. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . tfeast was made ready, and all the court people and goodfriends were bidden to it. The bridegroom sat in the midstwith the Princess on one side and the waiting-woman on theother; and the false bride did not know the true one, becauseshe was dazzled with her glittering braveries. When all thecompany had eaten and drunk and were merry, the old Kinggave the waiting-woman a question to answer, as to what suchan one deserved, who had deceived her masters in such andsuch a manner, telling the whole story, and ending by asking, Now, what do
. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . tfeast was made ready, and all the court people and goodfriends were bidden to it. The bridegroom sat in the midstwith the Princess on one side and the waiting-woman on theother; and the false bride did not know the true one, becauseshe was dazzled with her glittering braveries. When all thecompany had eaten and drunk and were merry, the old Kinggave the waiting-woman a question to answer, as to what suchan one deserved, who had deceived her masters in such andsuch a manner, telling the whole story, and ending by asking, Now, what doom does such an one deserve ? No better than this, answered the false bride, that shebe put naked into a cask, studded inside with sharp nails, andbe dragged along in it by two white horses from street to street,until she be dead. Thou hast spoken thy own doom, said the old King; asthou hast said, so shall it be done. And when the sentencewas fulfilled, the Prince married the true bride, and ever afterthey ruled over their kingdom in peace and
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