The Waldorf family . armed with a fiery sword, which burns to ashesevery thing it touches. This fellow keeps guardover an apple-tree, from which I must pluck anapple. What then ? Then I must gather the laughing flower,which is protected by a lion, whose mane is formedof living vipers. After this, I must cross the Lakeof Dragons. I shall then meet with a blacka-moor, armed with an iron ball, which alwaysreaches its aim, and then returns to its I pass him, I shall enter the Valley of FalseDelights, where are all manner of temptations ;and I shall then reach a river which has but onef
The Waldorf family . armed with a fiery sword, which burns to ashesevery thing it touches. This fellow keeps guardover an apple-tree, from which I must pluck anapple. What then ? Then I must gather the laughing flower,which is protected by a lion, whose mane is formedof living vipers. After this, I must cross the Lakeof Dragons. I shall then meet with a blacka-moor, armed with an iron ball, which alwaysreaches its aim, and then returns to its I pass him, I shall enter the Valley of FalseDelights, where are all manner of temptations ;and I shall then reach a river which has but oneford. There I shall find a woman clad in blackgarments, whom I shall take up behind me, andshe will direct me what to do. The farmers wife tried to persuade the strangerthat he could not endure all these hardships; buthe told her it was not a womans affair ; and afterreceiving directions about the road through theforest, urged his horse into a gallop, and soon dis- 154 appeared among the trees. The woman heaved adeep
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