. The house of joy . THE PRINCE WITH THE NINESORROWS Eight ivhite peahens ivent dmun to the gate : fVait ! they saiJ, little sister, luait ! They cohered her up ivitk feathers so fine ;jind none ivent out, ivhen there tvent back nine, LONG time ago there liveda King and a Queen, whohad an only son. As soonas he was born his mothergave him to the foresterswife to be nursed ; for sheherself had to wear her crown all day andhad no time for nursing. The foresterswife had just given birth to a little daughterof her own ; but she loved both childrenequally and nursed them together like nig
. The house of joy . THE PRINCE WITH THE NINESORROWS Eight ivhite peahens ivent dmun to the gate : fVait ! they saiJ, little sister, luait ! They cohered her up ivitk feathers so fine ;jind none ivent out, ivhen there tvent back nine, LONG time ago there liveda King and a Queen, whohad an only son. As soonas he was born his mothergave him to the foresterswife to be nursed ; for sheherself had to wear her crown all day andhad no time for nursing. The foresterswife had just given birth to a little daughterof her own ; but she loved both childrenequally and nursed them together like night the Queen had a dream thatmade the half of her hair turn grey. Shedreamed that she saw the Prince her son atthe age of twenty lying dead with a wound. ,4-:-\ The House of Joy over the place of his heart; and near him hisfoster-sister was standing, with a royal crownon her head, and his heart bleeding betweenher hands. The next morning the Queen sent in greathaste for the family Fairy, and told her ofthe dream. The Fairy said, This canhave but one meaning, and it is an evil is some danger that threatens yoursons life in his twentieth year, and hisfoster-sister is to be the cause of it ; also,it seems she is to make herself Queen. Butleave her to me, and I will avert the evilchance ; for the dream coming beforehandshows that the Fates mean that he shouldbe saved. The Queen said, Do anything ; onlydo not destroy the foresters wifes child, foras yet at least, she has done no wrong. Lether only be carried away to a safe placeand made secure and treated well. I willnot have my sons happiness grow out ofanother ones grave. The Fairy said, Nothing is so safe as agrave when the Fates are awake. Still, Ithink I can make everything q
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