fairy tales - the story of the pig

8/12/2019 Fairy tales - The Story of the Pig

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Once upon a time there was an old man who had an old wife; the old man was 100 and his wife90. Both these old people had snow-white hair, and both were as gloomy as a rainy day and allbecause they had no children. They ept on wishing they had e!en one child, for all day and nightthey were as lonely as lonely, and their ears tingled with boredom. "nd as well as all that, theywere as poor as church mice. Their cottage was an old ramshacle place, co!ered with raggedtarpaulin. Their beds were some boards co!ered with a blanet. "nd that was all. #or some timepast, life had become e!en more unbearable, for not a li!ing soul e!er came near them, as if theywere ill of the plague, poor things$

One day, the old woman ga!e a loud sigh and said to the old man, %&ear me, old man, dear me$'ust thin$ (n all our life no one has e!er said to us, )father) or )mother.) There)s no sense in goingon li!ing in this world, for ( belie!e *od will not bless a house where there are no children.%

%+ell, old woman, what are we to do if it is *od)s will%

%That)s all !ery well, old man, but do you now what ( was thining last night%

%( will now, if you)ll tell me, old woman.%

%Tomorrow morning, as soon as it is daylight, get up and go out; ust follow your nose; and the!ery first thing which crosses your path -- whether it is a person, or a snae or an animal at all --you must pic it up, put it in your napsac, and bring it home. +e will bring it up as best we can,and that will be our child.%

The old man, sic of loneliness and longing for children, got up early net morning, too his sacand his stic and did as the old woman told him. /e set out and followed some ra!ines until hecame to a swamp. "nd what should he see there but a sow and twel!e little pigs wallowing in themud and basing in the sun. "s soon as the sow saw the old man, she began to grunt and too toher heels, followed by the little pigs -- all ecept one who stuc in the mud -- being scraggy,sinny, and sicly, and unable to follow the others.

The old man seied it, thrust it in his bag, mud and all, and set off home.

%Than goodness,% he said, %that ( ha!e found something to console my old woman$ ( am ustwondering whether it was *od or the &e!il who put that thought in her head last night.%

"nd on arri!ing home he said, %oo, my old dear, what a treasure ( brought you$ *ood luc tohim$ " boy with beautiful eyes and long lashes and as pretty as a picture$ /e)s the !ery image ofyou$... 2ow, get him bathed and tae care of him as only you now how to tae care of little boys,for, as you see, he)s rather dirty, poor little mite$%

%Old man, old man$% said the old woman, %you mustn)t oe about him; for isn)t he one of *od)screatures, ust lie oursel!es, and perhaps e!en more innocent, poor thing$%

Then, sprightly as a child, she got some soap and water and prepared to bath him, and becauseshe new all about newborn pigs, she bathed him, rubbed him gently all o!er with oil, twigged hisnose and cast a spell on him, so as to frighten away the e!il eye from her treasure$ Then shecombed him and looed after him so well, that, at the end of a few days, he became 3uite strong;and with bran and peelings, he began to reco!er and to grow so that it was a oy to loo at him.

"nd the old woman was beside herself with the oy of ha!ing such a fine boy, so comical, andpodgy, and round as a melon. #or e!eryone who said he was ugly or cheey, she always had theanswer -- that her boy was 3uite different form all others$ Only one thing still troubled the oldwoman4 that he couldn)t say %mother% and %father.%


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One day the old man wanted to go to town to buy a few odds and ends.

%Old man, don)t forget to bring some delicacy for the boy, for he must be longing for something,the darling$%

%5ery well, old woman.% But to himself, he thought, %&euce tae him, for ()!e had enough of yournagging about him. +e ha!en)t enough bread and salt for oursel!es, let along stuff him up withgood things. (f ( did e!erything my old woman tells me, ( should go mad$%

"t last the old man went to the town, bought what he had to buy and when he came home, theold woman ased him, as she always did, %+ell, old man, what did you hear in the town%

%+hat did ( hear, old woman 2ot !ery good news4 The emperor wants to get his daughtermarried.%

%"nd you call that bad news, old man%

%2ow, be patient for a little, my dear, for that isn)t all, and when ( heard the rest, my hair stood onend. +hen ( tell you the whole story, ( belie!e your flesh will creep.%

%But why, old man &ear me$%

%Then this is why, old woman. 2ow listen4 The emperor has sent his heralds through the wholeworld to proclaim that the man who can build a golden bridge from his own house to the royalpalace -- a bridge pa!ed with precious stones and planted on both sides with all inds of treeswith different inds of birds singing in the branches, which are not to be found anywhere else inthe world -- may ha!e the hand of his daughter, and e!en more -- half of his ingdom. +hoe!erdares to come and as for the hand of the princess, without ha!ing succeeded in maing thebridge as ( described it to you, will ha!e his head cut off on the spot. Till now, a crowd of ings)and emperors) sons -- dear now where they all come from$ -- ha!e arri!ed and not one has

succeeded. "nd e!ery single one has been mercilessly beheaded by the emperor without anyeception, till the people are weeping for pity. 2ow, old woman, what ha!e you to say (s thatgood news "nd what is more, the emperor has fallen ill with worry.%

%+oe, woe, old man, the emperor)s ill health is our health$ +hat you ha!e told me about theemperors) sons breas my heart when ( thin of the sorrow and sadness of the berea!edmothers$ +hat a good thing our child can)t spea, and that he won)t be tempted by suchetra!agance.%

%" good thing, old woman, but what a good thing it would be to ha!e a boy who could build abridge and win the emperor)s daughter, for ( now it would be the end of all our wants, and what ablessing that would be$%

+hile the old couple were taling, the pig sat in his bed in a corner by the fire, his snout in the air,his eyes fied on them, listening to e!erything they said and only puffing from time to time.

"nd as the old people chatted together, they suddenly heard a !oice from the fireplace4 %#atherand mother, ( will do it.%

The old woman fainted with oy; the old man, howe!er, thining it was the &e!il, too fright and, ingreat bewilderment stared into e!ery corner of the hut to see where the !oice could ha!e comefrom, but seeing no one, came to his senses.


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But the young pig cried again, %#ather, don)t be afraid$ (t is ($ +ae mother up and go and tell theemperor that ( will build the bridge.%

Then the old man said hesitatingly, %But, will you be able to do it, my darling%

%&on)t worry about that father, as long as you are with me. 'ust go and tell the emperor the news$%

Then the old woman, reco!ering, issed the boy and said to him, %6other)s darling, don)t run yourhead into danger. "nd you are going to lea!e us alone again, sad at heart and without anysupport$%

%&on)t worry at all, mummy, for you will see who ( am.%

Then the old man, finding nothing else to say, combed his beard nicely, too his stic, left thehouse, and set out for the emperor)s palace.

" sentry, seeing him hanging about, ased, %+hat do you want, old man%

%( ha!e to see the emperor about something. 6y son bets he can mae the bridge.%

The sentry, nowing the command of the emperor, wasted no time in further tal, but led the oldman into the presence of the emperor.

On seeing the old man, the emperor ased, %+hat do you want, old man%

%6ay you li!e long, illustrious and all-powerful emperor$ 6y son, on hearing that you ha!e adaughter to be married, has sent me, on his behalf, to inform your maesty that he can build thebridge.%

%(f he can build it, let him do so, old man; then my daughter and half my ingdom will be his. But ifhe does not succeed, then ... perhaps he has heard what has happened to others, more highlybred than he (f you undertae this, then go and bring your son to me. (f not, then begone and getrid of any foolish nonsense in your head.%

The old man, on hearing these words right from the emperor)s lips, bowed down to the ground,then left and set off towards his hut to bring his son. +hen he arri!ed home, he told his son whatthe emperor had said.

Then the pig, bursting with happiness, began to sip about the cottage, di!ed under the bed,upset se!eral pieces of crocery with his snout and said, %7ome on, daddy, let us go to theemperor.%

Then the old woman began to weep and said, %(t seems ( am not to ha!e any luc in this world$Till now ( ha!e struggled to bring him up and pro!ide him with all his needs and now ... it seemsas if ( am to be depri!ed of him$% "nd still weeping, she fell into a swoon with worry.

But the old man ept his word; put on his fur hat, pushed it down o!er his ears, and too his sticin his hand, and went out, saying, %7ome on with your father, boy, let us go and buy your mothera daughter-in-law.%

Then the pig, out of sheer oy, too one more di!e under the bed, then followed the old man, and


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until they arri!ed, he trotted behind grunting and snuffing on the ground, as a pig should do. Theyhad hardly arri!ed at the gates of the imperial palace, when the guards, catching sight of them,began to loo at each other and burst out laughing.

%+hat does this mean, old man% said one of them.

%+ell, this is my son, who recons he can build the bridge for the emperor.%

%*ood gracious, old man, you still ha!e a lot to learn; it)s easy to see you are doting,% said an oldguardsman.

%+ell$ 8!ery man)s fate is written on his forehead, and e!eryone must die once.%

%(t seems to us that you, old man, are looing for trouble with a candle in broad daylight,% said thesentries.

%That has nothing to do with you. Be careful, mind what you say, and go and tell the emperor thatwe ha!e arri!ed,% replied the old man.

The sentries looed at each other and shrugged their shoulders.

Then one of them went and told the emperor of the arri!al of the new candidates4 the old manand his pig$ The emperor commanded them to present themsel!es. The old man, on entering,bowed low and remained humbly standing at the door. But the pig, grunting, trotted ahead up thecarpet, and began to sniff through the room.

Then the emperor, seeing such frightful impertinence, wanted on one hand to laugh, but on theother, he was !ery angry and said, %+ell, old man$ +hen you came last time, it seemed to meyou had all your wits about you, but now what are you thining of +andering about followed by apig$ "nd who, may ( as, ga!e you the idea of maing fun of me%

%/ea!en forbid, your maesty, that (, an old man, should e!er thin of such a thing$ ( cra!e yourforgi!eness, your imperial maesty, and this is my son who sent me to you before, if your maestyremembers%

%"nd it is he who will build the bridge for me$%

%(t is our hope, your maesty, that he will be the one to do it.%

%2ow$ Tae your pig and get out. (f the bridge is not built by tomorrow morning, old man, yourhead will be where your feet are now. &o you understand%

%*od is merciful, your maesty. (f, howe!er, the desire of your maesty should be fulfilled, then withyour maesty)s permission, we should lie the princess sent home to us.%

o saying, he left, and taing the pig, set off home, followed by some soldiers, who had beenordered by the emperor to eep an eye on him until net day, to see what it all meant. +hat a lotof chatter, what roars of laughter, and what speculation this oe caused in the palace and all o!erthe country$

Towards e!ening, when the old man and the pig arri!ed home, the old woman was o!ercome byfear and trembling and began to weep, saying, %Oh me$ Old man, what are you up to now +hatdo ( want with soldiers%


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%:ou dare to as that$ (t)s your doing$ ( allowed myself to be carried away by your foolish head,and to be coaed to bring you an adopted child, so to spea. "nd now you see what a piclewe)re in$ ( didn)t bring any soldiers. They brought me$ "nd my head is only to stay on myshoulders until tomorrow morning$%

The pig, meantime, was wandering about the cottage, sniffing around for food, and was not at allconcerned about the trouble he had caused. The old couple 3uarreled and s3uabbled for a while,but worried and all as they were about the e!ents of the day, they at last fell asleep.

Then the pig umped lightly on the bed, broe a window, and the breath from his nostrils shot outlie two tongues of fire and reached from the old man)s cottage -- which was now no longer acottage -- to the emperor)s palace. "nd the bridge with e!erything commanded by the emperor,was now complete. The old man)s cottage was now a palace -- much grander than that of theemperor. "nd suddenly the old couple were clad in imperial purple, and their palace was full of allthe good things in the world. "nd the pig romped about and frised all o!er the fine carpets.

6eanwhile, etraordinary rumors were spreading all o!er the ingdom, and e!en the emperor andhis counselors were o!erawed when they beheld this great miracle. "nd the emperor, fearing lest

some misfortune should befall him, too counsel and was ad!ised to hand o!er his daughter tothe old man; so he sent for her immediately. Because the emperor, howe!er powerful, waso!ercome by fear owing to the great wonder which had ust happened.

The wedding did not tae place. +ell, how could it, when there was no one to marry$ +hen theprincess arri!ed at the bridegroom)s house, she was !ery pleased with it and lied her mother-and father-in-law, but when she caught sight of the bridegroom, she was !ery astonished. But,after a few moments, she shrugged her shoulders, saying to herself, %(f this is what *od and myparents wished for me, let it be so.% "nd she at once set about her houseeeping.

The pig snuffed about the house during the daytime as was his custom, but each night when itwas time to go to bed, his pig)s sin dropped off, and out stepped a handsome prince$ "nd beforelong, his wife grew 3uite accustomed to him, for he was no longer ugly as he had been at the

beginning.

"fter a wee or two, the young princess, !ery homesic, set out to !isit her parents, lea!ing herhusband at home, for she was ashamed to be seen with him. +hen her parents saw her, theywere o!eroyed and ased her all about her new home and her husband. he told them all shenew.

Then the emperor began to ad!ise her saying, %6y darling$ :ou mustn)t be led into doing him anyharm, in case misfortune should o!ertae you; for, as far as ( can see, the man, or whate!er he is,has great magic powers. There must be something strange about him, since he has donesomething which is beyond human strength.%

Then the empress and her daughter went out to stroll in the garden, and the mother ga!e herdaughter 3uite different ad!ice4 %6y dear$ +hat ind of life will you lead, if you can)t appear insociety with your husband ( gi!e you this ad!ice4 ee to it that there is always a good fire in thesto!e, and when your husband falls asleep, tae that pigsin and put it in the fire and let it burn,and then you will be rid of it.%

%+hat a good idea, mother$ uch a thought ne!er entered my head....%

"nd when the young princess returned home, she ordered a good fire to be lit in the sto!e. +henher husband was fast asleep, she too the pigsin from the place where he had put it, and threw


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it on the fire. Then the hairs on it began to singe and the sin began to sile, turning into burntrind and ashes. uch a frightful odor spread through the house that it woe her husband, who

umped up terrified and looed sorrowfully towards the sto!e.

"nd when he saw this great misfortune, he burst into tears saying, %"las$ tupid woman$ +hatha!e you done (f someone told you to do that, you were ill ad!ised; but if you did it on your own

initiati!e, it was a great mistae.%

Then the young wife noticed that she was girt round the waist with a belt of iron, while herhusband said, %:ou ha!e listened to the ad!ice of others and brought misfortune to the old coupleand to us as well. (f e!er you need me, remember my name is rince 7harming, and ( will befound at the (ncense 6onastery.%

'ust as he finished speaing, a sudden gust of wind blew, and a terrifying whirlwind whised theemperor)s son-in-law off his feet and carried him out of sight. Then the wonderful bridgeimmediately began to crac and crumbled to the ground, so that it was impossible to say whathad become of it; and the palace where the old couple and their daughter-in-law li!ed with all itsriches and all its magnificence, turned once more into the miserable little cottage which the oldcouple had inhabited. +hen they saw this great misfortune and their daughter-in-law in such

misery, they began to scold her with tears in their eyes and ordered her sharply to go bac homeas they had no means of supporting her.

#inding herself so forlorn and deserted, she wondered what was to be done; where to go. houldshe go home he was afraid of her father)s se!erity and the dangerous gossip of the people.hould she stay there But she had none of the things she needed and was tired of the remorseof her parents-in-law.

"t last she decided to go and search throughout the whole world for her husband. "nd ha!ingtaen this decision, she said, %lease help me, *od% and set out, ust wandering where herfancy led her. he went on straight ahead, through the wilderness for a whole year until she cameto a desolate place she had ne!er seen before. "nd here, seeing a little hidden house, the roofmoss-co!ered


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%:our name is familiar, good woman, but it ne!er entered my head that ( should find you here.%

%:ou see$%

Then aint +ednesday ga!e a loud shout and immediately all the creatures in her domainassembled. he ased them about the (ncense 6onastery, and all replied at once that they had

ne!er heard of it. aint +ednesday, hearing this, was !ery disappointed, but, being unable tohelp, she ga!e the tra!eler a piece of holy bread and a small glass of wine to ha!e something toeat on the way, and she also ga!e her a golden distaff which could spin alone and said indly,%Tae care of it, for it will come in useful when you are in need.%

Then she directed her to the house of her eldest sister, aint #riday.

The princess set out and wandered for another whole year, still through wild, unfamiliar places,until, with great difficulty, she arri!ed at the house of aint #riday. "nd here the same thinghappened as at the house of aint +ednesday, ecept that aint #riday ga!e her a piece of holybread, a little glass of wine, and a golden reeling machine, which could wind alone; and she, too,directed her, with great indness and gentleness to the house of her eldest sister, aint unday.

The princess set out again from there the !ery same day and wandered for another whole yearthrough places which were e!en more desolate than those through which she had alreadytra!eled. "nd being weary with three years of wandering, it was with difficulty that she arri!ed atthe house of aint unday. "nd aint unday recei!ed her with the same ceremony and ust aswarmly as her sisters had done. "nd taing pity on the wretched weary girl, aint unday shoutedout once with all her might, and immediately, all li!ing things in her domain assembled4 from thewaters, from the land, from the air. "nd then she ased them whether any of them had e!er heardof the (ncense 6onastery. They all replied, with one !oice, that they had ne!er e!en heard thename mentioned. Then aint unday ga!e a deep sigh from the depths of her heart, looed sadlyat the unfortunate princess and said, %(t loos as if *od is angry with you or something, becauseyou cannot find what you are looing for, my daughter$ #or this is the end of a world which e!en (don)t now, and howe!er much you or anyone else should wish to go further, it is 3uiteimpossible.%

"nd at that moment a lame lar was seen limping along as best he could. "nd warbling, warbling,warbling, he stopped before aint unday. Then she ased him too, %ar, do you by any chancenow where the 6onastery of (ncense is%

%Of course ( now, mistress. 6y heart)s desire too me there, and there ( broe my leg.%

%(f you do, then go there at once and tae this woman with you, as you now the way, and gi!eher the best ad!ice you can.%

Then the lar, sighing, replied humbly, %+ith all my heart, ( obey your command, O mistress,although it is !ery difficult to get there.%

Then aint unday too, ga!e the tra!eler a piece of holy bread and a little wine to ha!esomething to eat on the way to the 6onastery of (ncense; and she also ga!e her a large goldclucing hen and chicens also made of gold in case of need on the way. Then she entrusted herto the care of the lar, who set off at once, warbling as he went.

ometimes the lar went on foot; sometimes the princess flew through the air; sometimes shewent on foot; sometimes he f lew. "nd when the poor princess could no longer go either way, thelar at once too her on his bac and flew along with her. *oing on lie this for another wholeyear, with great difficulty and hardship, they f lew o!er innumerable countries and seas, o!er


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terrifying forests and deserts, where dragons crept along, poisonous asps, basiliss with the e!ileye, otters, each with twenty-four heads, and thousands of other dreadful monsters who lay withopen mouths, ust ready to gobble them up; it would be 3uite impossible for any human tongue todescribe the greed, the cunning, and the wicedness of these animals.

(n the end, after so much trouble and so much danger, they succeeded in arri!ing at the entrance

to a ca!e. /ere the princess mounted once more onto the lar)s wings which were now scarcelyable to flutter, and he alighted into another world which was more beautiful than aradise.

%/ere we are at the 6onastery of (ncense,% said the lar. %rince 7harming, whom you ha!esought through so many difficulties, li!es here. (s there not something familiar here%

Then, although her eyes were daled by so much splendor, she looed more closely and at oncerecognied the wonderful bridge from the other world and the palace where she and rince7harming had li!ed for such a short time, and her eyes filled with tears of oy.

%+ait a moment$ &on)t be in such a hurry to reoice, for you are still a stranger in these parts, andyou are not yet out of danger,% said the lar.

/e then showed her a well where she must go three days in succession; he told her who shewould meet and what she should say; he ad!ised her what to do in turn with the distaff, with thereeling machine, and the golden clucing-hen and chicens, gi!en to her by the three sisters,aint +ednesday, aint #riday, and aint unday.

Then, saying good-bye to the princess entrusted to his care, he turned bac suddenly, flyingwithout stopping, afraid lest someone should brea his other leg too. "nd the unhappy princesswatched him as he flew, her eyes full of tears. Then she went towards the well which he hadpointed out.

"nd when she reached the well, she too out first of all the spindle from the place where she hadcarried it, and then sat down to rest.

hortly afterward, a ser!ant came to draw water, and seeing an unnown woman and themiraculous distaff, spinning golden thread by itself


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had drun it, he fell fast asleep. Then the old woman called the unnown tra!eler into the room ofthe prince, as had been arranged, and left her there, whispering softly, %it here until the morning.( will come and fetch you then.%

The old woman whispered and went on tiptoe so that the prince should not hear, and she toogood care that a faithful ser!ant who accompanied him to the hunt e!ery day and who was

sleeping in the same room, should not hear either.

"nd as soon as the old woman had left the room, the unhappy princess nelt down by herhusband)s bed and began to wee bitterly, saying, %rince 7harming$ rince 7harming$ ut yourright arm round my waist so that the spell may be broen.%

"nd poor thing, she perse!ered lie this until the morning, but in !ain, for the prince seemed toha!e gone to the net world. "t daybrea, the witch came along and sulily told her to lea!e thecourtyard and go away. The unfortunate princess came out without ha!ing succeeded in maingher husband hear, and !ery unhappy, went once more to the well and this time too out herreeling machine. "gain the ser!ant came to fetch water and seeing this second wonderful obect,rushed off to her mistress and said that the woman had now a golden reel, which could windalone and which was e!en more wonderful than the distaff she had gi!en her. Then the old witch

sent the ser!ant to summon her and too possession of the reeling machine with the samecraftiness, and the net morning too her out of the prince)s room and chased her out of thepalace.

That night, howe!er, the prince)s faithful ser!ant sensed what was happening and taing pity onthe poor stranger, set out to disco!er the old woman)s tric. "nd when the prince rose and wassetting off to hunt, his faithful ser!ant told him in detail what had happened in his room on the twopre!ious nights. "nd the prince, on hearing this, ga!e a sudden start, as if the sy had fallen.Then he cast down his eyes and began to weep. "nd while tears were streaming from his eyes,at the well, his spell-bound and tormented wife now too out her golden hen and chicens -- herlast hope. "nd while she stood by the well, the ser!ant came along once more to fetch water.

"nd when she saw still another wonder, she didn)t e!en wait to draw water, but rushed to her

mistress, saying, %*ood gracious, mistress$ (magine what ( ha!e seen$ That woman now has agolden hen with chicens also of gold -- so beautiful they are that they could steal your eyesight.%

+hen the old woman heard that, she sent for her at once, saying to herself, %he won)t get whatshe)s looing for.%

"nd when the princess came in, the old witch too possession of the golden hen and chicens bythe same sly means.

But the prince, when he returned that e!ening from the hunt and when his mil was brought in,said to himself, %( won)t drin any more of this mil.%

o he threw it away and lay down, pretending to fall sound asleep.

+hen the old woman thought he was asleep, and was confident that he was now under the spellof the magic mil, she once more brought the princess into the room, ust as she had done on thepreceding nights; and lea!ing her there, she went off. The, the troubled girl, falling on her neesby her husband)s bedside, dissol!ed in a flood of tears, again saying these words, %rince7harming$ rince 7harming$ /a!e pity on an innocent soul who has been tortured for four yearswith the most cruel suffering, and put you right arm round my waist so that the spell may brea,for ( cannot bear this any longer.%


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"nd when she had finished speaing, rince 7harming stretched out his hand, as if in sleep, andwhen he touched her waist -- bang$ The belt burst open, and the spell was broen. Then theprincess told her husband how much she had suffered since he had disappeared.

Then rince 7harming rose, and, although it was the middle of the night, awoe the whole courtand ordered the old witch to be brought to him, together with all the treasures taen so slyly from

the princess. Then he ordered a wild mare be brought to him and a sac of nuts. "nd he orderedthe old witch and the sac of nuts to be tied to the mare)s tail and to set the mare galloping. "ndthis was done. "nd when the mare began to gallop, each time a nut dropped from the bag, a littlebit of the witch dropped too; and when the sac fell, the witch)s head dropped off.

The old witch was the sow with the pigs from the swamp -- one of which had been brought homeby the old man, rince 7harming)s foster father. By her wiced trics she had turned her master,rince 7harming, into the miserable, mangy little pig, so that later on she could mae him marryone of her ele!en daughters who followed her from the swamp. That is why rince 7harmingpunished her so se!erely. The faithful ser!ant was handsomely rewarded with gifts by the princeand princess who eep him in their ser!ice as long as he li!ed.

"nd !ery soon a son was born to the prince and princes.

2ow remember, good people, that rince 7harming had no wedding ceremony when he wasmarried. But now he celebrated both a wedding and a christening, a thing which ne!er happenedbefore and which ()m sure will ne!er happen again. rince 7harming too a wish, andimmediately the parents of the princess arri!ed and his foster parents, the old man and the oldwoman -- once more dressed in imperial purple. "nd he seated them at the head of the table. "ndmillions of people assembled for that large and sumptuous wedding reception, and the gaietywent on for three days and three nights, and unless it has ended, it must still be going on.

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