. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . THI/GQLD£N*BIRD. N times gone by there was a king whohad at the back of his castle a beauti-ful pleasure-garden, in which stood atree that bore golden apples. As theapples ripened they were counted, butone morning .one was missing. Thenthe king was angry, and he orderedthat watch should be kept about thetree every night. Now the king had three sons, and he sent the eldest to spend the whole nightin the garden ; so he watched till midnight, and then hecould keep off sleep no longer, and in the morning anotherapple was missing. The sec
. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . THI/GQLD£N*BIRD. N times gone by there was a king whohad at the back of his castle a beauti-ful pleasure-garden, in which stood atree that bore golden apples. As theapples ripened they were counted, butone morning .one was missing. Thenthe king was angry, and he orderedthat watch should be kept about thetree every night. Now the king had three sons, and he sent the eldest to spend the whole nightin the garden ; so he watched till midnight, and then hecould keep off sleep no longer, and in the morning anotherapple was missing. The second son had to watch the follow-ing night; but it fared no better, for when twelve oclock hadstruck he went to sleep, and in the morning another applewas missing. Now came the turn of the third son to watch,and he was ready to do so ; but the king had less trust in him,and believed he would acquit himself still worse than hisbrothers, but in the end he consented to let him try. So theyoung man lay down under the tree to watch, and resolvedthat sleep should not be master. W
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