. Laboulaye's fairy book . The poor man thanked Destiny again and again, and setout for home. As soon as he arrived he went straight tohis brothers house and said, Brother, give me Miliza for a wife; you see that I am allalone in the world. I am willing, answered his brother; Miliza is yours. The bridegroom carried Miliza to his house. He soonbecame very rich, but he always took good care to say,All that I have belongs to Miliza. One day, however, as he was admiring his wheat, whichwas the most beautiful that ever was seen, a stranger passedby and asked, Whose wheat is this? It is mine, answer
. Laboulaye's fairy book . The poor man thanked Destiny again and again, and setout for home. As soon as he arrived he went straight tohis brothers house and said, Brother, give me Miliza for a wife; you see that I am allalone in the world. I am willing, answered his brother; Miliza is yours. The bridegroom carried Miliza to his house. He soonbecame very rich, but he always took good care to say,All that I have belongs to Miliza. One day, however, as he was admiring his wheat, whichwas the most beautiful that ever was seen, a stranger passedby and asked, Whose wheat is this? It is mine, answered he, without thinking. Butscarcely had he spoken when, behold! the wheat took fire,and the flames spread all over the field. Without stoppingto put it out, he ran after the traveler, crying, Stop,sir, I was mistaken; it belongs to Miliza, my brothers k daughter. The fire went out at once of its own accord. He hadlearned a good lesson which he never forgot, and from thattime thenceforth he was fortunate, thanks to HERE was once a woman who was left a widowwith two children. The elder, who was only her step-daughter, was named Dobrunka; the younger, who wasas wicked as her mother, was called Katinka. Themother worshiped her daughter, but she hated Do-brunka, simply because she was as beautiful as her sisterwas ugly. Dobrunka did not even know that she waspretty, and she could not understand why her stepmotherflew into a rage at the mere sight of her. The poor childwas obliged to do all the work of the house; she had tosweep, cook, wash, sew, spin, weave, cut the grass, and takecare of the cow, while Katinka lived like a princess—thatis to say, did nothing. Dobrunka worked with a good will, and took reproachesand blows with the gentleness of a lamb; but nothingsoothed her stepmother, for every day added to the beautyof the elder sister and the ugliness of the younger. Theyare growing up, thought the mother, and suitors willsoon appear, who will refuse my daughter when
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