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So at last they set out together, and took with them their little child and she chose a large hall with thick walls for him to sit in while the wedding-torches were lighted but, unluckily, no one saw that there was a crack in the door. However, she gave him no rest, and said she would take care no light should fall upon him. Her second sister was soon after married, and when Lily was asked to go to the wedding, she said to the prince, ‘I will not go alone this time-you must go with me.’ But he would not, and said that it would be a very hazardous thing for if the least ray of the torch-light should fall upon him his enchantment would become still worse, for he should be changed into a dove, and be forced to wander about the world for seven long years. But she told them how happy she was, and stayed till the feast was over, and then went back to the wood.
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The prince was only to be seen as soon as evening came, and then he held his court but every morning he left his bride, and went away by himself, she knew not whither, till the night came again.Īfter some time he said to her, ‘Tomorrow there will be a great feast in your father’s house, for your eldest sister is to be married and if you wish to go and visit her my lions shall lead you thither.’ Then she rejoiced much at the thoughts of seeing her father once more, and set out with the lions and everyone was overjoyed to see her, for they had thought her dead long since. The wedding-feast was held, and they lived happily together a long time. And when Lily came to the castle, he welcomed her so courteously that she agreed to marry him. By day he and all his court were lions, but in the evening they took their right forms again.
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The next morning she asked the way she was to go, and took leave of her father, and went forth with a bold heart into the wood. But her father began to be very sorrowful, and to weep, saying, ‘Alas, my dearest child! I have bought this flower at a high price, for I have said I would give you to a wild lion and when he has you, he will tear you in pieces, and eat you.’ Then he told her all that had happened, and said she should not go, let what would happen.īut she comforted him, and said, ‘Dear father, the word you have given must be kept I will go to the lion, and soothe him: perhaps he will let me come safe home again.’ This done, they were riding away well pleased, when up sprang a fierce lion, and roared out, ‘Whoever has stolen my roses shall be eaten up alive!’ Then the man said, ‘I knew not that the garden belonged to you can nothing save my life?’ ‘No!’ said the lion, ‘nothing, unless you undertake to give me whatever meets you on your return home if you agree to this, I will give you your life, and the rose too for your daughter.’ But the man was unwilling to do so and said, ‘It may be my youngest daughter, who loves me most, and always runs to meet me when I go home.’ Then the servant was greatly frightened, and said, ‘It may perhaps be only a cat or a dog.’ And at last the man yielded with a heavy heart, and took the rose and said he would give the lion whatever should meet him first on his return.Īnd as he came near home, it was Lily, his youngest and dearest daughter, that met him she came running, and kissed him, and welcomed him home and when she saw that he had brought her the rose, she was still more glad. ‘A lucky hit!’ said he, as he called to his servant, and told him to go to a beautiful bed of roses that was there, and bring him away one of the finest flowers.
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On one side the finest flowers were in full bloom, and on the other everything looked dreary and buried in the snow. This grieved him very much, for Lily was his dearest child and as he was journeying home, thinking what he should bring her, he came to a fine castle and around the castle was a garden, in one half of which it seemed to be summer-time and in the other half winter. So he kissed all three, and bid them goodbye.Īnd when the time came for him to go home, he had bought pearls and jewels for the two eldest, but he had sought everywhere in vain for the rose and when he went into any garden and asked for such a thing, the people laughed at him, and asked him whether he thought roses grew in snow. The eldest wished for pearls the second for jewels but the third, who was called Lily, said, ‘Dear father, bring me a rose.’ Now it was no easy task to find a rose, for it was the middle of winter yet as she was his prettiest daughter, and was very fond of flowers, her father said he would try what he could do.
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You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today!Ī merchant, who had three daughters, was once setting out upon a journey but before he went he asked each daughter what gift he should bring back for her. The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.