. The boy who knew what the birds said . nd she went into MELL AND PRINCESS BRIGHT BROW a great rage. She gave orders to the groomsthat the Hen-wifes son was to be whipped everytime he looked at her. Manys the time after thatMell got the lash. But he loved Bright Brow somuch that he could not forbear looking at her. II Now, one very early morning Mell took hismothers goat out to graze on the green. And ashe went along he saw on the grass a beautifulmantle. He took it up and he thought to him-self How well it would look upon Princess BrightBrow! And he thought again if she wouldtake this beauti
. The boy who knew what the birds said . nd she went into MELL AND PRINCESS BRIGHT BROW a great rage. She gave orders to the groomsthat the Hen-wifes son was to be whipped everytime he looked at her. Manys the time after thatMell got the lash. But he loved Bright Brow somuch that he could not forbear looking at her. II Now, one very early morning Mell took hismothers goat out to graze on the green. And ashe went along he saw on the grass a beautifulmantle. He took it up and he thought to him-self How well it would look upon Princess BrightBrow! And he thought again if she wouldtake this beautiful green mantle from me maybeshe would let me look upon her when she is wear-ing it. He put the mantle across his shoulders and sat down and thought and thought. And while he was thinking he felt the mantle being pulled from behind. He turned round and he saw a woman standing there. She had brighter colors in her dress and she wore more ornaments than any one he had ever seen in the Kings Castle. 87 THE BOY WHO KNEW WHAT THE BIRDS SAID. He knew by such signs that she was a Fairy Woman out of the Green Rath. Mell, said she, Mell, the Hen-wifes son, 88 MELL AND PRINCESS BRIGHT BROW give to me the mantle that the King of the FairyRiders let fall from his shoulders last night. If it is his, and if you have come to bring itto him, why you must have it, said Mell, and hetook the mantle off his shoulders and handedit to her. The King would wish that I should recom-pense you, said the Fairy Woman. She tooka jewel that was on the collar of the mantle andgave it to Mell. If you take this jewel in yourhand, said she, and wish to be in this place orthat place you will be there in an instant, andanyone you take by the hand you can bring withyou. And when Mell took the jewel from her,the Fairy Woman, carrying the green mantle,went into the green rath. Then Mell took his goat by the horns and turned towards his hut. And there, outside the gate of the Castle he saw the Kings daughter, Princes
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