a ss t o rch in h a n d, ,

39
 T h e Ol d E ngl ish Fair y T al e s

r e a dy to se t fire t o p e rish h e a n d his m e n

al l, a nd , ,

in t h e pyr e sh o uld t h e F r a n ks b e a bl e t o burs t

,

t hr o ugh t h e e n cl o sur e Th e c o n qu e r o rs d id n o t
.

d e e m it wis e t o driv e him t o d e sp e ra t i o n a n d su ffe re d ,

him a n d t h e r e m n a n t s o f his s av a ge a rmy t o re tre a t

i n t o G e rm a n y T his wa s in t h e y e a r 4 5 I
. .

T h e n urs e O f t h e P ri n c e o f B o h e mi a h a d p e rish e d
o n th e wa y a n d t h e li tt l e child h a d b e e n tak e n
,

ch a rg e o f by a H u n w o m a n I n t h e fligh t sh e t hr e w .

a w a y t h e child a n d it wa s fo u n d a n d t a k e n ch a rg e
,

O f by a p o o r m a n wh o s e wife h a vi n g n o childr e n o f
, ,

h e r o wn wa s gl a d t o a d o p t it
,
.

Th e child wh o wa s c a ll e d Ori o l gr e w up in t h e
, ,

c o tt a g e o f t h e s e g o o d p e o pl e a n d b e li e v e d t h e m t o ,

b e his p a r e n t s T h e r e a s o n why h e wa s n a m e d
.

Ori o l wa s t his Wh e n t h e m a n fo u n d him h e wa s

.
,

lyi n g in a fi e ld o f b u tt e rcups a n d h e h a d a mus e d ,

hims e lf wi t h pulli n g O ff t h e h e a ds o f t h e fl o w e rs a n d ,

had m a d e hims e l f a b e d o f t h e shi n i n g bl o ss o ms a n d ,

a pill o w as w e ll T h e s un wa s shi n i n g brigh t ly a n d

.
,

wh e n t h e m a n saw t h e b a b e lyi n g am idst butt e rcup

fl ow e rs t h e r e fl e c t i on m a d e him thi n k t h e child was
,

a l l g o ld e n a n d h e e xcl a im e d
,
“
Wh y t his is a g o ld e n , ,

babe ! A s or is g old in t h e F ren ch t on gu e h e ,

c a ll e d him t h e n c e fo rt h Ori o l .

Wh e n t h e b oy wa s gr o w n t o m an s e st a t e h e wa s ’

s e n t t o b e a g a rd en e r in t h e k i n g s p a l a c e ; a n d t h e ’

fl o w e rs h e cul t iv a t e d s e e m e d t o k n o w t hat s o m e on e
wa s s e t o v e r t h e m wh o l o v e d t h e m fo r t h e y fl o u rish e d ,

in a m a rv e ll o us m a n n e r F l o w e rs lik e t o b e m a d e
.

much O f t o b e t a lk e d t o a n d e n c o ura g e d t o gr o w
, , ,

a n d Ori o l a lw a ys h a d a g o o d w o rd t o s a t o his
y
40
 T he Garden er P rin ce

pl a n ts H e b e c a m e warmly a tt a ch e d t o t h e m a n d
.
,

t h e y t o him .

N o w t h e k i n g h a d go t a d a ugh t e r c a ll e d M a rc e ll a ,

a n d sh e wa s w o n t t o l o o k t hr o ugh h e r wi n d o w a t t h e

gard en a n d sh e sa w t h e y o u n g g a rd e n e r a n d t h o ugh t
, ,

h o w cl e v e r h e was wi t h his fl o w e rs S h e was n e v e r .

a ll o w e d t o go a br o a d wi t h o u t h er g o v e r n e ss but o n e ,

d ay a n irr es is t ibl e l o n gi n g c a m e o v e r h e r t o go i n t o
t h e g a rd e n a n d se e t h e fl o w e rs .

N o w t h e r e wa s in t his g a rd e n a r o s e a n d this r o s e ,

had t h e pr o p e rty t ha t wh oe v e r pick e d it w o uld b e

prick e d t h e re by t o t h e h e a r t a n d c o uld n e ve r b e ,

cure d s a v e by t h e g a rd e n e r wh o h a d cul t iv a t e d th e
ro s e
.

Of t his t h e P ri n c e ss M a rc e ll a k n e w n o t hi n g S h e .

did n o t ask l ea v e O f a n y o n e b u t s t o l e d o w n s t a irs a n d

,

w e n t t o t h e g a rd e n .

T h e re sto o d t h e ga rd e n e r at t h e ga t e ,
An d in ea ch h a nd a fl o we r ;
0 p re tt y m a id , c om e in , he s a id ,

An d v ie w my b ea u t e o u s b o we r .

Th e l il y it sh a l l be t h y sm oc k
j q
,

Th e on u il sh o e t h y fe e t ;
T h y gown s h a l l b e t h e t e n w e e -
k s to c k ,

k
T o m a e t h e e fa ir a n d s we e t .

T h e gil l y flowe r sh a l l d e c
-
k t h y h ea d ,
Th y wa y wit h h e r s I ll b ’

s t re w ;
T hy s t oc k in gs sh a l l b e m a rigo l d ,
T h y gl o v e s t h e v io l e t b lue .
”

B ut t h e fa ir pri n c e ss h a d s e e n a l o v e ly ro s e t h e
fl ow e rs o f which w e re crims o n a s bl oo d a n d so t hick ,

4 1
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

th at th e y hid the l e ave s and the th o rn s . S he s a id to

t h e g a rde n e r

I wil l n oth a v e t h e gill y flo we r, -

N or b
h er s my p
a t h t o s t re w ,

Nor sto c k in gs of t h e m a rigo l d ,

N o r gl ov e s o f V io l e t b l ue .

I wil l n ot h a v e t h e t e n we e -
k s to c k
j q
,

N or on t o m y sh oo n ;
u il s

B ut I wil l h a v e t h e re d , re d ro s e

T h a t flo w e re t h in J un e .

Th e gard e n e r wh o k n e w h ow sharp a n d d a n g e r o us
,

w e r e t h e t h o rn s o f t his r o s e e n d e av o ur e d t o dissuad e
,

h er . H e said

Th e re d , re d ro s e it h a t h a t h o rn
T ha t p ie rc e t h t o t h e b on e .

But sh e a n sw e re d
I l it t l e h e e d t h y id l e re d e
I
.

w il l h a v e t h a t o r n o n e .

A gai n he en d e av our e d to d issuad e her

Th e red , re d ro s e it h a t h a t h o rn
Tha t pi e rc e t h t o t h e h ea rt .

B ut sh e a n sw e re d
Th e re d , re d ro s e , Oh , I wil l h a ve
I
.

l it t l e h e e d t h e s m a rt .

She stoo p ed d o wn u n to t h e gro u n d

To p k
luc th e ro s e so re d ;
T h e t h o rn it p ie rc e d h e r t o t h e h ea rt ,
An d t h is fa ir m a id wa s d e a d .

4 2
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

an sw e re d n o t T h e n t h e y s e n t fo r t h e Co ur t
.

physici a n a n d h e c a m e a n d t ri e d e v e ry s o rt of
, ,

re m e dy but a l l w e r e in v a i n T h e m a id r e m a i n e d
,
.

fa s t a sl e e p a s o n e d e a d ; t h e re wa s n o r o usi n g h e r .

S h e n e i t h e r br e a t h e d n o r m o v e d n or d id h e r h e a rt ,

b e a t y et h e r ch e e ks w e re fre sh a s r o s e s a n d s o sh e
, ,

r e m a i n e d d ay by d ay u n ch a n gi n g Th e par e n t s .

w e r e in s o re d is t re ss a n d t h e y w o uld n o t a ll ow ,

h e r t o b e buri e d b e c a us e t h e y r e a lly did n o t k n o w

,

wh e t h e r sh e w e re a sl ee p o r d e a d .

T h e n t h e y c o n sul t e d t h e Co ur t a str o l o g e r a n d h e ,

l oo k e d a t t h e s t a rs a n d re a d t h e re i n t h a t n o n e m igh t
,

re s t o r e t h e P ri n c e ss s a v e t h e g a rd e n e r a n d t h a t h e ,

w o u ld m a rry h e r .

Wh e n t h e ki n g h e a rd t his h e wa s much p e rpl e x e d ,

W h at t o d o H e did n o t d e sir e t h a t his d a ugh t e r

.

sh o uld l ie in this t ra n c e wi t h o u t e v e r a w a ki n g a n d , ,

o n t h e o t h e r h a n d h e did n o t r e lish t h e n o t i o n o f
,

h avi n g his g a rd e n e r b e c o m e his s on in l aw B ut h e - -

.

c on sid e re d a n d r e s o lv e d t o m ak e Ori o l re st o r e this

,

pri n c e ss t o life a n d aft e r th a t h e w o uld put t h e

,

y o u n g m an t o d e ath a n d so frustrat e t h e p ro ,

p h e c y .

A cc ordi glyn ,
he sent a w a i t i n g m a id -
o f th e pri n ce ss
t o th e gard e n .

T h e re sto o d t h e ga rd e n e r a t t h e ga t e ,
With cy p re s s in h is h a n d ,
A n d h e d id sa y, L et no fa ir m a y
C o m e in t o D ea d M a id
’
s La nd
”
.

S o the w a i t i n g girl s t o o d o u t sid e a n d t o ld

-

, th e
g a rd e n e r wh a t wa s w a n t e d o f him t o c o m e ,
and

r e c o v e r t h e pri n c e ss o f h e r t ra n c e lik e sl e e p -
.

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 T he Ga rde n e r Pr in c e

He cc o rdi n gly o b ey e d a n d wa s bro ugh t ups t a irs

a ,

a n d sh o w n wh e r e sh e l a y T h e n h e s t oo p e d an d h e
.
,

fo u n d t h e t h o rn t h a t wa s run i n t o h e r h e a r t a n d h e ,

drew it fo rt h a n d t h e m o m e n t h e h a d d on e t his sh e
, ,

o p e n e d h e r e y e s g a v e a l o n g sigh l oo k e d a t him a n d
, , ,

b e g a n t o sp e a k .

I m m e di a t e ly t h e ki n g g a v e o rd e rs th a t h e sh o uld
be tak e n a nd c a st t o wild b e asts Th e ki n g h a d li o n s
.

in c a g e s a n d h e was w on t t o fe e d th e m wi t h mal e
,

fa c t o rs wh o w e r e s en t e n c e d t o d e ath Fo r a t that .

tim e bu t ch e r s m e a t was v e ry e x p e n siv e as a murrai n

’

h a d b ee n i n t r o duc e d i n t o t h e l a n d by t h e H u n s a n d ,

it had sw e pt o ff m o st o f t h e c a t t l e ; a n d it n ev e r
wh o lly dis a pp e ar e d B ut if butch e r s m e at wa s d e a r
.
’

a n d scarc e m a l e fa ct o rs w e r e ch e a p a n d abu n d a n t
, .

A cc o rdi n g t o c o m m a n d Ori o l wa s c a s t t o th e li o n s
, .

B u t M a rc e ll a h a d a t wi n br o t h e r c a l l e d M a rc e llus ,

a n d h e wa s gr e a t ly sh o ck e d a n d gri e v e d wh e n h e

h e a rd his fa t h e r s o rd e r ; h e e n t re at e d t h e ki n g t o
’

sp a re t h e g a rd e n e r a n d wh e n h e c o uld n ot m ov e
, ,

him h e ra n t o t h e pris o n t o b e s e e ch t h e g a o l e r t o
,

t hr o w in his priva t e tut o r i n s t e a d o f t h e g a rd e n e r .

T h e n o bl e m i n d e d pri n c e t h o ugh t by this m e a n s his

-

fat h e r s i nj ustic e migh t b e prev e n t e d a n d hims e lf

’

d e live re d fo r a t im e fr o m his d a ily l e ss o n s T h e .

ga o l e r h o w e v e r t o ld him t h a t his i n t e rv e n ti on c a m e
, ,

t o o l a t e fo r t hat Ori o l was alr e ady cast t o t h e wild

,

b e a sts .

B u t wh a t wa s t h e surpris e o f t h e pri n c e a n d o f t h e
ga o l e r wh e n t h ey fo u n d th a t t h e l i o n s r e fus e d t o
t o uch t h e g a rd e n e r a n d cr o uch e d r o u n d him in
,

re sp e c t ful att i t ud e s .

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N o w it is k n o w n t o a l l t h e w o rld th a t t h e li o n wi
n o t t o uch r o y a l bl o o d .S o t h e pri n c e e x c l a im e
t h a t h e wa s sur e Ori o l c a m e o f k i n gly s t o ck a n d h e ,

ra n and t o ld his fa t h e r wh o g a v e o rd e rs fo r t h e
,

g a rd e n e r t o b e r e m ov e d fro m t h e li o n s d e n a n d ’

r e t a i n e d in pris o n till h e issu e d furt h e r i n s t ructi o n s .

Wh e n t h e pri n c e ss a w o k e fro m h e r sl ee p sh e c o uld ,

t hi n k o n ly o f t h e g a rd e n e r I t was t h e n ature o f
.

t h e r o s e t hat wh e n t h e t h o r n wa s wi t hdr a w n sh e ,

wh o had b ee n w o u n d e d w o uld fa ll in l ov e wi t h t h e
first p e rs o n h e r o p e n i n g e y e s r e st e d o n ; a n d a s it
ch a n c e d wh e n M a rc e ll a ra is e d h e r l ids sh e saw
, ,

Ori o l . S o t h o ugh t h e sl e e p givi n g qu a li t y o f t h e

,
-

t h o r n wa s o v e rc o m e wh e n t h e th o r n wa s e x t r a ct ed ,

y e t t h e sub t l e p o is o n o f l o v e r e m a i n ed in h e r

vei n s .

S h e h a d n o n e but h e r br o th e r t o wh o m sh e c o uld
t e l l h e r fe e li n gs
. S h e wa s v e ry u n h a ppy b e c a us e sh e
,

k n e w t h a t t h e k i n g h e r fa t h e r r e s e rv e d h e r d e liv e re r
, ,

for a cru e l d e a t h ; a n d t h e P ri n c e M a rc e llus p a rt ic u

l a rl y r e s en t e d t h a t his r o y a l p a re n t h a d o bj e ct e d t o
h a vi n g t h e priv a t e t ut o r t hro w n t o t h e li o n s in ,

d e fa ult o f crim i n a ls .

T h e br o t h e r a n d S is t e r c o n sul t e d t o g e th e r a n d ,

r e s o lv e d t o e ffe ct t h e e scap e o f t h e g a rd e n e r a n d t o ,

fly with him t o E n gl a n d wh e re sh e c o uld m a rry

,

Ori o l a n d wh e re a s M arc e llus b e li ev e d h e hims el f

, , , , ,

w o uld n ot b e h e ld t o his l e ss o n s .

A cc o rd i n gly t h e pri n c e w e n t t o t h e h a rb o ur a n d
,

c o n t rive d t o hire a ship in which t h e y m ight sail t o

E n gl a n d . T h e n h e w e n t t o t h e pris o n a n d p e r
s u a d e d t h e g a o l e r t o a ll o w him t o s e e t h e g a rd e n e r .

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 T he Garden er Pr in c e

To Ori o l h e c o mmu n ic at e d t h e pl a n fo r his e sc a p e

an d th e ir flight T h e n Ori o l r e pli e d
.

“
I ll go t o m y l a d y a t
’
re a b k of da y ,
I l l c a rry m y l a d y fa r a wa y
’

I p
.

B u t h ow s h a l l m a n a ge t o sna my c h a in ?

An d h o w ca n Im b
y l i e rt y ga in ? "

T h en th e pri n c e g a v e him a ti n y st e e l fil e which ,

h e h a d hidd e n in h is sl ee v e a n d wi t h t his h e was t o ,

wo rk thro ugh t h e iro n b a rs o f his wi n d o w a n d so ,

e sc a p e
. H e M a rc e llus w o uld bri n g a l a d d e r a n d
, ,

p u t it o utsid e t h e pris o n so t h a t wh e n t h e b a rs w e r e
,

fil e d t hro ugh Ori o l migh t e sc a p e wi t h t h e l a dd e r a n d

, ,

by m e a n s o f t h e l a dd e r r e l e a s e M a rc e ll a fro m t h e
t o w e r o f t h e p a l a c e in which sh e wa s l o ck e d up .

A cc o rdi n gly t h e y o u n g pri n c e we n t t o t h e h a rb o ur a n d

,

g av e o rd e rs th a t e v e rythi n g sh o uld b e re a dy fo r s a il
in g a s s oo n a s h e a rriv e d wi t h his c o mp a n i o n s ; t h en
h e w e n t b a ck a n d fo u n d his t ut o r in a gr e a t wa y
,

b e c a us e h e wa s l a t e fo r his L a ti n l e ss on a n d wa s ,

gro wli n g a n d thr e a t e n i n g t o re p o rt him t o his fa th e r .

Ori o l w o rk e d wi t h t h e st ee l fil e duri n g t h e n igh t ,

a n d succ e e d e d in cut t i n g thr o ugh t h e b a rs T hen .

h e t hrus t hims e lf o ut o f t h e wi n d o w a n d fo u n d ,

M arc e llus b e l o w wi t h t h e l a dd e r H e quickly .

d e sc e n d e d T h e n t h e pri n c e b a d e him t a k e t h e
.

l a dd e r a n d go t o t h e p a l a c e a n d re l e a s e his s ist e r ,

whils t h e w e n t t o t h e ship t o hav e a ll re ady t o star t,

t h e i n sta n t th e y a rriv e d .

N ow wh e n Ori o l c a m e b e l o w t h e wi n d o w Of t h e
.

pri n c e ss h e fo u n d t o his c o n s t e r n a ti o n t h a t t h e ladd e r

,

wa s fa r t o o sh o rt S h e wa s a b o v e l o o ki n g o u t
.
, ,

re a dy t o fly but c o uld n o t b e r e ach e d

,
.

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 T h e Ol d E ngl ish Fair y T al e s

Wh a t wa s t o b e d o n e ? A ll t h e p a l a c e d o o rs
w e re l o ck e d a n d b a rre d a n d t h e re w e r e guards se t t o
,

keep the m .

T h e pri n c e ss wa s e qu a l t o t h e o cc a s i on S he .

h a d t h e m o st l o v e ly g o ld e n h a ir in t h e w o rld a n d ,

H OW

Th e l a d y h e r go l d e n h a ir,
un d id

S he c u t it o ff w it h a go l d e n s h ee r ;

T h e l a dy t o o k out her s il v e r p in,

H e r h a ir it wa s n e it h e r sh o rt n o r t h in ;
S h e t wis t e d it in , a n d s h e t wis t e d it o u t ,
An d sh e m a de a l a dder b ot h s t ro n g a n d s t ou t ,

S h e w o v e it u
p and sh e wo v e it d o wn ,
An d sh e m a de a l a dd e r t o rea c h t h e gro u n d .

N ow ,
wh e n S h e had t hus plait e d a n d twist e d h e r
h a ir a n d had fo rm e d Of it a g o ld e n ladd e r sh e
, ,

fa st e n e d it t o h e r wi n d o w a n d l oo k e d fo rth B ut .

wh e n sh e sa w what a d is t a n c e sh e had t o d e sc e n d ,

h e r h e a rt b e g a n t o fa il

Al ac k ! sh e sa id ,
“
but I do n ot d a re
To p l a n t m y fe e t o n t h is l a dd e r O f h a ir
k I
.

Al ac !
”
s h e s a id ,
“
b u t w e re t o fa l l ,
I sh o u l d da sh m y b l ood on th e ca stl e wa l l .

T hen Ori o l sa w that t h e n igh t wa s sp e n t a n d t h e ,

d ay a t h a n d a n d h e wa s a fr a id l e st h e sh o uld b e
,

t ak e n a n d t h e pl a n c o m e t o n aught
, S O h e p ut .

his h a n d t o t h e ladd e r .

Oh , a nd h e d id c l im bb y t h e g d e n t h re a d
o l
T h a t wa s wo v e of t h e h a ir of h is l a d y s h e a d ,
’

Oh , and h e d id m o u n t b y t h e go l d e n s t a ir
T h a t w a s fa sh io n e d a l l o u t o f h is l a d y
’
s h a ir .

T h e h a ir it wa s n e it h e r s h o rt n or t h in ,
A n d wa s fa s t e n e d a b ove w it h a s il v e r p in .
 T he Garde ne r P r in c e

Wh e n Ori o l cam e to t he wi n d o w t h e n , he t ook t he

pri n c e ss in his a rms an d d e sc e n d ed with her .

Ad o wn t h e l a d de r of go l d t h ey ca me

As o ve r t h e h il l s t h e sun d id fl a me.

S o t h e y e sca pe d t o g e th e r t o t h e h a rb o ur wh e re t h e
,

pri n c e wa s a wa i t i n g t h e m , a n d as ‘

s o on as th ey w e re
on b o ard t h e a n ch o r wa s h ov e
, , t h e s a il spr e ad an d ,

t h e y st o o d o u t t o se a .

! N o w fo r l o v e a n d fr e e d o m s a id Ori o l
,

, .

”
A n d n o m o r e L a ti n l e ss o n s s a i d t h e pri n c e , .

N o s oo n e r was t h e flight o f t h e g a rd e n e r with

t h e childre n o f t h e ki n g a n d qu ee n d isc o v e r e d t h a n ,

t h e utm o s t c o m m o t i o n e n su e d in t h e p a l a c e a n d
'

t o w n T h e ki n g a t o n c e c o n sult e d his a str o l o g e r

.
,

a n d t h e astr o l o g e r c a ll e d in t h e a ssist an c e o f a wi t ch ,

a n d th e y t o g e t h e r br e w e d a st o rm th a t br o k e with

fury o n t h e se a ; t h e w av e s ra n m o u n t a i n s high ,

a n d p o ur e d i n t o t h e ship t h a t sp e e dily b e c a m e a ,

wre ck It wa s driv e n b a ck up on t h e Fr e n ch c o as t
.

a n d d a sh e d t o pi e c e s P ri n c e M a rc e llus e sc a p e d o n
.

o n e pl a n k t h e P ri n c e ss M a rc e ll a o n a n o th e r a n d
, ,

Ori o l wh o clu n g t o t h e m a s t wa s c a rri e d fa r fa r

, , ,

a wa y a n d wa s fi n a lly
,
pick e d up by a ship a n d
c o n v e y e d t o a dist a n t l a n d H e b e li e v e d t h at t h e .

cl e ar pri n c e ss a n d t h e g e n e ro us y o u n g pri n c e h a d
b ee n sw a ll o w e d up by t h e hu n gry sea .

T h e ki n g a n d qu e e n w e re r ej o ic e d t o r e c o v e r th e ir
children T h e k i n g was e xtr e m e ly i n c e n s e d a t t h e
.

n e gl e ct o f t h e g ao l e r a t havi n g a ll o w e d t h e wi n d o w
,

b a rs t o b e fil e d t hro ugh u n o bs e rv e d a n d h e c o n ,

d e m n e d him t o d e a t h Wh e n t h e ga o l e r h a d b ee n
.

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put t o d e ath h e t o ld t h e P ri n c e ss M a rc e lla his

, ,

daught e r th a t t h e g a rd e n e r h a d b e e n c a ught a n d
,

e x e cu t e d a n d t h a t h e wa s t h e n b e i n g c a rri e d t o burial
,
.

Wh e n sh e a n d h er br o th e r h ea rd this th e y w e re ,

in t h e d e e p e s t distr e ss a n d t h e y ra n t o wh e r e t h e
,

fu n e r a l wa s p a ss i n g a n d fo ll ow e d t h e d e a d in g e a t
,
fi
r

gri e f B u t b e fo re t h e c o rps e was c on sig n e d t o t h e

.

e arth t h e pri n c e ss pluck e d O ff t h e pall t hat was

,

thr o w n o v e r it a n d t o h e r gre a t joy d isc o v e r e d tha t

,

t h e d e a d m a n wa s t h e g a o l e r a n d n o t h e r b e l o v e d
g a rd e n e r S h e n o w fo u n d it u n e n dura bl e t o re mai n
.

W i t h o ut k n o wl e dg e o f Ori o l S h e o ft e n w a lk e d in
.

t h e g a rd e n a n d wh e n e v e r sh e p a ss e d t h e c rims o n
,

r o s e t h e sc e n t o f it c a us e d h e r l ov e t o wax stro n g e r
,
.

'

S O o n e n igh t sh e t o o k a n o l d sui t o f h e r br o th e r s
’

cl oth e s d re ss e d h e rs e lf in it a n d ra n a w a y S h e
, , .

e mb a rk e d o n b o ard a ship d e s t i n e d fo r fo r e ig n parts ,

a n d s a il e d a w a y in t h e disguis e o f a b o y .

We mus t n o w se e wh a t h a d b ec o m e o f Ori o l .

A ft e r m a n y a dv en t ur e s h e a rrive d a t t h e Co urt
,

o f B o h e m i a wh e r e his fa t h e r n o w a n o l d m a n wa s
, , ,

ki n g .

Wh e n t h e H u n s h a d b e e n r o ut e d at Ch a l o n s t h e ,

r e alms t h e y h a d o ve rru n re c ov e r e d t h e pri n c e s th e y ,

h a d d e fe a t e d pluck e d up c o ur a g e a n d e m e rg e d fr o m
t h e ir plac e s O f r e fug e Th e B o h e mi a n s had r e built
.

P r a gu e a n d mad e it m o r e b ea utiful t h a n b e fo r e a n d
, ,

th e y h a d s t uck up t h e h e a ds o f H u n s wh o h a d b e e n
kill e d a ll a l o n g t h e w a lls a s a s e ri e s o f k n o bs which
, ,

wa s v e ry pic t ur e squ e a n d a ls o t e rrifyi n g t o a ggre ss o rs

, .

Th e ki n g wa s gri e v e d a t t h e l o ss o f h is s o n He .

m ad e i n quiri e s but c o u ld o b t ai n n o n e ws o f him a n d

, ,

5 0
 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fairy T al e s

his no bl e s ro s e The wh o l e o f t h e c o urt h a s te d fro m

.

t h e palac e a n d t h e n e ws spr e a d lik e wildfire thr o u

, gh
t he t o wn . Ev e ry b e l l in e v e ry church was p e al e d ,

t h e p e o pl e sh o ut e d a n d d a n c e d a n d t h e childr e n ,

ra n o n the walls a n d w e re so e xcit e d th a t t h e y

,

b e g a n to pl a y b a ll with t h e H u n s h e ads t h a t w e re ’

, ,

n o w bl e a ch e d quit e whit e a n d W e r e lik e law n t e n n is

,

b a lls a s whi te a s r o u n d a n d a s e mpty

, , , .

T h e g a t e s w e re t hr o w n o p e n a n d fo rth c a m e t h e ,

ki n g a n d qu ee n a n d a l l t h e c o ur t .

A n d wh e n t h e y s a w t h e wa y wo ra dus t y tr a v e ll e r ,

c o m i n g a l on g t h e y pre cipi t a t e d the ms e lve s up o n

,

him t hre w him d o w n a n d t o re t h e cl o t h e s o ff his

, ,

b a ck a n d t h e re sure e n o ugh fro m t h e n a p e o f his n e ck

, , , ,

a n d o v e r his sh o uld e r bl a d e s a n d d o w n his v e rt e br a l

'

-
,

c o lu m n wa s his e n tire p e digree fro m A d a m a n d his ,

re a l n a m e which was We n c e slas a n d n ot Ori o l a t a ll

, , .

T h e n t h e y pu ll e d t h e pri n c e up o n his fe e t an d ,

a s h e wa s much sh a k e n a n d surpris e d by t h e tr e a t

m e n t h e had re c e iv e d t h e y set him o n a h o rs e a n d

,

l e d him thr o ugh P r a g ue wi t h his b a ck e x p o s e d t h a t

, ,

al l t h e p eo pl e wh o c o uld r e a d might s t udy his

p e digre e a n d c o n vi n c e th e ms e lv e s th a t this was th e ir
,

ve ry a n d t ru e pri n c e T h o s e p eo pl e wh o c o uld n o t
.

re a d t o re t h e ir h a ir wi t h r a g e a n d c o mpu n c t i o n a n d ,

a s much h a ir wa s pull e d o u t o n t h a t d a y a s su ffic e d

t o s t u ff cushi o n s fo r m a n y y e a rs a ft e r a n d m i x wi t h ,

t h e pl a s t e r wh e r e wi t h h o us e s w e r e pl a s t e r e d fo r a
l ik e p e ri o d .

N o w Orio l s t ro ubl e s w e r e a t a n e n d Ye t was

’
.

h e n o t p e rfe c t ly h a ppy b e caus e h e t h o ugh t Of ,

P ri n c e ss M arc e ll a a n d h e s e cre t ly pi n e d fo r h e r
, .

5 2
 T he Ga rdene r P rin c e

I t h a s a lre ady b e e n t o ld h o w sh e ra n a w a y in
b oy s cl o t h e s I t fe ll o u t m o s t h a ppily t h a t sh e
’
.
, ,

rambl e d i n t o B o h e m i a a n d wh e n s h e a rriv e d a t ,

P r a gu e sh e o ffe r e d h e rs e lf a s p a g e a t t h e p a l a c e
, ,

a n d wa s t ak en Wh a t wa s h er as t o n ishm e n t t o
.

rec og n is e in t h e y o u ng P ri n c e We n c e sl a s t h e m a n
wh o had b ee n t h e g a rd e n e r Ori o l .

S he was a ba sh e d a n d did n o t quit e k n o w wha t

,

to do . B u t sh e was h a ppy t o b e a t his sid e t o ru n ,

by his h o rs e wh e n h e w e n t hu n ti n g a n d t o w a i t ,

b ehi n d him at t a bl e wh e n h e di n e d .

On e d ay t h e pri n c e w e n t o u t fishi n g a n d h e ,

m a d e his littl e fo ot p a ge c a rry his wall et in which

-
,

we re t h e fish h e caught .

T h e d a y was v e ry h o t a n d t h e gl a r e o n t h e ,

wa t e r w e a ri e d his e y e s a n d m a d e him sl e e py so h e
, ,

l a y d o w n wi t h his h e ad o n his p a g e s l a p a n d fe ll
’

a sl e e p .

Whilst h e was a sl e e p M a rc e ll a pluck e d all t h e ,

butt e rcups withi n re ach a n d stre w e d t h e m a b o u t

him till h e wa s c o mpl e t e ly surro u n d e d wi t h th e m
, ,

much as wh e n fo u n d by th e Fr en ch p e a s a n t .

P r e s e n tly h e w o k e a n d l o o ki n g a b o ut was gr e a t ly
, , ,

surpris e d H e s a id .
“
H o w cam e a ll t h e s e go ld e n
,
”
fl ow e rs ab out m e ?
T h e n t h e p a g e a n s we re d “
M a st e r I pick e d , ,
”
th e m .

“
B u t s a id t h e pr i n c e
,
why did y o u d o it ? ,

M a st e r a n s we re d t h e p a ge I wa s fo rm e rly in
,
” “
,

s e rvic e t o a pri n c e ss a n d sh e t o ld m e a s t o ry o f
,

h o w a li tt l e bab e wa s o n c e fo u n d by a p e a s a n t
‘

a m o n g butt e rcups a n d t h e s u n sh o n e o n t h e m a n d
‘

, ,

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the re fl e cti on ov e r t h e child was such th a t t h e ,

p e a s an t cri e d o ut It is a g old en b a b e ! a n d h e
,
‘ ’

call e d it Ori o l .

“
I n e v e r t o ld th a t t a l e but t o o ne a n d that was
—

t h e P ri n c e ss M arc e ll a e x claim e d We n c e sl a s ,
.

T h e n t h e littl e foo t p a g e s a id I t wa s e v e n fro m-

,

h e r I h e ard it .

Wh en th e pri n c e l e arn e d this h e was gre atly ,

a gitat e d ; h e sigh e d a n d t h e t e a rs c a m e i n t o his

,

e y e s a n d h e s a id I sh a ll n ev e r n ev e r b e h a ppy
“
, , ,

t ill I s ee my d e a r M a rc e ll a a g a i n
”
.

A h m a s t e r e xcl a im e d t h e p a ge I have h e r
, ,
” “
,
.

p o r t r a i t ; b u t d o y o u k n o w t h a t S h e wa s wre ck e d
a n d dr o w n e d in a t e rribl e s t o rm
”
.

Wh e n t h e pri n c e h e a rd t ha t his t e a rs b e g a n t o ,

flo w fr e e ly H e sp o k e n o m o re t h a n t o s a y h e
.
,

h a d n o pl e a sur e a n y m o r e in fishi n g a n d t ha t t h e ,

s o l e t hi n g t h a t c o uld grat ify him wa s t o se e t h e

p o r t ra i t o f t h e pri n c e ss H e b a d e t h e p a ge pr o duc e .

it imm e di a t e ly .

“
M a s t e r s a id t h e p a ge t h e p o rt ra i t is life
,
” “
,

siz e Yo u mus t hav e p a t i e n c e t ill y o u re turn t o

.

”
P r a gu e .

A n d y o u mus t a bs o lu t e ly surr e n d e r t h a t pic t ure

”
to me s a id t h e pri n c e
,
I c an n o l o n g e r l iv e .

”
wi h u t th a t is t o sa y if it b e a g o o d lik e n e ss
t o t i —
, .

Sir s a id t h e p a g e on my w o rd o f h o no ur it
, ,

is a sp ea king lik e n e ss .

I f y ou will giv e it m e y o u sh a ll h a v e wh at y o u ,

d e sir e .

I ask fo r o n e t hi n g o n ly s a id t h e p a g e , ,

ha n d .
”

54
 T he Ga rde ner Pr in ce

Ev e n said We n c e sl a s ; I will c ut it o ff
th a t ,
“

a n d giv e it y o u fr e e ly if I m a y h a v e t h e p o rtrait
, .

N o w wh e n th e y w e r e r e tur n e d t o t h e city
, ,

Wen c e l as ra n t o his fat h e r a n d m ot h e r an d s a id t o ,

“
th e m Oh my d e ar p a r e nt s I hav e n ot t o ld y o u
, , ,

till n ow why I hav e r e sis t e d all y o ur urg e n cy t o se e

m e marri e d I l ov e d a n d I was b e l ov e d ; a n d t h e
.

pri n c e ss I l ov e d was M arc e lla o f F ra n c e S h e wa s .

m o re l ov e ly t ha n t h e d ay H e r hair was l o n g e r .

t ha n th a t o f a n y w o m an in t h e w o rld b u t sh e c u t ,

it o ff for t h e l o v e o f m e I t wa s lik e t o t h e fi n e s t
.

g o ld . B ut a l as ! sh e
,
is d e a d T h e cru e l se a .

sw a ll o w e d h e r up Co m e a n d fo ll o w m e a n d I will
.
,

sh o w y o u h e r picture B u t first thr o w o v e r y o ur

.
,

ro b e s v e ils o f m o urn i n g a n d bl a ck m a n tl e s L e t a .
.

s o l e m n fu n e r a l m a rch b e pl a y e d a n d d o y o u fa t h e r , ,

a n d m o th e r a n d a l l t h e c o ur t w a lk in sl o w a n d sad
, ,

pro c e ssi o n t o t h e t o lli n g o f b e lls a n d t h e str a i n s o f

,

t h e D e ad M a rch a n d wi t h h a n dk e rchi e fs t o y o ur
,

e y e s a n d l e m o n s in y o ur h a n ds i n t o t h e a p a rtm e n t
, ,

wh e re is t h e pic t ure o f my b e l ov e d pri n c e ss n o w , ,

a las ! n o m o r e L e t us d o t his in r e sp e c t t o h e r
.

”
m e m o ry .

A cc o rd i n gly t h e ki n g a n d qu ee n a n d all th e c o urt

put black m a n t l e s ov e r th e ir sumptu o us ro b e s a n d ,

t h e marsh a l w a lk e d first wi t h his silv e r m a c e “

On e .
,
”
t wo . On e t wo S l o w march ! o rd e re d t h e m a rsh a l
, .
,

a n d h e r a pp e d with his silv e r m a c e up o n t h e fl o o r ,

as a sig n a l t o pr o c e e d A n d a l l t wo a n d t wo .
, ,

c a m e o n t o t h e t o lli n g o f b e lls a n d t h e s o l e m n
, , ,

a we i n spiri n g s t r a i n s o f t h e b a n d
-
T h e sc e n e was .

s o m ovi n g t h a t a ll w e p t T h e n t h ey c a m e i n t o t h e
.

55
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ch a mb e r a pp i t d by his lit l f t p a g e a t t he
o n e t e oo -
,

e xtr e mi t y o f which was a l a rge g o ld fr a m e wi t h

a curt a i n t hr o w n o v e r it The pri n ce fi ll e d ,

wi t h impati e n c e rush e d t o t h e curt a i n a n d pull e d it

,

d ow n .

T h e r e wi t hi n t h e fr a m e st oo d — n ot a ca n vas
, ,

c ov e re d wi t h p a i n t b ut t h e s mili n g sp e a k i n g im a g e
, ,

its e lf— t h e b e a u t iful M a rc e ll a in t h e fl e sh dr e ss e d

, ,

in t h e r o b e s o f a pri n c e ss wi t h h e r g o ld en h a ir
,

fl o wi n g b e l o w h e r sh o uld e rs — s o much h a d h e r
hair gr o w n si n c e it wa s c ut o ff t o m a k e a ladd e r by
which t o e sc a p e .

S h e s t e pp e d t hr o ugh t h e fr a m e a n d s a id “
P ri n c e
, ,

We n c e sl a s t h e pic t u re is y o urs Y o ur h a n d !
,
.

T h e n t h e bl a ck m a n t l e s a n d v e ils fe ll O ff fr o m
t h e k i n g a n d qu e e n a nd c o ur t a n d t h e y flu n g a sid e
,

t h e ir p o ck e t h a n dk e rchi e fs a n d t h e l e m o n s a n d t h e ,

b a n d s t ruck up a m e rry d a n c e tu n e a n d t h e b e lls ,

b e g a n t o p e a l ch ee rily a n d t h e ki n g t o o k t h e qu ee n
,

by t h e h a n d a n d b e g a n t o c a p e r a n d t h e c o urt ,

fo ll o w e d sui t a n d da n c e d a n d kick e d o ut t h e ir fe e t
, ,

a n d cr o w e d a n d l a ugh e d wi t h pl e a sur e T h e p e o pl e .

in t h e s t r ee t sh o u t e d a n d t ur n e d h e ads o v e r h e e ls
fo r d e ligh t a n d t h e childr e n b e g a n t o p e lt e ach
,

o th e r wi t h t h e skulls o f t h e H u n s .

N eve r h a d b e en s ee n gre at e r m irth in t h e ci ty o f

P ragu e . A d e sp at ch wa s a t o n c e s en t t o P aris t o
sum m o n t h e P ri n c e M a rc e llus fo r t h e w e dd i n g .

T h e n t h e k i n g s a id “
I b e li e v e s o m e wh e re up in
,

t h e n urs e ry is a li t t l e d a ugh t e r o f mi n e I m a d e ,

n o a cc o u n t o f b o r n t o m e in my o l d a ge
,
I will .

c e rt a i n ly marry h e r t o P ri n c e M a rc e llus a n d so c e m e n t ,

5 6
 T he Ga rden e r P rin c e

th e li n ks o f u n i on b e tw ee n my n a ti on and t hat of

th e F r a n ks A n d so wa s it d o n e
. .

N O TE —T h is s t o ry is b a se d on th e ol d E n gl is h b a lla d e n t it l e d

p
.

Th e G a rl a n d Of P rin c e l y L o v e rs , i
r nte d at th e end of the
s ev en t e e n t h o r b e gin n in g o f th e e igh t e e n t h c e n t u ry I t is c e rt a in l y

p
.

a re tt y tale To so m e ex te nt
“
A Wi nter s
’
Ta l e a gre e s wit h
p
.

it Th e v e il e d s ta t u e in on e is t h e c ov e re d ic t u re in t h e o t h e r.

b I k
.

B oh e m ia is t h e sc e ne of oth . h a ve w o r ed in t o t h e s t o ry

t h e fra gm e n t a ry b a lla d of the G a rd e n e r, w h ic h s ee m s to fit it

we l l , a n d t h e in c id e n t o f t h e l a d y m a in g a l a dd e r w it h h e r h a ir, k
wh ic h is a re m in is c e n c e o f a n u rs e ry a l l a d re m e m e r in d is b I b
t in c t l y fro m e a rl y d a ys
b
.

Th e a l la d of t h e G a rd e n e r is t o b e fo u n d in C h il d E ngl i s h
’

s a nd

S cozzisk P op
‘ ‘
ula r B a l l a ds , No . 2 1 9, fro m K in l o c h a nd B uc h a n .

A w e st of E n gl a n d v e rs io n is in m y S ongs o
f fil e IVes z ‘
I t is
p bb p
.

m o st ro a ly a m e re fra gm e n t o f a l o n g s t o ry , the o in t of

wh ic h is w no l ost , b ut I s t ro n gl y s u s p ect t h a t t h e fra gm en t t h a t

re m a in s bl e on ge d o ri
gi n a l ly t o an E n gl is h v e rs io n of t h e m yt h

of T h o rn -
ro s e .
 THE G OL D E N BU LL

A C ER TA I ki n g wa s a v e ry s t ubb o r n m a n
N .

Wh e n h e t o o k a t hi n g i n t o his h e a d h e re s o lv e d t o ,

c a r ry it t hro ugh a t a n y c o s t N o w t h e re wa s a n.
,

isl a n d in t h e s e a s t h at w a sh e d his sh o r e s rul e d ov e r ,

by a v e ry o ld ki n g wh o t o o k so much s n u ff t h a t h e
,

dirt i e d n o t o n ly his fa c e b ut his h a n ds a n d a l l his

,

ro y a l g a rm e n t s U n l e ss h e w e re n ew dre ss e d e v e ry
.

d ay h e m a d e such a disgusti n g m e ss o f hims e l f that

,

h e wa s n o t fit t o b e s ee n A cc o rdi n gly a s it wo uld

.
,

crippl e t h e fi n a n c e s w e re h e t o b e giv e n r o b e s in
,

k ee pi n g wi t h his dig n i t y fre sh e v e ry day h e wa s ,

usu a lly p ut in a cupb oa rd a n d o n l y b ro u gh t o u t o n

,

gre at o cc a si o n s N o w t h e stubb o rn ki n g o f wh o m I
.

firs t sp o k e h a d r e s o lve d t o marry his d a ught e r t o

.

t h e s n uffy o l d k i n g .H e was a n e x tr e m e ly a mbi t i o us

m a n a n d h e t h o ugh t t h a t a s t h e s n uffy k i n g sp e n t
,

n e a rly a l l his t im e in a C upb o a rd if t his s n uffy ki n g

,

w e r e m a rri e d t o his d a ugh t e r h e w o uld b e abl e t o

,

rul e th e ki n gd o m o f t h e s n uffy ki n g t hr o ugh his

d a ugh t e r a s w e l l a s his o wn
, .

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Wh e n t h e pri n c e ss h e a rd wh a t wa s d e sig n e d sh e ,

wa s gr e a tly d is t r e ss e d a n d impl o r e d h e r fa t h e r t o
,

d e sis t fro m his purp o s e B u t h e c o uld n o t be tur n e d

.

fro m it .

N o w sh e wa s t h e m o r e disp o s e d t o r e sist his wil l ,

b e c a us e a h a n ds o m e y o u n g pri n c e fro m a dist a n t

r e a lm h a d c o m e t o h e r fa t h e r s c o urt a n d a sk e d fo r
’

h er h an d S h e h a d s e e n him a n d sh e lik e d him

.
,

v e ry w e ll a n d wh e n S h e l e a rn e d t h a t h e n e v e r t oo k
,

s n uff h e r liki n g b e c a m e a rd e n t l o ve
,
.

H e r fa t h e r t ur n e d a d e a f e a r t o h e r e n t r e a t i e s ,

a n d t o t h e s o l ici t a t i o n s o f t h e y o u n g pri n c e wh o wa s ,

v e ry sa d a n d w o uld h av e d e p a rt e d t o his o wn
,

c o u n t ry b u t t h a t t h e k i n g urg e d him t o r e m a i n o v e r
,

t h e w e ddi n g fe s t ivi t i e s .

A s t h e pri n c e ss wa s u n a bl e t o d issu a d e h e r fa th e r
fro m t h e pr o p o s e d u n i o n wi t h t h e s n u ffy o l d ki n g ,

sh e e n t r e a t e d t h a t a t l e a s t sh e m igh t b e giv e n t hr e e

suit a bl e d re ss e s in which t o b e m a rri e d in which ,

t o tr a v e l a n d in which t o a pp e a r a t t h e c o ur t o f h e r
,

i n t e n d e d husb a n d .

On e o f t h e s e dr e ss e s wa s t o b e lik e t h e sky ,

b e spr e n t wi t h st a rs t h e s e c o n d wa s t o b e l ik e th e
,

sky wi t h cl o uds flyi n g in it a n d t h e t hird wa s t o b e

,

e mbr o id e r e d a l l o v e r wi t h birds On e t hi n g furt h e r

.

S h e d e s ir e d a n d t h a t wa s t o b e giv e n a g o ld e n bull
,
.

T h e king h e r fa t h e r agre e d t o t his .

A cc o rdi n gly sh e wen t t o th e golds mi t h who wa s

,

t o m a k e t h e G o ld e n B ull a n d sh e t o ld him t o m a k e
,

it h o l l o w a n d t o c o n t riv e a d o o r in t h e sid e t h a t
,

c o uld on ly b e Op e ne d by h e rs e lf by m e a n s o f a sm all
k e y ; a n d t h a t wa s t o b e s o ne a t ly m a n a ge d t h a t no
62
 T he G ol den B u l l

o ne c o uld se e t h e d o o r o r th e k eyh o l e wh e n t h e bull

wa s cl o s e d
A ll wa s d o n e e xac t ly a s sh e h a d d e sir e d a n d th e ,

G o ld e n B ull wa s br o ugh t i n t o h e r r o o m b e fo r e t h e
w e dd i n g a n d v e ry b e a u t ifully wro ught it wa s It
, .

wa s o f t h e siz e o f a r e a l bull a n d wa s a l l o f ,

pure g o ld o n ly it h a d rubi e s fo r e y e s a n d silve r

,

h o rn s .

N o w wh e n it wa s t im e fo r h e r t o b e dr e ss e d
for t h e w e dd i n g a n d t h e s n u ffy o l d ki n g wa s
,

a rriv e d t h e pri n c e ss p u t o n h e r t h e blu e

,
rob e
spri n kl e d wi t h s t a rs a n d t a ki n g wi t h h e r t h e t wo
, ,

o the r d re ss e s sh e s t e pp e d i n t o th e bull cl o s e d
, ,

th e d o o r b e hi n d h e r a n d s n a p — S h e wa s fa s t
,

i n sid e .

P e o pl e w o n d e r e d a n d w a i t e d b u t s h e d id n o t ,

a pp e ar Th e k i n g h e r fa t h e r s e n t t o h e r r o o m fo r
.
, ,

h e r a n d l e a r n e d wi t h gr e a t r a g e t h a t sh e h a d d is
,

a pp e a r e d — ru n a w a y it wa s b e li e v e d a n d t a k e n h e r
, ,

b e a u t iful d re ss e s wi t h h e r T h e Ol d k i n g t h e
.
,

brid e gro o m b e g a n t o cry fo r h e h a d b ee n k e pt

, ,

fro m s n uff fo r tw e n ty fo ur h o urs t o m a k e him l o o k

-
,

cl e a n a n d r e sp e c t a bl e a n d h e h a d g o n e thro ugh this

,

t e rribl e priv a t i o n a l l fo r n o thi n g .

M e ss e n ge rs w e re s e n t in a ll d ire c t i o n s but n o ,

sig n s o f t h e l o s t pri n c e ss w e re fo u n d N o o ne .

c ould im a gi n e what h a d b ec o me o f h e r S o t h e .

s n u ffy ki n g t o o k t o s n u ff agai n a nd we n t b ac k t o ,

his isl a n d T he sail o rs put h im in a c a s k in t h e

.

bilg e —w a t e r t o b e o u t o f t h e wa y o n t h e v oy a ge
, ,

a n d h e floa t e d a b o u t t h e r e s nu ffing t o his h e a rt s ’

c o n te nt .
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fairy T al es

T he ki n g fa t h e r o f t h e pri n c e ss g a v e t h e
,
the ,

G o ld e n B u ll
a s a pr e s e n t t o t h e pri n c e wh o h a d
a sk e d fo r t h e pri n c e ss s h a n d a s s o m e a m e n ds fo r
’

t h e r e fus al o f t h e l a dy his d a ught e r , .

T h e pri n c e h a d t h e g o ld e n bul l c o nv e y e d o n
b o a rd ship a n d s a il e d a w a y fo r his o wn l a n d
, .

T h e pri n c e wa s a fr a id l e s t t h e sail o rs sh o uld

scratch t h e ir n a m e s o n t h e G o ld e n B ull o r scra p e o ff ,

dus t fro m it a cc o rd i n gly h e h a d it se t in his o wn

,

c a bi n .

On e n ight whils t h e wa s a sl e e p a n d t h e se a wa s
, ,

c a l m t h e pri n c e ss o p e n e d t h e d o o r in t h e bull s sid e

,
’

c a m e o u t w e n t o n d e ck a n d l oo k e d a t t h e s t ill sea
, ,

t h a t gli tt e r e d in t h e m o o n light S h e wa s in h e r .

blu e dre ss a l l s t re w n wi t h s t a rs a n d a s S h e m ov e d ,

sh e sp a rkl e d T h e s t ee rsm a n sa w h e r a n d was

.
,

dre a dfully a l a rm e d S h e s a id n o t hi n g t o him a n d

.
,

a ft e r a whil e sh e we n t b e l o w but b e fo re s t e ppi n g ,

i n t o t h e bull a g a i n sh e w e n t t o t h e sid e o f t h e
,

sl e e pi n g pri n c e b e n t o v e r him a n d k iss e d his

, ,

lips .

H e w o k e wi t h a s t a r t a n d t h o ugh t h e saw a ,

w o n d e rful V i si o n o f a sp a rkli n g w o m a n glid e a w a y

a n d v a n ish I n fa c t wh e n h e w o k e t h e pri n c e ss
.
, ,

h a d fle d g o n e i n sid e t h e bull a n d shut t h e d o o r

, ,

o n c e m o re .

-
D uri n g t h e d ay h e h e a rd t h e s a il o rs t a lk o f t h e ,

a p e a r a n c e o f a b e a utiful spiri t in t h e ship a n d h e

p ,

t h o ugh t t his mus t h a v e s o m e thi n g t o d o with wh a t

h e had hims e lf s ee n .

T h e pri n c e wa s s o re ly puzzl e d what t o m a k e o f

t h a t which h e h a d s e e n H e had c a ught sigh t o f .

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t he figure fo r a m o m e n t o n ly a n d t hat a s h e w o k e
,

fro m sl e e p I f it h a d n ot b ee n that t h e st e e rsm a n

.

d e clare d h e had b e h e l d a n e xactly sim il a r figu re o n

t h e d e ck in t h e m oo n l ight h e w o uld h a v e supp o s e d
,

hims e lf a prey t o n igh t fa n ci e s .

A s h e wa s t hi n k i n g this m at t e r o ve r in his
cabi n h e n o tic e d a blu e ribb o n lyi n g o n t h e fl o o r
,

n e a r t h e G o ld e n B ull I t wa s e mbr o id e r e d wi t h
.

s t a rs o f pure s ilv e r with a di a m o n d in t h e m idst o f

,

e a ch .

T h e pri n c e c o n sid e r e d this fo r s o m e tim e He .

was p e rfe ctly c e rt a i n t hat h e h a d h a d n o thi n g o f t h e

ki n d in his c a bi n b e fo re I t m a tch e d p re cis e ly wi t h
.

t h e d re ss o f t h e myst e ri o us figur e o f which h e had

.

s ee n a glimps e duri n g t h e n ight .

H e fo ld e d it up a n d put it n e a r his h e a rt a n d fe l l ,

i n t o gre a t w o n d e r as t o h o w t his w o uld e n d .

N o w t h e pri n c e fo u n d hims e lf t hi n k i n g a gr e a t
d e al ab o ut t h e pri n c e ss wh o was t o h a ve b e e n
m a rri e d t o t h e s n uffy o l d k i n g a n d h e m a rv e ll e d ,

h o w sh e c o u ld h a v e d isapp e ar e d wi t h o ut l e a vi n g a
t r a c e b e hi n d .

T h e r e was o n e thi n g th a t t h e pri n c e c o n sid e r e d it

wa s his duty t o d o a n d th a t wa s t o hav e t h e v e ss e l
,

s ea rch e d fr o m de ck t o h o ld t o mak e quit e c e rtai n

,

t hat n o on e was c o n c e a l e d in it that n o o n e was o n ,

b o ard e x c e pt hims e lf a n d t h e cre w .

A s ea rch was acc o rdi n gly mad e but it l e d t o n o ,

re sult wh a t e v e r fo r th e y d id n ot thi n k o f e x a m i n i n g
,

t h e i n sid e o f t h e G o ld e n B ull n o t k n o wi n g fr o m t h e
,

we ight th a t it was h o ll o w n o r b e i n g a bl e t o se e th a t
,

t h e r e wa s a d oo r in t h e sid e so cu n n i n gly c o n triv e d

,

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h ad that b e e n by t h e g o ldsm ith t o wh o m t h e pri n c e ss

h a d e n t rust e d t h e w o rk .

T h e r e a re e v e r bad m e n in t h e w o rld a n d am o n g ,

t h e b a d m e n a t that tim e was t h e c a pt a i n o f t h e

ship in which wa s t h e pri n c e H e had cast his .

c ov e t o us e y e s o n t h e G o ld e n B ull a n d h e th o ught ,

th a t if h e c o ul d get rid o f t h e pri n c e h e might b e ,

a bl e t o s e cur e this valu a bl e o bj e ct for hims e lf so ,

o n e d a y a ft e r h e h a d t o l d his i n t e n ti o n t o s o m e o f
,

t h e s a il o rs wh o w e r e l ik e wis e o f c o v e t o us m i n ds h e ,

thre w t h e pri n c e i n t o t h e sea

. .

H o w e v e r t h e r e a re g o o d m e n as w e l l a s bad in
,

t h e w o rld a n d th e r e w e r e o f b o th o n t h e v e ss e l
,
.

T h e m at e wh e n h e sa w what was d o n e has t ily

,
-

thre w a h e n c o o p ov e rb o a rd a n d t h e pri n c e caught a t ,

t h e c o o p which fl o at e d
,
an d h e was sav e d fr o m,

dr ow n i n g T h e wav e s a n d t h e wi n d w a sh e d him
.

ash o re o n a littl e isla n d .

T h e c a pt a i n n o w m ad e gr e a t r ev e l ry He h ad .

put p o is o n i n t o t h e dri n k o f a ll th o s e s a il o rs wh o
h a d n o t j o i n e d him a n d th e r e wa s gr e a t dri n ki n g in
,

t h e c a bi n which h a d b ee n t h e pri n c e s B u t j us t a s
’
.

t h e m a t e wa s putti n g his cup t o his lips a l l a t o n c e ,

a l a dy s arm wa s p a ss e d o v e r his sh o uld e r a n d a

’

d e licat e ha n d s n a tch e d t h e v e ss e l fro m his lips ,

tur n e d it o v e r a n d spill ed t h e c on t e n ts o n t h e fl o o r
, .

H e st a rt e d a n d l o o k e d r o u n d b u t s aw n o thi n g sav e ,

t h e G o ld e n B ull H e was sitti n g with his b a ck t o t his

”

wh e n t h e thi n g happ e n e d A ll t h e o th e r m e n aft e r

-

.
,

d ri n k i n g fe ll d o w n o n t h e fl o o r with t h e e x c epti o n
, ,

o f t h e captai n T h o s e wh o had b e e n tru e t o t h e

.
-

pri n c e n e v e r r o s e ag a i n for t h e y h a d b ee n p o is o
,
 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fair y T ales

t re a ch e ry which wa s t o r e l e as e t h e c a p t a i n fro m his

,

b o n ds .

On e n igh t wh e n t h e s e a wa s c a lm a n d t h e pri n c e
, ,

wa s a sl e e p o n his b e d t h e c a p t a i n d isch a rg e d fr o m
, ,

his b o n ds by his c o n fe d e ra t e s e n t e re d t h e c a bi n with

,

a d a gg e r in his h a n d a n d st o l e in st o ck i n g s o l e s
,
-

t o w a rds t h e b e d wh e r e t h e pri n c e lay .

H e r a is e d his right h a n d t o strik e t o t h e pri n c e s

’

h e a r t a n d t o m a k e sure th a t h e s m o t e him a d e a th
,

w o u n d a t o n c e h e d re w d o w n t h e c ov e rl e t so a s t o
,

e xp o s e his br e a s t t o t h e bl a d e .

B u t a t th a t m o m e n t h e wa s c a ugh t fr o m b e hi n d ,

t h e d a gg e r s t ruck o u t o f his h a n d a n d h e wa s ,

t hr o w n o n t h e fl o o r H e u tt e r e d a l o ud cry a n d
.
,

t h e pri n c e st a rti n g fr o m sl e e p sa w a myst e ri o us

, ,

figure lik e a l a dy in a dre ss d a ppl e d a n d gre y ,

wh o wa s wi t hdr a wi n g a n d wh o sudd e n ly d is a p
,

e a re d
p .

H is at t e n ti o n wa s m a i n ly d ire ct e d t o t h e c a p t a i n ,

a nd he spra n g o n him a n d dr ov e t h e d a gg e r i n t o his

h e a rt .

T hus wa s h e h a ppily d e liv e r e d fr o m t his gr e a t

d a n g e r ; a n d wh e n t h e fa ls e h ea r t e d s a il o rs sa w t h a t
-

all t h e ir m a chi n a ti o n s fe ll t hr o ugh a n d th a t t h e ir ,

c a p t a i n wa s d e a d th e ir c o ur a g e fa il e d an d th e y a sk e d
, ,

fo rgiv en e ss a g a i n which t h e pri n c e a cc o rd e d th e m

,
.

H e n o w app o i n t e d t h e m at e t o b e capt a i n o f t h e
ship .

H e was much p e rpl e x e d t o u n d e rst a n d h o w a n d

by wh o m h e had b ee n a id e d S o m e o n e h a d m o s t .

a ssur e dly c a s t t h e tr e a ch e r o us c a p t a i n d o w n .

Of t his t h e pri n c e wa s m a d e m o r e c o n fid e n t wh e n
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he fo u n d o n his pill o w a v e il o f t h e fi n e st l a w n ligh t ,

a s a cl o ud T his must h a v e b e e n d r o pp e d by t h e
.

p e rs on o r spirit which h a d c o m e t o his a ssis t a n c e .

H e o rd e r e d t h e ship t o b e ag a i n s e a rch e d fr o m st e r n
t o st e r n but n o o n e was fo u n d sav e t h o s e wh o w e r e
,

w e ll k n ow n t o b e in t h e v e ss e l .

N o thi n g fu rth e r is re l a t e d o f t h e v oy a ge till th e

pri n c e r e a ch e d his n a tiv e l a n d .

T h e n with gr e at car e t h e G o ld e n B ull wa s tra n s

, ,

p o rt e d fr o m th e ship t o his own a partm e n t in t h e

palac e .

T h e ki n g his fa th e r was gri e v e d t o fin d th a t his

so n r e tur n e d sa d a t h e a rt I n fa ct his mi n d ra n o n
.
,

t h e b e a u t iful pri n c e ss wh o was t o h a v e b e e n m a rri e d

,

t o t h e s n uffy O l d k i n g b u t wh o h a d dis a pp e a r e d
, .

H e fo u n d th a t h e c o uld n o t ge t h e r o u t o f his
t h o ughts and ,
O ft e n in his d r e a ms a t n igh t h e
fa n ci e d h e sa w h e r glidi n g thr o ugh his r o o m a n d ,

that sh e s o m e tim e s c a m e t o his sid e st o o p e d ,

an d k iss e d him T h e n if h e w o k e h e s a w a
.
, ,

sh a d o wy figur e st e p b a ck i n t o t h e d ark n e ss a n d
v a n ish .

N o w o n e n ight a v e ry m a rv e ll o us t hi n g h a pp en e d
, , .

It was t h e e ve o f M a y D a y a n d a l l t h e y o u n g m e n
,

h a d g o n e t o t h e w o o ds si n gi n g t o bri n g t h e m a y ,

bush e s h o m e t o pl a n t th e m a t t h e d o o rs o f t h e ir
t ru e l ov e s .

T h e pri n c e c o uld n o t sl e e p H e wa s t hi n ki n g .

th a t t h e s e y o uths all had t h e ir tru e l o v e s a n d h e ,

wa s with o ut o n e T h e o n ly pri n c e ss fo r wh o m
.

h e e v e r c o uld c a r e w a s l o st a n d whi t h e r g o n e n o n e
,

k new .
 T he Ol d E n gl ish Fairy T al e s

He h e a rd t h e si n g e rs go by u n d e r h is wi n d o w ,

and this was th e ir s o n g

Aw a k
ye e,re t t
y m a id s ,pa w a e k
R e fre s h e d fro m d e wy d re a m ,
A n d h a s t e t o d a iry h o u s e a n d t a -
k e

Fo r us a d is h of c re a m .

If n ot a d ish of y e l l ow c rea m ,
T h e n give u s k is s e s t h re e ,
Th e w o o d l a n d b o we r is wh it e wit h fl o w e r,

A n d gre e n is e v e ry t re e .

A b ra n c h of m a y we b ea r a b out ,

B e fo re t h e d o o r it s ta n ds ,

T h e re
’

s n ot a s p ro u t un b u dd e d out,

T h e wor k of G od
’

s o wn h a n d s .

Aw a k e, a wa k e, y e p re t t
y m a id s ,
An d ta k e th e ma y b u sh in ,
O r t will b e go n e t o - m o rro w m o rn ,
’
e re

An d y o u l l h a v e wit h in
’
n on e .

At that tim e o f t h e y e ar th e r e was pl e n ty o f

light in t h e sky a n d th o ugh th e pri n c e k e pt his e y e s
,

cl o s e d h e c o uld se e e v e rythi n g in his ro o m

,
.

A ll at on c e as th e s o u n d o f th e s o n g d i e d away
, ,

h e b e h e ld t h e sid e o f t h e G o ld e n B ull o p e n a n d a
b ea utiful l a dy issu e fr o m it S h e c a m e t owards him . .

H e sa w th a t sh e wa s d r e ss e d in a g o w n that was
c ov e re d wi t h a l l t h e birds o f t h e air T h e re was .

n o t light e n o ugh fo r him t o disti n guish h e r fe atur e s ,

b u t h e wa s a lm o st sur e this was t h e l o st pri n c e ss .

S h e c a m e s t r a igh t t o w a rds him st o o p e d a n d kiss e d , ,

his lips .

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In a m o m e n t h e had his arms r o u n d h e r an d h e ld ,

h e r a n d a sk e d h e r wh o sh e was
,
.

T h e n sh e wa s o bli g e d t o t e l l him t h e truth a n d sh e ,

e xpl a i n e d t o him h o w sh e had r em a i n e d hidd e n in

t h e G o ld e n B ull a n d th a t Sh e a l o n e h a d t h e k e y
,

wh e re by t h e s id e c o uld b e o p e n e d
'

T h e pri n c e th e n b a d e h e r go b a ck i n sid e an d ,

re mai n th e re till h e had re tur ne d fro m a pro gre ss h e

h a d t o mak e thr o ugh t h e k in gd o m t o r e c e iv e t h e ,

h o mage Of all t h e p eo pl e as his fath e r w h o was

, ,

v e ry Old was ab o ut t o abd icat e B e fore sh e re tire d h e

, .
,

gav e h e r a c o stly ri n g fr o m his fi n g e r a n d h e t o ld ,

h e r n o t t o o p e n h er d o o r till h e r e tur n e d a n d k n o ck e d
thre e tim e s a t t h e sid e o f t h e bull .

T h e n sh e r e tr e a t e d a n d h e s t a rt e d o n his j o u r n e y
, .

B ut b e fo r e h e st a rt e d ; his m o th e r h a d t o ld him th a t
his fath e r a n d sh e h a d a rra n g e d t o hav e him m a rri e d
t o t h e daught e r o f t h e ki n g o f a n adj o i n i n g c o u n t ry .

T his mad e t h e pri n c e v e ry a git a t e d a n d h e a ssur e d ,

his m oth e r it w o uld n o t be possibl e fo r him t o d o so ,

a s h is h e art was o th e rwis e e n gag e d H e l o ck e d t h e

.

d o o r o f his Ch a mb e r gave t h e ke y t o his m oth e r a n d

, ,

b a d e h e r o n n o a cc o u n t all ow a nyo n e t o e n t e r t h e
,

ro o m duri n g his a bs e n c e .

A fte r th e pri n c e h a d b een gon e a fe w days thre e ,

ladi e s o f t h e c o urt wh o w e re gre a t fa v o urit e s o f

,

t h e qu e e n ask e d t o b e all o w e d t o l oo k a t t h e pri n c e s

’

priv a t e apartm en ts duri n g his a bs e n c e T h e y h a d .

h e a rd t hat h e had th e re a m o st ma rve ll o us w o rk o f

‘

a rt a bull fo rm e d o f pur e g o ld with silv e r h o r n s a n d

, ,

ruby e y e s .

T h e qu e e n th o ught t h e r e c o uld b e n o gr e a t harm

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in l etti n g th e m in so sh e gav e th e m t h e k ey a n d
, ,

th e y e n t e re d t h e pri n c e s chamb e r an d e xam i n e d

’

e v e rythi n g th e r e with t h e utm o st i n quisitiv e n e ss .

B ut what m o st i n t e r e st e d th e m was t h e G o ld e n
B ull . T h e y l oo k e d at it fr o m e v e ry sid e ; a n d
“
pre s en tly o n e o f t h e ladi e s said I fe e l as if I c o uld ,

n o t l e av e t h e plac e till I had kick e d it .

N or I said t h e s e c o n d
,
.

N or I said t h e third
,
.

T h e n e ach o f t h e ladi e s kick e d t h e G o ld e n B ull ,

wh e r e up on t o th e ir vast ast o n ishm e n t t h e d o o r in

, ,

t h e sid e o f t h e bul l o p e n e d a n d t h e b e autiful pri n c e ss

,

s t e pp e d o ut A l a s ! sh e had m ist a k e n th e ir kicks

.

fo r t h e str o k e s th a t t h e pri n c e had assur e d h e r w o uld

b e t h e S ig n a l o f his r e tur n .

N o w wh e n t h e thr e e ladi e s saw h e r th ey cri e d ,

“
o ut ,
T his is t h e witch wh o has wo n t h e h e a rt o f t h e
pri n c e so that h e ca n n o t m arry t h e P ri n c e ss B orrio
,

b o o l a wh o m his m o th e r o u r m o st graci o us qu ee n a n d
, , ,

his r o y a l fa th e r hav e d e sig n e d fo r him L e t us .

”
m a k e away with h er a n d th en h e will d o his duty
, .

S o th e s e thr e e cru e l w o m e n laid th e ir ha n ds o n

t h e u n fo rtu n at e pri n c e ss d r e w h e r o n t o a balc o n y
, ,

a n d thr e w h e r i n t o t h e riv e r b e n e ath .

H appily as sh e fe ll h e r garm e n ts spre ad o n t h e

, ,

w a v e s a n d th ey w e re o f such a t e xture that th e y d id

,

n ot draw h e r u n d e r On t h e c o n trary all t h e

.
,

e mbr o id e r e d birds th e r eo n at o n c e b e ga n t o flut t e r

th e ir wi n gs a n d chirp a n d stay h e r up s o that t h e y

, ,

b o re h e r a l o n g o n t h e surfa c e d o w n t h e stre a m t i ll ,

s h e r e a ch e d a p o i n t wh e r e sh e c o u ld st e p a sh o r e wi t h

c o nven ie nc e .

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T hen a ll t he birds that w e re e mbr o id e re d o n her

g o w n b e cam e mut e a n d m o ti o n l e ss a n d w e re
em ,

bro id e ry o n ly .

T h e pri n c e ss sat sa d u n d e r a tr e e T h en S h e .

div e st e d h e rs e lf o f t h e dre ss o f e mbro id e re d birds ,

a n d u n d e r it wa s t h e su i t o f t h e cl o uds S h e fo ld e d u p .

t h e bird suit a n d hid it in t h e br a n ch e s o f t h e tr ee .

P r e s e n tly a s e rvi n g m a id c a m e t o t h e riv e r t o fe tch

-

w a t e r a n d sh e saw t h e b e a utifu l lady sitti n g u n d e r

,

t h e tr e e w ee pi n g in h e r g o w n o f cl o uds
,
T h e m a id .

wa s so ast o n ish e d th a t sh e ran back t o t h e h o us e

,

wh e r e sh e s e rv e d a n d t o ld h e r m a st e r N ow t h e .

m a st e r happ e n e d t o b e t h e fa i t hful ma t e wh o m t h e ,

pri n c e h a d a dv a n c e d t o b e c a pt a i n .

H e a ri n g t h e s t r a n g e t a l e o f t h e s e rvi n g girl h e -

ra n d o w n t o t h e w a t e r s e dg e a n d sa w t h e b e a u t iful
’

l a dy in a suit o f cl o uds sitti n g w e e pi n g u n d e r a tr e e

, .

H e a ppr oa ch e d h e r with gre at r e sp e c t a n d S h e t o ld ,

hi m a l l h er st o ry .

“
T h e n h e mus e d a whil e a n d pr e s e n tly said ,
I ,

advis e y o u t o c o m e t o my h o us e wh e re y o u shall b e ,

we ll tre a t e d a n d we must w a it till t h e r e tur n o f t h e

,
”
pri n c e a n d se e what h e says a n d advis e s
, .

T his s ee m e d e xc e ll e n t j udgm e n t a n d t h e pri n c e ss ,

gladly a gre e d t o it .

We must n o w re tur n t o t h e pal a c e a n d see what ,

wa s t a ki n g pl a c e th e re T h e l a d i e s t o ld t h e qu ee n
.

wh a t th e y h a d d o n e a n d sh e a ppro v e d o f th e ir c o n
,

duct T h e n th e y advis e d th a t t h e G o ld e n B ull sh o uld

.

be r e m o v e d t o a pl a c e wh e r e t h e pri n c e migh t n o t
s e e it a n d th a t t h e y sh o uld br e w fo r him t h e W a t e r
,

o f Oblivi o n T o t his his m o t h e r gl a dly c o n s e n t e d

. .

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 T he Ol d E ng l ish Fairy T al e s

T h e G o ld e n B ull was c o n v e y e d t o t h e r o y a l mi n t t o
b e m e l t e d up T h e t hr e e l a di e s wh o k n e w s o m e
.
,

t hi n g o f wi t chcr a ft se t t o w o rk
,
a n d c o n c octe d
,
a

dra ught which w o uld t a k e a w a y fro m a n y o n e wh o

dra n k o f it t h e m e m o ry o f t h e p a s t
,
.

N ow wh e n th e y h a d br e w e d t his th e y br o ught it ,

t o t h e qu ee n a n d sh e u n d e rt o o k t o giv e it t o h e r so n
,

o n his r e tur n .

A few d ays l ate r t h e pri n c e c a m e h o m e full of

, ,

imp a ti e n c e t o see his d e ar pri n c e ss wh o l iv e d in t h e ,

G o ld e n B ull .

N o s oo n e r had h e arriv e d a t t h e p a lac e th a n his ,

m o th e r m e t him a t t h e e n tr a n c e with a cup in h e r

h a n d a n d said t o him
,
“
M y d e ar so n y ou shall n ot
, ,

cro ss t h e t hre sh o ld t ill y o u h a v e dru n k t o t h e h e a lth

o f y o ur fa t h e r a n d m e .

M y d e are st m oth e r h e re pl i e d th e re is n othi n g

,
“
,

o u bid m e — e x c e pt t o marry t h e P ri n c e ss B orrio b o o l a

y ,

—that I will n o t d o a n d h e dra n k o ff t h e c o n t e n ts

o f t h e g o bl e t .

I m m e di a t e ly all r e c o ll e cti on Of his v oyag e o f ,

t h e pri n c e ss o f t h e G o ld e n B ull pass e d fr o m his

, ,

mi n d H e w e n t t o his r oo m a n d did n o t n o tic e that

.
,

t h e G o ld e n B ull had b ee n r e m ov e d Wh en his .

fa th e r i n fo rm e d him th a t his n upti a ls wi t h t h e

P ri n c e ss B o rrio b oo l a w e r e t o t a k e pl a c e in thr ee
w e e ks h e acqui e sc e d a s a mat t e r o f c o urs e
, .

T h e r e fo re gr e a t gl a d n e ss cam e o v e r t h e h e a rts o f
t h e ki n g a n d qu e e n a n d th e y o rd e r e d imm e di a t e
,

pre p a ra t i o n s for t h e w e ddi n g .

T h e t idi n gs s oo n r e a ch e d t h e pri n c e ss wh o wa s ,

st ayi n g wi t h t h e c a p t a i n a n d S h e w e p t bi tt e rly a t
,

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 T h e Ol d E ngl ish F airy T al e s

He spra n g fro m t abl e a n d ask e d afte r t h e G o ld e n

,

B ull. Wh e n h e h e ard th a t it was t o b e m e lt e d up ,

h e was v e ry wr o th a n d i n sist e d o n b e i n g c o n v e y e d
,

imm e d i a t e ly t o t h e m i n t R e gardl e ss o f e ve rythi n g

.

sav e t h e G o ld e n B ull a n d his sw ee t pri n c e ss h e ,

hast en e d fro m t h e p alac e a n d arriv e d a t t h e mi n t

,

j ust a s t h e bull wa s a b o ut t o b e d e stro y e d H e s aw .

t hat t h e d oo r in t h e sid e wa s o p e n a n d t h a t it wa s
e mpty . T h e n h e utt e re d l o u d cri e s d e ma n di n g t h e
,

pri n c e ss wh o h a d l iv e d in t h e bull .

H e ra n b a ck t o t h e p a l a c e bra n d ishi n g his sw o rd

, ,

a n d h e d e clar e d th a t h e w o uld b e t h e d e a th o f a n y

m an wh o c o uld n o t t e l l him wh a t h a d b e c o m e o f t h e
pri n c e ss wh o l iv e d i n sid e t h e bull .

Wh e n t h e P ri n c e ss B orrio b o o l a h e a rd this sh e ,

t h o ught h e mus t b e d e m e n t e d a n d sh e has t ily o rd e r e d

,

h e r e quip a g e t h a t sh e m ight d e p a rt
, S he h a d n o
.

d e sire t o b e t h e wife o f a ma n iac .

P r e s e n t ly t h e wh o l e p a lac e was in a n upr o a r .

T h e P ri n c e ss B o rrio b o o l a d e p a rt e d T h e pri n c e
.

rush e d fro m o n e ro o m t o a n o th e r with his sw o rd ,

d raw n c ryi n g o u t th a t h e must fin d his id o lis e d

,

pri n c e ss .

T h e n h e c on sid e r e d that sh e h a d w o r n t h e ri n g
, ,

a n d h e b e ga n t o c a ll o ut fo r t h e pag e wh o had giv e n

him his cup .

B u t t h e p a g e c o uld n o wh e r e b e fo u n d B u t i n st e a d
.

o f t h e p a g e th e r e e n t e r e d his o wn b e a utiful pri n c e ss

, ,

in h e r g a rm e n t o f e mbr o id e r e d birds a nd all ,

t h e birds w e r e flu tt e ri n g th e ir wi n gs a n d si n gi n g .

S h e wa s a m a rve ll o us sight a n d it wa s w o n d e rful t o

,

h ea r t h e music mad e by h e r g o w n .

7 6
 T he G o l den B u l l

Wh e n t h e pri n c e sa w h e r h e wa s d e ligh te d H e , .

sh e d fl oo ds o f t ea rs a n d cl a sp e d h e r t o his h e a rt .

T h e w e ddi n g t oo k pl a c e n e xt d a y a n d t h e G o ld e n ,

B ull was actu a lly m e lt e d up t o fo rm m e d a ls in

c o m m e m o rati o n o f t his h a ppy marri a g e T h e pri n c e .

urg e n tly e n tre at e d t h e pri n c e ss t o t e l l hi m wh o w e re

t h e thr e e l a di e s wh o h a d thr o w n h e r i n t o t h e riv e r ,

a n d h e w o uld h a v e t h e m bur n e d a liv e ; but s o g o o d

o f h e a rt wa s s h e t h a t s h e r e fus e d t o t e ll him a n d
, ,

t h e y e sc a p e d wi t h o ut b e i n g pu n ish e d which was ,

m o re t h a n th e y d e s e rv e d .

I h av e re a d in a n ci e n t hist o ry t h a t t h e P ri n c e ss
B o rrio b o o l a wa s m a rri ed t o t h e s n u ffy o l d ki n g a n d ,

t h a t t h e y liv e d h a ppily t o g e t h e r a n d t h a t sh e go t t o ,

l ik e t o b a cc o a n d t o o k t o ch e wi n g a qui d B ut y o u
,
.

ca n n o t trust a l l hist o ry .

NOTE — Th e s t o ry of t h e G o l d e n B u l l is b a s e d o n a n Ol d En gl is h
b a lla d of the sa m e t it l e , wh ic h is m e re l y a fo l k - t a l e t h ro w n in t o
j
w re t c h e d in gl in g rh y m e T h e fu l l t itl e i s T h e G olden B ul l , o r “

b
.

t h e G a rl a n d o f L o v e s C ra ft in e s s T h e d a t e o f t h e a l l a d is t h e
’

m idd l e o r e n d o f l a s t c e n t u ry I t wa s rin t e d in B o ro C h u rc h y a rd p ’

p b k b
. .

In s e v e ra l o in t s it re s e m l e s C a t s in Not on ly in o t h a re t h e re
p
.

t h e t h re e s u it s o f g a rm e n t s , b u t in t h e G o l d e n B u l l t h e rin c e fa l l s
s ic k . I n C a t s in k s ic k ne ss is fe ign e d . I
h a v e a l t e re d t h e c o n c l u
s io n in o rd e r to a v o id th e t oo c l o s e s im il a rit y , a n d ha ve a lso a

l it t l e am pfid li e t h e m id d l e Of t h e ta l e wit h t h e a pp ea ra n c e s o f th e
l a dy e m e rgin
g fro m t h e u l l O b
n e C h a ra c t e ris t ic fe a t u re e l o n gin g b
p fi
.

t o t h e o e n in o f t h t r , w h ic h c l a s s i e s it w it h a w h o l e s e rie s
g e s o y
o f fo l k
t a l e s , fo r v e ry go o d re a s o n s
- h a v e h a d t o m o d ify I .

p b
T h e re is n o c o y o f t h is a l l a d in t h e R o x u rgh e C o l l e c t io n , n o r b
in t h e D ou c e , bu t Ib e l ie v e t h e re is one in t h e M a dd e r C o l l e c t io n ,
in C a m b rid ge H ou se Li b ra ry . I t wa s p rin t e d a nd s ol d by J .

Ev a n s , 4 1 L o n g L a n e
b pb k
.

T o m D ib din o n e d a y o u gh t t h e l itt l e Ch a -
oo ta l e , a nd wa s
so s t ru c kw it h it t h a t h e c om p osed out o f it t h e pp o ula r m u s ic a l
s k etc h o r O p e re t t a o f The Ca s k e t, 1 80 3 .

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 S O U T H E R N WO O D

T H ERE was o n c e a girl S h e l iv e d by t h e sea

. .

Ev e ry day S h e w e n t d o w n o n t h e se a w a ll a n d sa t ,

th e r e o n t h e ch a lkst o n e s o f which t h e w a ll wa s
built a n d stuck sprigs o f s o uth e r n w o o d in h e r hair
, ,

a n d rubb e d t h e l e a v e s in h e r h a n ds A n d b e caus e
.

sh e alw a ys s m e lt o f s o uth e r n w oo d b o th b e caus e o f

,

t h e sprigs in h e r hair a n d b e c a us e sh e rubb e d t h e

,

l e a v e s in h e r h a n ds a n d b e caus e sh e sa t am o n g t h e
,

bush e s an d o n t h e y o u n g sh oo ts fo r t his re as o n fo lk
,

call e d h e r S o u t h e r n w o o d W h e th e r sh e had a ny
.

o t h e r n am e a n d if s o what it wa s I d o n o t k n o w
, , , .

On e d a y a s sh e sat o n t h e se a wall l oo ki n g o ut
,

t o se a sh e saw t h e sharp fin o f a shark c o m i n g al o n g

, ,

a n d a fish which t h e sh a rk wa s pursui n g l e ap e d o u t

o f t h e wat e r a n d fe l l i n t o h e r lap a n d l a y th e r e g a sp
,

in g a n d tur n i n g a ll c o l o urs gr ee n a n d y e ll o w a n d
, , ,

bl u e a n d pi n k
,
.

T h e n S outh e r n w o o d p ick e d Hi n ts a n d chalkst o n e s

ou t o f t h e wall a n d thr e w t h em at t h e s h ark
, a nd,

6 81
 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fair y T a l es

d r ov e it away back i n t o t h e d e e p sea A n d wh e n

, .

sh e saw it was g o n e sh e put back t h e littl e r a i n b o w

,

fish i n t o t h e w a t e r a n d it sw a m a w a y qui t e j o y o us
, .

N e xt day wh e n S outh e r n wo o d cam e d o w n to t h e

,

b e ach a n d sat o n t h e se a w a ll sh e sa w t h e ra i n b o w ,

fish c o m e swim m i n g t o h e r a n d it h a d a g o ld ,

b a l l in its m o uth a n d it r o ll e d t h e g o ld e n b a ll t o
,

h e r fe e t a n d th e n sw a m aw a y
,
.

S o u t h e r n w o o d p ick e d up t h e b a ll a n d pl a y e d wi t h
it. S h e t hr e w it up a n d c a ught it a g a i n ; sh e r o ll e d
it b e fo r e h e r a n d ra n a ft e r it
, .

A s sh e wa s go i n g h o m e sh e pass e d a l o n g t h e ,

pali n g o f t h e park o f t h e R e e v e o f L y n n S h e .

st o o d a t t h e g a t e which wa s aj a r a n d l o o k e d in t o
, ,

see t h e b e a u t iful tre e s a n d fl o w e rs a n d p eac o cks

, ,
.

A n d as sh e st oo d l o o ki n g t h e ball r o ll e d o u t o f h e r
,

h a n d a n d ra n in at t h e g a t e T h e n sh e was .

fright e n e d fo r sh e c o uld n ot ge t t h e ball agai n

,

wi t h o ut g o i n g aft e r it T o go a ft e r it wi t hi n t h e
.

p a rk o f t h e R e e ve o f L y n n sh e th o ught w o uld b e a
gre a t lib e rt y .

H o w e v e r sh e sa w n o o n e a b o u t a n d sh e c o uld
, ,

n o t b e a r t o l o s e h e r g o ld e n b a ll s o s h e S lipp e d in ,

a t t h e g a t e a n d a s sh e st o o p e d t o pick up t h e b a ll
, ,

s h e t o uch e d t h e g a t e wi t h h e r h e e l a n d it swa n g ,

t o g e t h e r a n d shut wi t h a s n a p
, T h e n sh e was fa st .

a s a bird in a s n a r e o r a ra t in a t r a p , .

S h e wa s d r e a dfully u n h a ppy a n d t ri e d in v a i n t o ,

o p e n t h e ga t e S h e w e pt a n d sh e pull e d at t h e
.
,

h a n dl e t ill t h e bl o o d ra n o u t u n d e r h e r n a ils ; b u t
sh e c o uld n o t o p e n it .

T h e n sh e saw c o mi n g t o wards h e r a n Ol d l a dy
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hair is tur n e d silve r On e l ock tur n e d whit e thro ugh

.

” “
his cru e lti e s S h e c o n ti n u e d
. S o m e tim e s his
h e a rt is in his st o mach a n d th e n h e is e x c e ssiv e ly
,

gree dy H e is t h e n n o t o n ly gree dy but o ffe n

.
,

s iv e l y dai n ty H e g ru mbl e s ab o ut his fo o d picks it

.
, ,

l e av e s half o n his plat e a n d tur n s up his n o s e at

,

all wi n e s e xc e pt t h e crusti e st p o rt a n d t h e d ri e st
”
S il l e ry.

“
T h a t is v e ry d isgus t i n g s a id S o u t h e r n w o o d
, I .

h a v e b ee n t a ught t o b e c o n t e n t a n d t h a n kful fo r ,

pl a i n fo o d .

“
Q ui t e right t o o a n sw e re d t h e l a dy
, I t is .

d isgus t i n g a n d his gre e di n e ss a n d d a i n ti n e ss tur n e d

,

t h e s e c o n d l o ck o f my h a ir silv e r S h e c o n ti n u e d :
S o m e t im e s his h e a rt is in his p ock e t a n d th e n h e ,

b e c o m e s o utra ge o usly a varici o us Yo u m ust k n o w .

t h a t t h e duti e s o f R ee v e r e quir e him t o imp o s e a n d

g a t h e r in t h e l o cal t a x e s a n d rat e s o f t h e t o w n o f
L ynn . N o w wh e n his h e art is in his p o ck e t
, ,

t h e n h e o ppr e ss e s a n d tyra n n is e s o v e r t h e citiz e n s

o f L y n n t o such a n e x t e n t th a t u n l e ss I pick e d his
, ,

p o ck e t a n d re st o re d his h e art t o t h e right pl a c e a

, ,

r e b e lli o n w o uld bre a k o ut a n d h e w o uld hav e his

r e e v e ship t a k e n fro m him .

”
T hat is v e ry pai n ful said S o uth e r n w oo d
, .

”
I t is e xtre m e ly pai n ful a n d d istre ssi n g a n sw e re d ,

t h e l a dy A n d his c o n duct in this m a tt e r h a s s o

“
.

t r o ubl e d m e that it has tur n e d t h e third l o ck o f my

”
h e a d whit e as s n ow B ut I will pro c e e d
. T h en .

“
sh e w e n t o n t o sa y : S o m e tim e s h e ge ts his h ea rt
d o w n i n t o his b oo ts Y o u must k n o w that on e o f
.
'

t h e Offic e s a n d duti e s a n d r e sp o n sibiliti e s o f a R ee v e

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is t o call o ut a n d c o n duc t t h e mili t i a I n t im e s o f
p e ril We a re o n t h e se a a n d e xp o s e d t o fo re ig n
.
,

i n vasi o n T h e D a n e s m a k e d e sc e n t s o n us a n d
.

ra vage t h e c o u n try On such o ccasi o n s t h e R e e ve is

.

e xp e ct e d t o marsh a l t h e fo rc e s o f L y n n a n d fa l l o n

t h e e n e my B u t wh e n my so n h a s his h e a rt in his
.

b oo ts h e ru n s aw a y a n d hid e s in a mulb e rry bush

, ,

and l e a v e s t h e m ilitia t o m a k e h e a d a g a i n st t h e
”
e n e my u n dir e ct e d .

T h a t is simply sc a n d a l o us s a id S o u t h e r n w oo d ,
.

I t is a s y o u say sc a n d a l o us a cqu i e sc e d t h e l a dy
, ,
”

—
.

A n d his c o n duct in tim e s o f gre a t n ati o n a l p e ril

fro m i n vad e rs has tur n e d t h e fo urt h l o ck o f my h a ir
”
t o silv e r T h e n t h e l a dy p r o c e e d e d : S o m e tim e s
“
.

my son g e ts his h e a rt in t o his m o uth a n d th e n

'

th e re is I c a n assure y o u n o thi n g h e will n ot

, ,

blab He re v e a ls n ot o n ly all fa mily affairs but

.
,

als o all th e c o n c e rns o f t h e t ow n Ch a riti e s which a re ,

ma na ge d by t h e R eev e a n d ald e r me n a n d will n ot ,

b e ar l o o ki n g i n t o H e h a s Caus e d gre a t c on fusi o n

.

”
a n d irrit a ti o n by his t a lk a t iv e n e ss o n such o cc a si o n s .

T h a t is m o st i nj udici o us s a id S o u t h e r n w o o d
”
.
,
”
I t is e m i n e n t ly i nj udici o us a n sw e re d t h e l a dy ; ,

a n d I hav e l o n g fe a r e d t h a t a l l p a r t icip a t i o n in t h e

dire c t i on a n d d is t ributi o n o f t h e ch a ri t i e s will b e

t a k e n fr o m him — a n d t h e n wh e r e sh o uld we b e ? ,

S o lici t ud e o n t his a cc o u n t h a s t ur n e d t o whi t e t h e

fift h l o ck o f my h a ir I will n o w t e ll y o u s o m e t hi n g
.

”
m o re .

“
I pra y y o u pro c ee d s a id S o u t h e r n w o o d
,
wh a t
y o u r e l a t e is m o s t i n t e r e sti n g
”
“
The n ,
s a id t he l a dy y o u must ,
k n o w th at

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one of th e O is t o b e j us t ic e o f
ffic e s of th e R ee v e
t h e p e ac e o r a s it is m o r e e l e g a n t ly put o f t h e
, , ,

qu o rum which is a n e xpre ssi o n which n o b o dy

,

u n d e rs t a n ds a n d which th e re fo r e is re g a rd e d as
,

p o e tic a l a n d g e n e ra lly pre fe rre d A s j ustic e o f t h e

, .

qu o rum a l l ki n ds o f e vil d o e rs a n d t h o s e susp e ct e d

,
-

a s e vil d o e rs a re br o ugh t b e fo r e him o n t h e b e n ch

-
, .

N o w n o t i n fr e qu e n tly so c a r e l e ss is my so n t h a t h e
, ,

l ea v e s his h e a rt o n t h e wi n d o w sill a n d it ge t s c o ld ,
.

Wh e n h e is c o ld h e a rt e d h e j udg e s wi t h e x t re m e
-

h a sti n e ss a n d is i n c a p a bl e o f a dm i tt i n g a n y e xt e n u a
,

t i o n in t h e c a s e o f m isd e m e a n o u rs .

“
T h a t is v e ry s a d s a id S o uth e r n w oo d
”
.
,
”
I t is m o re tha n sa d it is i n hu m a n a n sw e re d t h e , ,

R e e v e s m o th e r ; a n d his i n hu ma n ity o n t h e B e n ch
’

h a s tur n e d my S ixth l o ck s n o w whi t e I will n ow -

.

pro c e e d t o e xplai n wh a t has bl a n ch e d my l a st l o ck

o f h a ir T his is o cc a si o n e d by his putti n g his h e art
.

o n t h e h o b o r t oo n e a r t h e fire
, o r warm i n g it in ,

sack p o ss e t T h e n h e is u n p l e a sa n t ly Wa rm h e art e d
.
-
.

Y o u m ay fin d o n such o cc a si o n s th a t h e will chuck

y o u u n d e r t h e chi n a n d t ry t o k iss y o u,
a n d e v e n ,

urg e y o u t o n a m e t h e d ay— which pursu e d t h e ,

l a dy is cl e a n ridicul o us a s h e is R e ev e a n d y o u
,
“
, ,

in a m e n i a l p o si t i o n
”
.

“
T his is p o si t iv e ly t e rrifyi n g s a id S o uth e r n w o o d ,
.

I d o n o t fe e l i n cli n e d t o a cc e pt y o ur s itu a ti o n ,

m ada m .
”

‘
Y o u c a n n o t e sc a p e fr o m it a n sw e r e d t h e l a dy ,

pr o mptly “
H e r e y o u a re a n d h e r e y o u r e m a i n
.
, ,

a n yh o w fo r o n e m o n th
”
.

I sh a ll b e in m o rt a l t e rr o r o f t h e R e e ve s a id ,

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 S ou t hern w o od
‘

S o u t h e rn w o o d ,
I s t h e re n o m e a n s m a d a m , ,

wh e re by t h e h e a rt Of y o u r so n c an b e fix e d in t h e
righ t pl a c e I t s ee ms t o m e sp e a ki n g with a l l d u e
.
,

d e fe re n c e t h a t it is a lw a ys w a n d e ri n g an d l o si n g
,
”
i t s e lf a n d g e t t i n g wh e re it sh o uld n ot b e
, .

”
I hav e c o n sid e re d t ha t s a id t h e l a dy ;
“
, and

n o w y o u put it t o m e I h a v e a sch e m e which I

,

a n ticip a t e will h a v e t h e d e sir e d e ffe ct I thi n k if .

,

y o u will a ssist m e i n m e lti n g s o m e str o n g fish glu e -

t h a t we m a y b e a bl e t o put glu e o n his h e a r t a n d ,

so fa st e n it s o lidly in t h e right pl a c e I t will t h e n .

o n ly b e i n v e ry d a mp w e a t h e r — d a mp a n d w a rm , ,

a n d r e laxi n g— th a t we n ee d e n t e rt a i n a n y s o lici t ud e
”
ab o ut his h e art b e c o m i n g d e tach e d .

“
I will assist y o u wi t h gre a t pl e a sur e ,

S o uth e r n w o o d .

A cc o rd i n gly th e l a dy a n d S o uth e rn woo d fill e d

t h e o ut e r r e c e pt a cl e o f t h e glu e p o t wi t h h o t wat e r
-
,

a n d put t wo sp oo n fuls o f w a t e r wi t h t h e gl u e .

”
It must n ot b e t o o w e a k s a id t h e l a dy , .

N o r t o o s t iff s a id t h e m a id e n
”
.
,

T h e n t h e R ee v e o f L y n n wa s fe tch e d a n d plac e d ,

re cli n i n g o n a s o fa a n d S o u th e r n w oo d g a v e him h e r
,

go ld e n ball t o pl ay wi t h whils t t h e y m e l t e d t h e glu e

, ,

a n d got his h ea r t s m ea r e d wi t h it Th e m o th e r h a d
.

fo u n d him d o zi n g in a so p o rific c o n d iti o n a s sh e

, ,

e xpr e ss e d it b e c a us e h e h a d put his h e a rt u n d e r

,

t h e pill o w o n g o i n g t o b e d a n d h a d fo rg o t t e n it,

t h e re . I t h a d b e e n fo u n d wh e n t h e b e d wa s m a d e in
t h e m o r n i n g a n d a g o o d d e a l o f fe a t h e r d o w n a dh e r e d
,
-

t o it b e c a us e t h e r e wa s a h o l e in t h e pill o w t h a t h a d
,

b e e n n e gl e c t e d by t h e l a s t m a id wh o wa s c a re l e ss ,

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and a bad dl e w o m an h aVIn g b e e n bro ught up

n ee ,

with a s e wi n g m achi n e fro m e arl i e st i n fa n cy

-
.

T h e R e e v e r e main e d quit e pl e as e d pl a yi n g with ,

t h e g o ld e n b a ll whilst his m o t h e r e n d e a v o ur e d t o
,

brush away t h e d o w n fro m his h e a rt .

M e a n whil e t h e wa t e r in th e p o t b o il e d an d ,

bubbl e d o v e r T h e glu e is m e lt e d a n d st e am i n g
.
,

s a id S o uth e r n w o o d T h e n t h e l a dy c a m e t o t h e
.

glu e p o t with t h e h e a rt in h e r ha n d but t h e st e am

-
,

c a m e ov e r h e r fi n g e rs a n d sc a ld e d th e m a n d wi t h ,

an e xcl a m a ti o n o f p a i n a n d n o t c o n sid e ri n g wh a t
,

sh e d id s h e d r o pp e d h e r s o n s h e a rt a n d it fe ll i n t o
’

, ,

t h e glu e p ot a n d wa s c o mpl e t e ly im m e rs e d in t h e
-

fluid fish glu e -

.

Th e R e e v e utt e r e d a shri e k o f ag o n y— thr e w

a w a y t h e g o ld e n b a ll a n d writh e d in e x t r e mi t y o f

t o rtur e o n t h e fl oo r Th e l a dy in h er t e rr o r a n d
.

distre ss put h e r fi n g e rs i n t o t h e p ot t o r e m ov e
t h e h e a rt but burn t th e m so that sh e c o uld d o
,

n o thi n g .

Quick ! t h e sug a r—t o n gs s h e sh o ut e d .

W h e re a re th e y m a d a m ? a sk e d S o uth e r n w o o d
, .

B u t b e fo r e sh e r e c e iv e d a n a n sw e r t h e do o r wa s
burs t o p en a n d in c a m e t h e Q u ee n o f t h e E lv e s in
, ,

fl a mi n g ra ge wi t h light n i n g fl a s hi n g fro m h e r e y e s
, .

S h e rush e d t o t h e fire a n d s n a tch e d up t h e glu e p o t -

,

t h e n t o t h e R e e v e a n d c a ught him in h e r a rms a n d ,

a s sh e r e t ire d t hro ugh t h e d o o r sh e c ri e d “

And ,

is t his t h e tre atm e n t my e l f s on re c e iv e s a m o n g

m o rt a ls !
T h e n sh e d isapp e ar e d c a rryi n g wi t h h er t h e
,

R e e v e a n d his h e a r t in t h e glu e p o t -
.

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N ow fte r t his t h e l a dy re c o v e r e d h e r c o mp o sure
a .

S h e w e pt a gre a t d e a l a n d si tt i n g o n t h e s o fa , , ,

b e ck o n e d S o uth e rn w o o d t o h e r S o uth e r n w oo d .

pr e p a r e d t o s ea t h e rs e lf but t h e l a dy s a id with , ,

dig n i ty thr o ugh h e r t e ars

,
N a y n o t so Y ou , , .

”
o ccupy a m e n i a l p o siti o n s o st a n d a n d list e n t o m e ,
.

T h e n t h e l a dy s a id “
N o w I am c e rt a i n o f wh a t I
,

l o n g gu e ss e d o r t o put it m o re e l e g a n tly e n t e rtai n e d

, , ,

suspici o n s Tne R eeve wa s a ena ngel ing

. Wh e n h e .

wa s a b a b e o r rath e r wh e n my b a b e was b o r n
, , ,

b e fo re h e was christ e n e d o n o n e o ccasi o n t h e n urs e , ,

bro ught in s o m e gu a v a j e lly i n t o my r oo m an d fo r ,

a m o m e n t I turn e d my a t t e n ti o n fr o m my ch e rish e d
i n fa n t a n d o n ly child t o t h e c o n sumpti o n o f guav a
j e lly I n th a t m o m e n t it is my b e li e f t h e Qu ee n o f
.
, ,

t h e F airi e s e ffe ct e d a ch a n g e S h e c a rri e d o ff my .

so n , wh o was t h e b e autifull e st m o st Virtu o us a n d ,

i n t e llige n t baby ev e r was s e e n a t th e a ge o f e ight ee n

h o urs a n d sh e put h e r own brat in his pl a c e T his
, .

h a s b e e n t h e o cc a si o n o f all my s o rr o w an d all my
di fficul t y with t h e R ee v e Y o u mus t k n o w that t h e .

R ee v e ship o f L y n n is h e r e d i t a ry in o u r fa mily H is .

fat h e r d i e d a t t h e birth o f th e bl e ss e d bab e ; a cc o rd

in gl y fr o m t h e cr a d l e my i n fa n t wa s R e e v e o f L y n n
,

but his fu n c t i o n a n d o ffic e a n d a u t h o ri ty h a v e a l l

t h e s e m a n y y e a rs b ee n usurp e d by a n e l fin C h a n g e li n g ,
”
wh o s e h e a r t wa s r a re ly if e v e r in t h e righ t pl a c e
, ,
.

“ ”
Bu t s a id S o uth e r n w o o d
,
why sh o uld t h e ,
”
Q u e e n o f t h e E lv e s hav e ch a n g e d b a b e s wi t h y o u ?
‘

T h e r e a s o n I h a v e n o d o ub t is t his
,
E v e ry ,
.

tw e n ty y e a rs a full gro w n e lf h as t o b e giv e n up t o t h e

-

gre a t whal e L evi a th a n wh o li e s in t h e Wa sh which

, , ,

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is t h a t t ra ct of se a i n t o which d isch a rg e the Gle n ,

the N e n e, Ous e a n d t h e N a r a n d o n which we

the , ,

a re situ a t e d h e r e a t L y n n I stro n gly susp e ct th a t

.
,

in o rd e r t o s a v e s o m e e l fin y o u t h fr o m b e i n g
s a crific e d t o t h e gre a t L e vi a t ha n this ch a n g e h as ,

b ee n e ffe ct e d a n d my p oo r so n is t o b e d e l iv e re d o v e r
,

t o t h e v o r a ci t y o f t h e m o n s t e r ; i n d ee d t h e r e is n o ,
”
s ayi n g but t h a t h e m ay a lre a dy h av e fa ll e n a Victim .

S o u t h e r n w o o d t ri e d i n e ffe ctu a lly t o c o n s o l e h e r

mistre ss . B u t fi n di n g h e r e ffo r t s in v a i n sh e
, ,

pick e d up h e r g o ld e n b a l l a n d l e ft t h e r o o m S h e .

w e n t d o w n i n t o t h e park a n d c o n sid e re d wh a t h a d
,

h a pp e n e d .

N o w y o uthful h e arts a re bu oya n t a n d sh e s oo n ,

t oo k pl e a sure in t h e b e auti e s o f t h e g a rd e n a n d wa s ,

e sp e ci a lly attract e d by s o m e wat e r l ili e s silv e r a n d ,

g o ld th a t fl o at e d o n a l ittl e p on d in t h e park S h e
, .

d e sire d gre atly t o pluck o n e o f th e s e b e a u t iful

fl o w e rs but in stra i n i n g t o ge t o n e sh e l e t fa ll t h e
, ,

g o ld e n b a ll a n d it r o ll e d i n t o th e w a t e r
, .

S h e c o uld n o t t hi n k o f n o t m a ki n g e v e ry e ffo r t t o
r e c ov e r t h e gift o f t h e r a i n b o w fish S o sh e t o o k .

o ff h e r sh oe s a n d st o ck i n gs a n d w e n t i n t o t h e p o n d .

T h e n sh e s t o o p e d but a t o n c e t h e b a l l r o ll e d in
,

d e e p e r S O sh e w a d e d t o h e r k n e e S h e c o uld still
. .

se e t h e b a ll shi n i n g t hr o ugh t h e w a t e r so sh e ,

s t o o p e d t o t a k e it A g a i n t h e b a ll r o ll e d a w a y a s
.
,

h e r fi n g e rs t o uch e d it a n d sh e wa s c o n s t r a i n e d t o
,

w a d e u p t o h e r w a is t A s t h e b a ll wa s s t ill d isc e r n
.

ibl e sh e p u t d o w n h e r arm t hro ugh t h e w a t e r but

, ,

in h e r e ffo r t t o s e cure it t o uch e d it wi t h h e r fo o t ,

a n d it r o ll e d o n s t ill fa rt h e r t o t h e middl e o f t h e
,

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l a dy h a d s a id t o h e r a n d sh e s t o l e a l o n g o n t ip t o e
, ,

t o o bs e rv e t h e si n g e r u n s e e n S h e sa w a b e autiful
.

y o u n g m a n sitti n g u n d e r a bush o f c o ral H e wa s .

v e ry p a l e a n d sad H e h e ard t h e rustl e o f h e r

.

m ov e m e n ts as sh e stirr e d t h e bush e s a n d bro k e o ff

t h e twigs a n d h e st a rt e d t o his fe e t a n d l o o k e d at
,

h e r wi t h amaz e m e n t .

H e a sk e d wh o sh e was a n d sh e t o ld him a l l T h e n
,
.

sh e a sk e d him why h e w e pt a n d sa n g s o d o l e fu l a
d i tty A n d h e s a id t o h e r th a t h e was in E l fin l a n d
.
,

and it was t h e cust o m in E l fin l a n d e v e ry tw e n t y

y ea rs t o d e live r up a full grow n e l f t o t h e g re a t -

L e vi a tha n wh o liv e d in L y n n D e e ps I n t h e Wash .

A t on e tim e th ey us e d t o giv e a child eve ry te n

y e ars t o t h e m o n st e r ; but th ey c o n sid e re d that this
was such a sacrific e th a t it w o ul d b e pre fe rabl e t o
,

fe e d t h e l o athly wh a l e o n c e in twe n ty y e a r with a s

full gro w n e l f ; a n d h e add e d th e e lve s d id a ll in

-

, ,

th e ir p o w e r t o s e cure hu m a n child re n in e xch a n ge

fo r t h e ir o wn th a t th e y m ight re a r th e m up fo r t h e
,

foo d o f t h e m o n s t e r T his is wh a t had o ccurre d t o

.

him H e h a d b ee n c a rri e d a w a y wh e n in his cr a dl e

. ,
,

b e c a us e his m o t h e r h a d n ot w a t ch e d him e v e ry
m o m e n t n igh t a n d d ay t ill h e wa s chris t e n e d A n d .

n o w h e wa s t w e n t y a n d t h e E lfi n Qu e e n wa s g o i n g
,

t o c o n v e y him t o t h e W a sh a n d c a s t him t o t h e
L e vi a t h a n H e s a id m o re o v e r t h a t e v e ry t im e t h e
.
, ,

l o t wa s c a s t wh o wa s t o pr o vid e t h e Vic t im o n t h e
n e xt o cc a si o n On t h e l a s t t h e l o t h a d fa ll e n t o t h e
.

E lfi n Q u e e n a n d s he must e i t h e r s a crific e h e r o wn
,

C hild o r that o f huma n par e n t s A cc o rdi n gly sh e .

,

h a d m a d e a n e xch a n g e a n d had l e ft h e r child wi t h

,

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his m o th e r a n d had tak e n him aw ay fro m his
,
“

m o t h e r a n d h a d n ourish e d hi m up til l n ow a n d t h a t
,
'

n ight h e wa s t o b e t a k en t o b e cast i n t o t h e m aw o f

t h e l o a thly wh a l e .

Wh e n S o uth e rn w oo d h e a rd this S h e wa s much ,

a maz e d a n d sh e furth e r a sk e d t h e y o uth wh e th e r

,

t h e r e wa s n o h o p e o f savi n g him .

H e a n sw e re d th a t th e re wa s A s it happ e n e d .
,

t hat v e ry d ay t h e E l f Q u e e n h a d br o ught b a ck h e r
o wn so n i n t o E l fla n d h e wa s v e ry ill b e c a us e his
,

h e art had fa ll e n i n t o a glu e p o t N o w if o n ly h e -

.
, ,

t h e hum a n y o uth c o uld b e r e scu e d th e n t h e Elf

, ,

Qu ee n w o uld hav e t o d e l ive r up h e r r e c ov e re d son ;

a n d a s th e r e wa s n o pr o b a bility o f his h e art e v e r

b e i n g cl e a n s e d a g a i n fro m t h e a dh e siv e a n d d isgust

in g m a t e ri a l in which it wa s e n v e l o p e d it w o uld b e ,

n o grea t m a t t e r if h e w e r e e at e n
a .

S o u t h e rn w o o d a sk e d h ow th e y o uth might be
save d .

T h e n h e a n sw e r e d a n d s a id “
T his n ight wh e n , ,

t h e m o o n ris e s a gre a t tr a i n o f e lv e s will issu e fr o m

,

t h e p o n d which is t h e gr e a t e n tr a n c e t o F a iryl a n d
, .

B e fo r e th e m will tr a v e l t h e will 0 t h e wisp a n d

’

y o u will h e a r fai r y music T h e n will c o m e. t h e

”
e l f fo lk in thr ee c o mpa n i e s o n t h e ir ti n y h o rs e s
-

,
.

H o w sh a ll I k n o w Z
”
y o u a sk e d S o uth e rn w o o d ,
”
wh e n so m a n y p a ss by ?
T h en h e r e pl i e d

Th e v e ry fi b
rs t a nd tha t p a sses by,
Say n o t h in g t o th a t sh ow
b p
.

The v e ry n ex t a nd tha t a ss e s by ,
S ay n o t h in
g a nd l e t it go .

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wh e n th e third c o mpa n y pass e s

B ut ,

shall I k no w yo u in that ? ask e d th e maid e n .

0 fi rs t l et p a ss b k b k
th e la c la c s te e d ,

p b w
,

An d th e n l e t a ss th e ro n ;
B u t w h e n y o u s e e a m il h it e kw stee d ,

T h e n c a s t t h e rid e r d o w n .

My righ t h a n d it sh a l l wea r a gl ov e ,
M y l e ft ha nd sh a l l be b a re ;
An d t h e s e t h e t o k ens I
giv e y o u , l o v e ,
'
B y w h ic h y o u l l k n o w m e t h e re .

“
B u t h o w, ask e d t h e m aid e n shall I , be a bl e
”
c a st y ou o ff y o ur m ilkwhit e st e e d ?

“
0 y o u m u s t t a e y o u r go l d e n k b a ll ,
A n d c a s t it u n t o m e ,
An d if y o u d m a
’
k e th e wh it e h o rse fa l l ,
T h en s t ri k e h im a b ove th e k n ee .

And wh e n t h e h o rs e is struck wh a t shall I ,

”
th e n ? ask e d S o uth e r n wo o d .

k
O t a e m e in y o u r a rm s , fa ir m a id ,
An d h o l d m e t o y o u r h e a rt .

Wh a t e e r y o u s e e , b e n o t a fra id ,
’

An d n ev e r fro m m e l e t p a rt .

'
T h e y l l t u rn m e in y o u r a rm s , fa ir l a s s ,
T o a n a d d e r a n d a w o rm ;
B u t h o l d m e fa s t , nor le t m e p a ss,

An d n on e sh a l l d o y o u h a rm .

’
T h e y l l t u rn m e in y o u r a rm s , fa ir l a s s ,
T o a n a dd e r a n d a s n a e ; k
B u t h o l d m e fa s t , n or l et m e p a ss ,

An d a ll fo r m y m o t h e r
’
s sa k e.

’
T h e y l l t u rn m e in y o u r a rm s , fa ir m a i d ,
T o a go o s e , a n d t h e n a s wa n
p
.

T h e n w ra y o u r m a n t l e , n o r b e a fra id ,
An d a ga in I m a C h ris t ia n m a n
’ ”
.

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N ow wh e n t h e y o u n g m an had said this h e b a d e ,

S o u t h e rn w oo d m a k e h a st e t o d e part b e fo re t h e ,

e lv e s sh o uld see h e r I f th ey w e re t o fin d h e r in
.

th e ir re a lm t h e y m ight d e t a i n h e r th e re a n d n o t
, ,

su ffe r h e r t o d e part P e rh a ps th e y might e v e n

.

r e t a i n h e r fo r th e n e xt o ccasi o n wh e n th e L e vi a th a n
h a d t o b e fe d .

He b a d e h e r r o l l t h e g o ld e n b a ll b e fo re h e r a n d ,

fo ll o w wh e re it l e d S h e d id so a n d t h e b a ll ro ll e d
.
,

a w a y a n d sh e ra n a ft e r it
,
T h e n sh e r o s e o u t o f
.

t h e w a t e r firs t h e r h e a d t h e n h er sh o uld e rs th e n
, , ,

h e r b o dy t o t h e w a is t L a s t ly sh e r o s e t o h er k n e e s
.
,

a n d sh e fo rthwi t h st e pp e d o n l a n d .

N e ve r o n e w o rd d id sh e sp e a k o f wh a t sh e h a d
s ee n a n d h e a rd b u t t h a t n igh t j us t b e fo re t h e m o on
, ,

ro s e sh e w e n t i n t o t h e g a rd e n a n d wait e d n e a r t h e
,

ga t e fo r sh e k n e w t h at t h e e lfin trai n w o uld p a ss

,

t h a t wa y T h e n pr e s e n tly sh e sa w t h e h o r n o f t h e
.

m o on gli t t e r o v e r t h e w a ll a n d im m e di a t e ly a li tt l e
,

will 0 t h e W i sp d a n c e d d o w n t h e driv e A n d wh e n
’
.

it c a m e t o t h e gat e s t h e y o p e n e d o f th e ms e lv e s
, ,

qui t e wid e a n d t h e fl a m e p a ss e d t hr o ugh

, .

N e x t sh e h e a rd t h e swee t e st a n d s o fte s t music ,

so s o ft a n d swe e t th at sh e n e a rly cl o s e d h e r e y e s
a n d sl e p t fo r pl e a sur e B ut th e re wa s sp e a r gr a ss
.
-

gro wi n g n e ar a n d S h e t o o k t h e sp e a r gr a ss a n d
,
-

t wist e d it in h e r h a ir a n d pull e d a n d it d r e w h e r ,

h a ir t o g e th e r with much pai n a n d th a t k e pt h e r ,

aw a k e .

Th e first ba n d that pass e d c o n sist e d o f fa iry pag e s

o n ti n y p on i e s .

S o uth e r n w o o d had n ot o n ly b e e n a ssu re d that

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the tru e R e e v e o f L y n n w o uld n ot b e in th a t

c o mp a n y but als o sh e k n e w by t h e siz e o f t h o s e
, ,

wh o ro d e th a t a m o n g th e m h e c o uld n o t b e
, .

T h e n e xt ba n d th a t p a ss e d c o n sist e d o f fa iry
d a m o s e ls t h e m a id e n s in w a iti n g t h e lad i e s o f t h e
, ,

b e dch a mb e r t h e l a d i e s o f t h e b a thro o m t h e l a di e s
, ,

o f t h e s t o r e cupb o a rd a n d t h e l a d i e s o f t h e d a iry
-
.

S o u t h e r n wo o d h a d b ee n t o l d t o l e t t h e s e c o n d
c o mp a n y p a ss u n n o tic e d a n d sh e d id so n o t o n ly
, ,

b e caus e i n fo rm e d t h a t t h e t ru e R e e v e w o uld n o t b e
t h e r e but a ls o b e c a us e h e o bvi o usly d id n o t b e l o n g
,

t o a p a rty th a t wa s m ad e up o f t h e o th e r s e x .

B u t wh e n t h e third b a n d p a ss e d it wa s o th e r wis e , .

T his c o mpris e d a l l t h e n o bl e s a n d k n igh t s o f Fa iry

l a n d in t h e ir rich e st v e sture s a ll m a g n ific e n t ly
, ,

a t t ir e d a n d rid i n g b e a utiful h o rs e s
,
.

A m o n g th e m c a m e th e Ki n g o f t h e E lv e s o n a
bl a ck st e e d a n d S o u t h e r n w o o d l e t him pass
, .

N e x t c a m e t h e Qu ee n o f th e E lv e s o n a bro w n
j e n n e t a n d sh e all o w e d h e r t o rid e by
, .

B u t wh e n sh e saw a m ilkwhi t e st ee d wh e r e o n ,

r o d e a y o u n g m a n wi t h o n e h a n d gl o v e d th e n sh e ,

k n ew th a t this mus t b e t h e tru e R e ev e O f L y n n wh o ,

wa s b e i n g t a k e n t o b e d ev o ur e d by t h e se a m o n st e r -

in t h e Wash .

T h e n with a l l h e r fo rc e sh e thr e w t h e g o ld e n
, ,

b a ll a n d it s t ruck t h e whi t e p a lfre y a littl e a b ov e

,

t h e k n ee T h e h o rs e stu mbl e d w e n t d o w n a n d
.
,

r o ll e d o v e r a n d his rid e r wa s flu n g o n t h e grass

, .

I n sta n tly S o uth e r n w o o d spra n g t o him caugh t ,

him in h e r arms a n d fo ld e d h e r m an tl e ab o ut him

, .

T h e r e was a gr e at cry a n d c o m m o ti o n am o n g
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t he lv e s t h e y c a m e r o u n d t h e m a id a n d t h e k n igh t s
e ,
-

l e ve ll e d th e ir sp ea rs a n d t il t e d a t h e r b u t c o ul d n ot ,

t o uch h e r T h e n t h e qu ee n sp o k e a w o rd o f p o w e r ;
.

and im m e di a t e ly t h e b e a u t ifu l y o u t h in S o u t h e r n
w o o d s a rms b e cam e a wri t hi n g hid e o us s e rp e n t
’

wi t h t hr e e h e a ds t h at p u t fo r t h fo rk e d t o n gu e s a n d
,

t hr e a t e n e d t o bi t e h e r a n d spi t p o is o n B ut she .

had a bra v e h e a rt a n d sh e d id n o t l e t go h e r h o ld
, .

T h e n t h e qu e e n spak e a s e c o n d w o rd o f p o w e r ,

a n d im m e dia t e ly t h e s e rp e n t b e c a m e a gr e a t fire o f

fl a m e s a n d sm o k e in S o u t h e r n w o o d s a rms rushi n g ’

up a n d surr o u n di n g h e r fa c e B u t sh e r e m a i n e d .

firm a n d wr a pp e d h e r m a n t l e t h e t ight e r a b o ut t h e
,

fire a n d it w a x e d fa i n t
,
.

T h e n t h e qu ee n sp a k e a t hird w o rd o f p o w e r a n d ,

a t o n c e t h e fire wa s t ra n sfo rm e d i n t o a whi t e sw a n .

S o u t h e r n w o o d h e ld t h e gre a t sw a n v e ry fa s t a l t h o ugh ,

it flu tte re d a n d s t ruggl e d t o d is e n g a ge it s wi n gs .

T h e r e up o n t h e r e r o s e a sighi n g a n d a s o bbi n g ,

a n d t h e e lv e s ra n a n d c a m e d r a ggi n g a ft e r t h e m t h e

fa ls e R e ev e o f L y n n t h e fa iry C h a n g e li n g T h e
,
.

qu e e n w e pt pi t e o usly but it wa s o f n o a v a il h e
, ,

must be t h e vic t im a s t h e t ru e R eev e had b e e n

,

s n a t ch e d fro m h e r p ow e r .

B u t it mus t b e s a id t h a t t h e i n t e n d e d vic t im
s e e m e d i n d iffe re n t t o his si t u a ti o n a n d r e g a rdl e ss o f
his imp e n di n g fa te T his wa s p e rh a ps d u e t o t h e
.

e n o rm o us a m o u n t o f fish glu e t h a t e n c a s e d his h e a r t

-
,

a n d h a d n o w h a rd e n e d .

T h e t r a i n sw e p t o n dr a wi n g t h e fa ls e R e e v e wi t h
,

it T h e n t h e g at e s cl o s e d a n d n o m o r e o f t h e e lv e s
.
,

wa s s ee n o r h e a rd .

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I m m e di a t e ly t h e swa n re sum e d t h e hum a n sh a p e .

T h e t ru e R e e v e o f L y n n slipp e d o u t o f t h e a rms O f
S o u t h e r n w o od t h a n k e d h e r m o s t gr a t e ful ly fo r wh a t
,

sh e h a d d o n e a n d t a k i n g h e r by t h e h a n d c o n duc t e d
, , ,

h e r t o his m o t h e r wi t h t h e dig n i t y a n d gr a c e o f a
,

pri n c e ra t h e r t h a n o f a r e e v e .

N o w wh e n h e c a m e t o his m o t h e r sh e wa s ,

d e ligh t e d a n d r ej o ic e d b e y o n d m e a sure S h e k iss e d .

a n d e mbr a c e d him S h e w e p t a n d l a ugh e d fo r j oy

, .

T h e R e e v e su ffe r e d his m o t h e r t o giv e full r e i n t o

h e r fe e li n gs fo r s o m e whil e b u t wh e n sh e p a us e d ,

fo r e xh a usti o n h e m a d e t o h e r a pr o fo u n d b ow a n d
, , ,

d ra wi n g S o u t h e r n w o o d fo rwa rd s a id “
M a d a m to
, , ,

t his sw ee t a n d b e a utiful d a m se l I o we my e sc a p e
'

fro m a m o s t t e rribl e fa t e B y h e r e n e rgy by h e r .

,

c o u r a g e by h e r r e s o lu t i o n sh e succ e e d e d in d e liv e r
, ,

in g m e . I h a v e r e s o lv e d t h a t sh e sh a ll be my wife .
”

H is m o t h e r s ee m e d a lit t l e s t a gg e r e d a n d o ffe n d e d .

A ssumi n g a gr a v e a sp e c t sh e s a id M y d e a r so n
“
, , ,

gr a t i t ud e is a n a dmira bl e Virt u e a n d e m i n e n tly ,

sui t a bl e in a R e e v e o f L y n n B u t e v e ry Virtu e m ay .

b e c a rri e d t o a n e xc e ss Y o u mus t r e m e mb e r t his

.

p e rs o n ot h e rwis e so a dm ira bl e o ccupi e s a m e n ial

, ,

p o si t i o n a n d is in i n dig e n t circums ta n c e s
,
.
”

P o si t i o n a n d circums t a n c e s b e h a n ge d ! which is
‘ ’

a n e xpr e ssi o n us e d in t h e firs t circl e s o f E lfi n L a n d

”
,

s a id t h e R e ev e wi t h a n o t h e r b o w
,
M y d e a re s t .

l a dy m o t h e r m uch a s I r e sp e c t y o ur j udgm e n t in
, ,

t his m a tt e r I sh a ll b e rul e d by my o wn fe e li n gs .

W h a te v e r m a y h a v e b e e n t h e p o si t i o n a n d circum
s t a n c e s o f t his l ov e ly m a id o f wh o m I a m p a ssi on a t e ly
,

e n a m o ur e d ,
a nd t o wh o m I a m a t t a ch e d by t h e
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a nd splu t t e re d wh e n sh e sp o k e so a n gry wa s
sh e ,

T h e li t tl e w o m a n wa s n o t a ll e r t h a n t h e ki n g s
’
sh e .

k n ee H e was much surpris e d a n d a sk e d h e r wh a t

.
,

m a d e h e r a n gry .

S h e a n sw e r e d scre a m i n g shrilly Y o u h ave

“
, ,

t hr o w n y o ur chick e n b o n e s a g a i n s t my C hild r e n y o u

h av e l a m e d o n e a n d bro k e n t h e h e a d O f a n o t h e r
, ,

a n d a l l a re bruis e d a n d c ryi n g .

T h e n t h e k i n g t h o ugh t h e h e a rd a li tt l e shrilli n g
in t h e gr a ss lik e c rick e t s — but it wa s t h e c ryi n g o f
t h e O l d w o m a n s childr e n
’
.

T his is my h o us e c o n t i n u e d t h e o l d w o m a n ;
“ ”
,

y o u a re S i tt i n g o n t h e r o o f a n d t hr o wi n g t,
h e b o n e s
a t my child r e n wh o w e r e pl a yi n g in t h e gr a ss e n
, ,

j o yi n g t h e su n o u t of d o o rs A n d n o w b e c a us e .
,

y o u h a v e d o n e t his t hi n g y o u r d a ugh t e,
r sh a ll b e

t a k e n fr o m y o u t h a t is j us t b o r n t o y o u in S t J a m e s s
’
.
,

P a l a c e a n d sh a ll b e c a rri e d a w a y a n d y o u sh a ll n o t
, ,

s ee h e r a g a i n t ill t h e d a s h e is giv e n in m a rri a g e

, y ,

a n d sh e sh a ll b e br o ugh t up a s a p o o r sh e ph e rd s
’

d a ugh t e r a n d sh a ll k e e p sh ee p up o n t h e m o o r
, .

T h e n t h e li t t l e w o m a n d is a pp e a r e d .

T h e ki n g m o u n t e d o n his h o rs e a n d s o u n d e d his ,

h o r n a n d pre s e n t ly his hu n t sm e n c a m e up H e
, .

t o ld t h e m wh a t h e h a d s e e n a n d h e a rd a n d th e y ,

l o o k e d a n d l o ! t h e m o u n d o f gr e e n t urf h a d su n k
,

i n t o t h e gr o u n d a n d c o uld n o t b e s e e n a t a ll S O
, .

all t h o ugh t t h o ugh t o o p o li t e t o s a y so t h a t t h e

, ,

ki n g h a d b ee n dre a mi n g .

W h e n h o w e v e r t h e ki n g c a m e h o m e fr o m hu n t
, ,

in g h e fo u n d S t J a m e s s P al a c e a l l in c o m m o t i o n
’

, . .

T h a t v e ry d a y a li t t l e d a ugh t e r h a d b e e n b o r n t o
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’

T h e Sh e p h e r d

him a n d n o s o o n e r wa s sh e b o r n t h a n sh e h a d b ee n
, ,

spiri te d a w a y .

T h e n urs e s a n d t h e ch a mb e rm a ids a n d t h e
C h a mb e rl a i n s l o o k e d e v e rywh e r e fo r t h e b a b e — in t h e ,

cupb o a rds u n d e r t h e pill o ws t h e y t ur n e d up t h e

, ,

ch a irs t h e y r a n s a ck e d t h e d ra w e rs t h e y sh o o k a t
, ,

t h e cur t a i n s t h e y b e a t t h e c a rp e t s t h e y t u r n e d o u t
, ,

t h e dus t bi n b u t n o wh e r e c o u ld t h e n e wly b o r n
,
-

pri n c e ss b e fo u n d ; m o re ov e r t h e r o y a l squire s r o d e ,

a b o u t a s fa s t a s t h e y c o uld r o u n d t h e p a l a c e a n d , ,

t hr o ugh t h e p a rks b u t t h e y c o uld n o t se e a n y o n e

,

g o i n g a w a y wi t h t h e n e w b o r n b a by -
.

I t wa s v e ry s a d A n d t h e s a dd e s t t hi n g wa s
.

t h a t t h e ki n g a n d qu e e n k n e w fr o m wh a t t h e li t t l e ,

o ld w o m a n h a d s a id t h a t t h e pri n c e ss h a d b e e n
,

c a rri e d a w ay i n t o t h e c o u n t ry a n d giv e n t o s o m e
S h e ph e rd a n d t h a t s h e w o uld b e br o ugh t up a s a
,

c o u n t ry girl a n d b e m a rri e d t h ey h a d n o d o ub t t o
, , ,

s o m e c o u n t ry bumpki n B u t t h a t wa s n o t a l l . .

T h e y h a d n o o t h e r child a n d wh o e v e r m a rri e d t h e ,

li t t l e pri n c e ss w o uld b e c o m e Ki n g o f E n gl a n d .

”
It w o uld b e v e ry p a i n ful s a id t h e qu ee n if
“ “
, ,

sh e w e r e t o m a rry a G il e s Scr o ggi n s .

“
I t w o uld b e w o rs e if his n a m e w e r e B uggi n s
“

s a id t h e ki n g .

I d o n t t hi n k t h e p e o pl e w o uld s t a n d it s a id t h e
’

qu e en ; fa n cy o n t h e c o i n o f t h e re a lm B aggi ns
“
,
”
D G ED .

T h e rew o uld b e a re v o lu t i o n s a id t h e ki n g ,
.

T h e n a g a i n his m a n n e rs s a id t h e qu e e n
”
.
, , ,

A n d his m o r a ls s a id t h e k i n g
”
.
,

We r e a lly k n ow n o t hi n g o f t h e m a n n e rs and

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m o ra ls O f t h e c o m m o n p e o pl e o bs e rv e d
,
the
qu e e n .

“
T h a t is t ru e re sp o n d e d t h e ki n g a n d b e c a m e
, ,

t h o ugh t ful .

I h a v e a lw a ys h a d a gre a t a bh o rre n c e o f wh a t is
c om m on ,
s a id t h e qu e e n
”
.

“
Y e t y o u sa y y o ur d e v o t i o n s o u t o f t h e B o o k o f
Co m m o n P r a y e r r e t o r te d t h e ki n g T h e qu e e n
,
.

t h e n ch a n g e d t h e t o pic .

N O W it mus t b e t o ld t h a t t h e li t t l e pri n c e ss wa s
whisk e d a w a y by t h e pixy wh o liv e d u n d e r t h e
m o u n d a n d wa s d r o pp e d i n t o t h e a rms o f a sh e p
,

h e rd s wife wh o wa s sh e lli n g p e as
’
T his g o o d .

w o m a n was a li t t l e sh o r t o f sigh t a n d sh e re a lly ,

t h o ugh t a s s h e sh e ll e d p e a s
,
t h a t th e b a b e h a d
,

t umbl e d o u t o f a p o d .S o s h e h a d h e r chris t e n e d
Sw e e t P e a n o t b e c a us e t h e p o d o u t o f which sh e
,

c a m e wa s o t h e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e c o m m o n p e a o r ,

t h a t t h e p e a s a m o n g which s h e l a y w e re o t h e r t h a n
c o m m o n g a rd e n p e a s t h a t a re b o il e d wi t h m i n t ; b u t
,

b e c a us e t h o ugh o rdi n a ry p e a s a re sw e e t t his d a rli n g

, ,

l i t t l e b a by wa s a t h o us a n d t im e s sw e e te r .

T h e sh e ph e rd a n d his wife w e r e v e ry fo n d o f h e r ,

a n d s h e gr e w up in t h e ir c o tt a g e b e li e vi n g t h e m t o
,

b e h e r fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r a n d sh e l e a r n e d t o b e
,

t hrift y a n d i n dus t ri o us a n d t ru t hfu l a n d h o n e s t .

A S t h e y w e r e v e ry p o o r sh e wa s o blig e d t o w o rk
, .

I n t im e t h e sh e ph e rd b e c a m e o l d a n d fe e bl e a n d ,

t h e n Sw e e t P e a wa s s e n t o u t o n t h e m o o rs wi t h t h e
sh e e p .

N o w it h a pp e n e d o n e d a y t h a t t h e D uch e ss o f
Co r n w a ll h a d g o n e wi t h h e r l a d i e s t o a l a k e t h e r e
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him n o m o re b u t t h e y h e a rd a s o r t o f pl a i n t iv e
,

s o u n d su ch a s is m a d e by m uss e ls a n d o ys t e rs wh e n
,

d r a w n by t h e w a v e s o v e r s t o n e s — b u t it wa s t h e
w a ili n g o f t h e m e re —b a b e s b e c a II se t h e ir e y e s h a d ‘

b e e n p u t o u t by t h e d uch e ss s k n i tt i n g pi n s ’
-
.

T h e u n h a ppy duch e ss wa s t o o gri e v e d a n d

a sh a m e d t o t e l l h e r husb a n d wh a t h a d h a pp e n e d ,

b u t sh e t h o ugh t much a b o u t t h e il l wish t h a t t h e

m e r e m a n h a d l a id o n h e r b e a u t ifu l li t t l e b oy wh o
-

wa s c a ll e d W illi a m a n d wh o b e c a us e h e wa s fa ir e r
, ,

a n d sw ee t e r in a pp e a r a n c e t h a n a n
y o t h e r W illi a m
in Co r n w a ll wa s c a ll e d Sw e e t W illi a m
,
.

N eve r th e l e ss in spi t e o f his n a m e h e gre w u p t o

, ,

b e a s o u r a n d bi t t e r W illi a m
-
H e wa s v e ry a m i a bl e .

in h e a r t b u t wh e n h e d e sir e d t o kiss his n urs e t h e n

, , ,

i n s t e a d h e sl a pp e d h e r ; a n d wh e n h e wish e d t o say
,

Yo u d e a r t o a n y o n e wh o wa s k i n d t o him h e
“ ”
,

s a id i n s te a d Y o u a re a n a ugh ty o l d pig
,
T his .

wa s v e ry s a d a n d t h e D uk e o f Co r n w a ll wa s much
,

t r o ubl e d H e c o uld n o t u n d e rs t a n d it
. Of a g o o d .

t r e e c o m e s g o o d frui t a n d h e a n d t h e D uch e ss w e r e
,

so g o o d t h a t it wa s a w o n d e r t o e v e ry o n e in C o r n
,

w a l l t h a t so c a n t a n k e ro us a n d u n c o u r teo us a b o y
sh o uld h a v e b e e n b o r n t o t h e m .

T h e d uch e ss w e p t a n d b e c a m e p a l e a n d w o r n
,
.

T h e n o n e n igh t sh e h a d a d r e a m a n d in t h a t d r e a m
, ,

sh e s a w t h e F a iry M o rg a n a wh o is t h e gr e a t e s t o f ,

a l l the fa iri e s in Co r n w a ll a n d wish e s w e ll t o a l l ,

Co r n ish p e o pl e T h e fa iry s a id t o h e r
.
“
Fe rn ,

s ee d is g o o d fo r bli n d e y e s G o sc a t t e r fe r n s e e d o n
.
,
-

”
t h e w a t e rs o f D o z m a re e a n d s e e wh a t c o m e s o f it
,
.

N e x t d ay t h e d uch e ss a wo k e a n d re m e mb e re d ,

108
 s D au g h t e r
’
T h e Sh e p h e rd

w e ll wh a t sh e h a d d re a m e d S o sh e w e n t wi t h h e r .

l a d i e s o v e r t h e m o o rs a n d hills t o t h e l a k e a n d a s ,

sh e w e n t s h e pluck e d fe r n
,
l e av e s a n d rubb e d t h e
s e e d i n t o h e r h a n ds a n d fill e d a l a rg e r e t icul e wi t h it
,
.

Wh e n sh e c a m e t o D o z m a ree sh e m o u n te d t h e ,

b o a t a n d r o w e d o v e r t h e l a k e a n d a l l t h e wa y wi t h,

b ot h ha n ds sh e stre w e d fe r n s ee d a n d as sh e s t re w e d
-

sh e sa n g

T h e fe rn -
se ed righ t a nd l e ft I s t re w ,

M fo r y o u r a ie s t h re e
e re - m a n , bb ;
I grie ve t h a t I
d id w ro n g t o y o u
-
k
F e rn s e e d m a e t h e y e s t o s e e .

The n o ut of wat e r r o s e
the m r m a n an d he th e e e -
,

s a id,
“
B e c a us e y o u h a v e d o n e t his t hi n g a n d ,

re st o re d sight t o my b a b e s ey e s I t a k e o ff my ill ’

wish a s m uch a s I c a n Y o ur so n sh a ll b e ch a n g e d
.

t o b e in m a n n e r wh a t h e is in h e a r t a s s o o n a s h e is ,

m a rri e d M arri a g e is s ov e re ig n t o surly m a n n e rs

. .
”

T h e n h e we n t d o w n u n d e r th e w a t e r a g a i n a n d ,

t h e y sa w him n o m o r e .

N o w t h e D uch e ss to l d h er husb a n d what S h e h a d

d o n e t o ld him t h e wh o l e st o ry ; a n d th e y c o n sid e re d
,

t h a t W illi a m sh o uld b e s e n t t o t h e c o ur t a t St .

J a m e s s ’
t o,
b e th e r e br o ught up wh e r e a re t h e b e st

o f m a n n e rs a n d m o rals M o re ove r th e re h e w o uld

.
,

b e sur e t o fin d s o m e b e a utiful a m i a bl e a cc o mplish e d , ,

a n d n o bl e m a id e n sui t a bl e t o b e c o m e his wife a n d

,

fu t ure D uch e ss o f Co r n w a ll .

S o W illi a m w e n t t o t h e c o ur t o f t h e Ki n g o f
E n gl a n d N o w b e fo r e h e c a m e t h e qu e e n sigh e d
.
, , ,

a n d sh e s a id t o t h e k i n g Oh if o n ly o u r d e a r
“
, ,

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 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al es

d a ug ht e r h a d n o t b ee n whisk e d a w a y fro m u s— sh e
w o uld n o w b e Ol d e n o ugh t o b e m a rri e d a n d it ,

w o uld h a v e b e e n so n ic e t o h a v e m a rri e d h e r t o t h e
h e ir o f t h e D uchy o f Co r n wall — so m uch be tte r th a n
g o i n g hu n t i n g a ft e r fo re ig n e rs B u t it is a l l y o ur
.

doing .

“
Wh a t is my d o i n g ? ”

Wh y it is t hro ugh y o ur w a n t o f c o n sid e rati o n

,
”
in t hr o wi n g chick e n b o n e s a t t h e p o o r l ittl e pixi e s .

”
I n eve r sa w t h e m s a id t h e ki n g
,
.

B e c a us e y o u n e v e r l o o k a b o ut y o u ; y o u a re so
”
i n c o n sid e r a t e I t wa s a l l y o ur d o i n g
. .

“
W e ll I n e v e r ! s a id t h e ki n g
,
”
.

It is o f n o u se y o ur s a yi n g W e ll I n e v e r " If ,

y o u h a d l o o k e d b e fo r e
y o u t hr e w chick e n b ones as ,

e v e ry wis e a n d s e n sibl e a n d m o r a l m a n o ugh t t o d o ,

t his w o uld n e v e r h a v e h a pp e n e d A s I s a id b e fo r e
.
,

it is a l l y o ur d o i n g
”
.

“
I t hi n k y o u m igh t h av e m i n d e d t h e cradl e a
lit t l e b e tt e r Obs e r ve d t h e ki n g
,
.

H o w c o uld I ? a sk e d t h e qu ee n i n d ig n a n tly
”
.

A n d t o t hi n k o f y o ur thr o wi n g chick e n b o n e s a b o u t
wh e n y o u r bl e ss e d bab e wa s b o r n
N o w wh e n W illi a m so n o f t h e D uk e o f Co r n wall
, ,

a rriv e d a t t h e c o ur t t h e n e v e ry o n e wa s s t ruck with

,

his b e a u t y a n d gra c e ful n e ss A n d e v e ry o n e e x

.

claim e d S ur e ly t his is Sw e e t W illi a m

“
,

B u t h e h a d n o t b e e n t h e r e m a n y d a ys b e fo re t h e y
fo u n d t h a t in a l l h e did h e wa s u n gra ci o us a n d e v e n
u n ki n d .

W illi a m wa s t r o ubl e d a t t his ; h e k n e w t h a t h e

wish e d w e ll a n d d e sire d t o d o c o urte o us t hi n gs b u t
, ,

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ski n th a t is i n sid e t h e sh e ll a n d sh e s t ripp e d it ,

c a re fully a n d wi t h a p a ir o f sciss o rs c u t t h e fin e ski n

,

i n t o strips a n d b e g a n t o se w t h e m t o g e t h e r wi t h a
,

n e e dl e sh e h a d a n d which sh e t hr e a d e d wi t h a fibr e
,

fro m a spid e r s c o bw e b a n d sh e m a d e o u t o f t h e
’

sk i n l i t tl e shirt s .

S h e h e ard a c a ckli n g l a ugh a n d l oo k e d up T h e re , .

st o o d b e fo re h e r a fu n n y o l d w o m a n wh o l o o k e d ,

“
s m ili n gly o n h e r a n d said ,
L i t tl e sh e ph e rd s ,
’

d a ugh t e r will y o u giv e m e t h e e ggsh e l l cups y o u

,

h a v e m a d e ? T h e y will s e rv e a s p o rridg e b o wls fo r

my childre n .

W i t h a l l my h e ar t s a id Sw e e t Pe a ; a n d if y o u
,

w a n t m o re I will bri n g a n oth e r e gg t o m o rro w a n d

,
-

m a k e m o re .

“
Yo u a re v e ry g o o d said t h e li t tl e w o m a n ;
,

a n d in p a ym e n t I will bri n g y ou y o ur husb a n d

t his way— a n d his n a m e is Sw e e t W illi a m
”
.

T h e n t h e l i t t l e w o m a n l o o k e d a t wh a t t h e girl wa s
d o i n g a n d s a id M ay I se e wh a t y o u h av e m a d e ?
, ,
”

“
By al l m ea ns s a id Sw e e t P e a a n d sh e put t h e
, ,

littl e d o ll sui t s i n t o t h e o ld w o m a n s h a n d T h e n ’
.

t h e pixy— fo r a pixy it wa s— d a n c e d a n d c a p e r e d
a n d scr e a m e d fo r j o y A n d wh e n sh e c e a s e d sh e
.
,

s a id W ill y o u giv e m e t h e s e fo r my li tt l e childr e n

M o st gl a d ly a n sw e re d Sw e e t Pe a ; a n d if y ou
,
” “

wa n t m o re I will bri n g a n o th e r e gg t o m o rro w a n d

,
-

m a k e y o u a s m a n y m o re shirt s a n d j ack e ts a s y o u lik e .

T h e n t h e pixy s a id “
B e c a us e y o u h a v e d o n e t his
, ,

I will t e ll y o u wh o y o u r e a lly a re Y o u a re n o t a .

sh e ph e rd s d a ugh t e r Y o u a re t h e daugh t e r o f t h e
’
.

Ki n g a n d Qu e e n o f E n gl a n d A n d n o w— se e— o ut .

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 T h e Sh e p h e r d s D au g h t er
’

of the fo re st c o m e s ridi n g t h e m a n wh o is t o b e
y o ur husb a n d Fo ll o w him a n d d o n o t t e ll him y o u ,

a re a pri n c e ss .

T h e n t h e li t t l e w o m a n dis a pp e a r e d t a ki n g wi t h ,

h er t h e e ggsh e ll p o rridg e b o wls a n d e gg ski n shir t s -

.

N o w a s W illiam D uk e o f Co r n w a ll c a m e rid i n g
, , ,

t hr o ugh t h e h e a t h e r his d o g t h a t h e h a d ra n a ft e r
,

Sw ee t P e a s l a mbs a n d sh e e p a n d sca tt e re d th e m
’
.

T h e n W illi a m c a ll e d t o t h e d o g H e wa n te d to .

c a ll him o ff b u t i n s t e a d o f sh o u t i n g L i o n— c o m e
, ,

b a ck h e c a ll e d L ion at the m
,
—

S o t h e d o g pursu e d his sp o r t a n d h e ra n d o w n ,

o n e sh ee p a n d t h e n a n o t h e r a n d kill e d a l l t h e fl o ck
, ,

o f Sw e e t P e a S h e w e p t a n d e n tr e a t e d b u t it wa s
.
,

a ll in v a i n — e v e ry o n e o f h e r sh e e p a n d l a mbs wa s

t o r n a n d d e a d T h e n sh e w e n t w e e pi n gly t o t h e
.

b ea u t iful pri n c e ly l oo ki n g y o u n g m a n rid i n g o n his

,
-

h o rs e a n d t o ld him t h a t th e s e sh e e p w e re a l l t h a t
h e r fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r p o ss e ss e d a n d t h a t u n l e ss t h e y ,

w e re p a id fo r t h e ol d p e o pl e w o ul d p e rish fr o m w a n t .

H e l o o k e d a t h e r a n d t h o ugh t h o w l o v e ly sh e
,

wa s a n d h e wish e d t o p a y h e r fo r wh a t d a m a g e his
,

d o g h a d d o n e b u t wh e n h e pull e d o u t his pu rs e in
, ,

s t e a d o f givi n g it h e r h e s t ruck h e r in t h e fa c e wi t h it
, .

T h e n s h e a sk e d wh a t wa s his n a m e S h e mus t .

h a ve j us t ic e d o n e A n d so dis t re ss e d a n d a n g ry wa s
.

sh e t h a t sh e fo rg o t a l l t h a t t h e pixy h a d s a id t o h e r
, .

H e a n sw e r e d

O som e do c a ll me J k ac he s a id ,

J
,

An d so m e do ca ll m e a m e,
B u t w h e n I m in t h e
’

k ’

in g s h igh c o u rt ,

S we e t W il l ia m is my na me
”
.

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 T h e Ol d En g l is h Fa ir y T al e s

T he n he s t ruck spurs i n t o his h o rs e a n d r o d e a w a y ,

a n d t h e d o g fo ll o w e d him H e wa s u n h a p py a n d .

wr ot h wi t h wh a t had h a pp e n e d b u t it wa s l ik e his ,

ill luck : wh e n h e wish e d t o d o righ t t h e n h e did ,

wr o n g a n d wh e n h e wish e d t o say a civil w o rd t h e n

, ,

h e s a id a rud e o n e .

He too k l l by t h e h e a d ,
h is h o rs e a

A n d s w ift a w a y d id rid e ;
S h e ga t h e re d u p h e r s irt s a n d ra n k
H a rd b y h is s t irru p s id e .

An d w h e n sh e to a riv e r c a m e,
S he b a re d h er b re a s t a nd s wa m ;
An d wh en sh e wa s on t h e gre e n gra s s ,
T h en s w ift a -
fo o t sh e ra n

k
.

He n ev e r wa s a c o u rt e o u s ni
gh t
T o b id h e r m o u n t a nd rid e

p
.

An d sh e wa s su c h a s im l e m a id ,
S h e d id b y h im a b id e .

T hus sh e ra n on, and as sh e ra n , her fe e t w e r e

w o u n d e d a n d t h e bl oo d fl o w e d fr o m t h e m B u t sh e
,
.

h e e d e d it n ot S h e wa s re s o lve d t o h a ve j us t ic e
.

d o n e fo r t h e sh e e p t h e d o g h a d sl a i n fo r t h e s a k e o f ,

t h e p oo r o l d c o upl e wh o s e t h e y w e r e a n d b e caus e ,

t h e y h a d b e e n e n t rus t e d t o h e r .

N o w t h e d a rk n e ss b e g a n t o c o m e o n a n d it w o ul d ,

s oo n b e n igh t N e v e rt h e l e ss s h e ra n o n a s s a ys
.
,

t h e b a ll a d

“
N ow sta y , th e ni
gh t is fa ll in g fa s t ,
F u ll w e a ry t h o u m u st b e
I
.

w il l n ot sta y, by n igh t or da y,
l o n gs id e
’
B ut ru n of th e e .

As s o on a s eve r t h e y c a m e t o L o n d o n ga t e s t he n ,

th e y o u t h g a ll o p e d h a rd a w a y o v e r t h e p av e m e n t ,

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wh e n sh e h a d a sk e d him t o p a y fo r a ll t h e sh e e p
t h a t had b e e n kill e d h e h a d struck h e r a cr o ss t h e
,

fa c e
.

N o w wh e n t h e k i n g h e a rd t his s t o ry y o u m a y b e
, ,

sure h e wa s v e ry a n gry fo r n o t o n ly wa s h e a ,

c o urt e o us ki n g but a ls o h e wa s j ust B u t h e h a d

,
.

m an y k n igh t s a n d n o bl e y o u t hs in his c o ur t a n d h e ,

did n o t k n o w which o f a l l t h e s e wa s t h e guil ty o n e .

S o h e s a id

How dos t thou k no w t h is no b k

le ni
gh t ?

Wh a t do st th ou k w h im b y ?
no

B y h is l o ok s t h a t a re a s y e l l o w wh e a t ,
A n d b y h is b righ t b lue e ye .

The ki n g an sw e r e d in gr e a t wr a th
O h , if h e b e a m a rrie d m a n ,
I l l h a n g h im
’

on a t re e ;
B u t if h e b e a b a c h e l o r,

H is b o dy
’

I l l giv e t o t h e e
k
.

The in g h e c a ll ed u p h is m e n
B y o n e , b y t w o , b y t h re e ;
S ir W il l ia m o n c e w a s rs t o f a l l
,
fi
B ut no w th e la st ca me he
fif y p
.

Th en ou t h e h e l d fu l l t ou n d s ,

A ll w ra pp e d in .
a l
g ove .

F a ir m a id , I l l giv e t h e
’

sa m e to th e e
k
.

G o, see a n oth e r l ov e

I
.

Oh , wa n t n o t h in
g of t h y go l d ,
Nor n o t h in
g of t h y fe e ,
But I w ill h a v e t h y b o dy W h ol e
\Vh ic h t h e k in g h a t h gra n t e d m e .

T h e r e wa s no h e lp ki n g h a d pr o m is e d
fo r it . T he ,

a n d W illi a m wa s o blig e d t o subm i t H e wa s v e ry .

wr o t h b e c a us e h e wa s D uk e o f Co r n w a ll a n d t his
,
,

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 T he S h ep h e r d s D a u g h t e r ’

was but p o o r sh e ph e rd s d a ught e r A m a rri a g e

a
’
.

wa s t o b e m a d e b u t n o t in L o n d o n
, Th e k i n g .

s a id it sh o uld b e in Co r n w a ll wh e re a l l m igh t se e ,

th e ir n e w duch e ss we d T h e n s a id t h e duk e .

Wou l d I h a d d ru n k w the a t er c l ea r

Wh en I d id d rin k wi th e n e,

R a th e r t h a n a ny p d b
sh e h er
’
s ra t

S h oul d b e a d
la y of m in e !
\Vo u ld I h a d d ru n k pd th e u d l e fo u l
Wh e n I d id d rin kg oo d a le,

R a t h e r t h a n h e re t h a t p sh e h e rd m a id
S h o ul d sh a m e m e w it h h e r t a l e !

Then an sw e re d him
A sh e p h e rd m a id e n t h o u gh I wa s ,
Y o u m igh t h a v e l e t m e b e ;
I n e v e r h a d c o m e t o L o n d o n t o wn

To a sk fo r a u gh t fro m t h e e
p b I
.

A sh e h e rd ra t w h a t if wa s ?
Y o u m igh t h a v e rid d e n b y ,
A n d n e v e r a w o rd t o y o u , fa ir k n igh t ,

Ha d ev e r s pk I o en

kw
.

H e s e t h e r o n a m il h it e s t e e d ,
H im s e l f u o n a gre y , p
An d fo rt h h e ro d e w it h t h e s h e h e rd m a id p
F ro m L o n d o n t o w n a w a y
fi
.

The v er
y rs t t o wn t h e y ca me unto,

He b o u gh t h er
g, a go l d e n rin

T h e v e ry n e x t t o w n t h e y c a m e u n to,

H e m a d e h e r a ga y w e d d in g .

“
T hen up andsp o k e t h e sh e ph e rd m a id : F o ra s
much a s n o w I a m y o ur wife a n d D uch e ss o f Co r n ,

w a ll I will t e l l y o u wh o I b e T hi n k n o t t h a t I a m
,
.

a p o o r sh e ph e rd s br a t I a m b e tt e r b o r n t ha n y o u
’
.
.

Fo r y o u a re a duk e s s o n a n d I a m t h e d a ught e r o f
’

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the ki n g a n d qu ee n T hi n k n ot that I a m p o o r a s
.

t h e sh e ph e rd with o n ly his fl o ck o f sh ee p ; I am t h e
h e ire ss o f t h e cro w n o f E n gl a n d Y o u h a v e in t his .

Co r n ish l a n d gr e a t m i n e s Of t in but I hav e a l l t h e ,

g o ld e n tre a sure o f gre a t E n gla n d .

k
I f y o u m a e m e la d y o f o n e go o d t o wn ,
I k
m a e y o u l o rd o f t h re e .

T h e n t h e r e wa s gre a t r ej o ici n gs t hr o ugh o ut t h e l a n d

wh e n t h e tidi n gs w e re k n ow n th a t t h e o n ly d a ught e r ,

o f t h e ki n g a n d qu e e n wa s fo u n d a n d was m a rri e d ,

t o W illi a m D uk e o f Co r n wall
,
A n d n o w als o was .

t h e D uch e ss o f Co r n wall gl a d fo r h e r s o n s g o o d
’

h e art sh o n e fo rth in a l l h e s a id a n d did Fo r i n d e e d .

, ,

m a rri a g e is t h e s ov e re ig n cure fo r chu rlish n e ss A n d .

t h e ki n g a n d qu e e n o f E n gla n d l a ugh e d a n d cri e d

fo r gl a d n e ss a n d m a d e t h e fo u n t a i n s in L o n d o n S p o ut
,

wi n e a n d t h ey t hre w bu n s with m a n y cu rra n t s in

, ,

t h e m o u t o f th e ir s t a t e c a rri a g e wi n d o ws a s t h ey
,

dr ov e thr o ugh t h e s t r ee ts I n d ee d t h e re wa s gre at .

,

r ej o ici n g such a s c a n n o t b e d e scrib e d

, .

Y ou m us t k n o w t h a t e v e r a ft e r t h e e ld e s t s o n o f ,

t h e K i n g a n d Q u ee n O f E n gl a n d is e n titl e d n o t o n ly ,

P ri n c e o f W a l e s b u t als o D uk e o f Co r n w a ll fo r in
, ,

t h e m arri a g e o f Sw ee t W illi a m a n d Sw ee t P e a t h e ,

r e al m o f E n gl a n d wa s u n it e d t o t h e a n ci e n t du chy ’

On e a n d A ll
1 ”
o f Co r n wall t h e n c e fo r t h t o b e
, .

NO TE — T h e st or o f t h e
y S p h e h e rd
’

s D a u gh t e r is b a se d o n a fo l k
ta l e c om b in e d w it h a fo l kb -
a lla d The b a lla d y wis
e l l
ver n own k
fi pp p
. .

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A rc a d ia ,
”
a nd wa s re p i
r n te d in t h e R ox bu rgh e B a l l a ds , i i i . 1 60 it

1
On e a nd A ll is t h e m o t t o of th e d u c hy of C o rn w a l l .

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T H E T U R KE Y FAC T O R
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

T h en th e fa c t o r wa s m ov e d with pi t y a n d h e p a id ,

t h e m a n s d e b t o f fift y p o unds o u t o f his o wn p o ck e t

’

a n d g a v e o rd e rs t ha t t h e fu n e r a l sh o ul d b e pr o c e e d e d

wi t h Th e wid o w a n d child re n w e p t t e ars o f j oy

.

n o w a n d c a ll e d d o w n bl e ssi n gs o n his h e a d
, .

A n oth e r d ay as t h e fa c t o r was walki n g n e ar th e

,

se a h e h e ard a v o ic e cryi n g a n d wh e n h e hast e n e d

, ,

t o t h e sp o t saw a b e autiful girl a n d t h e T urkish

, ,

s o ld i e rs we r e g o i n g t o str a n gl e h e r a n d thro w h e r
i n t o t h e se a .

T h e fa c t o r ask e d wh a t sh e had d o n e .

T h e n h e l e a r n e d t h a t sh e h a d b ee n a sl a v e in t h e
sul t a n s s e ra gl i o a n d had w a i t e d o n t h e sul t a n a
’

and t h a t o n e d ay sh e h a d l e t fa l l a n d br o k e n a

pre ci o us crys t a l phi a l fi ll e d wi t h o t t o o f r o s e s a n d ,

t ha t as t his wa s gr e a t ly e s t e e m e d by t h e sult a n a sh e ,

wa s v e ry a n gry a n d h a d o rd e r e d t h e slav e girl t o

,

b e str a n gl e d a n d t hr o w n i n t o t h e B o sph o rus .

T h e fa c t o r a sk e d wh a t wa s t h e valu e o f t h e crystal
phi a l wi t h th e pre ci o us sc e n t a n d was t o ld t h a t it
,

wa s w o r t h fiv e hu n dr e d p o u n ds T h e y fur t h e r t o ld
.

him t h a t if t h e su m w e r e fo rt hc o m i n g t h e sul t a n a ,

w o uld b e c o n t e n t t o l e t t h e girl l iv e .

F iv e hu n dr e d p o u n ds wa s a l a rg e su m I n d ee d .

it wa s a l l t h a t r e m a i n e d o f t h e fa c t o r s s a vi n gs He
’
.

d e b a t e d in his m i n d a m o m e n t T h e n t h e girl .

t hr e w h e rs e lf o n h e r k n e e s b e fo r e him a n d wri n g , ,

in g h e r h a n ds a n d w e e pi n g impl o r e d him t o s a v e
,

h er.

S ofa c t o r wh o wa s a t e n d e r h e a rt e d m a n p a id
th e ,
-

t h e fiv e hu n dr e d p o u n ds a n d t o o k t h e girl t o his
,

ship a n d s a id t h a t h e wo uld c o n v e y h e r t o E n gl a n d
, ,

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 T he T u r ke y Fact o r

wh e re t h e re w o uld b e n o such ch a n c e b e fa ll h e r
a ga i n.

A fte r h e h a d fi n ish e d his busi n e ss in Co n s ta n t i

n op l e,
and h a d s o ld w e l l t h e w a r e s h e h a d b e e n
c o m m issi o n e d t o s e ll by t h e m e rch a n t s in L o n d o n ,

a n d h a d l a d e n t h e v e ss e l wi t h such w a r e s a s w e r e

t o b e h a d in t h e E a s t silks a n d g o ld br o c a d e s a n d
, ,

D a m a scus sw o rds a n d spic e s a n d sug a r c a n e h e

,
-
,

s a il e d b a ck t o E n gl a n d a n d in t h e ship wi t h him
,

wa s t h e m a id e n w h o m h e h a d r e scu e d fr o m d e a t h .

H is m a s t e rs w e re v e ry m uch pl e a s e d wi t h wh a t
he had d one . H e h a d d isp o s e d o f t h e ir g oo ds t o
im m e n s e a dv a n t a g e a n d h e h a d br o ugh t b a ck p re
,

c ise l y t h o s e a r t icl e s which w e r e t h e n in gr e a t r e qu e s t ,

fo r t h e K i n g o f E n gl a n d wa s g o i n g t o m a rry his s o n
t o a pri n c e ss a n d t h e r e w e r e t o b e im m e n s e r ej o ici n gs
,

a n d b a n qu e t i n gs in L o n d o n T hus a ll t h e silks a n d
.

bro c a d e s w e re b o ugh t up a t a gre a t pric e a n d a l l ,

t h e spic e s a n d sw e e t stu ffs s o ld a t o n c e .

T h e m e rch a n t s m a d e t h e ir fa c t o r a v e ry h a n ds o m e
pr e s e n t fo r his s e rvic e s .

N o w it mus t b e t o ld t h a t wh e n h e a rriv e d in
E n gl a n d h e g a v e t h e m a id e n t o his sis t e r wh o k e p t
, ,

h o us e fo r him a n d S h e b e c a m e t h e se rv a n t t o h is '

sis t e r a n d t o him S h e wa s v e ry g e n t l e a n d a m i a bl e
.
,

a n d v e ry gr a t e ful t o t h e fa c t o r fo r h a vi n g s a v e d h e r

fro m a t e rribl e d e a t h .

Ve ry s o o n th e m e rch a n ts c o m missi o n e d t h e fa c t o r
t o go a g a i n t o t h e E a s t T his t im e h e wa s n o t t o
.

g o t o C o n s t a n t i n o pl e b u
,
t t o Chi n a .

A cc o rd i n gly h e m a d e re a dy t o d ep a r t
,
.

N o w b e fo r e h e s t a r t e d t h e c a p t iv e m a id e n c a m e
, ,

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to him a n d bro ugh t him a b e a utiful s ilk w a istc o a t ,

e mbr o id e r e d wi t h fl o w e rs o f v a ri o us c o l o urs a n d a

g o ld dra g o n sw a ll o wi n g a silv e r m o o n
'

S h e s a id t o him
“
M y d e a r m a s te r I sh a ll n e ve r
, ,

fo rg e t wh a t I o we t o y o u N o w I d e sire t hat y o u
.
3 ,

w o uld a cc e p t fr o m m e t his w a istc o a t t h a t I h av e

w o rk e d fo r y o u a n d p ro m ise m e t h a t wh e n y o u
,
‘

a pp e a r b e fo r e t h e E mp e r o r o f Chi n a y o u will put ,

”
o n t his g a rm e n t .

H e t h a n k e d h e r fo r h e r a t t e n t i o n in w o rki n g t his
w a is t c o a t fo r him ; h e a dm ire d gr e a t ly h e r t a s t e a n d ,

h e a ssu r e d h e r h e w o uld n o t fa il t o d o t h a t which

sh e d e sir e d .

T h e n h e s t a r t e d o n his v o y a g e which wa s a v e ry ,

l o n g o n e a n d l a s t e d m a n y m o n t hs
,
.

A t l a s t h e r e a ch e d Chi n a a n d wh e n t h e e mp e r o r
,

h e a rd t h a t a n E n glish m e rch a n t ship h a d a rriv e d -

,

h e g a v e o rd e rs t h a t t h e fa c t o r sh o uld c o m e t o t h e
p a l a c e a t P e ki n a n d pr o duc e t h e b e s t o f his g o o ds ,

t h a t h e m igh t se e t h e m a n d buy t h o s e which pl e a s e d

,

him .

T h e fa c t o r r e m e mb e r e d his pr o m is e a n d h e dr e w ,

o n t h e richly e mbr o id e r e d w a is t c o a t a n d w e n t t o t h e
-

p a l a c e his s e rv a n t s c a rryi n g b a l e s o f E n glish g o o ds

,

a ft e r him H e s a lu t e d t h e e mp e r o r wi t h gre a t
.

r e sp e c t a n d pr o c e e d e d t o sh o w him t h e pro duc e o f

,

E n glish l o o ms B u t pr e s e n t ly h e s a w t h a t t h e
.

Chi n e s e s ov e r e ig n wa s n o t l o o ki n g a t t h e m b u t h a d ,

his e y e s i n t e n t ly fix e d up o n his w a istc o a t .

T h e n t h e e mp e r o r s a id “
S ir y o u will d o m e a
, ,

fa v o ur if y o u will t e ll m e wh e re y o u go t th a t g a rm e n t .

I a ssur e y o u t h a t it gre a t ly surpris e s m e t o s e e y o u

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 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fa iry T al e s

N o w, c o n ti n u e d th e e mp e ro r I sh a ll richly re ward
,

y o u in t h e pr e s e n t but I d,
e sir e y o u t o r e t ur n a n d

bri n g m e my d a ugh t e r wh e n I will giv e h e r t o y o u

, ,

o r an
y m a n w h o r e tur n s h e r to m e t o g e t h e r with ,

fiv e hu n dr e d t h o us a n d p o u n ds a n d mak e o f him if , ,

h e d e s ir e it a m a n d a ri n o f fiv e t a ils
,
.

Th e fa ct o r wa s b o th surpris e d a n d gl a d a n d h e ,

pr o m is e d t h e e mp e r o r t h a t h e w o uld h a st e n b a ck t o
L o n d o n a n d w o ul d sp e e d ily r e t ur n a n d bri n g t h e
,

pri n c e ss wi t h him .

T h e e mp e r o r wi t h o u t m o r e a d o b o ugh t t h e e n t ir e
, ,

c o n t e n t s o f t h e m e rCh a n t ship a n d p a id d o ubl e fo r ,

e v e ry t hi n g H e m o r e o v e r g a v e a rich r e ward t o
.
, ,

t h e fa c t o r . H e a ls o s e n t a m a n d a ri n t o t h e t o p o f
a t o w e r a n d h e wa s t o c o u n t t h e h o urs t il l h e sa w
,

t h e s a il o f t h e r e tur n i n g v e ss e l a n d e v e ry h o ur h e ,

wa s t o pull a w a y a t il e fr o m t h e r o o f a n d t hr o w it
d o w n Wh e n n o t il e fe ll t h e n t h e e mp e ro r w o uld
.
,

k n o w t h a t t h e ship c o n t a i n i n g his b e l o v e d d a ugh t e r

wa s in sigh t .

N o t t o m a k e a l o n g s t o ry it must b e t o ld t h a t ,

n o a dv e n t ur e b e fe l l t h e fa c t o r a s h e r e t ur n e d The .

c a p t a i n o f t h e ship h a d h e a rd a l l t h a t h a d b e e n s a id ,

a n d t h e pr o mis e s t h a t h a d b e e n m a d e .

Wh e n t h e fa c t o r a rriv e d in En gl a n d h e a t o n c e
h a s t e d h o m e t o his s ist e r s h o us e a n d rej o ic e d t h e
’

h e a rt o f t h e p o o r d a ms e l wi t h t h e n e ws t h a t h e h a d
s e e n h e r fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r a n d t h a t t h e y w e re,

imp a t i e n t t o r e c e iv e h e r in th e ir a rms .

T h e n h e w e n t t o t h e m e rch a n t s a n d p a id t h e m
t h e d o ubl e su m fo r a l l t h e ir g o o ds which h e h a d

re c e iv e d o f t h e e mp e ro r a n d t h e y w e re o n ly t oo
,

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pl ea s e d wh e n h e s a id t h a t it wa s his d e sire t o re t ur n
a t o n c e t o Chi n a wh e r e h e h o p e d t o b e a s succ e ssful
,

wi t h th e ir m e rch a n dis e t h e s e c o n d t im e a s t h e first .

N ow c o stly r o b e s w e r e purch a s e d fo r t h e pri n c e ss ,

a n d sh e was n o l o n g e r tr e a t e d a s a s e rv a n t S he .

was by n o m e a n s e l e v a t e d by prid e but was sw e e t ,

a n d g e n tl e a n d m o d e st as b e fo r e .

A fte r a d e l a y o n ly suffici e n t t o a ll o w o f th e
u n ladi n g o f t h e v e ss e l a n d it s re l a d in g t h e fa c t o r
,

m ad e rea dy fo r sea a g a i n a n d t h e sam e capt a i n

,

c o m m a n d e d in t h e S hip as b e fo re .

T h e pri n c e ss wa s t a k e n o n b o a rd a n d was tr e at e d
wi t h t h e u t m o s t re sp e c t S h e h a d e mbr o id e re d wi t h
.

h e r o wn h a n ds a g o ld e n dr a g o n sw a ll o wi n g a silv e r
m o o n o n a bro ad strip o f d a rk blu e silk a n d t his ,

wa s t o s e rv e as p e n n o n at t h e m a s t h e a d .

N o w t h e c a ptai n o f t h e v e ss e l was a n a mbiti o us

and an a varici o us m an . H e r e c a ll e d wh a t w e r e
t h e t e rms o f t h e pr o m is e mad e by t h e E mp e r o r o f
Chi n a th a t h e w o uld giv e his d a ught e r in m a rri a g e
, ,

t o g eth e r wi t h five hu n dre d th o usa n d p o u n ds t o th e ,

fa c t o r o r to a n y o th e r wh o sh o u ld re st o re his
,

d a ught e r t o him H e re s o lv e d t o m a k e a w a y wi t h
.

t h e fa ct o r o n t h e v o yag e so as t o o bt a i n t h e r e w a rd
,

fo r hims e l f .

A cc o rd i n gly on e n igh t wh e n t h e fa ct o r wa s asl ee p

, ,

o n d e ck t h e capt a i n thr e w him o v e rb o a rd a n d s a il e d

, ,

o n wi t h o ut him a n d r e a ch e d Chi n a in s a fe t y
,
.

T h e p oo r pri n c e ss wa s ful l o f t e a rs a n d s a d n e ss
o f h e a rt a t t h e d is a pp e a r a n c e o f t h e g o o d fa c t o r
T h e c a ptai n s a id that h e b e li e v e d h e h a d fa ll e n o v e r
b o a rd a ccid e n t a lly .

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N o w, wh e n ship arrive d at P e k i n a n d t h e
th e ,

m a n d a ri n o n t h e t o w e r t o p c e a s e d t o thro w d o w n
t il e s t h e e mp e r o r ra n with a l l his c o u rt d o w n t o t h e
,

b e a ch t o r e c e iv e his d a ught e r .

H e wa s r ej o ic e d t o s ee a n d k iss h e r ; a n d was
s o rry t o h e a r Of t h e l o ss o f t h e fa ct o r but g a v e l e ss ,

h e e d t o this in t h e e xub e ra n c e o f his jo y a t t h e

d isc o v e ry o f his b e l o v e d child .

A s h e h a d u n d e rt a k e n t o m a rry h e r t o t h e m a n
wh o br o ugh t h e r t o C hi n a h e b a d e his d a ugh t e r
,

pre p a re t o b e c o m e t h e wife o f t h e c a p t a i n .

S h e wa s much sh o ck e d a n d w e e pi n gly e n tr e a t e d
,

h e r fa t h e r n o t t o e n fo rc e t his b u t h e s a id th a t h e
,

h a d m a d e t h e pr o m is e a n d m us t O bs e rv e it .

T h e n sh e e n tr e a t e d tha t sh e m igh t b e all o w e d

t hr e e w ee ks in which t o m o ur n fo r h er l o st fri e n d
a n d b e n e fa c t o r a n d t o this h e c o n s e n t e d
, .

T h e s t o ry tur n s back t o t h e fact o r wh o had b e e n ,

t hr o w n i n t o t h e se a F o rtu n a t e ly h e wa s a sk ilful
.
,

swim m e r a n d t h e r e was a n isl a n d a t n o gre a t d is

,

ta n c e .B y gr e a t e x e rti o n h e m a n a g e d t o r e a ch it ; h e
cr e p t u p th e b e a ch c a st hims e lf u n d e r a p a l m tre e a n d
, ,

wa s so e xh a us t e d t h a t fo r s o m e tim e h e c o uld n o t m o v e .

W h e n d ay d a w n e d h e r o s e fro m wh e re h e wa s
,

lyi n g a n d pro c e e d e d t o e xam i n e t h e isl a n d T h e re

, .

w e re m a n y fruit tre e s o n it a n d t h e re w e re ma n y
,

sh e ll fish t o b e had o n t h e ro cks so th a t h e wa s in

-

no fe a r o f starv a ti o n ; but his m i n d wa s in s o re

t r o ubl e b e caus e o f t h e pri n c e ss wh o h e k n e w w o uld ,

fall a pre y t o a wick e d sch e m e r .

B u t h e k n e w n e ith e r h o w t o assist h e r n o r h o w t o ,

lib e r a t e hims e lf fro m t h e isl a n d .

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s a n d w o rms a n d skippi g sa d fle a s which we re

-
n n -
,

gre a t d a i n ti e s t o him H e wa s in fa ct t h e Old M a n

.
, ,

of th e S ea .

Wh e n h e cam e up t o t h e fa c to r h e sto o d upright , ,

a n d t h e n t h e fa c t o r s a w t h a t h e h a d go t fish sc a l e s -

d o w n t h e sid e o f his n o s e .

H e h a d gre a t s a uc e r e y e s wi t h o ut a n y c o l o u r o r
, ,

l igh t o r e xpre ssi o n in t h e m

,
.

H e a sk e d t h e fa c t o r wh o h e wa s a n d h o w h e ,

cam e t h e re .

T h e fa c t o r a t o n c e i n fo rm e d him a n d a sk e d t h e ,

Old M a n O f t h e S e a wh e th e r t h e re w e re a ny m e a n s
o f l e a vi n g t h e isl a n d wh e th e r h e h a d a ca n o e o r
, ,

wh e th e r a n y v e ss e ls t o uch e d t h e re .

Th e O l d m a n a n sw e r e d t h a t h e n e e d e d n o c a n o e
hims e lf h e wa s a s w e ll if n o t b e tt e r u n d e r w a t e r t ha n
, , ,

on l an d .A n d a s fo r fo r e ig n v e ss e ls c o m i n g t o th a t
c o a st h e wa s gl a d t o sa y n o n e d id o r t h e y w o uld
, ,

sp o il his hu n t i n g gro u n d .

H e s ee m e d much a n n o y e d a t a n y hum a n b e i n g
t a ki n g up his a b o d e o n t h e isl a n d a n d h e s a id so , .

T h e fa ct o r r e pli e d t h a t n o n e c o uld d e sir e t o b e a w a y

fro m it m o re t h a n hims e lf a n d t h a t if t h e Old Ma n
,

o f t h e S e a c o uld sh o w him h o w t o l e av e h e w o uld a t ,

o n c e d e p a rt .

T h e o l d m a n c o n sid e r e d a m o m e n t an d t h e n s a id , ,

T h e r e is but o n e m e a n s o f y o ur l e avi n g h e r e Yo u .

must ge t o n my sh o uld e rs a n d l et m e swim wi t h y o u .

”

”
“
I will d o th a t a n swe re d t h e fa ct o r if y o u will
,
“
,

c o n v e y m e t o s o m e p o i n t wh e n c e I c a n m ak e my
”
wa y t o t h e c o ur t o f t h e E mpr e ss o f Chi n a .

T h e Old Ma n o f t h e S e a b e ga n t o rub t h e scal e s

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 T he T u r ke y Fact or

on his n o s e a n d a ft e r a li tt l e c o n sid e r a t i o n h e s a id
, , ,

“
I will d o t h a t but o n ly if y o u will pro mis e m e
,

y o ur fi rst so n a ft e r y o u a re m a rri e d t o t h e pri n c e ss

”
o f Chi n a .

T h e fa c t o r t h o ugh t wi t hi n hims e lf N o w t h a t sh e is ,

a pri n c e ss I a m quit e sure sh e will n o t willi n gly

,

c o n s e n t t o m a rry m e a n d I will r e l e a s e h er fro m

,

d o i n g so if I ge t t o P e ki n S O h e s a id a l o ud V e ry
,
.
,

We ll o l d m a n I a gr ee t o y o ur t e rms
”
.
,

T h e n s a id t h e Ol d M a n o f t h e S e a
”
, g e t o n my ,
”
b a ck .

A t o n c e h e we n t d o w n o n a ll fo urs a n d th e fa cto r ,

j ump e d a n d wa s o n his b a ck in a m i n ut e Th e o l d .

m a n ra n lik e a cr a b sid e w a ys t o t h e w a t e r s e dg e
’

a n d w e n t in a n d th e n b e g a n
,
t o swim w o rki n g his ,

l e gs a n d a rms lik e a cr a b .

T h e d is t a n c e t o t h e m a i n l a n d wa s n o t so gr e a t as
migh t h av e b e e n supp o s e d o r e ls e t h e O l d m a n sw a m
,

v e ry fa st .

T h e fa c t o r wa s bro ugh t a sh o r e a n d t o his surpris e ,

fo u n d hims e lf l a n d e d in Chi n a .

A S t h e o l d m a n sh o o k him o ff his b a ck h e lift e d ,

hims e lf up a n d rubbi n g t h e sc a l e s o n his n o s e said

, , , ,

D o n o t fo rg e t y o ur pr o m is e Wh e n y o u h a v e y o ur
.

firs t b o r n so n I will c o m e a n d d e m a n d him

”
-
.
,

T h e fa ct o r w e n t o n t hro ugh t h e l a n d a n d it wa s ,

sp ee dily n o is e d a bro a d t h a t h e h a d e sc a p e d fro m

d ro w n i n g a n d wa s c o m i n g t o cl a im t h e pri n c e ss a n d
,

t h e r e w a rd pr o m is e d wi t h h e r .

Wh e n t h e c a p t a i n h e a rd t his h e wa s fill e d wi t h ,

fe a r h e t h o ugh t t h a t his t re a ch e ry w o uld b e re v e a l e d ,

a n d t h e e mp e r o r w o uld him cru l d h

’

p u t t o a e e a t .

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 T h e Ol d E n g lis h Fair y T al es

S O he h a st e d d o w n t o t h e ship T h e re was a pl a n k
.

b e tw ee n t h e qu a y a n d t h e d e ck a n d h e w e n t h a s t ily,

o n t o this pla n k B u t h e was in such a git a t i o n t h a t

.

his fe e t s lipp e d a n d h e fe l l o v e r i n t o t h e se a .

H e m igh t n o d o ubt h av e b e e n s a v e d h a d it n o t
, , ,

b ee n th a t t h e Old M a n o f t h e S e a aft e r havi n g ,

d e p o si te d t h e fa c t o r o n t h e sh o r e was swim mi n g ,

abo u t u n d e r wat e r t o se e wh e th e r th e r e wa s a n y
r e fus e c a s t o ut fro m t h e ships which h e might e a t
hims e lf o r t a k e h o m e t o his l ittl e o n e s A n d j us t
,
.

wh e n t h e c a pt a i n fe l l fro m t h e pl a n k th e n t h e Old ,

M a n o f t h e S e a c a m e up o u t o f d e e p w a t e r t o t h e
surfa c e a n d t hre w his l o n g l e gs a n d a rms ro u n d
,

him a n d c a rri e d him d o w n i n t o th e d e pths .

T h e s a il o rs a n d th o s e o n sh o r e th o ught th a t t h e
c a p t a i n h a d b ee n s e iz e d by a m o n stro us wat e r spid e r -

o r gr e y cr a b .H e wa s n e v e r s e e n a g a i n n o r is it ,

k n o w n wh a t t h e Old M a n o f t h e S e a d id with him ,

t h o ugh it is h e ld t h a t h e a n d his littl e o n e s a t e a n d

e n j o y e d him . T h e r e is p o si t iv e ly n o a cc o u n ti n g fo r
t a s te s
.

Wh e n t h e fa ct o r c a m e t o t h e p a l a c e t h e pri n c e ss ,

w e p t fo r j oy H e t o ld h er t h a t h e w o uld n o t h o ld
.

h e r b o u n d by h e r fa t h e r s pr o m is e H e wa s b u t a
’
.

p o o r m a n a n d sh e a n illus t ri o us pri n c e ss
, S he .

a n sw e r e d him
:

S ir, w e re y o u a b e gga r,
’

Id s t il lb e y o u r w ife ,
B e c a u s e wh e n j ust d y in g y o u sa v e d m y l ife
”
.

S O th e m a rri a g e wa s pre p a r e d wi t h gre a t spl e n d o u r

a n d wi t h gr e a t j o y .

A t we lve m o n t h p a ss e d in gre a t h a ppi n e ss a n d t h e ,

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 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fair y T al e s

the b a b e that was alr e ady t h e ligh t o f h e r e y e s a n d

,

t h e tr e a sur e o f h e r h e art .

H e sat up lat e in gr e a t d istr e ss o f m i n d Then .

,

a l l a t o n c e h e fe lt a chill c o m e o v e r him a n d h e
, ,

shiv e re d L o o k i n g up h e saw a sh a d o wy fo rm
.
, .

T his figur e a ddr e ss e d him a n d s a id I am t h e

“
, ,

gh o s t o f t h e m a n t o wh o m y o u g av e a t o mb Y o u .

s p e n t fift y p o u n ds t o o bt a i n fo r m e d e c e n t burial I .

h a v e n o t fo rg o tt e n t h e o bligati o n N o w I will sh o w .

o u h o w t o O b t a i n d e l iv e ry fr o m t h e Old M a n o f t h e
y
S ea . Y o u o bs e rve h o w whilst sp e a ki n g h e rubs his
, ,

n os e . T h a t is b e c a us e o f t h e sc a l e s o n it I f th os e .

sc a l e s w e r e o ff h e c o uld n o t bre ath e o n d ry l a n d

, .

Wh e n h e a pp e a rs ag a i n th e n rub up his n o s e t h e ,

wr o n g wa y a n d a l l t h e sc a l e s will b e rubb e d o ff
, .

H e will l o s e his p o w e r a n d g a sp lik e a fish o u t o f

,

w a t e r Ca tch him by t h e scru ff o f his n e ck a n d

.

t hr o w him i n t o t h e W e ll o f I mp e ri a l T e ars T h e re .

h e will swim a n d d iv e t ill t h e e n d o f tim e o r till t h e ,

t e a rs d ry up a n d n e v e r b e abl e agai n t o r e gai n t h e

,

s ea . H e n c e fo r t h wh e n y o u l o o k o n y o ur lit t l e s o n
, ,

r e m e mb e r t h a t t h e d e a d a s w e ll a s t h e l ivi n g c a n be
gr a t e ful .
”

T h e r e up o n t h e gh o st va n ish e d .

N e x t e ve n i n g wh e n th e Old M a n o f th e S e a cam e
,

s cr a mbli n g i n t o t h e r o o m thr o ugh th e wi n d o w t h e ,

fa ct o r a t o n c e spr a n g a t him a n d rubb e d his n o s e

upw a rds ; wh e r e up o n a n u mb e r o f s il ve ry sc a l e s
fle w o ff a n d fe l l o n t h e fl o o r Th e o l d m a n s t a gg e r e d
.

b a ck a n d g a sp e d a n d c o uld n o t sp e a k H is p o w e r
, , .

wa s g o n e fr o m him T h e fa c t o r s e iz e d him by t h e
.

scruff o f his n e ck a n d c a rri e d him kick i n g a n d ,

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 T he T u r k e y Fac t or

writhi n g t o t h e c o urty a rd a n d t hr e w him i n t o t h e

, ,

w e ll t h a t h a d b ee n fi ll e d wi t h t h e t e a rs o f t h e
e mp e r o r a n d t h e e mpr e ss wh e n t h e y w e p t fo r t h e ir ,

l o st d a ugh t e r .

W h e t h e r h e be still t h e re wh e th e r t h e w e ll b e ,

dri e d u p t h e s e a re m a t t e rs I c a n n o t say a s I
—
,

hav e n e ve r b ee n a t P e ki n A sk th o s e wh o hav e . .

NO TE — T h is is t h e s t o ry on w h ic h t h e Ol d E n gl is h b a lla d of

Th e Tu r k ey Fa c t o r
”
ru n s I have s o m e w h a t a l t e re d th e c on c l u

fi p b p b
.

s io n , as th e na l o rt io n of the a l la d is ra t h e r in e x l ic a l e
k p
.

The Ta le of th e T h a n w id e l y s re a d
fu l D d is
v e ry
ea v e ry A
p
.

s im il a r s t o ry is fo u n d in W o l f s D e u ts ch e H a u s m ri rch e n
’
18 1,
‘

5 . .

243 . A
v a ria n t in t h e Z e i tsch r
if f
t ii r d e u ts ch e My th ol ogi e , 1 8 5 5 ,

fro m t h e O d e n wa l d ( ii w h e re t h e m e rc h a n t is E n gl is h
. .

A n o th e r in M e ie r s
’
D e u tsch e Vol hs m a reh e n a ns S c h wa be n , 1 85 2
(No . wh e re a lso th e m e rc h a n t is E n gl is h . A V e rs io n in
N ott i p i a ce v ol i , V e n ic e ,
’
S t ra p p a ro l a s 5 73 1 . I t is s in gu l a r t h a t in
the G e rm a n v e rs io n s , as in th e E n gl is h , th e end sh o u l d be
s im il a r. I t is p p
ro e rl y t h is
T h e m e rc h a n t or fa c t o r, w h e n c a st on th e d e s e rt is l a n d , is
a ss is t e d m y s t e rio u s gre y m a n ( in o n e fo rm a l a c m a n ) , wh o
by a b k
b rin gs h im t o t h e m a in l a n d o n c o n d it io n t h a t h e is giv e n t h e
fi b rs t o rn At t h e c o v e n a n t e d t im e h e c o m e s fo r t h e a e , a n d t h e bb
b k b k
.

fa c t o r y ie l d s it u p , t o re c e iv e it a c a ga in , a n d t h e n t h e la c or

gre y m a n re v e a l s t h e fa c t t h a t h e is t h e gh o s t o f t h e d e a d K
k j p
. .

S im ro c D e r gu te G e rh a rd t , c o n e c t u re s t h a t t h is i s a c o rru t fo rm
p
,

Of a n o l d a ga n m y t h , t h a t O d in W
or u ota n is t h e gre y m a n , wh o
re wa rd s t h e m e rc h a n t fo r h a v in g b e en m e rc ifu l t o t h e d e a d , a n d
t h a t th e o ff e rin g o f th e c h il d is a re l ic o f h um a n s a c ri fi ce T h is is
p bb fi b
.

e x t re m e l y ro a l e , th e o rigin a l s ign i ca nce h a v in g ee n l o st,

a nd b y t h is m e a n s t h e l a t e r p a rt o f th e s t o ry go t in t o c o n fu s io n

b I
.

T h e E n gl is h a l l a d w h ic h have u sed is not older tha n th e

m idd l e o f l a s t c e n t u ry ; it is in w h it e l e tt e r, a nd is v e ry ru d e l y

v e rs ifie d , w it h o u t a p a rt ic l e of p o e t ic va lu e. I t wa s p rin t e d in
B o w C h u rc h y a rd , a nd b e gin s

B e h ol d , h ere y '
d it t
’
t is t ru e a n d n o j e st ,

i g y gg
s a ,

Co n ce rn n a ou n e n tl e m a n in th e E as t .

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 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

I t wa s p
a l so rin t e d by JEv a n s , 4 1 L o n g L a n e I t is fo u n d in
b
. .

th e R ox ur
gh e C o l l iii 86 9 in t h e D
o u c e C o l l , iv 2 8, is one of J
p bb k
. . . . .

’
“ ’ ”
P o tt s s, ro a l y a l itt l e l a t e r Th e T ur ey Fa c t o r s G a rl a n d ,
p p p
.

“
L iv e r ool , 1 794 ,
is a re rin t . The e a rl ie s t
y is d a te d
Th e co

Fa c t o r
’
s G a rl a n d , to th e tu n e o f T h e W a n d e rin g L a d y , in
”

J
b p
.

Ro of Ol d B a l l a d s , v o l iii t h is is 1 7 2 5 , a n d
’
e rt s Col l ec t i o n 22 1

b p bb
. . .

as t h is w a s a n Old a l l a d t h e n , it ro a l y d a t e s fro m t h e re ign o f

J a mes I
b b
.

T h e re a re s e v e ra l e d it io n s of th e a l la d in ro a d s id e a nd

ga rl a n d .

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 T HE U N D U T I FU L D A U G H T E R

T H ERE wa s b ea u t iful d a ms e l wh o l iv e d wi t h h e r
a

fa th e r a n d m o th e r in a s e asid e pl a c e T h ey h a d a .

fin e h o us e a n d g a rd e n a n d m a n y s e rv a n ts
, .

T h i s d a ms e l wa s S O v a i n t h a t sh e c a r e d fo r
n o t hi n g b u t t o l o o k a t h e r fa c e in a gl a ss .

N o w b e fo r e h e r birthd a y h e r fa th e r s a id t o h e r
, , ,

T e ll m e what y o u mos t d e sire in a l l t h e w o rld ,

”
a n d if p o ssibl e it shall b e y o urs
,
.

S O sh e said “
G iv e m e a r o o m a l l t h e w a lls o f
, ,

which a re li n e d wi t h m irr o rs so t h a t in it wh e rev e r

, ,

I l oo k I sh a l l se e mys e lf
, .
”

H e wa s s o rr o wful wh e n h e h e ard this a n d h e s a id ,

t o h er,
“
M y d e a r child u n l e ss y o u t hi n k a n d c a re
,

fo r s o m e thi n g e l s e e xc e p t y o ur o wn s e lf a n d y o ur ,

o wn b e a u t y I d o n o t thi n k t h a t much go o d will

,
”
a t te n d o u
y .

B u t sh e was h e a ds t r o n g a n d v a i n a n d n o t hi n g ,

w o uld sa t isfy h e r b u t t o h a v e h e r l o o ki n g gl a ss -

chamb e r . S h e a n sw e r e d h e r fa th e r a nd s a id ,

14 1
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

Wh a t is t h e re m o re b e autiful to b e s ee n th a n my
fa c e ?
“
H e r ej o i n e d S ure ly th e re a re sw e e t fl o we rs t h e
, ,

r o s e a n d t h e lily a n d t h e d a ffa d ow n d illy

, .

“
”
“
T h e r o s e said sh e ,
h a s th o r n s t h e lily h a s n o
, ,

c o l o ur a n d t h e d a ffa d o w n d illy h a s n o sc e n t I a m
, .

m o re b e a utiful th a n all th e s e flo wers— I hav e n o

t e a si n g t h o r n s I h a v e bl oo m i n g pi n k ch ee k s a n d
, ,
”
my bre ath is sw e e t e r th a n t h e n e w m o w n h ay -
.

T h e n r ej o i n e d h e r fa t h e r t h e re a re b e a ut eo us
” “
, ,
”
birds t h e p e a c o ck a n d t h e n igh t i n g a l e
,
.

”
T h e p e a c o ck sh e s a id h a s a hid e o us v o ic e
“ “
, , ,

and t h e n igh t i n g a l e h a s v o ic e a n d n o c o m e li n e ss .

T h e r e fo r e I a m b e tt e r th a n th e y I dre ss m o re .

l t h n t h e p e ac o ck a n d I hav e t h e v o ic e
'

g g
o r eo u s y a ,
”
o f a n ighti n g a l e .

” “
“
T h e n r ej o i n e d h e
,
c o n sid e r t h e butt e rfly a n d
,
”
th e be e .

“
Th e butt e rfly sh e said h a s n o h o n e y a n d t h e
, , ,

b ee h a s a sti n g I a m b e t t e r th a n th e y I am
. .

j o y o us a n d brigh t as t h e but t e rfly a n d I have st o re ,

o f g o ld a n d j e w e ls a n d rich e s tr e asur e rich e r tha n ,

t h e h o n e y in t h e hiv e o f t h e b ee .

Whe n h er fa t h e r h e a rd h e r thus sp e a k h e saw ,

th a t h e r m i n d wa s fully e a t e n up wi t h v a n ity B u t .

a s h e h a d pr o m is e d t o giv e h e r wh a t sh e d e sir e d h e ,

wa s o blige d t o l e t h e r hav e t h e r o o m li n e d wi t h
m irro rs .

T h e r e i n t h e b e a utifu l d a ms e l wa s happy S he .

twirl e d a n d sk ipp e d a n d l o o k e d a t h e rs e lf fro m

,

ev e ry sid e a n d in e v e ry p o stur e a n d wa s qui t e

, ,

s a tisfi e d t h a t n ev e r h a d t h e re b e e n a n y o n e m o r e
142
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h ad b e lls o f silv e r hu n g t o t h e bridl e that th e y ,

m igh t ti n kl e a n d c a us e p e o pl e al o n g t h e way t o
,

ru n o u t o f th e ir h o us e s a n d l oo k at h e r t h e m o st ,

b e autiful d ams e l in a l l E n gl a n d .

Wh e n sh e r e ach e d N o rwo o d sh e fo u n d a n o l d ,

w o m a n wh o l iv e d in a h o ll o w o a k tre e A d o g l ay .

a t h e r fee t a black cat sat o n a bra n ch a b o v e h er

,

h e a d a n d a t t h e t o p o f th e tre e was p e rch e d a rav e n

, ,

a n d a b o v e t h e tr e e t o p hu m m e d a g n a t T h e n sh e
-
.

put a purs e o f g o ld i n t o t h e o l d w o m a n s ha n d a n d ’

“
s a id t o h e r T e ll m e wh o m I shall marry a n d what
, ,
”
shal l b e c o m e o f m e .

“
T h e n t h e o l d w o m a n said L ittl e d o g l ittl e d o g ! , ,
”
what d o y o u say ?
T h e d o g st oo d up a n d bark e d Wo w wow wo w ,
- -
.

“
D id you h e ar wh at my d o g said ? ask e d t h e ”

Old Wo ma n o f N o rwoo d .

I h e a rd him say WOW wo w n o thi n g m o re ‘ -

,
’
.

H e s a id in D o g L a ti n th a t y o u w o uld m a r ry a
-
,

ki n g .
”

“
I k n e w it w o uld b e so re t o rt e d t h e girl , .

m e s o m e t hi n g m o r e ?
“
L ittl e c a t l i tt l e e a t ! wh a t d o y o u say ?
,
call e d
t h e gipsy w o ma n .

T h e n t h e black pussy st oo d up o n t h e bra n ch ,

stre tch e d i t s e lf a n d s a id M i a w m i a w m i a w
, ,
-
,
-
,
-
.
”

D id y ou h e ar Wh a t th e c a t said ? ask e d th e witch .

I h e a rd him sa y M i aw n o t hi n g m o re -
,
’
.

H e s a id in Ca t G re e k th a t y o u w o uld S l e e p in a
-
,
”
go ld e n b e d .

‘
Of c o urs e I sh a ll if I m a rry a ki n g T e ll m e , .

s o m e thi n g m o re .

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 T he U nd u t ifu l D a u g h t e r

L ittle cro w li t t l e cro w ! wh a t ”

, do you sa y ?
scre a m e d th e o l d h ag .

T h e n t h e r a v e n fl a pp e d his wi n gs ,
and an sw e r e d ,
”
Ca w -
c aw c a w
-
.

D id y ou h e a r wh a t th e rav e n s a id ? a ske d th e
gipsy .

“
I h e ard him say Ca w n o thi n g m o r e ,
’
.

H e said in C r o w I n di a n th a t y o u w o uld b e -
,

a tt e n d e d by s e rva n t s dre ss e d in blu e wh o w o uld ,

”
ro ck y o u in y o ur g o ld e n b e d .

“
T h a t is n o thi n g w o n d e rful s a id t h e m a id e n , .

”
T e l l m e s o m e t hi n g furth e r .

L i tt l e g n a t lit t l e g n a t ! wh a t d o y o u s a y ?
”
,

scre a m e d t h e o l d w o m a n .

T h e n t h e m o squi t o t h a t wa s hu m m i n g a n d flut t e r
in g a b o v e t h e t r e e t o p dr o pp e d wi t hi n h e a ri n g o f t h e
-
,

girl s e a r a n d wi t h a shrill pip e cri e d P e h e e p

’

, ,
-
.
”

“
D id y o u h e a r wh a t t h e g n a t s a id ? a sk e d t h e ”

wi t ch .

I h e a rd him giv e a shrill lit t l e c ry lik e P e h e e p ,

-

T h a t wa s M idg e Chi n e s e H e s a id y o u w o uld

-
.

sl ee p u n d e r cur t a i n s o f livi n g gre e n .

”

W e ll ! t h e d a ms e l wa s w e ll pl e a s e d wi t h what sh e
h a d h e a rd b u t sh e wa n t e d t o k n o w m o r e
, .

T h e witch s a id I hav e n o m o re cre a t ur e s wh o m

,

I c an ask e xc e p t o n ly a w o rm th a t burro ws in t h e
,

gro u n d a n d h e c a n n o t sp e ak
,

T h e n wh a t g o o d is h e ?
H e c a n cr a wl o n a sl a t e a n d wri t e a m e ss a g e ,

a n sw e r e d t h e wi t ch .

“
T h e n su m m o n t h e w o rm o rd e re d t h e girl , .

T h e o ld h a g t oo k a pi e c e o f cr o o k e d iro n a n d ,

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scr a tch e d o n t h e s o il a n d pre s e n tly dre w o u t a l o n g

,

re d w o rm T his sh e pl a c e d o n a bit o f S l a t e a n d it
.
,

b e g a n t o cr a wl .

Wh e n it h a d crawl e d o v e r t h e surfa c e t h e W i t ch ,

s a id
”
D o y o u s ee wh a t h e h a s writt e n ?
I s ee o n ly s o m e slimy wet m a rks .

T h a t is his writi n g a n d h e wri t e s t o sa y th a t

, ,

y o u will b e c a rri e d aw a y fr o m h o m e in a c o ach

dr a w n by a t h o us a n d whi te h o rs e s sh a ki n g t h e ir ,

whi t e m a n e s .

“
T h a t will b e a gr a n d w e dd i n g said t h e girl , .

T h e n sh e r e tur n e d h o m e A n d if sh e was a
.

pro ud w o m a n wh e n sh e w e n t fo rt h t o c o n sul t t h e
Old Wo m a n o f N o rw o o d S h e wa s a pr o ud e r w o m a n
,

wh e n sh e c a m e h o m e .

S h e w e n t i n t o h e r r o o m li n e d wi t h l o o ki n g gl a ss e s -
,
”
a n d s a id I sh a ll m a rry a ki n g
“
.
,

Wh o t o ld y o u t h a t ? a sk e d h e r m o th e r
”
.

I t was s a id by t h e d o g wh e n h e utt e r e d Wo w
wo w
’
.

I w o uld n o t b e l i e v e t h e b a rk o f a d o g s a id h e r ,

m ot h e r .

“
A n d I sh a l l sl ee p in a g o ld e n b e d c o n ti n u e d ,

t h e girl .

“
Wh o s a id t h a t ? a sk e d h e r m o th e r
”
.

T h a t wa s s a id by t h e e a t wh e n h e s a id M i a w -
.

I w o uld n o t p u t fa i t h in t h e m i a w o f a c a t -
,

s a id h e r m ot h e r .
5

A n d I sh a ll b e r o ck e d t o sl e e p by a tt e n d a n ts
”
dre ss e d in g o w n s o f blu e s a id t h e girl , .

Wh o said th a t ? a sk e d h e r m o t h e r .

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 T h e Ol d E n g lis h Fai r y T a le s

scribbl e d t h e m e ss a g e o n a b it O f a n o l d cro ck t h a t ,

y o u w e re t o m a rry o n y o ur e ight e e n th birthd a y t h e

pro m is e d ki n g Yo u must sa y n o t hi n g t o y o ur
.

fa th e r o r m o th e r H e is n o w in th e h a rb o ur wi t h
.

his ship a n d t h e S ig n o f t h e ship is T h e G o ld e n

,

A ppl e A sk yo u r fat h e r t o l e t y o u go d o w n to se e
.

o v e r t h e b a rqu e Th e G o l d e n A ppl e a n d t h e c a p t a i n
, ,

is h e wh o will b e y o u r husb a n d I h av e s e n t a h e dge .

pri e st t o t h e t o w n a n d h e will m a rry y ou o n b oa rd

,

ship B u t m i n d t his — if y o u sa y a w o rd t o y o ur
.

fa t h e r o r m o t h e r a b o ut t his a l l will fa l l t hr o ugh t h a t ,

h a s b e e n pr o m is e d y o u I hav e a pp e a re d in dre a m
.

t o t h e se a c a p t a i n a n d h e will e xp e c t y o u
-
,
T he .

pri e s t y o u will s ee sta n d i n g by t h e c a psta n H e .

h a s b ee n u n fr o ck e d by t h e bish o p b u t wh a t o f th a t ? ,

A pri es t is a lw a ys a pri e s t .

T h e girl s fa t h e r c a m e t o h e r a n d s a id To
’

m o rr o w is y o ur birthd a y : a sk wh a t y o u wish a n d I ,

will d o it fo r y o u .
”

T h e n sh e s a id “
T h e r e is a ship c o m e l a t e ly i n t o
,

h a rb o ur c a ll e d T h e G o ld e n A ppl e I gr e a tly d e sire

, .

t o go o v e r h e r .

“
H e r fa t h e r sh oo k his h e a d a n d s a id T his is a , ,

v e ry u n wis e r e qu e st I h e a r n o g o o d a cc o u n t o f
.

t his v e ss e l S o m e say it is t h a t o f a n o t o ri o us
.

pir a t e but i n d e e d n o o n e r e a lly k n o ws a n y c e rt a i n ty

, ,

a b o u t h e r n or wh o h e r c a p t a i n is ; b u t s o m e a ss e r t
,

t h a t t h e cr e w is m a d e up o f ru n a g a t e s a n d h a s o n ,

b o a rd a h e dge pri e st l a t e ly u n fr o ck e d by his bish o p

-

fo r gr a v e m isc o n duc t .

H o w e v e r a s h e h a d pr o m is e d t o l e t h e r h a v e h e r
,

wa y h e wa s o blig e d t o gr a n t h e r r e qu e s t
, .

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 T he U nd u t ifu l D au g h t e r

A cc rd i n gly o n t h e m o rr o w m o r n i n g sh e a n d
o , ,

h e r fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r w e n t t o t h e ship a n d t h e ,

c a p t a i n r e c e iv e d th e m v e ry graci o usly a n d i n vi t e d ,

t h e m t o go a l l o v e r t h e v e ss e l .

B y t h e caps t a n wa s a m a n a l l sh a v e n a n d sh o r n , ,

b u t wi t h a h a n g d o g l oo k a n d t h e fa ir m a id wa s
-
,

sur e this wa s t h e pri e st o f W h o m t h e Old Wo m a n o f

N o rw o o d h a d S p o k e n .

T h e c a pt a i n i n vi t e d t h e m d o w n i n t o his c a bi n ,

a n d th e n a l l a t o n c e h e whis t l e d an d his s a il o rs ,

spr a n g o n t h e fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r a n d b o u n d th e ir
‘

h a n ds a n d put s o m e t hi n g o v e r t h e ir m o u t hs th a t
,

t h e y c o uld n o t cry o u t a n d fo r t hwi t h t h e s e a c a p

,
-

t a i n g a v e his h a n d t o t h e d a ms e l a n d le d h e r up ,

t h e c o mp a n i o n l a dd e r o n d e ck a n d t h e h e dg e pri e s t ,
-

h a s t ily m a rri e d t h e m ov e r t h e c a pst a n .

A fte r t h a t th e se a c a p t a i n s a id M a k e h a s t e
,
“ -
, ,

g o h o m e a n d bri n g a l l t h e g o ld a n d s ilv e r a n d j e w e ls

in t h e h o us e I will n o t l e t y o ur p a re n ts go till t h a t
.

is d o n e .

Oh , t a k
e of y o u r fa t h e r h is go l d a n d h is t re a s u re ,
Oh , ta k e of yo u r m o t h e r h e r fe e w it h o u t m e a s u re .

B ut , s a id sh e , is it t ru e t h at y o u a re a

ki n g ? ”

“
Ye s ,
he an sw e r e d ; “
call any of my m en an d

a sk th e m .

T h e n sh e sum m o n e d a l it t l e c a bi n b o y a n d -
,

s a id A n sw e r m e truly— wh o is y o ur m a st e r ?
“
,
”

H e s a id a t o n c e H e is a ki n g
”
.
,

T h e n sh e wa s s a t isfi e d t h a t sh e h a d t h e righ t
husb a n d .

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 T h e Ol d E n g l ish Fa ir y T al es

B ut sh e sk e d furth e r
a Sh a ll I b e d riv e n
,
“

a w a y in a carri a g e d r a w n by a th o usa n d whit e

”
h o rs e s ?
H e a n sw e r e d Y es ; c a ll up a n y o f my m e n a n d
'

, ,
”
ask th e m .

S o sh e sum m o n e d t h e m at e a n d s a id I s it s o , , ,

th a t if I go with y o ur m a st e r I sh a ll b e c a rri e d ,

away in a c o a ch d r a w n by a th o usa n d whit e

”
h o rs e s ?
H e a n sw e r e d “
N a y y o u say t o o fe w
, ,
The re .

will b e t e n th o usa n d whit e h o rs e s sh a ki n g t h e ir

”
m ilkwhit e m a n e s .

T h e n sh e wa s c o n t e n t .

S h e h a s t e d o n sh o r e a n d sh e fi ll e d bask e ts wi t h
,

11 t h e j e w e ls a n d g o l d sh e c o uld fin d t h e silv e r ,

pl a t e t h e n e ckl a c e s a n d ch a i n s o f h e r m o th e r ri n gs
, ,

a n d g o bl e ts a n d e v e rythi n g o f v a lu e s h e c o uld l a
, y
h e r h a n ds o n a n d sh e m a d e a l l h e r s e rv a n ts c a rry
,

t h e m d o w n t o t h e h a rb o ur a n d t h e y w e r e t a k e n o n,

b o a rd by t h e se a c a p t a i n a n d his m e n
-
.

T h e n h e s a id I s a l l h e re ?
,

S h e s a id “
A ll but o n e go ld b o dki n with which
,

my m o t h e r d o e s h e r n e t ti n g a n d o n e silv e r sp o o n ,
”
wi t h which my fath e r e ats a n e gg .

H e s a id G O a n d fe t ch th e m
,
.

S o sh e w e n t b a ck a n d br o ught t h e g o ld b o dk i n
a n d t h e S ilv e r sp oo n a n d t h e n n o t hi n g wa s l e ft in
,

the h o us e b ut p e w t e r d ish e s a n d m a pl e w o o d
b o wls a n d a w oo d e n sp oo n
,
.

N o w wh e n sh e h a d thus cl e a r e d h e r h o m e t h e n
, ,

t h e c a p t a i n r e l e a s e d h e r fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r a n d a t ,

o n c e spr e a d s a il a n d a s t h e r e wa s a fin e wi n d O ff
,

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the m o t h e r o f t h e d a ms e l h a d b ee n so fill e d with

gri e f t h a t t h e y h a d b e e n plu n d e re d a n d d e s e rt e d by
t h e ir o wn d a ught e r W h o m t h e y h a d l o v e d so d e a rly
, ,

and h a d t r e a t e d wi t h such i n dulg e n c e t h a t b o t h ,

d i e d o f a bro k e n h e a r t a n d n e i t h e r bl e ss e d t h e ,
.

d a ught e r b e fo r e d e a t h cl o s e d th e ir e y e s a n d p a ra lys e d
t h e ir t o n gu e s A n d it is s a id th a t n o ship will s a il
.

wi t h o n e o n b o ard wh o has b ee n t h e d e ath o f fa t h e r

a n d m o th e r a n d u n fo rgiv e n by th e m
, .

An d w h e n il ed t o d a y a n d t o m o rro w ,
sh e ha d sa - -

S h e wa s w rin gin g h e r h a n d s , a n d e w a il in g in s o rro w b .

A n d w h e n s h e h a d s a il ed , t h e d a y s we re n o t m a n y ,
The s a il s w e re o u ts p re a d , but of m il e s m a d e n ot a n y.

The n th e s a il o rs sa w th e y w e re in e vil plight a n d ,

t h a t t h e r e wa s s o m e t hi n g which pr e v e n t e d t h e ir
g e tt i n g fo rw a rd wi t h t h e ship I t is t o ld th a t t h e re .

i s a lit t l e sh e ll fish lik e a limp et c a ll e d t h e r e m o ra

-
, , ,

a n d t h a t wh e n it a ttach e s its e lf t o t h e k ee l it arr e s t s ,

a v e ss e l in full s a il .

T h e s a il o rs d iv e d a n d e xami n e d t h e ship s k e e l
’

a n d n o r e m o r a Wa s th e r e S o th e y k n e w t h a t t h e
.

fa ult mus t b e o n b o a rd a n d th e y r e s o lve d t o d ra w

,

l o t s a n d d isc o v e r wh o it wa s wh o h e ld t h e ship fa s t
,

in m id s e a s
-
.

T h ey b kb
c a st th e la c u l l ets as th ey sa il e d on th e wa t e r,
The b kb
la c ul let fe l l on th e u n d u t ifu l d a u gh t e r
p
.

Oh , w h o in t h e sh i m u s t go o v e r t h e s id e ?
Oh , n on e sa v e th e m a id e n , t h e fa ir c a t a in s p ’
b rid e .

Wh e n th e d a ms e l l e a r n e d t h a t t h e l o t h a d fa ll e n
on h e r, and s h e wa s t o b e c a s t o v e rb o a rd a nd that ,

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 T he U n d ut ifu l D au g h t er
u n l e ss w e r e dro w n e d t h e ship c o uld
sh e ,
n ot m ov e
on h e r way t h e n sh e said w e e pi n g
, ,

O h , ge t m e a b oa t t h a t is n a rro w a nd t h in
An d s e t m e , u n d u t ifu l d a u gh t e r, th e re in .

B ut th ey re fus e d . T h ey wa n t e d t h e b o a t fo r
th e ms e lv e s a n d c o uld
,
not sp a re it fo r h e r T h e n .

sh e said

Oh , t a k e a wh it e na pk b in , a ou t m y h ea d b in d it
k pk b
.

Oh , t a e a wh it e na in , a ou t m y fe e t W in d it ,
Al ac k I
th a t m u st in t h e d p ee sa l ten wa t e r,
Al ac k! I m u st s in k , an u n d u t ifu l d a u gh t e r .
”

To this th e y agree d T h ey bo u n d . a whi t e

k e rchi e f a b o ut h e r h e ad a n d th e y wr a pp e d ,
a sh e e t
ab o ut h er fee t .

T h ey t oo k a w h it e na pk in , a b ou t h er h ea d b oun d it
T h ey t o o k a w h it e na pk in , a b ou t h e r fe e t w o u n d it ,
Th ey ca st t h e fa ir p re t t
y m a id o v e r, a nd sh e

D id s in k out o f s igh t in c ru e l sa lt s ea .

Then c e t h e b e a k o f t h e v e ss e l b e g a n t o c u t
at o n

t h e w a v e s t h e y fo am e d a b o ut h e r sid e s a n d sh e
, ,

sp e d a l o n g h er c o urs e l ik e a gul l T h a t n igh t t h e re .

wa s n o cl o ud in t h e S ky a n e a s t wi n d wa s bl o wi n g , ,

a n d t h e m o o n wa s full T h e n t h e m a n a t t h e wh ee l
.

sa w s o m e t hi n g in t h e w a t e r :

T h e m o o n it w a s s h in in g, t h e t id e it w a s o w in g,fl
O h , W h a t in t h e w a k e of th e v e s s e l w a s s w i m m in g ?

Oh , see , b oy s ! Oh , se e ! h ow sh e fl oa t s in t h e w a t e r
Oh , se e , b oys ! oh , se e ! the u n d u t ifu l d a u gh t e r .

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A t th
cry o f t h e m a n a t t h e h e l m a ll t h e cre w
e

ra n o n d e ck a n d wi t h t h e m t h e captai n
,
a n d th e y ,

c o uld se e t h e d e a d wo m a n fo ll o wi n g t h e ship .

T h e n t h e s e a c a pt a i n sp o k e sta n d i n g in t h e
-
,

b o ws

Wh y s w im in t h e m o o n l igh t , u p on th e sea s wa y in g ?
Oh , w h a t a rt t h ou see k in g ? fo r W h a t a rt th o u p ra in
y g
? ”

O ca p t a in ! O ca p t a in ! Ifl oa t on th e wa t e r,
th e u n d u t ifu l d a u gh t e r
Fo r t h e sea giv e t h u
p .

Oh , t a k e of m y fa t h e r t h e go l d a n d t h e t re a s u re ,
Oh , t a k e o f m y m o t h e r a fe e w it h o u t m e a s u re ,

Oh , m a k e me a cof nfi of p
d ee e st go l d
1
y e ll ow,
An d b ur
y me under th e b k
an s o f gre e n wil l o w .

The demand d e a d l a dy was n o t so re a d ily

of th e
gra n t e d T h e cap t a i n d id n o t l ik e t o t a k e a l l t h e
.

t re a sure th a t t h e m a id e n h a d c a rri e d o ff a n d c o n v e rt ,

it i n t o a c o ffi n B u t n igh t a n d d a y t h e dro w n e d
.

w o m a n fo ll o w e d t h e ship a n d cri e d o u t fo r t h e ,

r e s t o ra t i o n o f a l l t h a t o f which s h e h a d d e sp o il e d
h e r p a r e n ts .

I t wa s cl e a r t h a t sh e c o uld n o t si n k T h e se a .

r ej e c te d h e r b e c a us e o f h e r guilt
, .

A ft e r t hre e d a ys th e s a il o rs be cam e so al a rm e d
,

at b e i n g t hus fo ll o w e d by t h e d e a d wo m a n t h a t ,

t h e y i n sist e d o n h e r d e ma n d b e i n g c o mpli e d wi t h .

S o sh e wa s a g a i n t a k e n o n b o a rd .

N o w a l l t h e g o ld wa s br o ugh t fo rth a n d m e lt e d
,

up a n d m a d e i n t o a g o ld e n c o ffi n a n d in th a t go ld e n
, ,

c o ffi n h e r b o dy wa s l a id ; a n d t h e y put in b esid e
1
In t h e o rigin a l dee p est sto le ye l l o w wh a t stol e m ea n s I do
n ot k no w .

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T h e re is a n old p i
r nt e d b a lla d e n t it l e d T h e F a ith l e s s C a t a in p
o r, T h e B e t ra y e d Virgin , w h ic h seem s to be a c om p a ra t iv e l
y
m o d e rn re c a s t o f th e o l d e r s t o ry Al l t h e su p e rn a t u ra l elem ent ha s
b I b
.

e e n e l im in a t e d fro m it n st e a d of t h e d a m se l e in g c a s t o ver

b b p
.

oa r d e ca use t h e l o t is t h ro wn a nd fa l l s to h e r, t h e sh i is
n e a rl y w re c k ed, a nd sh e a cci d e n t a l l y fa l l s over b o a rd . Th e b o dy

s t il l fo l l o w s t h e v e s s e l , a n d , s e e in g h is b d e t h e re in t h e w a t e r, t h e
ri

ca p t a in , wh o , a ft e r a l l , is n ot fa it h l e s s , j p um s ov e r b o a rd , a n d is
d ro w n e d as we l l .

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br a n ch e s t o ge t h e r a n d w e n t r o u n d a n d r o u n d in a
,

ri n g a n d sh o o k t h e ir l e a v e s a n d tra il e d t h e ir r o o t s
, ,

a l o n g t h e gr o u n d R a ym o n d s h o rs e st oo d s t ill a n d
’
.

t r e mbl e d .

T h e o wls b e g a n t o fly a b o u t h o o t i n g a n d t h e b a t s ,

t o cry a n d d a sh t o a n d fro T h e n li tt l e blu e fl a m e s

.

a pp e a r e d o n t h e gr o u n d a ls o in a ri n g a n d d a n c e d
, ,

fro m l e ft t o righ t whilst t h e o a ks d a n c e d fr o m right

,

t o l e ft .

R a ym o n d l o o k e d o n in gr e a t a st o n ishm e n t a n d ,

k n e w n o t wh a t a l l t his p o r t e n d e d .

T h e n h e s a w t h a t t h e o a ks b e g a n t o ch a n g e
sh a p e a n d gr a du a lly t h e y a ssum e d t h e fo rms o f o l d
,

w o m e n cl a d in c o bwe bs a n d wi th m ild e w o n t h e ir
,

h e a ds i n s t e a d o f h a ir A ll a t o n c e t h e y s t o o d s t ill
.
,

a n d t h e n wi t h a l e a p t h e blu e fl a m e s spr a n g o n t o

t h e ir h e a ds dis a pp e a r e d j us t a s if t h e y h a d su n k
, ,

t hr o ugh t h e ir cr o w n s a n d sh o n e o u t o f t h e ir e y e s
,

lik e gl o w w o rms -
.

T h e h o rs e o n which R a ym o n d r o d e t r e mbl e d so
gr e a t ly a s t o sh a k e his rid e r a n d h e c o uld n o t c o u n t ,

h o w m a n y O l d w o m e n a n d h o w m a n y p a irs o f
,

S hi n i n g e y e s w e r e fix e d o n him
,
.

T h e n t h e e a r t h o p e n e d b e fo r e R a ym o n d a n d o u t ,

o f it issu e d a puff o f v e ry whi t e sm o k e lik e st e a m ,

wi t h m o o n l igh t o n it a n d t his s m o k e b e cam e a

,

cl o ud a n d t h e cl o ud disp e rs e d a n d in t h e pl a c e
, ,

wh e re it h a d b ee n h e sa w a fa iry ; sh e wa s O l d ,

w o re a cro w n o n h e r h ea d a n d h a d l o n g silv e r h a ir
, ,

v e ry fin e t h a t hu n g d o w n t o h e r fee t
, .

S h e sp o k e t o R a ym o n d a n d s a id “
P ri n c e ! I a m ,

M o rg a n a a n d a m t h e l a s t o f t h e fa iri e s wh o h a v e
,

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ur Pl a in

p o w e r A ll th e s e y o u see ab o u t y o u a re t h o s e wh o
.

live d a n d w e re mighty in t h e d a ys o f Ki n g A rt hur .

B ut th ey a re wast e d a n d w or n a w a y I wa s t h e .

y o u n ge st o f a l l a n d t h e tim e o f my r e ig n is c o m i n g
,

t o a n e n d a n d th e n I sh a ll b e c o m e e v e n a s t h e y
, Fo r .

t his c a us e h a v e I a pp e a re d t o y o u I m o ge n t h e .
,

d a ught e r of th e D uk e o f D u ffe n e th is my g o dchild , .

H er fa t h e r is d e a d a n d sh e is his h e ir
,
T h e a ccurs e d
.

S a x o n s wi t h t h e ir N ix e s a n d K o b b o l d s a re fl o wi n g
, ,

on ove r t h e l an d a n d drivi n g all t h e o ld fa iri e s a n d

,

pixi e s i n t o h o l e s a n d c o rn e rs I l o v e t h e a n ci en t
.

B ritish r a c e I d o n o t d e sire t o se e t h e S a x o n s
.

e xt e n d t h e ir p o w e r fa r t h e r w e s t T h e r e fo r e I w o uld
.

h ave I m o g e n t o b e y o ur wife fo r y o u a re bra v e a n d

, ,

b e l o n g t o t h e g o o d o l d W e lsh s t o ck A ls o I l o v e .
,

my go d child a n d w o uld d e liv e r h e r fro m h e r pre s e n t

-
,

c o n diti o n S h e is n o w wi t h t h e D uk e o f Co r n w a ll
.
,

wh o d oe s n o t t r e a t h e r w e ll a n d a s b e c o m e s h e r r a n k
, .

”
L o o k h e re !
T h e n t h e fa iry h e ld up a gr e a t mirr o r a n d a t ,

o n c e it was full o f light lik e a gr e a t m o o n a n d in ,

t h e midst o f t h e blaz e st o o d t h e figur e o f a b ea u t iful

girl
T his is sh e s a id M o rg a n a
,
T his is I m o g e n
.
,

wh o is t o b e y o ur wife G O a n d d e liv e r h e r
. .

T h e n t h e gl a ss b e c a m e cl oud e d a n d e clips e d .

T h e fa i ry dis a pp e a r e d a n d a l l t h e o l d h a gs w e r e
,

re s o lve d a gai n i n t o o a k t ree s t h a t w e re s t a t i o n a ry .

A fte r this a dve n ture P ri n c e R aym on d c o uld t hi n k

,

o n ly Of t h e b ea utiful girl h e h a d s ee n in t h e m irr o r ,

an d h e had n o r e s t t ill h e h a d st a rt e d in qu e s t
of h er
’

.
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fa iry T al e s

At l a s t h e re ach e d Co rn wall a n d h e trave rs e d it ,

till h e a rriv e d a t t h e palac e o f t h e duk e H e was .

re c e iv e d with gre a t h on o ur a n d wa s w e ll e n t e rt a i n e d
, .

A t t a bl e h e l oo k e d r o u n d but n o wh e r e c o uld h e se e
,

t h e b e a u t iful dams e l o f t h e m irr o r T h e re we re .

m a n y fa ir w o m e n pre s e n t but n o n e in t h e l e ast ,

r e s e mbl e d h e r H e w o n d e re d b u t s a id n o thi n g
.
,
.

H e r e m a i n e d fo r s e v e ra l d a ys a t t h e c o urt b u t d id ,

n o t s e e t h e o bj e ct o f his l o v e ; a n d h e began t o

susp e c t t h a t h e h a d b ee n dup e d by a dre a m .

O n e w h il e h e m e l a n c h o l y in e s p
H im s e l f w it h grie f a wa y ;
A n on h e t h in k s b y fo rc e o f a rm s ,

T o win h e r if h e m a y .

On e d a y sad,
at h e a rt ,
walk e d by t h e sid e o f
he
t h e riv e r C a m e l wh e n h e ,
sa w th a t a girl was t h e r e

washi n g l i n e n in t h e w a t e r .

H e did n o t c o n c e r n hims e lf a b o ut h e r but a s h e , ,

dr e w n ea r h e s a w h e r fa c e r e fl e ct e d in t h e wat e r
, .

T h e r e wa s much light in t h e sky a n d this sh o n e ,

r o u n d h e r fa c e j ust as h e had s ee n t h e b e autiful

,

dams e l in t h e fa iry M o rg a n a s m irr o r H e st ood ’

.

still a n d l o o k e d m o r e at t e n tiv e ly an d r e c o g n is e d
, ,

that t his wa s t h e v e ry maid e n h e had had assur ed t o

him a s his wife .

H e a t o n c e a ddr e ss e d h e r wi t h r e sp e ct a n d a sk e d ,

h er n a m e . S h e r e pli e d th a t sh e was I m o g e n ,

da ught e r o f t h e D uk e o f D u ffe n e th T h en h e t o ld .

wh o h e was a n d ask e d h e r if she w o uld b e his tru e

,

l ov e a n d brid e .

S h e a n sw e r e d th a t S h e c o uld d o n o thi n g without

16 2
"
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T he n sh er e s o lve d to e ffe ct h e r e scap e S h e p ut .

o n h e r m o s t s o rdid g a rm e n t s st a i n e d h e r fa c e a n d ,

h a n ds wi t h w a l n u t j uic e a n d m a d e up a littl e bu n dl e
,

o f h e r e ffe cts .

T h e l a dy , sh i ft in g ou t of d o o rs ,
D e p a rt e d t h e n b y s te a l th ,
T h a n th u s b
w it h a s e n e s s t o b e wa t c h e d
Wh o sh o u l d h a ve l iv e d in we a l t h ?

The st o ry tur n s n o w t o t h e n o bl e R a ym o n d wh o , ,

on re a chi n g W a l e s fo u n d th a t th e re h a d b e e n a
,

r e v o lu t i o n d uri n g his abs e n c e a n d t h a t a ki n sm a n ,

h a d usurp e d t h e t hr o n e a n d cr o w n s o th a t h e c o uld ,

n o t e n t e r his r e a l m H e wa s t h e re fo re o blig e d t o
.

t ur n his c o urs e e ls e wh e r e a n d wa s a sh a m e d in t h e s e
,

circums t a n c e s t o go b a ck t o Co r n wa ll H e c o uld .

n ot a sk t h e b e a u t iful I m o g e n t o sh a r e his fo rtu n e s ,

wh e n t h e s e w e re so l ow a t e b b .

H is h o rs e t oo k him o n t hr o ugh E n gl an d t ill h e ,

wa s o blig e d t o p a rt wi t h him b e c a us e h e had ,

e xh a us t e d a l l t h e m o n e y h e h a d in his purs e .

Wh e n h e h a d s o ld h is h o rs e h e liv e d fo r a whil e ,

o n t h e pr o duc e a n d wh e n th a t c a m e t o a n e n d h e
, ,

s o ld his rich a pp a re l and live d o n wh a t h e re c e ive d

,

fo r t h a t w e a ri n g o n ly a p oo r dr e ss
,
A t l a st h e was .

c o n s t r a i ne d t o s e l l his sw o rd a n d h e live d a w ee k o n ,

t h e m o n e y h e h a d o b t a i n e d fo r his sw o rd T h en h e .

h a cke d aw a y his spurs th a t w e re o f g o ld a n d dis , ,

p o s e d Of t h e m t o a go ldsm i th a n d wa s a bl e t o ,

m a i n t a i n hims e lf for o n e m o n th o n Wh a t his spurs

bro ugh t in .

A ft e r th at h e had n o thi n g m o re to s ell a n d rath e r

, ,

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u Pl a in

t h a n st a rv e h e hire d hims e lf a s a sh e ph e rd o n
,

S a lisbury P lai n N o w h e b e g a n t o t hi n k wi t h s a d
.

n e ss o n t h e l o ss o f t h e fa ir I m o g e n H e v a lu e d his .

l o st pri n cip a l i t y o n ly as a m e a n s o f wi n n i n g h e r .

A b ra c e of y e a rs u p on th a t p l a in ,
N ea r S a l is b
y t h a t l ie s ,
ur

In il l c o n t e n t w it h fe e d in g fl k oc s,

A sh e p h e rd
’

s l ife h e t rie s .

N o w, as her o am e d o v e r t h e pl a i n h e o ft e n ,

e n c o u n t e r e d a sh e ph e rd e ss wh o wa s y o u n g a n d wh o
“

t o o k c a r e o f a fl o ck o f sh ee p S h e O ft e n s a t in t h e
.

sh a d e o f o n e o f t h e gre a t s t o n e s th a t fo rm St o n eh e n g e .

S h e w o uld pluck t h e h a r e b e lls in sum m e r a n d fo rm ,

a wr e a th o f th e m for h e r hair a n d w o uld d e c o ra t e ,

t h e li tt l e l a mbs in spri n g wi t h pr e t t y fl o w e rs .

R a ym o n d b o th Obs e rv e d a n d sp a k e with h e r ,

i n d e e d o n th a t wid e a n d d e s o l a t e pl a i n th e re w e r e
n o t m a n y wi t h wh o m h e c o uld c o n v e rs e H e l e ar n e d .

t h a t sh e was t h e sh e ph e rd e ss t o a v e ry o l d c o upl e
wh o live d a t s o m e dis t a n c e ; b u t sh e w o uld n o t t e l l
him much a b o u t h e rs e lf fo r sh e wa s ve ry shy a n d ,

m o d e st.

I n spri n g R a ym o n d m a de hims e lf a pip e o f will o w ,

a n d pl a y e d t o h e r s i t ti n g by h e r sid e a m o n g t h e
,

hug e m a ss e s o f S t o n e h e n g e .

N o w n o t a li tt l e t o his sh a m e a n d s e l f r e pr o a ch
,
-
,

d id h e d isc o ve r th a t his h e a r t wa s t ur n i n g wi t h l o ve
t o t h e sh e ph e rd e ss wh o c a ll e d h e rs e lf M a udli n He .

w o n d e r e d th a t h e c o uld fo rg e t t h e b e autiful I m o g e n
S O s oo n . M o re ove r h e t h o ught it gre at d isgra c e t h a t
,

h e o f r o yal bl oo d sh o uld l o v e s o much a p o o r

, ,

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p ea s a n t e ss B u t h e c o n sid e re d furth e r t h a t fa t e wa s
.

a g a i n st him t h a t h e h a d n o t t h e sm a ll e st ch a n c e o f
,

r e c ove ri n g his pri n cip a li t y a n d t h at t h e r e fo re a s a

,

sh e ph e rd h e must live a n d d ie I f t h e n h e was .

, ,

t o r e m a i n a S h e ph e rd it w o uld b e s e n s ibl e t o subm i t

,

t o wh a t c o uld n o t b e h e lp e d a n d m a rry a girl o f t h e

,

cl a ss t o which h e h a d b e e n c a st d o w n .

N o w it will b e r e m e mb e r e d t h a t t h e fa iry M o rga n a

,

h a d a pp e a r e d t o P ri n c e R a ym o n d a n d h a d sh o w n
him t h e im a g e o f I m o g e n in a gl a ss a n d h a d urg e d ,

him o n t o go i n t o Co r n wall a n d a sk fo r h e r t o b e
his wife S h e had n ot fo rg o t t e n R a ym o n d in his
.

tr o ubl e a n d e xil e a n d o n e d ay whilst h e wa s sitti n g

, ,

a l o n g with M audli n u n d e r o n e o f t h e gr e a t st o n e s

o f St o n e h e n g e S h e sudd e n ly app ea r e d b e fo r e t h e m
, ,

dre ss e d all in gre e n a n d with h e r silv e ry h a ir flutt e r

,

in g a b o ut h e r h e a d so th a t sh e l oo k e d l ik e a l ivi n g
,

d a isy .

S h e s a id t o t h e y o u n g p eo pl e a s t h e y s t a r t e d t o
t h e ir fee t D o n o t b e a fr a id o f m e
,
I will d o y o u .

n o h a rm .I will t a k e c a re o f y o ur i n t e re sts ; b u t t o
a ssur e my fa v o ur I d e sir e o n e t hi n g o f y o u T h e re
,
.

is a fo u n t a i n o f t h e pure st w a t e r t h a t bubbl e s up a t
s o m e li tt l e dis t a n c e fr o m t his sp o t I d e sir e y o u t o .

g o e v e ry m o r n i n g and cl ear o u t t his spri n g A .

hid e o us t o a d j umps i n t o it a t n igh t a n d u n l e ss ,

t his t o a d b e t a k e n o u t b e fo r e t h e su n s r a ys fa ll o n
’

t h e w a t e r gr e a t m ischi e f must e n su e
,
T h e r e fo r e I .

a s k if y o u will u n d e rt a k e t his fo r m e t o cl e a n s e t h e ,

fo u n t a i n a n d r e m ov e t h e t o a d e ve ry m o r n i n g e a rly
,
.

I d o n o t fo rc e y o u t o d o it I a sk y o u if y o u will . .

B u t r e m e mb e r if y o u fr ee ly u n d e r t a k e t o d o this
, ,

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Then c h o ose a sh e p h e rd , b o n n ie girl ,

W h o s e l ife is m e rry s t il l ,

W h o ga il y s p e n d e th l l h is d a y
a

Up on t h e fa ir gre e n h il l ;

A n d wh e n at eve t h e d a y is d o n e ,
R e t u rn e t h h o m e b
e t im e ,

An d at t h e fire t u rn s a c ra b ,

An d s in gs som e m e rry rh y m e .

N o r la c k s h e t a l e s , w h il e ro u n d a b out

The n u t- b ro wn b o wl d o t h t ro t ,
An d s it t in g s in gs h is c a re s a wa y,
T il l h e t o b e d b e go t .

T h en sle e p s he s ou n d ly a l l th e n igh t ,

m o rro w
’
R e ga rd s n ot s c a re s ,

b
‘

N o r fe a rs t h e l a s t in g of h is c o rn ,

N o r t h e w re c in g k of h is w a re s .

O h , t h is Ik no w fu l l we ll , fa ir l a s s ,
M o re q u et i n igh t s a nd da ys
The sh e p h e rd sl e e p s a nd wa k es , th a n
Wh o s e ca ttle h e d o t h gra z e .

A k in g, in t ru t h , is b u t a m an,
An d t h a t , s we e t l a s s , a m I .

C o n t e n t is w o rt h a m o n a rc h y ,
B u t m is c h ie fs sh o ot fu l l h igh .

It wa s a pre t t y s o n g Wh e n h e h a d d o n e h e s a w
.
,

t h a t t h e d a ms e l wa s in t e a rs .

“
T h e n h e s a id T his is v e ry truth
, T h o s e wh o .

s it high a t t h e m d o t h M isch a n c e a im h e r b o w
, .

is t hr o ugh t h e h e a rts o f t h e gr e a t e st o n e a rth th a t

t h e k e e n e s t a rr o ws pi e rc e .

”
“
T h a t is i n d ee d so o bs e rv e d t h e girl , .

wh o s t a n d o n t h e gr o u n d c a n n o t b e c a st d o w n ,
”
o n ly such a s b e o n high .

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“
I t is wi t h us said R aym o n d th a t we a re in a
, ,

l o wly c o n di t i o n a n d in o u r l o wl i n e ss a re n ot e xp o s e d
,

t o gr e a t tribulati o n N o w list e n : I will t e l l y o u a

.

s to ry .

“
T h e r e wa s o n c e up o n a tim e a y o u n g pri n c e a n d ,

h e r o d e i n t o a d is t a n t duchy t o s e e k hims e lf a W ife .

W h e n h e a rriv e d in t h a t duchy
W h a t duchy wa s it ? ask e d M a ud li n ”
.

”
T h e duchy o f Co r n wall a n sw e r e d R a ym o n d ,
.

T hen h e c on t in u ed “
Wh e n h e wa s t h e r e h e ,

s a w t h e m o st b e a utiful d ams e l im a gi n a bl e— curi o usly

e n o ugh n o w that I l o o k o n y o u y o u r e m i n d m e 0 1
, ,
”
h e r gr e atly .

Wh e r e d id h e se e h e r ? ask e d M audli n ”
.

T h a t is si n gul a r— h e sa w h e r fa c e in t h e wat e r .

S h e wa s st o o pi n g o v e r t h e riv e r w a shi n g cl o th e s
‘

B ut o pr o c e e d
t
T h e pri n c e a sk e d h e r ha n d o f t h e
.

duk e a n d h e was h idd en r e tur n t o his pri n cip a li t y

,

in Wa l e s a n d m a k e a ll r ea dy fo r t h e w e dd i n g
. .

A cc o rdi n gly h e d ep a rt e d but wh e n h e re a ch e d his

,

n a tiv e pr o vi n c e h e fo u n d t h a t a c o usi n h a d usurp e d

,

his p o w e r a n d d o m i n i o n ; s o t h a t h e fro m b e i n g a ,

gre a t m a n h a d b ee n cast v e ry l ow S o i n this cas e

, . .

Mi
s c h ie f s h o t fu ll h igh .

A n d in such distr e ss wa s h e t h a t h e wa s c o n
s t ra i n e d t o s e l l his h o rs e a n d his g a rm e n t s a n d his
, ,

sw o rd a n d g o ld spurs — a n d a t l a st t o b e c o m e
T h e n R a ym o n d h a s t ily a rr e s t e d hims e lf .

T h e r e up o n M a udli n s mil e d a n d s a id “
A n d d id
, ,

t h e pri n c e fo rg e t t h e b e a u t iful d a ms e l a n d fa ll in ,

l o ve wi t h a n o t h e r ? ”
 T h e Ol d E ng lis h Fairy T al e s

R aym o n d c o l o ur e d crims on— he c o uld n ot a n sw e r

h er. Then sh e s a id

I gra n t , fa ir y o u t h , y o u l ov e d h e r we l l .

If t h a t y o u r l o v e w e re s u c h ,
k
Y e t t h in o f m e , y o u r s e c o n d l ov e ,
In l o v e to b e as m uch .

Y ou r t wic e -
b el oved m a id is h e re ,
b
S u m it s h e rs e l f t o t h e e ,
And W h a t sh e c ould n ot at th e fi rs t ,

The se c on d t im e sh a l l be .

I n fo rt u n e , n ot in p e rs o n c h a n ge d

I
.

Fo r a m s t il l th e sa m e ,

I n h e a rt a nd m in d as c h a s te a nd t ru e
As fi rs t t o m e yo u c a m e.
”

Yo u c a n n o t imagi n e t h e joy a n d surpris e o f

R a ym o n d wh e n h e disc o v e r e d th a t t h e sh e ph e rd e ss
of S a l isbury P l a i n wa s n o o th e r tha n his cl e a r
I m o g e n a n d t h a t thi n ki n g hims e l f t o b e fa ls e h e
, , ,

h a d a l l t h e whil e b e e n t ru e .

T h e n sh e t o ld h e r st o ry h o w sh e had fle d fr o m ,

t h e c o ur t o f t h e D uk e o f Co r n w a ll a n d had t a k e n ,

s e rvic e with a p o o r o ld c o upl e o n t h e e dge o f

S a lisbury Pl a i n .

T h e n a l l a t o n c e t h e s u n r o s e a n d fl a sh e d o n t h e
, ,

t wo a s t h e y sa t t a lki n g a n d M a udli n — o r I m o g e n a s
, ,

h e r r e a l n a m e wa s cri e d o u t t h a t t h e y h a d fo rg o t t e n
-

a b o u t t h e fo u n t a i n .

A t o n c e t h e y h a st e n e d t o it ; I m o g e n c a rryi n g t h e
wre a t h sh e h a d b ee n we a ri n g a n d R a ym o n d wi t h ,

t h e pip e in his h a n d T h e y ra n t o t h e h a w t h o r n
.

bush u n d e r which bubbl e d up t h e spri n g a n d sh e , ,

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utm o st t e rr o r which was o n ly a ll ay e d wh e n sh e

,

sa w h e r d e a r fri e n d scr a mbl e a sh o r e o n t h e fa rth e r

bank .

S o th e y hast e d o n all thr o ugh t h e d a y A t l a st .

I m o g e n b e c a m e a l a rm e d a s t o wh a t m ight happ e n t o
h e r if n igh t fe ll a n d s h e s a w a tr e e t h a t wa s
‘

upr oo t e d a n d wa s b e i n g c a rri e d d ow n by t h e curr e n t ,

a n d s h e thr e w h e rs e lf a m o n g t h e br a n ch e s in t h e ,

h o p e s t h a t it w o uld fl o a t h e r a cr o ss t o R a ym o n d .

N o w t h e drift i n g tre e w e n t i n t o t h e m idst o f t h e

rush o f w a t e r a n d wa s sw e pt a l o n g th e re wi t h o u t
, ,

drawi n g n e a r t o e i t h e r b a n k Wh e n R a ym on d s aw .

t his h e w e n t i n t o t h e w a t e r a g a i n a n d swam a n d
, ,

did n ot d e sist t ill I m o g e n h e ld out h er h a n d as

h e appr o ach e d t h e tr ee a n d h e lp e d hi m up i n t o t h e
,

bra n ch e s .

B y t his tim e n ight had c o m e o n

,
Th e s un was .

se t but as it was midsu m m e r t h e r e wa s much light

, ,

in t h e sky ; m o r eo v e r t h e m oo n wa s a s a cr e sc e n t o f
,

t h e c o l o ur o f g o ld A ll thro ugh t h e n ight t h ey

.

w e r e sw e pt a l o n g t ill th e y h e a rd t h e r o a r o f t h e se a
, ,

a n d pr e s e n t ly a t d a w n b e h e ld t h e risi n g s u n fl a sh
, ,

o n t h e fo a m o f t h e br e a k e rs r o lli n g in .

W h e n th ey r e a ch e d t h e sp o t wh e r e t h e w a ve s m e t
t h e riv e r t h e n t h e y w e r e t o ss e d a b o u t a n d w a sh e d
, ,

O ff t h e t r ee ; but t h e y w o uld n o t l e t e a ch o t h e r s
’

g o

h a n d a n d t h e blu e w a v e s c a rri e d t h e m g e n t ly a n d
,

t hr e w t h e m up o n t h e s a n d T h e y w e r e so e xh a ust e d
.

a s t o b e i n s e n sibl e .

Wh e n th e y o p e n e d t h e ir e y e s t h e fa iry M o rg a n a ,

st oo d b e fo re t h e m S h e r e pr o a ch e d t h e m fo r t h e ir
’

n e gl e ct o f wh a t t h e y h a d u n d e rt a k e n S h e s a id t o .

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th e m :
“
My
childr e n n ev e r b e so e n gr o ss e d in y o ur
,

o wn c o n c e r n s as t o fo rg et t h e d u t i e s y o u o we t o
o th e rs T hat is o n e l e ss o n I h o p e y o u h a v e l ea r n e d
. .

B u t t h e r e is a n o th e r I wish y o u t o tak e t o h ea rt .

Wh e n d i fficulti e s o ccur do n ot struggl e a g a i n st

,

th e m but try t o circumve n t th e m I f y o u h a d n o t

,
.

b ee n foo lish b oth o f y ou a n d th o ught o f s o m e thi n g

, ,

e ls e e xc e pt y o ur wr e ath a n d pip e y o u w o ul d hav e ,

go n e r o u n d th e h e ad o f t h e rive r which m ight h av e ,

b ee n d o n e wi t h t h e utm o s t e a s e i n st e a d o f ru n n i n g ,

d o w n t h e str e a m a n d t h e n e n d e a v o uri n g t o st e m
t h e curr e n t M o st difficul t i e s m ay be got r o u n d a t
.

th e ir s o urc e which c a n n e ve r b e o ve rpass e d it

,
.

all o w e d t o gro w in v o lum e T h a t is t h e s e c o n d .

l e ss on A n d n ow y o ur tr o ubl e s a re n e ar th e ir e n d
.
,
.

I will c a ll my c a rri a g e a n d r e s t o re y o u t o wh e re yo u
we re .

S h e clapp e d h e r ha n ds a n d at o n c e a c a rriag e m a d e
,

o f gr e e n rush e s a pp e a r e d dr a w n by a th o usa n d fie l d
,

m ic e S h e i n sist e d o n I m o g e n e n t e ri n g sh e e n t e r e d
.
,

h e rs e lf a n d m ad e R a ym o n d sit on th e b ox b e sid e a n
,

o l d ra t wh o was c o achma n .

S o th e y dr o v e t hr o ugh t h e l a n d till th e y r e a ch ed
Sal isbury P l a i n till th ey arriv e d at th e h o us e o f t h e
,

o l d c o upl e with wh o m I m o g en had liv e d a n d wh e n , ,

th e y arrive d th e y fo u n d th e re a gr e at c on c o urs e o f
,

p e o pl e with h o rs e s a n d arm o ur .

Th e D uk e o f Co r n wal l was d e ad a n d t h e p e o pl e ,

o f D u ffe n e t h h a d ris e n t o d e m a n d t h e ir o wn duch e ss ,

a n d h a d s e n t o u t m e ss e n g e rs wh o h a d tr a c e d h e r in

h e r flight t o t h e c o tt a g e by Sal isbury P l a i n S he .

was n ow cl o th e d in m a g n ific en t r o b e s a n d was ,

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m o u n t e d o n a d a ppl e gr ey b u t sh e i n sis t e d o n ,

R a ym o n d a cc o mpa n yi n g h e r S h e r e tur n e d t o .

E x e t e r wh e r e sh e wa s pr o cl a im e d duch e ss a n d th e n
, ,

sh e m a rri e d R a ym o n d .

S oo n aft e r sh e l e n t him tr o o ps a n d h e m a rch e d t o

, ,

Wal e s a n d sp e e dily r e c ov e r e d his own pri n cip a lity

,

An d SO t h e se l o v e l y p i
r nces b o th

Ea c h o th e r d id b e frie n d ,

W h e re a ft e r m a n y a h a rd m is h a p
j
, ,

T h e ir l iv e s h a d o y fu l end.

NO TE — T h is is b a se d o n th e old E n gl is h b a l la d o f T h e S t ra n ge
Y p
.

L iv e s of t wo ou n gP rin c e s in E n gl a n d , w h ic h wa s rin t e d in
A Col l ect i on f
o Ol d B a l l a d s , 1 7 2 5 , v o l iii The e a rl ie r p a rt is so

k
. .

d is t in c t l y fo u n d e d on th e s t o ry o f H a veloc th e D ane a nd A rge n t il e ,

t h a t I h a ve som e wh a t a l t e re d it , as t h is l a t t e r s t o ry is giv e n in
t h is c o l l e c t io n Aft er th e fl igh t of th e da m sel , th e n t h e s t o ry n o
b b k b
.

l o n ge r e a rs a n y re s e m l a n c e to t h a t Of Ha v e l oc The a l la d
p
.

as it c o m es to us is n ot i n it s o rigin a l s h a e, b u t is a re w rit in g of

a m uch e a rl ie r o n e , in t h e re i
g n of E l iz a b e th or J a m es I The
pp p
.

c oll ecto r of th e Ol d B a l l a d s su osed t h a t t h is c om o s it io n wa s

fo u n d e d on th e s t o ry of R a y m o n d F it z ge ra l d , t h e c on q u e ro r o f

I re l a n d , i
wh o m a rr e d B a s il ia , S is t e r of R ic h a rd S t ro n g b ow, in
1 1 74 B ut t h e re is n o t h in g sa ve the na m e to fa v o u r t h is
p
.

hy o t h e s is .

Al l t h e p o rtio n o f t h e fa iry of t h e fo u n t a in is im p o rt e d in t o it
b y m e fro m a s t o ry in A N e w Col l ec t i on f F a i ry Ta l es , n on e o
f
wh i ch we re e v e r bef ore p ri n ted , in t wo v o l u m e s , L o n d o n , 1 75 0
p
.

I t i s s o m e wh a t o f a s u r ris e t o m e t h a t a m o n g t h e m a n y c o l l e e
t io n s o f m o d e rn d a y s , t h is c u rio u s O l d o o h a s n ot e e n n o t ic e d b k b
a n d s t o rie s ta k en fro m it .
 KI NG HORN

T H ERE liv e d in tim e s l o n g g o n e by a ki n g o f t h e ,

n a m e o f M urr a y an d he ,
rul e d o v e r t h e W e st e r n
I sl e s which w e n t by t h e n a m e o f t h e ki n gd o m o f
,

S odor .H e h a d a g o o d wife a n d a li tt l e s o n a n d ,

t h e n a m e o f this 5 011 wa s H o r n .

N o w t his wa s a t t h e tim e wh e n t h e N o rs e m e n
"

s a il ed r o u n d t h e c o a sts o f E n gl a n d a n d Sc o tl a n d
a n d I r e l a n d plu n d e ri n g a n d bur n i n g a n d sl a yi n g
, .

On e da y Ki n g M urr a y r o d e o u t a tt e n d e d by t wo ,

k n ights a n d wh e n h e c a m e t o t h e b e a ch h e fo u n d
, , ,

t h a t a fl e e t o f V iki n gs h a d j ust a rriv e d a n d d ise m

b a rk e d B e fo r e h e c o uld fly t h e y kill e d him T h e n
.
, .

t h e y w e n t up t o his p a l a c e a n d t h e qu e e n h a d b u t
,

j us t t im e t o e sc a p e in t h e c o n fusi o n a n d t o hid e ,

h e rs e lf in a c av e a m o n g t h e r o cks .

A s fo r th e li tt l e P ri n c e H o rn h e wa s o u t a t th e
,

tim e pl a yi n g wi t h t wo o t h e r b o ys o f his o wn a ge
, ,

wh o s e n a me s w e r e A t h u lf a n d Fik e n h ild .

A t firs t t h e N o rs e pir a te s t h o ught th ey wo uld kill

H o r n b u t i n s t e a d o f d o i n g t his t h e y p u t him a n d
, , ,

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his t wo c o mp a n i on s in a sm a l l b o a t ,
an d t hrust it
out to se a .

Th en t h e sea bg e an t o flo w,
A n d H o rn c h il d to ro w;
An d th e se a b
th e oa t d id s wee p
p
,

Fa r, fa r o u t, ove r th e d e e .

T h e t hr e eb o ys w e r e in t h e b o a t a l l n ight ; th ey
w e re c o ld a n d hu n gry a n d frigh t e n e d H a ppily n o
'

.
,

s t o rm a r o s e T h e y k n e w n o t wh e r e t h e y drift e d
. .

A t l a s t d ay d a w n e d
,
A t h u lf a n d F ik e n h il d h a d fa ll e n
.

a sl ee p wi t h cryi n g a n d wi t h w e a ri n e ss N o w as .
,

t h e sky b e g a n t o light e n H o r n t o uch e d his c o m ,

p a n i o n s w o k e t h e m a n d s a id
, ,

F rie n d s y o u n g, l is t t o m e ,
I w il l s a y a w o rd o f gl e e
I b
.

h ea r th e s weet i rd s s in g,

I se e t h e gre e n gra s s s p rin

g .

T h e t wo sl e e p e rs sa t up in a boat ,
and th e y sa w
a c o a st n o t fa r O ff a n d t h e tid e was ,
c a rryi n g th e m
up up o n t h e y e ll o w s a n ds .

T h e y w e r e v e ry gl a d n o w a n d wi t h t h e ir h a n ds , ,

in t h e w a t e r t h e y r o w e d fo r th e y had n o o a rs an d
, , ,

a t l a st ra n a sh o r e .

T h e n th e y j ump e d o u t a n d H o r n tur n i n g t o t h e , ,

l ittl e b o a t s a id ,

S p hi ,
by t h e sea fl o od

D h a v e t h o u go o d ,
a ys

B y th e se a rin b k
k
,

I n w a t e r d o n o t s in .

If t o S u d e re y y o u c o m e ,

G re e t k in a t h o m e ,
G re e t t h e q ueen m y m o th e r
An d of frie n d s ea ch o th e r

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t ri e d t o ge t h old o f I re l a n d H o w e v e r h e d id n o t
.
,

lik e t o r e fus e t h e pri n c e ss a n d so h e c o n trive d t h a t

,

t h e y sh o ul d m ee t .

N o w Ki n g A ylm a r h a d n o so n s o t h a t R y m e n ,

hild wa s his h e ir S h e t o ld H o r n t h a t sh e l o v e d
.

him d e a rly a n d t h a t sh e wish e d him t o pligh t t o

,

h e r h i s w o rd t h a t h e w o uld m a rry h e r a n d n o o n e
e ls e
.

H o r n r e pli e d t h a t h e r e a lly wa s n o t w o r t hy o f
such a n h o n o ur b u t t h a t h e w o uld c o n sid e r h e r p ro
,

p o s a l a ft e r h e h a d b e e n dubb e d k n igh t S o t h e .

pri n c e ss urg e d t h e st e w a rd t o p e rsu a d e h e r fa th e r t o

m a k e H o r n a k n igh t .

A t h e lb e rt a gr e e d t o this a n d h e w e n t b e fo r e th e
,

k i n g a n d r e pr e s e n t e d t o him t h a t H o r n wa s n o w
,

o f a ge t o r e c e iv e k n ig h t h o o d t h a t h e c o uld d o a l l
,

t h a t wa s r e quir e d o f a k n igh t wi t h l a n c e a n d sw o rd ,

a n d t h a t his bir t h wa s r o y a l a n d h e wa s e n t i t l e d t o
,

k n igh t h o o d .

A ylm a r c on s e n te d to this : h e c a ll e d fo r H o rn ,

a n d t h e r e up o n dubb e d him k n igh t .

N o w a s s o o n as H o r n h a d b e e n k n igh t e d h e a t
, ,

o n c e pr o c e e d e d t o c o n fe r k n igh t h oo d o n his c o m

r a d e s A t h u lf a n d F ik e n h il d
,
.

T h e n H o r n w e n t b e fo r e t h e pri n c e ss a n d s a id ,

t h a t a s h e wa s a k n igh t h e mus t go fo r t h o n his

, ,

a dv e n t ur e s and
,
sh o w t h a t h e wa s w o r t hy o f t h e
h o n o ur h e h a d re c e iv e d H e pr o mis e d t h a t if h e
.

c a m e b a ck h e w o uld a sk fo r h e r h a n d
, .

T h e n s h e g a v e t o H o r n a g o ld ri n g wi t h a s t o n e
in it a n d o n t h e s t o n e wa s e n gr a v e d h e r o wn lik e
,
’

n e ss . A n d sh e t o ld him t h a t t h e p rOp e rt y Of t h e
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n o rn

ri n g wa s t o c a rry him s a fe '

and s o u n d thr o ugh all

d a n ge n
T he n H o rn w e n t d o w n t o t h e sh o re .

H e a rriv e d m o st o pp o r t u n e ly fo r j us t t h e n a ,

N o rwe gi a n pir a t e ship h a d ru n up t o t h e sh o r e .

H o r n a n d his c o m p a n i o n s a t o n c e fe ll o n t h e m ,

t o o k t h e m by surpris e r o u t e d t h e m a n d h e c u t O ff
, ,

t h e h e a d o f t h e ir l e a d e r a n d c a m e b a ck t o t h e
,

p a l a c e c a rryi n g it by t h e h a ir a n d h e pl a c e d it o n
, ,

t h e t a bl e b e fo r e t h e k i n g .

N o w it m ust b e t o ld th a t Fike n h il d was fa ls e a t

h e a rt a n d h e h a d whisp e re d i n t o t h e ki n g s e a r t h a t
,
’

H o r n h a d c o n c e iv e d a pl a n o f p o is o n i n g t h e cup h e
o ffe r e d t h e k i n g S O a s t o kill him t h e n p o ss e ss
'

, ,

hims e lf O f R y m e n h il d a n d a sc e n d t h e t hr o n e o f
,

We st e rn e ss .

A ft e r H o rn h a d p u t th e V iki n g s h e a d o n th e ’

t a bl e h e w e n t t o R y m e n h ild t o t e ll h e r wh a t h e h a d
,

d o n e H e fo u n d h e r in t e a rs a n d t his wa s wh a t
.
,

sh e s a id S h e h a d dr e am t a n d t h o ught sh e h a d ,

g o n e o u t fishi n g a n d h a d c a ugh t a fin e a n d b e au t iful

,

fish B ut t h e n e t burs t a n d t h e fish fe ll o u t

.
, .

H o r n c o m fo rt e d h e r a s w e ll a s h e wa s a bl e a n d ,

pl e dg e d hims e lf t o b e g o o d a n d t ru e t o h e r .

N o w A ylm a r b e li e v e d t h e lyi n g t a l e t o ld him by

,

F ik e n h il d an d h e dr o v e H o r n a w a y fr o m h is
,

pre s e n c e a n d b a d e him l e a ve t h e r e a lm
,
.

B e fo r e H o r n d e p a r t e d h e b a d e A t h u l f r e mai n b e
,

hi n d a n d w a t ch o ve r R y m e n h il d a n d see t h a t n o n e ,

h a rm e d h e r a n d h e pr o m is e d t h a t in s e ve n y e a rs h e
,

w o uld re t ur n a n d cl a im R y m e n h il d fo r wife .

T h e n h e t o o k ship a n d d e p a rt e d .

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The ship s a il e d w e st a n d h e l a n d e d in I r e la n d
, ,

wh e re h e wa s w e l l r e c e iv e d by t h e ki n g wh o s e n a m e ,

wa s T h o rst a n a n d by t h e t wo pri n c e s H a r o ld a n d
, ,

B e ril d .B u t h e d id n o t giv e his r e a l n a m e h e c a ll e d ,

hims e lf Cu t b e rd .

N o w it fe ll o u t t h a t a t Y ul e which is C hris t m a s , ,

th e re c a m e a B e rse rk r wi t h a n umb e r o f N o r t hm e n
, ,

a n d h e d e fi e d t h e ki n g a n d his m e n t o figh t .

B u t Cu t b e rd st o o d up a n d o ffe r e d t o t a k e t h e
a dv e n tur e up o n him .

T his t h e ki n g r e lucta n tly a ll o w e d B u t in fa ct .

, ,

H o r n h a d r e c o g n is e d in this big B e rse rk r t h e c o m

m a n d e r o f t h e e xp e d i t i o n t h a t h a d c o m e o n his
fat h e r s l a n d a n d h a d k ill e d his fa th e r
’

,
.

Y o u m ust u n d e rst a n d wh a t th e s e B e rse rk rs w e r e .

T h e y w e r e N o rth e r n m e n wh o w o rk e d t h e ms e lv e s up
i n t o m a d fury wh e n fo a m d ro pp e d fr o m t h e ir
,

m o u t hs th e y g n a w e d t h e t o ps o f t h e ir shi e lds t h e y
, ,

h a d in th e ir m a d n e ss t wic e t h e s t r e n gth o f o rd i n a ry
m e n a n d b e li e v e d t h a t wh e n t h e fit was o n th e m
, ,

n o s t ee l w o uld w o u n d t h e m I t wa s s o m e thi n g lik e

.

p o ss e ssi o n by a n e vil spirit a n d we h e a r a g o o d ,

d e a l a b o u t it in o l d N o rs e hist o ry T h e re is n o .

d o ubt t h a t th e s e B e rse rk rs w e r e m a d a t t h e t im e .

Wh e n t h e fit wa s o ff t h e m t h e y w e r e so e xh a ust e d
, ,

t h e y c o uld sc a rc e m o v e fo r h o urs .

N o w H o r n k n e w t h e m a n a n d h e wa s r e s o lv e d ,

t o a v e n g e his fa th e r H e had o n t h e ri n g giv e n him

.

by R y m e n h il d a n d his o wn trusty a rm o ur
, .

H o r n n o w fo ught t h e B e rs e rk r a n d a ft e r a furi o us ,

o n sl a ugh t kill e d him T h e n t h e I rishm e n rush e d

.

o n t h e fe ll o ws o f t h e N o rs e chi e f a n d kill e d t h e m ,

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in g by ship a s t o rm a r o s e a n d wr e ck e d t h e ve ss e l
, ,

a n d a l l t h e re i n w e re d ro w n e d

N o w R y m e n h il d w a t ch e d e v e ry d ay e xp e cti n g ,

H o r n t o c o m e a n d a t l a st r e luct a n tly sh e h a d
,

pr o m is e d h e r fa t h e r t h a t if h e d id n o t arriv e o n th e
fo ll o wi n g Su n d a y sh e w o uld d o a s h e d e sire d
,
.

T h e n t h e s a n d w a sh e d up t o h e r fe e t t h e b o dy
o f t h e li t t l e fo o t p a g e a n d sh e k n e w h e h a d b e e n
-

d r o w n e d a n d sh e gre a t ly fe a r e d e i t h e r l e s t h e sh o uld
,

h a v e p e rish e d o n his wa y t o H o r n o r Wo rs e s t ill , , ,

h a d b e e n wr e ck e d a l o n g wi t h H o r n o n his wa y back ,
.

T h e n sh e g a v e h e rs e l f qui t e up t o d e sp a ir .

H o r n n e v e r t h e l e ss wa s o n his wa y
, ,
Wh e n h e .

r e c e ive d t h e n e ws h e w e n t b e fo re K i n g T h o rst a n
, ,

a n d t o ld him b o t h wh o h e was a n d wh a t wa s his ,

pr e s e n t n e e d H e a sk e d him t o l e t him h a v e s o m e
.

I rish k e r n e s t o c o m e with him a n d figh t fo r him if ,

t h e re w e r e n ee d t o fight .

K i n g T h o rst a n r e a d ily a ss e n t e d a n d sp ee d ily H o rn ,

h a d a ship m a d e r e a dy a n d e n t e r e d it with his m e n

, ,

a n d s a il e d fo r We st e rn e ss .

H e wa s much d e t a i n e d by t h e st o rm in which
h a d fo u n d e r e d t h e b o a t o f t h e fo o t p a g e B ut a t -
.

l e n g t h h e a rrive d o n t h e c o a s t o f We st e rn e ss a n d ,

h e a n d h is m e n w e n t o n sh o r e a n d h e b a d e th e m a l l ,

a bid e hidd e n in a w oo d t ill h e sum m o n e d th e m .

T h e n h e w e n t fo rw a rd by hims e lf a n d h e m e t a ,

p a l m e r c o mi n g a l o n g in a grey sui t wi t h his c o ckl e ,

sh e ll a n d his l o n g s t a ff .

H o r n s t o o d b e fo r e t h e palm e r a n d st a y e d him , ,

a n d a sk e d him wh a t n e ws .

T h e p a lm e r s a id t h a t t h e r e wa s gr e at n e ws fo r ,

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 Ki g H n o rn

t hat ki n g s d a ugh te r t h e P ri n c e ss R y m e n h il d
d ay t h e
’

, ,

h a d b ee n m a rri e d t o t h e K i n g O f B ri tt a n y a n d t h a t ,

t h e r e wa s t o b e a gr e a t fe a s t in t h e p a l a c e b u t t h a t ,

a l l t o ld h o w s a d t h e pri n c e ss wa s a n d t h a t h e r e y e s ,

w e re re d wi t h t ea rs .

T h e n H o r n a sk e d t h e p a lm e r t o ch a n g e dr e ss e s
wi t h him H e a gr e e d a n d H o r n w e n t o n his way
.
,

disguis e d a n d h e t o o k b e rri e s o f bl a e b e rry a n d

, ,

st a i n e d his fa c e a n d h a n ds th a t n o n e m ight k n o w ,

him S o h e w e n t t o th e k i n g s g a t e
.
’
.

He m e t o t h e ga t e w a rd
ca -

T h a t a n s w e re d h im fu ll h a rd
b
.

H o rn a de h im und o s o ft ,
M a ny t im e an d o ft ;
n e e r c oul d h e w in
’

B ut
T h a t th e m a n sh o ul d l e t h im in .

H o rn b e ga n t h e ga t e t o t u rn
An d t h e l a t c h e t uns
p u rn .

The p o rt e r- b o y — h e b y h is rig
H o rn too k a n d t h re w o v e r t h e b ri
g,
T h a t h is ri b s h im d id b k
re a 1

p
,

An d so H o rn a s se d t h e ga t e .

Wh e n H o r n h a d go t t hr o ugh by t his m e a n s h e ,

ra n g e d hims e lf a m o n g t h e b e gg a rs H e l o o k e d o u t .

fo r his fa i t hful A t h u l f but c o uld n o t se e him b e c a us e

, ,

A t h u l f wa s o n a high t o w e r l o o k i n g fo r H o r n t o a rriv e
wi t h his m e n ; a n d th o ugh h e h a d s e e n t h e p a l m e r
a rriv e it h a d n o t s t ruck him t h a t this c o uld b e his
,

d e a r m a st e r .

P r e s e n t ly t h e pr i n c e ss c a m e d o w n a n d n o t o n ly ,

w e re h e r e y e s re d wi t h w e e pi n g b u t t h e t e a rs w e re ,

o n h e r ch e e ks a n d t h e r o s e s h a d fa d e d o u t O f h e r fa c e
,
.

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S he sa wb e gg a rs a n d full o f g e n tl e c o m
th e , ,

p a ssi o n sh e fi ll e d a gr e a t s ilve r m o u n t e d h o r n with

,
-

wi n e a n d h a n d e d it t o t h e b e gg a rs A l l dr a n k
,
.

e xc e p t t h e p a lm e r wh o sa t d o w n o n t h e fl o o r a n d
, ,

h e ld o u t his b o wl o f r o ugh p o t t e ry T h e a n ci e n t .

p o e t s a ys
H e r h o rn sh e l a id d o wn
An d fi ll ed h im fro m a b ro wn (p it c h e r)
H is b owl th a t h eld a ga l l o n
Fo r sh e w e e n e d h e wa s a gl u t t o n .

“
Then sp o k e t o h er a n d s a id
he I am n ot a
, ,

b e gg a r I will n o t dri n k wi n e sav e o u t o f a whit e

.

mug I a m a fish e rm a n a n d my n e ts a re cl o s e by
.
, .

T h e y hav e b e e n lyi n g in t h e s e a th e s e s e v e n y e a rs ,

a n d I a m c o m e t o s e e if a fish b e in t h e m
”
.

T h e pri n c e ss wa s much surpris e d a t wh a t h e s a id .

S h e wa s m o r e surpris e d wh e n h e s a id “
Co m e fa ir , ,
”
l a dy fill up t h e h o r n a n d dri n k t h e h e alth o f H o r n
, .

S h e put t h e silv e r lipp e d h o r n t o h e r m o uth b u t

-
,

sh e so tr e mbl e d t h a t sh e spill e d t h e wi n e Then .

sh e st o o p e d wh e n t h e wi n e wa s spill e d a n d as sh e
, ,

s t o o p e d sh e s a id t o t h e p a lm e r Wh y sp ea k y o u o f
,
“
,

H o rn ? H a v e y o u s e e n him ?
”

T h e n t h e p a lm e r d r o pp e d t h e ri n g in t h e wi n e ,

a n d sh e t oo k it up a n d k n e w it a g a i n a n d w e ll n igh ,
-

fa i n t e d . S h e h a stily r e tir e d a m o n g h e r m a id e n s ,

t o h e r b o w e r a n d s e n t o n e o f t h e m t o bri n g t h e
,

p a l m e r t o h er .

N o w H o r n c a m e in a n d sp ee dily h e t o ld h e r wh o
,

h e wa s a n d h o w t h a t his m e n w e r e a t h a n d in a
,

w o o d a n d t h a t h e w o ul d d e l ive r h e r fr o m Ki n g M o d i
, .

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cut to pi e c e s b o t h H o r n a n d his m e n B u t H o r n .

a n d his I rishm e n m a d e a g o o d figh t a n d t h e e n d ,

wa s t h a t M o d i fe ll a n d his m e n w e r e r o u t e d
,
H o rn .
3

push e d o n i n t o t h e p a l a c e a n d a pp ea r e d b e fo r e K i n g
,

A ylm a r a n d t o ld him a l l t h e st o ry o f his a cts a n d

, ,

c o n vi n c e d him t h a t t h e r e h a d b ee n sl a n d e ro us a ccus a
t i o n s m a d e a g a i n s t him .

T h e n h e a sk e d K i n g A yl m a r t o l e t him h a v e
R y m e n h il d fo r wife b u t s a id t h a t h e h a d n o purp o s e
,

t o m a rry h e r t il l h e h a d r e c o n qu e r e d his o wn
ki n gd o m o f S o d o r o r t h e S u d e rey s
, .

T h e ki n g c o n s e n t e d a n d th o ugh R y m e n h il d wa s
,

s o rry t h a t h e sh o ul d l e a ve so s oo n y e t sh e s a w t h a t
,

h e wa s v e ry d e t e rm i n e d t o m a rry h e r a s a ki n g a n d
n o t a s a n o utc a s t B e fo r e h e d e p a r t e d H o r n wa s
, ,

i n cli n e d t o s e v e re ly pu n ish F ik e n h il d b u t his o l d ,

c o mr a d e fe ll o n his k n e e s b e fo re him a n d e n t r e a t e d
fo rgiv e n e ss a n d sw o r e t h a t h e w o uld b e t ru e t o him
,

e v e rm o r e . A n d b e c a us e H o r n r e m e mb e r e d h o w
they h a d b e e n pl a yfe ll o ws t o g e t h e r and how ,

t o g e t h e r t h e y h a d fa r e d in t h e o p e n b o a t h e wa s ,

s oft e n e d a n d fo rg a v e him
,
.

H o r n d e p a r t e d a n d h e t o o k wi t h him t h e I rish
,

k e r n e s l e n t him by K i n g Th o rst a n a n d h e h a d ,

wi t h him a s w e ll his fa i t hful A t h u l f a n d s o m e m e n ,

fro m We st e rn ess wh o w e r e gl a d t o s e rve u n d e r him

, .

Wh e n H o r n l a n d e d in S u d d e re y h e fo u n d a m a n,

b o u n d t o a t re e a n d h e a sk e d him wh o h e Wa s
, .

T h e m a n r e pl i e d t h a t h e wa s a k n igh t a n d h a d ,

b e e n a s e rv a n t o f Ki n g M urr a y b u t n o w h e wa s ,

b a dly t re a t e d by t h e N o rs e m e n wh o rul e d t h e ,

isl e s
. T h e n h e s a id h o w th a t t h e n a t iv e s w e r e
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 Ki g H
n r
o n

w e a ry o f t h e N o rs e m e n a n d h o w t h e y w o n d e r e d
,

t h a t H o r n d id n o t r e tur n t o c l a im his o wn
’

H o r n n o w t o ld him wh o h e wa s a n d wh e r e fo r e ,

he had co m e . H e r e l ea s e d him fr o m his b o n ds ,

a n d b a d e him go a b o ut a n d t e ll his p eo pl e s e cr e t ly

t o b e r e a dy a n d ris e sudd e n ly o n th e ir t yr a n ts a n d ,

h e w o uld b e wi t h t h e m t o a id t h e m .

N o w a l l h a pp e n e d right a s H o r n d e vis e d a n d h e ,

wa s a bl e t o sl a y t h e N o r t hm e n a n d t h o s e h e d id
,

n o t sl a y h e dr o v e o u t o f his fa th e r s O l d r e a l m A nd
’
.

n o w t h e r e wa s gr e a t r ej o ici n g in t h e isl e s a n d H o r n ,

was o ve rj o y e d t o fin d his m o th e r s t ill a l ive in t h e ,

c a ve in which sh e h a d c o n c e al e d h e rs e lf th e s e m a n y
y e a rs
.

I n t h e m e a n tim e thi n gs h a d n o t b e e n g o i n g w e l l
,

wi t h R y m e n h il d I t must b e t o ld t h a t a t t h e t im e
.

K i n g A yl m a r h a d gro w n o l d a n d child ish a n d fo r ,

s e v e n y e a rs F ik e n h il d h a d b e e n a t his sid e a s
c o u n s e ll o r a n d h a d g a i n e d such a c o m pl e t e m a st e ry
,

o v e r t h e o l d ki n g ,
th a t h e c o u ld m a k e him thi n k
a n d d o j us t wh a t h e lik e d .

Fik e n h ild wa s v e ry ill pl e as e d at t h e r e tur n o f

H o r n a n d a t his o wn humili a t i o n a n d h e wa s n o t a t
, ,

a l l gr a t e ful th a t his life h a d b e e n sp a r e d .

H e b e g a n n o w t o sch e m e h o w h e m igh t t a k e
a dv a n t a g e o f H o r n s a bs e n c e ; a n d h e t a lk e d t o t h e
’

foo lish Ol d ki n g a n d tur n e d him a b o u t j us t a s h e

,

wish e d Fik e n h ild p e rsuad e d t h e k i n g t h a t H o r n

.

h a d b ee n kill e d by t h e N o rs e m e n in S u d d e re y a n d ,

t hat t h e N o rs e w e r e c o m i n g o n t o a t t a ck t h e ki n gd o m
o f W e st e rn e ss.

Wh e n A ylm a r h e a rd t his h e wa s in a gre a t frigh t

, ,

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and he sk e d wh a t wa s t o b e d o n e
a F ik e n h il d .

a n sw e r e d t hat h e must giv e him R y m e n h ild a s wife ,

a n d a pp o i n t him t o succ e e d him in t h e k i n gd o m ,

t h e n t h e p eo pl e w o u ld r a lly r o u n d him a s t h e ir
fu t ur e s o v e r e ig n a n d figh t bra ve ly u n d e r his l e a di n g
, , ,

a g a i n st t h e i n v a d e rs .

Th e ki n g g a v e his c o n s e n t ; but R y m e n h il d w o uld

n o t l ist e n t o a w o rd F ik e n h il d s a id S h e w o uld n o t.

b e li ev e t h a t H o r n wa s d ea d .

S o F ik e n h il d buil t a str o n g t o w e r by t h e se a which ,

c o ul d o n ly b e r e a ch e d a t l o w t id e a n d h e c a rri e d o ff
,

t h e pri n c e ss a n d se t h e r t h e r e i n a n d s a id th a t t h e r e
,

sh e sh o uld r e m a i n t ill sh e c o n s e n t e d t o m a rry him .

N o w o n e n ight H o r n h a d a dr e a m : h e t h o ugh t
t h a t R y m e n h il d wa s o n a r o ck in t h e se a a n d t h e ,

t id e wa s risi n g a n d s h e wa s in gre a t p e ril o f b e i n g

,

dro w n e d a n d s h e stre t ch e d fo rth h e r a rms a n d cri e d

, ,

t o H o r n t o h e lp h e r .

N e xt m o r n i n g H o r n m o u n te d his ship a n d t o o k ,

his c o mp a n i o n s wi t h him a n d s a il e d fo r We st e rn e ss
, ,

a n d a s it ch a n c e d a s t h e y n e a r e d t h e y s aw a n e w
, ,

whit e t o w e r s t an di n g in t h e sea H o r n gre at ly .

w o n d e r e d b e c a us e t his t o w e r wa s n o t th e re wh e n h e
,

d e p a r t e d so h e ra n his ships u n d e r t h e w a lls a n d

, ,

t h e r e s a w s i tt i n g o n t h e r o cks a m a n wh o was
, ,

A t h u lf s c o usi n H o r n t o ld wh o h e wa s a n d a sk e d
.
,

a bo u t th e t owe r T h e n h e l e a r n e d a l l t h e t r e a ch e ry
.

of F ik e n h il d .

S o he and his h a stily d isguis e d t h e ms e lv e s

men
a s h a rp e rs a n d u t n l n g cl ks v r t h ir rm ur
, p o o o a o e e a o .

T h e y c a m e t o t h e t o w e r d o o r a n d s a id t h e y w e r e a
,

p a r t y o f m i n s t r e ls a n d a sk e d t o b e a dm i tt e d
, .

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Of Ho rn s it t in g a m o n g t h e b eg k
ga rs is l i e t h a t o f C a d wa l l o , K in g
of t h e B rit o n s , a t t h e ga t e o f E d w in , K in g o f o rt h u m ria , in N b
k
,

R o ge r of We n d o v e r ; a nd, in a m e a s u re , is l i e th a t of th e re t u rn

of Ul y s ses .

An e xa m lep or t wo m u s t b e a dded to S h ow t h e l a n gu a ge of th e
o rigin a l .

H e d u d e h o rn inn l a t e
R igt halle g
b
at a te,

H e se tt e h im o n th e ench e

p
H is h a r e fo r t o c l e n ch e .

H e m a k e d e R y m e n h ild e l a y
A n d h e o ( sh e ) m a k e d Wa l a wa y
g)
.

R y m e n h ild fe o l y sw oge ( swoo n in

g g
,

N e wa s t h e re n o n e t h a t lou e ( l a u h ed ) ,

H it smo t to h om es h e rt e
S O b it e re th a t h it sm e rt e .

T h e l a y o f H o rn h a s e e n b e d it e d by J R b
L u m y fo r t h e Ea rl y
S
. .

E n gl is h T e x t o c ie t y , 1 866 .

1 9Q [
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 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fairy T al es

a pir a t e v e ss e l h o v e in sigh t a n d ra n a l o n gsid e o f

,

t h e m e rch a n tma n T h e capt a i n a n d all his cr e w

.

fo ught d e sp e r a t e ly a n d dro v e aw a y t h e pirat e s

, .

T h e fight h a d b ee n so furi o us t h a t a l l his m e n w e r e

kill e d o r w o u n d e d B y t h e gre a t e s t pi e c e o f g oo d
.

luck h e hims e lf e scap e d .

T h e t e rr o r in which t h e g o o d qu ee n was whils t ,

t h e battl e had b e e n w a g e d a n d t h e s e n s e o f h e r,

gre a t l o ss in t h e d e a th o f h er d e a r husb a n d Ki ng ,

G u n t e r a n d o f t h e ki n gd o m o f D e n m a rk so o v e r
, ,

c a m e h e r t ha t h e r spiri t s s a n k a n d sh e di e d a t
, ,

se a. T h e n t h e r e a ro s e a dr e a d ful st o rm a n d t o ,

s av e t h e v e ss e l t h e c a ptai n wa s o blig e d t o t hro w

all t h e l a d i n g i n t o t h e se a H e c o uld h a rdly.

m a n a g e t h e ship hims e lf a l o n e — a n d a l l t h e w o u n d e d
s a il o rs di e d A t l a s t t h e g a l e dr o v e t h e v e ss e l
.

a s a wr e ck up o n t h e L i n c o l n shir e c o a s t a n d it wa s ,

str a n d e d a t t h e pl a c e a ft e rwards c a ll e d fr o m him ,

G rimsby .

T h e n t h e c a p t a i n a n d his wife c a m e o n sh o r e a n d , ,

fo r a smuch a s t h ey w e r e W i t h o u t m e a n s t h ey t oo k ,

t h e wr e ck s a w e d it in h a lf a n d t ur n e d it i n t o a
, ,

h o us e by t h e sid e o f t h e se a H a ppily t h e li tt l e .

b o a t b e l o n gi n g t o t h e ship wa s u n i nj ure d a n d t h e ,

c a p t a i n us e d t his fo r g o i n g o u t fishi n g L uck .

a tt e n d e d him a n d h e s o ld his fish W

,
e ll Wh a t h e .

d id n o t s e ll t h a t h e a n d his wife a n d t h e li t t l e
,

H a v e l o ck a t e T h e fish w e r e t urb o t s a lm o n mull e t s

.
, , ,

p o rp o is e s m a ck e re l in gre a t pl e n t y a n d gr e a t j u n ks
, ,

o f wh a l e wi t h t h e blubb e r
,
.

N o w t h e n urs e wa s a skilful c o o k a n d sh e dr e ss e d ,

all th e fish t h a t t h e y a t e in t h e fi n e st a n d m o st
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d a i n t y way a n d li t t l e H a v e l o ck w a t ch e d h e r a n d
, ,

s oo n l e ar n e d t o c oo k qui t e a s w e l l a s sh e .

A s th e n urs e a n d h e r husb a n d did n o t d e sire t h a t

t h e child sh o u ld b e k n o w n t h e y did n o t c a l l him by ,

his t ru e n a m e b u t a lw a ys Cu e ra n ; a n d h e gre w up
,

t o b e li e v e t h a t t h e fish e rm a n a n d his wife w e r e his

fat h e r a n d m o t h e r a n d h e h a d n o t h o ugh t but t h a t
,

Cu e ra n wa s his righ t n a m e
1
.

I n t im e t h e fish e rm a n G rim b e c a m e much b e tt e r

o ff a n d
,
i n s t e a d o f g o i n g o u t fishi n g h e b e c a m e a
, ,

s a l t m e rch a n t H e m a d e p a n s a n d p u t se a w a t e r
-
.
-

in t h e m a n d his wife l it fir e s u n d e r t h e p a n s a n d
, ,

s t ra i n e d t h e w a t e r a w a y T h e n t h e r e wa s l e ft in .

t h e p a n s o n ly b e a u t iful whi t e s a l t .

T h e g o o d m a n a n d his wife h a d t wo s o n s o f t h e ir
o wn T h e y w e r e y o u n g e r t h a n Cu e ra n a n d t h e y l o v e d
“

.
,

him a n d s e rve d him a s a n e ld e r bro t h e r Cu e ra n s .

’

supp o s e d fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r o ft e n s a id t o him L e t “
,

n o o n e e v e r s e e y o u a sl ee p ; fo r if ou a re s ee n
y
a sl e e p gr e a t mischi e f m a y c o m e o f it
,
T h e y w o uld .

n o t a ll o w him a t n igh t t o b e in t h e s a m e b e dr o o m

wi th t h e t wo b o ys o f t h e ir o wn fo r t h ey did n o t wish ,

t h e s e t wo t o se e t h e l a d wh o t h e y t h o ugh t wa s t h e ir
, , ,

e ld e r br o t h e r wh e n h e wa s a sl ee p
,
W h y t h a t wa s .
,

t h a t y o u sh a ll h e a r pr e s e n t ly .

N o w t h e s a l t m e rch a n t w e n t a b o u t t h e c o u n t ry
-

s e lli n g S a l t b u t a t h o m e a t G rimsby his wife , ,

mi n d e d t h e p a n s a n d t h e t wo y o u n g b o ys k e p t up
,

t h e fire u n d e r t h e m I n o rd e r t h a t t h e y migh t
.

wo rk t h e y mus t e a t so Cu e ra n r e m a i n e d in t h e O l d
, ,

wre ck e d ship tur n e d i n to a h o us e a n d c o o k e d th e

1
C u e ra n in t h e old B rit is h t o n gu e m e a n s a s c u l l io n o r c o o k .

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di n n e r ,
his n urs e us e d t o say t h a t h e surp a ss e d
and

h e r in c o o k i n g j us t a s a ki n g surp a ss e s c o m m o n m e n
a n d t h e r o s e e xc e ls t h e d a isy .

I t h a pp e n e d o n e d ay t h a t t h e ki n g o f t h a t c o u n t ry
c a m e t o G rimsby a n d t his wa s t h e r e a s o n o f his
,

co m in g . T h e qu e e n h a d ru n sh o r t o f s a l t a n d ,

t h e re h a d b e e n n o s a l t in t h e p a l a c e wh e n t h e d i n n e r
wa s c oo k e d o n e d ay . T h e fo o d wa s so t a st e l e ss t h a t
t h e k i n g c o uld n o t e a t it a n d h e s a id I f you c an t ’

, ,

p u t in s a l t p u,
t i n s o m e t hi n g e ls e .
”

N e x t d ay t h e qu ee n p u t s o d a wi th a l l th e m e a t ,

i n t o a l l t h e pudd i n gs a n d pi e s ; a n d t h e d i n n e r wa s
s o n a s t y t h a t t h e ki n g push e d his dish a w a y a n d ,

s a id h e c o uld n o t e a t it .

T h e n t h e qu e e n s a id h e must go t o G rimsby a n d
buy h er s a l t o f t h e m e rch a n t t h e re .

T h e ki n g s a id he w o uld d o s o H e ro d e a n d h e
.

ro d e till h e c a m e n e a r G rimsby a n d a s h e d re w n e a r
, ,
”
h e lift e d up his n o s e a n d s a id “
G oo d ! g oo d ! fo r
,

h e sm e lt fri e d h e rri n gs .

H e h a d n o t g o n e much fa r t h e r b e fo re h e s n iffe d
“
a g a i n a n d s a id ,
I a m sure t h e y a re c o o k i n g t urb o t
which is e a t e n wi t h o ys t e r s a uc e .
”

H e h a d n o t g o n e fa r t h e r b e fo r e his e y e s b e g a n t o
t wi n kl e a n d his m o u t h t o w a t e r a n d h e s a id ,
I ,

w o uld o h I w o uld t h a t I h a d s o m e o f t h a t wh a l e
,

blubb e r I sm e l l c o o ki n g so d a i n tily
T h e n h e p u t spurs i n t o his h o rs e s sid e s a n d
’

g a ll o p e d till h e c a m e t o t h e c o t t a g e o n t h e b e a ch
m a d e o u t o f t h e o l d wr e ck a n d th e r e a l l t h e d e lic a t e
,

s m e lls o f all t h e diffe re n t c o urs e s th a t w e re b e i n g

c oo k e d for d i n n e r t h a t d a y w e re mi n gl e d j ust as in
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much m o r e h a d t h e y a sk e d it so e a g e r wa s h e t o
, ,

s e cure this p e rfe cti o n o f a c oo k .

S o Cu e ra n b e c a m e t h e h e a d c oo k in t h e pal a c e o f
t h e K i n g o f N o rfo lk T h e n am e o f t h e ki n g was
.

Ed el si .

N o w it mus t b e t o ld t h a t t h e bro t h e r in law o f t h e - -

K i n g o f N o rfo lk was K i n g o f E ss e x a n d had his ,

c a pi t a l a t Co lch e s t e r H is n a m e was Ed e l be rt a n d
.
.
,

h e h a d m a rri e d Orwa in t h e sis t e r o f t h e K i n g o f

,

N o rfo lk wh o h a d his c a pi t a l a t L i n ds e y
, .

T h e K i n g O f E ss e x d i e d a n d h e l e ft t h e charg e o f
,

his wife a n d his d a ugh t e r A rge n t il e a n d o f his ,

k i n gd o m t o his fri e n d a n d br o t h e r in l a w E d e l s i
,
- -
.

Th e p o o r Q u e e n Orwa in wa s br o k e n h e art e d a t -

t h e l o ss o f h e r husb a n d a n d sh e liv e d o n ly t w e n ty,

d a ys a ft e r him a n d h e r b o dy was l a id b e sid e his at

,

Co lch e st e r
K i n g Ed e l s i was gr ee dy a ft e r o t h e r thi n gs b e sid e
h e rri n gs t urb ot a n d wh a l e blubb e r
, ,
H e d e sir e d .

l a n d a s w e ll Wh e n K i n g E d e l be rt wa s d e a d h e
.
,

t h o ugh t h e w o uld a n n e x t h e k i n gd o m o f E ss e x t o
t h e ki n gd o m O f N o rfo lk a n d L i n c o l n fo r t h e s e t wo ,

c o u n t i e s w e r e t h e n c o mpris e d in o n e r e a lm T o d o .

t his h e mus t p u t a sid e his n i e c e A rge n t il e

,
H e was .

n o t so wick e d a s t o t hi n k o f killi n g h e r H e th o ugh t .

it w o uld b e qui t e suffici e n t if h e m a rri e d h e r t o t h e

c o o k A ft e r t h a t n o o n e w o uld t hi n k o f m a k i n g a
.
,

qu e e n o f h e r so h e supp o s e d
, .

A rge n t il e a rriv e d a t t h e c o ur t a t L i n ds ey a n d v e ry ,

li t t l e wa s m a d e o f h e r a n d sh e d id n ot say wh o sh e
,

wa s n o r did t h e ki n g d e cl a r e t h a t sh e was his n i e c e

, .

H e t o ld his wife t h e qu e e n t h a t sh e wa s a y o u n g
, ,

Z OO
 H av el o c k an d A rgen t il e

w o m a n h e h a d hir e d t o h e lp t h e m a n c o o k in his
w o rk ; a n d t o m a k e sur e t h a t sh e k e p t t h e pl a c e a s
, ,

k i t ch e n m a ids in t h o s e d ays w e r e v e ry fligh ty h e wa s

-
,

r e s o lv e d t o m a rry h e r t o Cu e ra n .

A rge n t il e cri e d much wh e n sh e h e a rd t h a t h er

u n cl e wa s go i n g t hus t o d e gr a d e h e r S h e e n t re a t e d .

him no t t o p e rs e v e r e in his purp o s e b u t h e w o uld ,

n o t b e dissu a d e d a n d t h e m a rri a g e t o o k pl a c e
,
Th e .

ki n g t o o k c a r e t h e r e sh o uld b e pl e n t y o f wi t n e ss e s ,

a n d t h e brid e gr oo m m a d e a n d Sug a r e d his o wn

brid e c a k e A ll w e n t w el l fo r s o m e t im e Cu e ra n
. .

wa s v e ry h an ds o m e a n d w e ll m a d e ; h e h a d a b e a u t i
ful fa c e a n d b e a u t iful h an ds i n d e e d so d e lic a t e w e r e
,

his fi n g e rs t h a t h e h a d but t o t o uch d o ugh wi t h t h e

t ips o f t h e m a n d t h e m o s t b ea u t ifu l pu f p a s t e wa s
,
f

t h e r e sul t . H e wa s a ls o v e ry s t r o n g a n d if a n y o n e ,

sh o w e d him a n y imp e r t i n e n c e h e wr e s t l e d wi t h him

,

a n d t hr e w him a n d w o u ld t ie his a rms a n d l e gs wi t h

,

his s a sh a n d n o t l e t h im go t ill h e h a d pr o m is e d
,

a m e n dm e n t T h e k i n g a n d t h e k n igh t s w e r e so fo n d
.

o f him t h a t a t his w e dd i n g t h e y l e ft him s o m e o f t h e

c a k e s a n d puddi n gs a n d t a rts a n d gr a ci o usly c o n ,

d e sc e n d e d n o t t o c o n sum e a l l his w e dd i n g c a k e .

T h e y t o o k o ff a l l t h e sug a r a n d t h e a lm o n d p a s t e
.
-

b u t gr a ci o usly a ll o w e d him a n d his wife t o e a t s o m e

o f t h e d a rk curr a n t subs t a n c e .

O n e n ight A rge n t il e a w o k e fr o m a dr e a m t h a t h a d
t r o ubl e d h e r ; a n d sh e t o uch e d Cu e ran so a s t o w a k e
him t h a t sh e m igh t t e ll him h e r d re a m T h e n sh e
, .

wa s gr e a t ly fright e n e d a n d a s t o n ish e d t o se e a fla m e
'

issui n g fr o m his m o uth P r e s e n t ly t h e fl a m e d a n c e d

.

o n t o t h e fl o o r ra n a l o n g p a ss e d t hr o ugh t h e k e yh o l e
, , ,

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and d is a pp e ar e d A rge n t il e was dr e a dfu lly a l a rm e d

. .

S h e sh o o k h e r husba n d but h e was a s o n e s e n s e l e ss

, ,

sh e c o u l d n o t w a k e him A t last sh e sa w a fl a m e
.

c o m e fro m t h e k e yh o l e ru n al o n g t h e fl o o r a n d j u m p
, ,

i n t o Cu e ra n s m o u t h a g a i n T h e n h e o p en e d his
’
.

e y e s a n d ask e d wh a t sh e w a n t e d .

S h e t o l d him wh a t s h e h a d s e e n — a fl a m e in his

m o u t h t h a t l e ft him a n d wa s a w a y fo r a n h o ur a n d
, ,

t h e n r e t ur n e d t o him a n d t hat a l l t h e whil e t h e

,

fl a m e wa s a bs e n t h e wa s a s o n e d e a d
“
I d o n o t k n o w wh a t t his c a n b e a n sw e r e d t h e ,

c o ok . A l l I c a n say is t h a t in d r e am I w e n t t o
,

G rimsby t o s e e my fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r Wh e n I go t .

”
b a ck I fe l t y o u t ryi n g t o r o us e m e
,
.

T h a t which I d e sir e d t o t e ll y o u s a id A rge n t il e , ,

”
was a d r e a m I h a d .

“
T e ll it m e ,
s a id Cu e ra n ; but I thi n k d r e ams
“

a re o ft e n gr e a t n o n s e n s e
”
.

“
“
I d r e am e d said A rge n t il e that th e re wa s a
,
”
,

gr e a t b e a r a n d r o u n d t h e b e a r w e r e ma n y l ittl e
,

fo x e s T h e n t h e r e c a m e a hug e b o a r a n d it rush e d
.
,

a t t h e b e ar a n d g o r e d it till it di e d a n d wh e n it wa s ,

d e a d t h e n a l l t h e li tt l e fo x e s cam e waggi n g th e ir
,

t a ils a n d fa w n i n g o n t h e b o ar A n d th e b o a r we n t .

r o o t i n g a b o ut in qu e s t o f y o u a n d t o e sc a p e it y o u ,

ra n u p i n t o a tr e e a n d t h e n t h e s e a r o s e a n d w a sh e d
,

t h e tr e e a w a y with y o u cl i n gi n g t o it a n d t hr e w y o u ,

up o n o u r sh o r e s T h e n I th o ught y o u pu sh e d t h e
.

tre e b a ck i n t o t h e w a t e r a n d go t o n it a n d sw a m ,

away a n d la n d e d wh e r e th e b o a r wa s a n d y o u
, ,

fo ught a n d k ill e d t h e b o a r a n d t h e n a ll t h e fo x e s ,
”
cam e t o l ick y o ur ha n ds .

2 02
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al es

”
A n d th e h a t r o s e ? ask e d A rgen t il e
se a t .

T h a t m e a n s t h e c o pp e r b o il i n g in which t h e
j u n ks o f b o a r fle sh will b e s te wi n g
-
.
”

T h e pri n c e ss wa s n o t s a t isfi e d .

I a m sur e sh e s a id y o u a re n o o rdi n a ry m a n
,
”
,
.

Co m m o n m e n d o n o t h a v e fl a m e s in t h e ir m o u t hs .

I wish y o u w o ul d ge t l e a v e t o go a n d Visi t y o u r
fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r a t G rimsby a n d t a k e m e a n d ,

y o ur br o t h e rs wi t h y o u .

I wa s e v e n t hi n ki n g o f t h a t s a id Cu e ra n It , .

is b u t righ t t h a t t h e y sh o ul d se e t h e ir d a ugh t e r in -

”
l aw .

So ne xt d ay C u e ra n sk e d l e a v e o f Ki n g E d e l si
a

t o go to G rimsby and sh o w his brid e t o t h e s a l t

m e rch a n t a n d his wife .

T h e ki n g l a ugh e d a n d g a v e his c o n s e n t .

T h e n C u e ra n s t a r t e d and h e t o o k wi t h him,

A rge n t il e a n d t h e t wo scull i o n b o ys .

N o w t h e y w e r e v e ry w e ll r e c e iv e d by t h e o l d
p eo pl e wh o w e r e d e l igh t e d wi t h t h e ir n e w d a ugh te r
, .

A n d wh e n Cu e ra n a n d his br o t h e rs h a d g o n e t o s e e
t h e s a l t p a n s S h e s a id t o t h e o l d m a n a n d w o m a n
-

, ,

“
I w a n t y o u t o sp e a k t o m e t h e t ru t h a n d t e l l m e ,

wh o my husb a n d is I f y o u will d o t h a t I will t e ll

.
,

y o u w h o I a m W h e n h e is a sl
. e e p t h e r e is a fl a m e ,

in his m o u t h a n d wh e n h e dr e a ms t h e fl a m e t r a ve ls
, ,

a b o u t a n d wh e r e it g o e s his t h o ugh t s ls I
, g o a o, .

a m sur e h e is n o t wh a t h e t hi n ks a n d s a ys a n m o re
y ,

t h a n I a m wh a t y o u supp o s e a n d t h e ki n g g a v e
”
out .

T h en th e o ld c o upl e l o o k e d a t e a ch o t h e r a n d ,

pr e s e n t ly th e w o m a n s a id T h e t ru t h m us t c o m e
“
,

2 04
 H av el o c k an d Arge n t il e

out . It is
ru e t h a t Cu e ra n is n o t o u r so n H e is
t .

t h e s o n o f a ki n g in D e n m a rk wh o is d e a d a n d h e ,
”
h as l o st his i n h e rit a n c e .

” “
“
A n d I s a id A rge n t il e ,
I a m t h e d a ught e r o f ,

t h e Ki n g o f t h e E a st S a x o n s a n d a m d e priv e d o f my ,

i n h e rit a n c e .

N o w wh e n th e y o u n g m e n c a m e in A rge n t il e wa s
, ,

v e ry d e sir o us t ha t h e r husb a n d sh o ul d s a il fo r
D e n m a rk a n d try t o re c ove r his ki n gd o m fo r n ow sh e ,

s a w wh a t h e r dr e a m r e a lly m e a n t T h e b e a r wa s .

Cu e ra n s fa th e r t h e fo x e s w e r e t h e l o rds a n d va ss a ls
’

, .

T h e b o a r wa s t h e upst a r t ki n g wh o r e ig n e d in his
r o o m Th e t r e e i n t o which Cu e ra n cl imb e d wa s
.

t h e ship a n d t h e s e a h a d r e a lly c a rri e d him t o t h e

,

L i n c o l n shir e S h o r e T h e n sur e ly t h e dr e a m fo r e t o ld
.
, ,

t h a t h e w o ul d r e g a i n wh a t h a d b e e n l o s t .

N o w t h e s a l t m e rcha n t a n d his wife w e n t t o t h e ir

-

ch e s t s a n d t h e y br o ugh t o u t fin e cl o t h e s tha t h a d
,

b ee n s a ve d fro m t h e wr e ck a n d t h e y cl o th e d Cu era n ,

a n d t h e pri n c e ss and t h e y p u t o n th e ir t wo s o n s
,

fi t ti n g g a rm e n ts .

T h e y b o ugh t a ship a n d Cu e ra n sail e d a w a y in it

,

wi t h t h e pri n c e ss a n d wi t h t h e t wo y o u n g m e n a s his
a tt e n d a n t s .

T h e y arriv e d in D e n m a rk a n d as t h e ship wa s ,

l a d e n wi t h m e rch a n dis e t h e y u n l o a d e d it an d Cu e ra n
, ,

a n d his wife w e n t t o t h e t o w n t o l o dg e .

N o w in t h a t t o w n l iv e d Sigurd wh o h a d b e e n ,

s e n e sch a l t o K i n g G u n t e r a n d h a d a m a ss e d gr e a t ,

rich e s b u t a fte r t h e fa ll o f G u n t e r h e h a d s e rv e d t h e
, , ,

n e w ki n g wh o s e n a m e w a s Od u l f
,
B u t s o a ls o h a d .

m o s t o f t h e gr ea t m e n o f t h e l a n d e v en a s in , ,

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A rge n t il e
’
s dr e am ,
th e fo x e s had faw n e d on th e wil d
b oa n
A s it fe ll o ut Sigurd i n vit e d Cue ra n wh o wa s
, ,

H a v e l o ck t o st a y at his h o us e
,
.

N o w it was t o ld Ki n g Od u l f that a m e rcha n tma n

had c o m e t o t h e t o w n wi t h a v e ry b e autiful wife so ,

h e g a v e o rd e rs t o his m e n t o go a n d carry O ff this

fair wife H e w o uld se e h e r a n d if sh e was a s fair
.
, ,

as was s a id k e e p h e r fo r hims e lf a s his o wn wife was

, ,

d e a d a n d c u t O ff t h e h e a d o f t h e m e rcha n t
,
.

T h e n o n e e v e n i n g wh e n all w e r e a t supp e r in t h e
,

h o us e o f Sigurd in rush e d t h e s e rva n ts O f K i n g

,

Od u l f a n d t h e y s e iz e d o n A rge n t il e a n d tri e d t o
, ,

c a rry h e r o ff B u t H a ve l o ck s n a tch e d d o w n a n a x e
.

which wa s h a n gi n g a g a i n st t h e wall a n d fe ll o n th o s e ,

wh o w e r e b e ari n g a w a y his wife Ye t h e was n o t so .

sp ee dy but t h a t S igurd wa s w o u n d e d a n d s e ve r a l o f ,

his m e n H e pursu e d t h e s e rva n ts O f t h e k i n g i n t o

.

t h e s t re e t .T hr e e m e n h e kill e d t wo h e w o u n d e d t o ,

t h e d e a t h a n d h e h e w e d O ff t h e h a n d o f t h e m a n
,

wh o h a d l a id h o ld o f A rge n t il e .

T h e n h e t o o k r e fug e wi t h his wife a n d his s e rv a n ts

in a church ; a n d h e shut t h e d o o rs a n d a sc e n d e d
t h e t o w e r a n d r a n g t h e b e lls .

Th e Ki n g o f D e n m a rk u rg e d o n his m e n t o b e si e g e
t h e church t o kill C u e ra n a n d t o c a p t ur e A rge n t il e
, , .

B u t H a v e l o ck a n d his fo s t e r br o t h e rs a n d s e rv a n t s -

t hr e w d o w n st o n e s a n d t il e s a n d d e fe n d e d t h e ms e lv e s
,

v a li a n t ly a n d t h e ki n g c a l l e d o ff his m e n a fte r h e
, ,

h a d l o st s e v e r a l m o r e .

N o w Sigurd wh o t h o ugh w o u n d e d h a d l oo k e d o n
, , , ,

wa s much p e rpl e x e d in m i n d fo r h e did n o t t hi n k t his ,

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 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

not hi n g H e pr o m is e d t o se t gu a rds r o u n d t h e
.

h o us e a n d h e spr e ad t h e r e p o rt t h a t t h e m e rch a n t
,

a n d his wife h a d r e tir e d t o t h e ir ship a n d h a d p u t ,

o ut to se a .

N o w , in t h e n igh t
wh e n H a v e l o ck was a sl ee p
, ,

S igurd s t o l e i n t o t h e b e dr o o m t o l oo k a n d th e r e ,

wa s t h e fl a m e pl a yi n g a b o u t t h e m o uth o f t h e sl e e p
in g m a n T h e n h e m a d e quit e su r e h e wa s t h e so n
.

o f his o l d m a s t er K i n g G u n t e r , .

T h e n h e s e n t fo r his p e o pl e h e s e n t for his k n igh t s , ,

fo r t o w n sm e n a n d fo r fo o t s o ldi e rs
,
M any c a m e .

fr o m a l l par t s W h e n h e h a d ass e mbl e d a l a rg e

.

n umb e r h e w e n t t o sp e ak t o H a v e l o ck
,
H e c a us e d .

him t o w a sh a n d e a t H e h a d him dre ss e d in .

spl e n did r o b e s o f cl o t h o f silv e r a n d h e br o ught him ,

i n t o t h e h a ll W h e n H a v e l o ck e n t e r e d t h e h a ll a n d
.

sa w so m a n y a rm e d m e n a ss e mbl e d h e th o ugh t ,

s o m e t r e a ch e ry wa s d e sig n e d a n d t h a t t h e y w o ul d ,

fa ll up o n him H e m a d e a spri n g a t a n a x e which

.

a y o u t h wa s h o ldi n g .

T h e n Sigurd s a id “
D O n o t fe a r my fri e n d
,
I ,
.

a ssur e o u I l o v e o u m o r e t h an I did y e s t e rd ay
y y
”
wh e n y o u w e r e s i tt i n g a t my t a bl e .

T h e n h e br o ugh t fo r t h t h e iv o ry h o r n o f Ki n g
G u n te r . U n d e r h e a v e n t h e r e h a d n e v e r y e t b ee n a
k n igh t wh o c o uld s o u n d t his h o r n a n d it was s a id ,

t h a t n e v e r w o uld t h a t h o r n s o u n d a g a i n t i ll t h e t ru e
k i n g o f D e n m a rk h a d a pp e a r e d Th e ups t a r t K i n g .

Od u l f h a d o ft e n t ri e d t o s o u n d t h e h o r n b u t h a d a s ,

o ft e n fa il e d a n d t h e p e o pl e o f D e n m a rk
,
k n ew we l l
t h a t t h e r e fo r e h e wa s n o t t h e ir right ki n g .

Sigurd n ow t o o k t h e h o r n a n d t ri e d t o s o u n d .

208
 H av el o c k an d A rge n t il e

He c o ul d n o t d o s o ; a n d h e h a n d e d it t o a
k n ig ht .

“
Wh oe ve r sh a ll bl o w t his h o r n t h a t it s o u n d
s a id h e I wil l g i v e a g o l d e n ri n g t h a t is w o r t h a
“
,

c a stl e H e wh o sh a ll w e a r t h a t ri n g will n e v e r b e
.

dro w n e d e ve n t h o ugh h e sh o uld fa ll i n t o t h e s e a ;

,

n o r will h e b e bur n e d e v e n t h o ugh h e sh o u ld , fa ll

i n t o t h e fire T h a t is wh a t is s a id o f t h e ri n g
. .

Ev e ry o n e n ow pr e ss e d fo rw a rd t o t ry t h e h o r n ;
b u t n o n e c o uld s o u n d it much o r li t t l e The n they , .

d e liv e re d it t o t h e y o u n g m a n H a ve l o ck W h e n h e .

h e ld it h e l o o k e d a t it a n d s a id t h a t h e h a d n e ve r
, ,

bl o w n a h o r n H e s a id I will l e t it b e A S n o o n e
.
, .

e ls e c a n s o u n d it a n d s o m e a re gr e a t k n igh t s a n d
,

migh ty hu n t sm e n I a m n o t l ik e ly t o succ e e d a s I
, ,
”
a m but a c o o k .

N o s a id S igurd ; ls m us h r
”
, y o u a o t p u t t h e o n
”
to yo u r m o u th .

S ir s a id H a ve l o ck t o pl e a s e y o u I will d o it
,
”
, ,

th o ugh I a m sure I sh a ll fa il .

T h e n h e t oo k up t h e h o r n a n d pl a c e d it a g a i n s t
his lips ; a n d dir e c t ly t h e h o r n t o uch e d his lips it ,

s o u n d e d a s l o ud a n d shrilly a n d m e rrily a s wh e n his

fa t h e r bl e w it A n d a l l w e r e gre a t ly a s t o n ish e d
. .

T h e n S igurd cl a sp e d H a v e l o ck in his a rms .

”
N ow ,
s a id h e I h a ve fo u n d my rightful l o rd ;
“
,

n o w I h a v e him wh o m I h a v e d e sir e d a n d fo r wh o m ,

I will figh t T his is t h e l a wfu l h e ir a n d h e wh o

.
,

sh o uld w e a r t h e cr o w n o f g o ld .
”

An d a l l in t h e h a ll s w o r e t h e ir a ll e gi a n c e a n d did
h o m a g e A ll t h e b a r o n s o f t h e ki n gd o m w e r e s e n t
.

fo r a n d wh e n t h e y h e a rd his s t o ry a n d h o w h e
, ,

14 2 09
 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

s o u n d e d t h e h o r n th e y r e c e ive d him as th e ir l o rd
,
.

Wh e n th is wa s d o n e t h e p e o pl e a ss e mbl e d In fo ur
a

,
.

d a ys th e r e w e r e m a n y hu n dre ds I n five days t h e re .

w e r e t hir ty th o us a n d T h e n th e y d e fi e d K i n g
.

O d u l f a n d th e r e wa s a b a t t l e fo ugh t o n a pl a i n .

H a v e l o ck g a i n e d t h e vic t o ry A l l m e n c a m e t o h im.
,

su i n g fo r p a rd o n a n d sw e a ri n g fe a lty Th e k n ights .

o f t h e k i n gd o m t h e chi e f m e n a n d t o w n sm e n m a d e
, ,

him t h e ir l o rd a n d ki n g .

T h e n h e h e l d a gr e a t fe a s t a n d m e rrym a k i n g .

H e a ft e rw a rds sum m o n e d a ll his ships wi t h a l l t h e ,

powe r o f th e re al m .

W i t h t his gr e a t h o st h e p a ss e d th e se a a n d d e fi e d ,

Ki n g E d e l s i H e s e n t him w o rd t h a t h e ch a ll e n g e d
.

him if h e w o uld n o t r e st o r e t h e rightful i n h e rita n c e

o f his wife .

K i n g E d e l s i s e n t b a ck a n sw e r t h a t h e w o ul d fight
wi t h him ; h e s e n t him a l l t h e s a uc e p a n s a n d k e tt l e s , ,

and t o a s t i n g fo rks a n d l a dl e s o u t o f t h e p a lac e

,

ki t ch e n a n d s a id t h a t t h e s e w e r e t h e w e a p o n s suit
,

a bl e fo r a c o o k .

T h e n a gr e a t b a t t l e wa s fo ught that l ast e d till

e v e n i n g ; a n d m a n y m e n o n b o t h s id e s w e r e sl a i n .

B l a ck n igh t c a m e o n a n d s e t t l e d d o w n o n t h e
,

c o mb a t a n t s ; a n d th e issu e o f t h e b a tt l e was d e fe rr e d
t ill t h e n e x t d a y .

N o w by t h e c o u n s e l o f Q u e e n A rge n t il e a t hi n g
, ,

wa s d o n e t h a t pr o v e d o f gr e a t s ucc e ss I n d ee d a s .
,

m e n w e r e fl o ck i n g o u t t o t h e a ssis t a n c e o f Ki n g
E d e l s i it s ee m e d t h a t o n t h e m o rr o w t h e D a n e s
,

w o ul d b e o u t n u mb e re d .

D uri n g t h e n ight t h e D a n es by A rge n t il e s

, ,
’

2 10
 T he Ol d E ng l is h Fa ir y T al e s

an d his D
s ch a rg e d fr o m t h e re a r a n d t h e dis
an e ,

c o m fit u re wa s c o mpl e t e T h e N o rfo lk a n d L i n c o l n.

m e n t hr e w d o w n t h e ir a rm s a n d su e d fo r p e a c e .

A ll th e ki n gd o m o f th e Ea st S a x o n s wa s re st o re d
t o Qu e e n A rge n t il e .

K i n g H a ve l o ck h e l d a gr e a t fe s t iv a l a t Co lch e s te r ,

a n d r e c e iv e d t h e h o m a g e o f his b a r o n s .

K i n g E d e l s i o n ly live d fiv e d a ys a ft e r t his H e .

h a d n o h e irs H is childr e n w e r e d e a d
. S o his .

n o bl e s willi n gly a gr e e d t h a t H a v e l o ck a n d his wife

sh o ul d h a v e t h e l a n d o f Ki n g Ed e l s i S o h e h a d it ; .

and h e r e ig n e d a s k i n g fo r t w e n t y y e a rs ; a n d
n o t hi n g m o r e is r e c o rd e d in E n gl ish his t o ry o f t h e

e ve n t s o f th e r e ig n o f K i n g H a v e l o ck s a v e t h a t h e ,

wa s v e ry p a r t icul a r a b o u t his Vic t u a ls a n d lik e d ,

e v e ry t hi n g s e n t up t o t a bl e t o b e v e ry w e ll c o o k e d ;

fo r i n d e e d h e k n e w h o w t hi n gs sh o ul d b e d o n e ,

h a vi n g b e e n a c o o k hims e lf A n d H a v e l o ck is .

b e li e ve d t o h a v e b e en t h e fi rs t a n d l a s t ki n g wh o
h a d been a c ook .

NO E T h t y f H l k i
T — e s or f th m o t i t f
a ve oc s one o e os a n c en o our

s a ga s , s o a n c ie n t t h a t it h a s p a ssed a wa y out o f o u r n u rs e rie s ,

a nd ha s b een c lea n fo rgo t t e n It e x is t s , h o w e v e r, in s e v e ra l v er

k p
.

s io n s Th e Ol d E n gl is h l a y of Ha veloc is on e o f th e fe w oem s th a t
pp b b
.

il y e e n re c o v e re d , a ft e r h a v in g l o n g
ha ve ha een giv e n u
p as

l ost It wa s a t l e n gt h d is c o v e re d b y a cci d e n t in a m a n u s c ri t b ep
b b
.

l o n gin g t o t h e B o d l e ia n L i ra r
y , w h ic h h a d e e n c a t a l o gu e d a s a
C o l l e c t io n of L iv e s of the S a in t s I t w a s ed it e d b y S ir F a dd e n , M
b b b
. .

in 8 2 8 , fo r t h e R o x h C l a n d h a s s in c e e e n re e dit e d b
1 ur
g e u
y th e
-

Sk
,

R ev Wa l te r W e a t fo r t h e E a rl y E n gl is h T e x t S o c ie t , 1 8 6 8
y A
p fi
. . .

”
F re n c h L a i d e Av e l o c e x is t s , w h ic h w a s c om osed w it h in t h e rs t

ha lf of t h e t w e l ft h c e n t u ry The s t o ry wa s a b d ge d b y G a im a r in
ri

b
.

h is E n gl is h C h ro n ic l e , a nd he w ro t e e t we e n 1 141 a nd
5
1 1 1 .

T h e re a re n u m e ro u s o t h e r re fe re n c e s t o t h e t a l e in o t h e r h is t o ria n s ,
a ll of w h ic h w il l b e fo u n d in M r . Sk ea t
’
s e d it io n .

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 H av e l o c k an d A rge n t il e

The s t o ry v a rie s v e ry c o n s id e ra b l y in t h e s e v e ra l v e rs io n s , a n d

Ha vel o c k ’

s w ife is v a rio u s l
y ca lled Arge n t il e or G o l d b u rgh , a nd

th e s e v e ra l k in gs w h o a re n a m e d in t h e t a l e a l so d iffe r
k
.

Th a t Ha v e l o c wa s an h is t o ric a l c h a ra c t e r is m o re tha n
p bbro a l e, a nd Mr . Sk ea t fi xes h is d a t e as som e wh e re in the 6t h
c e n t u ry . M r H a igh in h is Con q u es t of B ri ta i n by th e S a x on s ,
k
.

Ha v e l o c
’

1 86 1 g iv e s t h e s e d a tes : s fa t h e r s l a in , A D 4 8 7 ; h is
p k
.
, .

ex e d it io n t o en m a r , D A D 5 07 ; h is re i
g n in E a s t A n
gl ia , A D
b
. . . .

5 1 1 —5 3 1 o r a l it t l e l a t e r The stor
y w a s c o n v e rt e d in t o a a l l a d b y
pb
.

Wa rn e r in
'
h is A l bio n s E ngl a n d , u l is h e d in 1 86 ; r w h a t is m o re
5 o

p bb ro a l e is t h a t h e t o o k a c u rre n t b a l la d a n d re w ro t e a nd s p o il e d

it Tha t wa s w h a t rh
y m e s t e rs d id a t tha t p e rio d The S c ots

p b
. .

re s e rv e d the e a rl y a lla ds in t a c t , our E n gl is h rh y m e s t e rs

v u l ga rise d t h e m in re w rit n i g t h e m , t o s u it t h e fa l s e t a s t e o f t h e
da y , a nd so the Ol d b a ll a d s o n wh ic h t h e y we re a s e d go t b
l o st .

As not only the na m es b u t t h e in c id e n t s v a ry in t h e s e v e ra l

v e rs io n s of the ta l e , I have re w rit t e n it ; a nd ho p e s in c e re l y I

ha ve n ot d on e wh a t I a m c om p l a in in g t h a t t h e b a l la d m o n ge rs
-

d id at th e c l ose o f th e re ign O f El iz a b eth a nd in t h a t of J a m es I

b u t if so, my v e rs io n m a y go in t o t h e fire Th e Ol d l a ys h a v e
pp b p pb
.

ha il y e en re s e rv e d a n d u l is h e d

b
.

Fin a l l y , t h e s ea l of t h e t o wn G rim s y , w h ic h d a t e s fro m t h e

of

t h irt e e n t h c e n t u ry , re re s e n t s
p G rim w it h H a v e l o c o n o n e s id e o f k
h im a nd G o l db u rgh ( Arge n t il e ) on the o t h e r.

NO p o in t ca n b e m a de out of t h e fa c t of t h e h e ro S ir H e n ry
Ha vel o c k h a v in g b een d e riv e d fro m L in c o l n s h ire , a s sh o w in g m o re
tha n th a t a p e rs o n a l n a m e c o n t in u e d to be u s ed in th a t p a rt of

E n gl a n d an d w as a do tedp as a s u rn a m e , a n d t h e re is no m o re
li k e l ih o o d O f b l o od re l a t io n s h i p tha n tha t a ll W ill ia m s ”
in E n gl a n d
s h o ul d b e l in e a l d e s c e n d a n t s ofW il l ia m t h e C o n q u e ro r, o r a l l P e t e rs

a nd S im o n s sh o u l d be th e O ffs p rin g o f th e c h ie f o f the a p o stl e s .

2 13
 T HE M AN WI T H THE B E LL

IN th e v a l e o f t h e Ous e l o n g l o n g a go liv e d a gre a t

, , ,

m a n call e d B ue rn B u z ec a rl e .

On e d ay h e wa s si t ti n g fe as t i n g in his hall wh e n ,

h e a n d th o s e wi t h him h e ard a l ittl e b e l l ri n g a n d ,

straightway t hr o ugh t h e d o o r c a m e a n o ld bli n d

m a n ri n gi n g a smal l b e ll h e h e ld in his ha n d
,
.

N o w t h e r e wa s a b e n ch acr o ss t h e h a ll a n d a s ,

t h e o l d m a n c a m e in d ir e c t h e fe ll o v e r t h e b e n ch
,

a n d spr a wl e d o n t h e fl oo r .

T h e r e a t B u ern B u z e c a rl e a n d a l l his m e n br o k e
o ut i n t o l a ught e r .

Th e bl i n d m a n pick e d hims e lf up a n d B u e rn ,

b a d e his s e rva n t s giv e him s o m e m e a t o ff t h e t a bl e ,

a n d s o m e a l e fr o m t h e ir dri n ki n g h o r n s .

Th e bli n d m a n s a id B u e rn B u z ec a rl e sh a ll I
“
, ,

”
s a y wh a t I s e e ?

Then ,
s a id B ue rn y o u will k ee p s il e n c e fo r
, ,

o u se e n o thi n g
y .

“
I see s aid t h e bli n d m a n t hat y ou a re g o i n g
,
” “
,

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 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

a far j o ur n ey t o l o s e t h e P e arl o f H umb e r A n d

, .

th e n b e caus e y o u h a v e l o st t h e p e arl y o u will thr o w

, ,

aw a y e v e ry t hi n g e ls e y o u h av e th e b ox in which ,

wa s t h e p e arl a n d t h e ch a mb e r in which was t h e

,

b o x a n d t h e h o us e in which wa s t h e ch a mb e r a n d
, ,

t h e la n d o n which wa s t h e h o us e a n d N o r t humbri a ,
”
in which is y o ur l a n d .

“
Yo u see this d o y o u ? a sk e d B u e rn l a ughi n g
, ,
.

Ye s I d o a n sw e r e d th e bli n d m an
, , .

I f y o u c o uld n ot se e t h e b e n ch th a t wa s b e fo r e
y o ur n o s e h o w c a n y o u fo r e s ee th a t which m ay n ev e r
,
”
c o m e t o pass .

T h e bli n d c a n see wh a t is hid fr o m s ee i n g e y e s ,

a n sw e r e d t h e m a n with t h e b e ll a n d t h e s ee i n g
“
,
”
e y e s d isc e r n t hat t o which t h e d a rk e y e s a re bli n d .

N o w B u e rn B u z e c a rl e had go t a p e a rl t h e fi n e s t ,

p e a rl th a t e v e r wa s s e e n It h a d b ee n got out o f .

t h e H umb e r a n d it was a s l a rg e a s a h e n s e gg a n d
’

, ,

it sh o n e l ik e t h e m o o n in t h e d ark N o thi n g t h a t .

B u e rn h a d go t did h e valu e so highly a s t h e P e a rl O f

H umb e r ; fo r oth e r m e n had h o us e s a n d l a n ds a n d ,

h o rs e s a n d h a wks a n d s e rva n ts but h e a l o n e in a l l

, ,

E n gl a n d h a d t h e p e a rl .

T h a t wa s qui t e t ru e which t h e m a n with t h e b e l l

h a d said e v e n t h a t h e was g o i n g a way
, .

H e was g o i n g t o G e rma n y a b o u t m e rch a n dis e .

W h a t th e bli n d m a n h a d s a id s t uck in his t h o ugh t s ,

a n d h e p u t a w a y t h e p e a rl in a str o n g ir o n c a s e a n d ,

t h e c a s e h e p u t in a s t r o n g s t o n e ch a mb e r a t t h e
b o t t o m o f t h e t o w e r a n d h e g a v e th e thr ee k e ys t o
,

his wife t h a t sh e sh o ul d k ee p t h e p e a rl s a fe whils t

,

h e wa s a w a y B u t h e d id m o r e
. On t o p o f t h e .

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y ou want it ? W ill ir o n m a n beat a n d c u t

n ot the

y o u ? A n d if y o u e sc a p e t h e ir o n m a n will n o t t h e ,

d o g cru n ch y o ur l e g b o n e s ? A n d if y o u e sc a p e t h e
iro n d o g will n o t t h e iro n c o ck p e ck o u t y o ur e y e s ?
,
”

T h e n h e r husb a n d s a id N o b e c a us e I k n o w t h e
, ,

s e cre t h o w t o m a k e t h e m a l l still .

“
W h a t is t h a t s e cr e t ? a sk e d his wife ”

N a y if I t e ll y o u y o u will t e ll o t h e rs
, , .

I n d e e d I will n o t I see y o u d o n o t l ov e m e
.
,

t h a t y o u k e e p t his s e cr e t fr o m m e
”
.

S o B u e rn t o ld h e r .

N OW B u e rn w e n t o n b o ard ship a n d s a il e d aw a y
fro m E n gl a n d .

A t t his tim e th e Ki n g o f N orthumbri a wa s cal l e d

Osb rit h . N o r thu mbria wa s a t t h a t t im e a ve ry gre at
ki n gd o m ; it r e ach e d fro m t h e H umb e r t o t h e F irth
o f Fo r t h and,
t h e capit a l ci t y wa s Y o rk Th e re .

Ki n g Osb rit h h e ld his c o ur t .

Osb rit h wa s a v e ry pr o ud m a n a n d h e b a d e a ,

g o ldsm i t h m a k e him a cr o w n fo r h e d e sir e d t o b e ,

cr o w n e d ki n g in Y o rk M i n s t e r H e g a ve t h e g o ld .

sm i t h a l l ki n ds o f j e w e ls t o se t in t h e cr o w n .

T h e m a n s a id t h a t h e w a n t e d o n e fo r t h e t o p
th a t w o uld b e l a rg e r t ha n a n d w o uld o u t shi n e t h e
, ,

r e s t B u t t h e ki n g h a d n o m o r e
. .

T h e n t h e g o ldsm i t h s a id “
I t is a pi t y t h a t t h e
,

ki n g h as n o t B u e rn s P e a rl O f t h e H umb e r fo r t h a t
’

w o uld sui t t h e cro w n a dm irably a n d b e a v e ry cr o w n ,

o f b e a u t y t o t h e cr o w n i t s e lf
”
.

W h e n Osb rit h h e a rd t his h e c o n sid e re d wi t hi n ,

hims e lf a n d said t h a t a s t h e p e a rl c a m e o u t o f t h e
,

H umb e r it o ugh t t o b e l o n g t o him ; a n d th a t it wa s

,

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 T he M an w it h t he B el l

not right t h a t o n e o f his m en sh o uld h a ve a fi n e r

j e w e l th a n hims e lf t h e ir ki n g
, .

S o h e s e n t t o B u e rn s h o us e t o bid him c o m e t o
’

him a t Y o rk B u t B u e rn was a w a y
. .

T h e n t h e ki n g c o n sid e r e d t h a t h e mus t h a v e t h e
p e a rl sh o r t ly fo r h e wa s s o o n t o b e cr o w n e d a n d h e
, ,

w o uld b e a sh a m e d t o h a ve t h e crow n put o n his

h e a d wi t h o u t a g o o d ly j e w e l a t t h e t o p ; a n d n o
o t h e r j e w e l w o uld d o fo r him b u t t h e p ea rl t h a t
B u e rn p o ss e ss e d .

S o h e s e n t m e ss a g e s t o t h e wife o f B u e rn
B u z ec a rl e t o s a y t h a t h e w o uld buy t h e p e a rl .

S h e s e n t b a ck w o rd th a t sh e c o uld n o t s e ll it a s ,

h e r husb a n d v a lu e d it a b o v e a l l h e p o ss e ss e d .

T h e n t h e k i n g s e n t m e n t o t a k e t h e p e a rl B ut .

t h e y c a m e b a ck a n d s a id it wa s fa s t b e hi n d t hr e e
k eys a n d t h a t t h e l a dy k e pt th e k e ys a n d c o ul d in
, ,

n o wa y b e p e rsu a d e d t o giv e t h e m up .

T h e ki n g was v e ry a n gry a n d h e r o d e hims e lf

,

i n t o Ou se d a l e t o see B u e rn s l a dy ’
.

A n d wh e n h e sa w h e r h e a sk e d fo r t h e k e ys
,
.

S h e r e fus e d t h e m t o t h e ki n g T h e n h e o rd e r e d his
.

m e n t o bri n g in a bl o ck a n d a n a x e a n d h e s a id h e ,

w o uld h av e h e r h e a d c u t o ff u n l e ss sh e surr e n d e r e d
t h e k e ys .

Y o u m ay b e sur e sh e wa s in a dr e a dful frigh t ,

a n d sh e g a v e t h e thr e e k e ys t o t h e ki n g .

N o w wh e n O sb rit h a n d his m e n c a m e t o t h e
,

t o w e r t h e y s a w t h a t t h e y w e r e n o t a dv a n c e d gr e a t ly
, ,

fo r a t t h e t o w e r g a t e s t o o d t h e ir o n m a n a n d h e ,

swu n g a b o u t his m a c e se t wi t h s t e e l k n iv e s a n d n o ,

on e c o uld c o m e n e a r t o t h e d o o r .

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 T he Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

Osb rit h wa s v e ry a n gry a n d h e r e tur n e d t o t h e

,

l a dy a n d h e s a id
,
M a k e a gre a t fire in th e k i t ch e n
, ,

a n d t ie t h e l a dy t o t h e spit a n d t ur n h e r r o u n d a n d ,

r o u n d a n d r oa s t h e r t ill sh e t e lls m e h ow we may

”
e t i n t o t h e t o w e r p a s t t h e ir o n m a n
g ,
.

S o t h e s e rv a n t s b o u n d t h e l a dy a n d t i e d h e r t o ,

t h e spi t a n d m ad e t h e spi t tur n b e fo r e a r o a ri n g fire

,
.

F irs t it s i n g e d h e r s ilk e n dr e ss T h e n t h e fire si n g e d .

h e r h a ir a n d wh e n it b e g a n t o bur n h e r fl e sh sh e
, ,

scr e a m e d t h a t sh e w o uld t e ll .

T h e y u n b o u n d h e r a n d sh e s a id :
,
I f y o u w o uld
p a ss t h e iro n m a n y o u mus t r o ll up t o him a b a rr e l
,

o f t a ll o w a n d a b a l l o f t o w
”
.

T his a cc o rdi n gly t h e ki n g s m e n d id a n d t h e

’

, , ,

ir o n m a n b ea t a b o u t wi t h his iro n m a c e a n d first h e ,

s t ruck i n t o t h e b a rr e l a n d a ll th e t a ll o w c a m e o u t
,

a n d go t ab o ut his m a c e a n d t h e n h e struck a t t h e
,

b a ll o f t o w a n d t h e t o w c a m e o u t a n d b e c a m e
,

t a n gl e d in t h e k n ive s a n d spik e s o f his m a c e a n d , ,

b e c a us e o f t h e t a ll o w s t uck t o t h e m ; a n d wh e n h e
,

swu n g his a rm t h e t o w c a m e a ft e r th e m a c e a n d h e
, ,

b a n g e d a g a i n a t t h e b a rr e l a n d m o re t a ll o w c a m e , ,

a n d t h e n n e x t a t t h e b a ll a n d m o r e t o w c a m e a n d
, ,

e v e r t h e t a n gl e o f t a ll o w a n d t o w b e c a m e t hick e r

a b o u t his m a c e t ill a t l a s t it m a d e a gr e a t b a ll lik e a

hug e silkw o rm s c o c o o n a n d c o uld d o n o m a n a n y

,

h a rm wh o m it t o uch e d .

N o w wh e n t h e ki n g a n d his m e n sa w t his t h e y
, ,

rush e d t o t h e d o o r a n d t hrus t o ve r t h e ir o n m a n
,

wi t h his mu ffl e d m a c e a n d p u t t h e k ey t o t h e l o ck
,

a n d e n t e re d .

T h e n t h e y r e a ch e d t h e ch a mb e r d o o r b e fo r e which ,

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h a rm l e ss S o th e ki n g a n d his m e n p a ss e d t h e d o g
.

a n d u n l o ck e d t h e ch a mb e r d o o r a n d t h e y sa w wi t hi n ,

t h e c a sk e t in which was t h e p e a rl a nd o n it st o o d a n ,

iro n c o ck r e a dy t o p ee k o u t t h e e y e s o f a n y o n e wh o
dre w n e a r .

Wh e n t h e k i n g sa w t his h e w e n t b a ck t o t h e ,

h o us e a n d h e s a id T hr o w t h e l a dy i n t o t h e e e l
,
“
,

p o n d a n d l e t h er re m a i n t h e re till sh e te lls m e h ow
,

t o pr e v e n t t h e c o ck fr o m p e cki n g .

A cc o rdi n gly th e l a dy wa s c a s t i n to th e p on d a n d ,

t h e e e ls b e g a n t o wriggl e a b o u t h e r On e cr a wl e d .

up h e r sl e e v e T h e n o n e w o u n d ro u n d h e r thr o a t
. .

B u t wh e n a n o t h e r t ri e d t o ge t in a t h e r e ar s o a s t o ,

cr a wl t hro ugh h e r h e a d a n d o u t a t t h e o th e r sh e ,

scr e a m e d o u t t h a t S h e w o uld t e ll .

S o Ki n g Osb rit h dr e w h e r fr o m t h e p o n d ; a n d
sh e s t o o d shiv e ri n g and drippi n g b e fo re him a n d ,

s a id ,
“
T h e c o ck o n ly p e cks b e c a us e h e is n o t
hims e lf h e n p e ck e d A t Sc a rb o ro ugh is a h e n wi t h
.

a n a d a m a n t i n e b e a k t h a t is cr o o k e d S e n d fo r t h a t :

.
,

h e n a n d a l l y o ur t r o ubl e a b o ut t h e c o ck will b e a t
,

an end .

T hen K i n g Osb rith s e n t t o Sc a rb o ro ugh a n d t h e ,

h e n wi t h t h e cr o o k e d a d a m a n t i n e b ea k wa s br o ugh t .

A n d a s s o o n a s s h e e n t e r e d t h e h o us e t h e c o ck ,

b e g a n t o cr o w A n d wh e n sh e wa s br o ugh t i n t o
.

t h e ch a mb e r sh e fle w t o t h e t o p o f t h e b o x a n d fo r
, ,

a whil e t h e k i n g wa s qui t e dis a pp o i n t e d b e c a us e t h e ,

c o ck b e g a n t o plum e h e r wi n gs a n d sh e t o rub h e r ,

b e a k a g a i n s t his a n d Osb rith did n o t t hi n k t h a t h e

,

w o uld ge t a t t h e l o ck B u t t his fo n dli n g c o n t i n u e d

.

o n ly fo r a fe w m i n u t e s a n d t h e n sh a rp c a m e a l i tt l e
,

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p e ck fro m t h e h e n T h e c o ck g a ve a disc o n t e n te d
.

cro w a n d t h e n t h e h e n p ee k e d a g a i n a n d a g a i n
‘

.
,

S h e h o pp e d a b o u t t h e c o ck a n d p e ck e d his n e ck,

a n d his c o mb a nd u n d e r his W i n gs wh e re ve r sh e ,

t h o ught h e r b e a k c o uld giv e m o st p a i n S he ha d a .

w o n d e rful i n sight a s to what w e re his m o s t s e n s i t ive

p a rts T h e n th e iro n c o ck d a n c e d a b o ut in t o rture
.
,

a n d had n o t h o u gh t s for an ythi n g but h o w h e m igh t

'

pro t e ct hims e lf fro m t h e p e cks o f th e h e n R us t .

c a m e ou t a l l o ve r him — which is th e bl oo d o f ir o n
a n d ra n in str e a ms fr o m his h e art wh e r e t h e b e a k o f ,

t h e h e n s t ruck d e e p e st .

T h e n t h e ki n g go t t o t h e l o ck t ur n e d t h e k e y , ,

a n d c a rri e d O ff t h e p e arl a n d h a d it se t in his cr o w n

, ,

a n d w o re it wh e n cr o w n e d in Y o rk M i n st e r .

B u t t h e l a dy m o ur n e d much o v e r t h e l o ss o f t h e
‘

p e a rl a n d sh e b e c a m e qu it e c o l o url e s s fro m t h e gri e f

,

t h e l o ss c a us e d h e r .

T his was c e rt a i n t o b e s e e n by h e r husb a n d B ue rn

on his r e tur n wh o was ve ry n o bl e a n d g e n tl e
, .

A m idst a l l th e m e rch a n ts wh o tra ve rs e d th e se a th e ,

ki n g h a d n o t a b e tt e r v a ssal ; n o r wa s th e re in t h e
ki n gd o m in which h e was b o r n o n e b e tt e r d e sc e n d e d .

Wh e n h e r e tur n e d h e w o n d e r e d m uch t o see his

,

wife p a l e a n d fee bl e a n d thi n a n d t o fin d h er quit e ,

cha n g e d fr o m what sh e was wh en h e l e ft h er H e .

ask e d wh a t h a d o ccurr e d wh a t h e r wa n l o o ks m e a n t
, ,

a n d wh a t h a d happ e n e d t o h e r .

S h e r e pli ed t o him I will t e ll y o u a n d will e ve n

, _ ,

a ccus e mys e lf ; t h e n a dm i n ist e r t o m e t h e sam e j ustic e

which w o uld b e give n t o a r o bb e r if h e w e re t a k e n

“

,
”

H e Sa id t o h e r W h a t has h a pp e n e d ?
“ ”
,

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“
S he s a id Th e o th e r d ay th e ki n g cam e h e re a n d
, ,

h e d e ma n d e d t h e P e arl o f H umb e r a n d I t o ld him ,

wh e re it was an d gav e him up t h e k e ys a n d t o l d

, ,

him h ow t o m ak e harm l e ss th e ir o n m a n a n d t h e ,
”
ir o n d og a n d th e ir o n c o ck
, .

T h e n B u e rn said I k n o w v e ry w e ll t h a t y o u d id
,

n o n e o f this willi n gly .

T h e n sh e t o ld him all — h o w sh e had b e e n r o a st e d ,

a n d h o w sh e had b e e n c o v e r e d wi t h c o bw e bs a n d ,

h o w sh e had b ee n thr o w n i n t o t h e e e l p o n d And -

.

wh e n sh e had d o n e sh e fe ll at his fee t a n d s a id

, ,

“ ”
I a m r e ady t o d ie I w o uld rath e r d ie tha n liv e
. .

“
H e s a id ,
R is e my b e l o v e d
,
Y o u shal l n o t h e
.

hat e d fo r this Fe e bl e n e ss c o uld d o n othi n g ag a i n st

.

fo rc e T h e r e is a ve ry g o o dly disp o si t i o n in y o u A s
. .

y o u hav e first r e v e a l e d t his t o m e I sh a ll pi t y y o

,
u

gr e a t ly ; but if y o u had c o n c e a l e d it fr o m m e so ,

th a t a n o th e r h a d d isc o ve r e d it t o m e n e ve r w o uld ,

my h e art h a v e l o v e d y o u n o r my lips have k iss e d ,

y o u. S i n c e h o
,
w e v e r t h e k i n g h,
as b e h a v e d as a
”
c o m m o n fe l o n h e S h a ll su ffe r as a fe l o n
, .

N e xt m o r n i n g h e r o d e to Y o rk .

H e fo u n d t h e ki n g a m o n gst his p e o pl e B ue rn .

h a d m a n y p o w e rful r e l a ti o n s t h e r e .

T h e ki n g s aw him a n d salut e d him B u t B u e rn .

“
thr e w his gl ov e in his fa c e a n d said I d e fy th e e , ,

a n d I r e st o r e th ee all t h e l a n d th o u d idst giv e t o m e ,

a n d all t h e h o n o ur th o u d idst c on fe r o n m e ; a n d

h e re I r etur n t o th ee al l th e h o m a ge d ue for la n d
”
a n d h o n o ur .

W ith this h e w e n t t o his h o us e a n d m a n y n o bl e ,

bar o n s acc o mp a n i e d him .

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wi th t h e li t t l e b e ll h a d s a id a n d he was v e ry ,

s o rr o wful .
N o w it h a pp e n ed o n e d a y a b o ut t his v e ry t im e
, ,

t h a t K i n g E ll a was hu n ti n g a n d h e h a d b ee n v e ry
,

succ e ssful h e h a d k ill e d fo ur wild whi t e o x e n

, .

H e wa s s e a t e d in his h a l l a t di n n e r a ft e r t h e
"

ch a s e wh e n h e h e a rd a b e ll ri n g , a n d t h e r e c a m e in
,

a t t h e d o o r a bl i n d m a n a n d in his ha n d wa s a b e ll
, ,

a n d t his h e r a n g a s h e w a lk e d a l o n g .

T h e ki n g b a d e him c o m e fo rw a rd a n d h a v e m e a t
fr o m th e dish e s a n d a l e fr o m t h e h o r n s S O the .

bli n d m a n b e g a n t o e a t a n d d rin k .

Whils t h e wa s e a t i n g a n d dri n ki n g K i n g E ll a s a id
‘

t o o n e O f his k n igh t s
“
,
W e h a ve d o n e w e ll t o d a y ; -

we h a v e sl a i n fo ur wild o x e n a n d s ix d e e r Many .

”
a t im e h a v e we h a d w o rs e sp o r t .

T h e bli n d m a n wh o s a t a t a dis t a n c e h e a rd him

, ,

t h e n h e s t oo d up a n d s a id I f y o u h a v e t a k e n so
“
,

m uch in t h e w o o d y o u h a v e l o s t m o re in t h e l a n d
, .

T h e D a n e s h a v e b ee n hu n t i n g ; t h e y h a v e t a k e n
Y o rk t h ey h ave kill e d m a n y b a ro n s a n d Osbrith i s ,

sl a i n .

E ll a s a id ,
H ow c a n y o u k n o w th a t ?
T h e m a n wi t h t h e b e ll s a id T h e bli n d c a n see in
,
”
s o m e t hi n gs fa r t h e r t h a n t h e s e e i n g .

I wil l n o t b e li e ve t his wi t hou t s o m e t o k e n .

”
T his is t h e t o k e n a n sw e r e d
,
t h e bli n d m a n :
t h e h o r n in y o ur h a n d sh a l l spill a l l it s c o n t e n t s
a n d t h e ri n g o n y o ur fi n g e r fa ll i n t o y o ur pl a t e a n d ,

t h e Cr o w n o n y o ur h e a d l ie l o w o n t h e fl o o r
”
.

W h e n h e h a d s a id t h a t t h e h o r n split fr o m e n d t o
,

e n d a n d a l l t h e wi n e in it wa s p o ur e d o u t re d a s
, ,

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“

bl oo d o n t h e tabl e A ls o t h e ki n g s g o l d ri n g
, .
’ :

s n a pp e d in t w a i n ; a n d a s h e s t a r t e d up his cr o w n
, ,

fe l l O ff a n d r o ll e d a w a y o n t h e fl o o r .

“
T h e n s a id t h e bli n d m a n I c a n se e wh a t is ,

g o i n g o n a fa r a n d I c a n a ls o see wh a t must c o m e t o
,

p a ss T h e re will be a gre a t b a ttl e which y o u will

.
,

l o s e a n d in it will go y o ur cr o w n a n d y o ur life
, .

”
T h e r e for e if y o u will b e a dvis e d go n o t i n t o it
,
-

“
G iv e m e a ls o a t o k e n t h a t this is tru e s a id ,

E ll a .

T h e n s a id t h e bli n d m a n “
Orn th e so n o f my , ,

sis t e r wh o a tt e n ds o n m e a n d sta n ds n ow b e hi n d m e
, , ,

will b e t h e first t o d ie in th e gr e a t b a ttl e which will

‘

l o s e y o u ki n gd o m cr o w n a n d life , , .

I c a n e a sily m a k e sur e t h a t t his d o e s n o t c o m e

”
t o p a ss s a id E ll a a n d h e b a d e his gu a rds t a k e t h e
, ,

y o u n g m a n Orn a n d shu t him up in a high t o w e r ,

a n d n o t a ll o w him t o l ea v e it but t o r e t a i n hi m t ill ,

his r e tur n fr o m figh t i n g ag a i n st t h e D a n e s .

T h e n h e s a id t o t h e bli n d m a n wi t h t h e b e ll If ,

I c o m e b a ck Vict o ri o us th e n I wil l h a ve y o u hu n g
, .

”
“
I a m c o n te n t s a id t h e bli n d m a n
,
B u t I se e .

”
v e ry w e l l t h a t I sh a ll n o t die o n t h e g a ll o ws .

N o w n e ws s o o n a rriv e d th a t Y o rk h a d b e e n
c a pture d by t h e D a n e s a n d t h a t Ki n g Osbrit h wa s
,

d ea d a s t h e bli n d m a n h a d s a id P e o pl e c a m e t o .

E ll a fr o m e v e ry q u a rt e r a n d h e s o o n h a d a l a rg e ,

a rmy a t t h e h e a d o f which h e m a rch e d

,
s o u th to
m ee t t h e D a n e s .

I mus t t e l l y o u th a t t h e y o u n g m a n Orn was in

t h e t o w e r a n d h e s a w t h e a rm e d m e n m a rchi n g by
, ,

and h e a rd t h e t rump e t s c a ll a n d h e wa s ve ry ,

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 T he Ol d E ngl ish Fairy T a l es

im p a ti e n t battl e H e c o uld n o t e n dure

t o b e in t h e .

t o b e a pris o n e r in t h e t o w e r wh e n a l l t h e brav e
m e n o f t h e c o u n t ry w e r e a rm i n g a g a i n st t h e i n v a d e rs .

B u t t h e guards w o uld n o t su ffe r him t o l e a v e SO .

h e go t t wo shi e lds v e ry l a rg e a n d light a n d h e put

, ,

his a rms t hro ugh th e m a n d j um p e d o ff t h e t o w e r ,

a n d by usi n g t h e shi e lds a s wi n gs

,
h e sav e d hims e lf , ,

a n d c a m e t o t h e gr o u n d wi t h o ut br e aki n g his n e ck

o r l e gs o r a rm s .

T h e n h e sa w a h o rs e which h e quickly t o o k
,
A .

m a n was h o ldi n g t h e h o rs e a n d this m a n had thr ee

,

sp e a rs in his h a n d Orn s n a tch e d t wo o f th e m fr o m

.

him a n d r o d e a w a y in t h e dir e cti o n o f Y o rk H e .

r o d e a n d r o d e a n d did n o t d e sist till h e r ea ch e d t h e

,

k i n g s a rmy b e fo r e t h e t r oo ps w e r e must e r e d
’

,
.

W i t hi n hims e l f lik e a fo o l ish y o uth h e d e t e rm i n e d

, ,

t h a t h e w o ul d strik e t h e first bl o w .

S o h e w e n t fo rw a rd a n d a s t h e D a n e s adv a n c e d
, , ,

h e t hr e w o n e o f his sp e ars a n d it e n t e r e d t h e m o u t h
,

o f a D a n ish chi e f a n d c a m e o u t b e hi n d his n e ck a n d ,

t h e b o dy fe ll life l e ss I t c o uld n o t d o o th e rwis e

. .

Orn t h e n t hr e w his s e c o n d sp e a r a n d it e n t e r e d t h e,

bre a s t o f a n o t h e r D a n e a n d w e n t t hro ugh his

h e a r t a n d t h e b o dy fe ll life l e ss I t c o uld n o t d o
, .

o th e rwis e .

Orn had n o w sp e n t his t wo sp e ars a n d h e h a d ,

a dv a n c e d b e fo re th e N o rthumbria n li n e t o thro w
them N o w h e tur n e d t o go back
. B u t at th a t .

m o m e n t a D a n ish a rch e r l e t fly a n arr o w a n d it ,

pi e rc e d t h e y o u n g m an so th a t h e fe ll d e a d a n d h e
, ,

wa s t h e fi rst wh o was slai n in this b a ttl e u n d e r

t h e w a lls o f Y o rk a s t h e bli n d m a n h a d s a id
, .

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2 33
 T he Ol d E ngl ish Fairy T al es

N rth o f t h e H umb e r rul e d a chi e f o f th e A n gl e s

o ,

n am e d E t h e lfrid wh o wa s a h e a th e n a n d a fe r o ci o us
, ,

e n e my o f t h e B ritish H e h a d a wife but h e was

.
,

u n ki n d t o h er a n d a t l a s t d r o v e h e r a way a n d sh e
, ,

w e n t in t h e h e avi n e ss o f h e r h e a rt t o Ca d wa n K i n g ,

o f t h e B rit o n s so t h a t pr o b a bly sh e wa s a B ritish

,

l a dy ; a n d t h e n wh e n E th e l frid h a d go t rid O f h e r
, ,

h e marri e d a gr e a t s t o ut G e rm a n F r a u .

T h e wife o f E t h e l frid r e m a i ne d a t t h e c o urt o f

Ca d wa n a n d was m uch l o v e d by t h e qu ee n
,
.

N o w it fe ll o u t th a t much a b o ut t h e s a m e t im e
t h e ba n ish e d wife o f E t h e lfrid b e c a m e t h e m o th e r
o f a li tt l e s o n a n d so a ls o d id t h e W
,
ife o f Ca d wa n .

T he n t h e fi rs t wa s c a ll e d E dwi n a n d t h e B ritish ,

pri n c e wa s n a m e d Ca d wa l l o n .

T h e t wo b o ys gr e w up t o ge t h e r a n d pl a y e d t o g e th e r
, ,

a n d w e r e gr e a t fri e n ds a lm o s t a s if t h e y w e r e brot h e rs
, .

N o w wh e n b o t h h a d gr o w n t o b e fin e y o uths
, ,

t h e K i n g Ca d wa n s e n t th e m b o th t o B ritt a n y t o ,

K i n g S o l o m o n wh o r e ig n e d t h e re t h a t th e y m ight
, ,

b e i n struct e d in a l l t h e k n o wl e dg e o f t h e tim e , a n d
be taught t o b e br a v e a n d h o n o urabl e a nd tru e .

K i n g S o l o m o n r e c e iv e d th e m v e ry ki n dly a n d h e ,

d id a l l that was a sk e d o f h im an d t h e youths fo ugh t ,

by his sid e a n d did v a l ian t l y in s o m e o f his battl e s

'

, .

A t l e n gth in c o urs e o f tim e g oo d K i n g Ca d wa n

, ,

d i e d a n d s o a ls o did th e A n gl e chi e f Et h e l frid ; a n d

, ,

e a ch yo u t h st a rt e d t o r e t u r n t o B rit a i n Ca d wa l l o n ,

t o b e k i n g a n d E dwi n t o b e chi ef .

N o w as th e y w e r e in t h e b o at s a ili n g o v e r t h e
, ,

blu e se a a n d t h e gulls w e r e h o v e ri n g Ov e r th e ir
"

h e a ds an d th e s a il wa s full spr e a d a n d t h e w a v e s
, ,

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 T he S tory o f Cadwall on

fo a m e d up b e fo re t h e b o ws t h e t wo yo u t hs st o o d in
i

t h e fo r e p a rt O f t h e ship a n d l o o k e d t o wa rd s t h e
'
'

l an d wh e n c e th ey first c a m e t o which t h e y w e re ,

r e t ur n i n g .

T h e n sai d E dwi n “
Co usi n y o u rul e o v e r t h e
, ,

B ri t ish a n d I rul e o ver t h e A n gl e s

,
You wea r a .

'

cr o w n why sh o uld n o t I
,

T h en Cad wall o n wi t h o u t much th o ught a n sw e r e d

, ,

a n d s a id ,
“
Ay, c o usi n We a r a g o l d cr o w n if so y o u
,
”
l is t
.

N o w it fe ll o u t t h a t a ft e r th e y h a d p a rt e d a n d ,

Ca d wa l lo n wa s g oin g t hr o ugh his ki n gd o m t hat his ,

h ea rt gr e w sa d a n d a n gry a t t h e sight Of t h e hav o c

wro ugh t by t h e A ngl e a n d S a x o n i n v a d e rs H e .

c a m e t o B a n g o r n ea r Ch e s t e r a n d th e r e saw bl a ck en e d
, ,

rui n s wh e r e h a d o n c e b e e n a gr ea t m o n a s t e ry wh e re ,

t h e h o l y m en s at in r a n g e s wi t h g o ld h a rp s a n d , .

h a rp e d a n d s a n g t h e pr a is e s o f G o d a l l in t h e B ri t ish
~

t o n gu e .B u t E t h e l frid had c o m e th e r e a n d a gr ea t ,

b a t t l e h a d b ee n fo ught in t h e a ppl e o rch a rds t h e r e

’

in t h e ye a r 6 o 7 a n d E t h e l frid h a d d e fe a t e d t h e
,

B ri t o n s a n d had murd e r e d all t h e m o n ks in t h e

,

fa m o us m o n a st e ry t o t h e n u mb e r o f tw e lve hu n d re d
,
.

Fo r E t h e l frid h a d s a id What a re t h es e o l d m e n in
,

whi t e d o i n g ? th e y a re pra yi n g t h e ir G od t o d e fe a t
us ? S o th e y h a d a l l be e n p u t t o t h e sw o rd .

A l o n g Wi t h Ca d wa ll on w e n t h is n e ph e w B ri a n ,

a n d a s th e d a
y w as h o t a n d t h e ki,
n g wa s w e a ry ,

Cad wal l o n sa t d o wn b e sid e a r i v e r a n d l a id his h e a d ,

o n his n e ph e w s l a f e ll a sl e e p
’

p a n d .

N o w B ri a n h a d n o t liv e d o u t o f B ri t a i n a s h a d ,

his u n cl e a n d h e t h o ugh t h ow t h a t C a d wa l l o n
,

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h ad gra n t e d t o E dwi n t h e right t o w ea r a cr o w n ,

and h o w t h a t E dwi n wa s t h e so n o f t h e cru e l

rav a g e r E th e l frid A n d wh e n h e th o ught o n a l l
,
.

t his h e w e p t a n d his t e a rs fe ll d o w n a n d dr o pp e d
, ,

o n his u n cl e s fa c e Ca d wa l l o n wa s d isturb e d in his

’
.

sl ee p by th e t e a rs a n d h a lf asl ee p a n d half awak e

, ,

h e s a id ,
It rai n s h o w it r a i n s !
T h e n h e o p e n e d his e y e s a n d saw t hat t h e sky
wa s cl e a r a n d blu e T h e n h e said
.
“
T his is str a n g e , .

T h e r e h as b e e n a sh o w e r a n d t h e s u n is shi n i n g
‘

.
,

Wh e r e is t h e rai n b o w ? ”

“
T h e n B ri a n said U n cl e y o u hav e put it o n t h e
, ,
”
h e ad o f E dwi n .

N o w Ca d wa l l o n l o o k e d in his n e ph e w s fa c e a n d
’

S a w th a t his e y e lash e s w e r e h e avy with t e ars a n d ,

h e a sk e d him wh a t h e m e a n t .

T h e r e up o n B ri a n said “
h u n cl e a n d ki n g
, , ,

hi t h e rt o th e s e cru e l i n v a d e rs wh o h av e sp o il e d a n d
t a k e n o u r l a n d hav e b e e n but r o bb e r chi e fs a n d ,

c a p t a i n s s a vag e a n d rul e rs o v e r sav a g e s B u t th ey

, .

h a v e n o t quit e fo rg o t t e n th a t th e y a re i n trud e rs a n d ,

n o n e hi t h e rt o h a v e call e d th e ms e lv e s ki n gs N ow .
,

wh a t h a ve y o u d o n e b u t t o bre a k t h e B ritish cr o w n
in h a lf a n d giv e h a lf t h e g o ld e n h o o p t o t h e so n o f
,

t h e m a n wh o wast e d y o ur la n d a n d sl e w t h e s a i n ts
”
of God .

Wh e n Ca d wa ll o n h e ard what wa s said h e was ,

s o r e t r o ubl e d a n d ash a m e d H e se t his t e e t h h a rd

.
,

a n d b e fo r e h e rais e d his h e a d fr o m t h e lap O f B ria n ,

h e had r e s o lv e d t o m a k e o n e d e sp e rat e struggl e t o

fr ee t h e fa ir la n d o f B ritai n fr o m t h e fo r e ig n e rs
wh o had spr e a d o v e r it .
 T he Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T a les

-
E dwi n ls o m a d e r e ady B ut h e was a sub t l e
a . “

m a n a n d h e r e s o lv e d to o b t a i n h e lp in o t h e r w a ys
,
-

t h a n by a r m s S o h e s e n t a n d fe tch e d t o him a
.

S p a n ish m a gici a n wh o s e n a m e was P e l l it u s a n d

, ,

a sk e d his a ssista n c e .

P e l l it u s pr o m i s e d it H e m ust h a v e t h e sw o rds
.

a n d a x e s wh e r e wi t h t h e b l e ss e d m a rtyrs a t B a n g o r

h a d b ee n sl a i n a s w e l l a s t h e g o ld o f t h e ir h a rps
,

t h a t h a d b ee n c a rri e d a w a y T his m us t a l l b e .

m ix e d wi t h t e ars o f wid o ws a n d o rph a n s a n d t h e ,

wh o l e sm e lt e d wi t h w o o d t h a t c a m e fro m d e a d m en s ’

bi e rs T h e n P e l l it Us p r o m is e d t o m a k e t h e r e o f a
. ~

m a gic mirr o r which w o uld sh o w t o E dwi n a l l th a t

Ca d wa l l o n d id .

I t wa s n o t hard t o o b t a i n t h e i n gr e di e n t s a s th e r e ,

w e re m a n y o rph a n s a n d wid o ws wh o w e pt d a ily

t h e ir l o ss e s in t h e cru e l w a rs c a rri e d o n by E t h e l frid ,

a n d t h e sw o rds a n d a x e s w e r e i n t h e h a n ds o f t h e
—

m igh t y m e n Of t h e Co ur t a n d t h e g o l d h a rps in t h e
,

t r e a su ry .

S O P e l l it u s w o rk e d a n d in tim e ra n o u t t h e m o l t e n
,

m e t a l a n d fa shi o n e d t h e r e fr o m a gr e a t m irro r
, .

N o w wh e n e v e r E dw i n l oo k e d i n t o t h e m irr o r h e
c o uld see wh a t Ca d wa l l o n wa s d o i n g h o wh e wa s
, ,

a rr a n gi n g his army a n d W h a t w e r e t h e fo r ce s u n d e r
,

his c o m m a n d .

Bu t this d id n o t Suffic e t h e A n gl e pri n c e He

“

s e n t a n d bro ught t o him thr ee O ld witch e s wi t h

b e ar ds lik e m e n a n d n a ils li ke t h e cl a ws o f birds .

A n d t h e thi n g tha t th e s e Old w o m e n c o uld d o wa s

t o b a k e b o il a n d br e w st o rms
, ,
On e b a k e d t hu n d e r .

b o l ts , a n d one b o il e d t ill o u t o f h e r c a uldro n r o s e

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cl o uds ch a rg e d with h a il a n d s n o w a n d rai n a n d ,

t h e t hird br e w e d wi n ds H e se t t h e s e t hr ee w o m e n
.

in a t o w e r o f his castl e a t Y o rk an d t h e ki n g l o o k e d ,

e v e ry d a y i n t o his m a gic m irr o r .

Wh e n h e saw th a t Ca d wa l l o n wa s c o mi n g wi t h
his army a l o n g a di fficult way th e n h e w e n t wi t h ,

his h o st ag a i n st him a n d c a ught him str e t ch e d in

,

e x t e n d e d li n e a n d c u t his a rmy in h a lf
,
A n d wh e n .

h e s a w t h a t Ca d wa l l o n wa s o n t h e a l e r t a n d pr e p a r e d ,

fo r b a t t l e t h e n h e k e pt a w a y ; b u t s o s oo n a s his
,

mirr o r t o ld him t h a t t h e a rmy o f t h e B rit o n s wa s

r e sti n g a n d r e l a xi n g its discipli n e th e n h e cam e d o w n ,

o n it fr o m a ll qu a r t e rs a n d cut it t o p i e c e s
, .

M ore o v e r wh e n t h e fo rc e s o f t h e N o r t humbri a n s a n d
,

o f t h e B ri t o n s m e t o n a pl a i n t h e n h e s e t his wi t ch e s
,

t o w o rk a n d t h e y m a d e furi o us st o rms ; t hu n d e rb o l t s
,

a n d h a il w e r e flu n g o u t o f t h e cl o uds a g a i n s t Ca d

w a l l o n a n d such a furi o us g a l e dr o v e in t h e fa c e s o f
,

t h e B ri t o n s t h a t it b e a t b a ck t h e ir a rm i e s a n d g a v e ,

d o ubl e fo rc e t o t h o s e o f th e N o rt h u m b rian fo r e ig n e rs .

T hus t h e B rit o n s w e r e d e fe at e d in s e v e r a l b a ttl e s ,

a n d s e v e r a l O f th e ir ci t i e s w e r e t a k e n A m o n g th e s e .

wa s Wo rc e st e r in which wa s G w e n t h e sist e r o f
, ,

B ri a n a n d t h e n i e c e o f Ca d wa ll o n .

T h e n E dwi n s e n t h e r t o Y o rk t o b e m ad e t h e
ha n dm a id o f his qu ee n a n d h e b a d e his wife u se
,

h e r r o ughly a n d m a k e h e r d o t h e m o st m e n i a l
,

w o rk G w e n was very g e n tl e a n d m ee k a n d sh e
.
,

o b e y e d wh a t wa s c o m ma n d e d but sh e w e p t d a y a n d ,

n ight n o t o n ly b e caus e sh e wa s a pris o n e r but a ls o

'

, ,

b e c a us e o f t h e s o rr o ws o f t h e B ri t o n s a n d t h e d e fe a ts ,

of t he ir k in g, C a d wa l l o n
k
‘
‘
.

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At l a st Ca d wa ll o n wa s fo rc e d t o fly o ut O f B ritai n ,

a n d h e t oo k ships fo r I r e la n d T h e r e h e w e n t a b o ut
.

a n d urg e d t h e ki n gs t o c o m e t o his assista n c e He .

r e pr e s e n t e d t o th e m th a t th e s e r a p a ci o us A n gl e s a n d
S a x o n s w o ul d n o t r e st c o n t e n t with havi n g t a k e n
a n d r a v a g e d B ri t a i n but th a t th e y w o uld n e x t tur n
,

t h e ir a tt e n t i o n t o I r e l a n d .

S o Ca d wa ll o n wa s a bl e t o c o ll e ct fo rc e s But .

wh e n e v e r h e p u t t o s e a t h e n E dwi n l o o k e d i n t o his
,

m a gic mirr o r a n d s a w him a n d s e t t h e t hr e e wi t ch e s

,

t o br e w a n d b a k e a n d b o il a n d s e n d such s t o rms
,

t h a t t h e ships w e r e wr e ck e d o r driv e n b a ck up o n t h e
I rish c o a s t .

A t l e n gth Ca d wal l o n wa s al m o s t in d e sp a ir a n d ,

h e r e s o lv e d t o cr o ss o v e r i n t o B ri tt a n y a n d c o n sult
his g o o d fri e n d K i n g S o l o m o n
,
.

N o w j ust as b e fo r e E dwi n l o o k e d in t h e gl a ss a n d
, , ,

s a w C a d wa l l o n s t a rti n g wi t h t h e r e m n a n t o f his m e n .

H e o rd e r e d t h e s is t e r witch e s t o w o rk a n d th e y ,

b a k e d a n d b o il e d a n d br e w e d a n d such a frightful ,

t e mp e st with hail a n d t hu n d e rb o lts a n d r a gi n g

,

wi n ds bro k e o v e r t h e d e e p t h a t t h e fl ee t o f Ki n g
, ,

Ca d wa ll o n wa s sc a tt e r e d a n d n e a rly all t h e ships

,

fo u n d e r e d wi t h th o s e o n b o ard Owi n g t o t h e fury .

—

o f t h e se a n o n e o f t h o s e wh o fe ll in c o uld e sc a p e t o
,

l a n d T h e ship in which w e r e Ca dwal l o n a n d his

.

n e ph e w B ri an was d riv e n up o n t h e c o a st o f a b a rr e n

isl e which I thi n k was th a t o f U sh a n t ; an d th e y

,
-

had gre a t difficulty in ge tti n g ash o r e so f uri o us w e r e ,

-

t h e br e a k e rs .

Ca d wa l l o n wa s so gr i e v e d at t h e l o ss o f his c o m
pa n i o n s a n d th e failur e o f his h o p e s that for thr ee ,

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M r ve r n o succ e ss c a n att e n d y o ur a rms so l o n g

o eo ,

a s E dwi n c a n l o o k in t h e m irr o r a n d l ea r n al l y o ur

m o v e m e n ts T his is o u r advic e Yo u hu n t a n d play

. .
,

bo wls a n d e a t a n d dri n k a n d ro yst e r

,
T h e n E dwi n .
,

l oo ki n g in his gl a ss will see y o u m aki n g m e rry a n d

, ,

h e will t hi n k th a t h e h as n o thi n g m o r e t o fe a r .

N o w t h e w o o d O f B ro c e l in d c o n t a i n e d in it a
gr e a t o a k t re e a n d in t h a t o a k tre e wa s t he e n ch a n t e r
-

,
‘ ' ‘

M e rli n wh o h a d so gr e a t ly a ssis t e d U t h y r P e n dr a g o n
‘

a n d Ki n g A r t hu r H e m igh t n e v e r l e a v e t h a t t r e e
.
,

b u t it wa s s a id t h a t in t im e s o f gr e a t distr e ss t o
B ri t a i n h e m igh t t h e r e b e c o n sul t e d
,
.

T his t h e n wa s t h e a dvic e giv e n by t h e wis e m e n

, ,

o f Ki n g S o l o m o n t h a t B ri a n sh o ul d go t o t h e w oo d
,

a n d c a ll t hri ce up o n M e rl i n by t h e t r ee a n d ask his ,

c o u n s e l T his a cc o rdi n gly wa s d o n e a n d B ri a n

.
,

r e c e iv e d a n sw e r t h a t h e m us t hims e l f go a n d b e t h e
sl a y e r o f P e l l it u s a n d t h a t n o thi n g w o ul d bre a k t h e
,

m irr o r o f E dwi n s a v e a h o rs e o f br a ss m a d e o u t o f
' '

t h e s a cri n g b e l ls o f t h e church e s in B rit t a n y .

Wh e n B ri a n h e a rd t his t h e n h e w e n t up a n d ,

d o w n t hro ugh t h e l a n d a n d h e t o l d o f t h e s orr o ws

,
’

o f B ri t a i n wh e r e v e r h e w e n t a n d in e v e ry church h e

ask e d fo r t e s a cri g b e ll
“
h n — t h a t is t o sa y t h e l ittl e
, ,

ha n d b e l l which is ru n g a t t h e m a ss fo r wi t h o ut
-

th a t B rit a i n c o ul d n o t b e r e li e ve d T h e r e wa s n o t .

a p riest n o r a c o n gr e g a ti o n in a l l B ritt a n y th a t wa s
°

n o t willi n g t o surr e n d e r its b e ll S O B ri a n cam e .

b a ck t o K i n g S o l o m o n wi t h gre a t st o re o f b ells o f
br a ss a n d e ve n s o m e o f S ilve r
,
.

N o w Ki n g S o l o m o n s e n t fo r a cu n n i n g w o rk e r in
‘

brass a n d B ri a n t o l d h im a l l t h a t in which h e had

,

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 T he S t ory of Cadwall on

b een in str uc t e d by M e rli n a n d h e c a st a h o rs e o f a

‘

g oo dly siz e o f t h e br a ss o f t h e s a cri n g b e lls N o .

s oo n e r did t h e br a ss h o rs e issu e fro m t h e fo u n dry ,

th a n h e b e g a n t o n e igh a n d pra n c e .

A fte r th a t B ri a n m a d e him a s ta ff a n d sh o d t h e ,

s t a ff wi t h a sh a rp pi e c e o f st ee l a t th e e n d , a n d with
'

t his in his h a n d an d ,
wi t h t h e br a ss h o rs e h e ,

d e p a rt e d in a ship fo r t h e c o ast o f B ri t a i n .

H e had a g oo d v o yag e E dwi n m a d e n o a cc o u n t

.

o f him .H is gl a ss t o l d him t h a t Ca d wa l l o n wa s
t h a t d a y pl a yi n g a g a m e o f b o wls T h e gl a ss t o ld
.

him n o thi n g o f t h e m o ve m e n ts o f B ri a n .

Wh e n B ri a n la n d e d a t H a m o s P o rt which is ’

n o w call e d S o utham pt o n h e r o d e t h e br a ss h o rs e by
,

n ight a n d by d a h e c o v e r e d it with b ughs f t r ees

, y o o

a n d o l d cl o uts that n o m a n m ight s ee it

,
an d n on e ,

m ight r e p o rt c on c e r n i n g it t o E dwi n o r t o his ,

magicia n P el lit u s .

I n this m a n n e r B ria n r o d e till h e r e ach e d a w oo d

n e a r t o Y o rk a n d th e r e h e c o n c e al e d t h e h o rs e a n d
, ,

c ove re d it with bra n ch e s o f tre e s ; a n d in t h e h a bit ,

o f a b e ggar m a n h o ldi n g his st a ff h e w e n t o n t o ,

Yo rk a n d c a m e o utsid e t h e p a l ac e a n d st o o d a m on g
,

t h e b e gg a rs wh o w a it e d d a ily fo r a l ms .

N o w a s h e t hus st oo d his sist e r c a m e fo rth

, , ,

h a vi n g a b a si n in h e r h a n d which sh e h a s t e d t o fi ll
,

wi t h fre sh w a t e r fo r t h e qu e e n B ri a n w e n t cl o s e .

by h e r a n d whisp e re d S h e a t o n c e k n e w him a n d
, .
,

c o uld h a rdly r e stra i n h e r t e a rs by t h e fe a r sh e wa s

in l e st h e sh o uld b e disc o v e r e d H e b a d e h e r try
.

a n d m e e t him t h e n e xt n ight a t a n o l d rui n e d church

o utsid e t h e w a lls a n d h e ask e d h er to po i n t o ut

'

24 5
 T he Ol d En l is h g Fair y T al es

P el l it u s t o him . T his sh e did

p o i n ted
. S he
h e r fi n g e r t o t h e magici a n wh o had j ust issu e d
,

t h e d o o r b e ari n g s o m e al ms fo r t h e b e ggars
, ,

t h e m by E dwi n .

T h e re a t B ri a n pr e ss e d t hr o u gh t h e cro wd o f
p a up e rs a n d c a m e cl o s e up t o t h e m a gici a n a n d
, ,

pluck e d a t his g a rm e n t T h e n P e l l it u s t ur n e d a n d
.
,

i n st a n t ly B ri a n r a is e d his st a ff a n d s t ruck him in t h e

br e ast wi t h th e sharp e n d a n d tr a n sfix e d him wi t h
,
‘

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T h e n B ria n k iss e d his s ist e r a n d was right gl a d , ,

a n d h e r o d e al o n g with h e r a cro ss t h e c o u n try till

h e c am e t o Ca e r W isc o r E x e t e r a n d th e r e h e
’

, ,

su m m o n e d all t h e B rit o n s o f t h e w e st t o a ss e mbl e

a n d m a k e a st a n d a g a i n st t h e S a x o n s a n d A n gl e s .

I t mus t n o w b e t o l d th a t in M id B rit a i n wa s t h e -

ki n gd o m o f M e rci a which c o n sist e d o f t h e p a ga n

,

A n gl e s wh o h a d s e t t l e d th e re T h e ir chi e f wa s .

named Pen da and,

h e r e c o g n is e d t h e supr e m e
auth o rity o f E dwi n N o w wh e n E dwi n o f N o rt h
.
,

u mbria h e a rd th a t t h e B rit o n s o f t h e w e st h a d r i s e n
u n d e r B ri a n h e s e n t w o rd t o P e n d a t o m a rch
,

ag a i n st th e m B u t a s it happ e n e d in M e rci a t h e
.
, ,

gre a t bulk o f t h e p e o pl e w e re B rit o n s a n d o n ly t h e ,

n o bl e s w e r e G e rm a n s M o re ove r P e n d a was j e a l o us
.
,

o f E dwi n wh o wa s y o u n g e r t h a n h e
,
a n d th e r e fo r e ,

h e o n ly r e luct a n tly o b e y e d H e arriv e d b e fo r e .

E x e t e r a n d b e si e g e d it
, .

M e a n whil e h o we ve r Ca d wa ll o n h a d se t s a il at
, ,

t h e h e a d o f a l a rg e b o dy o f m e n fr o m B ritt a n y a n d ,

as E dwi n k n e w n o thi n g o f his pro c e e di n gs n o w t h a t

t h e m irr o r wa s br o k e n a n d his m a gici a n sl a i n h e ,

did n o t bid t h e t hre e h a gs t o s e n d st o rms a g a i n s t

him Ca d wa l l o n l a n d e d a n d a dva n c e d t o t h e r e li e f
.
,

o f E x ete r a t th e h e a d o f ten t h o us a n d m e n A .

skirmish wi t h P e n d a e n su e d a n d t h e n t h e chi e f o f ,

t h e M e rci a n s a gr ee d t o c o m e t o t e rms wi t h Ca d wa l l o n ,

a n d u n i t e fo rc e s wi t h him a n d m a rch a g a i n s t E dwi n

,
.

Wh e n t h e P ri n c e o f N o r t hu mbri a h e a rd o f t his
c o mbi n a t i o n h e wa s gre a t ly a l a rm e d ; h e g a t h e re d
,

t o g e t h e r a l a rg e a rmy a n d h a st e n e d t o o pp o s e t h e
,

B ri t ish k i n g a n d P e n d a
 T he S t o r y of Cadwal l o n

A gre a t b a ttl e was fo ught a t H ea th fie l d o n t h e ,

s o uth fro n ti e rs o f N o r t hu mbri a T h a t wa s a .

gl o ri o us vict o ry fo r th e B ri t o n s fo r th e y ut t e rly ,

r o u te d a n d cut t o pi e c e s t h efo re ig n i n va d e rs E dwi n .

fe ll sw o rd in h a n d a n d a l m o s t a ll his p e o pl e fe ll
, ,

with him t o g e t h e r wi t h his so n Osfrid a n d G o db o ld

, , ,

Ki n g o f t h e Ork n e ys wh o h a d c o m e t o his a ssis t a n c e

, .

H a vi n g Obt a i n e d t his gr ea t Vict o ry Ca d wa ll o n ,

m a rch e d t hr o ugh N o r t humbri a drivi n g o u t t h e ,

a l i e n s a n d e v e rywh e r e r e st o ri n g t h e B rit o n s t o th e ir
,

o wn p o ss e ssi o n s .

S o o n c e m o r e a B ri t ish ki n g h e ld high c o urt in

L o n d o n a n d a l l B rit a i n was subj e ct t o him
, .

Wh e n Ca d wa ll o n gr e w o l d h e b a d e his p e o pl e ,

wh e n h e di e d e mb a lm his b o dy an d pl a c e it in bra ss
o n t h e br a z e n h o rs e m a d e o u t o f t h e s a cri n g b e lls

in B ritta n y a n d s e t him o n t h e w e st g a t e o f L o n d o n
, ,

wi t h his fa c e turn e d t o th e w e st e r n su n A n d h e .

s a id t h a t so l o n g a s h e thus s a t o n t h e bra ss h o rs e ,

so l o n g t h e S a x o n s sh o uld n o t pr e va il A n d so .

it wa s Wh e n h e di e d a figure wa s c a s t in his
.
,

fo rm a n d se t o n t h e braz e n h o rs e th a t h a d n eve r ,

n e igh e d n o r m o v e d si n c e its w o rk h a d b e e n a e c o m

p l i s h e d A n d
. t h e figur e o f t h e ki n g o n h o rs e back
wa s e r e c t e d wh e r e n o w s t a n ds S t M a r t i n s Church
’
. .

N o w it fe ll o u t t hat a ft e r s o m e y e a rs t h e p eo pl e ,

o f L o n d o n t o w n s a id : Of wh a t u se is t h a t br a z e n
im a g e o f a ki n g o n h o rs e b a ck ? L e t us m e l t a n d
m i n t him a n d t h e n h e wil l circul a t e a s m o n e y
,
.

T h e y did t his
. T h e y m e l t e d t h e figur e a n d m i n t e d
.

it a n d it b e c a m e p e n n i e s
,
B u t a ft e r t h a t t h e
.

S a x o n s c a m e a n d s e iz e d o n L o n d o n a n d t h e re was
, ,

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ne v e r aft e r a B ri t ish ki n g in t h e l a n d A n d if e v e r .

y o u ch a n c e o n a b ro n z e p e n n y wi t h o n it t h e i m a g e o f

a h o rs e a n d rid e r b e sur e it is o n e m a d e o u t o f t h e
,

st a t u e o f Ca d wa l l o n o n his h o rs e .

NO TE .
-
Th e s t o ry of C a d wa l l o n , or C a d wa l l o , or C a e d wa ll a ,
is giv e n b y G e o ff ry o f M o n m o u th , a nd a ft e r h im b y R o ge r o f
W e n d o v e r, a n d C a ra d o c of L l a n c a rva n A c c o rd in g t o B e d e , w h o

mp
.

wa s a l m ost a c onte o ra ry , h e d ie d in 6 34 B e d e , Of c o u rs e ,

b p
.

v il ifie s t h e B rit is h h e ro , a n d gl o rifie s t h e N o rt h u m ria n i

r n ces

b
.

The s t o ry in G e o ff ry o f M o n m o u th is , o f c o u rs e , fa u lo us, b u t is
b a sed o n fa c t , as we c a n se e by th e S a xo n C h ro n ic l e , a nd by B e d e
k
.

G e o ff ry to o th e We lsh l e ge n d s , a nd, h a v in g no fe e l in g fo r t h e
p oe t ry in t h e m , d id h is b e st to p
t h e s e l e ge n d s
s o il H e in t ro d u c e s
b
.

w re t c h e d d is c o u rs e s o f gre a t l e n gt h in t o t h e in t e rv ie w e t we e n

C a d wa l l o n a nd S ol om on o f A rm o ric a

b I k
.

At th e e st th e s to r
y is fra gm e n t a ry , a n d h a v e ta en th e
b
li e rt y of em b ro id e rin
g t h e re o n I h .
~

a Ve in t ro d u c e d t h e b ‘

ra z e n

H is t o ry
’

h o rs e e a rl ie r in t h e s to r
y t h a n in G e o ff ry s .

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THE STO RY O F KI N G E D MU N D

L ON G , l o n g a go in t h e ki n gd o m o f t h e D a n e s th e r e
, ,

live d a c e r t a i n m a n c a ll e d R a g n a r a n d a s h e w o re
,

his bre e ch e s o f h a ir t h a t h a d b e e n dipp e d in m e lt e d

pitch which dri e d a n d mad e it bris t l e a l l h a rd a n d
, ,

bl a ck h e w e n t by t h e n am e o f L o d b ro g o r Sh a ggy
,

br e e k .

N o w I mus t t e ll y o u why R a g n a r w o r e t h e sh a ggy

bre e ks T h e r e live d in G o t h l a n d a gre a t e a r! a n d
.
,

h e h a d a n o n ly child a d a u gh t e r c a ll e d T h o r a v e ry
, , ,

b e au t iful a n d gre a t ly l o v e d by h er fa th e r
,
.

E v e ry d ay wh e n t h e e arl w e n t o u t hu n t i n g if h e
s a wa n y t hi n g pr e t t y o r curi o us h e br o ugh t it h o m e
,

fo r his d a ught e r .

N o w h e h a d built h e r a h o us e fo r h e rs e lf in a
su n n y sp o t n e a r a w o o d a n d in it sh e a n d h e r
,

maid e n s dw e l t ; a n d t h e y hu n g t h e ch a mb e rs a l l
ro u n d wi t h t a p e s t ry a n d t h e r o o f wa s gil t so t h a t it
, ,

sh o n e j ust lik e t h e su n On e d ay t h e e a rl fo u n d in
.

t h e fo r e st t h e l o v e li e st lit t l e s n a k e that glitt e r e d lik e

,

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a ra i n bo w ,
lik e a r a i n b o w wa s Of a ll c o l o urs
a n d, , .

It wa s so s m a l l that h e put it in his p o ck e t a n d ,

wh e n h e g a ve it t o T h o r a sh e put it i n t o a n a sh e n ,

ch e st n ea r t h e fire wh e re it m ight b e warm a n d, ,

wh e n c e sh e c o uld tak e it o u t t o play with it whils t

si tt i n g by t h e fire .

S h e fe d t h e s n a k e wi t h m ilk a sp o o n ful e v e ry d a y , .

I t gr e w a n d gr e w a n d a t l a s t wa s t o o big fo r t h e
,

ch e s t so it go t o u t a n d l ay b e fo r e t h e fire a n d w o uld
, ,

n o t a l l o w t h e e a rl s d a ugh t e r o r h e r m a id e n s t o c o m e
’

n ear . I t o ccupi e d t h e wh o l e sp a c e b e fo r e t h e fire .

S t ill sh e fe d it wi t h m ilk a n d n o w it dra n k a ,

j ugful t wic e a d ay .

I t gr e w a n d gre w a n d a t l a s t fill e d t h e wh o l e
,

r o o m so t h a t t h e e a rl s d a ugh t e r a n d h e r m a ids h a d
,
’

t o r e m a i n o u t sid e t h e d o o r B u t t h e a pp e t it e o f t h e
.

s n ak e a ls o gre w a n d it put fo rth its h e a d at t h e

,

wi n d o w a n d hiss e d fo r m ilk .

S h e fe d it wi t h m ilk a n d it dr a n k a ll t h e m ilk a ,

c o w g a v e a n d h a d t o b e fe d fo ur tim e s a d a y
, .

I t gr e w a n d gr e w a n d t h e r oo m was t o o s mall fo r
,

it s o it sl ipp e d o u t o f t h e wi n d o w a n d curl e d its e lf

,

r o u n d t h e h o us e in which wa s t h e e a rl s d a ugh t e r ’

a n d sh e c o uld n o t ge t o u t a t all fo r n o w t h e s e rp e n t ,

wa s v e ry sav a g e a n d furi o us fo r m ilk ; a n d if t h e

,

e a rl h a d n o t driv e n up dr o v e s o f c o ws e v e ry d a y fo r

t h e s n a k e t o dri n k t h e ir m ilk t h e h o rribl e cr e a t ur e ,

wo uld h a v e bitt e n o ff th e h e a ds o f t h e e a rl s d a ugh t e r

’

a n d h e r m aids a n d h a v e suck e d th e ir bl oo d
, .

W h e n t h e s e rp e n t wa s a n gry h e sp a t o u t ve n o m ,

t h a t bur n e d up t h e gr a ss a n d tr e e s a n d if a sp o t 0 1 ,
-

t h e v e n o m fe ll o n a m an s h a n d it w e n t o n bur n i n g
. :
’

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his f ath e r t o gi ve him a ship and so m e c o mp a n io n s “

Th e ki n g a gr e ed an d wh e n R ag n ar set s ail h e
, , , _
,

st ee re d i n the dire cti o n o f G o th l a n d which is an , ,

isl a n d in t h e B altic .

One e ve ni n g h e a rriv e d a t G ot hl a nd a n d ra n his ,

v e ss e l i n t o a littl e cre e k W i t h o ut sayi n g a nythi n g

.

t o a n y o n e h e t oo k his sp e ar a n d put o n his pitch e d

, ,

h a iry cl o t h e s a n d w a lk e d in t h e di r
,
e ct ion o f th e

m a n si o n o f T h o r a t h e e a rl s d a ught e r
,
’
.

B e fo r e h e c a m e o u t o f t h e w o o d h e s a t d o w n o n ,

a st o n e a n d k n o ck e d ou t t h e n a il t h a t fa st e n e d t h e

h ea d Of his sp e a r t o t h e sh a ft T h e n h e w en t o n .
,

a n d pr e s e n tly h e s a w t h e s e rp e n t lyi n g c o il e d r o u n d
'

t h e h o us e o f t h e e a rl s d a ught e r
’
.

I t sm e lt s o m e thi n g s t r a n ge — it wa s t h e pitch o f ,

g
R a na r
’
s g a rm e n t s —a n d lift e d it s hid e o us h ea d
, .

R a g n a r wa s n o t a fr a id H e cam e o n a n d flu n g
.
,

his sp e a r so t h a t it dr o ve righ t t hro ugh t h e h e ad o f

t h e cr e a tur e a n d pi n n e d it t o t h e w a ll T h e s e rp e n t , .

in dyi n g squirt e d fo rth a t o rr e n t o f v e n o m which

, ,

fe ll o n R a g n a r b u t did him n o h a rm b e c a us e h e
, ,

wa s pr o t e c t e d by his t a rry suit T h e n h e l a id h o ld .

Of t h e sh a ft o f his sp e a r a n d l e ft t h e h e a d o f it ,

n a ili n g t h e d ea d m o n st e r t o t h e wall .

T h e e a rl wa s gl a d n e xt m o r n i n g w h e n h e saw ,

t h a t t h e s e rp e n t was d e a d a n d h e a sk e d o f e v e r
,
y on e
wh o h ad d o n e t h e gr e a t d ee d .

N o on e k ne w . On e o f his s e rva n ts t o l d him t h a t

a str a n g e ship wa s a n ch o r e d in a b a y o f t h e isl a n d ,

a n d h e a t o n c e g a v e c o mm a n d t h a t a l l o n b o a rd
sh o uld be br o ugh t t o h im e a ch with his sp ea r
.

.
,

N o w wh e n th e y w e r e br o ught a s h e o rd e r e d n o t
, , ,

2 56
'
 T he S t ory of K i g E dm
n u nd

o ne of c o mpa n y w o uld say h e h a d kill e d t h e

th e
m o n st e r S O th e e a rl m a d e th e m pr o duc e t h e ir
.

sp e ars a n d 10 ! a ll had t h e h e a ds o n e xc e pt that o f

,

R a g n a r an d R a g n ar s sh a ft e x a ctly fitt e d t h e h e ad
’

t h a t h a d pi e rc e d t h e thr o at an d backb on e o f t h e
gre a t s e rp e n t .

T h e n t h e r e wa s a gr a n d fe a st a n d a m e rry w e ddi n g ,

a n d R a g n a r H a iry b re e k s l iv e d v e ry h a ppily with his

wife a n d by h e r h a d t wo s on s c a ll e d H in gva r a n d
, ,

H ubb a a n d h e wa s d e cl a r e d h e ir t o t h e e a rl a n d h e
, ,

r e ig n e d a fte r him in G o thl an d a n d aft e r his o wn , ,

fa t h e r s d ea t h in D e n m ark as w e ll
’

, .

N o w it h a pp e n e d o n e d a y t h a t h e t o o k his h a wk
a n d w en t o u t u n a tt e n d e d in a l i t tl e b oa t t o c a tch
s e a fo wl aro u n d t h e c o a st .

Whilst thus e n g a g e d h e wa s surpris e d by a st o rm

, ,

which c a rri e d him o u t t o sea a n d t o ss e d him ab o ut

fo r s e v e ral days a n d n ights a n d h e was c o n strai n e d ,

t o b a l e his b o at c o n ti n u a lly t o k ee p it fr o m s i n ki n g .

A t l a st o n e m o r n i n g h e was drive n a sh o re o n a
, ,

flat c o a st th a t h e did n o t k n o w a n d h e was so c o ld ,

a n d stiff a n d e xh a ust e d with bali n g a n d wi t h hu n g e r ,

t h a t h e c o uld h a rdly m o v e .

T h e p e o pl e o f t h e c o u n try cam e d o w n t o t h e
b e a ch a n d fo u n d him in th e b oa t a n d th e h a wk ,

still o n his h a n d ; so th e y t oo k him tre a t e d him ,

ki ndly g av e him t o e at a n d th e n pre s e n t e d him t o

, ,

th e ir ki n g N o w t h e pl a c e wh e r e R a g n a r h a d b ee n
.

c a st up by t h e se a wa s R e d h a m in N o rfo lk a n d t h e
'

, ,

ki n g o f t h e c o u n try wa s c a ll e d E dmu n d .

Ki n g Edmu n d r e c e ive d R a g n ar ve ry w e ll a n d ,

i n vit e d him t o st a y a t his c o urt a n d i n asm uch a s , ,

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th e D an ish la n gu a ge wa s v e ry l ik e t h e Sax o n t o n gu e ,

R a g n a r b e g a n t o t e ll h o w h e h a d b ee n driv e n by t h e
st o rm a n d a ls o wh o h e was a n d Ki n g E dmu n d
, ,

u n d e rst o o d his t a l e .

R a g n a r was v e ry happy hu n ti n g in t h e S uffo lk

a n d N o rfo lk fo r e sts a n d his
,
h a wk was S O h e lpful
t h a t h e g a i n e d fa r m o r e succ e ss th a n did B io rn t h e ,

r o y a l fo re s te r K i n g E dmu n d m a d e a gr e a t d e a l o f
.

his dis t i n guish e d gu e s t a n d b o t h l a ugh e d ve ry

,

much a t t h e fa ilur e s o f Bio rn wh e re R a g n a r wa s

succ e ssful .

T his m a d e t h e fo r e st e r v e ry j e a l o us a n d a n gry ,

a n d h e r e s o lv e d t o kil l R a g n a r T his h o w e v e r wa s
.
, ,

n o t a v e ry e a sy t hi n g t o d o fo r R a g n a r a lw a ys w o r e
,

his suit o f hair dipp e d in pitch a n d n o w e a p o n w o uld

,

bit e in it I n d e e d so h a rd wa s this sui t th a t h e

.
, ,

w o uld sta n d up a n d a ll o w K i n g E dmu n d a n d his

m e n t o a im a t him with th e ir a rr o ws a n d t h e y c o uld ,

n o t hurt him b e c a us e t h e ir a rr o ws gla n c e d O ff fr o m

,

t h e pi t ch o r w e r e caught a m o n g t h e sh a ggy mass e s

,

glu e d to g e t h e r wi t h t h e bl a ck h a rd subst a n c e
, .

B io rn t h e fo r e st e r k n e w h e c o uld n o t kill L o d b ro g ,

u n l e ss h e pr e t e n d e d t o b e gre a t fri e n ds wi t h him ,

an d h e t o o k him wh e r e v e r th e r e wa s pl e n t y o f
w a t e rfo wl a n d r o d e wi t h him wh e re ve r t h e re w e re
,

d ee r t o b e hu n t e d B y t his m e a n s R a g n a r l o s t a l l
.

t h e sligh t a ppr e h e n si o n t o wards t h e m a n which h a d

b ee n i n spire d by B iorn at t h e first .

N o w B iorn e mpl o y e d hims e lf in diggi n g a v e ry

d ee p p it in t h e fo r e s t a n d wh e n it was fi n ish e d h e
, ,

p u t i n t o it a gr e at m a n y v e n o m o us s e rp e n ts T h e n .

h e c o v e r e d t h e pit o v e r wi t h br a n ch e s a n d e a rth a n d
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a n sw e re d R a g n ar St a y a whil e till I have k il l e d

.

”
t h e v e rm i n .

T h e n h e stamp e d o n t h e h e a ds o f t h e add e rs a n d
sc o rpi on s a n d o th e r n o xi o us cr e a tur e s till h e h a d ,

k ill e d th e m a ll .

“
N o w s a id h e I hav e n o caus e to fe ar
”
, ,
A n d he .

pull e d o ff his h a iry b ree k s a n d h a n d e d t h e m up t o B iorn .

Wh e n t h e fo re s t e r sa w t h a t R a g n a r wa s thus
d e prive d O f his sure d e fe n c e h e wa s r ej o ic e d a n d h e , ,

ra n t o a plac e wh e r e h e h a d c o ll e ct e d a barr e l full

o f writhi n g a dd e rs a n d o t h e r d e a dly r e ptil e s a n d h e ,

r o ll e d t h e b a rr e l t o t h e e dg e o f t h e pit a n d p o ur e d ,

t h e v e n o m o us cr e a tur e s d o w n i n t o t h e d e e p pl a c e in
which wa s R a g n ar .

Th e s e rp e n ts a t o n c e fast e n e d o n th e b a r e fl e sh o f
t h e u n happy m a n a n d h e cri e d o u t in ag o n y t o t h e
,

hu n tsm a n but B iorn woul d n o t h e lp him O n ly

, .

R a g n a r s d o g ran whi n i n g r o u n d a n d r o u n d t h e
’

m o uth o f th e pit a n d cou l d n o t h e lp him

, .

T h e n wh e n R a g n a r s a w that h e must d ie h e cas t

, ,

hims e lf d o w n a n d l e t t h e s e rp e n ts bi t e h im a n d h e ,
”
sa n g a gre a t s o n g c a ll e d t h e Cro w S o n g — which
“
, ,

is o n e o f t h e m o st a n ci e n t p o e ms t h a t e xists in
n o r t h e r n l a n ds I n this s o n g R a g n a r t o ld t h e st o ry
.

o f his life a n d b a t t l e s I t b e gi n s thus .

We h e wed w it h our h a n ge rs .

T wa s w h e n t h e d a y s w e re y o u n g
’
.

An d in G o t h l a n d we we re ga n ge rs ,
W h e re t h e d e a d l y d ra go n st u n
g
p
.

Oh , a nd t h e re t h e ser ent c ru e l

I sl e w, W h o m I d d e
’
fi ed ;
A nd T h o ra , b y t h a t d u e l ,
I wo n t o b e m y rid e b .

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n nd

”
T his Cr o w
S o n g c o n sis t s o f t w e n ty n i n e v e rs e s -

a n d t h e r e s t a re a b o u t his b a t t l e s o f which o u h v
y a e ,

n o t b ee n t o ld .

Wh e n t h e wick e d fo re s te r sa w th a t L o d bro g wa s
d e a d th e n h e r e tur n e d h o m e ; h e s o u n d e d his h o r n
,

a n d his o wn d o gs fo ll o w e d him but t h e gr e y w o lf ,

h o u n d t h a t h a d b e en wi t h L o d b ro g a n d which Ki n g ,

E dmu n d h a d giv e n t o his Visi t o r t h a t w o uld n o t ,

l e a ve t h e pi t s m o u t h
’
.

. N e xt d ay a s Ki n g E dmu n d sa t a t t a bl e h e
, ,

miss e d his fri e n d a n d gu e st a n d a n xi o usly a sk e d his ,

s e rva n ts a b o ut him ; o n which B io rn t h e hu n t s

m a n a n sw e r e d th a t R a g n a r had t a rri e d b e hi n d in a
w o o d a n d h e h a d s e e n n o m o re o f him
, .

B u t a s h e wa s sp e a ki n g L o d b ro gs d o g c a m e i n t o
’

t h e h a ll a n d b e g a n t o wa g his t a il a n d fa w n o n all ,

a n d e sp e ci a lly o n t h e ki n g ; wh o o n s ee i n g him , ,

s a id t o his a tt en d a n t s “
T his is L o d b ro gs d o g
,
’

which I g a ve him H is m a s t e r c a n n o t be fa r
.

b e hi n d .

H e t h e n b e g a n t o fe e d t h e d o g h o pi n g s o o n t o ,

se e his m a s t e r .

B ut h e wa s dis a pp o i n t e d fo r wh e n t h e w o lf h o u n d ,
-

h a d s a t isfi e d his a pp e t i t e h e r e t ur n e d t o k ee p his

,

a ccus t o m e d w a t ch o v e r his m a s t e r s b o dy
’
.

A fte r t hre e d a ys t h e p o o r b e a s t wa s c o mp e ll e d
,

by hu n g e r t o r e tur n t o t h e ki n g s t a bl e a n d E dmu n d ’

, ,

gre a t ly w o n d e ri n g gave o rd e rs t o fo ll o w t h e d o g
,

wh e n h e l e ft t h e h a ll a n d w a t ch whi t h e r h e w e n t
,
.

T h e ki n g s s e rv a n ts fulfill e d his c o mm a n ds a n d
’

fo ll o w e d th e h o u n d t ill h e l e d t h e m t o t h e m o u t h
,

o f t h e p it in which l a y R a g n ar L o d bro g stu n g t o ,

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d e a t h by Vip e rs a n d o t h e r ve n o m o us b e asts Ki n g .

E dmu n d th e n c a us e d dilig e n t i n quisiti o n t o b e m a d e

t o uchi n g t h e d e a t h o f L o d b ro g ; a n d B io rn t h e
hu n tsm a n wa s c o n vict e d o f t h e crim e a n d by o rd e r ,

o f t h e ki n g t h e c a p t a i n s a n d wis e m e n s e n t e n c e was
, , ,

p a ss e d o n him .

T h e j udg e s a gr ee d t h a t t h e fo r e st e r sh o uld b e p u t
in t h e s a m e b o a t in which L o d bro g h a d c o m e t o
E n gl a n d a n d S h o uld b e e xp o s e d o n t h e s e a wi t h o u t
,

o a r o r s a il .

T h e n t h e b o dy o f R a g n a r wa s t a k e n up o u t o f
t h e pit a n d a gr e a t m o u n d wa s m a d e o v e r him ;
,

and it is s a id t h a t wh e n Willi a m t h e Co n qu e r o r
cam e t o En gl a n d h e br o k e i n t o this m o u n d a n d
, ,

fo u n d t h e b o dy o f t h e migh t y D a n ish chi e f a n d

ki n g s son
’
.

N o w l e t us fo ll o w t h e murd e r e r B io rn a n d see
wh a t b e c a m e o f him .

A wi n d spr a n g up fro m th e w e st a n d bl e w him

o u t t o se a a n d sw e pt him o n fo r m a n y days till it
, ,

c a st him up o n t h e D a n ish c o a st .

N o w wh e n h e fo u n d wh e r e h e wa s t h a t h e h a d
, ,

c o m e t o t h e l a n d rul e d o ve r by R a g n a r s s o n s th e n ’

h e wa s v e ry fright e n e d a n d in t h e subtl e t y o f his

,

h e a rt d e vis e d m e a n s h o w h e might e sc a p e hurt him

s e lf a n d t ur n e vil a g a i n st t h o s e wh o h a d b e e n his
,

j udg e s .

A n d n o w y o u must l e a r n t h a t R a g n a r s wife
’

T h o r a h a d di e d v e ry s oo n a ft e r s h e h a d giv e n him
t wo s o n s a n d t h a t R a g n a r h a d m a rri e d a s e c o n d
,

wife wh o h a d give n him m o re s o n s Yo u mus t

, .

h e a r t h e s t o ry o f t his s e c o n d wife whilst B io rn is o n

,

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an d not at a ll to h e r d a ught e r . B ut th ey did no t

wish t o b e so rud e a s t o say this right o ut in so

m a n y w o rds but th e y a n sw e re d T his is t h e firs t
,
“
,

t im e we see a g o ld e n o ri o l h a t ch e d o u t o f a n o l d
”
cr o w s e gg in a n o l d cr o w s n e st
’ ’
.

T h e n t h e girl se t t o w o rk t o k n e a d t h e d o ug h ,

a n d a s s h e k n e a d e d sh e s a n g a n d t h e m e n c o ul d ,

n o t t a k e th e ir e y e s o ff h e r s o b e a utiful wa s s h e a n d
, ,

h e r h a ir wa s s o l o n g th a t it fl o w e d d o w n t o h e r
h ee ls so a s sh e wa s k n e a di n g bre a d sh e to o k a n d
, , ,

l a sh e d it l ik e a g o ld e n girdl e r o u n d h e r w a is t .

A n d wh e n t h e br e a d wa s k n e a d e d th e n t h e m e n ,

b a k e d it a t t h e h e arth a n d n e xt d ay r e tur n e d wi t h
,

it t o t h e ship .

T h e n R ag n ar L o d b ro g h e ard th e m t a lki n g o f t h e
b e au t iful girl a n d h e b e cam e imp a t i e n t wh e n t h e y
,

said th ey h a d n e v e r s e e n a n y o n e so l o ve ly a n d h e ,
”
e xcl a im e d I s sh e a s fa ir a s was T h o r a ?
,

“
I n d e e d a n sw e re d his m e n sh e is fa r fa ire r
, ,
.

T h e n R ag n a r wr a t hfully s a id “
G O fe t ch m e ,

t his fa ir e s t m a id t o m o rr o w a n d if s h e b e n o t so
-

fa ir a s T h o r a t h e n I will drive y o u o u t o f my
,

c o mp an y .
”

P r e s e n tly h e h ea rd t h e m e n sa y h o w cl e v e r t his
stra n g e girl wa s a n d h e cri e d o u t Cl e v e r ? sh e
,
“
,
”
c a n n o t b e m o r e s o t h a n wa s T h o r a .

“
I n d e e d a n sw e r e d his m e n sh e s e e m e d t o us
,
” “
,

t o b e a hu n dr e dfo l d m o r e cl e v e r .

e xcl a im e d R a g n a r bri n g h e r t o m e t o
“
Go , ,

m o rr o w a n d u n l e ss sh e pr o ve t o b e fa r cl e ve r e r th a n
,
”
wa s T h o r a I will h a n g y o u t o t h e y a rd a rm
,
-
.

N o w o n t h e fo ll o wi n g d a y th e r e wa s a gr e a t
,

264
 T he St or y of K i gE dm
n un d

st o rm a n d th e m e n c o uld n o t ge t t o t h e c o tt a ge
,

t h e y w e r e driv e n b a ck S o t h e y t o ld t h e ki n g
. .

H e b e t h o ugh t hi m s e l f a nd h e s a id ,
“-
I will p u t ,

t his C r o w t o t h e pr o o f I f sh e b e cl e v e r a s y o u
.

s a y l e t h e r c o m e t o m e cl o t h e d e t b a r e fe d y e t n o t
, y ,

fe d a t te n d e d y e t a l o n e
”
, .

S o t h e n e x t d a y t h e m e n w e n t a g a i n a n d t his ,

t im e t h e w e a t h e r wa s n o t s t o rmy a n d t h e y r e a ch e d ,

t h e c o t t a g e a n d g a v e t h e ir m e ss a g e .

T h e n C r o w s a id “
G o b a ck t o t h e ki n g y o ur
,

m a st e r a n d t e ll him I will c o m e a s h e s a i d t o , ,
”
m o rr o w .

N o w wh e n t h e m e n r e t ur n e d t o t h e ships
, ,

R a g n a r r a is e d his h a n d a n d s a id I f t h a t Cr o w b e,

fa ir a s y o u sa y a n d c o m e t o m e cl o th e d y e t b a re
, ,

fe d y e t n o t fe d a t t e n d e d y e t a l o n e t h e n I sw e a r
, ,
”
b e fo re y o u all I will m a k e h e r my W ife
,
Fo r h e .

“
t h o ught it wa s n o t p o ssibl e T h e n h e a dd e d . If ,

sh e b e n o t wh a t o u sa I will h a n g o u a l l up t o
y y y
,

my y a rd a rm a n d s a il a w a y wi t h y o u stru n g th e r e
-
.
”

N e xt m o r n i n g Cr o w a r o s e a n d dre w r o u n d h e r a ,

fishi n g n e t o f silk a n d c o mb e d o u t h e r h a ir t ill it

,

c o v e r e d h e r fr o m h e a d t o fo o t ; t h e n sh e t o o k a l ee k ‘

a n d w a lk e d C h e wi n g it as sh e w e n t ; a n d c a ll e d h e r
,

d o g a n d b a d e it ru n b e t w e e n h e r fe e t A n d so sh e .

w e n t t o t h e se a c o a s t a n d t h e ki n g a n d his m e n
-

s t o o d o n d e ck a n d sa w h o w sh e c a m e : sh e wa s b a r e
and
y e t cl o t h e d wi t h t h e fishi n g n e t a n d h e r ra in of

g o ld e n h a ir a b o ut h e r ; sh e wa s e a t i n g a l e e k a n d
y e t
,
a s th e r e w a s n o ugh t i n it s h e w a s n o t full ;
,
s h e

wa s al o n e n o t e v e n h e r o l d m o th e r with h e r a n d
, ,

e t a tt e n d e d by h e r d o
y g .

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Then R agna r rd e r e d Q u ee n T h o r a s
L o d b ro g
’
o

silk a n d g o ld e n g a rm e n ts t o b e br o ught o ut th a t ,

C r o w sh o uld b e a rr a y e d in th e m A n d wh e n sh e .

was so a rray e d h e c o ul d n o t d e n y t h a t sh e wa s a s
,

t h e s u n a n d T h o r a h a d b ee n in c o mp a ris o n but a s
,

the m o on .

T h e r e wa s n o w n o t a lki n g o f h a n gi n g t h e m e n ,

b u t o n ly o f his m a rri a ge Y e t C r o w w o uld n o t

.

a gr e e till R a g n a r h a d b e e n a w a y o n a v o yag e o f

t wo y e ars A n d if h e r e tur n e d in t wo y e a rs tim e

’
.
,

in t h e s a m e mi n d t o marry a p oo r hag s d a ught e r

’

, ,

th e n sh e w o uld c o n s e n t .

S o Ki n g R a g n a r s a il e d a way a n d all t h e t wo y e ars ,

h e wa s abs e n t c o uld thi n k o n ly o f t h e g o ld e n Cr o w .

A t th e e n d of th e tim e h e cam e back to th e sam e

firth a n d s e n t fo r t h e fa ir maid
, .

T h e n s h e cam e t o him a n d said A s you d e sire ,

m e t o b e y o ur wife I will t e ll y o u wh o I a m,
I .

a m t h e d a ught e r o f Ki n g S igurd a n d h e was b a s e ly ,

murd e re d a n d my m o t h e r di e d ; so I h a ve b e e n in
,

hidi n g fro m his e n e mi e s in t h e h o us e o f my Ol d

n urs e I f y o u a re a ki n g s so n I a m a ki n g s ’ ’
.
,

d a ugh t e r M y r e a l n a m e is n o t C r o w b u t A sl a u ga
.
,
.
”

T h e n a gr a n d m a rri a g e wa s h e ld a n d A s l a u ga ,

b e c a m e t h e m o th e r o f fiv e s o n s S o R a g n a r wa s .

t h e fa th e r in a l l o f s e v e n
, ,
.

N o w I will r e tur n t o B io rn o n his wa y t o t h e

p a l a c e o f R a g n a r s s o n s B y t h e t im e h e r e a ch e d it
’
.
,

h e h a d m a d e up a st o ry which h e w o u ld t e ll .

S o h e e n t e r e d t h e gr e a t h a l l wh e r e t h e s o n s w e r e ,

an d h e w e n t up t o t h e high s e a t o n which s a t
H in gv a r a n d s a lu t e d him
,
.

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u n d e r his n a ils ; a n d S igurd cut i n t o his fi n g e r t o t h e

b o n e wi t h o ut n o t ici n g wh a t h e h a d d o n e .

T h e r e wa s sil e n c e in t h e h a ll fo r s o m e m i n ut e s ,

a n d th e n t h e br o t h e rs s o l e m n ly pr o m is e d t o a v e n g e

t h e ir fa t h e r .

S o t h e y h a s t e d a n d g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r a gr e a t
fl ee t a n d s a il e d fo r E n gl a n d
,
T h e y l a n d e d in
.

N o r thumb e rl a n d a n d r a va ge d it a n d t h e n m a rch e d ,

s o u t h t ill t h e y c a m e t o t h e t e rri t o ri e s o f Ki n g
E dmu n d .

N ow th e k i n g h ad a p a l a c e a t H o x n e a n d h e ,

g a th e re d a gre a t a rmy a n d a furi o us b a tt l e wa s

,

fo ugh t in which t h e E n glish w e re d e fe a t e d a n d

, ,

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.
,

hims e lf u n d e r a b ridg e a n d his pursu e rs g a ll o p e d

,

o ve r it t hi n ki n g h e wa s a h ea d but o n e o f t h e m
, , ,

h a pp e n i n g t o l o o k i n t o t h e w a t e r sa w th e r e s o m e
'

t hi n g shi n i n g a n d h e dr e w r e i n t o l oo k m o r e cl o s e ly
,
.

I t wa s lik e t wo fl a m e s in t h e w a t e r H e d e sc e n d e d .

t h e b a n k a n d t h e r e s a w t h e ki n g in hidi n g
,
The .

s u n shi n i n g o n his g o ld spurs h a d c a s t t h e lumi n o us

, ,

r e fl e c t i o n in t h e w a t e r a n d t his h a d a tt r a c te d t h e
,

a tt e n t i o n o f t h e D a n e .

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o a k t r e e ti e d t o it a n d t h e D a n e s sh o t a t him with
, ,

t h e ir a rr o ws t ill t h e y w e r e t ir e d o f t h e S p o r t a n d
, ,

t h e n t h e y c u t o ff his h e a d a n d flu n g it i n t o t h e
t hick e t .

W h e n t h e y th o ugh t it m igh t b e d o n e s a fe ly s o m e ,

o f his s e rv a n t s wh o h a d b ee n in c o n c e a lm e n t c a m e
fo r t h a n d s ea rch e d fo r t h e b o dy T his t h e y s o o n .

fo u n d ; a n d in t h e c o ppic e wa s t h e ki n g s h e a d with ’

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n u nd

th e g o ld e n cr o w n still surr o u n di n g t h e br o ws a n d it ,

was gu a rd e d by t h e gr e y w o lf h o u n d th a t h a d b ee n -

given by E dmu n d t o R a g n a r a n d which e ve r si n c e , ,

his mast e r s d e a th h a d ru n wild in t h e fo r e st

’
, .

N o w t h e tidi n gs o f t h e ki n g s h e a d b e i n g d e fen d e d
’

by t h e b e ast wa s t a lk e d a b o ut ; a n d i n d e e d t h e d o g
w o uld n o t l e ave t h e r e m a i n s o f t h e ki n g a n y m o re ,

th a n h e h a d t h o s e o f R agn a r .

T h e n Biorn wh o wa s wi t h t h e D a n ish h o st t h o ugh t

, ,

h e w o uld lik e t o se e t h e h e a d o f his fo rm e r m a s t e r ,

a n d H in gv a r a n d H ubb a g a v e o rd e rs t h a t t h e h e a d

sh o uld b e bro ught i n t o t h e h a ll .

Wh e n this was d on e t h e w o lf h o u n d fo ll o w e d b u t
,
-

n o s oo n e r did h e se e t h e tr a it o r —t h e c a us e o f
th e ,

d ea th of b o th his m a s t e rs — t ha n t h e fa i t hful b e a s t
,

fle w a t B io rn a n d fa st e n e d his t e e th in his thr o at ,

and ,
struggl e a s h e might th e fo re st e r c o uld n o t
,

t hr o w him O ff . T h e h o u n d cast him o n t h e gr o u n d

a n d st oo d o v e r him l o o k i n g up in t h e fa c e s o f t h e
,

D an ish chie fs .

H in gva r a n d H ubba th o ught that th e r e m ust b e

s o m e r ea s o n for t h e wra th o f t h e d o g a g a i n st B io rn ,

so th e y c a ll e d t o t h e m s o m e o f t h e c a ptiv e s wh o ,

h a d b e e n s e rva n ts t o K i n g E dmu n d a n d ask e d if ,

t h e y k n e w him .

T h e y r e pli e d th a t h e wa s a trait o r a n d a m u rd e r e r ,

a n d t o ld h o w E dmu n d h a d r e c e iv e d R a g n a r L o d b ro g ,

a n d tr e at e d him ki n dly a n d h o w t h a t t h e fo r e st e r
,

had m urd e re d him by c a sti n g him i n t o a p it o f

,

vip e rs an d h ow th a t t h e ki n g a n d his wis e m e n had

,

s e n t en c e d B io rn t o be s e n t a drift at se a in an Op en
b o at
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Wh e n H in gva r a n d H ubb a h e ard this t h e y w e re ,

v e ry s o rry that th e y h a d b ee n so d e c e iv e d a n d th e y ,

o rd e r e d t h e w o lf d o g t o l ea v e t h e pr o strat e m a n
-
.

T h e n t h e h o u n d o b e y e d a n d B iorn was fast b o u n d , .

T h e br o th e rs c o m ma n d e d him t o S h o w th e m t h e p it
in which th e ir fa t h e r h a d p e rish e d a n d thi s h e d id , .

T h e n th e y o rd e r e d it t o b e fi ll e d wi t h p o is o n o us
r e p t il e s a n d t h e wick e d fo r e st e r t o b e c a st in t h a t h e
, ,

m igh t d ie in t h e s a m e m a n n e r a s h e h a d c o n trive d
t h e d e a t h o f t h e ir fa t h e r .

A fte r t h a t t h ey m a d e fo r Ki n g Edm u n d a spl e n did

,

fu n e r a l a n d h e wa s buri e d a t a pl a c e t h e n c a l l e d
,

B o d ric k swo rt h b u t e v e r si n c e that tim e it h as b ee n

,

k n o w n a s B ury S a i n t E dmu n ds .

NO TE —W h tw e i
a ve f th t y f th fR g
o v e rs o n s O e s or O e s on s o a na r

I S
.

L o db ro g c o m in g t o E n gl a n d ; one is t h a t in t h e c e l a n d ic a ga o f

R a gn a r a nd h is so n s, a nd th e is t h a t t o l d b y R o ge r o f
oth e r

We n d ov e r in h is F l owe rs o
f H is tory i w ritt e n a o u t 1 2 00 NO b
b k
.

d ou t h e to o th e s t o ry of L o d b ro g a nd K in g Ed m u n d fro m a

b a lla d .

The A n
g l o-
S a xon C h ro n ic l e sa ys , u nd e r d a t e 8 70 T h is
ye a r the a rm y
( of th e D a nes ) ro d e a c ro s s M e rc ia , in t o Ea s t

A gl ia , a n d t o o
n u k
p t h e ir w in t e r u a rt e rs a t T h e t fo rd q
An d t h e .

s a m e w in t e r K in g Ed m u n d fo u gh t a ga in s t t h e m , a n d t h e a n es D
go t th e w th e
v ic t o ry , a n d sl e k
in g a n d s u d u e d t h e l a n d , a n d b
d e s t ro y e d a l l t h e m in st e rs w h ic h t h e y c a m e t o The na m es of
k I bb
.

t h e ir c h ie fs w h o s l e w t h e in g w e re n gv a r a n d H u
”
a .

T h e m o s t ge n u in e a c c o u n t o f Kin g E d m u n d , n e x t , o f c o u rs e , t o
t h is s c a n t y m e n t io n in t h e C h ro n ic l e , is a l ife w rit t e n b y o of Abb
F l e u ry , b y c o m m a n d o f S t . D in 9 8 0
u n st a n , .

The N
o rs e v e rs io n o f t h e s t o ry a n d t h e E n l is h
g v e rs io n a re

v e ry d iffe re n t , a nd I h a ve v e n t u re d t o c o m in e oth , b b a n d a tt e m p t
s o m e s o rt o f re c o n c il ia t io n b et we e n t h e t wo .
 Th e Ol d E ng l ish Fair y T a l es

W h e n H in gva r a n d H ubba h e ard this th e y w e r e ,

v e ry s o rry th a t th e y h a d b e en so d e c e ive d a n d th ey ,

o rd e r e d t h e w o lf d o g t o l e a v e t h e pr o str a t e m a n
-
.

T h e n t h e h o u n d o b e y e d a n d B iorn was fast b o u n d , .

T h e br o th e rs c o mm a n d e d him t o sh o w th e m t h e pit
in which th e ir fa t h e r h a d p e rish e d a n d this h e did , .

T h e n th e y o rd e r e d it t o b e fi ll e d with p o is o n o us
r e p t il e s a n d t h e wick e d fo re st e r t o b e c a s t in t h a t h e
, ,

m igh t d ie in t h e s a m e m a n n e r as h e h a d c o n triv e d
t h e d e a t h o f t h e ir fa t h e r .

A ft e r t h a t t h e y m a d e fo r Ki n g Edm u n d a spl e n did

,

fu n e ra l a n d h e wa s buri e d a t a pl a c e th e n c a ll e d
,

B o d ric k swo rt h b u t e v e r si n c e th a t tim e it h as b e e n

,

k n o w n a s B ury S a i n t E dmu n ds .

NO E — W h tw
T e i
a ve f th t y f th fR g
o v e rs o n s o e s or o e son s O a na r

L o d b ro g c o m in g t o E n gl a n d ; o n e is t h a t in t h e c e l a n d ic a ga I S of

R a gn a r a nd h is son s , a n d t h e o t h e r is t h a t t o l d b y R o ge r of

We n d o v e r in h is F l owe rs f H i s t
oo r i w rit t e n a
y out 1 2 00 NO b
b k
.

dou t h e t oo th e stor
y o f L o d b ro g a n d K in g E d m u n d fro m a

b a l la d .

The A n
gl o
-
S a xon C h ro n ic l e sa
ys , unde r d a t e 8 70 T h is

y e a r the a rm y ( of th e D a nes ) ro d e a c ro s s M e rc ia , in t o E a s t

A g
n l ia ,
a n d t oo k
u p t h e ir w in t e r u a rt e rs a t T h e t fo rd A q
n d th e .

s a m e w in t e r K in g E d m u n d fo u gh t a ga in s t t h e m , a n d t h e a n es D
go t t h e v ic t o ry , a n d s l e w t h e k
in g a n d s u d u e d t h e l a n d , a n d b
d e s t ro y e d a l l t h e m in st e rs w h ic h t h e y c a m e t o T h e na m es o f
k I bb
.

wh o w th e in g we re Hu
”
t h e ir c h ie fs sl e n gv a r a n d a.

T h e m o s t ge n u in e a c c o u n t o f K in g Edm un d , n e x t , o f c o u rse , t o
t h is s c a n t y m e n t io n in t h e C h ro n ic l e , is a l ife w rit t e n b y o of Abb
F l e u ry , b y c o m m a n d o f S t . D un sta n , in 9 8 0 .

Th e N
o rs e v e rs io n o f t h e s t o ry a n d t h e E n l is h
g v e rs io n a re

v e ry d iff e re n t , a nd I ’

h a ve v e n t u re d t o c o m in e b b
o th , a n d a tt e m p t
s o m e s o rt o f re c o n c il ia t io n b e t we e n t h e t wo .
 D ES I D E R A T U S

ON a tim e it wa s th a t th e r e live d in Sc o t l a n d a n o bl e
v a v a s o r a n d his wife wh o m h e l o v e d full w e ll a n d
, ,

s h e was g o o d a n d wis e .

T h e r e wa s but o n e t hi n g m a d e t h e m s a d which ,

wa s t h a t th e y h a d n o child .

N OW o n e d a y t h e l a dy s a id t o t h e v a v a s o r ,

Sw ee t fri e n d I h av e h e a rd th a t fa r a w a y in t h e
,

s o u t h is t h e t o mb o f th e h o ly h e rm i t G il e s a n d it ,

li e t h in fa ir P ro v e n c e I t h as b ee n r e l a t e d t o m e
.

h o w that m a n y h a v e m a d e p e ti t i o n W h e r e his b o n e s
l ie a n d h a v e h a d t h e ir p e ti t i o n s h e ard a n d a n sw e r e d
, .

I t s e e m e th w e ll t o m e if it pl ea s e th th e e t hat we
, ,

sh o uld m a k e j o ur n ey t o S t G il e s a n d s e e k if t h e re
.
,
”
t h e d e si re O f o u r h e a rts may b e a tt a i n e d .

T h e n a n sw e r e d h e r t h e v a vas o r A s t h o u d e s ire s t
, ,

swe e t h e a rt S O sh a ll it be ; a n d I v ow u n t o S t G il e s
,
.

”
a figur e a l l o f pur e silv e r if h e h e a rs o u r r e qu e s t
, .

S O t h e y m a d e t h e ir c a rri a g e a n d w e n t a n d pr a y e d
,

righ t hu mbly th a t if it pl e as e d G od H e w o uld giv e

, ,

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to t h e m a child a n d that t h e h e rm i t G il e s m ight

,

fo rward th e ir p e titi o n .

A n d wh e n t h e y r e tur n e d t o Ca ld e r in Sc o tl a n d
wh e r e t h e y dw e ll e d it wa s e v e n s o t h a t a child wa s
, ,

giv e n t o th e m a so n ; a n d t h ey c a ll e d his n a m e
,

D e s id e ra t u s th a t is t o s ay t h e D e sir e d O n e
”
.
, ,

T h e child was v e ry c o m e ly a n d bli t h e a n d a ll ,

t h o ugh t t h a t th e y had n e v e r s e e n a l o v e li e r a n d ki n dli e r

b oy H e gr e w up a t h o m e til l h e r e a ch e d ma n s
’
.

e stat e a n d wa s t h e j o y a n d prid e o f his fa t h e r a n d

,

m o th e r .

N o w wh e n h e wa s o f a ge t o go fo r t h a n d se e m e n
,

a n d l e a r n c o ur t e sy t h e n did his fa t h e r s e n d him t o

,

t h e c o urt o f t h e Sc o t tish ki n g .

T h e ki n g h e l d him righ t d e a r a n d dubb e d him ,

k n igh t a n d a ft e r h e h a d b ee n a whil e a t c o ur t a n d
, ,

h a d wo n t h e fa v o ur o f a l l th e r e thr o ugh his gr a ci o us

m a n n e rs a n d his w e ll fa vo ur e d fa c e th e n h e b e t h o ugh t
-

hims e lf o f w e n di n g fa rth e r a n d h e d e p a rt e d t h e n c e
, ,

a n d Visi t e d N o rm a n dy a n d B ri tt a n y wh e re h e r o d e ,

in m a n y a t o ur n a m e n t a n d u n h o rs e d m a n y a pr o v e d
k n igh t .

A n d it wa s s o in F r a n c e lik e wis e t h a t a l l l o o k e d
, ,

wi t h pl e a sure o n D e sid e ra t u s a n d l o ve d him fo r h e ,

was c o urt e o us t o high a n d t o l o w a n d d e b o n a ir a n d

, ,

with a l o f a bright a n d b e a u t iful c o u n t e n a n c e .

N o w wh e n t e n y e a rs w e r e o v e r th e n D e s id e ra t u s
, ,

gre atly l o n g e d t o r e tur n t o his o wn l a n d a n d t o se e ,

ag a i n his fa th e r a n d his m o th e r a n d t o s e rve t h e ,

Sc o ttish ki n g .

S O h e m o u n t e d a ship h e with his h o rs e a n d

, ,

c o m m i t t e d hi ms e lf t o t h e wi n ds a n d w a ve s B ut t h e .

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k e pt t h e c o mi n g of th e B l e ss e d Spirit Wh o s e is th e
br e a t h o f life .

N o w D esid e ra t u s w o r e silve r a rm o ur a n d o v e r it a ,

g a rm e n t whit e a s fl o w e rs in A pril a n d a b o ut his

“
,
”

sh o uld e rs wa s a fr e sh gr ee n m a n tl e H is spurs w e re .

o f g o ld but
,
n ot m o r e shi n i n g w e r e t h e y tha n his
l o cks t h a t fl o w e d fro m u n d e r his b a ssi n e t .

A fte r l on g ridi n g th e n D esid e ra t us r e m e mb e re d

, ,

t h a t in t his fo r e s t s oj o ur n e d a h o ly h e rm it wh o by ,

his c e ll h a d a li tt l e ch a p e l t h e which h e s e rv e d in ,

g o dly fa shi o n Oft t im e s a s a b oy wh en hu n ti n g

.
,

wi t h his fa t h e r h a d h e b e e n t h e re a n d t h e re h a d
, ,

r e c e ive d ki n d w e lc o m e a n d h o spit a lity T hi t h e r .

n o w h e tur n e d b u t h e c o uld n o t light th e r e o n ; o n ly

,

a t s e t o f s u n h e c a m e t o a n o p e n i n g in t h e fo r e s t

wh e r e wa s a spri n g o f pur e w a t e r a n d by this spri n g ,

s t o o d a fa ir m a id wi t h a g a rm e n t o f purpl e o ve r h e r
whi t e shift ; sh e wa s b a re fo o t e d in t h e gra ss n o w
we t wi t h t h e fa lli n g d e w I n e a ch h a n d s h e h e ld a
.

g o ld e n b o wl a n d s h e s t o o p e d t o t h e fo u n t a i n
, ,

a n d dipp e d a n d fill e d t h e b o wls wi t h w a t e r

, .

T h e n D e s id e ra t u s a light e d fr o m O ff his h o rs e a n d ,

h e c a m e t o t h e fa ir m a id a n d h e a sk e d h e r wh e t h e r S h e
,

c o uld guid e him t o t h e h a bit a t i o n o f t h e h o ly h e rmit .

S h e a n sw e r e d him th a t o f h e rm i t s h e k n e w n o n e ,

b u t t h a t h e r mistr e ss liv e d h a rd by a n d w o uld r e n d e r ,

t o him h o spi t a li t y .

T h e n sh e w e n t b e fo r e a n d h e fo ll o w e d l e a di n g his
, ,

d e s t ri e r T h e y w e n t a l o n g t ill th e y c a m e t o a n e ld e r
.

bush a n d t h o ugh t h e s ea s o n fo r t h e e ld e r t o fl o w e r
,

wa s n o t y e t n ev e r t h e l e ss t h e bush wa s t hick s e t wi t h
,

whi t e bu n ch e s a n d wi t h gre e n l e ave s a n d wi t h a l wa s ,

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such a t a n gl e o f li tt l e b o ughs th a t D e sid e ra t u s c o uld

,

n o t se e t hr o ugh t his fl o w e ry scr e e n B u t t h e fa ir .

m a id p a rt e d t h e l ea ve s a n d lift e d a b o ugh a n d t h e ,

k n igh t s t e pp e d u n d e r b u t wa s c o n s t r a i n e d t o l e t his
,

h o rs e r e m a i n b e hi n d l e t t i n g go t h e bridl e
,
.

B e fo r e him h e s a w a pl e a s a n t l a wn a n d a l a dy s e a t e d
,

in a t e n t o f cl o t h o f silv e r a n d sh e wa s a s whit e in
,

h e r a pp a r e l a s t h e plum e o f a sw a n a n d so l o v e ly ,

th a t D e side ra t us t h o ugh t t h a t ve rily h e h a d s ee n

n o n e l o v e li e r wh e r e v e r h e h a d b e e n
, .

S h e sig n e d t o t h e d a ms e l wh o c a m e fo rw a rd ,

c a rryi n g t h e g o ld e n b o wls a n d sh e i n quire d wh o m

,

sh e h a d br o ugh t wi t h her T h e d a ms e l a n sw e r e d
.

a n d t o ld t h e l a dy a l l sh e k n e w .

T h e n t h e b ea u t iful l a d y sig n e d t o D e s id e ra t u s t o
dra w n igh ; a n d wh e n h e wa s dr a w n n igh sh e sm il e d ,

a n d s a id A rt t h o u c o n t e n t t o b e my l o rd a n d I t h y
“
, ,

l a dy ? I f so t h e n pl e dge m e in t his b o wl o f cryst a l

,

w a te r.

D e sid e ra t u s a n sw e r e d a n d s a id “
I a m wh a t e ve r
,

t h o u w o uldst h a v e m e t o b e .

T h e n sh e stirr e d t h e w a t e r in o n e b o wl wi t h a
littl e blu e fl o w e r t h a t sh e h e ld a n d sh e p a ss e d t h e
,

ve ss e l t o him a n d h e dr a n k
, .

A n d fo r t hwith o r e v e r h e h a d sipp e d o f t h e
,

wat e r h e fo rg o t a l l t h a t h a d p a ss e d H e r e m e mb e r e d
, .

n o m o re o f his fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r a n d his h o m e ,

n o r o f t h e Sc o tt i s h ki n g N o r t h o ught h e o f his
.

d e stri e r wh o m h e h a d l e ft o u tsid e t h e scree n o f

fl o w e ri n g e ld e r ; a n d t hus t h e r e p a ss e d a t we lve m o n th
a n d a d a y a n d it wa s t o D e s id e ra t u s a s a dr ea m o f
,

t h e n ight . A n d t h e r e fe l l n o l e a v e s fr o m t h e tr e e s ,

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n or did gra ss wi t h e r n o r t h e fl o w e rs fa d e T h e re
th e , .

fe ll n o r a i n n o r s n o w n e i t h e r did st o rmy wi n ds bl o w
,

a n d sh a k e t h e br a n ch e s o f t h e tr e e s a b o v e t h e ir h e a ds .

N o w it ch a n c e d t h a t D e s id e ra t u s fe l t his lips
p a rch e d a n d h e s t re t ch e d fo r t h his h a n d t o t a k e t h e
,

g o l d e n b o wl a n d dri n k a g a i n o f t h e pure w a t e r h e
h a d t a st e d B u t a s it fe ll o u t h e r e a ch e d t h e b o wl
.
, ,

o f w a t e r t h e l a dy h a d n o t stirr e d F o r t hwi t h o r e v e r .
,

h e h a d dru n k a dr a ugh t h e r e m e mb e r e d a l l t h e p a s t , ,

and wa s fi ll e d wi t h w o n d e r a s t o wh e r e h e wa s .

T h e n a l l a t o n c e h e h e a rd a b e ll ri n gi n g a n d h e fe l t
, , ,

a d e sir e t o k n e e l in G o d s h o us e a n d t o pr a y a n d
’

, ,

h e a r sw ee t si n gi n g o f ps a lms .

T h e r e a t D e s id e ra t u s st a rt e d up t o go fo r t h o u t o f
th e te n t an d h e s a w t h e b e a u t iful l a dy st a n di n g
,

b e fo re him H e s a id t o h e r I h e a r a b e ll I mus t
.
,
.

t o pr a y e r I mus t h o m e t o my m o t h e r a n d t o
.

my h o us e a n d see h e r a n d t h e n r e tur n t o t h e ki n g
, ,

my m a s t e r .
”

N o w wh e n t h e l a dy h e a rd this sh e wa s sa d a n d
, , ,

w e p t a n d sh e dre w a g o ld e n ri n g fro m h e r fi n ge r a n d
,

put it up o n his a n d s a id I t must n e e ds be th a t th o u

, ,

d e p a r t Sp e a k t o n o o n e o f W h a t t h o u h a st s e e n a n d
.
,

o f m e a n d wh e r e t h o u h a s t t a rri e d
, We a r t his ri n g .
,

a n d t hi n k o f m e a n d wh e n t h o u d e sir e s t t o r e t ur n
, ,

t h e n t ur n it a b o u t o n t h y fi n g e r B u t if t h o u sp e a k .

of m e th e n th e ri n g will va n ish aw a y a n d t h o u
, ,

sh a l t see m e n o m o r e t ill th o u hast re c ov e r e d it .

H e t h an k e d h e r a n d w e n t fo r t h a n d pass e d u n d e r
,

t h e fl o w e ri n g e ld e r a n d h e h e a rd t h e b e ll t o lli n g
, ,

a n d h e w e n t o n a n d t h e n t h e r e n e igh e d a h o rs e a n d
, ,

th e re ra n up t o him his o wn d e s t ri e r .

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t h a t fa ir l a dy ag a i n th e n be t o h er as a stra n ge r
, ,

u n l e ss sh e wil l c o m e t o th ee t o t h e church o f G o d ,

a n d th e r e thy u n i o n b e c o n s e cr a t e d a n d bl e ss e d by a
”
pri e st .

N o w wh e n h e had s a id this th e n D e sid e ra t u s

, ,

st o o d up a n d h e l o o k e d o n his h a n d a n d l o ! t h e
, ,

ri n g wa s va n ish e d cl e a n a way .

T h e r e a t was D e sid e ra t u s full o f s o rr o w at h e a rt .

A n d h e t a rri e d a l l n ight a n d n e xt m o r n i n g at t h e
, ,

br e a ki n g o f t h e d ay h e k n e e l e d in t h e ch a p e l a n d
,

h e ard t h e s e rvic e o f A l mighty G o d su n g by t h e

h e rm it a n d t h e n fo rth h e fa re d a n d h e r o d e till h e
, ,

r e ach e d Ca ld e r a n d cam e t o his h o m e

, .

B u t his m o th e r wa s d ea d as w e ll a s his fa th e r a n d ,

h e c a r e d n o t t o r e mai n ; a n d a ft e r s o m e d a ys h e , ,

d e part e d a n d ro d e thro ugh t h e fo re st o f Cal e d o n a n d

, ,

c a m e a g a i n t o E di n burgh t o t h e ki n g his m a st e r .

A n d h e s e rv e d him fo ur y e ars B u t h e wa s n o t .

a s h e had b ee n H e was e v e r sa d thi n ki n g o f t h e

.
,

fa ir l a dy in t h e fo re st a n d w on d e ri n g wh o sh e m ight
,

b e a n d gri e vi n g s o r e that h e had l o st t h e ri n g

, .

N o w it fe ll o u t o n e fd ay wh e n h e a n d t h e ki n g
,

w e re hu n ti n g a stag in t h e fo r e s t th a t th e y b e h e ld a ,

whit e hart th a t h a d a circl e t o f g o ld a b o ut it s n e ck ,

a n d t h e y gav e it chas e a n d pre s e n tly th e y c a m e

,

up o n it a n d t h e h a rt was o n t h e gr e e n h e rb b e sid e a
,

spri n g a n d a fa ir b oy st o o d S h e l t e ri n g it u n d e r his
a rm a n d h e h a d a littl e b o w fr o m which h e c o ul d
, ,

sh oo t straws a n d h e h e ld this up a n d cri e d t hat h e

,

w o uld sl a y t h o s e wh o pursu e d t h e h a rt if th e y dr e w ,

n e a r e r a n d did a h a rm t o t h e g e n t l e b e a st .

T h e n t h e ki n g l a ugh e d a n d h e a n d D e sid e ra t u s
,

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a light e d a n d dre w n e a r t o t h e b o y ; a n d n e v e r h a d
t h e y s e e n so b e a u t ifu l a child — his e y e s w e r e blu e a s
fo rge t m e n o ts a n d his h a ir a s spu n g o ld
- -
.

T h e n it happ e n e d th a t wh e n th e y w e r e n igh him

D e sid e rius spi e d a go ld ri n g th a t hu n g a b o ut th e
b o y s n e ck a n d h e k n e w it a g a i n a n d h e cri e d a n d
’

, ,

s a id M y so n wh o s e is that ri n g ? wh e re didst th o u
, ,
”
g e t it ?
A n d t h e b oy a n sw e r e d a n d said “
T hat is my ,

f a th e r s ri n g a n d h e is away a n d n o n e k n o w wh e re
’

h e m ay be B u t e v e n if we did k n o w my m o th e r
.
,

m a y n o t see him ag a i n fo r fo rty k n ights k e e p gu a rd

,

a b o ut h er d a y a n d n ight with sw o rds draw n t o slay

,
”
my fa th e r sh o uld h e c o m e .

T h e n D e side ra t u s t o o k t h e child a n d kiss e d him ,

a n d w e pt s o r e a n d said T h o u a rt my v e ry so n
“
, ,

a n d I will t a k e t h e ri n g a g a i n t h e n h a ply I m a y ,

fin d thy m o th e r .

S o h e t o o k t h e ri n g a n d se t it o n his fi n g e r a g a i n .

A n d 10 ! t h e child a n d t h e whit e hart h a d va n ish e d

cl e a n a w a y .

A fte r this D e side ratus had n o re st in his spirit fo r

,

t h e t h o ughts o f his e l fin wife a n d h a lf e l fin child .

H e wa s so sa d th a t t h e ki n g gri e v e d fo r him a n d
s a id I t is n o t w e ll th a t it sh o uld b e so G O i n t o
,
“
.

t h e gre a t fo r e st o f C a l e d o n a n d se e if t h o u c a n s t
”
n o t fin d h er wh o m th o u l o v e st .

T h e n D e side ra t u s was gl a d a n d h e r o d e fr o m ,

c o urt a n d e n t e red i n t o t h e fo re st a n d dis a pp e a re d

u n d e r its gre e n l e ave s a n d am o n g its S had o ws .

N o w as h e e n t e r e d t h e r e h a d b e e n h a ym a k e rs
, ,

wi t h o u t t o ssi n g t h e sw ee t h a y wi t h t h e ir r a k e s ; a n d
,

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th e y l o o k e d at him a n d w o n d e r e d a n d s a id Of a , ,
“

c e rt a i n ty n ev e r h a v e we s e e n a c o m e li e r k n ight n o r ,
”
o n e o f a m o r e s o rr o wful c o u n t e n a n c e .

I t fe ll o u t th a t a ft e r m a n y h o u rs ridi n g D e s id e ra t u s
’

, ,

c a m e t o a gl a d e in t h e w o o d wh e r e spr a n g up a
crys t a l spri n g a n d fo rm e d a p o o l a n d t h e n fl o w e d ,

a way in a sm a ll rill . B e sid e t his spri n g wa s a

d w a rf a n d h e h a d in his h a n ds t wo g o ld e n b o wls
, ,

a n d t h e s e h e e ss a y e d t o fi l l with w a t e r a t t h e p oo l .

B u t fo r a smuch a s t h e dw a rf wa s v e ry s m a ll a n d t h e
,

sid e s o f th e p o o l w e re st e e p n o s o o n e r w e re t h e
,

b o w l s fill e d th a n th e y o v e rbal a n c e d t h e dwarf a n d ,

h e fe ll i n t o t h e wat e r . Sp ee dily h e scra mbl e d o u t ,

n e v e r l e t t i n g go his h o l d o f t h e b o wls B u t in his .

,

e ffo rts t o e sc a p e o u t o f t h e p o o l h e spil t a l l t h e ,

w a t e r o u t o f his b o wls . T h e n a g a i n h e k n ee l e d
, ,

a n d dipp e d a n d a g a i n o v e rb a l a n c e d hims e lf a n d fe l l
,

h e a d fo re m o st i n t o t h e spri n g .

D esid e ra t u s s e a t e d o n his h o rs e sa t a n d w a tch e d

, ,

t h e li t t l e dw a rf a n d s o rr o w e d fo r his us e l e ss t r o ubl e
, .

S o h e ligh t e d o ff his s t e e d a n d w e n t t o t h e dwarf

, ,

a n d fill e d his b o wls wi t h w a t e r fo r him .

T h e lit t l e dw a rf wa s v a stly pl e a s e d a n d t h a n k e d ,

him a n d h o ist e d o n e b o wl o n o n e sh o uld e r a n d o n e

,

o n t h e o t h e r t o c a rry t h e m B u t t h e y w e r e t hus
.

t o o h e a vy fo r him t o c o n v e y a n d h e s t umbl e d a n d
,

spill e d a l l t h e w a t e r a g a i n Wh e r e up o n h e b e g a n t o
.

h o wl a n d cry .

T h e n D esid e ra t u s fi ll e d t h e b o wls a g a i n a t t h e
spri n g a n d b a d e t h e dw a rf b e o f g o o d ch e e r h e ,

w o uld c a rry t h e m h o m e for him .

“
I k n o w n ot h o w t h a t m ay b e fa ir sir s a id t h e , ,

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B ut wh e n h e was n igh t h e t o p h e scr a t ch e d th e b o wl

, ,

a n d it b e g a n t o whi n e a n d whimp e r .

T h e n t h e fa ir Bl a n c h e b e l l e l o o k e d fo rth a n d said ,

Wh a t a il e t h my pr e tty g o ld e n b o wl ? ”

A n d s t r a ightw a y sh e s a w D e sid e ra t u s o n t h e l a dd e r
b e l o w T h e n S h e pluck e d a blu e fl o w e r o u t o f
.

h e r h a ir a n d wi t h it sh e s t irr e d t h e w a t e r in t h e
,

b o wl a n d th e n wi t hdr e w t h e fl o w e r a n d h e saw h er ,

n o m o re .

N o w it was so th a t t h e fa ir pri n c e ss Of t h e e lv e s
,

wa s a sl ee p wi t hi n o n a c o uch a n d h e r littl e child ,

wa s a ls o a sl e e p in h e r a rms B u t r o u n d a b o ut
.

w e re fo r t y k n ights o f e l fin r a c e l o u t i n g o n o n e k n e e
, ,

th e ir fa c e s t ur n e d o u t w a rd a n d a l l with sw o rds draw n

,

a n d p o i n te d .

N o w B l a n c h e b e l l e w e n t wi t h t h e blu e fl o w e r
dipp e d in t h e w a t e r o f t h e w e ll t h a t was in t h e
g o ld e n b o wl D e sid e ra t u s h e ld a l o ft a n d wi t h it ,

l a ughi n gly sh e t o uch e d t h e e y e s o f th e k n ee li n g

k n ights .

F o r t hwi t h th e y a l l fe ll asl ee p .

T h e n sh e r e t ur n e d t o t h e wi n d o w a n d t oo k t h e
b o wl o u t o f t h e ha n ds o f D esid e ra t u s a n d b a d e him
enter .

N o w s a id sh e ,
I pr a y t h e e b e sp ee dy fo r t h e
, ,

k n igh t s sl ee p o n ly fo r a m o m e n t .
”

T h e r e a t h e l ea p e d in b u t in so d o i n g his fo o t
, , ,

S lipp e d an d h e fe ll o n o n e o f t h e sw o rds which ,

w o u n d e d his S id e full s o re A n d wi t h t h e n o is e o f
.

his fa ll t h e k n igh t s w a k e d a n d l o o k e d a b o ut t h e m
, ,

a n d s t a r t e d t o t h e ir fe e t .

B u t D e sid e ra t u s spr a n g t o t h e S id e o f t h e c o uch o n

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which l ay t h e sl ee pi n g l a dy a n d fr o m h e r a rms h e,

lift e d t h e child a n d c a rri e d it a w a y .

”
“
F l y ! o r t h e y wil l sl a y t h e e s a id B l a n c h e b e l l e , ,

a nd sh e spri n kl e d m o r e o f th e w a t e r o ve r th e
k n ights a n d a g a i n th e y cl o s e d th e ir e y e s a n d w e re
,

s t ill
.

N o w D esid e ra t u s h a st e d d o w n t h e l a dd e r carryi n g ,

t h e child a n d h e fle d a n d w e n t u n d e r t h e e l d e r bush
, ,
-
,

a n d c a m e fo r t h a n d fo u n d his h o rs e wh e r e h e h a d
,

b o u n d it T h e n h e m o u n t e d a n d c a rryi n g t h e
.
, ,

sl ee p i n g b oy wh o s e fa c e h e kiss e d h e r o d e a w a y
, , .

B u t t h e w o u n d in his S id e bl e d a n d h e was w e a k , ,

a n d h e c o uld b u t r e a ch t h e h e rm i t s c e ll wh e r e h e
’

e child i n t o t h e a n ci e n t m a n s h a n ds a n d so
’

p u t t h , ,

d o n e h e fe ll O ff his h o rs e in a sw o u n d o n t h e gr ee n
,

h e rb a g e .

N o w it mus t b e t o ld h o w th a t t h e a n ci e n t h e rmi t
n urs e d a n d c a r e d fo r D e s id e ra t u s a n d h e wa s sp ee dily ,

b e tt e r y e t t h e w o u n d w o ul d n o t h e a l
,
.

“
A n d t h e h e rmit s a id t o him It h a s b e e n ,

r ev e a l e d t o m e t h a t th e w o u n d t h o u h a s t r e c e ive d is
fr o m a n e l fin sw o rd a n d th a t n o b a lm o f m o rt a l
,

m e n c a n cur e it o n ly c a n it b e cl o s e d a n d thy bl o o d
,

st a u n ch e d by t h e t o uch o f thy e lfin wife s h a n d ’

.

F o r th e r e ru n s a v e i n fr o m th a t w o u n d dir e ct t o t h e
h e a r t a n d t h e re is n eve r a h a n d in Chris t e n d o m a n d
,

E lfd o m t h a t c a n h e a l it s a v e t h a t o f t h e pri n c e ss t h y
,
”
wife B ut h o w th a t m ay b e I k n o w n o t
.
, .

T h e n s a id t o him D e s id e ra t u s T a k e my child
“
,

a n d giv e him h o ly b a p t ism a n d c a ll him T rist a m , ,

fo r th a t I am sa d a t b e i n g p a r t e d fr o m h e r I l o v e
”
b e tt e r t h a n my life .

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B ut th e h e rmi t s a id I will go wi t h th ee t o ,
“

c o ur t a n d
,
I will a sk t h e ki n g hims e lf t o st a n d
sp o n s o r t o t h e b oy .
”

T h e n D esid e ra t u s m o u n t e d his h o rs e b u t sl o wly , ,

s l o wly did h e rid e fo r t h a t his w o u n d wa s s o r e

, ,

and as h e w e n t e v e r a n d a n o n did t h e bl oo d
,

ru n o ut and
,
fe l l o n t h e gr e en gr a ss a n d t h e
l e a ve s .

A s t o th e a n ci e n t h e rmi t h e w a lk e d a t his s id e ,

a n d c a rri e d t h e child t h a t l a ugh e d a n d wa s m e rry,

a n d pr a t t l e d .

S o t h e y w e n t o n t o fa ir E di n burgh B ut a s t h ey .

c a m e fo r th o u t o f t h e w o o d t h e r e wa s a w a i n a n d , ,

it wa s full o f h ay a n d t h e h a ym a k e rs w e r e a b o ut t o
,

c arry t h e l a st l o a d T h e n wh e n th e y s a w h ow
.
,

whit e a n d wa n a n d w o u n d e d was t h e c o m e ly k n ight ,

and h o w a n ci e n t a n d v e n e r a bl e wa s t h e h e rm it ,

a n d burd e n e d wi t h h e a rin o f th e bo th e y cri ed

g y ,

o ut wi t h o n e a cc o rd t h a t D esid e ra t us a n d t h e
h o ly m a n an d t h e child sh o uld rid e o n t o p o f
t he h ay .

And it wa s so .

N o w, his wa s th e l a st l o a d a l l t h e w a i n was
as t ,

a d o r n e d with fl o w e rs a n d c o l o ur e d ribb o n s a n d in ,

fr on t was a p o l e with a wre a th hu n g th e re t o .

S o t h e h a ym ak e rs s a id “
W hith e r sh a ll we tak e ,

t h e w o u n d e d k n ight ?
”

A n d t h e a n ci e n t r e l igi o us m a n s a id “
T o Ed i n ,

burgh t o th e k i n g s high c o urt

,
’
.
”

A n d it was so .

N o w wh e n t h e h ay c a r t dr e w up b e fo re t h e gat e s
,
-

of t h e p a l a c e fo lk l a ugh e d t o se e t h e b ea utiful li t tl e
,

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T hen s a id t h e chi e f l a dy I a m c o m e sire t o h e a l

, , ,

my husb a n d I h a v e e sc a p e d o u t o f E l fin l a n d a n d
.
,

I n e ve r c o uld hav e fo u n d him but by t h e bl oo d track

a ll t h e wa y o n t h e grass a n d t h e gr e e n l ea v e s a nd

t h e fl o w e rs . M o re ove r sir k i n g I n eve r c o uld

, ,

h a ve e scap e d o u t o f E l fin l a n d but by st e ppi n g o n his

bl oo d S ee h ow th e s ol e s o f my fee t a re m a rk e d
. .

S h e sh ow e d h e r fe e t a n d t h e r e was bl oo d o n
,

the m .

I a m t h e d a ught e r o f t h e e lf k i n g a n d h e has n o ,

o th e r child but m e ; a n d I mus t r e ig n a n d rul e a ft e r

him in t h e rea l m o f e lve s T h e r e fo r e h e w o uld

.

r e t a i n m e t h e re a nd have m e tak e t o my husba n d

,

o n e o f t h e e l fin r a c e .

B u t e ve r h a ve I l o n ge d fo r a hu ma n s o ul a n d t h e
l ife o f im m o rt a l i ty . T h e r e fo r e wh e n D es ide ra t us
,

c a m e i n t o El fin l a n d I t o o k him t o be my husba n d
, ,

a n d a s o n wa s b o r n t o m e ; a n d my fa th e r dr e w a n

e n ch a n tm e n t a b o ut m e t h a t I sh o ul d n o t go t o
,

D e sid e ra t u s n o r h e c o m e t o m e
,
N eve r thel e ss
.
,

t hr o ugh a l l d a n g e rs a n d o pp o si t i o n h e thrus t his way ,

a n d h e c a rri e d o ff my so n ; a n d e t I c o uld n t h v
y o a e

wo n my wa y o u t h a d n o t my husb a n d s bl o o d br o k e n
’

t h e e n ch a n t e d ri n g a n d o n ly up o n hum a n bl o o d
,
”
c o uld I tre a d a n d go fo rth .

T h e n t h e ki n g wa s j oyful a n d h e a n sw e r e d t h e,

l a dy fa ir a n d s a id t h a t h e w o uld st a n d sp on s o r t o t h e
,

child a n d sh e sh o uld l iv e e ve r in t h e c o urt of Sc o t

,

l a n d a n d b e in gre a t e st ee m .

B u t sh e s a id “
S ire t h a t m ay n o t b e I must
, , .

r etur n t o m i n e own l a n d but s u ffe r m e fi rs t t o kiss

a n d t o h e a l my husb a n d .

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 D esiderat u s

T h e re up on we n t t o wh e re D esid e ra t us l ay a n d
sh e ,

sh e kiss e d his l ips a n d t o uch e d his

,
sid e a n d his ,

bl o o d stau n ch e d a n d h e r o s e a n d was w e ll o n c e
, ,

m o re .

“
H e said ,
A n d n ow o f a sure ty we must b e
, ,
”
Christi a n ly m a rri e d a s t h e h e rmit b a d e o f ol d
, .

A n d sh e said I t shall b e so o n ly c on s id e r th o u
, , .

A s it is I must re turn t o Elfinl a n d a n d I may

, ,

re tur n al on e ; but if I go al o n e th e n t h e k i n g my ,

fa th e r will m a rry m e to a n e l fin l o rd a n d I sh a ll ,

n e v e r c o m e fo r t h a gai n but s o rr o w will c o n su m e m e

, ,

a n d I shall d ie o f sh e e r gri e f B u t a n d if th o u a n d
.

I b e Christi a n ly marri e d a n d bl e ss e d a n d s a i n e d by
,

a pri e st th e n t h e ki n g my fa t h e r a n d n o p o w e r in
, ,

e a rth o r h e ll c a n e v e r part us
,
O n ly this mus t fo ll o w
.

— that th o u c o m e with m e a n d r e ig n in E l fin l a n d
,

a n d r e tur n t o t h e w o rl d o f m e n n o m o r e M ak e .

”
thi ne e l e cti o n which it sh a ll be .

T h e n D e s id e ra t u s t o o k h e r ha n d an d l e d h e r t o t h e
altar a n d bad e a pri e st bl e ss th e m A n d aft e r that
,
.

t h e child was b a ptis e d .

N o w th e r e wa s fe a sti n g a n d m e rrim e n t that n ight .

B u t in t h e m iddl e o f t h e b a n qu e t t h e r e cam e i n t o
t h e h a ll t h e whit e pal fr e y a n d t h e cr e a m c o l o ur e d a ss
,
-
,

a n d t h e d e stri e r o f t h e k n ight D es id era t u s a nd n o ,

m a n l e d t h e m a n d th e y st a y e d in t h e h a ll
,
.

T h e n t h e l a dy r o s e up a n d s a id “
We must ,

d e part T hat is t h e t o k e n
. .

T h e n sh e m o u n t e d h e r p a lfr e y a n d t oo k t h e littl e ,

Christi a n child in h e r a rms a n d t h e fa ir m a id ,

B l a n c h e b e l l e m o u n t e d o n t h e a ss a n d D e s id e ra t u s ,

b e s t ro d e his h o rs e a n d fo r t h t h e y r o d e o ut O f th e
,

19 2 89
 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

h al l i n t o t h e n igh t T h e s t a rs w e r e shi n i n g a n d
and .
,

m e n l oo k e d a n d s a w h o w t h e y r o d e t o w a rds t h e
w o o d o f Ca l e d o n .

A n d t h e n c e fo r t h wa s D e s id e ra t u s s e e n n o m o r e .

N OT E — Th e La i d el Dé i é s r
”
on w h ic h t h e y sto r of D e s id e ra t u s
b MS b
.
,

is a se d is fo u n d in one o nly, a n d elon

ge d t o S ir T h o m a s
p
.

P h il l i s, B a rt of M id d l e h a l l I t is i n old N o rm a n F re n c h , -
and is
b b q
. .

a tt ri u ta l e t o t h e t w e l ft h c e n t u ry I t w a s firs t p rin t e d b y F ra n c is ue

k
.

Mi ch el in 1 8 36 L o n d o n , P ic e rin g I t is on e of th e m a ny N o rm a n

b
. .

F re n c h l a y s a s e d on C e l t ic t ra d it io n a nd m y t h , t h a t d e l igh t e d t h e
kin gs a n d n o l e s b of th e c o u rt of th e P l a n t a ge n e t s . T h is s to r
y
ha s a c l ea r fa m il y re l a t io n t o t h a t of Thoma s of E rc il d o u n o n l y in

th e l a tt e r, T h o m a s e sca p es fro m F a iry l a n d , a nd in t h is la i of

D e s id e ra t u s , t h e h e ro re t u rn s t o it fo r e ver . I t is m o re o v e r t h e
sa me as M a rie s
’

La i of L a n va l a nd as tha t of C ru c l a n in Le
G ra n d d A u s s i
’
S e e R it s o n
’

s fil e t ri c a l R om a n ces , i 1 70 I ha ve
k b
. . .

ta en a fe w l i e rt ie s w it h t h e t a l e In th e o rigin a l t h e t ru e e l fin

p p p
.

c h a ra c t e r o f th e l a d y is n ot l a in l y ex re s s e d, but ra t h e r im l ie d .

M o re o v e r, n o re a s o n is giv e n fo r h e r e n igm a t ic a l c o n d u c t
p I
.

As a sa m le o f t h e l a n gu a ge in w h ic h t h e l a i is w ritt e n , i
g ev

th e O p e n in g l in e s

E n t e n t e i m e t t ra i ma
A
e c u re

re c u n t e r u n a v e n t u re ,

D unt c il q u i a ic e l t e n s i
re sq u re n t

Par re mem b ra n c e nu l a i fire n t .

Ca l i l a is d e l D é s iré ,
g
est

Ki ta n t p ar fu d e ra n t b e u té .

E n E sc oc e a u n e c u n t re é ,

K i Ca l a t ir a p el l é e

Ab
e st

E n c o st e d e l a B l a n c h e L a n d e ( l io n ) ,

J u st e l a mer ki t a n t e st g ra n de .

Al t h o u gh th e lai c om es to us on ly in
F re n c h , y e t i t N o rm a n -

a l m o st c e rt a in l y ha s ha d a B rit o E n gl is h o rigin , a n d is
-
ro a ly p bb
an E n gl is h b a lla d tha t ha s b k
e e n wo r e d u p i n t o a l a i b y a F re n c h

t rou z/ ere .
'
M a rie sa ys th a t a ll h e r l a is w e re t a k en fro m B rit is h
o rigin a l s .
 S IR G RE Y , S IR G RA H AM , AND
Sl R G RE YS KIN

L ON G a go , p e ri o d wh e n E n gl a n d wa s divid e d
in t h e
i n t o s ev e n ki n gd o ms b e fo r e t h a t E gb e rt h a d u n i t e d
,

t h e m i n t o o n e t h e r e liv e d in Ca mbridg e shir e a s we

, ,

n o w c a ll it a ki n g c a ll e d E t h e l n o t h a n d h e h a d a n
, ,

o n ly d a ught e r c a ll e d E l giv a E l giv a wa s t h e o n ly

1
.

child o f t h e ki n g a n d h e r fa th e r wa s a n x i o us t h a t
,

s h e sh o u ld b e w e ll m a rri e d E l giv a o n t h e o t h e r .
,

h a n d s e e m e d t o b e qui t e u n willi n g t o h a ve a husb a n d

, .

T h e ki n g s e n t fo r t h e n o bl e st in t h e l a n d s o m e o f ,

wh o s e p e digr ee s w e n t back e v e n t o A d a m a n d Ev e ;
but E l giv a s a id sh e did n o t d e sire a s a husb a n d a
m a n t h e b e st p a rt o f wh o m lik e a pig —n u t wa s u n d e r
, ,

gr o u n d T h e n h e s e n t fo r th e h a n ds o m e st m e n ; b u t
.

E l giv a s a id t h a t sh e h a d n o d e sir e t o m a rry a pr e tt y

d o ll T h e n h e s e n t fo r t h e m o s t l e a r n e d m e n b u t
.
,

sh e s a id sh e w o uld n o t m a rry a dry a sdust ; a n d wh e n

h e a sk e d h e r t o sa y wh o m sh e w o uld t a k e s h e s a id ,

t h a t sh e w o uld o n ly acc e p t a s h e r husb a n d t h e br a v e st

m a n a n d str o n g e s t in fight wh o c o uld b e fo u n d .

O 1
M S A F
r, a s . m w ld
. . ll h
re e ZE lf if
an g ou ca e r, . a u.

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T his acc o rdi n gly wa s pr o cl a im e d t hro ugh t h e

l e n g t h a n d bre a d t h o f En gla n d T h e t idi n gs r e a ch e d
.

e v e n Sc o t l a n d a n d Wa l e s B r a v e k n ights c a m e fr o m
.

e v e ry qu a rt e r a n d
,
E l giv a mad e th e m figh t b e fo r e
h e r a n d h a ck o n e a n o t h e r a b o u t W h e n o n e was
.

drea dfully w o u n d e d a n d d e fe a t e d h e wa s dismiss e d t o

,

his h o m e a n d r e l a t i o n s t o be m e n d e d up a g a i n ; his
C h a n c e wa s g o n e a n d h e migh t n e v e r m o r e b e c o m e a
,

c a n did a t e fo r h e r h a n d .

B u t E l giv a w o uld n o t a cc e p t t h e l a st Vic t o r sh e

pit t e d hi m a g a i n s t a n e w c o m e r ; a n d sh e wa s so
i n diffe re n t t o h er sui t o rs t h a t sh e k n e w t h e m o n ly by
th e ir n umb e rs a n d n o t by t h e ir n a m e s F o r i n s t a n c e
, .
,

if a whi t e k n igh t c a m e a n d d e fe a t e d a bl a ck k n igh t ,

h e c ou n ted a s o n e I f a re d k n ight d e fe a te d t h e
.

whi t e k n ight h e c ou n t e d a s t wo ; if h e fur t h e r

,

o v e rc a m e a y e ll o w k n igh t h e r e ck o n e d a s t hr ee ; b u t
,

if h e w e r e b e a t e n his c o n qu e r o r wa s n umb e r e d fo ur
,
.

T his was r a th e r cru e l p a s t im e a n d it s e rv e d t o

,

h a rd e n E l giv a s h ea rt an d m a k e h e r i n diffe re n t t o
’

t h e suffe r i n gs o f m e n ; i n d ee d a l l sh e c a r e d fo r wa s
,

t h e sp o r t o f m a ki n g t h e m figh t .

A t l a s t h e r fa th e r r e m o n s t r a t e d v e ry s e ri o usly wi th
h e r a n d s a id t h a t h e c o uld e n dur e t his n o l o n g e r
, .

S h e mus t m a k e a fi n a l d e cisi o n a n d a bid e by it .

T h e n umb e r o f dis a bl e d a n d d e fe a t e d k n igh t s n o w

a m o u n t e d t o t hr e e hu n dr e d a n d t hir t y e igh t S he
-
.

s a id sh e must m a k e up a r o u n d n umb e r b e fo r e sh e
g av e h er h a n d .

A t t his j u n cture t h e r e r o d e i n to Ca mbridge two

k n igh t s On e wa s o f t h e n o r t h c o u n t ry a n d his n a m e
.
,

wa s Sir G r e y ; a n d th e o t h e r wa s a Sc o t t ish k n igh t

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Wh e n th e t wo k n ights a rrive d a t G r a n tch e st e r ,

t h e y fo u n d th a t a vali a n t m a n was in p o ss e ssi o n O f

t h e fi e ld wh o was k n o w n as N u mb e r On e hu n dr e d
,

a n d thirty e ight a n d th e y w e r e at o n c e sum m o n e d

-
,

t o d o b a t tl e with N umb e r On e hu n dr e d a n d thirty

e ight ; th a t is t o sa y t h e pri n c e ss r e quire d S ir G r e y
,

t o j o ust wi t h him a n d wh o e v e r was Vict o r t o d o t h e

,

sam e with t h e Sc o ttish k n ight S ir G raham .

“
T h e n t his l a tt e r said t o P ri n c e ss E l giv a Sh o ul d ,

my d e ar c o mrad e fal l b e fo re t h e sp e a r o f his a n t a go

n ist I shall m o st c e rt a i n ly rush t o r e v e n g e him o n
, ,

N umb e r One hu n dre d a n d thirty e igh t -

.
”

“
I f that y o ur fri e n d fa ll th e n N u mb e r On e h u n
,

dre d a n d thirty e igh t wil l b e c o m e N u mb e r One

-

hu n dre d a n d t hirty n i n e a n d sh o ul d y o u d e fe at him

-
, ,

y o u will b e t h e h a ppy m a n N umb e r O n e hu n dr,

e d
a n d fo r t y a n d b e my husb a n d a n d i n h e rit t h e r e a lm
, ,
.

B u t I S i n c e r e ly h o p e th a t S ir G r e y will b e
”
s ucc e ssful a g a i n st him wh o n ow h o lds t h e fi el d s a id ,

S ir G r a ham .

“
I f t h a t sh o uld happ e n y o u will have t o bre a k
,

a l a n c e a g a i n s t y o ur c o mr a d e
”
,
“
I ca n n ot d o t hat N o thi n g w o uld i n duc e m e t o
.

d o such a t h ifig .

N o t t h e pr o sp e ct o f wi n n i n g m e ask e d E l giva .

N o t e v e n t h a t r e pli e d t h e k n ight
”
.
,

T h e n I h o p e y o u will b o th o f y o u be k n o ck e d
h e a d o ve r h e e ls by my ch a mpi o n n ow in t h e j o usti n g
”
y a rd s a id t h e pri n c e ss a n grily
, .

T h e c o mb a t wa s t o t a k e pl a c e o n t h e m o rr o w .

Wh e n S ir G re y a n d S ir G r a h a m re tire d fo r t he
n igh t t h e, fo rm e r i n fo rm e d his fri e n d t h a t h e wa s
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S ir Graham ,
an d Sir Gr ey s k in

c o n sum e d wi t h a n a rd e n t p a ssi o n fo r t h e b e a utiful

E l giv a. H e had h e said n eve r s e e n a n y o n e wh o m
, ,

h e had so much admir e d a n d h e c o n clud e d a ft e r , ,

a bu n d a n t sighs with sayi n g that life w o uld n o t b e

,

w o rth livi n g u n l e ss h e won h e r h a n d .

N ext m o r n i n g so grea tly wa s S ir G rey m ove d by

,

his p a ssi on that h e e a sily u n h o rs e d his a dve rs a ry

, ,

a n d b e c a m e N u mb e r On e hu n dr e d a n d t hirty n i n e -
.

H e was n o w sa n gui n e o f wi n n i n g t h e lady but with ,

“
a st e r n v o ic e sh e said I shal l n ev e r acc e pt a n y
,

o n e wh o is a n o d d n umb e r S m i t e y o ur c o mp a n i o n
.
,

t hr o w him in t h e dust a n d I will acc e p t y o ur sui t

”
, .

T o this n o twithsta n di n g his p a ssi o n S ir G r e y

, ,

w o uld n ot c on s e n t A cc o rdi n gly aft e r s o m e c o n

.
,

“
sid e rati o n E l giv a s a id T h e n h e r e is t h e a dve n t ur e
, ,

I se t y o u T h e full m o on ris e s t o n ight R id e t o

.
-
.

Wa n d l e b ury a n d ch a ll e n g e t h e sp e c t ra l guardi a n o f
,

t h e c a stl e an d dw e ll e r in t h e m o u n d Y o u m us t .

rid e a l o n e— n o o n e mus t a cc o mp a n y y o u .

S ir G r e y e a g e rly a cc e p t e d th e t a sk S ir G r a h a m .

v a i n ly e n d e a v o ure d t o dissu a d e him fro m it H e .

re pr e s e n t e d t o hi m that a l a dy wh o wa s r e ady t o
s a crific e so ma n y suit o rs was h a rdly o n e wh o o ugh t
t o i n spir e l o v e a n d that t h e p o ss e ssi o n o f h e r h a n d
,

a n d i n h e rit a n c e c o uld n ot c o mp e n sat e t h e risk O f

s o u n c e rt a i n a n adv e n tur e .

B ut S ir G r e y w o uld list e n t o n o a dvic e Next .

e v e n i n g h e r o d e t o C a mbridg e t r a v e rs e d t h e m a rsh e s , ,

a n d a sc e n d e d W a n d l e b u ry j ust a s t h e m o o n b e g a n t o

ris e H e c o uld see t h e j a ck o l an t e r n s d a n ci n g in

.
’

t h e m o r a ss e s by t h e riv e r Ca m N O o n e wa s wi t h .

him N o o n e was in sigh t

. .

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He sa b e fo re him high m o u n ds a n d a n o p e n i n g
w ,

in t h e e mb a n km e n t thr o ugh wh ich h e p e n etr a t e d

,
.

T h e n in a l o ud v o ic e h e c a ll e d “
On e k n ight ,

ch a ll e n g e s a n o t h e r k n ight .

H e h a d h a rdly u tt e r e d t h e w o rds b e fo r e t h e gr e a t
h o w o r m o u n d g a p e d a n d fo r t h issu e d a h a r n e ss e d
,

fi gure ridi n g o n a gre y s t e e d t h a t s ee m e d t o h a ve n o ,

fl e sh o n it b u t t o b e a sk e l e t o n cl o t h e d in ski n
,
.

A l to g e t h e r t h e b e a s t wa s s o rry a n d n ot l e ss s o rry ,

s e e m e d t h e rid e r in r a tt l i n g rus t y br o k e n a rm o ur
, , ,

t h a t h a rdly h e ld t o g e t h e r .

T his s t r a n g e rid e r a n sw e r e d “
I Sir G re yski n , , ,

a cc e p t t h e ch a ll e n g e
”
.

T h e n b o t h k n igh t s se t t h e ir S p e a rs in r e s t a n d
ch a rge d a t e a c h o t h e r I n a m o m e n t Sir G re y s
.
’

s t e e d r e a r e d a n d t h e l a n c e o f t h e sp e c t r a l k n igh t
,

t o uch e d him o n t h e br e a s t a n d c a st hi m o n t h e fi e ld .

H e fe ll wi t h such Vi o l e n c e t h a t h e l o s t c o n sci o us n e ss ,

a n d l a y for s o m e t im e a s o n e d e a d .

Wh e n h e c a m e t o his s e n s e s a g a i n h e r o s e t o his ,

k n e e s a n d t h e n t o his fee t fe e li n g m uch bru is e d a n d

,

in gr e a t p a i n e sp e ci a lly in his righ t h an d

,
H is h o rs e .

h a d g a ll o p e d a w a y in t e rr o r a n d wa s n o wh e r e t o b e
,

s een .

Sir G r e y wi t h di fficul t y w a lk e d o u t o f t h e a n ci e n t
c a mp a n d d e sc e n d e d t h e hill t hre a d e d his wa y
, ,

t hr o ugh t h e m a rsh e s a n d s a n k e xh a us t e d a t a d o o r
,

o f a h o us e in C a m bridg e .

T h o s e wi t hi n h e a ri n g t h e r a t t l e o f a rms a n d a gr o an
, ,

h a s t e n e d t o o p e n a n d disc o v e r e d t h e k n igh t pro s t r a t e

,

o n t h e t hr e sh o ld T h ey t o o k him up r e m ov e d his
.
,

a rm o ur a n d fo u n d his righ t g a u n t l e t full o f bl o o d

, .

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Yo u said h e t h e victim o f y o ur r a sh n e ss
a re , ,
“
.

We c a n n o t c o n c e a l fr o m t h e pri n c e ss y o ur r e tur n o r
y o ur misfo rtu ne but I assure y ou th a t I wil l h a st e n t o
,

W a n d l eb u ry a n d a v e n g e y o u I f I a m succ e ssful I .
,

sh a l l e n d e av o ur t o m a k e t h e l a dy acc e pt y o u in plac e
o f mys e lf ; fo r t o t e ll y o u t h e t ruth S O fa r fr o m h e r
, ,

i n spiri n g m e wi t h a ffe cti o n I am e n tire ly i n diffe re n t,

”
t o h e r ch a rms .

A cc o rdi n gly S ir G r a h a m a rm e d hims e lf m o u n te d

, ,

his h o rs e a n d a t n igh t fa ll r o d e t hro ugh t h e m a rsh e s

, ,

am o n g t h e da n ci n g j a ck o l a n t e r n s a n d r e a chi n g t h e
’

, ,

hil l t h a t wa s cro w n e d wi th t h e a n ci e n t c a mp a sc e n d e d ,

it a n d p a ssi n g t hr o ugh t h e ga p in t h e e n tr e n chm e n t

, , ,

c a ll e d a l o ud On e k n ight ch a ll e n g e s a n o t h e r k n igh t
, .
”

I m m e diat e ly t h e m o u n d g a p e d a n d o ut r o d e t h e ,

ph a n t o m o n an a sh gre y h o rs e clad in arm o ur th a t

-
,

rat t l e d as t h o ugh h e wh o wa s wi t hi n w e re o n ly b o n e s .

“
A n d h e cri e d in a h o ll o w v o ic e in r e ply I S ir , ,
”
G r e yski n a cc e pt t h e ch a ll e n g e
,
.

T h e n b o th k n ights se t t h e ir l a n c e s in r e st struck ,

spurs i n t o th e ir st e e ds a n d rush e d o n e a ch ,

othe r .

It b e fe ll S ir G r a h a m n o b e tt e r t h a n it had S ir G r e y .

A s th e sp e ctre k n ight a ppro a ch e d S ir G ra h a m s h o rs e ,

’

sw e rve d a n d t h e sp e a r o f S ir G r e yski n struck t h e

,

rid e r o n t h e S id e a n d b o re him o u t o f his s a ddl e a n d ,

flu n g him o n t h e gr o u n d wh e r e h e fe ll s e n s e l e ss , .

T h e n t h e fright e n e d h o rs e g a ll o p e d aw a y .

I t was l o n g b e fo r e c o n sci o us n e ss re t ur n e d Wh e n .

Sir G r a h a m fe l t a lit t l e r e c o v e re d h e r o s e achi n g in , ,

a l l his l imbs a n d fe e li n g gr e a t p a i n in his right ha n d

,
.

H e l e ft t h e c a mp d e sc e n d e d t h e hill a n d wa n d e ri n g
, , ,

300
 S ir Gr ey ,
Sir G raha m ,
an d S ir G re y s k in

thro ugh th e marsh e s h a pp e n e d t o c o m e t o t h e s a m e

,

g a t e a s th a t which h a d so h o spitably o p e n e d t o his

brot h e r in a rms H e re h e wa s r e c e iv e d with t h e
.

lik e ki n d n e ss H e wa s b a t h e d in w a r m w a t e r a n d
.
,

o i n tm e n t wa s a ppl i e d t o his bruis e s Wh e n his righ t .

g a u n tl e t wa s t a k e n o ff it wa s fo u n d t o b e ful l o f bl oo d
, ,

fo r h e a ls o had l o st his fo r e fi n g e r .

S ir G r a ham wa s much distre ss e d a t his d isc o m

fit u re but by n o m e a n s as d e sp o n d e n t a s h a d b e e n
,

S ir G re y T h e c on s e qu e n c e wa s that h e re c o ve re d
.

m uch m o r e r a pidly a n d that h e h a d e y e s wh e r e wi t h

,

t o see wh a t a v e ry sw ee t l a dy t h e fa ir M a rg a r e t wa s ,

an d a
:

h ea rt t o be s e n sibl e t o gra titud e a n d e ve n ,

s o m e thi n g w a rm e r I n d e e d S ir G r a h a m r e m a i n e d
.
,

u n d e r t h e c a r e o f th e L a dy M a rg a re t c o n sid e r a bly
’

l o n ge r th a n h a d Sir G r e y — n ot th a t his w o u n ds a n d
bruis e s w e r e m o r e s e ri o us but th a t h e t o o k pl e a sur e ,

in b e i n g t h e r e A s h e pre p a re d to l e a ve th e l a dy
.
,

br o ugh t fo rth a h o r n fil l e d with a m e dic a t e d dri n k ,

o f a gr e e n c o l o ur which was so p o t e n t th a t his p a i n s

,

im m e diat e ly v a n ish e d S h e h a d d o n e th e s a m e t o .

Sir G rey but n o s o o n e r had t h a t k n ight r e a ch e d t h e

,

palac e wh e re live d t h e pri n c e ss h e l o ve d t h a n his ,

w o u n ds o p e n e d ag a i n a n d a ll his p a i n s i n s t a n tly ,

r e tur n e d T his wa s n o t t h e cas e wi t h Sir G r a h a m

.
,

wh o s e h e a rt wa s u n t o uch e d by E l giva a n d wa s , ,

i n d ee d o ccupi e d by th e L a dy M a rg a r e t
, .

N o w wh e n S ir G r a h a m h a d r e t ur n e d t o G r a n t
,

ch e st e r a n d h a d r e l a t e d his a dve n t ur e a n d d isc o m fi

,

t ur e t h e pri n c e ss l a ugh e d a n d s a id I t s ee ms t o
“
, ,

m e t h a t Sir G r e yski n is n o w N umb e r On e hu n dr e d

a n d fo r t y a n d t h e r e fo r e my i n t e n d e d
-
,
I will s e n d .

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him my ri n g .T h e pri n c e ss h a d a li tt l e fo o t p a g e .

S h e h e ld o u t t o him a ri n g a n d s a id
“
R un a t ,

n ightfa ll t o W a n d l e b u ry a n d se e if S ir G r e ysk i n will

t a k e it .

T h e boy o b e y e d a n d wh e n h e r e t ur n e d h e s a id
, ,

I c a m e wi t hi n t h e e mb a n k m e n t s a n d t h e wi n d was ,

W his t li n g a n d t h e s t a rs shi n i n g fr o s t ily o v e rh e a d ;

a n d I c a ll e d a n d s a id A fa ir l a dy s e n ds a k n ight
,
‘

a ri n g.
’
T h e n I h e a rd a h o ll o w v o ic e r e ply A ,
‘

k n igh t a cc e p t s it T e ll t h e fa ir l a dy I will c o m e o n
.

my gr e y h o rs e a n d fe t ch h e r a w a y .

Wh e n El giv a h e a rd this sh e wa s frigh t e n e d S h e

, .

h a d s e n t t his ri n g in a spiri t o f br a v a d o a n d n o w ,

t h e sp e c t r e k n igh t h a d t a k e n h e r ri n g a n d w o u ld ,

cl a im h e r a s his brid e .

I t mus t n o w b e t o ld th a t S ir G r e y full Of ,

m e l a n ch o ly a ft e r his d e fe a t a n d l o ss o f a fi n g e r ,

h a d w a n d e r e d a b o u t t h e c o u n t ry wi t h o ut fi n di n g
r e s t fo r his tr o ubl e d m i n d o r div e rsi o n o f ,

t h o ugh t
On e fr o s t y d a y h e had w a lk e d a s fa r a s a r a n g e
O f l o w ch a lk hills which a re n o w c a ll e d th e G og
m a g o gs a n d h e h a d s e a t e d hims e lf o n t h e sid e
, .

T h e w e a t h e r b e i n g v e ry c o ld h e r e s o lv e d t o m a k e
,

hims e lf a fire a n d a s t h e re w e re a bu n d a n c e o f fli n t s
,

a b o u t h e t o o k o n e t o strik e a sp a rk fr o m it
,
t h e re ,

wi t h t o ki n dl e a bu n dl e o f s t icks a n d fe r n t h a t h e
h a d c o l l e c t e d in a n O l d qu a rry H e s a id t o hims e l f
.

a s h e s t ruck th e fl i n t H a rd is t h e h e a rt o f h e r
“
,

I l o v e a s t h e flin ty s t o n e
,
.

A s h e wa s w a rm i n g hims e lf a t t h e fire h e sa w ,

dro ps o f cl e a r w a t e r fa l li n g i n t o it H e l oo k e d up .
,

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arm o ur c e a s e u n d e r th e wi n d o w ,
and ne x t m me t o n

a h o ll o w v o ic e s a n g

p
Oh , d o y o u s l e e o r wa e , fa ir m a y , k
A n d d o y o u w a t c h fo r m e
Ib rin
g t h e rin g fo r t h e ga y w e d d in g
T h a t we sh a l l ma k p e re s e n t l y .

T hen sh e a n sw e re d
“
Oh , y o u m u s t sa y W h a t is t h e c h u rc h

W h e re y o u w it h m e w il l we d .

He said
“
I t is gre e n a n d
a a n c ie n t h ow
T h a t s ta n d s o n p il l a rs re d .

Then sh e cri e d out

“
Iw il l n ot w e d in a gre e n ,
g re e n h o w,
Fo r no s a in t s
’
nam e d o t h it b ea r ;
It h a th no a l t a r, it h a t h no p a ll

N or p sa l m is e v er sun g t h e re .

B ut h e sa n g
Th e n we s h a ll b e m a rrie d b e s id e th e ro a d
B e n e a t h t h e ga l l o w s t re e ,
F o r t h e re a p
rie s t d o t h s w in
g in c h a in s

To sa y B e n e d ic it e .

S he r e pl i e d
I w il l n ot b e m a rrie d b e s id e th e ro a d ,

N or under t h e ga l l o w s t re e ;
An d I
w il l h a v e m y m e rry rid e s m a id s , b
B y o n e , b y t wo , a n d b y t h re e .

T h e n t h e r e wa s a l igh t fr o m b e hi n d th e h a ll ; and

3 4
0
 Sir Gr e y Sir Graha m, ,
an d Sir Gr e y s k i n

t his was c a us e d by o n e o f th e m a id e n s wh o m El giv a

h a d s e n t priv a t e ly t o ki n dl e a gre a t h e a p o f s t r a w
t h a t l ay t h e re .

Wh e n t h e phan t o m k n igh t s a w t h e brigh t gl o w ,

h e t h o ugh t th a t t h e s un wa s risi n g a n d h e cri e d ,

out

I m u st a wa y , t h e d a w n a wa k es

I s m el l t h e m o rn in g a ir ;
The sun d o th ris e a nd da z z le m y e ye s ,

An d I h a v e fa r t o fa re .
”

Then t h e y h e a rd t h e cl at t e r o f his h o rs e h o o fs -

a n d t h e r a t t l e o f h is a rms a s h e g a ll o p e d a w a y .

N e x t n ight it wa s th e s a m e t hi n g A ga i n t h e .

m a id e n s a ss e mbl e d a n d s e ve n c a n dl e s w e re light e d
, ,

a n d a ll w a it e d gr e a t ly a fr a id
,
fo r t h ey e xp e ct e d S ir ,

G r e yski n t o a rriv e .

A n d i n d e e d n o s o o n e r did t h e m o o n a pp ea r t h a n
, , ,

t h e y h e a rd t h e cl a tt e r a l o n g t h e r o a d a n d t h e s o u n d ,

o f b o n e s a n d a rm o u r sh a ki n g t o g e th e r .

H e h a lt e d u n d e r t h e wi n d o w a n d a s o n t h e , ,

pre vi o us n ight h e c a ll e d o u t
,

0 11 , d o y o u s l e e p
o r w a e , fa ir m a y k ?

A n d d o yo w u a t c h fo r m e ?

Ib rin
g t h e rin g fo r t h e ga y w e d din g
T h a t we sh a l l m a e k p
re s e n t l y .
’

Then sh e a n sw e re d
O h , w h e re is s p re a d t h e w e d d in g fe a s t ?

A n d w h a t is on the b
’
oa r d ?

Is t fit s v il l a in s
’

a le as a c up ,
”
O r w in e as fit s a l o rd ?

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He r e pl i e d
n e it h e r a l e W in e , m y l o v e ,
’
T h e re s nor

T h e re b e no cu p s a t a ll

k
.

The c old, c old d e w t h a t t ric l e t h d o wn

I nto ou r m ou th s s h a ll fa l l .

S he then a sk e d
An d wh o sh a l lb e t h e gu e s t s t o n igh t ? -

An d b e t h e y m a n y o r fe w ?
A n d wh o t h e m in s t re l s t h a t s h a l l la y ? p
A n d b e t h e re l in kb -
oy s too ? ”

He r e pli e d
T h e gu e s t s t h e y a re t h e m o l d iwa rp ,
k
T h e c ric e t , a n d t h e s n a il
k
.

T h e d e a t h wa t c h it
-
sh a ll m u s ic m a e.

O u r l igh t s — t h e gl o w w o rm -
p ale.
”

A t th at m o m e n t a s o u n d shrill a n d h a rsh
, , ,

h e a rd fr o m b e hi n d t h e h a ll I t was o cc a si o n e d by .

o n e o f t h e m a id e n s wh o h a d a v e ry r a spi n g v o ic e .

E l giv a h a d s e n t h e r pr e vi o usly t o t h e b a ck y a rd t o
cro w lik e a c o ck .

T h e n S ir G r e yski n st a rt e d a n d s a id

I m u st a wa y , t h e coc k he c ro ws ,
I s m el l t h e m o rn in g a ir ;
fro m
’
The c l a rio n s h ril l o er t h e h il l
B id s m e a fa r t o fa re .

T he n t h ey h e a rd t h e cl a t t e r o f t h e h o rs e h oo fs -

a n d t h e r a t t l e o f his a rms a s h e g a ll o p e d a w a y .

N o w a s it dr e w t o t h e t hird e v e n i n g El giva gr e w
, ,

gre atly a l a rm e d S h e c o uld t hi n k o f n o o t h e r

.

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“
Th en sh e said I pray y o u is th e re n o thi n g y ou
, ,
”
will t a k e in pl a c e o f m e ?
A n d h e said “
N othi n g
,
.

T h e n sh e s a id I adj ur e y ou by t h e s e v e n ca n dl e s
“
,

o f bl e ss e d wa x fr o m P a l e sti n e s a y is th e re n ot h i n g , ,
”
y o u will t a k e i n st e a d o f m e ?

T he n h e s an g

G o , fe t c h m e l igh t fro m a d u n ge o n d e e p
Sq
,

u e e z e w a t e r fro m a s to n e ,

An d m il k m e m il
’
k fro m a y e ll o w c ow

T ha t n e er on fe e t d id ru n .

N ow, wh e n h e s a n g t his th e n S ir G rey w e n t t o ,

t h e wi n d o w H e h a d a fli n t st o n e in his p o ck e t
.
-

a n d h e t h o ught t h a t sur e ly o u t o f t h e d e p t h O f t h e

flin ty st o n e a s fr o m a du n g eo n h e c o ul d bri n g up a
, ,

l ight so h e dre w his d a gge r

,
.

T h e sp e ctr e k n ight s e a t e d o n his gr e y h o rs e

,

b e l ow t h e wi n d o w l oo k e d up a n d s a id
,

G o , fe t c h m e l igh t fro m a d u n ge o n d e e p .

T h e re a t S ir G r ey struck t h e fli n t wi t h his d a gg e r ,

a nd a sp a rk flash e d fo r t h a n d l it up th e ash e n ,

uptur n e d fa c e o f th e sp ec t re .

H e utt e r e d a h o wl o f dis a pp o i n tm e n t a n d r a ge ,

a n d t hr e w s o m e t hi n g which fe ll o n t h e fl oo r a t S ir

G r ey s fee t a n d it was his fi n ge r

’
.
,

T h e n t h e pha n t o m k n ight cri e d shrilly

Sq u e ez e wa t e r fro m a s to n e !

N o w, asSir G r e y wa s a t t h e wi n d o w h e h a d s ee n ,

icicl e s ha n gi n g fro m t h e c av e s a n d h e put fo rt h his ,

ha n d t o ok o n e a nd h o ldi n g it in his p a lm it
, , , ,

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 Sir Grey ,
Sir G rah a m , a nd S ir Gr e y s k in

diss olve d a n d t h e dro ps fe ll o v e r S ir G re ysk i n

, .

I n d ee d h e wa s m e l t i n g or squ ee zi n g w a te r o u t o f
,

wh a t was h a rd a s cryst a l s t o n e .

T h e r e at t h e sp e c t re u t t e r e d a h o wl o f dis a pp o i n t e d
r a ge a nd t hre w s o m e t hi n g which fe l l o n t h e fl o o r
,

a n d it wa s S ir G r a h a m s fi n g e r
’
.

T h e n t h e ph a n t o m k n igh t cri e d

G o , m il k m e m il kf ro m a yel l ow cow

fe e t d id
’
T ha t n e e r on ru n .

N ow, S ir G rey c o n s id e re d a n d re m e mb e re d t h e ,

d a n d e l i o n which wh e n h e h a d pluck ed h e h a d se t
, ,

in his cap T his h e n o w t oo k fo rth a n d pr e ss e d

.
,

t h e st a lk s o th a t t h e bi t t e r m ilk ra n o u t a n d dr o pp e d ,

i n t o t h e ey e s o f t h e sp e ctre be l o w .

Wh e n h e fe l t t h e dro ps a n d sa w tha t his d e ma n ds

,

w e re a n sw e r e d h e utt e re d a y el l o f ra ge a n d flu n g
,

s o m ethi n g th a t fe l l o n t h e fl oo r a n d r o ll e d t o t h e
fee t o f El giv a a n d it wa s h e r ri n g
,
.

“
T h e n s a id S ir G r a h a m I re m e mb e r h o w ,

w on d e rful wa s t h e e ffe c t o f t h e gr ee n e l ixir o f t h e

L a dy M a rg a r e t I d a re be sw o r n if sh e w e re t o p u t
.
,

o n o u r fi n g e rs a n d a n o i n t t h e m wi t h a s a lv e and ,

give us t o dri n k o f t h e h o r n we sh o uld be s o u n d , .

”

S O t h e L a dy M a rg a r e t wa s fe t ch e d in a l l h a s t e ,

a n d it wa s a s Sir G r a h a m said S he hea l e d bo th .

him a n d S ir G rey so t h a t n o n e c o uld h a ve s a id t h e i r

,

fi n g e rs h a d b e e n c u t O ff .

T h e n t h e pri n c e ss s a id t o Sir G r e y
“
N u mbe r ,

On e hu n dre d a n d fo rt y o n e h e r e is my h a n d -
, .

N a y pri n c e ss — I a m On e hu n dr e d a n d fo rt y
,
.

”
H o w c an th at be ?
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I ca n n o t c o u n t mys e lf as c on qu e re d by S ir
G r e ysk i n a s I h a v e c o n qu e re d him a n d add e d him
, ,
”
a n d his n u mb e rs .

B u t h e d e fe at e d y o u .

Ye s but my s e c o n d vict o ry n e utral is e s t h e first

,
.

I ca n n o t a n d will n o t b e r e ga rd e d a s h a vi n g c o n
,

qu e re d mys e lf .

“
T h e r e is a di fficul t y I se e s a id E l giva ; b u t
“
, ,

l e t us s e ttl e it thus Y o u h a d t wo r o u n ds with t h e

.

sp e ctre k n igh t ; in t h e first y o u c o n t e n d e d wi t h

phys ical s t r e n gth t h e s ec o n d r o u n d was a c o n t e st o f
,

i n t e ll e ct— but t h e t wo m a k e up but o n e fight R ight . .

N umb e r On e hu n dre d a n d fo rty h e re is my h a n d , .

’

A n d h e r e is m i n e s a id th e L a dy M argare t t o ,
”

S ir G r a ham .

N OT E — T h e s t o ry o f S ir G re y, S ir G ra h a m , a nd S ir G re y s in is k
a c om b in a t io n of t h e m e t ric a l S ir Ege r, S ir G ra h a m ,
ro m a n c e o f

a nd S ir G ra y s t e e l , p
w h ic h is im e rfe c t , a n d o f wh ic h o n e c o p y a l o n e
re m a in s , a n d a lso o f a s t o ry g i ven b
y G e rva s e o f T il u r
y in Ot i a b
I mp e ra l i a w rit t e n in 12 1 1. T h e s t o ry o f S ir Ege r a n d t h e re s t wa s
pp p
,

o ula r in th e e a rl a rt of th e s ix t e e n t h c e n t u r , as is
v e ry
y y
e v id e n t fro m t h e m a n n e r in wh ic h it is m e n t io n e d in t h e Cornp l ay n t
of S cotl a n d fi p bl i h
rs t u s ed in 1
5 4 9 I n t h e m e t ric a l ro m a n c e , o f w h ic h
k
.
,

El l is giv e s a s u m m a ry , S ir G ra y s t e e l is n o t a gh o s t l y n igh t ; h e
is a c t u a l l y k il l e d b y S ir G ra h a m I ho p e th a t I h a ve n ot

p k
.

o ff e n d e d th e u ris t s b y id e n t ify in g h im w it h t h e gh o s t l y n igh t o f

G e rv a s e The l a tt e r d is t in c t l y l o c a l is e s t h e e v e n t a t C a m rid ge , b
p
.

b u t giv e s , a s t h e n a m e o f t h e a n c ie n t e n c a m m e n t , W a n d l e b u ry
in A
n gl ia a d t e rm in o s E l ie n s is e s t c a s t ru m , C a n t a b ric a n o m in e ,

j
c u us l im it e s e V ic in o locus e st , q uem Wa n d l e b iria m d ic u n t
"

b I
.

No such na m e re m a in s n ow n ea r Ca m rid ge , a nd sh ould

j
c o n e c t u re th a t t h is wa s an Ol d na me fo r th e p re h is t o ric

ca m pw it h m o u n d t h a t wa s occu p ie d l a t e r b y t h e
’
N
o rm a n c a s t l e .

Fo r n o tes on t h is s t o ry see L ie b re c h t s Col l ec t i on of E x t ra c ts

f ro m t h e Ot i a I mp e ra l i a H a n o v e r, 1 85 6 I have li kw e is e w o r k ed

p b q
.
,

in a s c ra of t h e old a l la d of The U n u ie t
gra v e .

3 I O
 R O B ER T T HE E VI L

T H ER E live d in N o rm a n dy a duk e n am e d H ub e rt .

H e was a br a v e a n d a c o ur t eo us m a n a n d h e l o v e d
,

p e ac e th o ugh h e was so bra ve a n d c a r e d r a th e r fo r

,

t h e h a ppi n e ss o f his p eo pl e th a n fo r maki n g hims e lf

a n a m e thr o ugh e xpl o its o f wa r .

H e was m a rri e d t o t h e d a ugh t e r o f t h e D uk e o f

B urgu n dy a n d b u t o n e t hi n g i n t e rfe r e d with t h e ir
,

p e rfe c t h a ppi n e ss a n d t h a t wa s t hat t h e y w e r e

,

childl e ss T h e y w e r e b o t h d ev o ut in t h e ir du t i e s t o
.

G o d a n d t h e y buil t h o spi t a ls a n d c a r e d fo r t h e sick

,

and the p o o r Fo ur t ee n y e a rs h a d th e y b e e n
.

t o g e t h e r a n d t h e r e wa s n o child Th e duk e s h e a r t
’

, .

wa s sa d b u t t h e duch e ss was t h e m o st s a d b e c a us e
, ,

s h e wa s n o t o n ly h e rs e lf dis a pp o i n t e d b u t sh e s a w
-

a ls o t h a t it t r o ubl e d h e r husb a n d gr e a t ly .

On e d a y h e wa s o u t hu n t i n g a n d h e s a id t o
,

hims e lf H o w is it t h a t so m a n y husb a n ds a n d
,
“

wive s h a ve childr e n a n d t o spare a n d I a n d my wife

,

h a ve n o n e ? ”

3 3
1
 T he Ol d E n g l ish Fair y T al e s

N ow it happ en e d that whilst h e was sayi n g this ,

t h e duch e ss wa s sitti n g in h e r gard e n a n d was ,

w ee pi n g a n d sh e said t o h e rs e lf T h e re is man y a
,
“
,

p o o r wife wh o c a n hardly fe e d h e r childr e n has go t

, ,

a l a rg e fa mily a n d I wh o am rich have n on e H o w

, .

”
is th a t ?
A s sh e th ought a n d sp ok e with h e rs elf sh e pick e d ,

with h er fi n g e rs at a b it o f o l d wall a g a i n st which

sh e was l e a n i n g h e r arm I t was mad e up o f small
.

st o n e s a n d bits o f til e a n d o f fli n t p e bbl e s set in ,

m o rt a r S h e h a d pick e d o ut s eve ral o f th e s e b e fo r e

.

s h e b e cam e awar e that sh e had pull e d o ut a til e

t hat c o v e r e d a littl e h o l e a n d that s o m e thi n g lik e
,

sm o k e was issui n g fro m this small h o l e T h e s m o k e .

lik e substa n c e cam e o u t as if it w e re bl ow n fr o m a

pip e a n d it spr e ad o u t b e fo r e h er a n d th e n sh e saw
, ,

t h a t it was a d e n s e cl o ud o f ti n y black fli e s ; a n d
t h e s e fli e s all gath e r e d cl o s e t o e ach o th e r till sh e
c o uld se e n o light b e twe e n th e m a n d t o h er i n fi n it e
,

t e rr o r sh e disc o v e r e d th a t t h e sm o k e cl o ud was -

c o n t r a c t i n g i n t o t h e figure o f a d a rk m a n S he .

c o uld se e n o fe ature s o n ly a g e n e ral fo rm a n d

, ,

t hr o ugh it a l l was a n e n dl e ss whirli n g a n d tr a v e rsi n g

o f bl a ck fli e s .

S h e wa s s o fright e n e d tha t sh e c o uld n o t sp e a k .

S h e l oo k e d a t t h e gr e at shad o w lik e figur e b e fo r e

-

h er a n d t r e mbl e d .

T h e n sh e h e a rd a v o ic e sa y t o h e r “
I will giv e ,

t o y o u a so n o n o n e c o n di t i o n — th a t o n e o f my fli e s
m a y e n t e r his h e a r t a n d l o dg e t h e r e .

W h e n t h e sh a d o w fo rm sp o k e t hus wi t h a v o ic e
-
,

l ik e t h e hu mmi n g o f myri a ds o f fli e s t h en t h e ,

3 4
1
 T h e Ol d E ngl ish Fairy T al es

W h e n t h e duk e h e ard this h e a l m o st laugh e d , ,

a n d h e said I wa n t a son i n d ee d a n d t h e sti n g o f

“
, ,
”
a m o squit o will d o him n o h a rm I gra n t it . .

—
T h e n all a t o n c e t h e cl o ud fo rm diss o lve d t h e ,

fli e s sc a tt e r e d a n d t h e duk e sa w n o m o re
,
‘

We ll it c a m e t o p a ss s o m e t im e a ft e r this t h a t
, , ,

t h e D uch e ss o f N o rm a n dy b e c a m e t h e m o t h e r o f a
li t t l e b a by b oy .

T h en sh e was full o f j oy but als o full o f a larm

, ,

fo r sh e r e m e mb e r e d what s h e had pr o mis e d .

S h e had t h e fi n e st musli n curtai n s draw n o v e r

t h e wi n d o ws l e st a n y fli e s sh o uld e n t e r a n d o v e r
, ,

t h e baby s crib w e r e a ls o fin e m usli n curtai n s

’

str e tch e d ; a n d sh e o rd e r e d e ight ladi e s in waiti n g t o - -

w a t ch fo ur by d ay a n d fo ur by n ight with fa n s in
, ,

t h e ir ha n ds t o driv e aw a y all fli e s fr o m h e r bab e

,
.

N o t a fly wa s t o b e s ee n in t h e r o o m a n d t h e ,

duch e ss g a ve strict e s t o rd e rs tha t n o c o bw e bs w e re

t o b e sw e pt d o w n by t h e h o us e m a ids .

S h e b e li e v e d t h a t h e r b a b e w o uld b e safe wh e n it
was b a p t iz e d but t h a t t ill it s chris t e n i n g it wa s
,

subj e c t t o t h e d a n g e r o f t h e fly e n t e ri n g it .

T h e d a y fo r t h e b a p t ism h a d a rriv e d Th e .

w e a t h e r wa s so sul t ry t h a t t h e wi n d o ws w e r e o p e n e d ,

b u t t h e musli n cur t a i n s r e m a i n e d cl o s e dr a w n .

S udd e n ly a l l sa w a fl a sh o f ligh t n i n g a n d t h e n
, ,

h e a rd a cra sh o f t hu n d e r so l o ud t h a t t h e y t h o ught
t h e c a s t l e mus t h a v e b ee n s t ruck T h e duch e ss .

n e a rl y fa i n t e d wi t h fe a r T h e l a di e s in w a iti n g
.
- -

d e sis t e d fr o m fa n n i n g t h e child .

T h e n a bl a st o f wi n d rush e d in t o r e t h e musli n ,

cur t a i n s a su n d e r a n d in t h e wi n d c a m e a li tt l e black
,

316
 Ro b e rt t he E v il
fly wi t h a l o n g l e gg e d m o squit o o n its b a ck
-
,

t rump e t i n g t riumph a n t ly .

B e fo r e t h e duch e ss a n d h e r l a di e s c o uld r e c o v e r
t h e ms e lv e s t h e bl a ck fly h a d ligh t e d o n t h e child s
’

lips a n d had cre pt i n to its m o u t h a n d t h e m o squit o ,

.

d a n c e d o n t o th e littl e whit e bro w o f th e b a b e a n d

s t u n g it t h e r e .

Th e child wa s n o w ta k e n t o church a n d wa s ,

b a p t iz e d by th e n am e o f R o b e rt A ll th e wa y t o .

church a n d a l l th e way b a ck h e did n o thi n g b u t

, ,

h o w! a n d struggl e .

N e ve r had n urs e s so ba d a t im e a s th ey h a d wi t h
t his child H e gr e w his t e e th quick e r t h a n d o m o s t
.

b a b e s a n d wh e n h e h a d t h e m h e b it his n urs e s H e
, ,
.

d e light e d a ls o in scr a t chi n g t h e m with his sh a rp

n a ils “

B e fo r e t h e y ea r wa s o u t h e c o uld ru n a b o u t a n d , ,

by t h e t im e h e wa s t hre e c o uld t a lk T h e o ld e r .

h e gr e w t h e m o r e mischi e v o us h e b e c a m e
,
No .

g o v e rn e ss c o uld e x e rcis e a n y c o n tr o l o v e r him .

W h e n h e pl a y e d wi t h o th e r childr e n h e s t ruck t h e m ,

with his fis t s pul l e d o u t t h e ir h a ir a n d kick e d t h e m

, ,
.

Oft e n t h e b o ys in t h e s t r e e t a ss e mbl e d t o figh t

him b u t n o s o o n e r did h e a pp e a r th a n t h e ir c o ur a g e
, ,

fa il e d a n d t h e y ra n a w a y scr e a mi n g R o b e rt t h e
“
, ,
”
E vil is c o mi n g aft e r us ! j ust a s sh e e p a re sc a tt e re d
by a w o l f A t l a st n o o n e c a ll e d him a n ythi n g e ls e
.

but R o b e r t t h e Evil .

T hus R o b e r t gr e w up t o b e a big b oy The .

b a r o n s o f N o rm a n dy wh e n t h e y sa w his vi o l e n c e
, ,

we re righ t gl a d for t h e y t h o ugh t h e w o uld m a k e a

,

w a rlik e duk e a n d t h e y w e re w e a ry o f t h e p e ac e
,

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 T h e Ol d E n g l ish Fair y T al e s

t h a t re ig n e d u n d e r his fa th e r t h e g o o d D uk e H ub e rt
, .

T h e y t h o ught th a t t his was m e r e ly b oyish spiri t ;

but a t last th ey a ls o fo u n d th a t his e vil disp o siti on
wa s t oo much fo r t h e m J ust a s
. n o x i o us w ee ds
grow str o n g so did t h e e vil te mp e rs a n d m ischi e f
,

l ovi n g c a pric e o f R o b e rt N o thi n g pl ea s e d him

.

m o re t ha n t o ru n ab o ut th e stre e ts wi th a stick ,

b e a ti n g p e o pl e bre a k i n g wi n d o ws a n d b ehavi n g l ik e
, ,

a m a dm a n .

T h e duk e was much distr e ss e d H e c a ll e d his .

“
so n t o him a n d s aid I t is high tim e th a t this
,

dis o rd e rly l ife sh o uld c o m e t o a n e n d I a m g o i n g .

t o giv e y o u a tut o r t o i n struct y o u in g o o d m a n n e rs ,

and t o t e ach y o u y o ur duty t o G o d a n d t o

m en .

R o b e r t wa s bl ige d t o subm it ; a n d a g oo d a n d
o

p a i n s t a k i n g t u t o r was app o i nt e d B ut o n e d ay wh e n
.
,

this m a st e r wa s r e buki n g R o b e rt fo r n e gl e ct t h e b oy ,

dr e w a k n ife fe ll o n his t ut o r a n d s t a bb e d h im so
, ,

t h a t h e s a n k d o w n in his bl o o d o n t h e fl o o r .

A fte r that n o m an c ould b e got wh o w o uld

u n d e rt a k e t h e o ffic e of tu t o r t o R o b e rt H is p a re n ts .

w e r e obl ige d t o l e av e him t o hims e lf t o fo ll ow his ,

o wn c o urs e ,
fo r h e w o uld n o t list e n t o th e m a n y
m o re th a n t o a n y o n e e ls e .

H e r e fus e d t o l e ar n a n ythi n g h e m o ck e d a t all ,

th a t is h o ly a n d n o t o n ly w o uld h e n o t go t o church
,

hims e lf b u t on S u n d ays h e thr e w mu d a n d st o n e s

,

a t t h o s e wh o w e r e g o i n g t o t h e h o us e o f G o d .

Wh e n t h e duk e sa w h ow t h a t his so n w en t o n '

fro m e vil t o e vil h e wish e d t h a t R o b e r t h a d n ev e r

,

b ee n b o r n ; a n d h e th o ught n o w o f t h e bl a ck p o is o n
31 8
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dubb e d k n ight a n d th e duk e o rd e re d a t o ur n a m e n t

,

t o b e h e ld in which t h e k n ights m ight t il t a t e a ch

,

o th e r wi t h blu n t sp e a rs .

R o b e rt a t o n c e e n t e r e d t h e lists dr e w his sw o rd , ,

o v e r t hr e w k n ight a ft e r k n igh t fighti n g a n d r a gi n g ,

lik e a l i o n H e br o k e th e a rm o f o n e t h e l e g o f
.
,

a n o th e r ,
a n d t h e n e ck of a t hird N o t o n e wh o .

v e n ture d b e fo re him c a m e o ff u n i nj ure d ; a n d h e

r o d e wi t h such fo rc e a n d fury t h a t h e r o d e t e n h o rs e s
t o d e a th T h e duk e in v a i n o rd e re d th e sp o rts t o —
.

cl o s e R o b e rt w o ul d n o t a tt e n d H e g a ll o p e d
. .

a b o u t in m a d fury ru n n i n g d ow n h o rs e a n d m a n
, ,

d e a li n g o ut s a v a g e bl o ws a n d in t his o n e d ay kill e d
,

t hr e e o f t h e b o ld e s t k n igh t s o f t h e l a n d b e s id e ,

h a vi n g w o u n d e d m a n y .

H e w o ul d n ot d e sis t so l o n g a s a n y m a n r e m a i n e d
wi thi n t h e l is t s ; t h e n h e spurre d his h o rs e which ,

l e a p e d t h e b a rri e r a n d h e r o d e a way i n t o th e o p e n
,

c o u n try in s e a rch o f a dve n ture s .

A fte r this h e did n ot ret urn t o his fa th e r s c a s t l e ’

b u t g a t h e r e d a n umb e r o f e vil d o e rs a b o u t him a n d -

c o n duc t e d hims e l f w o rs e t h a n e ve r ridi n g a b o u t t he ,

c o u n t ry r a v a gi n g it n o t sp a ri n g church e s t h e o l d
, , ,

t h e y o u n g t h e fe e bl e
,
.

M e ss e n ge rs c a m e to t h e duk e fr o m a l l s id e s wi t h
c o mpl a i n t s a g a i n s t R o b e r t H e h a d bur n t o n e .

m a n s h a rv e st h e h a d kill e d a n o t h e r m a n h e h a d
’

, ,

r o bb e d a church .

T h e duk e wa s in t h e u t m o s t dis t re ss a n d d o ub t
wh a t t o d o H e k n e l t d o w n a n d pr a y e d t o G o d
.
,

wh o m h e h a d so o ft e n a sk e d t o giv e him a s o n t h a t ,

n ow in his sh a m e a n d s o rr o w o f h e a r t
,
H e w o uld ,

32 0
 Ro b e rt t he E v il
sh ow him th e m e a n s wh e re by his gri e f m igh t b e
a ssu a g e d a n d his s on r e c o v e r e d fr om such a life o f
,

wick e d n e ss .

T h e n o n e o f his w o rthy o l d s e rv a n ts c a m e t o him ,

a n d s a id
“
D e ar m a ste r le t m e give y o u my a dvic e
, ,
.

S e n d m e ss e n g e rs t o su m m o n R o b e rt t o c o m e b e fo r e
y o u. T h en addr e ss him in t h e pr e s e n c e o f y o ur
k i ns m e n a nd n o bl e s a n d bid him ch a n ge his m o d e o f
,

l ife ; a n d thre a t e n him u n l e ss h e d oe s so to pro c e e d

, ,

a g a i n st him a s y o u w o ul d a ga i n s t a ny o rdi n a ry

crimi n a l T hro w him i n t o pris o n bri n g him b e fo re

.
,

j ustic e— a n d d e a l wi t h him a s t h e l a w r e qu ire s ,

wi th o ut resp e c t o f p e rs o n .

Th e duk e th a n k e d t h e m a n fo r his a dvic e a n d ,

pro m is e d t o foll o w it .

T h e d uk e a cc o rdi n gly s e n t m e ss e n g e rs t o his so n .

T h e s e arriv e d b e fo r e R o b e rt a n d w e re ill r e c e iv e d by
,

him H e h a d th e ir e y e s put o u t a n d s a id m o cki n gly

.
, ,

”
N o w s irs yo u will sl e e p a l l t h e b e tt e r !
, ,

Th e bl i n d e d m e ss e n g e rs r e tu r n e d t o t h e duk e ,

a n d t o ld him a ll .

T h e duk e wa s v e ry a n gry a n d c o n sid e r e d h o w h e

,

c o ul d bri n g his so n u n d e r re stra i n t .

H e s e n t in a l l h a st e m e ss e n g e rs i n t o a l l p a rts o f
t h e l a n d a n d o rd e r e d t h e o ffic e rs a n d g o v e r n o rs t o
,

t a k e a l l m e a sure s i n th e ir p owe r t o pr o te ct t he l a n d
a g a i n st R o b e rt t o s e cur e his p e rs o n a n d t o d e l iv e r
, ,

him ov e r t o him his fa t h e r , .

Wh e n R o b e rt a n d his c o mp a n y h e a rd t h a t t h e
wh o l e c o u n try was ris i n g in a rms a g a i n s t t h e m t h ey ,

we re gre a t ly a l a rm e d B u t R o b e r t gr o u n d his t e e t h
.
,

a n d v o w e d th a t h e w o uld c a rry o n wa r a g a i n s t his

21 32 1
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o wn fa t h e r a n d t h a t h e w o uld d e v a st a t e t h e wh o l e
,

l a n d b e fo re him .

F o r t h e ir i m m e di a t e pr o t e c t i o n h e wi t hdre w his ,

b a n d o f ro bb e rs i n t o a d ee p fo re s t in a wild a n d ,

r o cky r e gi o n re m o te fr o m t o w n s a n d vill a g e s a n d
, ,

t h e r e h e bu il t hims e lf a str o n g c a s t l e N um e ro us .

ru ffia n s c a m e t o him t h e r e mu rd e r e rs thi e v e s high

, , ,

w a ym e n a n d a ll t h o s e wh os e crim e s b a n ish e d th em
,

fro m t h e c o mp a n y o f o rdi n a ry m e n .

F r o m his h ea dqu a r t e rs in t h e fo r e st R o b e rt burst

fo r t h a n d w a yl a id a n d a tt a ck e d m e rch a n t s o n t h e ir
wa y fr o m o n e t o w n t o a n o t h e r H e r o bb e d th e m
.

o f e v e ry t hi n g a n d k ill e d a ll h e r o bb e d
, .

T h e c o u n t ry wa s p a n ic s t rick e n N o m an ven
-
.

t u re d a l o n g t h e r o a d fo r fe a r o f R o b e rt a n d his
,

b a n d Wh e n t h e fre e b oo t e rs r e t ur n e d t o th e ir
.

s t ro n gh o l d th ey live d in ri o t a n d r e v e lry a n d m a d e
, ,

e v e ry d a y o n e o f fe stivi t y .

On e d ay R o b e r t r o d e fo r t h a l o n e in t h e fo re st .

I t so h a pp e n e d t h a t h e fe ll in wi t h s e v e n h e rmi t s ,

o l d a n d pi o us m e n wh o w e r e o n t h e ir wa y t hr o ugh it
,
.

Ou t o f m e r e s a v a g e ry a n d w a n t o n n e ss R o b e r t r o d e ,

a t t h e o l d m e n br a n dishi n g his sw o rd t r a mpl e d t h e m

, ,

u n d e r his h o rs e s h o o fs a n d cut t h e m d o w n wi t h his

’

sw o rd Wh e n th ey s aw him ch a rgi n g a t th e m t h ey
.
,

k n e l t d o w n a n d pr a y e d t h a t h e migh t be fo rgiv en .

W h e n all w e r e d e a d h e l a ugh e d a n d s a id T h e r e
,
“
, ,

I h a v e giv e n m a rtyrs cro w n s t o t h e s e s e ven s a i n ts

’
.

Wh a t m o re c o uld th e y h a ve d e sir e d ? ”

A fte r this h o rribl e crim e h e l e ft th e fo re st A ll,

.

his g a rm e n ts w e r e st a i n e d wi t h bl o o d a n d h e l oo k e d ,

lik e a butch e r fr o m t h e sh a mbl e s .

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to bl a m e ls o y o ur fa th e r W e d e sp a ire d o f
,
as is a .

h a vi n g a so n a n d w e r e r e b e lli o us a g a i n st t h e wil l o f
,

God . T h e n a l l at o n c e a myst e ri o us d a rk spiri t

s t o o d b e fo re us b e fo re m e in t h e g a rd e n an d a ft e r
, ,

w a rds b e fo r e y o ur fa t h e r in t h e fo r e s t a n d pro mis e d ,

t h a t we sh o uld h a v e a so n if I w o uld a ll o w him t o

s e n d a bl a ck fly i n t o y o ur h e a r t a n d i f y o ur fa t h e r ,

w o uld a ll o w o n e t o d ro p d e a dly p o is o n i n t o y o ur
bl oo d T his we b e li e v e is t h e r e a s o n why y o u
.
, ,

h a v e so much e vil in y o ur h ea rt a n d so m uch fire ,

in y o u r bl oo d a n d t h a t y o ur t h o u g h t s a re o n ly t o
,

d o e vil c o n ti n u a l ly N o w I k n e e l I fe e l I a m guil ty
.
, ,
”
r a is e y o ur sw o rd a n d s t rik e o ff my h e a d .

T h e n R o b e rt s a id
“
M o t h e r is t h e r e n o wa y by
, ,

which t h e bl a ck fly m a y b e disl o dg e d fr o m my
h e a r t a n d t h e p o is o n b e drive n o u t o f my bl o o d ?
,

T h e duch e ss s a id I h a v e s e n t fo r s e v e n h o ly
“
, .

h e rm i t s wh o h a v e liv e d in d e s e r t pl a c e s s e rvi n g G o d ,

in fa sti n gs a n d pr a y e rs T h e y h a ve be e n t o m e .

t o d a y a n d I t o ld t h e m a l l my s o rr o w a n d y o ur
-
, ,
”
fa t h e r s a n d a sk e d t h e m th e ir a dvic e
’

,
.

T h e n R o b e rt wa s dism a y e d fo r it wa s e v e n t h e s e ,

m e n wh o h a d c o m e a t his m o t h e r s r e qu e s t t h a t h e
’

h a d kil l e d a n d it wa s wi t h th e ir bl oo d th a t his
,

sw o rd a n d his g a rm e n ts w e r e st a i n e d .

H is m o th e r w e n t o n t o s a y “
I sp a k e with th e s e ,

h o ly m e n a n d th e y w e re a l l o f o n e a n d t h e s a m e
,

o pi n i o n T h e y s a id t h a t t h e bl a ck fly liv e d o n e vil
.

d ee ds d o n e —bl o o d t h a t is sh e d h o us e s bro k e n i n t o
'

, ,

a n d r o bb e d h a rv e sts d e s t r o y e d
,
—a n d t h a t t h e o n ly
,

wa y in which y o u c o uld rid y o urs e lf o f t h e bl a ck

”
fly wa s t o s t a rve him o u t .

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A n d h ow is th a t t o b e d o ne ? a sk e d R o b e rt .

B y d o i n g n o m o r e d e e ds o f vi o l e n c e T h en
'

a ft e r a whil e h e wil l b e fo rc e d t o l ea v e o r h e will ,

”
p e rish fo r wa n t o f foo d .

“
An d t h e p o is o n dro p in my bl oo d ? ask e d
R o b e rt .

T h a t said t h ey c o ul d o n ly b e e xp e ll e d by
, ,
”
pra ye r a n d fas t i n g .
“
Oh y o u g o o d m ot h e r s a id R o b e r t
,
I th a n k , ,

y o u fo r wh a t
y o u h a
_
v e sa id H i th e rt o I h a Ve us e d .

e v e ry e ffo rt t o fe e d a n d fa tt e n t h e bl a ck fly a n d I , ,

h a v e l e t t h e p ois o n in m y bl o o d driv e m e ab o ut a s
'

it w o uld N o w I wil l u se a ll my e ffo rt s t o driv e o u t

.

t h e bl a ck fly a n d t o Co n qu e r a n d e xp e l t h e p o is o n
,
”
fro m my bl o o d .

W i t h o u t fur th e r w o rds R o b e rt l e ft t h e pre s e n c e o f

,

his m o t h e r a n d t h e c a s t l e o f A rqu e s
, .

Th e duch e ss h a s t e ne d t o R o u e n t o h e r hu sb a n d ,

a n d t o l d him a l l I t is in v a i n
“
T h e d u k e s a id
'

.
,
.

H o w c a n h e m a k e am e n ds for al l t h e e vil h e h a s
d on e ? I c a nnot trust R obert I b el i ev e th at t his is a ,

m e re capric e o f th e m o m e n t a n d h e wil l bre ak ou t ,

a g a i n i n t o w o rs e vi o l e n c e t ha n b e fo r e Ye t I pr a y t o .

”
my m e rciful G o d t o h o l d him t o his g oo d purp os e
,
'

R o b e r t r o d e b a ck t o his fo rtr e ss in t h e fo r e st a n d ,

t h e r e fo u n d a ll his c o mp a n i o n s a t t a bl e .

A s s o on a s t hey saw h im t h ey st oo d up a n d ,

ch ee re d him a n d b a d e him t a k e h is pl a c e a n d dri n k

,

a n d b e dru n k e n wi t h t h e m .

B u t R o b e r t w o uld n o t s e a t hims e lf ; h e st oo d a n d ,

s a id Co mra d e s h e a rk e n wh a t I h ave t o s ay Yo u
, ,
.

k n o w t h a t t h e life we h av e l e d bri n gs d e s t ruc t i o n t o

3 5
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 T he O l d E ng l is h Fair y T al es

s o u l a n d b o dy We a re all hurryi n g o n t h e way t o

'

o ut e r d a rk n e ss a n d th e r e is n o h o p e fo r us u n l e ss
,

we t ur n fr o m o u r e vil w a ys a n d r e p e n t T h e r e fo r e .

I bid y o u d o a s I d o giv e up t his b a d life a n d s ee k

, ,
”
t o r e c o mp e n s e fo r t h e p a st .

T h e n t h ey a l l burst o u t l a ughi n g t h e y t h o ught h e ,

wa s m o cki n g B u t h e p e rs is t e d in what h e s a id
. .

“
T h e n o n e st oo d up a n d s a id L is t e n t o o u r
,

c a pt a i n ! Wh o is t h e w o rst am o n g us all ? Wh o
sh o ws l e a st m e rcy ? Wh o l e a ds us i n t o th e gre at est
”
crim e s ?
“
R o b e rt a n sw e r e d T hat is tru e
,
I hav e l e d y o u.

wro n g ; n o w l et m e l e ad y o u aright .

T h e n a n o t h e r r o bb e r c a ll e d o u t
“
M aste r ! yo u ,

sp e a k t o d e a f walls N e ith e r I n o r t h e re s t o f u s
.

will l e av e o ff o u r l ife o f r o bb e ry a n d murd e r b e c a us e

y o u d e s ir e it W e d
. o n o t l ik e a p e a c e ful st a t e o f

a ffa irs. W e hav e n o tast e fo r h o n e st w o rk We .

a re brig a n ds a n d briga n ds we will r e m a i n t o o u r

,

dyi n g d ay .

A ll pra is e d th es e wo rds a n d sh out e d I f we have , ,

b ee n b a d hith e rt o we will be w o rs e in th e
,

fu t ure .

Wh e n R o b e rt h e ard t h e ir re s o lve h e s a id n o t ,

a n o t h e r w o rd t o th e m H e b o l t e d t h e d oo r t o o k
.
,

up a cudg e l a n d l a id a b o u t him wi t h a l l his migh t

, ,

a n d did n o t d e s ist till h e h a d k n o ck e d d o w n a n d

kill e d a l l t h e g a n g T h e n h e s a id .
“
I have p a id ,

y o u a l l fo r y o ur s e rvic e s as
y e d e s e rv e d A s is t h e .

”
m a s t e r so is his p ay
,
.

T h e n R o b e r t p u t t h e k e y o f his c a s t l e in his
p o ck e t a n d w e n t his way
,
.
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b oy , a nd h adm o ck e d at r e l igi o n a n d how h e h a d ,

m a l t re a t e d a l l wh o c a m e n e a r t o him ; h ow h e h a d
br o k e n l e gs a n d a rms a n d n e cks in t h e t o ur n a m e n t
wh e n dubb e d k n igh t ; h o w h e h a d g a t h e re d a b o u t
him a b a n d o f miscre a n ts ; a n d h e t o ld him a l l t h a t
e v e r h e h a d d o n e d o w n t o t h e mu rd e r o f t h e s e v e n
,

h o ly h e rm i t s wh o h a d b ee n t o adv i s e his m o th e r
,

c o n c e rn i n g him .

T h e n t h e h e rm i t s a id t o him “
M y son I will , ,

pre p a r e y o u a b e d a n d I wil l thi n k a n d pr a y ab o ut

,

y o u a l l n ight a
,
n d t e ll y o u in t h e m o r n i n g wh a t
y o u
”
m u st d o .

S o he g a v e t o R o b e rt s o m e o f his frug a l m ea l ,

a n d str e w e d him a b e d o f fe r n l e a v e s an d h ea th e r ,

a n d R o b e rt c a s t hi ms e lf o n it a n d fe l l a sl ee p .

N o w in t h e n ight t h e o l d h e rm i t h a d a dr e a m .

H e t h o ugh t t h a t t h e wh o l e c e ll wa s full o f ligh t a n d ,

t h a t h e sa w a n a n g e l in t h e m idst o f t h e ligh t a n d ,

“
t h e a n g e l s a id t o him T his is wh a t R o b e rt m ust
,

d o t o pr o v e his r e p e n t a n c e a n d t o l e ar n t o o bt a i n
,

c o mpl e t e m a st e ry o ve r hims e l f H e m ust b e hav e

hims e l f a s a foo l a n d a s if h e w e r e du mb H e m ust
, .

e a t n o m e a t but wh a t is cast t o t h e d o gs a n d this ,

l ife h e must c on ti n u e t o l e a d till it be r ev e a l e d t o

,

him that his re p e n t a n c e is a cc e pt e d wh e n t h e black ,

fly will crawl o ut o f his m o uth a n d t h e p o is o n will ,

c o m e away fro m his thigh in a dro p o f bl a ck

bl o o d .

Wh e n t h e h e rmit h e a rd this h e was s o re amaz e d ,

a n d dis m a y e d .

l
n e x t m o r n i n g h e was v e ry s il e n t R o b e rt a sk e d .

hi m wh e t h e r h e h a d a ny o pi n i o n t o pass o n what h e
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wa s t o d o He w th a t th e g e d m a n wa s dis
'

. sa a

tre ss e d a nd h e urg e d him t o

,
sp e a k o u t a n d d e cl a re
'

wh a t h e h a d t o sa y .

T h e n t h e h e rmi t w e p t a n d s a id t o him ,
“
L as t ,

n igh t I sa w a n a n g e l a n d h e t o l d m e t h a t y o u mus t
,

c o mp o rt y o urs e l f a s a foo l a n d a s if y o u h a d l o s t ,

y o ur sp e e ch a n d e a t o n ly wh a t is c a s t t o d o gs A
, .

s ig n fr o m h e a v e n will b e giv e n t o sh o w wh e n y o ur
re p e n t a n c e is acc e pt e d a n d th e n t h e bl a ck fly will
,

l e av e y o u r h e a rt a n d t h e p o is o n dro p wil l dis t il fro m

,

y o ur bl o o d .

R o b e rt h e ark e n e d m ee kly a n d t h a n k e d t h e h e rmit

, ,

a n d pr o mis e d t o d o a s h e was bidd e n .

T h e n h e l e ft t h e c e ll a n d w e n t his way n o t ,

k n owi n g whi t h e r h e w e n t a n d a s h e w a lk e d h e , ,

j u mp e d a n d ra n a n d b e h a ve d lik e a cr a zy fe ll o w
, .

Wh e n h e was in a vill a g e o r t o w n th e childr e n ,

ra n a ft e r him m o cki n g a n d p e l t i n g h im wi t h s t o n e s
, , .

T h e p e o pl e als o l o o k e d o u t o f th e ir wi n d o ws at him
a n d l a ugh e d a t his a n tics .

S o h e w e n t fr o m pl ac e t o plac e a n d a l l h e a te ,

wa s wh a t wa s c a st t o t h e d o gs in th e s tr e e t til l h e
c a m e t o P aris wh e re th e E mp e ro r Charl e m a g n e
,

h el d c o u rt.

S e e i n g t h e p a l a c e d oo r O p e n R o b e rt ra n i n t o t h e
,

h a ll wh e r e t h e e mp e ro r wa s a n d j ump e d a b o ut fro m,

sid e t o s id e n e ve r r e m a i n i n g fo r o n e m o m e n t in th e
,

s a m e sp o t .

“
Ch a rl e s t h e G r e a t sa w him a n d s a id T h e r e is a ,

fin e y o u n g m a n wh o l o o ks lik e a k n igh t but s e e ms

, ,

t o b e crazy B id him sit d o w n a n d e a t a n d dri n k

”
. .

Th e e mp e r o r s s t e w a rd br o ugh t R o b e rt t o a t a bl e
’

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an d pl a c e d b e fo r e him m e at bre ad a n d wi n e ; b u t
, ,

h e w o uld t o uch n o t hi n g .

W hils t Ch a rl e m a g n e wa s e a ti n g h e t hre w a b o n e ,

t o a d o g which l a y u n d e r t h e t a bl e I n st a n tly .

R o b e rt spr a n g fr o m his pl a c e a n d pursu e d t h e d o g ,

t o t a k e t h e b o n e fr o m him T h e d o g w o uld n o t l e t
.

g o his sp o il so b o t h g n a w e d a t t h e sam e b o n e o n e
, ,

a t e a ch e n d .T h e e mp e ro r a n d a ll in t h e h a ll wh o
,

s a w t his l a ugh e d a l o ud
,
.

A t l a s t R o b e rt go t t h e upp e r h a n d a n d k e pt t h e ,

b o n e fo r hims e lf a n d l ay d o w n o n t h e fl oo r a n d
,

g n a w e d it fo r h e wa s v e ry hu n gry n ot havi n g e at e n
, ,

a n y t hi n g fo r a l o n g t i m e .

W h e n t h e e mp e ro r sa w h ow hu n gry h e was h e ,

t hr e w a sl ic e o f br e a d t o a n o th e r d o g R o b e rt t o o k .

t his a ls o b u t divid e d it in h a lf a n d g a v e o n e h a lf t o
, ,

th e d og . T his a ls o pr o v o k e d m uch l a ught e r a n d ,

“
t h e e mp e r o r s a id t o his m e n T his is t h e fu n n i e st
,

fo o l I h a v e ev e r s ee n H e t a k e s fr o m t h e d o gs
.

th e ir fo o d but will n ot e a t a n ythi n g o ffe r e d him

,
.

”
B y t his o n e c a n s e e th a t h e is a g e n ui ne fo o l .

Th e s e rv a n ts o f Ch a rl e m a g n e n o w g a v e t h e d o gs
a l l t h e r e m a i n s o f t h e m e a ts so t h a t R o b e rt m igh t
,

b e s a tisfi e d ; a n d t h a t t h e y m ight h a v e sp o rt in
w a tchi n g him .

A t last R o b e rt s t oo d up a n d b e g a n t o ru n a n d
j u mp a b o ut a n d strik e a t t he w a lls t h e pill a rs t h e
, , ,

d o gs t h e b e n ch e s with a stick h e h a d in his ha n d

, , .

Whilst so d o i n g h e sa w a n o p e n d o o r l e adi n g i n t o a
sw ee t g a rd en H e ra n o u t a n d fo u n d a b e a u t iful
.

fo u n t a i n in t h e m ids t o f t h e g a rd e n T o t his h e .

w e n t a n d dr a n k o f t h e w a t e r .
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N ow l ist e n t o wh a t fo ll o ws .

I n this fa shi o n R o b e r t c o n ti n u e d t o liv e a ,

l a ughi n g st o ck t o t h e c o ur t k i n dly r e g a rd e d a n d
-
,

much pi t i e d by t h e e mp e r o r a n d cl e a rly l ov e d by t h e
,

d o gs wi t h wh o m h e a ss o ci a t e d e sp eci a lly by o n e o l d
,

h ou n d wh o l ay n e ar him o n t h e straw a n d wh o w o uld ,

h a v e a ll o w e d hims e lf t o b e k ill e d r a th e r t h a n b e ,

s e p a r a t e d fr o m R o b e r t .

I t c a m e t o p a ss that t h e E mp e r o r Charl e s t h e
G r e a t h a d a y o u n g a n d b e a utiful d a ught e r wh o wa s ,

du mb .

T h e k i n g s s e n e schal had o ft e n ask e d t h e e m p e r o r

’

t o giv e h e r t o him a s wife but C harl e m a g n e w o uld

,

n o t c o n s e n t t o t his b e c a us e h e t h o ught t h a t a l t h o ugh

,

his d a ugh t e r wa s dumb y e t sh e d e s e rv e d a n o bl e

,

husb a n d a n d n ot a m e re s e rv a n t
,
.

T his so a n g e r e d t h e s e n e sch a l th a t h e l e ft t h e
c o ur t a n d w e n t t o t h e Sarac e n s in Sp a i n a n d in ,

t rigu e d wi t h t h e m t o i n v a d e G a ul a n d m a k e wa r
o n t h e gr e a t e mp e r o r .

T h is wa s a l l d o n e so priv a t e ly th a t sudd en ly t h e
a rmy of the S a r a c e n s cro ss e d t h e P yre n ee s a n d
p o ur e d d o w n o n th e frui t ful pl a i n s o f A quit a i n e
b e fo r e t h e e mp e r o r wa s a w a r e th a t wa r wa s m e n a c e d ,

and b e fo re h e h a d c o ll e ct e d a n a rmy su ffic i e n tly

l a rge t o o pp o s e t h e in fid e l s .

T h e A r a bs p o ur e d o v e r t h e s o u th a n d bur n e d ,

and d e stro y e d a n d slaught e r e d ev e rywh e r e wi t h o u t

pi ty.

T h e n Charl e s a ss e mbl e d his gr e a t n obl e s a n d thus

a ddr e ss e d th e m :
“
M y l o rds giv e m e g o o d c o u n s e l
, ,

t h a t we m a y wi t hs t a n d th e s e h e a t h en d o gs which

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h av e w a s t e d o ur l a n d ; wh e r e fo re I t a k e gre a t
t h o ugh t ,
fo r th e y k ee p a ll my la nd u n d e r t h e ir
subj e cti o n a n d th e y will bri n g us t o c o n fusi o n
, ,

if th a t Go d o u t o f H is e n dl e ss m e rcy h e lp us
, ,

n o t ; wh e r e fo r e I pra y y o u e v e ry o n e t o go fight , ,

with th e m wi t h all y o ur p ow e r a n d m ight a n d driv e ,

”
th e m aw a y .

T h e n a n sw e r e d t h e l o rds a n d k n ights a ll with o n e

a ss e n t sayi n g S ov e r e ig n l o rd y o ur c o u n s e l is g oo d
“
, , ,

a n d wis e t h e r e fo r e we b e r ea dy a l l t o go wi t h ou
, y ,

a n d giv e th e m battl e a n d d e fe n d o u r right a n d r e li e v e

, ,

the l an d .

T h e e mp e r o r t h a n k e d th e m for this a n sw e r a n d ,

was gl a d a n d m a d e pro cl a m a ti o n thro ugh o u t a l l th e

,

c o u n t ry t h a t e v e ry m a n o l d a n d y ou n g wh o wa s
, , ,

a bl e t o b e a r a rms sh o uld m a k e r e ady t o figh t a g a i n s t

th e S a ra c e n s .

G r e a t n umb e rs o f m e n ass e mbl e d a b o ut t h e

e mp e r o r wh o pl a c e d hims e lf a t t h e h e a d o f t h e h o s t
, ,

a n d m a rch e d fo rth a gai n st t h e e n e my .

“
N o w t h e o l d st o ry s a ys : A n d fo r a l l th a t t h e
e m p e ro u r h a d m o ch e m o p e o pl e t h a n t h e s e n e sch a ll ,

e t t h e s e n e sch a ll had w o n n e t h e fe l d e b a dd e n o t
y ,

G o d o f H is grac e s e n t e t h e d er R o b e r t t o re sy s te a n d
”
h e lp e t h e m in t h ey r gre t e n e c essy t e .

On t h e v e ry day o n which t h e E mp e ro r Ch a rl e s
march e d a gai n st t h e S a ra c e n s it h a pp e n e d t h a t ,

R o b e rt w e n t i n t o t h e g a rd e n o f t h e p a l a c e w he r e
was t h e fo u n t a i n a n d h e s a t o n th e m a rgi n s o rro wful
, ,

t hi n k i n g o f t h e gr ea t d a n g e r ru n by t h e e mp e ro r
a n d his Christi a n m e n a n d h o w u n a bl e h e wa s t o
,

he lp T h e n all a t o n c e h e h e a rd a v o ic e fro m
.

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h e av e n t h a t s a id
, ,
R o b e rt m a k e h a s te ! a rm t hys e lf
“
, ,

m o u n t a n d fly t o t h e a ssis t a n c e o f t h e e mp e ro r a n d
t h e Chris t i a n h o s t .

R o b e r t s t a r t e d t o his fe e t in gre a t a s t o n ishm e n t .

T h e r e wa s a fl a sh a s o f ligh t n i n g a n d h e s a w b e fo r e ,

him a s n o w whi t e h o rs e richly h a r n e ss e d a n d o n t h e

-

, ,

br e a s t i n g o f t h e fo u n t a i n a c o mpl e t e su i t o f s ilve r
a rm o ur a n d a shi e ld o n which wa s bl a z o n e d a re d
,

cr o ss a b o v e a cr e sc e n t .

N o w it h a pp e n e d t h a t t h e r e s t oo d a t a wi n d o w
t h e du mb pri n c e ss a n d sh e wa s l o o k i n g i n t o t h e
,

g a rd e n wh e n t his h a pp e n e d a n d sh e s a w t h e gr e a t
,

ligh t a n d t h e sudd e n a pp a ri t i o n o f t h e h o rs e a n d t h e
a rm o ur a n d sh e fur t h e r sa w R o b e r t d o n t h e a rm o u r
, ,

m o u n t th e h o rs e a n d rid e a w ay
,
.

I f sh e h a d b e e n a bl e t o sp e a k sh e w o uld h a v e ,

t o ld h e r l a di e s wh a t sh e h a d s e e n b u t a s sh e wa s ,

du mb sh e k e p t it l o ck e d up in h e r h e a r t
,
.

R o b e r t in full a rm o ur gl e a m i n g wi t h ligh t o n
, , ,

t h e s n o w whi t e h o rs e g a ll o p e d i n t o t h e c a mp o f t h e
-

C hris t i a n s ; a n d a rriv e d j us t a t t h e m o m e n t wh e n t h e
a rmy o f t h e F r a n k s wa s h a rd pr e ss e d by t h e e n e my ,

a n d wa s b e gi n n i n g t o w a v e r .

W h e n h o w e v e r R o b e rt a pp e a r e d a n d t h e e n e my
, , ,

s a w h is fl a shi n g a rm o ur a n d fe l t t h e s t r o k e s o f his
,

m igh ty a rm a n d sw o rd t h a t sh o n e a s ligh t n i n g ,

t h e y w e re fill e d wi t h pa n ic and r e c o il e d
,
The .

Christi a n s pluck e d up c o ur a g e r e c o v e r e d l o s t gr o u n d
, ,

a n d ch a rg e d wi t h sh o u t s a n d l e v e ll e d sp e a rs The .

r e sul t wa s a vic t o ry .

T h e gr o u n d wa s s t r e w n wi t h t h e d e a d o f t h e
S a r a c e n s a n d t h e F r a n ks p u t t h e i n v a d e rs t o flight
,
.

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_

“
Ch a rl e s s a id I k n o w not wh o h e b e but t his I
, ,

k n o w o f him th a t h e is th e br a v e st a n d fi n e st k n igh t
,
”
I ev e r saw .

T h e pri n c e ss wa s pr e s e n t a n d h e a rd th e s e w o rds
, .

S h e dr e w n igh t o h e r fa t h e r a n d m a d e a sig n t o
him p o i n ti n g t o R o b e r t so a s t o sh o w wh o it wa s
, ,

wh o h a d ridd e n t o t h e a ssista n c e o f t h e Christia n

a rmy . H e c o ul d n o t u n d e rs t a n d what sh e m ea n t ,

so h e su mm o n e d h e r n urs e wh o h a d b e e n wi t h h e r
,

fr o m i n fa n cy t o e xpl a i n t o him wh a t his d a ugh t e r

,

d e sire d t o say T h e n urs e a fte r w a t chi n g h er sig n s

.
, ,

t o ld Ch a rl e m a g n e th a t t h e pri n c e ss d e sir e d t o i n fo rm
him th a t R o b e r t t h e fo o l wa s h e wh o h a d bro ught
such u n e xp e c t e d a n d p o w e rfu l a ssista n c e t o t h e a rmy .

T h e e mp e r o r l a ugh e d h e a r t ily at this a n d s a id , ,

Ve rily my d a ught e r is a s grea t a foo l a s is h e .

”

B u t t h e n h e b e c a m e a n gry a n d s a id t o t h e n urs e
, ,

I n s t e a d o f tra i n i n g my child t o b e s e n sibl e y o u ,

e n c o ur a g e h e r t o giv e wa t o a ll ki n ds o f n o n s e n sic a l
y
”
id e a s .

Wh e n t h e pri n c e ss h e a rd t his sh e m a d e n o furt h e r

,

sig n s a l t h o ugh sh e w e ll k n e w t h a t wh a t sh e w a n t e d
,

t o s a y wa s t h e t ru t h S h e w e n t a w a y in s a d n e ss o f
.

h e a rt .

A fte r a whil e th e A ra bs h a d c o ll ect e d th e ir fo rc e s

a ga i n and
,
once m o r e a dv a n c e d a g a i n st P a ris .

A ga i n th e e mp e r o r a t th e h e a d o f his F ra n ks
m a rch e d a g a i n st th e m a n d t his tim e a ls o w o uld h av e
,

b een d e fe a t e d u n l e ss t h e Whi t e K n igh t h a d c o m e a s ,

b e fo re t o his a ssis t a n c e a n d t h a t o f t h e h a rd pre ss e d

,

Chris t i a n h o s t T his t im e a ls o R o b e rt tur n e d t h e

.
,

b a tt l e i n to a r o ut o f t h e e n e my .

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er t he E v il
Wh e n t h e batt l e was ov e r, n o on e k n e w what h a d
be c o m e of th e Whit e K n i ght ; fo r a l t h o ugh t h e ,

e mp e r o r s e n t his m e n t o o bs e rv e which way h e

w en t y e t h e h a d v a n ish e d b e fo re th e y c o uld c o m e
,

up with him ; a n d o n ly t h e pri n c e ss k n e w wh o

'

h e was .

A sh ort ti me a fte r this fre sh fo rc e s o f t h e A r a bs

,

cr oss e d t h e P yr e n ee s an d t h e r e m n a n t o f t h e d e fe a t e d
,

h o s t u n it e d wi t h th e m ; a n d n o w t h e a rmy wa s so
gre a t t h a t t h e s e n e sch a l a n d th e S a r a c e n c a pt a in a t
t h e h e a d o f t h e a rmy h o p e d t o r e c o v e r a l l t h e y h a d
l o s t ; a n d th e y m a rch e d fo r t h e third ti m e o n P a ris .

B e fo r e t h e E mp e r o r Ch a rl e s w e n t fo rth t o battl e ,

h e gav e o rd e rs t o s o m e o f his k n igh t s t o cl o s e ly

o bs e rv e t h e W hit e K n ight sh o uld h e a g a i n a pp e ar
, ,

a n d t o surr o u n d him a n d bri n g hi m b e fo r e his t hr o n e .

T h e y pr o mis e d t o d o t his a n d wh e n t h e d a y o f ,

b a ttl e c a m e s ev e r a l o f t h e m hid in a w o o d by
,

t h e wa y a n d wait e d for t h e c o m i n g o f t h e W hit e

,

K n ight .

B u t this wa s in v a i n B e fo r e t h e y w e r e a w a r e
.
,

R o b e rt was in th e m idst o f t h e fight T hen th e .

k n igh t s fo ll o w e d h im d e ali n g str o k e s o f t h e ir sw o rds

,

right a nd l e ft but n o n e d id such w o n d e rs as R o b e rt

, .

Th e e n e my wa s u n a bl e t o wi t hsta n d this o n sl a ught ,

an d t h e S ar a c e n h o st br o k e up a n d scatt e re d in
gre at e r c o n fusi o n th a n b e fo r e .

Wh en th e b a ttl e wa s ov e r a n d a l l se t th e ir fa c e s ,

t o r e tur n h o m e R o b e rt a ls o r e s o lv e d t o g a ll o p b a ck
,

t o t h e w e ll in t h e gard e n th e r e t o r e l e a s e hims e lf
,

fr o m his a r mo ur as h e r e t o fo r e B u t t h e k n igh t s .

wh o h a d b ee n o rd e r e d t o w a tch a n d s e cur e him had

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r e tur n e d t o th e w o o d a n d w e r e awaiti n g him Wh en

, .
,

t h e r e fo r e th ey b e h e ld him ridi n g t o wards P aris th e y

, ,

dr ew up a cro ss his wa y a n d c a ll e d o u t t o him , ,

G al la n t k n ight ! sp e a k t o us a n d sa y wh o y o u a re ,

and fr o m wh a t la n d y o u c o m e ; for t h e e mp e r o r
d e sire s gre atly t o h o n o ur an d r e ward y o u Wh e n .

R o b e rt h e a rd this h e was a b a sh e d
,
H e struck .

spurs i n t o his h o rs e a n d fle w a w a y o v e r hill a n d

v a l e ; fo r h e k n e w t h a t h e was w o rki n g o u t his
p e n a n c e a n d mus t n o t sp e a k o r r e c e iv e a n y h o n o ur
,

fr o m m e n On e o f t h e b o ld e st o f t h e k n igh t s
.

pursu e d him o n a g oo d h o rs e b u t a s h e saw t h a t h e , ,

c o uld n o t o v e rt a k e him h e t hr e w his sp e a r a ft e r him

, ,

n o t wi t h i n t e n t t o hur t R o b e r t b u t t o s t rik e a n d
,

a rr e st t h e whi t e h o rs e H o w e v e r his a im wa s b a d
.
, ,

a n d t h e sp e a r struck R o b e r t in t h e t high ; t h e l a n c e

h e a d e n t e re d a n d m ad e a b a d w o u n d but t h e shaft ,

br o k e o ff .

R o b e rt r o d e a w a y with t h e sp e a r b a rb in his thigh -

.

T hus t h e k n ight did n o t disc o v e r a n ythi n g but h e ,

t o o k up his br o k e n sp e a r sh a ft a n d r o d e b a ck t o his
-

c o mp an i o n s a n d all w e r e s o rr o wfu l t h a t h e sh o ul d
,

h av e hurt t h e g a l l a n t Whi t e K n ight .

R o b e rt h a st e n e d t o t h e fo u n t a i n a n d th e n ,

d e sc e n d e d fr o m t h e h o rs e a n d l a id a s id e his a rm o ur ;
wh e re up o n a l l v a n ish e d H e dr e w t h e sp e a r h e a d
.
-

fro m his thigh a n d hid it be tw e e n t wo big st o n e s by

,

t h e fo u n t a i n .

P oo r R o b e r t did n ot k n ow h o w t o ge t his w o u n d
dr e ss e d a n d h e wa s c on str a i n e d t o c ov e r it wi t h
,

m o ss a n d t o rip o u t t h e li n i n g o f his j a ck e t a n d
,

bi n d it r o u n d t h e w o u n d .
 T h e Ol d E ng l ish Fairy T al e s

wa s in l e agu e with t h e S arac e n s a n d h a d b e e n in

"

t h e ir c a mp a n d had stirr e d th e m up t o war a gai n st

,

Charl e s t h e G r e at an d h e trust ed that t h e e mp e r o r

,

k n e w n o thi n g o f his tre ach e ry .

S o n o w h e pr o cur e d fo r hims e l f a whit e h o rs e a n d

“

a s uit o f s ilv e r arm our a n d h e cut his thigh a n d ,

t hrust a br o k e n o ff l a n c e h e ad i n t o t h e w o u n d
- -
He .

h o p e d t h e re by t o d e c e ive t h e e mp e ro r a n d win t h e ,

pri n c e ss W h e n h e h a d t hus d o n e h e a rm e d his

.
,

s e rv a n ts a n d s e t fo r t h fo r P a ris wi t h a gr e a t
ret i n u e .

. O n r e a chi n g t h e c a pit a l h e at o n c e w en t t o t h e ,

p a l a c e ; a n d sal ut e d Ch a rl e s t h e G r e a t a n d s a id t o ,

him ,
“
M y l o rd I am h e th a t re l i eve d y ou thre e
,

t im e s in y o ur gr e a t straits T hre e tim e s h a v e I .

c a us ed y o u t o h a ve h o n o ur a n d vi ct o ry a g a i n st t h e
”
d o gs o f S a r a c e n s .

T h e e mp e r o r wh o th o ugh t n o t o f t r e a s o n o r
‘

d e c e it s aid Y ou a re a v a l ia n t a n d wis e k n ight ;

,
“
,

but I had n ot supp os e d it p ossibl e th a t y o u c o uld

b e o u r d e l iv e r e r for i n d ee d wh e n y o u did n ot
, , ,

a n sw e r my s u m m o n s t o a rm s I t oo k y ou fo r for ,
”
s wo rn a n d a v il l ai n .

T h e s e n e sch a l pr e t e n d e d t o b e v e ry a ng ry a t t his ,

a n d h e s a id
“
M y l o rd e m p e ro r m arva il y ou n othi n g
, ,

h e r e a t for I a m n o t such a c o ward a s y ou t a k e m e

,
'

”
to be ?
S o s ayi n g h e dr e w t h e sp e ar h e ad fr o m his thigh
,
-

an d sh o w e d it t o t h e e mp e r o r .

T h e k night st o o d by wh o had w oun d e d R o b e r t ,

a n d h e l o o k e d w e l l at t h e i r o n sp e ar h ead , a nd wa s -

v e ry sure it was not th e s a m e as that which h e had “

 Ro b er t t he E v il
u se d . B u t h e t h o ugh t advis a bl e h at m o m e n t to at t
sa y n o t hi n g fo r h e w a s a fr a id o f t h e s e n e sch a l a n d
, ,

t h e e mp e r o r s ee m e d t o b e li e v e him A n d i n d eed .
, ,

Ch a rl e m a g n e n ow sh o w e d gr e a t h o n o ur t o th e
“

s e nesch a l a n d wa s r e a dy t o revva rd him fo r th e

“

s e rvic e s h e t h ough t t h a t h e h a d d o n e .

A n d n o w t h e t im e h a d c o m e wh e n R o b e rt s
’

p e n a n c e was to b e e n d e d .

H e l ay u n d e r t h e s t a i rs o n t h e stra w fev e r e d wi t h ,

his w o u n d a n d h e h ea rd h o w t h a t a l l was b e i n g m a d e
,

r e a dy fo r t h e m a rri a g e o f th e fa ls e s en e sch a l wi t h th e
b e a u t iful pri n c e ss H e k n e w t hat t h e w
. ick e d m a n
was cl a im i n g h o n o ur fo r h a vi n g d o n e th a t which h e
'

h a d n ev e r a c o mp l ish e d Y e t R o b e rt did n o t b e l i ev e
‘

t h a t t h e h o u r o f his d e liv e r a n c e h a d c o m
'

T h e d og
‘

e .

th a t so l o v e d h im l ick e d his w o u n d wh e n R o b ert

“

t oo k o ff t h e pl as te r o f m oss A n d l o R ob e rt saw t h a t
.
-

in th e m o s s was a dr o p o f p o is o n o u s bl a c k bl oo d ,

t h a t h a d c o m e fo rth fr o m h is ve in s a n d h a d bur n e d
t h e m o ss wh e r e v e r it t o uch e d T his h e n o w t hr e w
’
‘

a w a y a n d h e k n e w th a t t h e e n d o f his s o rr o ws wa s n e a r
'

,
.

A t t his t im e a n a n g e l a pp e ar e d t o t h e o l d h e rm i t
a m o n g t h e r o cks o f B ritt a n y a n d t o ld him a ll t h a t ,

h ad h a pp e n e d t o R o b e rt a n d b a d e him gird up his

,

l o i n s a n d h a s t e n t o P a ris a n d d e cl a re t o R o b e r t t h a t
,

his t im e o f t ri a l wa s a cc o mplish e d .

N o w t h e r e a rriv e d t h e w e ddi n g d a y a n d t h e pri n -

c e ss wa s full o f sh a m e a n d gr i e f b e c a us e sh e wa s t o ,

m a rry t h e s e n e sch a l wh o pr e te n d e d t o h av e d o n e
,

t h o s e g a ll a n t d e e ds which sh e a n d s h e a l o n e k n e w , ,

h a d b ee n p e rfo rm e d by t h e p o o r fo o l wh o l iv e d u n d e r
‘

t h e st a irs .

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S he w e pt and to re
h a ir a n d wru n g h e r ha n ds
her ,

but al l in v a i n S h e c o uld n o t sp e a k a n d t e ll h e r
.

fa th e r why sh e wa s so u n h a ppy a n d h e n o l o n ge r ,

m istrust e d t h e s e ne sch a l for h e t h o ught th a t h e wa s

,

b o u n d by his w o rd t o giv e h e r t o t h e m an wh o h a d
d e liv e r e d hims e lf a n d his army in t h e ir gr e a t p e ril o n
t hr e e s e v e r a l o cc a s i o n s .

S o a gr e a t pr o c e ss i o n wa s fo rm e d t o go t o t h e
c a th e dra l wh e re th e archbish o p wa s t o m a rry th e
,

s e n e sch a l t o t h e pri n c e ss a n d all t h e way t h e p oo r

,

pri n c e ss w e pt a n d wru n g h e r h a n ds .

N o w wh e n sh e s t o o d in t h e church a n d t h e
, ,

marri a g e s e rvic e b e g a n t h e n a ll at o n c e t h e stri n g

,

o f h e r t o n gu e was l o o s e d a n d s h e cri e d al o ud
,
My ,

fa th e r ! my fath e r ! h ow c a n y o u b e l i ev e that this

wick e d m a n an d fa ls e tr a it o r was h e wh o ass ist e d y ou ?
A ll h e s ays is a l ie H e r e in this city e ve n in y our
.
, ,

o wn p a lac e liv e s t h e m an t o wh o m y o u a n d all h e r e

,

pr e s e n t owe y o ur l ives I hav e l o n g k n ow n wh o wa s

.

t h e Whit e K n ight ; I tri e d o n c e t o sh o w y o u what I

k n e w b u t y o u w o uld n ot b e l i e v e m e
, .

T h e n a l l w e r e in gr e a t m a rv e l t o h e a r t h e du mb
l a dy sp e a k .

A n d n o w t h e k n igh t wh o h a d w o u n d e d t h e Wh it e
”
K n ight h a d t h e c o ur a g e t o sp e a k o u t S ir e s a id .
,

“
he ,
t h e sp e a r h e a d th a t m a n dr e w fr o m his t high
-

n e v e r b e l o n g e d t o my s p e a r
”
.

T h e n t h e a rchbish o p wh o st o o d b e fo r e t h e a lt a r
, ,

sp ok e o u t a n d b a d e th e pri n c e ss d e cl a re a l l B u t s h e
,
.

t o o k h e r fa t h e r by t h e o n e h a n d a n d t h e a rchbish o p by
t h e o th e r a n d l e d t h e m i n t o t h e g a rd e n t o t h e fo u n
,

t a i n an d sh o w e d t h e m wh e r e wa s hidd e n t h e h e a d o f
,

34 2
 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

of th e old h e rm i t fro m B ritta n y T h e o l d m a n h a d .

e n t e r e d a n d s t oo d b e hi n d t h e e mp e r o r T he n h e .

dr o pp e d t h e s t r a w a n d r e m a i n e d m ot i o n l e ss .

T h e h e rm i t in a l o ud v o ic e cri e d o u t H e ark e n ,

u n t o m e y o u R o b e r t ; a n d all y e wh o s t a n d by
,
.

T his is t h e m a n wh o wa s c a ll e d R o b e r t t h e Evil a n d ,

i n d e e d wi t h righ t fo r much e vil h a d h e d o n e B u t

,
.

h e n c e fo rth sh a ll h e b e c a ll e d R o b e rt t h e G o o d for ,

t h e e vil h e o n c e wr o ugh t h e will r e c o m p e n s e wi t h

,

much a n d a bu n d a n t g oo d A n d n o w R o b e rt I .
, ,

d e cl a r e t o t h e e t h a t t h e t im e o f t h y pr o b a t i o n is at
a n end . S e rv e a n d h o n our G o d l ov e m a n k i n d y o ur , ,
”
br e thre n A n d I a m s e n t t o o p e n y o ur m o u t h
. .

T h en t h e h e rm i t st oo d fo rw a rd a n d h e t o uch e d ,

R o b e rt o n t h e l ips a n d R o b e rt o p e n e d his m o uth

‘

, ,

a n d fo rthwi t h t h e r e fle w a w a y fr o m him a ti n y bl a ck
'

fly so thi n a n d so fee bl e th a t it s e e m e d n ot t o h av e
,

stre n g t h t o m ov e its wi n gs .

“
T h e n R o b e rt fe ll o n his k n e e s a n d s a id K ing ,

o f H e ave n I t ha n k T h e e t h a t I wh o h av e b ee n t h e
,

w o rs t o f si n n e rs a m su ffe r e d t o aris e a n d d o T h e e
”
s e rvic e in t h e fu t ur e .

N o w wh e n t h e e mp e r o r a n d t h e a rchbish o p a n d
, , ,

t h e pri n c e ss a n d a l l wh o w e r e pr e s e n t h e a rd R o b e r t
,

sp e a k so w e l l a n d so r a t i o n a l ly t h e y w e re fill e d wi th ,

j y
o a t t h e ir h e arts .

R o b e r t h o w e v e r a t o n c e b a d e a l l fa re w e ll for h e
, , ,

l on g e d t o r e tur n h o m e a n d se e his fa t h e r a n d
m oth e r .

Wh e n h e n e a re d N o rm a n dy — o r N e us t ri a a s it , ,

wa s th e n c a ll e d —h e h e a rd t h a t his fa t h e r wa s d e a d
, ,

a n d t h a t a n u surp e r h a d driv e n away t h e duch e s s

344
 Ro b e rt t he E v il
and rul e d t h e l a n d wi t h vi o l e n c e R o b e rt a t o n c e
.

pro cl a im e d t h a t h e was duk e a n d s u mm o n e d t h e ,

k n ights o f t h e l a n d t o him a n d wi th o u t much d iffi

,

cul ty h e succ e e d e d in e xp e l li n g t h e usurp er T h e re .

was gr e a t joy wh e n his m o th e r m e t him a n d l e a r n e d ,

h o w a l t e r e d a m a n h e wa s .

A s s oo n a s R o b ert h a d e stabl ish e d o rd e r a n d go o d

gove rn m e n t in his duchy h e h a s te d b a ck t o P a ris
, ,

wh e re a gre a t w e ddi n g wa s c e l e br a t e d a n d h e ,

ma rri e d t h e d a ught e r o f Ch a rl e mag n e wh o h a d b e e n ,

dumb but n o w sp o k e pl a i n
,
.

R o b e rt wi t h a gr e a t r e t i n ue c a m e t o R o u e n in
N o rm a n dy wi th his wife a n d th e p eopl e re c e ived
,

b o th wi t h gr e a t joy .

R o b e rt rul e d in j ustic e an d wi t h m e rcy a n d t h e ,

l a n d h a d p e a c e a n d fl o urish e d u n d e r his sw a y .

On e d ay a m e ss e n ge r c a m e t o him fro m t h e
e mp e r o r t o sa y th a t t h e s e n e sch a l wh o h a d e sc a p e d
, ,

u n hurt fro m P a ris a ft e r his t re a ch e ry h a d b ee n dis

c o v e re d h a d a g a i n l e a gu e d wi t h t h e S a rac e n s a n d
, ,

was m a rchi n g i n t o G a ul .

T h e n R o b e rt c o ll e c t e d a n a rmy a n d h a st e n e d t o
t h e a ssist a n c e o f Ch a rl e m a g n e A gre at b a tt l e wa s
.

fo ugh t a n d in it R o b e r t wi t h his o wn h a n d cl ov e
,

him fro m cr o w n t o sh o u ld e rs by o n e m igh ty

bl o w .

A ft e r this h e r et ur n e d t o N o rm a n dy a n d l iv e d ,

l o n g in l o v e a n d h o n o u r wi t h his n o bl e wife H e .

wa s fe a r e d by his e n e mi e s a n d l o v e d by his fri e n ds

a n d by his s ubj e cts H e di e d a t t h e a ge o f s ix ty
.

t wo a n d wa s k n ow n a s duk e by t h e n a m e o f R ich a rd
,

th e G o o d .

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 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

NO TE — T h is is on e o f th e no b lest of m e d iae v a l ro m a n c e s O n it
b b p b
.

M e ye r ee r a se d h is o e ra o f Ro e rt o il Di a vol o.
”
It h a s n ot

h it h e rt o b ee n a da p t e d fo r c h il d re n b e ca u se of a d ifli c u l ty at th e

b e gin n in
g to wh ic h o bj e c t io n m igh t b e t a k en. An a tte m p t has b e en

m a d e in t h is v e rs io n t o ge t ove r t h e d if fi c u l ty . T h e ta l e o c c u rs in
a n e a rl
y F re n c h m e t ric a l ro m a n c e o f t h e t h irt e e n t h c e n t u ry T h e re
p p
.

wa s a l s o a m e d im va l m s t e r
y y l a y o n t h e s a m e t o ic T h e s t o ry

p pb
.

w a s t u rn e d in t o d ro s e a nd u l is h e a t L y o n s in 1 4 96 . The
E n gl is h w b VV
e d it io n W d b as y y y nk n de or e, a o ut 14 90
b pp b
.

It h a s een su o se d t h a t t h e re is s om e s o rt o f h is t o ric a l a s is

fo r t h e b
s to r b y pp d Ro b e rt ha s e en su ose to ha ve ee n th e son of

A b fi D k p
.

one u N
e rt , d rs t u e of e u s t ria un er P e in , t h e fa t h e r of

b 75
C h a rl e m a gn e , A b d aw out 1. T h is u e rt ha a ife na med I n de ,

s is t e r o f D k th e d b w u e of B u rgu n y , y hom h e ha d a s on ca l l ed

Ro b w
e rt , d hob d k re c e iv e th e a n ic na me on a c c oun t o f th e enor

m it ie s c o m m it t e
d i i by h m n t h e Fo re s t of R o u v e ra y Ro b e rt wa s
S p w i
.

t h e fa t h e r i of R c h a rd a n s- e u r, ho s a lso a h e ro o f ro ma nce
b w p
.

'

The s t o rie s o f i Ck o th e re in c o r o ra t e d n L es ron zgu es e t ex cel l e n ts

F a i ts ’
D u es , P ri n ces , B a ron s S e ign eu rs d e l a n obl e D u c/ze d e
’
a es et

P a ris ,
The s t o ry o f Ro b e rt ha s e it h e r b een ma de up fro m t h e l e ge n d s
of St Al e x is a nd th a t of St Ro q ue, or th e se l a t t e r h a v e o rro w e d b
b q p
. .

fro m t h e l e ge n d o f R o e rt St Ro ue is a l wa y s re re s e n t e d wit h
p b
. .

t h e d o g a n d t h e w o u n d in h is t h igh H e is eve r in il grim ga r

b p
.

and in t h e o rigin a l s t o ry Ro e rt go e s in il grim a ge t o R om e , a n d

t h e in c id e n t s of h is p ena nce ta k p e la c e a t R o m e A s , h o w e v e r, h e
b p
.

se e m s to h a ve een a c on te m o ra ry w it h C h a rl e s t h e G re a t , a nd

is a s s o c ia t e d w it h h is w a rs a
g a in s t th e A ra b I
s, h a v e t ra n s fe rre d
th e scene t o P a ris
b k
.

Ro e rt I s ix t h D u e of N o rm a n d y fwa s a l s o s u rn a m e d by som e

fi
.
,

The D e v il ,
”
by oth e r The M a
gn i c e n t b u t h e wa s t h e
se c o n d so n of R ic h a rd t h e G o o d , a n d wa s fa t h e r o f W il l ia m t h e

C on q u e ro r. I t is n ot p b o ss i l e t o fit t h e s t o ry t o t h is d u k
b u t it is b y
e

no m ea ns sur p
g t h a t a s h is n a m e wa s R o
ris in b e rt , a n d h e s h o w e d

h im s e l f s o m e wh a t ro u gh in d e a l in g w it h h is e n e m ie s , t h e n ic k na me
so well k no w n t h ro u gh t ra d it io n s h o u l d h a v e a l s o a tt a c h e d t o h im
p
.

T h e m a rv e l l o u s h o rs e a n d a rm o u r a re a n O rie n t a l im o rt a t io n ,
a nd t h is in c id e n t ca n h a rd l y b e e a rlie r tha n th e c ru s a d e s . I t is
a lso in t ro d u c e d in t o o th e r fo l k -
ta l e s
p pi
.

The old E n gl is h ro s e ro m a n c e wa s re r n te d by M T h o m s in
p
.

82 8, a nd a ga in in 18 It m e t ric a l ro m a n c e
1 58 . re o se s on th e of

34 6
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THE C R O WN OF WH IT E R O S ES

34 9
 T h e Ol d E ng lis h Fa ir y T al es

to a wr e at h of whi t e r o s e s t ha t hu n g a ga i n s t the
wal l .

T h e m as o n l ook e d a n d sa w a b e autiful garl a n d ,

an d al l th e whit e r o s e l e av e s w e r e quive ri n g a n d
-

curli n g .

“
T h a t is b e c a us e my d a ught e r is fright e n e d ,

“
s a id t h e wid o w ; sh e s aw y ou c o m i n g h e re a n d sh e ,
”
k n ows y o u h av e c o m e a ft e r h e r .

“
B u t I a m n o t sp e a k i n g r o ughly s aid th e m a n , .

N o ; b u t y o u a re a ski n g for h e r t o b e y o ur wife ,

a n d t hat h as fright e n e d h e r N ow I wil l go a n d c a l l

.

her .

T he n th e y o u n g girl was sum m on e d a n d all th e ,

r o s e l e a v e s t re mbl e d a n d curl e d as sh e cam e in

-

a n d l is t e n e d t o t h e m a s o n a sk i n g h e r t o b e his

S he l oo k e d up a t t h e cr o w n b u t a s t h e fl o w e rs ,

r e m a i n e d o p e n a n d did n ot shut sh e k n e w h e wa s a n
, ,

h o n e s t m a n a n d m e a n t n o t hi n g but g oo d
,
.

S o sh e a gre e d t o b e his wife .

T h e n h e a sk e d h er t o l e t him kiss h e r .

B u t sh e dr e w b a ck in a gr e at fright a n d s a id , ,

N o I d a r e n ot till y ou a re my husb a n d o r a l l
“

, .
, ,

t h e l e av e s o f t h e r o s e s will fa ll o ff a n d t h e vir t u e o f ,

t h e g a rl a n d will b e a t a n e n d .

T o m a k e a l o n g st o ry sh o rt t h e m a rr i a ge t o o k ,

pl a c e a n d t h e m a s on got a v e ry sw e e t a n d g oo d
,

wife wh o care d on ly fo r h er h o us e a n d h e r husba n d

, ,

t o k e e p t h e fir st t idy a n d t h e o th e r h a ppy .

N o w t h e h o u se o ccupi e d by t h e m a s o n wa s a bit
‘

o f a n o l d c a stl e t h a t h a d b e e n ab a n d o n e d a n d w o uld ,

h a ve fall e n i n t o t otal rui n if h e h a d n o t sp e n t much

-

35 2
 T h e Cr o w n of W hit e Ros es
t im e wh e n n o t o t h e rwis e e n g a g e d in m e n di n g t h e
, ,

r o o f p a t chi n g up t h e w a lls a n d m a ki n g it h a bi t a bl e
, , .

A dj o i n i n g t h e e n t r a n c e h a ll wa s a t o we r a n d u n d e r ,

t his t o w e r wa s a du n g e o n
-

I n t h e fl o o r wa s a l o o s e
.

b oa rd o n a hi n ge so c o n t riv e d t h a t wh o e v e r s t e pp e d
,

o n th e b o a rd t umbl e d t hr o ugh i n t o t h e du n g e o n
b e n e a th fr o m which it wa s imp o ssibl e for a ny o n e t o
,

e x t ric a t e hims e lf wi t h o u t a ssis t a n c e fr o m a b o v e .

T h e m a s o n t o ld his wife t o b e v e ry c a r e ful n o t t o

g o i n t o t h e t o w e r b e c a us e o f t his t r a p d o o r -
.

T h e y liv e d v e ry h a ppily fo r s o m e t im e t o g e t h e r ,

a n d t h e n t h e m a s o n was a sk e d t o d build
g o a n a

gr a n d d i n i n g h a l l fo r a n o bl e m a n a t a dis t a n c e ; a n d
-

a s th e a o ffe r e d w as g o o d h e c o n s e n t e d t o go
p y ,
.

B e fo r e h e d e p a r t e d h e s a id t o his d e a r wife ,
“
I ,

sh a ll t a k e t h e wre a th o f r o s e s wi t h m e a n d I sh a ll ,

l oo k a t it e v e ry d a y a n d if I see t h e l e av e s tre mbl e

,

a n d curl I sh a l l k n ow y o u a re frigh t e n e d a n d if I
, ,

s ee t h e r o s e s cl o s e I sh a ll k n ow th a t s o m eo n e is
,

a ppr o a chi ng o u wi t h w o rds o f tr e ach e ry ; a n d if

y
t h e r e s ee ms t o b e r e a l d a n g e r t h e n I will c o m e b a ck ,

t o y o u a t on c e I f y o u are in r e a l a l a rm s e n d a n y
.
,

t r o ubl e s o m e p e rs o n i n t o t h e t o w e r r o o m a n d t u mbl e -
,

him i n t o t h e du n geo n a n d I will a t t e n d t o t h e m a t t e r

,

o n my r e t ur n o r o u c a n s e n d for m e if o u wish
y , y ,
”
it
H a vi n g s a id t his t h e m a s o n w e n t a way a n d
, ,

c a rri e d t h e g a rl a n d o f r os e s wi t h him He
‘

. .

re a ch e d t h e n o bl e m a n s c a s t l e a n d wa s se t his t a sk
’

, ,

and w o rk e d a t it dil ig e n t ly a n d skil ful ly T h e .

n o bl e m a n c a m e e v e ry d a t o s ee h o w his h a l l wa s
y
e t t i n g o n a n d h e s o m e t i m e s st o o d b e s id e t h e m a s o n
g ,

2
3 35 3
 T he Ol d E n g l is h Fa ir y T al e s

in his w o rksh o p wh e n h e wa s e n g a g e d o n his pl a n

o r i n d o i n g a b it o f s t o n e c a rvi n g -
.

On e d a y h e n o tic e d t h e wr e ath o f whit e ro

h a n gi n g a g a i n s t t h e w a ll n e a r t h e t a bl e a t which
,

t h e m a n w o rk e d o u t his pl a n s T h e n h e a sk e d t h e
.

m a s o n a b o u t it a n d h ea rd t h e w o n d e rful s t o ry o f
,

t h e vir t u e s o f t h e g a rl a n d .

We ll t his n o bl e m a n wa s a n i n quisi t ive m a n a n d

, ,

h e t h o ugh t a n d t h o ugh t a b o u t t h e wr e a t h o f r o s e s ,

a n d h a d n o r e st ; b u t m a d e up his mi n d t o d
g o a n

s e e t h e m a s o n s wife a n d fin d if h e c o ul d s n a t ch a
’

k iss a n d t h e n c o m e qu ick ly b a ck a n d d isc o ve r

,

wh e th e r by t his m e a n s h e c o uld m a k e t h e r o s e s c a s t
a l l t h e ir l e a v e s .

S o h e t a u n t e d t h e m a s o n a n d s a id h e did n o t ,

b e l i e ve wh a t h e s a id a n d t h a t t his wa s a l l a s t o ry
,

m a d e up t o t ry him wh e t h e r h e w e re a foo l o r n o t
, .

T h e m a s o n p e rs is t e d in wh a t h e a ss e r te d a n d t h e ,

n o bl e m a n c o n t i n u e d i n cr e dul o us A t l a s t h e s a id .

t o th e m a s o n
“
,
Will y o u l e t m e go a n d t ry if I c a n
g e t a kiss ?
”

Yo u m ay go if y o u lik e s a id t h e m a s o n ; ,
“
but
I k n ow v e ry w e ll t h a t y o u will ge t n o n e a n d if y o u ,

g e t b a dly o ff by t h e e xp e di t i o n bl a m e y o urs e lf a n d ,

n ot me .

V ry w e ll s a id t h e n o bl e m a n ; I will risk it
e ,
“
,

a n d t a k e t h e c o n s e qu e n c e s which c a n n o t b e b a d
,
I .

”
c a n but b e r e fus e d .

S o a w ay h e we n t .

N o w h e r e s t e d n o t til l h e r e a ch e d t h e d oo r o f t h e
h o us e wh e re live d t h e m a s o n wh e n a t h o m e H e .

k n o ck e d a n d was a dm it te d T h e y o u n g wife w as
, .

3 54
 T h e Ol d E ng lis h Fair y T al es

to w e r r oo m r a is e d t h e t ra p d o o r a n d a sk e d wh a t
-

,
-

t h e c a p t iv e w a n t e d .

H e b e gge d a n d impl o r e d t o b e l e t o u t b u t sh e ,

w o uld n o t h e a rk e n t o his e n t r e a t i e s S h e s a id t h a t .

s h e i n t e n d e d t o k e e p him t h e r e t il l h e r husb a n d s
’

r e t ur n .

Wh e n t h e n o bl e m a n fo u n d it wa s n o g o o d his
a ski n g t o b e l e t o u t t h e n h e b e gg e d t h a t s o m e fo o d
,

m igh t be l e t d o w n t o hi m T h e m a s o n s wife
’
.

a n sw e r e d t h a t in h e r h o us e t h e r e w e r e n o idl e rs ,

wh o e v e r a t e h a d e a r n e d his Vic t u a ls a n d t h a t if th e ,

n o bl e m a n d e sire d fo o d h e mus t spi n t ill h e h a d

,

g a i n e d e n o ugh t o p ay fo r his m e a l .

”
“
Spi n ! e xcl a im e d t h e c a p t iv e ; t h a t is w o m a n s ’

”
w o rk I n e v e r sp a n in my l ife
. .

N e v e rth e l ess y o u mus t spi n o r s t a rv e a n sw e r e d

, ,

t h e m a s o n s wife
’
.

We ll h e rem a i n e d t o ssi n g a n d s t a mpi n g a b o u t

,

in t h e d a rk du n g e o n s o m e h o urs A t l a st h e got so .

r a v e n o usly hu n g ry t h a t h e sh o u t e d o u t t h a t h e wa s
,

r e a dy t o d o t h e w o rk se t him S o t h e w o m a n thr e w .

d ow n a bu n dl e o f fla x a n d a dis t a ff for him t o w o rk

up on a n d hu n g a l i t t l e l a mp in t h e du n ge o n by t h e
, ,

l igh t o f which h e m igh t see t o w o rk .

T h e n obl e m a n n ow se t t o w o rk spi n n i n g a n d ,

t h o ugh h e wa s clu msy a t firs t wi t h his fi n g e rs y e t ,

in t im e h e h a d spu n a wh o l e spi n dl e ful o f fin e t hr e a d .

Wh e n t his wa s d o n e h e wa s qui t e sick a n d fa i n t wi th

,

hu n g e r H e c a ll e d a n d t h e w o m a n c a m e ; s h e l e t
.
,

d o w n a l i t t l e b a sk e t a n d h e p u t his b a n k o f t hr e a d
,

in ; a n d a s sh e wa s s a t isfi e d sh e p a ss e d d o w n t o him
, ,

s o m e br e ad a n d w a t e r up o n which h e fe d r a v e n o usly
, .

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 T he Cr o w n of W h it e R o s es

N ow it must b e t o l d h ow th t p pl w
a eo e on de r e d
much a t t h e dis a pp e a r a n c e o f t h e n o bl me a n .
S m
o e

h
t o ugh t he h ad g o n e t o c o ur t b e c a us e su mm o n e d by

th e k i g s o m e t h a t h e h a d g o n e figh t i n g in F r a n c e ;
n ;

s o m e t h a t h e h a d b e e n w yl id by r bb rs
a a o e an d

murd e re d .

It h a pp e ne d h
t a t o ne d a y t h e st e w a rd o f t h e

bl m an c a m e i n t o th e m a s o n s w
’
o rksh o p a n d h e
no e ,

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 T he Ol d E ngl is h Fair y T al e s

a ls o ask e d th e m e a n i n g o f t h e e ve r bl o o m i n g cr o w n -

o f r os e s. T h e n t h e m a s o n t o ld him as h e had t o ld ,

t h e n o bl e m a n .

N ow t h e st e ward was a cu n n i n g m a n a n d h e ,

th o ugh t withi n hims elf th a t h e w o uld go a n d try if

h e c o uld ge t a kiss ; a n d if h e did a n d t h e l e a v e s fe ll ,

o ff t h e n t his cr o w n w o ul d b e a gr e a t curi o s i t y a n d
, ,

h e w o uld buy it a n d go r o u n d t h e c o u n try in a v a n

,

sh o wm g it a n d m a k e a gr e at d e a l o f m o n e y by it
,
.

H e did n o t k n o w th a t if o n c e th e l e a v e s fe ll o ff t h e y ,

w o uld n e ve r c o m e o u t a g a i n a n d h e t h o ught t h a t ,

t h e wr e a t h w o ul d a n sw e r j us t a s w e ll fo r his own
wife a s fo r t h a t o f t h e m a s on .

S o h e a ls o w e n t a j o ur n ey t o t h e h o us e wh e r e
dw e lt t h e m a s o n s wife H e k n o ck e d a t th e d o o r
’
.
,

a n d was a dmi tt e d a n d h e b e g a n t o fl a tt e r a n d pr a is e
,

t h e w o m a n a n d say a l l t h e h o n e y e d t hi n gs h e c o uld
,

t hi n k o f a n d t h e n wh e n h e supp o s e d t h a t h e h a d
, ,

t ur n e d h e r h e a d wi t h his fl a tt e ry h e p o pp e d o u t a ,

p e t i t i o n t h a t h e m igh t h av e a k iss .

“
Oh s a id sh e h o w c a n y o u a sk such a thi n g
,
“
, ,

wh e n y o u have b ee n s t u n g by a b ee o n y o ur l ip ,

a n d it is sw o ll e n ?
”

I d id n o t k n o w I h a d b e e n stu n g s a id h e ,
.

G o i n t o th e t ow e r r o o m Yo u will fin d a m irr o r
-
.

t h e re L oo k i n t o it a n d se e fo r y o urs e l f
”
.
, .

S o h e o p en e d t h e d o o r w a lk e d in a n d t u mbl e d
-

, ,

thr o ugh th e t ra p d o o r h e a d ov e r h ee ls i n to t h e
du n g e on .

Wh e n h e c a m e t o hims e l f h e wa s gre a t ly a s to n ish e d

,

t o se e t h e r e his m a st e r hard a t w o rk spi n n i n g t hr e a d , ,

Th e s t e ward ask e d wh e t h e r it wa s n o t p o ss ibl e t o

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a ro d , ill h e h a d m a d e t h e fibre t e n d e r a n d h a d
t ,

b e a t a w a y a ll t h e w o r t hl e ss m a tt e r S o t h e st e w a rd .

w o rk e d h a rd b a tt e ri n g wi t h a s t ick o n t h e h e m p t o
,

dis e n g a ge th e fibr e a n d b e c o m i n g h o t a n d e xh a us te d
,

wi t h his w o rk B u t a s h e c o ul d ge t n o fo o d t ill h e
.

h a d e a r n e d it h e did n o t d a r e t o giv e o v e r
,
.

I t mus t n o w b e t o ld t h a t t h e m a s o n o n e d a y sa w
his wre a t h o f r o s e s a ll o f a quive r a n d th e n t h e ,

fl o w e rs cl o s e up m o r e l ik e buds t h a n full r o s e s H e .

wa s much a l a rm e d a n d h e pull e d o n his c o a t a n d

,

put a s id e his t o o ls t o h a st e n a w a y t o his wife s ’

a ssist a n c e wh e n a l l a t o n c e t h e ro s e s spre a d o u t
,

a g a i n a s b e fo r e .

T h e r e wa s gr e a t w o n d e r w h e n it wa s fo u n d th a t
t h e st e ward h a d dis a pp e a r e d a s w e ll a s t h e n o bl e m a n .

A n d n o w t h e p a rish c o n s t a bl e t o o k t h e m a t t e r up ,

a n d b e g a n t o i n qu ir e a n d s o o n l e a r n e d th a t t h e l a st
,

t h a t h a d b e e n s ee n o f t h e n o bl e m a n was o n a m a rk e t
d a y ridi n g in t h e dir e c t i o n o f t h e m a s o n s h o us e
’
.
,

On fur t h e r i n quiry h e l ea r n e d t h a t t h e l a s t s ee n
,

o f t h e st e w a rd wa s by a sh e ph e rd wh o h a d o bs e rv e d

him ridi n g a mul e i n to t h e y a rd o f th e m a s o n s h o us e ’

.

S o h e s t a rt e d o n a d o n k e y a n d j o gg e d a l o n g t ill
,

h e a rriv e d a t t h e o l d c a s t l e which h a d b e e n t ur n e d
i n to a h o us e by t h e m a s o n A n d h e tumbl e d o ff .

his a ss a n d k ick e d a n d h a m m e re d wi t h his fis t s a t

,

t h e d o o r t ill it wa s o p e n e d a n d t h e n h e burs t in
, ,

p a n t i n g a n d bl o wi n g a n d t hre w hims e l f i n t o a ch a ir
, .

Wh e n h e h a d go t h is br e a th h e b e g a n t o blus te r ,

an d sh o u t “
Wh e re a re th e n o bl e m a n a n d t h e
,

s te w a rd ? T h ey h av e b ee n s ee n c o m i n g t his way .

I a m sure y o u h a v e s o m e k n o wl e dge a s t o wh e r e
3 6 0
 T h e Cr o w n o f W hit e R o s e s
t h ey a reI will se e I will h av e y o u h a n ge d if
. .

o u h a v e m a d e a w a y wi t h t h e m
y .

“
I f y o u t hi n k t h a t I h a ve d o n e t h e m h a rm go ,

a n d l o o k a ll a b o u t my h o us e s a id t h e wife “ ”
For , .

m y p a r t I t hi n k I h a v e d o n e t h e m g o o d
”
.
,

“
I ll fin d o u t I a m a m a n o f t h e l a w I a m
’
. .

p a rish c o n s t a bl e I l l r a n s a ck y o ur h o us e fro m a tt ic
.
’

t o c e ll a r
”
.

T h e n h e d a sh e d t hr o ugh t h e d o o r i n to t h e t o w e r
r o o m t r o d o n th e l o o s e pl a n k a n d a w a y h e w e n t
, ,

h e a d ove r h ee ls d o w n i n t o t h e du n g e o n .

Wh e n h e c a m e t o his s e n s e s h e l o o k e d r o u n d a n d ,

s a w t o his a s t o n ishm e n t t h e n o bl e m a n spi n n i n g a n d ,

t h e s t e w a rd swi n gl i n g .

The ste wa rd a nd a lso th e k gni

h t

S a id , b
C on sta l e , m a n o f m igh t ,

Com e and s it us by
b b
.

The c on sta le e ga n to s t a re ,

F o r he w a s , h e k n ew n o t w h e re ,
B ut well he k w k ne th e g ,hni
t

An d t h e s te w w k
a rd or in g t h e fla x
S I
.

“
He sa id , irs , m a y ax

Wha t y ou d o h e re , t h is n igh t ?

The st e wa rd a ns w e re d , We l l m a y y o u fa re ,
Yo u ca me t o see w h e re w e t wo w e re ,
N ow h el p t h is l in e n t o d igh t .
”

The c o n st a bl e st o rm e d a n d s t a mp e d a b o u t a n d ,

v o w e d h e wa s n ot a ccust o m e d t o d o w o m a n s w o rk ’

a n d d o it h e w o uld n o t .

T h e s t e w a rd a n sw e r e d t h a t t h e y w e r e a s g o o d
m e n a s h e b u t t h e y c o ul d n o t h e l p t h e ms e lv e s w o rk
, ,

t h e y mus t or st a rv e, .

T h e c o n st a bl e d e cl a re d h e w o uld r a t he r st a rv e
36 1
 T he Ol d E ngl is h Fair y T al e s

t h a n d o t h a t s o rt o f w o rk t o which th e s te w a rd ,

re t o r te d t h a t h e w o uld whis t l e a n o th e r tu n e pre s e n t ly .

A fte r a whil e th e w o m a n l e t d ow n th e b a sk e t ,

a n d t h e n o bl e m a n a n d st e w a rd s e n t up t h e ir t a l e o f

w o rk which wa s a pprove d a n d t h e ir fo o d l e t d o w n
, ,

t o t h e m in r e tur n Wh e re up o n t h e y se t t o e a t
.

r a v e n o usly a n d a t e up a l l n or l e t th e c o n st a bl e h a v e
, ,

a cru mb o f bre a d n o r a dr o p o f w a t e r .

A fte r s o m e h ours h e b e c a m e furi o usly hu n gry ,

and b e g a n t o b e ll ow a n d k n ock a n d wh e n t h e ,

w o m a n o p e ne d th e tra p d o o r h e c a ll e d t o h e r t o l e t
-

him h a v e his task fo r h e c o uld n ot wi t hs t a n d th e

,

p a n gs o f hu n ge r much l o n ge r S o sh e t hre w him d ow n .

fla x which h e was t o c o mb o r h e ckl e a s it wa s c a ll e d , ,

.

T h u s t h ey sa t a nd wro u gh t fa s t
T il l t h e we e k ’
s d a y s w e re a st ; p
T h e n t h e w righ t , h o m e ca m e be .

An d as he ca m e t o h is h o u s e s id e ,

H e h e a rd a n o is e t h a t w a s n o t ry d e (sm a ll)
p
,

O f e rs o n s t w o o r t h re e
b
.

O n e o f t h e m c o m e d l in e ( fla x ) ,
An oth e r sw n
y g e d go o d a n d fin e ,
l
B e fo re t h e s w y n gl in g t re e
p
.

T h e t h ird d id re e l and s in ,
M ea t a nd d rin k t h e re w it h t o w in ,
G re a t n eed t h e re o f h a d h e
k
.

T h u s t h e w righ t s to o d h ea r e n in g ;
H is w ife a wa re of h is c o m in g,

A l l t o m e e t h im w e n t sh e.

D a m e,
”
he s a id ,
“
w h a t is t h is d in ?

I h ea r a g re a t n o is e w it h in
p
.

Tell m e , s we e t , w i t h s eed.

S ir, sh e sa id , “
go o d w o r m e n t h re e k
A re com e to h el pb o th yo u a n d m e
”
.

Then sh e t oo k her husb a n d by one ha nd ; in t h e

36 2
 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

t hi n g A m a n m ay b e o v e r gr a spi n g a n d so o ve r
.
,

r e a ch hims e lf .
”

A n d t h e n t h e c o n s t a bl e o p e n e d his purs e a n d ,

g a v e a l l it c o n t a i n e d t o t h e m a s o n a n d s a id T a k e , ,

t his a n d h o ld y o ur t o n gu e a b o u t wh a t h a s h a pp e n e d
, .

”
I f t his g e t s a bro a d a l l my c o n s e qu e n c e will b e g o n e
,
.

T h u s t h e w righ t w a s fa ir of
’
rl a n d h ue ,
s ga

A n d h is w ife w a s b oth c l e ve r a n d t ru e ,
W h e re a t h e w a s fu l l b l it h e
I k
.

An d ta w it n e s s gre a t a n d s m a l l ,
e

S uch b e m o s t w o m e n , if n o t a l l ,
Tha t no w be a l iv e .

NOT T h e l a y h e re re w ri t t e n e x is t s in M S in t h e L a m e t h
E — b
b p S
.

L i ra ry , a n d w a s rin t e d fo r t h e E a rl
y E n
gl is h T e x t o c ie t y b y
M r F u rn iv a l l , 1 8 6 5
. T h e da te o f th e
. o e m is a o u t 1 4 6 0 , fo r a t p b “ ”
th e c o n c l u s io n is an a l l u s io n , in c o n n e c t io n w it h t h e w h ite ro s e s ,

t o th e a c c e s s io n of E d w a rd IV a nd t h e t riu m p h of th e
‘

W h it e
Y k
.
,

R ose of th e H o u se of or ove r th e R ed R ose of th e Ho u se of

La n ca ste r . As a n e xa mp le of th e s p e l l in g I giv e t h e l a s t l in e s .

H e re dy th t h e u ry gh t e s p t re we

g
en ro c e sse

VVy t h h y s a rl a n d fe y re o f h e w e
T h a t n e u e r d y d fa d e t h e c ol o u re
by
.

I t wa s m a d e t h e a v y se

O f h y s u j w e s m o d e r w y t t y a n d wy se
'

O f fl o u ry s m o s t o f h o n o u re .

Of wh y t e tha t wy l l e fa d e ,
g
ro s e s no tt

VVh y c h flo u re l l e Yn gl o n d d o t h
a lade
\Vy t h t re w l o u e s m e d e l y d in sy gh t ;
U n t o t h e wh y c h Ho m e I wy s
T he lo ue of G od a nd of th e c o m e ny s

b
S u d ued b ene o f ry gh t .

Th e o n ly a l t e ra t io n s m a de in the s t o ry a re s uch as se e m

n e c e s sa r
y for a da p t a t io n t o a c h il d s
’

ta l e .
 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al es

And one o f r s t hem

c a m e i n t o th e ro a d
a o e, and

t o m e e t h e r b u t sh e a mbl e d p a st a n d h e fo ll o w e d
, ,

a s fa s t a s h e c o uld b e i n g o n fo o t ; but in n o wa , y
c o ul d h e c a t ch h e r up T h e n wh e n h e sa w his .
,

e ffo r t s w e r e in v a i n h e r e tur n e d t o P o w e ll a n d s a id
, ,

“
S ire it is n ot p o ssibl e fo r a n y o n e t o ov e rt a k e h e r
, ,
”
h e b e i n g o n fo o t .

T hen s a id t h e pri n c e go t o t h e p a l a c e a n d
“ ”
, , ,

t a k e t h e fle e t e s t h o rs e t h o u s e e s t a n d pursu e h e r
”
.
,

T h e m a n t o o k a h o rs e a n d w e n t fo r wa rd And ,
.

h e c a m e t o a n o p e n l e v e l pl a i n a n d p u t spurs t o his
, ,

h o rs e ; a n d t h e m o re h e urg e d his h o rs e t h e fa rt h e r ,

s h e s ee m e d t o b e fr o m him Y e t s h e h e ld t h e s a m e .

p a c e a s a t firs t A n d his h o rs e b e g a n t o fa il ; a n d
.

wh e n his h o rs e fa il e d him h e r e t ur n e d t o t h e pl a c e ,

wh e re P o we l l wa s a n d s a id Sire it is o f n o a v a il
“
, , ,

fo r a n y o n e t o go a ft e r t h a t l a dy I k now o f n o .

h o rs e swift e r t h a n t hi s a n d it a v a il e d m e n ot hi n g t o
,
”
pursu e h e r .

“
Of a t ru t h s a id t h e pri n c e s o m e illus i o n is
, ,

h e re .

N e xt d ay h e w en t fo r th a ga i n to the c a irn o n t h e
hill a n d b e fo r e h e a sc e n d e d it h e s t at i on e d a y o u n g
, ,

m a n n e a r r e a dy m o u n t e d o n his fle e t e st h o rs e a nd
, ,

b a d e him rid e a ft e r t h e l a dy t h e m o m e n t h e g a ve
t h e s ig n a l sh o ul d sh e a g a i n a pp e a r
, .

N o w n o s oo n e r wa s P o w e l l s e a t e d o n t h e c a ir n
t h a n o n c e m o r e t h e l a dy a pp e a r e d on th e s a m e ,

whi t e h o rs e a n d in t h e s a m e a pp a r e l c o m i n g a l o n g ,

t h e s a m e ro a d .

T h e n P o w e l l sig n e d a n d t h e y o u n g m a n p u t ,

spurs i nt o his h o rs e ; b u t t h e l a dy tr o tt e d by a n d ,

36 8
 T he Badg e r in t he Bag

t h o ugh his h o rs e s t r a i n e d in pursui t y e t wa s it n o t ,

p o ss ibl e fo r him t o c o m e up wi th t h e l a dy A n d .

t h e m o r e h e urge d his h o rs e t h e f a r t h e r sh e wa s fr o m
,

him Ye t sh e ro d e n o t fa s t e r t h a n b e fo r e Wh e n
. .

h e s a w t h a t it a v a il e d n o t t o fo ll o w h e r h e r e t ur n e d ,

t o t h e pl a c e wh e r e P o w e ll wa s .

N e x t d ay P ow e ll a g a i n we nt t o t h e m o u n d bu t ,

h e h a d his o wn h o rs e s a ddl e d a n d br o ugh t n e a r a n d ,

a p a ge h e ld it N o w it fe ll o u t a s b e fo re N o
. .

s oo n e r h a d t h e pri n c e s e a t e d hims e lf t h a n h e b eh e l d ,

t h e l a dy c o mi n g a l o n g t h e s a m e r o a d in t h e s a m e ,

m a n n e r a n d a t the s a m e pace
,
.

T h e r e a t P o w e l l j ump e d o n his h o rs e A n d by .

t h e t im e h e wa s s e a t e d sh e h a d p a ss e d t h e m o u n d
, .

T h e n h e pursu e d b u t h e g a i n e d n o t hi n g o n h e r
, .

T h e r e fo r e h e c a l l e d “
F a ir m a id e n ! fo r t h e s a k e
,

o f hi m t h o u l ov e s t b e s t t a rry fo r m e
”
.
,

S h e a n sw e r e d I will t a rry a n d sh e dre w re i n

“ ”
.
, ,

S h e t hre w b a ck t h e v e il t h a t h a l f c o v e r e d h e r fa c e ;
and P o w e ll t h o ugh t t h a t t h e b e a u t y o f a l l t h e
m a id e n s h e e ve r h a d s e e n wa s a s n o t hi n g t o h e rs .

L a dy s a id h e wh e n c e c a m e s t t h o u a n d
” “
, , ,

whi th e r d o s t t h o u go ?
“
I j o ur n e y o n my o wn e rr a n d sh e a n sw e re d , .

A n d wh a t is t h a t ? h e fur t h e r i n qu ir e d
”
.

I will a n sw e r t ruly sh e s a id,

“
M y chi e f d e s ire
.

wa s t o fin d t h e e
”
.

“
T h a t is gr e a t pl e a sur e fo r m e t o h e a r h e s a id ,
.

B u t t e ll m e wh o t h o u a rt .

S h e a n sw e r e d I a m R h y a n n o n a pri n c e ss a n d
“
, , ,

my fa t h e r s e e ks t o m a rry m e to o n e wh o m I h a t e
a n d a bh o r ; a n d t h e r e fo r e a s I c a n o bta i n n o h e l p
,

24 6
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 T h e Ol d E n gl is h Fair y T al es

e ls e wh e r e I h a v e c o m e t his wa y h a vi n g h e a rd o f
, ,

t h y gr e a t n e ss a n d vir t u e in t h e h o p e s th a t th o u ,

”
w o ulds t s ucc o ur m e .

“
T h a t will I gl a dly s a id P o w e ll ,
.

T h e n s a id s h e rid e o n wi t h a ll t h y k n ights t o
”
,

my fa th e r s c o ur t a n d a sk him t o give m e t o t h e e as
,

wife in t h e pl a c e o f W a ll so n o f C l u d ,
.

H e a gr e e d t o d o 5 0 .

T h e n h e r e t ur n e d t o his m e n a n d t h e y busk e d ,

t h e m in a l l t h e ir m o s t spl e n did a pp a r e l a n d r o d e ,

wi t h him t o t h e p a l a c e o f t h e k i n g t h e fath e r o f ,

R hy a n n on P o w e ll wa s w e ll r e c e iv e d a n d h e pr e p a r e d
.
,

for h im a gr e a t fe a s t — fo r him a n d a l l his k n igh t s

, ,

a n d h e s e a t e d P o w e ll o n o n e s id e R h y a n n o n th e .
,

F a ir M a y wa s o n t h e o t h e r s id e o f P o w e l l
1
,
And on .

t h e o t h e r s id e o f t h e k i n g t h e fa t h e r o f t h e fa ir l a dy , ,

sa t T e irn o n P ri n c e o f G w e n t which is n ow c a ll e d
, ,

t h e Fo r e s t o f D e a n .

M uch re d wi n e wa s dru n k a n d P o w e ll s h e a r t wa s
’

l ift e d up a n d h e r e s o lv e d a s s o o n a s t h e fe a s t wa s
, ,

fi n ish e d t o a sk t h e h a n d o f R hy a n n o n t h e F a ir M a y
, ,
.

B u t whils t h e wa s t hi n k i n g t h e r eo n t h e r e e n t e r e d ,

t h e h a ll a t a ll re d h a ir e d y o u t h wi t h a fr e ckl e d fa c e
,
-

a n d h e wa s cl o t h e d in a g a rm e n t o f o r a n g e s a ti n .

H e c a m e b e fo re P o w e ll a n d s a lut e d him , .

P o w e ll k n e w n o t wh o h e wa s b u t h e r e c e iv e d his ,

s a lu t a ti o n w e ll a n d s a id ,
“
N a y b u t h e r e o n my , ,

l e ft h a n d is t h e k i n g— t o him t h o u mus t m a k e t h y
re qu e st I a m b u t his visi to r
. .
”

“
T h e n s a id t h e y o u n g m a n I t is e v e n t o t h ee I ,
”
ca me .

1
M a y is a n old E n gl is h wo rd fo r m a id e n .

37 O
 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

w o uld b e m a d e a l a u ghi n g m a tt e r t hr o ugh o u t W a l e s ,

th a t W a ll son o f C l u d a n d R h y a n n o n t h e F a ir M a y
, , , ,

m a d e t h e ir w e ddi n g b a n qu e t o ff t h e h a lf g n a w e d -

b o n e s a n d t h e c a s t a w a y crus t s a n d dra i n e d t h e
-

dr e gs o f t h e cups a fte r P o w e ll a n d his m e n h a d e a t e n

,
”
a n d dru n k e n .

T h e n W a ll flush e d re d a n d s a id T o t his I ,

a gr ee . L e t t h e r e b e a n e w fe a s t .

“
B e it s o s a id R h y a n n o n ;
,
“
a n d l e t o u r w e ddi n g
”
fe a s t b e a t w e lv e m o n t h fr o m t o d a y -
.

T h e n Wa ll so n o f Cl u d d e p a r t e d
, , .

A ft e r t h a t P ow ell wa s s ore d istr ess e d a n d h e ,

c o ul d n e i t h e r e a t n or dri n k a n y m o r e .

T h e n R h y a n n o n t h e F a ir M a y s a id t o him
,
“
F o ll o w , ,

my c o u n s e l a n d d o t his T his d ay t w e lv e m o n t h .

c o m e t o my w e ddi n g r e p a s t a n d c o m e in o l d r a gs , .

I will giv e t h ee a l i tt l e b a g a n d bri n g t his b a g in ,

thy h a n d . B u t bri n g a ls o wi t h t h ee a hu n dr e d
k n igh t s a n d c o n c ea l t h e m a m o n g t h e a ppl e tr e e s o f
,
-

t his o rch a rd t h a t is b e fo r e t h e p a l a c e A n d wh e n .

Wa ll is in t h e m ids t o f his m e rrim e n t c o m e t h o u in , ,

cl a d in r a gg e d g a rm e n ts a n d h o ldi n g t h e b a g in,

t h y h a n d a n d a sk n o t hi n g but a b a gful o f fo o d a n d
, ,

I will c a us e t h a t if a l l t h e m e a t a n d l iqu o r t h a t a re
in my fa t h e r s r e a l m w e r e p u t i n t o it it w o uld b e n o
’

full e r t h a n b e fo r e F o r I h av e a fa iry g o dm o t h e r
.
,

a n d s h e wil l d o t his fo r m e if I t e ll h e r my t r o ubl e ,

and a sk h e r a ss is t a n c e T h e n d o t h o u c o mpl a i n
.

t h a t t h is b a g will n e v e r b e full u n t il a m a n o f n o bl e
bir t h a n d gr e a t w e a l t h a ris e a n d pre ss th e fo o d in
t h e b a g wi t h b o t h his fe e t s a yi n g E n o ugh h a s ‘
, ,

b e e n p u t in I will c a us e Wa ll t o go a n d t re a d
.
’

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 T he Ba dg e r in t he Bag

d o w n t h e fo o d in t h e b a g a n d wh e n h e d o e s t his , ,

t ur n th o u t h e b a g s o t h a t h e sh a ll b e up o v e r his
,

h e a d in it a n d th e n sl ip a k n o t up on t h e t h o n gs o f
,

th e bag . T h e n bl o w a bl a st o f t h y bugl e h o r n a n d -

l e t t his b e a s ig n a l fo r a l l t h y k n ights t o ris e up o u t

o f t h e o rch a rd a n d c o m e in
”
.

S o P o w e ll r o d e b a ck t o his p o ss e ss i o n s in t h e
s o u t h o f Wa l e s ; a n d h e c a rri e d wi t h him t h e b a g
t h a t R h y a n n on t h e F a ir M a y h a d giv e n him a n d
, , ,

t a rri e d t il l t h e tim e a pp o i n t e d .

T h e n P o w e ll w a it e d o n ly till h e k n e w th a t Wa l l
h a d d e part e d for his w e ddi n g a n d t h e n h e b a d e his ,

k n ights b e r e ady a n d th ey r o d e till th ey c a m e t o

,

t h e o rch a rd and th e n th e y c o n c e al e d th e ms e lve s

, ,

th ey a n d th e ir h ors e s B u t a s for P ow e ll h e cl a d
.
,

hims e lf in c oa rs e a n d ragge d garm e n ts a n d w o r e ,

l a rge clumsy old sh oe s up o n his fe e t a n d threw th e ,

old ba
g o v e r his sh o uld e r .

W h e n h e h e a rd t h a t th e re was h a rd dri n ki n g an d
gre a t m e rrim e n t in t h e h a ll h e e n te re d a n d w e n t in, ,

a n d b o w e d hims e lf t o a n d s a l ut e d t h e brid e gr o o m ,

Wa ll son o f Glud
,
.

W a ll s a id We ll b e gg a r m an wh a t l a ck e st t h o u ?
“
, , ,

M e a t s ir m e a t a n sw e re d P o w e l l
”
, , ,
fo r my b a g ,
.

”
T h o u sh a l t h a v e a s much a s will fill it s a id ,

W a ll .

“
I s t h a t thy s o l e m n w o rd a n d oa t h ? a sk e d
P o w e ll .

A y I giv e t h ee my w o rd t h e r e t o
,
a n sw e r e d ,

Wa ll .

T h e n P o w e ll b e g a n t o cl e a r o ff e v e rythi n g fr o m
t h e b oa rd a n d it s e e m e d a s t h o ugh t h e b a g w o uld
,

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 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fairy T al es

ne ve r be full Wall c a ll e d fo r a l l t h e sto re s

. T he n
in t h e p al aceb u t th e y suffic e d n o t
, .

“
R h y a n n o n s a id t o him S ir th a t b a g wil l n e v e r , ,

b e fill e d e v e n t h o ugh a l l t h e fo o d in a l l my fa t h e r s
’

r e a l m w e r e c a s t i n t o it u n l e ss s o m e m a n o f n o bl e ,

birt h s te p in a n d s t a m p o n it s c o n te n t s wi t h h is
fe e t D o th o u e n t e r a n d t re a d it t o ge th e r t h a t t h o u
.
,

b e n o t br o ugh t t o sh a m e t hr o ugh b e i n g u n a bl e t o
p e rfo rm t h y pr o m is e t o a r a gg e d b e gg a r m a n .
”

T h e n Wa ll spr a n g fr o m his s e a t a n d s a id t o t h e
b e gg a r H o ld o p e n t h e m o uth o f t h e s a ck
, .
”

P o w e ll d id s o a n d Wa l l s t e pp e d in
,
.

N o s oo n e r was h e in t h e s a ck th a n P o we ll dr e w it
up o ve r his h e a d a n d ti e d a k n o t fa st in t h e th o n gs
, ,

a nd t h e n bl e w a bl a s t o n his bugl e h o r n a n d his -

k n ights c a m e l ea pi n g in ; a n d th e y s e iz e d th e m e n
wh o h a d c o m e wi t h Wa ll a n d b o u n d th e m a n d c a s t , ,

th e m i n t o pris o n P o w e l l t hr e w o ff his o l d r a gs
.

a nd his r o ugh sh o e s a n d h e c a s t d ow n t h e s a ck
,

with Wa ll in it fo r his k n igh t s t o strik e a t a n d ,

e v e ry k n igh t as h e c a m e in
,
a sk e d
“
Wh a t is th e re , ,

”
in t h a t b a g ?
T h e n P o w e ll a n sw e r e d “
A b a dge r A n d e a ch , .

k n igh t s t ruck t h e b a g e i t h e r wi t h his fo o t o r wi t h a

s t a ff A n d s o m e s a id Wh a t g a m e is t his y o u a re
.
,
”
pl a yi n g ? A n d t h e y a n sw e r e d “
T his is t h e m e rry ,

g a m e o f t h e B a dg e r in t h e B a g .
”

W a ll wh o wa s wi t hi n cri e d o u t a t e ve ry s t ro k e
, , ,

a n d a t l a s t h e pl e a d e d S ir e r e l e a s e m e I w o uld
“
, , .

n o t b e sl a i n kick e d t o d e a t h in a s a ck
”
.
,

We ll t h e n s a id P o w e ll what d o s t t h o u bid fo r
, ,
”
“
,

t h y l ife ?
”

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 T h e Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T al e s

wa s full o f m a l ic e a n d h e w o uld s e e k t o car ry a w a y

,

t h e b a b e in r e v e n g e fo r his t r e a tm e n t in t h e bag
,
.

A cc o rdi n gly wo m e n w e re a pp o i n t e d t o watch t h e

,

b a b e b o t h n igh t a n d d a y .

I t mus t b e r e l a t e d t h a t Wa ll s o n o f C l u d h a d , ,

r e t u r n e d h o m e full o f r a g e a n d v o ws o f v e n g e a n c e
fo r t h e t r e a t m e n t h e h a d r e c e iv e d b o th t h e l o si n g ,

o f his wife a n d t h e b a dg e r b a i t i n g T h e r e liv e d .

a n o l d wi t ch in t h e B l a ck M o u n t a i n s a n d o n his ,

r e tur n h o m e h e w e n t fo rth a n d c o n sult e d h er S h e .

wa s th o ugh t t o b e t h e m o st p o w e rful witch in a l l

B rit a i n . S h e c o ul d m ak e r o cks d a n c e a n d tr e e s ,

st a n d with t h e ir r o ots in t h e a ir a n d t h e wave s o f ,

t h e se a t o fo a m bl oo d .

“
T h e n sh e s a id t o him I n tim e th e r e wil l b e a
,

so n b o r n t o P o w e ll a n d R h y a n n o n D o tho u t ak e .

t h a t o cc a si o n t o st e a l t h e child a w a y .

H ow is th a t t o be d o n e ? a sk e d W a ll
”
.

T h e r e will b e s e v e n n urs e s a pp o i n t e d t o w a tch t h e

cra dl e D o t h o u disguis e thys e l f as a wo m a n a n d o ffe r
.

t hys e l f t o b e n urs e T he .n t a k e t his s u ff b o x a n d

n —
,

wh e n in t h e r o o m o ffe r s n u ff t o a ll t h o s e t h e r e a n d s ay
, ,

th a t it wil l cl e a r t h e br a i n a n d it will s e n d a l l t o sl e e p
,
.

T h e n h a st e a w a y wi t h t h e b a b e a n d bri n g it t o m e
”
.
,

“
A n d h o w sh a ll I p a y th ee fo r t his a dvic e ?
a sk e d W a ll .

“
I n t his way ,
a n sw e r e d th e wi t ch I am .

e sp e ci a lly p a r t i a l t o h o rs e fle sh E v e ry m o n t h y o u
-
.

mus t bri n g m e a y o u n g fo a l o r a h o rs e for my , ,

e ati ng .

I wil l d o t h a t s a id W a l l
,
.

N o w wh e n t h e li tt l e pri n c e wa s b o r n t o P o w e ll ,

3 7 6
 T he Badg e r in t he Bag

t h e re w e re s ev e n n urs e s a pp o i n t e d a n d wh e n Wa ll , ,

dre ss e d in fe m a l e g a rm e n t s a ppl i e d h e wa s t o ld, ,

t h a t t h e n u mb e r wa s m a d e up N e ve r th el e ss h e .
,

wa s n o t hi n g d a u n t e d b u t t a rri e d n e a r t h e p a l a c e
, .

A fte r t hre e d ays a n d n ights o f w a t chi n g th e n urs e s ,

b e c a m e t ire d a n d t h e y wish e d t h a t t h e y c o uld ge t

,

a w a y fo r a w a lk in t h e fi e lds o r fo r sl e e p t o l ie d o w n
, ,

fo r a l it t l e whil e ; a n d a s n o t hi n g h a d h a pp e n e d t o
a l a rm t h e m t h e y t h o ugh t t h a t t h e pr e c a u t i o n s t a k e n
,

w e r e s o m e wh a t u n n e c e ss a ry T h e n W a ll o ffe r e d
.

t o r e l i e v e t h e n urs e s o n e a ft e r a n o th e r duri n g t h e
n ight ,
a n d th e y gl a dly a cc e pt e d t h e o ffe r S o he .

t o o k t h e pl a c e o f t h e first n urs e T hen R hy a n n o n .

l o o k e d h a rd a t him a n d s a id ,
“
Wh o is t his re d ,

h a ir e d tall w o m a n wh o h as c o m e ?
T h e y s a id t h a t sh e wa s a n urs e c o m e t o r e li e v e t h e
o n e wh o had g o n e h o m e a s sh e was summ o n e d t o
,

see h e r husb a n d wh o was ill , .

A l l th a t n igh t R hy a n n o n w a tch e d a n d n eve r to o k ,

h e r e y e s o ff t h e str a n g e n urs e .

T h e s e c o n d n igh t a n o t h e r n urs e b e gg e d t o b e
,

e xcus e d a n d W a ll t o o k h er pl a c e
,
R h y a n n o n wa s .

u n e a sy S h e t h o ugh t t h a t sh e h a d s e e n t h e fr e ck l e d
.

fa c e s o m e wh e r e a n d c o uld n o t r e c a ll t o wh o m it h a d
,

b e l o n g e d A ll n igh t sh e k e p t h e r e y e s o p e n w a t ch
.
,

in g t h e cr a dl e a n d t h e s t r a n g e n urs e .

T h e n W a l l wa s a fr a id o f b e i n g k n o w n s o h e dy e d ,

his fa c e wi t h w a l n u t j uic e a n d d a rk e n e d his h a ir

-

, ,

a n d ch a n g e d his dr e ss t o a n o t h e r c o l o ur a n d o ffe r e d ,

hims e lf a s subs t i t u te a n d wa s a g a i n a cc e p t e d fo r
, ,

n o w t h e third n urs e wish e d t o b e r e l i e v e d .

T h a t n igh t t h e child cri e d a n d W a ll e n d e a v o ur e d

,

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to still it . list e n e d t o h e r v o ic e a n d
R hy a n n o n ,

t h o ught sh e k n e w it s t o n e s b u t c o uld r e c a ll n o
,

wo m an wh o sp o k e lik e t his s t r a n g e d a rk w o m a n .

S h e wa s a n xi o us a n d did n o t sl e e p a wi n k a l l n igh t
, .

T h e n Wa ll sw a ll o w e d ch a lk t o m a k e his v o ic e
s o ft a n d o ffe r e d hims e lf fo r t h e fo ur t h n igh t a n d
, ,

wa s a g a i n t a k e n fo r o n c e m o r e a n urs e d e sir e d t o
,

be re l e as ed .

T h a t n igh t R h y a n n o n r e m a i n e d a w a k e a g a i n fo r ,

sh e h a d n o t ic e d t h e e y e s o f t h e stra n g e w o ma n a n d ,

t h e r e wa s in th e m a cu n n i n g a n d a tr ea ch e r o us n e ss
t h a t a l a rm e d h e r S o sh e w a t ch e d thr o ugh o ut t h e
.

n igh t .

T h e n W a ll p u t a gr e e n sh a d e o v e r his e y e s l e st ,

t h e y sh o uld b e s e en a n d disguis e d hims e lf a s a n o l d

w o ma n a n d o ffe r e d t o t a k e t h e plac e o f t h e fift h
,

n urs e a n d wa s a cc e pt e d
,
.

B u t still R h y a n n o n c o ul d n o t sl ee p S h e watch e d .
,

a n d sh e w o n d e r e d t h a t o n e wh o wa s b o w e d d o ubl e

wi t h a ge sh o uld h av e such sm oo t h ch e e ks a n d
h a n ds a n d n o wri n k l e s a n ywh e r e
,
.

T h e n W a ll t o o k a b it o f ch a rc o a l a n d dr e w it
o v e r his ch e e ks a n d h a n ds a n d br o w a n d s o s e e m e d ,

t o b e full o f wri n kl e s a n d a ge ; a n d h e wa s a cc e p t e d
t h e six t h n igh t B u t t his t im e a s h e w a lk e d a b o u t
.
,

wi t h t h e b a b e t o lull it t o sl ee p R h y a n n o n sa w ,

b e l o w t h e g o w n a p a ir o f m a n s b o o t s wi t h g o ld ’

spurs a n d t his a l a rm e d h e r a n d sh e c o uld n o t sl e e p

, , ,

b u t w a t ch e d t h e wh o l e n igh t .

A n d o n t h e s e v e n t h n ight W a l l h a d t a k e n o ff his
,

b o o ts a n d p u t o n slipp e rs a n d R h y a n n o n wa s h e a vy
,

wi t h sl e e p a n d a s t h e r e wa s n o w n o ugh t t o a l a rm
,

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Then th e r e was gr e a t c o m m o t i o n in t h e r e a lm ,

a n d t h e n o bl e s c a m e t o g e t h e r a n d d e m an d e d th at
,

P o w e ll sh o uld c o n d e m n his wife t o b e bur n e d a liv e

fo r t h e crim e sh e h a d c o m mit t e d B u t t o t his h e .

w o uld n e ve r c o n s e n t S o a c o u n cil wa s h e ld a n d
.
,

it wa s o rd e r e d by a dvic e o f t h e bish o p t h a t sh e
, ,

sh o uld d o p e n a n c e fo r s e v e n y e a rs a n d t ha t if sh e ,

sp a k e t h e t ru th G o d w o uld r e v e a l it a n d r e li e v e h e r
, ,

o f th e p e n a n c e A n d t h e p e n a n c e t o which t h e
.

n o bl e s c o n s e n t e d wa s t his t h a t s h e sh o uld s it e v e ry
,

d a y o n a h o rs e bl o ck n ea r t h e p a l a c e g a t e a n d th a t
-

e v e ry gu e s t wh o cam e t o t h e g a t e s h e sh o uld o ffe r

t o c a rry wi t hi n o n h e r b a ck .

A n d this wa s imp o s e d o n h er S h e s a t d a ily a t

.

t h e g a t e b u t n e v e r did a ny gu e s t c o m e wh o wa s so
,

u n c o ur t e o us a s t o i n sis t th a t sh e sh o uld carry him

wi thi n o n h e r b a ck .

T hus p a ss e d h a lf t h e y e ar .

N o w a l l t his whil e t h e witch o f t h e B lack

M o u n t a i n s h a d b e e n fe e di n g o n th e c o l ts a n d h o rs e s
o f t h e s t ud o f W a ll so n o f C l u d
,
A n d sh e h a d .

a cquir e d s uch a cr a vi n g fo r h o rs e fle sh t h a t n o t hi n g-

e ls e w o uld s a t isfy h e r B u t by t his t im e sh e h a d

.

e a t e n up a l l t h e h o rs e s a n d m a res a n d c o l ts th at
W a ll h a d a n d h e wa s n o t a bl e t o give h e r a n y m o r e
, .

A n d y e t sh e wa s r a v e n o us a n d t h o ugh h e o ffe r e d
,

h e r bull o cks a n d c a lv e s sh e r ej e c t e d t h e m
,
S he .

s a id t h a t sh e w o uld e a t h o rs e —fle sh a n d n o t hi n g e ls e ,

and sh e b a d e him d s e e wh e r e t h e r e wa s a
g o a n

stud fr o m which sh e c o uld o b t a i n wh a t sh e w a n t e d .

T h e n h e s a id “
T e irn o n Ki n g o f G w e n t h a s a
, , ,

n o t a bl e s t ud b u t h e will n e v e r s e ll a n y o f h is
,

3 8 0
 T he Ba dg e r in t he Bag

h o rs e s n o t for h a lf a k i n gd o m T h e y a re a l l whi t e
, .

wi t h re d e a rs B u t h ow t o ge t t h e m I k n o w n o t
.
, .

N o w it fe ll o u t t h a t T e irn o n h a d a b e au t ifu l m a r e ,

t h a t was qu i t e u n surp a ss e d in t h e ki n gd o m On t h e .

n igh t o f t h e firs t o f M a s h e foa l e d a n d n o o n e

y ,

k n e w wh a t b e c a m e o f t h e foa l — it was spirit e d

aw ay .

On e n igh t T e irn o n t a lk e d wi t h his wife a n d s a id ,

t o h er ,
“
T h a t will b e a sa d t hi n g if o u r m a r e fo a l
e v e ry y e a r a n d we l o s e a l l h e r c o lts I will w a t ch .

a n d s ee wh a t b e c o m e s o f h e r foa ls
”
.

S o n e xt tim e t h e m a r e fo a l e d T e irn o n w a tch e d

, , ,

a n d h e sa w a n old wo m an s h a n d wi t h cl a ws t o
’

e v e ry fi n g e r c o m e in t hr o ugh t h e wi n d o w a n d l a
y
h o ld o f t h e c o l t T h e n h e dre w his sw o rd a n d
.

h e w e d a n d cut th e h a n d o ff a t t h e wris t
,
.

T h e r e e n su e d gr e a t w a ili n g wi t h o ut ; so h e ra n
o u t o f t h e st a bl e a n d
,
sure e n o ugh t h e r e was a n o l d
, ,

witch wi t h o n e o f h e r h a n ds c u t o ff S h e b e gg e d .

a n d e n t r e a t e d him t o giv e h e r b a ck t h e h a n d h e h a d

s t ruck o ff T h e n h e a sk e d h e r wh a t sh e w o uld giv e

.

him if b e r e st o r e d t o h er t h e h a n d a n d sh e s a id t h a t,

s h e w o uld giv e him t h e m o s t b e a u t iful b a b e in t h e

w o rld .

T o t h a t h e a gr e e d a n d h e br o ugh t o u t h e r h a n d
, ,

a n d sh e p u t it t o t h e stump a n d it gr e w o n a s if it
,

h a d n e v e r b e e n c u t o ff o n ly a re d l i n e r e m a i n e d t o
,

m a rk wh e r e t h e g a sh h a d b e e n .

T h e n a t o n c e sh e w e n t a n d br o ugh t him a child

, , ,

and a s fa ir a child h e n e v e r h a d s e e n I t wa s .

wr a pp e d a ro u n d in a m a n t l e o f s a t i n T h e n h e .

t o o k t h e child t o h is wife a n d b e c a us e t h e y h a d n o
, ,

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so n , h ey a d o pt e d him a s t h e ir o wn A n d b e caus e
t .

his h a ir wa s a s y e ll o w a s g old th ey c a ll e d him ,

E u ry n which in t h e W e lsh t o n gu e s ig n ifi e s
,
“
Th e
”
G o ld e n .

T h e y h a d t h e b o y n urs e d in t h e c o ur t u n t il h e
wa s a y e a r o l d A n d b e fo r e h e wa s a y e a r o l d h e
.

c o uld w a lk H e wa s l a rg e r t h a n a b oy o f thre e
.

y e a rs ; a n d t h e b o y wa s n urs e d t h e s e c o n d y e a r a n d ,

t h e n h e wa s a s l a rg e a s a child o f s ix .

B u t it fe ll o u t t h a t a g a i n wa s a c o l t t a k e n a w a y .

F o r it wa s s o t h a t t h e wi t ch o f t h e B l a ck M o u n t a i n s
h a d fo u n d t h e whi t e fo a l wi t h re d e a rs t ha t sh e h a d
s n a t ch e d a w a y te n t im e s b e t t e r e a t i n g t h a n a n y
o t h e r sh e h a d t a s t e d a n d a t l a s t t h e cr a vi n g c a m e
,

o n h e r so s t r o n gly t h a t n o t wi t hs t a n di n g t h e risk
, ,

sh e ra n sh e c o uld n o t r e s t r a i n h e rs e lf fr o m c a rryi n g
,

o ff a n o t h e r .

T h e n T e irn o n wa s wr o t h a n d s a id h e w o uld ,

w a t ch a g a i n .

A n d h is wife s a id t o him “
We d o n o t k n o w
,

wh o s e child t his is t h a t h a s b e en giv e n t o us Y e t .

is it qui t e cl e a r t h a t h e is o f pri n c e l y bir th a n d t h e ,

m o r e I l o o k o n him t h e m o re h e r e s e mbl e s in my
,

e y e s t h e P ri n c e P o w e ll o f S o u t h Wa l e s N ow th e .
,

g a rm e n t s in which h e wa s fo ld e d w e re o f silk richly ,

e mbr o id e r e d A l l t his sh o ws th a t h e is of illus t ri o us

.

bir t h a n d we d o wro n g t o r e t a i n him if by a n y

, ,

fa shi on we c a n u n d e rs t a n d wh o h e r ea lly is I f .
,

t h e n y o u succ e e d in d e t e c t i n g t h e wi t ch s t e a l i n g
,

y o ur c o l t t h e n c o n s t r a i n h e r t o say wh o t h e
,

b a b e is .
”

T o t his T e irn o n a gr e e d a n d h e w a tch e d in t h e

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T h e n wa s fe a s t spre a d t o w e lc o m e t h e m ; a n d
a

a t t h e fe a s t T e irn o n r e h e a rs e d a l l t h e s t o ry o f h o w

h e h a d go t t h e child a n d h o w h e di sc o v e r e d wh o it
,

was ; a n d h e spr e a d his s ilk e n g a rm e n t s b e fo r e P o w e ll ,

t h a t h e m ight s e e a n d k n o w tha t wh a t h e s a id wa s
s oo t h .

T h e n wa s t h e r e gr e a t j oy a n d r ej o ici n g T h e s ix .

fa ls e n urs e s wh o h a d s l a n d e r e d t h e qu ee n w e re
s e n t e n c e d t o l o s e t h e ir h e a ds .

R h y a n n o n s a id “
M y s on sh a l l b e c a ll e d P ry d e r
, ,
1 ”
fo r h e is a chil d o f s o rr o w a n d dis t r e ss o f m i n d .

NO TE — Th e s t o ry o f P wy l l , P rin c e of D y v e d , in t h e M a b in o gio n
I k b
.

ha ve som e wh a t w o r ed u
p th e su tlety of Wa ll ( G w a w l l ) and

h is t a k in g a wa y of th e bba e, as t h is is a ll v e ry in c o m p l e t e in t h e
o ri
gina l , a nd th e c la we d h a n d l a c k s c o n n e c t io n in t h e t a l e Th e
fi
.

s t o ry wa s rs t t ra n s l a t e d fo r t h e Ca m bri a n R egis t e r, a nd it a l so

a pp e a re d in J one s
’

WeZs/z B a rd s . It th e n a pp e a re d in La dy
C h a rl o t t e G u e s t
'
s E d it io n of th e M a b in o gio n D yv e d , of w h ic h
k
.

P w y l l wa s in g, is t h e re gio n of t h e D im e t ae of th e R om a n s , th e
m o d e rn P e m b k ro e s h ire . I f t h e re ever e x is t e d suc h a p e rs o n , h is
d a t e is as p b
ro l e m a t ic a l as h is e x is t e n c e .

1
P ryd e r in We l sh s ign i fi e s a n x ie t y .
 T h e Ol d E n gl is h Fairy T al es

on c e r e s olve d o n r ev e n gi n g hims e lf for t h e p a st

o ffe n c e s o n R h y a n n o n a n d o n Pr der
y t h e so n o f ,

P o w e ll
.

On e d ay wh e n th ey w e re a l l a t N a rb e rth th e r e
, ,

cam e o n a t e rrific t hu n d e rst o rm a n d with it a ,

m ist so thick t hat n o o n e c o uld s e e a fe w fee t b e fo r e

him .

A ft e r s o m e h o urs t h e m ist cl e a r e d a w a y a n d th en ,

t h e r e was l ight P ry d e r a n d M a n a wh idd a n l o o k e d

.

a r o u n d a n d c o ul d se e n o o n e e xc e pt th e ir t wo wiv e s
, .

A ll th e ir m e n a n d s e rv a n ts h a d v a n ish e d a n d all ,

t h e c o u n try wa s wi t h o u t p e o pl e a n d lik e a d e s e rt , ,

u n i n h a bi t e d .

“
Wh e r e a re a l l t h o s e o f t h e c o urt ? cri e d
M a n a wh idd a n ; a n d wh e r e a re all o u r m e n ? L e t us
”
g o a n d l o o k fo r t h e m .

T h e y e n t e r e d t h e h a ll a n d t h e re wa s n o m a n
, .

T h e y w e n t i n t o t h e b e dr o o ms n o o n e wa s t h e re ; ,

t h e y e n t e re d th e k itch e n a l l th e s e rv a n t s h a d
,

v a n ish e d T h e r e wa s n o t hi n g a n ywh e re but d e s o l a

.

t i o n a n d s o l i t ud e .

T h e y t a rri e d s e v e r a l d a ys w on d e ri n g wh a t t his,

s ig n ifi e d a n d d o ub t ful wh a t t o d o N o l ivi n g m a n
, .

o r w o ma n wa s t o b e s e e n s o P ry d e r a n d his st e p
,

fa t h e r hu n t e d a n d in t h e e v e n i n g th e y fe a st e d ; th e y
,

fe d o n wh a t t h e y kill e d in hu n ti n g a n d o n t h e h o n e y ,

o f wil d sw a rms o f b e e s .

T hus p a ss e d a wh o l e y e a r a n d t h e n a s e c o n d , ,

a n d t h e n th e y b e c a m e w e a ry o f s o l i t ud e ; s o t h e y

d e p a rt e d a n d t r a v e ll e d a n d cro ss e d t h e riv e r Wy e
, , ,

a n d c a m e i n t o E n gl a n d a n d t h e y did n o t h a l t t ill
,

t h e y a rriv e d in H e r e fo rd
 T he F ou r Fr ie n d s

Th ey k new no one th e r e a n d t h e y w e r e k n o w n t o
,

n on e ,
so ,
t o m a i n t a i n t h e ms e lve s a n d t h e ir wiv e s ,

th e y w o rk e d a t m a ki n g s a ddl e s a n d a s t h e y w e r e
,

skilful in t h e a rt o f e n a m e lli n g t h ey m a d e rich ,

h o usi n gs fo r h o rs e s a n d gild e d t h e m a n d l a id o n
, ,

blu e e n a m e l .

T h e ir w o rk was gre a tly a dm ir e d a n d a t l a s t n o ,

n o bl e o r g e n tl e m a n w o uld buy a n y s a ddl e s e xc e p t

s uch a s h a d b e e n m a d e by t h e We lsh s t ra n g e rs .

T hus th e y dr e w a w a y t h e tr a d e fr o m t h e E n gl ish
s a ddl e rs of H e re fo rd T h e s e w e r e a n g ry a n d pl ot t e d
.
,

t o w a yl a y a n d murd e r t h e m B u t t h e y w e r e war n e d
.

o f t his by a s e rv a n t a n d t h e y t o o k c o u n s e l t o g e t h e r
, ,

a n d r e s o lv e d t o d e p a r t .

S o t h e y w e n t t o T e wk e sbury
“
Wh a t cra ft shall we e x e rcis e h e re ? ask e d
P ry d e r .

We will m a k e shi e lds a n sw e r e d M a n a wh idd a n

, .

”
D o y o u k n o w a n y t hi n g o f t h e cr a ft ? a sk e d

P ry d e r .

We wil l try a n sw e r e d his st e pfa t h e r

,
I .

l e arn e d s o m e t hi n g o f t h e art a n d o f e n a m e l pai n ti n g

fr o m L ass a r wh o wa s drive n o u t o f I r e l a n d by K i n g
,

M a t h o l u c a n d wh o c a m e i n t o B rit a i n
”
.
,

S o th e y se t t o w o rk a n d m a d e shi e lds a n d t h e y ,

mad e b e a utiful shi e lds a n d e n a m e ll e d t h e m a s t h e y

,

h a d d o n e t h e s a ddl e s T h e y pr o sp e r e d e xc ee di n gly
.
,

so th a t n o k n igh t w o uld buy a shi e l d o f a n y

a rm o ur e r but o n ly o f th e s e We lsh s t r a n g e rs
,
T hus .

t h e y sp o il e d t h e t r a d e fo r t h e n a tiv e cr a ft s m e n .

T h e r e a t t h e a rm o ur e rs w e r e j ea l o us a n d th e y r e s o lv e d
,

t o fall o n t h e m a n d murd e r th e m .

8
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Ag i h a ppily th e y w e re fo re w a r n e d a n d t h ey
a n, , ,

e sc a p e d o u t o f t h a t t o w n a n d w e n t s o uth an d c a m e
, ,

t o G l o uc e st e r a n d th e y e n t e r e d in t o dw e ll th e r e
,
.

“
Wh a t c raft sh a ll we ad o pt ? a sk e d P ry d e r ”
.

L e t us mak e sh o e s a n sw e re d M a n awh idd a n

,
”
.

D o y o u k n o w a n y t hi n g a b o ut sh oe maki n g ?
a sk e d P ry d e r .

“
A lit t l e— we c a n but t ry a n d do o u r b est , ,

a n sw e r e d his st e pfa t h e r I will t e a ch y o u t o stitch

. .

We will n o t dr e ss t h e l e ath e r o u rs e lve s but will buy ,

”
it r e ady dr e ss e d .

S o t h e y did this T h e y purch a s e d t h e b e s t

.

l e a t h e r t h e y c o uld o b t a i n a n d t h e y a ss o ci a t e d ,

t h e ms e lv e s wi t h a g o o d g o ldsm i t h a n d c a us e d him ,

t o m a k e cl a sps fo r t h e sh o e s a n d t o gild t h e clasps ,

.

A n d wh e n t h e y h a d o bs e rv e d a n d s ee n h o w this was
d o n e t h e n t h e y se t t o w o rk t h e ms e lv e s a n d mad e
,

sh oe s wi t h bu ckl e s a n d cl a sps richly gil t a n d i n laid

wi t h e n a m e l ; a n d th e s e b e c a m e s o p o pul a r in t h e
c o u n t ry r o u n d t h a t a t l a s t n o n e n e i t h e r l a di e s n o r
, ,

g e n tl e m e n w o u ld buy a n y sh oe s o f a n y c o bbl e rs b u t
, ,

o n ly o f t h e We lsh s t ra n g e rs S o t h e sh oe m ak e rs .

r e s o lv e d t o s urr o u n d t h e m a n d s t a b t h e m t o d e a t h
wi t h t h e ir br a dawls B u t t h e y go t wi n d o f wh a t
.

wa s i n t e n d e d a n d t h o ugh th e y h a d n o fe ar o f
,

t h e c o bbl e rs y e t t h e y d ee m e d it b e s t n o t t o b e
,

in a br a wl s o t h e y l e ft G l o uc est e r a n d r e t ur n e d i n t o
,

Wa l e s a n d i n t o that p a r t wh e n c e th e y h a d c o m e
, .

T h e y r e tur n e d t o N a rb e rth a n d a ll wa s a s t h e y ,

h a d l e ft it . N o m e n o r w o m e n w e r e th e r e T his t l e s .

a n d n e tt l e s gr e w in t h e p a l a c e c o ur t a n d o wls a n d ,

b a t s h a u n t e d t h e t o w e rs .

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w a te r ,
and at on c e his fe e t b e c a m e r oo te d t o th e fl o o r ,

a n d h e c o ul d n o t wi t hdr a w his h a n d fr o m t h e b o wl .

H e wa s a s o n e fr o z e n a n d sp ee chl e ss a n d m o t i o n
,

l e ss A n d t hus h e s t o o d
. .

M a n awh id d a n w a i te d fo r him till s u n s e t a n d t h e n ,

r e t ur n e d t o t h e p a l a c e wi th o u t a n y tidi n gs o f P ry d er
,

o r o f t h e d o gs .

A s h e e n te red his wife R h y a n n o n l oo k e d a t him

, ,

a n d s a id ,
Wh a t h a s h a pp e n e d t o my son P ry d er ?
M a n a wh id d a n t o ld h e r .

S h e e xcl a im e d ,
“
A b a d c o mp a n i on a re y ou n ot to
l oo k b e t te r a fte r hi m
T h e n s h e w e n t fo r t h in t h e dire cti o n o f t h e c a stl e ,

a n d wh e n s h e fo u n d it sh e a t o n c e e n t e r e d a n d se e
, , ,

in g P ry d e r in t h e c o ur ty a rd h o ldi n g t h e g o ld e n b o wl ,

sh e l a id h e r h a n d o n him a n d a t o n c e was fa s t ,

r o ot e d t o t h e sl a b o f s t o n e o n which sh e s t oo d a n d ,

h e r h a n d was a s it w e re glu e d t o h e r s o n a n d sh e ,

c o ul d n e i t h e r sp e a k n o r s t ir .

T h e n n igh t c a m e o n a n d wh e n m o r n i n g d a w n e d
, ,

n o t r a c e o f t h e c a s t l e c o ul d b e disc o v e r e d a n d P r d e r
y ,

a n d R h a n n o n h a d v a n ish e d
y .

M a n a wh id d a n a n d K icv a t h e wife o f P ry d e r , ,

s e a rch e d e ve rywh e re a n d fo u n d n ot hi n g ; t h e n K icv a

,

wa s s a d a n d s o rr o wful a n d sh e c a re d n o t wh e t h e r sh e
,

l ive d o r di e d .

M a n a wh id d a n sa w h ow u n h a ppy his s t e pd a ugh te r

wa s a n d h e b a d e h e r n o t b e d o w n c a s t h e w o uld
, ,

s e a rch a n d n ot giv e ove r t il l h e h a d disc ov e re d th o s e

wh o h a d v a n ish e d s o mys te ri o usly .

M a n a wh idd a n did n o t c o n s id e r t h a t much g oo d

w o uld e n su e if t h ey re m a i n e d wh e re t h ey w e re so h e ,

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and K icv a d e p a r t e d fo r E n glish

l a n d eve n t o B a t h , ,

a n d M a n a wh idd a n a g a i n t oo k t o m a k i n g sh o e s a n d ,

h e t a ugh t his s t e pd a ugh t e r t o s e w t h e l e a t h e rs He .

m a d e a n d e n a m e ll e d gild e d cl a sps a s h e h a d d o n e a t
G l o uc e s t e r a n d wi t h t h e s a m e r e sul t t h a t a ll t h e n obl e s
, ,

a n d gr e a t l a di e s w o ul d buy n o o t h e r sh oe s b u t such a s ,

w e re m a d e by him a n d Kicv a T h e y r e mai n e d .

wh e re t h e y w e re for a twe lv e m on th a n d t h e n t h e ,

sh o e m a k e rs b e c a m e e n vi o us a n d t o o k c o u n s e l t o
,

murd e r t h e m M a n a wh id d a n h ad n e ws o f t his a n d
.
,

s o h e a n d Kicv a l e ft a n d r e t ur n e d i n t o W a l e s .

N ow wh e n h e w e n t b a ck h e c a rri e d a l o a d o f ,

wh e a t o n his b a ck ; a n d h e c a rri e d it t o N a rb e rth ,

wh e re h e h a d b ee n b e fo re A s h e h a d l os t a l l his.

d ogs h e c o ul d n o l on ge r hu n t ; a n d h e re s o lv e d t o
,

so w t h e wh e a t a n d in th e m ea n whil e till it wa s
, ,

gro w n a n d rip e t o sust a i n l ife by fishi n g a n d by

, ,

t r a ppi n g birds a n d b eas t s a n d by c o ll e cti n g r o o t s a n d

,

b e rri es H e fe n c e d in t hr ee fi e lds a n d in t h e m h e
.
,

s o we d th e wh e a t h e h a d br o ugh t o u t o f En gl a n d .

T h e c o r n gr e w a n d g a v e gre a t pr o m is e o f a h a rv e s t
, .

A t l a s t it t u rn e d ye ll ow a n d Ma n a wh idd a n w en t t o
,

l o o k a t his c o rn fiel ds a n d s a id ,
T o m o rr o w I will -

”
re ap th e firs t o f my cr o ft s .

N e x t m orn i n g h e r os e e a rly a n d w e n t fo r th wi th ,

s ick l e in h a n d a n d K icv a foll ow e d him t o bi n d up t h e

, ,

sh e a v e s a s h e c u t .

B u t wh a t wa s th e ir a st o n ishm e n t a n d dism a y t o
s e e n o t hi n g in t h e cr o ft b u t b a r e st r a w— e v e ry e a r
h a d b e e n c u t o ff .

T h e n h e w e n t t o t h e s e c o n d fi e l d a n d s a id I
“
,

”
will r e a p t his t o m o rr o w
-
 T h e Ol d E n gl ish Fair y T al es

And on m o rro w h e c a m e t o r e a p it a n d fo u n d
the ,

th a t it h a d b ee n d e a l t wi t h in t h e s a m e fa shi o n .

N othi n g re m a i n e d b ut stra w— a l l t h e e a rs of c o rn h a d
b een t a k e n a w a y .

H e was v e ry wr ot h a n d s aid ,
“
Evil b e tid e m e ,

if I d o n ot w a t ch t h e t hird fi e ld a l l n igh t Wh o .

e v e r carri e d o ff t h e c o r n fr o m t h e t wo fi e l ds will

e n d e av ou r t o c a rry o ff t h e h a rv e s t fr o m t his o n e
”
als o.

S o h e w e n t a t n igh t fa ll t o w a tch t h e c r o ft .

A t m id n igh t h e h e a rd a s t r a n g e t r a m pl i n g a n d
rus t l i n g s o u n d a n d h e l oo k e d fr o m his hidi n g pl a c e
,
-
,

a n d sa w a v a s t h o rd e o f fie l d m ic e c o mi n g o n s o v a s t
-
,

t h a t t h e re s e e m e d t o b e n o e n d t o t h e m A n d t his .

sw a rm fe l l o n his fi e ld a n d a m o us e ra n up e a ch
,

s t ra w a n d n ibbl e d o ff a n e a r T h e re wa s n ot a
, .

si n gl e s t a lk o f wh ea t a ll t hr o ugh t h e fi e ld th a t h a d
n o t a m o us e o n it .

T h e n t h e mic e sc a mp e r e d o ff c a rryi n g t h e e a rs o f ,

c o r n wi t h t h e m a n d l e a vi n g b a re s t ra w
,
.

I n wr a t h M a n a wh idd a n spr a n g fr o m his hidi n g

pl a c e a n d pursu e d t h e m ic e B u t t h e y ra n so fa s t .

t h a t h e c o ul d n o t c a t ch t h e m wi t h t h e e xc e p t i o n o f
,

o n e which wa s dr a ggi n g a l o n g a l a rg e r e a r o f wh e a t

t h a n t h e r e s t a n d w o ul d n o t dr o p it
'

,
Y e t it ra n .

f s
a .t B u t pr e s e n t ly t h e c o r n e a r c a ugh t in a bri a r
—
,

a n d a s t h e m o us e s t ay e d t o dis e n t a n gl e it M a n a ,

wh id d a n p u t d o w n his h a n d a n d l a id h o ld o f it It .

s qu e a l e d a n d b it a n d s t ruggl e d t o e sc a p e b u t a l l wa s ,

o f n o u se ; h e o p e n e d his gl o v e p u t t h e m o us e ,

wi t hi n a n d fa s te n e d th e gl o v e by a s t ri n g s o t h a t t h e
, ,

li tt l e cre a t ure migh t n o t e sc a p e .

39 4
 T h e Ol d E ngl is h Fair y T al e s

sch o l a r c o m i n g t o w a rds him in p o o r a n d ta tt e re d

g a rm e n ts I t was n ow s e v e n y e a rs si n c e M a n a
.

wh id d a n h a d s e e n a n y m a n in t h a t pl a c e e xc e pt o n ly ,

his c o mp a n i o n s H e th e r e fo r e susp e ct e d s o m e
.

e n ch a n t m e n t a n d r e s o lv e d t o b e cauti o us
, .

Th e sch o l a r s a lu t e d him a n d st a n di n g b e l o w t h e , ,

m o u n d o f s t o n e s s a id M y l o rd g o o d d ay
“
, , , .
”

“
I wish y o u t h e s a m e a n sw e r e d M a n a wh id d a n , ,

wi t h o u t i n t e rrup t i n g t h a t o n which h e wa s e n gag e d .

Wh e n c e c o m e y o u ?
I c o m e fr o m E n gl a n d a n sw e r e d th e sch o l a r , .

Wh y d o y o u a sk ? ”

B e c a us e fo r t h e l a s t s e v e n y e a rs I hav e s e e n n o
m a n o r w o m a n in t his pl a c e s a v e my wife a n d ,

s t e ps o n a n d s t e pd a ugh t e r A n d t wo o f th e s e a re .

n ow gon e
”
.

T h e sch o l a r s a id “
W h a t a re y o u a t w o rk o n t h er e
, ,

sir
“
I a m a b o u t t o h a n g a thi e f a n sw e r e d M a n a ,

wh idd a n .

“
And wha t ma n n e r of thi e f is t hat ? ask e d th e
s t ra n ge r .

“
Yo u sh a ll se e , s a id M a n a wh idd a n . He p en e d
o

th e gl o v e a n d t o o k t h e lit t l e cr e a t ur e
in his h a n d
a n d h e ld it fa s t .

T h e sch o l a r l o o k e d h a rd a t it a n d it a pp e ar e d t o ,

M a n a wh idd a n t h a t t h e m o us e l o o k e d a t t h e sch o l a r .

T h e n s a id t h e l a t t e r “
T ruly si r I se e a m o us e in
, , ,

y o ur h a n d a n d v e rily it s ee ms t o m e a n u n b ec o m i n g
,
”
thi n g o f a ki n g s so n t o b e s t r a n gli n g mic e
’
.

U n b e c o mi n g o r n o t I i n t e n d t o d o it a n sw e r e d
”
, ,

M a n a wh idd a n “
I o n ly wish I h a d a t h o us a n d o f
.

39 6
 T he F o u r Fr ie n ds

t h e s e t hi e v e s a n d y o u w o uld se e th e wh o l e m o u n d
,
”
bris t l e wi t h g a ll o ws .

“
R a th e r t h a n t h a t I sh o u ld see a m a n o f y o ur
”
r a n k s o d e m e a n hims e lf s a id t h e sch o l a r I will “
, ,

giv e y o u a p o u n d if y o u will set t h e m o us e fr e e .

“
K e e p t h e p o u n d t o ge t y o urs e lf a fre sh c o a t ,

s a id t h e We lsh pri n c e I t surpris e s m e t o b e h o ld a

.

m a n in rags lik e y o urs e lf s o s o l ici t o us for t h e life o f

”
a m o us e .

T h e n t h e sch o l a r wi t h o u t m o r e a d o w a lk e d o n his
way .

N o w M a n a whid d a n t ri e d t h e cr o ssb e a m b e t w ee n
t h e fo rks t o a sc e r t a i n if it w o ul d h o ld t h e m o us e a n d
, ,

h e cut a li t tl e n o t ch in it fo r t h e s t ri n g Then h e .

sa w a pri e s t c o mi n g up t h e hill ridi n g o n a h o rs e ,

c o v e r e d wi t h t r a ppi n gs .

G o o d d a y t o t h e e l o rd s a id t h e pri e st , , .

M a n a wh idd a n r e t ur n e d his s a lut e a n d w o n d e r e d ,

y e t m o r e i n hims e lf t h a t h e sh o ul d se e a n o t h e r
s t r a n g e r o n t ha t m o r n i n g wh e n a l l hi t h e r t o h a d b e e n
,

d e s o l a t e a n d wi t h o u t i n h a bi t a n t s .

“
Wh y my l o rd s a id t h e pri e s t wha t w o rk a re
, ,
”
,
”
o u e n g a g e d up o n ?
y
I a m h a n gi n g a t hi e f t h a t I c a ugh t r o bbi n g m e .

W h at m an n e r o f thi e f ? a sk e d t h e pri e s t ”
.

S e e t his is it s a id M a n a wh id d a n a n d h e sh o w e d
”
, , ,

t h e m o us e t h a t b e g a n t o s t ruggl e a n d squ e a l in his

,

h a n d so s oo n a s it sa w t h e pri e s t .

S ir e xcl a im e d t h e n e wc o m e r I d o n o t lik e t o se e
,
” “
,

a m a n o f y o ur r a n k e x e rcisi n g t h e h a n gm a n s o ffic e
’ ”
.

Wh y no t ? a sk e d M a n a wh idd a n
”
I f t hi e v e s .

s t e a l my c o r n t h ey sh a ll d ie a t hi e f s d o o m
,
’
.

39 7
 T he Ol d E ng l is h Fair y T ales

R a t h e r t ha n t h a t , s a id th e pri e st ,
“
I will give
y o u thre e p o u n ds .

“
K e e p y o u r t hr e e p o u n ds t o w a rds a b e ll fo r
y o u r church sir pri e s t s a id M a n a wh id d a n
, ,
“
I am .

by n o m e a n s disp o s e d t o giv e up o r t o s e ll t h e
m o us e T h e n t h e pri e s t we n t his wa y
. .

j ust a s h e was n o o si n g t h e s t ri n g r o u n d t h e n e ck

o f t h e m o us e h e sa w a bish o p s r e t i n u e wi t h his ’

, ,

s um p t e r h o rs e s a n d his a t t e n d a n t s rid e up t h e hill

-
, .

T h e n M a n a wh idd a n w o n d e r e d y e t m o r e a n d h e k e p t ,

a fa s t e r grip t h a n e v e r o n t h e m o us e He looked a t .

“
t h e bish o p a n d s a id G iv e m e t h y bl e ssi n g my
, ,

l o rd bish o p .

T h e bish o p s a id
“
M y bl e ssi n g b e o n t h e e B u t
, .

wh a t a rt t h o u e n g a g e d up o n ?
M a n a wh idd a n a n sw e r e d “
I a m s t ri n gi n g up a ,

t hi e f wh o m I c a ugh t s t e a l i n g my c o r n
”
.

Th e bish o p s a id I will gl a dly giv e y o u s e v e n

“
,

p o u n ds if y o u will l e t t h e m o us e ru n a way
I will n o t se t it fr e e fo r t wic e t h a t su m .

T h e n r a t h e r t h a n t h a t t h e m o us e sh o uld b e hu n g
, ,
”
I will e v e n giv e tw e n t y p o u n ds s a id t h e bish o p , .

“
I wil l n o t se t it fr e e fo r t h a t sum a n sw e r e d ,

M a n awh id d a n .

“
I f t h o u wilt l e t t h e m o us e go fr e e s a id t h e ,

bish o p “
,
I wil l giv e t h e e a l l t h e h o rs e s t h a t th o u
s e e s t a n d t h e s e v e n l o a ds o f b a gg a g e o n t h e s e ve n
,

h o rs e s .
”

“
N o t fo r t h a t will I lib e r a t e t h e m o us e .

T h e n s a id t h e bish o p a n grily n a m e th pric

”
, y e , .

A n d h e st a mp e d his fo o t a n d his h e a dg e a r fe l l o n ,

o n e sid e a n d M a n a wh id d a n sa w t h a t
,
h e h a d re d
39 8
 T h e Ol d E n g l is h Fair y T al e s

in any ve n g e wh a t h a s b e e n d o n e up o n m e
wa y t o a
”
o r P r der o r an o f o u r race
y y .

“
A ll t his sh a ll be s a id W a ll A n d t ruly y o u ,
”
.

”
hav e d o n e w e ll in e x a c t i n g this .

T h a t I k n o w s a id M a n a wh id d a n
”
,
th e r e fo re did
”
I k ee p h o l d o f t h e m o us e .

”
L e t h e r go n o w .

N o t t ill a l l b e as c ov e n an t e d b e tw ee n us .

W h e r e a re P ry d e r a n d R h y a n n o n .
”

B e h o ld h e r e t h e y c o m e s a id W a ll
”
.
, ,

T h e n a l l a t o n c e t h e t wo l o s t o n e s st o o d b e fo r e
, ,

th e m T h e c o u n t ry a pp e a r e d n o l o n g e r d e s e rt b u t
.
,

cul t iv a t e d a n d fill e d wi t h p e o pl e
,
.

T h e r e up o n M a n a wh idd a n o p e n e d his ha n d a n d ,

ou t ran — n o t a m o us e b u t a b e a u t iful l a dy Th en , .

sh e was m o u n t e d o n a p a l fr e y a n d r o d e a way ; a n d ,

sh e a n d W a ll w e r e s e e n n o m o r e .

NO TE — The s t o ry o f M a na wy d d a n , s on o f L l y r, is in t h e Ma b in o
gi o n The only a l t e ra t io n m a d e in it is t o m a k e t h e m a gic ia n in t o
p
.

G wa w l in la c e of L l wy d , son of K il c o e d , t h e frie n d of G wa w l , a nd

t h is is d o n e fo r t h e s im pfi
li c a t io n o f the sto r
y
b
.

The s t o ry o f t h e m ic e i s d o u tl e s s a re m in is c e n c e of a n old m yt h
re l a t iv e to w h ic h in m a n y m y t h o l o gie s a re s u
souls, os e d t o ta e pp k
t h e fo rm o f m ic e ol l o Ap
S m in t h e u s w a s t h e s u n go d i n h is c h a -

p p
.

ra c t e r o f
gu a rd ia n o f d e a rt e d S irit s ; s o a l so S t G e rt ru d e is
p b
.

re re s e n t e d w it h m ic e , e c a u se in a rt s h e h a s in h e rit e d t h e a tt ri
b u te s o f P e rc h t a , t h e T e u t o n ic go d d e s s of th e dea d .

MO RR S
I O N A N D G IB B , P R NT R
I E S, E N DI BU R GH .

4 oo
A L I S T O F N EW B O O K S
A N D A N N O U N C E M E N TS OF
M ET HU E N AND C O M PA N Y
PU B L I S H E R S L ON D ON
36 E SS E X ST R E E T
WC . .

CONT ENTS

rOR T u c ou I N G B OOK S ,

ro m v,

EN S H CL AS S CS
GL I I ,

H ST ORY
I ,

BX OG R A P H Y,
’

GE N ExA L L TE R T R
I A U E,

TH E OL O Y G ,

LE R S RE
A DE or L IG I O N ,

woxx S K s a? . BA I N G G OU L D ,

FICT ON I ,

B OOK S F OR B OY S A N D GI R L S,
T HE P E A CO CK L RAR
IB Y,

U N VE R S TY x
I O IS E T EN S I N E R IE S ,

S O L Q ES T ONS o O
CI A U I r T D AY ,
-

CL S S CA A AT R NS LA T ONS
I L I .

S EPTE M BER 1 89 5
 S E P T E M B E R 1 89 5 .

MESSR S . M ETHU EN ’

S
AN N OUNCE MEN TS

P o e t ry an d B e ll e s L e t t re s
RU DYAR D KI PLIN G

B A L LAD S B y R U D Y A R D K I PL I N G
. . Crown B u clera m . 65 .

Al 200 p i
so h d m d p p
co es o n an -
a e a er 2 15

Al 3 5 p i J p
. .

so co ll m es o n a an ese v e u .
425 .

Th e x p t i on a l su c c e ss of B a rra c k R oom B a l l a ds, wit h wh ich t h is

’
vol u m e wil l b e
j ifi p b k b pp y
e ce -

u n iform , u st es th e h o e t h a t th e n e w oo t oo will o ta in a wid e o u l arit .

W . E . HENLE Y
E N GLI SH Y R I CS S l d d Edi d by W E H
L . e e c te an te . . E N LE Y .

Crown 8 m 2 . 6 B u r/t ra m . 5.

Al so 3 pi h d m d p p D m 8
0 co es on an -
a e a er e y 00. 2 15

g
.

Fe w a n n ou n c e m en ts wil l b e m ore we l c om e to l ov e rs of E n l ish t h a n t h e on e

y b g g g b k fi y
ve rse

that M r H enl e is iin t o e t h e r in t o on e th e n e st l i in

g g b k p y
. r n oo r cs ou r

lan Th e wil l b e ro d u c e d wit h th e sa m e that m a de ‘

L
g
ua e. oo c a re ra
'
H eroic a d el i h t ful t o th e h a n d a nd ey e .

A NDR EW LANG
T H E P OE MS OF R OB E R T B U R N S
E d it ed , with n t ro I
A
.

d u c tion , e tc .
, by AND R EW L NG . With P ortraits Crown 871 0 . .

Al so 75 co pi es o n h an d m a d e -
pp a er. D ewy 8710 2 1s

x x
.

y
.

T his e d it ion wil l con t a in a c are ful l col l a t e d T e t a n d N o te s on t h e Te t , 3 crit ic a l

p
a nd B io ra h ic a l I n trodu c t ion , I n t rod u c t or
g N ote s t o th e P oe m s, a nd a Gl ossa r y y .
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S A NN OUN C E M EN TS
ANTHONY HOPE
T H E CH R O N I CL E S OF COU N T AN T O N I O . B y AN TH ON Y
H OP E, A uth or of
‘
Th e P risoner of Z enda,
’ ‘
Th e G od in the Car,
’

e t c. Crown 800 65 .

A y
.

ro mance of medie val I ta l .

GILBER T PAR KER

AN A D VE N T U R E R OF T HE N OR T H By G IL B ER T
P A K E R A th p
.

’
R f Pi u or o erre a n d h is P eo l e, Th e Transl ation of a

S
,

Crown 800 65
’
ava ge , e tc.

b ky
. .

b
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y
o f P re tt
a o u t t h ree
P ie rre . .

e ars a go , a nd was re c e ive d wit h un an im o u s ra ise

k
M r P a r e r s rst v o l u me o f Ca n ad ia n st ories was u lish e d
'
fi
T his o o c on sist s of m ore t a l e s of t h e Fa r N ort h , a n d c on t a in s t h e l ast a dv entu re s

p .
pb
EMILY LAWLES S

H U R R IS H B y th e H onb l e E M I L Y L WL ES S ,
. . A Auth or of

M ael ch o, G rania, etc

’ ’
Crown 800 65
A pp
. . .

re issue of M iss Lawl ess m ost '

o u l ar n ov el .

S . BAKING G OULD

N OE M I By S BA R IN G G OU L D , A uth or of
‘
M eh al ah , ’ ‘
In th e
I A
.

V
.

R oa r o f th e S ea ,
’
etc. l l ustrate d by R . C T ON WOOD ILL E . Crown
80 0 . 65 .

A R om a n c e of Ol d Fra n ce .

MR S . CLIFFOR D

A FL ASH OF S U M M ER . By MR S . W . K . CL I F FOR D ,
Auth or of A u t An n n e.
’
Crown 80 0 . 65 .

J . MACLAR EN COBBAN
THE KI N G OF AN DA M AN By J M A CL A R EN COBB AN
S
. .
,

A uth or of T h e R ed ul tan ,
’
e tc . Crown 800 . 65 .

G . A
M NVILLE PENN
AN E L E CT R C P I S AR K By G M A N VI L L E FEN N , uth or A of

b
. .

T h e Vicar s Wife , AD l e Knot, Crown 80 0

’ ’ ’
ou e tc . 65 . .

O PHILLIPS
. WOOLLEY
T HE Q U EEN S B ER R Y CU P A T al e of Ad v en ture. By
V S p
.

CL I E P H I LL I P S V ‘
v OOL L EY, A uth or o f na
’
Pa rt A uth or of
‘
B ig
S I
,

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T H E T OL E S
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35 . 6d .

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T HE G OD S G I VE _
MY D ON K E Y W I N G S . By E AN V
AN G U S A B BOTT . Crown 800 .
35 6d . .

I ll u st ra t e d B o o ks
8 . BAR I NG GOULD

OL D E N G L IS H F AIRY T A LE S c o ll ec te d an d ed t edi by S
A
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Crown 800, 65 .

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by R IN G G OU L D , an d il l ustra ted by th e tud ents of th e B ir

S
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g p ki g
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b k x b pi
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p y yp by M b
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a S ec ia l h ea v t e e ssrs . Const a l e .

H G BEBCHING
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B OO K OF CH R I S T MA S V ER S E E dited by H c
I b WA A
. . .

B E EC H I N G , M . A .
, and l l u st rate d y L TER CR NE . Crown
80 0 55
A b p by b Ag
. .

col l e c t ion of th e est verse ins ired t h e irth of Christ from t h e M id d l e

p g
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A b k g b p
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by m
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A NN OUN CEM E N TS
J OHN KEBLB

T H E CH R I S T I AN Y EAR By J OH N K EB LE With an Int

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u n iform wi t h t h e I m it a t ion of Ch r st .

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3 . C GIBS ON
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T HE XXXIX A R T I CL E S OF T H E C H U R C H OF E N G
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8 00 Vol 1
fi A xxx x A
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T HE D OCT R I N E OF T H E I N CA R N AT I ON By R L
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of P u sey H o u se I n t wo 0 ol u mes. D emy 800 7s 6 d t a ck Vol I

fi yy
. . . . . . .

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o f t h e I n c a rn a t ion I t d ea l s W th t h e l e a d n
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it s c o nt e nt , a n d it s rel a t on t o ot h er t ru th s of Ch rist ia n fa it h .

P . S . GR ANGER
T HE W OR SHIP OF T H E R O MAN S By F S GR A N GE R,
p
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M A L itt D
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P rofessor of P hil oso h y at U niv ersity Col l ege,
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c om a ra t iv e s ch ol o .

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T H E T H E OR Y OF OWL E G E B y L T H OB H OU S E, KN D
p
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Fel l ow a n d T utor of Cor us C o l l ege, Oxford D emy 800 2 1s

y K g by p b
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t h e m in c o n n e c t io n wit h o n e a n o t h er
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A NN OUN C E M EN T S
B . L . S . HOR S BUR GH
THE CAM P A I G N OF WA T E R L OO . By E . L . S . H OR S
BU R GH B A Wil l P l C w 8 : an5 . ro n 00 55
fi gg p y
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FLI NDER S PETR IE

EG Y P T I AN D E C OR A T I V E AR T . By W M . . F L I N D ER S
Wztfi 1 2 0 I l l n 5 tra l z0n 5 Crown 80 0
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P ET R I E , D C L 35 601
Ab k bj b y
. . . . . . .

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Ill
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with n o te s by W M F L i N D ER s P ET R I E , L L D , D C L us

A
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I
T H E L F E OF S I R T H O MA S M OR E . By W . H H U TTON, .

MA A Wil lia m L au d
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bi
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R . P . HOR TON
J OH N H OWE By R F H OR T ON , D D A uth or of ‘
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and ns ra tion ,
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T HE L F E OF I
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WO S FOL D M A Wil l
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t ra ord inar c a a c it ies .
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THE P I A N OFOR T E S ONA T A : It s Or g n i i an d D evel op m ent

J S S
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S A NN OUN CE M E N T S
F W THEOBALD
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Crown 80 0 6a ’
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[ Un i0 . E x tension S eri es .

R P . B OWMAKER
U SI N G W OR KI N G A SS E S
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THE HO OF T H E CL By F
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B OWM ER . Crown 800 . 25 . 6d .

[S ocia l Qu est ion s S eries .

W CUNNI NGH AM
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B CH A PT E R OF M OD E R N E CO
N OM I CS B y W CU N N I N G H M , L L D , F e l l ow of T rin ity A
b
. . . .

Col l ege, Cam ridge . Crown 80 0 2 5 601 [S ocia l Qu est ion s S eries
. . . .

M KAUFMANN
S OCI AL IS M AND A A
.

M OD E R N T H OU G HT . By M . K U FM NN,
Crown 80 0 . 2s . 6d .
[S oci a l Qu est i on s S eries .

C l assi c a l T ra n sl at i o n s
NE W VOL U M E S

Crown 80 0 . F i n ely p ri n ted a nd bou n d i n bl u e ou cé rarn .

S OP H OCLE S — El ec t ra an d Aj ax
T ran sl at e d b y E D A
S
. . . .

M OR S H EA D , MA . .
, l a te ch ol ar o f N ew Col l ege , Oxford ; A ssista n t
M ast er a t Winch ester . 2 5 6d . .

C I CE R O — De N atura D e orum . T ran sl at ed b y F . B R OO S , K

MA . .
3s 6d
. .

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A M M S TEDM N A
S TEP S K S A MA
. . .

T O G R EE . By A M M . . . TE D M N, . . 1 8771 0 .

6d
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15 . .

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n s an G n sh - re e E erc ises .

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L a nguage M
a ster a t Fe tt es Col l e ge . Crown 8 00 15 . . 6d .

F D S WIFT
D E M O S T H E N E S A G A I N S T CO N ON AN D CA LL ICL ES
. .

App di b l y b y F DA R W I N
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P o e t ry
R udy ard Kip l ing A R R A C K R OO M B A L LAD S
B -
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By R U D Y A R D K I L I N G
.

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80 0 65
. .

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e xt ra gil t orn a m e n t. 7s 6d
Kg p g y g k bl g
. .

Mr U n m ista e n iu s
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pg b gk k j bfi y b
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g
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m a n o f e n iu s h as t a e n it i n h a n d , a n d h a s sh own , e o n d a l l c a v il l in , t h a t i n

y
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b k H e re i s a 000k ; h ere , or on e i s a
.

o u rs e lf, h a l f in e n v y a n d h a l f in a d m ira t io n :
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b g y p bp
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i P a l l M a l l Ga ette -
.

Henl ey L YR A H E R O CA I : An An th ol ogy s el e c t e d from th e

b
.

e st Engl ish Verse of th e 1 6 th , i 7 t h , 1 8th , an d 1 9th Centuries By

WI L L I AM
.

ER N E S T H E N L E Y Crown 80 0 B u ckra rn, gi l t top 65

y b g k k pg y y g
. . . .

M r H e n l e h a s rou h t t o th e ta s of se l ec t ion a n inst in c t a l i e for oe tr a nd for

q y
.

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H sk n
o V E R S E S B Y T H E WAY B Y J D H OS KEN
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w 8 Cro n 00. 5s .

Gal e . CR C I K E T S ON G S . By N OR MA N G ALE . Crown 80 0 .

L i n en 25 6d
pp
. . .

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a er. D ewy 800 . 1 0s . 6d .

n et
y y p g g
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A s h e a l t h a s t h e a re s irit e d , a n d o u h t t o h a ve a rea t su c c ess —Ti m es

pz y y k b gk
’
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k k
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L aughri dge B A LL AD S OF T H E B R A V E : P oe m s of Ch ival ry,

pi
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En ter r se , Coura ge , and Con stan cy, from th e Earl iest Tim es to th e
P resent D ay Ed ite d , with N otes, by R ev F L AN GB R ID G E
S
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Crown 800 B u cféra m 35 6d ch ool Ed ition , 25 6d

Ai ppy p pp y b
. . . . .

g j y
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b k p g
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—S p ecta tor
.

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p b g p
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g g w w w gg b
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a re u
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a t on c e a n o rn a m e n t t o t h e sh e lf o f h im t h a t own s, a n d a d e l i h t t o t h e e y e of
h im t h a t re a d s

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T h e se rie s, o f wh ic h M r Wil l ia m Ern e st H e nl e y is t h e e n e ra l e d it or, will c on n e

.

p g y fi fi
b g y gp y b g p y
it se l f t o n o sin l e e riod or d e a rt m e n t of l it e ra t u re P oe tr , c t ion , d ra m a ,
io ra h y , a u t o io ra h , l e t t ers , essa s— in a l l t h ese e l ds is t h e m a t e ria l o f y .

fi
b k g p fi by p b
man ood l v ol u m e s .

M e ssrs Con sta l e , a re issu e d in t wo

A pp y
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e dit ion s —

l
( r) s m a l l e d it i o n , o n t h e
vo u m e n e t ; ( 2 ) t h e
v 0 um e
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a er, c rown 8y o,
8 v o , z rs a
uc ra m , 3 s 6d a pp b k .
.

T H E L FE I AN D OP I N I ON S OF T R IS TR A M S H AN D Y
A S I A
.

B y L WR E N C E T ER N E . With an n trodu c tion by CH R L ES

WH IR L EY a nd a P ortra it 2 vol s 7s
pi Jp pp
, . . .

60 co es on a a n ese a e r. 42s n et .

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.

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w k pp d i
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l ie d t o t h e m S o fa r a s we n o w, S t e rn e s fa m ou s or h a s n ev er a
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f M d m i ll d M C w 8
’
o t Th i d E di t i a 6 e o se e e ersa c , e c. r on . ro n va s.

A y p y
.

“
M a t th e w
y u st in
bw y g ppy i
fac t o r a n d m ora ll y ra c in n ov e l s o f t h e c u rre n t y ea r — D a i l y Tel egrap h
Mr W
sa fe l
m ost in t el l e c t ua ll sa t is
m ay be ro n o u n c e d o n e of th e
.

xp .

E N orris is a l a s h a
b bpg b z
n h is d e l in e a t io n o f e v e ry d a y e e rie n c e s, b u t
Ag py
-
. . .

M a t t h e w u st in
g
ra re l y h a s h e e en ri h t er o r re e ie r t h a n in T h e ic t ure s .

a re in M r N orris s
y
l e a sa n t e st ve in , wh i l e ru n n in t h ro u h t h e e n t ire st or is a
’
.

fe l ic it y o f st l e a n d w h o l e som e n ess o f t o n e wh ic h o n e is a cc u st o m e d t o fin d in t h e
n ove l s of t h is fa vou rit e a u t h or —S cotsm a n .
’
.

W . E Norri s. H I S G R A CE B y W E N OR R I S , A uth or
. . . of
M ad em oisel l e de Mersac Thi rd E diti on Crown 8va 6s ’

y k bk
. . . .

M r N orris h a s d ra wn a re a l l fin e c h ara c t e r i n t h e D u e o f H u rst ourn e , a t once

.

b
u n con v e n t io na l a n d v er t ru e t o t h e con v e n t ion a l it i e s of life , we a
pb y
a n d st ron in
fib y g
a rea t h , c a a l e o f in a n e fo l l ie s a n d h e ro ic d e c is io n s , y e t n ot so d e n it e l

t ra y ed a s t o re l ie v e a rea de r of t h e ne c e ssit
A th en eeu m .
o f st u d on h is own
p or
eh a l f
’
y y .

W . E N orri s
. . THE D E S P OT I C L AD Y A ND OT H E R S .

By W . E . NO R R IS , A th u f M d or o
‘
a e m o isel l e d e M e rsac
’
Crown .

8 va 6s
A g y b p
. .

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d e l i h t fu ll h u m orou s ta l e of a conve rt e d a n d re h a il it a t ed ro e d a nc er -
.

g
G l a sgow H era l d
y .

Th e i n e n u it of t h e id ea , t h e s ill wit h wh ic h it is wor e d ou t , a nd t h e su st a in ed

k k k b
p
A b xg
iec e Wes tm in s ter G a et te
.

gy fi
c t io n o f wh ic h n o on e wil l t ire — S cotsm a n
z
h u m ou r o f i t s sit u a t ion s, m a e it a ft er it s own m a nn e r a v erit a l e l it t l e m as t e r
.

g pg y p
’
u d et of oo d . .

‘
An e t re m e l e n t e rta in in v ol u m e — t h e S ri h t l ie st of h ol id a c om a n io ns
’
.

D a ily Te l egrap h .

Gil b ert P ark er MR S F A L CH I O N B y G I L B ER T R ER , PA K

p
. . .

A u th o r Of P ie rre an d H is P e o l e ’
S econ d E di t i on Crown 8va 6s
k b k
. . . .

Mr h as re c e iv e d a wa rm we l c om e T h e A t h e n mum ca ll e d
z pk g
‘ ’
er s s e c o n d
’
. P ar oo .

it a sp l end i d s t u dy of c ha ra c ter t h e P a l l M a l l G a e tt e s o e o f t h e writ in as

’

bu t l i t t l e beh i n d a ny th i ng th a t ha s been d on e by a ny wri te r of ou r t im e the

W
z pp p
’
S t J a m e s s c a l l e d i t a v ery s tr i k i ng a n d a d m i r a bl e n ov e l a nd t h e
’ ’
. est .

’
mi nst er G a e t te a l ie d t o it t h e e it h e t of d is t i ngu ish ed .

Gil bert P a rk er I
P ER R E AN D H IS P E OP L E B y G I L BE R T
A K pp y
. .

P S econ d E di ti on Crown 8va 6s

S torie s h a ' il
Par
R

k e r s st
ER .

y le
c onc e iv e d a n d
.
’
—D a i l y
fi
Tel egr a p h
ne ly e
.

.
x e cuted.
.

T h e re is st re n t h
.

g a nd g e n ius in M r .
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’

S L IS T 25

Gil bert Park er T HE T R AN S LA T I ON OF A A A G E S V

By
A p
. .

G I LB ER T P R K ER , Auth or of
‘
Pierre a n d H is P e o l e ,
’ ‘
Mrs .

Crown 8vo 6s
p g k k
. .

l ot is ori in a l a n d on e di ffic u l t t o wor ou t ; but Mr P ar er h as d one it wit h

g k y g
‘
Th e .

A g p
re a t s il l a n d d e l ic a c
a n d we l l -t ol d ta l e m u st b e a d u l l
p
.

e rson in d ee d — D a i ly Ch ron icl e pk

Th e rea d er wh o is n ot in t e re st e d in t h is ori in a l , fresh ,

p .
’

p .

g g
x p g
‘
stron a n d suc c e ssfu l iec e of wor m a nsh i Th e o rt ra it o f L a li, stron , d i ui .

fied , a nd ure , is e c e t ion a ll y we ll dra wn —M a n ch es ter Gu a rd i a n

A yy p y y k k
’
. .

st or , a n d M r P a r e r t e l l s it with m u c h s il l
z
‘
v er re tt a nd in t e rest in Th e . .

st or is on e t o b e rea d — '
S t J a m es s Ga et t e . . .

Gil bert Park er T H E T R A L O F T H E I S WOR D B y G IL B ER T

p
.

A
.

P R K ER , A uth or o f Pierre and h is P eo l e,

’
e tc . Th i rd E d i ti on .

Crown 8va 6s
yb y g y jy
. .

Eve r od wit h a sou l for roma n ce wil l t h orou h l e n o

Ap g
S word — '
S t [ a m es s Ga et te
. . z Ab k k Th e T ra il of t h e
.

g
kg gp
l i e t h is, in which sword s flash , re a t sur
‘
rous in a n d dr a m a t ic t a l e oo .

rise s are u n d e rt a e n , a n d d a ri n

b
d ee d s d on e , in wh ic h m e n a n d wo m e n l iv e a n d

y g
l o v e in t h e o l d st ra i h t forward a ssio n a t e wa y , is a j oy in e
v ie we r, ra in wea r
ressi l e t o t h e re
py xg p p zzb y
b
o f t h e do m es t ic tra e d ie s a n d s c h ol o ic a l u l e s of ev e r
b g
-

da y fic t ion a n d we c a n n ot bu t e l iev e t h a t t o t h e re a d e r it wil l rin re fresh men t

a s we l c om e a n d a s e e n — D a il y C h ron i cl e
'
k . .

Gil bert Park er WH E N VA L M ON D CAM E T O P ON T I AC

S p A
.

Th e tory L ost
of a N a ol eon . By G IL B ER T P R K ER . S econ d
E d it ion Crown 8 va 6s
b gg g
. . .

H ere we fin d rom an c e — re a l , re a thin l iv in rom a n c e , b u t it runs flu sh with our

o wn t im es, l ev e l wit h ou r own fe e l in
b b s N ot h ere c a n we c om l a in of l a c of
g y
,

. p kg y
in e vi ta l en e ss or h om o e ne it

b k k p b
T h e ch a ra c t er of Va l m on d is d ra wn une rrin l ;
.

h is c a re er, rie f as it s, is l a c ed e fore u s a s c onv in c in l a s hist or it se l f

i Th e g y g y y pp .

oo m ust be re a d , we m a y sa y re re a d , for a n y on e t h orou hl t o a re c ia t e

y p y y
-

wit h h um a nit — P ¢ l l M a l l
gz
r P ar er s d e l ic at e t ou ch a n d in n a t e s m a t h
’ ’
. .

a et te.

Art h ur Morri son T A L E . S OF M EAN S T R E ET S B y A . R TH U R

M OR R IS ON Th i rd E di t ion w 8 Cro n vo. 6s
xk b y p y
. . .

Tol d with H e t e l l s a l a in , unv arn ish ed

j fi y
c onsum ma t e a rt a n d e
ta l e , an d t h e v e r trut h o f it m a es for ea u t
d e t a il

p b b pb
I n th e tru e h um a n it of th e oo k
tra o rd in a ry
.
.

l ies its ust i ca t ion , th e erma ne n c e of its in t e re st , a n d it s in du it a l e triu m h

’
.

AgA the na u m
b k y z g y p g
e
.

p b k py
’
‘
rea t oo Th e a u t h or s m e t h o d is a m a in l e ffe c t iv e , a n d rod u c es a t hril l in
.

sen se of real it
a p p a l l in
k
.

a n d irres is t i l e in it s n t e re st b k
T h e writ er l a ys u on u s a m a st e r h an d T h e oo is sim l
i
I t is h u m orou s a l so ; wit h ou t h u mour
Worl d
.

k
.

it woul not ma e t h e m ar it is c e rt a in t o m a e
’
. .

J ul i an Corb et t A B U S I N E SS I N G R E T W TER A By A S
J U L I AN
. .

COR B ETT, A thu f F or o

‘
or G od a nd G old ,
’ ‘
Kop h etua
e tc . Crown 8 vo 65
p y g
. .

g y
‘
Th ere is l e nt of inc id e n t an d m ov e m e n t in t h is roma n c e I t is int e rest in as a .

n ov e l fra m e d in a n h ist oric a l se t t in , a n d it i s a l l th e m ore wort h

x b g b
of a t t e n t ion
from t h e l o v e r of ro m a n c e a s e in a sol u t e l free from t h e m or id , t h e frivol ous ,
a nd th e ul tra se u a l — A t hena u m
y b
g b k
- '

'A stirrin tal e of na v a l a d ve nt ure d urin t h e G re at Fre nc h Wa r

. .

g
q
of p ict ures ue a n d a t t ra c t iv e c h a ra c t e s C l a rgo w H er a l
Th e o o is fu l l
r
.
’
.
26 M ESS R S M ET H U EN S L IST .
'

R obert B arr I N T H E M I D S T OF A L A R M S B y R OB ER T
A A th
. .

B RR, u or of
‘
From Wh ose Bou rn e , ’
e tc . S econ d E dit ion .

C w 8mro 6 n s.

AM b k w i h b y p fi by p y
.

its c a ita l h um our —

p
’
h c h as a un da n tl sa t is e d u s
oo D a ily Ch ronicl e . .

rou d — P a l l
'
.

M a l l G a e t te z
r B a rr h a s a ch ie ve d a t ri um h wh e reof h e h a s e ve r

g
re a son t o b e

g j gk y yy p g
.

y fi
‘
Th ere is a q u a int t h ou h t or a o o d o e on ne arl e v er a e T h e st ud ie s of .

— B l a ch a nd Wh i te
g k y gg yg p p
c h a ra c t e r a re c a re fu ll n ish e d , a n d l in er in t h e m e m or
’
. .

D ist in u ish e d for ind l fee l in , e nu in e h um ou r, a n d rea l l

’
ra h ic
‘
ort ra it u re .

A gy b g
S n ssex D a i ly N ews
xp gp b x y g g
-
.

d el i h t fu l ro m a n c e , wit h e
y
e rie n ces st ra n e a n d e c it in
‘
T h e d ial o u e is .

ri h t a n d wit t
'

a l wa s ; t h e sc e n e s a re d e ic t e d rie fl
fi
a nd e fie c t ive l y ; a n d
h e re is n o in c id e n t from rst t o l a st th a t on e wou l d wish t o h ave om it t e d
t
scotsm a n .
'
.

Mrs . P insent . I
CH L D R E N O F T H I S WOR L D . B y E L L EN
F P I N S EN T , A uth or of j en n y s
’
Ca se
’
Crown 65
g b k y kb g k
. . .

T h e st or is t ol d in a wor m a n l i e
T h ere is m u c h c l ev e r writ in in t h is oo
k g
‘
.

m a nn er, a n d t h e ch arac te rs c on d uc t t h e msel v es l i e a v era e h u ma n e in s

’
.

D a i ly N ews

p
.

g
Fu ll of in t erest , a n d , wit h a l ar e m e a su re o f rese n t e c e l l e nc e , ives a m l e p ro
k
m ise of s l e n d id wor — B ir m i ngh a m G a et t e
'
zg p x g p
.

M rs P in se n t s n e w n ovel h as l e n t of vi our, v ariet , a n d ood writ in

.
'

y p p pg y Th e re
.

y g g
.

a re c ert a in t of u r ose , st re n t h of t ou c h , a n d c l e a rn e ss o f v is ion — A th ene m n

’
. .

Cl ark R ussel l M Y DAN IS H S WEE T H E A R T By W

A
. . .

CL R R USSEK , u or o LL A th f Th W k f th G ‘
e rec o e rosven or,
’
e tc .

I l l u stra ted Th ird E dit ion . . Crown 89 0 . 65 .

P ryce . T IME AN D T H E W O M AN . B y R I CH R D P R CE A Y
A u th or o f
‘
M i M xw l l Aff ti
ss a e
’
s ec on s,
’
Th e Q uiet Mrs Fl eming, .

e tc S econ d E d iti on Crown 81 m 6s

y k ym by
. . . .

Mr P r wor le of Oc ta ve Fe u il l et , it s cl earness, concise u ess,

y rec a l l s t h e st
’
. ce s
its l it era r reserve .
—
A the n rt n.

Mrs . Wat son . TH IS M AN ’

S D O M I N I ON B y th e
. uth or A
o f A H igh L ittl e Worl d ’
S econ d E dit ion Crown 87 m 6s
b k g y j y
. . . .

re a d a n d for o t t e n on a ra il wa
y
I t is
p p x g p b be b u t t is ra t h er a
g
i
‘
n ot a oo to ou rn e ,
m in d will
q ygg
st u d of t h e
g w
er ro l e m s of l ife , l e in
to hic h t e re fl e c t in
fre u e n t l re t urn , e v e n t h ou h t h e re a d e r d o e s n ot a c c e t t e sol u t on s wh ich t h e
p
w
p h

yy g p g
h i

p w g i i ig p g
au t h or su e st s I n t h e se d a y s ,
ov e r o e rin , t h s s n o sl
h e n t h e ou t u t o f m ere l a musin nov e l s is so
h t ra ise
.

Th e re is a n u n d e rl in d e t h in t h e s t or .

p y iG g y
w

p M
Th is
on e
i
'
i by
h ic h re m n ds on e , in a l e sser d e re e , of t h e ro fu n dit o f
m
a n s D o m in ion
e ru sa l — D u n d ee
A
’
.
s no
d v er tiser
e or e E l io t , a n d
ea n s a n ove l t o be t h rust a s d e a s e h a uste d a t
.
x
Marriot t Wa t son D I OG E N E S OF L ON D O N an d oth e r

Sk B M A R I OT T WAT S ON A th
.

e tch es By H f Th W b
R u or o
‘
e e

Spid
. . .
,

Crown 800 B it ch ra m
’
of th e er
-
65
g xy p g b
. . . .

x
e l ie v e t h a t E n l ish rose is c h ie f a m on g pb kj
B y a ll th ose wh o d el i h t in t h e u ses of word s, wh o ra t e th e e erc ise of rose a ove
t h e e e rc ise of verse , wh o re o ic e in a l l roofs o f it s d e l ic a c a n d it s st ren t h , wh o
b t h e m ou l d s of t h ou h t , t h e se
p g g by
M r M arriot t Wa t son s oo wil l be we l co m e d — N ot t i ona l Oh c er wer
’ ’
. . .
.
28 SS S M H U EN S L IS ME R . ET
'
T

T H E CO M I N G OF C U C U LA I N AR m
'
OG dy ra o an c e
I B S A OG A Y A
. .

H
’
ith eg e ro c A e of re l an d . y T N D IS H R D uth or
h C mp Il AY S
,

y M
’
‘
Finn an d is o a n ion s, etc . l ustra t ed b UR R M IT
C w 8 3 ro n 710 s. 6d
gg y y p x g
. .

Th e su e st ons of i m ster , th e ra id an d e c it in a ct ion . a re

— S ea her
p
g
For l i h t a n d
.

c ol ou r it re se m bl e s n ot hin g so mu ch as a S wiss d a wn — M a nch es ter .

‘
AG u a rdia n
rom a nc e e
.

x t re m el y fa scin a t in g an d a d m ira byw k i

l el l n t fl .
—S a tu rd a y R ev iew .

Const ance S mi t h A CU M B E R E R OF T H E GR O UND

A S p
. .

By CON ST N CE M IT H , A u th or o f
“
Th e R e en ta nce of P a ul Went
worth , e tc
’
. M w E d it ion . Crown 8710 3s 6d . . .

Auth or of
‘
Vera .
’
THE DAN CE O F T H E H OU R S . By
th e A uth o r of Ve ra .
’
Crown 8710 .
3s 6 d . .

Esme S t uart A W O M AN OF F OR T Y B y ES M E T U R T , S A
b
. .

A uth or of M il M i ur e
’
s arr age,
’ ‘
Virgin ies ’
H us an d , etc
’
N ews .

E d i t ion Crown 8710 3s 6 d

y g pw
. . . .

'
‘
Th e st or is we ll writt e n , a nd som e o f the sc e n es sh o w re a t dra m a t ic o er.
D a i ly Ch ron icl e .

P enn . T HE S TA R GAZER S . By G . M ANV ILL E F ENN ,

A uth or o f
‘
El i
’
Ch i l dren , etc
5
’
N ew E dition Cr 8710 3s 6d
A g
. . . . . .

roma n c e — Wes ter n M orn i ng N ews

st irri n .

p
.

w a ll t h e drama t ic ower fo r wh ic h M r Fe n n is consp icuous. B radf ord

‘
T ol d it h .
-

Observer .

Dickinson A V I CA R ’
S W I FE . By E VEL Y N D ICK IN S ON .

Crown 8710 .
3s 6d . .

Prowse THE PO O
. IS N OF A P S S . B y R OR TON PR OWS E . .

Crown 8110 3s 6d . . .

Grey .T HE S T OR Y OF CH R IS . B y R OWL N D G R E A Y .

Crown 8710 .
5 s .

Lynn Lint on . T HE T R U E H IS TOR Y OF J OS H UA D AV I D

S ON , Ch ristian a n d C om m unist . By E L . Y N N L I N TON . E l even th
E di t i on P ost 871 0 .Is . .

H A L F-C R O W N N O VE L S

A S eri es of N ov el s by p op u l a r A u thors .

THE P L AN A M P A I G N B y F M A B EL R OB I N S ON
OF C
D IS N AN M N T B y F M A B EL R OBIN S ON
. . .

E CH T E
S A R D B y F M A B EL R OBIN S ON
. . .

U
M R B T LER ’
W
B y F M A B EL R OB I N S ON
. . . .

H OVE N D E N , V C
I S I D N B y G M A N V I L L E FEN N
. . . .

EL ’
CH L R E
KN B y G M A N VI L L E F EN N
. . .

A D UO B LE 0T
D I SA M D M B ETH A M EDWA R D S
. .

R E By . . .
 M SS R S M ET H U EN S L IST E .
’

A LOS T I LL U SI ON B y L K ES LI E EI TH
A M A R R I A G E AT S E A B y W C A K R
. .

L R U S S ELL
I N T E N T AN D B U N G A L OW B y h A h f I
. . .

n dian
‘
t e ut or o
Id l
.

’
y ls
M Y S T E WA R D S H I P B y E M Q G AY
.

‘
U EEN R
A R EVE R E N D G E N T L E M AN B y J M C A
. . .

OB B N
A D E P L OR A B L E A F F A I R B y W E N
. . . .

OR R I S
JA C K S FA T H E R B y W E N
. . . .

’
OR R I S
A CA VA L I E R S LAD YE B y M D K
. . . .

’
. rs. IC ER .

J IM B .

B o o ks fo r B o y s an d G i rl s
A S eries f
o B oohs by well kn own A u thors, wel l i l l ustra ted
-
.

Crown 800 .

T H E CE L I ER W OR By AN D
B R I N G G OU LD ’
SS D S A
I I D IN
. . .

TW O L T T L E CH L R E CH G B y ED I TH N AN D .

E C U T H EL L
AK
. .

T OD D L E B E N S H E R O
’
By BL E M M
YA
. . . .

O LN G R R OO UA D
D OG B y E D I T H E CU T H ELL
-
M
I A Y
. . .

THE D
OCT OR OF T H E L ET B y H R R COL L I N G JU .

WOOD
M AS V OY A G E A K
.

T E R R OCKAF E LLAR S
’
. By W . CL R
R U S S EL L
SY D
.

B E LT O N : Or, T h e B oy wh o woul d n ot go t o S e a
M A N V I L L E F EN N
.

By G . .

T h e P e a c o c k L i bra ry
A S eri es f
o B oohs f or Gi rl s by wel l hu awu A u th ors, -

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