. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . *ThE- ROBBER BRIDLCROOJl*. HERE was once a miller who had abeautiful daughter, and when she wasgrown up he became anxious that sheshould be well married and taken careof; so he thought, If a decent sort of man comesand asks her in marriage, I will give herto him. Soon after a suitor came forward who seemed very well to do, and as the miller knew nothing tohis disadvantage, he promised him his daughter. But the girldid not seem to love him as a bride should love her bride-groom ; she had no confidence in him ; as often as she sawhim o
. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . *ThE- ROBBER BRIDLCROOJl*. HERE was once a miller who had abeautiful daughter, and when she wasgrown up he became anxious that sheshould be well married and taken careof; so he thought, If a decent sort of man comesand asks her in marriage, I will give herto him. Soon after a suitor came forward who seemed very well to do, and as the miller knew nothing tohis disadvantage, he promised him his daughter. But the girldid not seem to love him as a bride should love her bride-groom ; she had no confidence in him ; as often as she sawhim or thought about him, she felt a chill at her heart. Oneday he said to her, You are to be my bride, and yet you have never been tosee me. The girl answered, I do not know where your house he said, My house is a long way in the began to make excuses, and said she could not findthe way to it; but the bridegroom said, You must come and pay me a visit next Sunday; I havealready invited company, and I will strew ashes on the paththrough the wood, so that you will be sure
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