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the trees were once more clothed in fresh green, the king of the
country was hunting in the forest, and followed a roe, and as it had
fled into the thicket which shut in this part of the forest, he got
off his horse, tore the bushes asunder, and cut himself a path with
his sword. When he had at last forced his way through, he saw a
wonderfully beautiful maiden sitting under the tree, and she sat
there and was entirely covered with her golden hair down to her very
feet. He stood still and looked at her full of surprise, then he
spoke to her and said 'who are you. Why are you sitting here in the
wilderness.' But she gave no answer, for she could not open her
mouth. The king continued 'will you go with me to my castle. Then
she just nodded her head a little. The king took her in his arms,
carried her to his horse, and rode home with her, and when he reached
the royal castle he caused her to be dressed in beautiful garments,
and gave her all things in abundance. Although she could not speak,
she was still so beautiful and charming that he began to love her
with all his heart, and it was not long before he married her. After
a year or so had passed, the queen brought a son into the world.
Thereupon the virgin mary appeared to her in the night when she lay
in her bed alone, and said 'if you will tell the truth and confess
that you did unlock the forbidden door, I will open your mouth and
give you back your speech, but if you persevere in your sin, and deny
obstinately, I will take your new-born child away with me.' The the
queen was permitted to answer, but she remained hard, and said 'no, I
did not open the forbidden door, and the virgin mary took the
new-born child from her arms, and vanished with it. Next morning
when the child was not to be found, it was whispered among the people
that the queen was a man-eater, and had put her own child to death.
She heard all this and could say nothing to the contrary, but the
king would not believe it, for he loved her so much. When a year had
gone by the queen again bore a son, and in the night the virgin mary
again came to her, and said 'if you will confess that you opened the
forbidden door, I will give you your child back and untie your tongue
but if you continue in sin and deny it, I will take away with me this
new child also.' Then the queen again said 'no, I did not open the
forbidden door.' And the virgin took the child out of her arms, and
away with her to heaven. Next morning, when this child also had
disappeared, the people declared quite loudly that the queen had
devoured it, and the king's councillors demanded that she should be
brought to justice. The king however, loved her so dearly that he
would not believe it, and commanded the councillors under pain of
death not to say any more about it. The following year the queen gave
birth to a beautiful little daughter, and for the third time the
virgin mary appeared to her in the night and said 'follow me.' She
took the queen by the hand and led her to heaven, and showed her
there her two eldest children, who smiled at her, and were playing
with the ball of the world. When the queen rejoiced thereat, the
virgin mary said 'is your heart not yet softened. If you will own
that you opened the forbidden door, I will give you back your two
little sons.' But for the third time the queen answered 'no, I did
not open the forbidden door.' Then the virgin let her sink down to
earth once more, and took from her likewise her third child.

Next morning, when the loss was reported abroad, all the people cried
loudly 'the queen is a man-eater. She must be judged, and the king
was no longer able to restrain his councillors. Thereupon a trial was
held, and as she could not answer, and defend herself, she was
condemned to be burnt at the stake. The wood was got together, and
when she was fast bound to the stake, and the fire began to burn
round about her, the hard ice of pride melted, her heart was moved by
repentance, and she thought 'if I could but confess before my death
that I opened the door.' Then her voice came back to her, and she
cried out loudly 'yes, mary, I did it, and straight-way rain fell
from the sky and extinguished the flames of fire, and a light broke
forth above her, and the virgin mary descended with the two little
sons by her side, and the new-born daughter in her arms. She spoke
kindly to her, and said 'he who repents his sin and acknowledges it,
is forgiven.' Then she gave her the three children, untied her
tongue, and granted her happiness for her whole life.

A certain father had two sons, the elder of whom was smart and
sensible, and could do everything, but the younger was stupid and
could neither learn nor understand anything, and when people saw him
they said 'there's a fellow who will give his father some trouble.'
When anything had to be done, it was always the elder who was forced
to do it, but if his father bade him fetch anything when it was late,
or in the night-time, and the way led through the churchyard, or any
other dismal place, he answered 'oh, no, father, I'll not go there,
it makes me shudder.' For he was afraid. Or when stories were told
by the fire at night which made the flesh creep, the listeners
sometimes said 'oh, it makes us shudder.' The younger sat in a corner
and listened with the rest of them, and could not imagine what they
could mean. 'They are always saying 'it makes me shudder, it makes
me shudder, it does not make me shudder.' Thought he. 'That, too,
must be an art of which I understand nothing.'

Now it came to pass that his father said to him one day 'hearken to
me, you fellow in the corner there, you are growing tall and strong,
and you too must learn something by which you can earn your bread.
Look how your brother works, but you do not even earn your salt.'
'Well, father, he replied, 'I am quite willing to learn something -
indeed, if it could but be managed, I should like to learn how to
shudder. I don't understand that at all yet.' The elder brother
smiled when he heard that, and thought to himself 'good God, what a
blockhead that brother of mine is. He will never be good for
anything as long as he lives. He who wants to be a sickle must bend
himself betimes.' The father sighed, and answered him 'you shall soon
learn what it is to shudder, but you will not earn your bread by
that.' Soon after this the sexton came to the house on a visit, and
the father bewailed his trouble, and told him how his younger son was

the trees were once more clothed in fresh green, the king of the

country was hunting in the forest, and followed a roe, and as it had

fled into the thicket which shut in this part of the forest, he got

off his horse, tore the bushes asunder, and cut himself a path with

his sword. When he had at last forced his way through, he saw a

wonderfully beautiful maiden sitting under the tree, and she sat

there and was entirely covered with her golden hair down to her very

feet. He stood still and looked at her full of surprise, then he

spoke to her and said 'who are you. Why are you sitting here in the

wilderness.' But she gave no answer, for she could not open her

mouth. The king continued 'will you go with me to my castle. Then

she just nodded her head a little. The king took her in his arms,

carried her to his horse, and rode home with her, and when he reached

the royal castle he caused her to be dressed in beautiful garments,

and gave her all things in abundance. Although she could not speak,

she was still so beautiful and charming that he began to love her

with all his heart, and it was not long before he married her. After

a year or so had passed, the queen brought a son into the world.

Thereupon the virgin mary appeared to her in the night when she lay

in her bed alone, and said 'if you will tell the truth and confess

that you did unlock the forbidden door, I will open your mouth and

give you back your speech, but if you persevere in your sin, and deny

obstinately, I will take your new-born child away with me.' The the

queen was permitted to answer, but she remained hard, and said 'no, I

did not open the forbidden door, and the virgin mary took the

new-born child from her arms, and vanished with it. Next morning

when the child was not to be found, it was whispered among the people

that the queen was a man-eater, and had put her own child to death.

She heard all this and could say nothing to the contrary, but the

king would not believe it, for he loved her so much. When a year had

gone by the queen again bore a son, and in the night the virgin mary

again came to her, and said 'if you will confess that you opened the

forbidden door, I will give you your child back and untie your tongue

but if you continue in sin and deny it, I will take away with me this

new child also.' Then the queen again said 'no, I did not open the

forbidden door.' And the virgin took the child out of her arms, and

away with her to heaven. Next morning, when this child also had

disappeared, the people declared quite loudly that the queen had

devoured it, and the king's councillors demanded that she should be

brought to justice. The king however, loved her so dearly that he

would not believe it, and commanded the councillors under pain of

death not to say any more about it. The following year the queen gave

birth to a beautiful little daughter, and for the third time the

virgin mary appeared to her in the night and said 'follow me.' She

took the queen by the hand and led her to heaven, and showed her

there her two eldest children, who smiled at her, and were playing

with the ball of the world. When the queen rejoiced thereat, the

virgin mary said 'is your heart not yet softened. If you will own

that you opened the forbidden door, I will give you back your two

little sons.' But for the third time the queen answered 'no, I did

not open the forbidden door.' Then the virgin let her sink down to

earth once more, and took from her likewise her third child.

Next morning, when the loss was reported abroad, all the people cried

loudly 'the queen is a man-eater. She must be judged, and the king

was no longer able to restrain his councillors. Thereupon a trial was

held, and as she could not answer, and defend herself, she was

condemned to be burnt at the stake. The wood was got together, and

when she was fast bound to the stake, and the fire began to burn

round about her, the hard ice of pride melted, her heart was moved by

repentance, and she thought 'if I could but confess before my death

that I opened the door.' Then her voice came back to her, and she

cried out loudly 'yes, mary, I did it, and straight-way rain fell

from the sky and extinguished the flames of fire, and a light broke

forth above her, and the virgin mary descended with the two little

sons by her side, and the new-born daughter in her arms. She spoke

kindly to her, and said 'he who repents his sin and acknowledges it,

is forgiven.' Then she gave her the three children, untied her

tongue, and granted her happiness for her whole life.

A certain father had two sons, the elder of whom was smart and

sensible, and could do everything, but the younger was stupid and

could neither learn nor understand anything, and when people saw him

they said 'there's a fellow who will give his father some trouble.'

When anything had to be done, it was always the elder who was forced

to do it, but if his father bade him fetch anything when it was late,

or in the night-time, and the way led through the churchyard, or any

other dismal place, he answered 'oh, no, father, I'll not go there,

it makes me shudder.' For he was afraid. Or when stories were told

by the fire at night which made the flesh creep, the listeners

sometimes said 'oh, it makes us shudder.' The younger sat in a corner

and listened with the rest of them, and could not imagine what they

could mean. 'They are always saying 'it makes me shudder, it makes

me shudder, it does not make me shudder.' Thought he. 'That, too,

must be an art of which I understand nothing.'

Now it came to pass that his father said to him one day 'hearken to

me, you fellow in the corner there, you are growing tall and strong,

and you too must learn something by which you can earn your bread.

Look how your brother works, but you do not even earn your salt.'

'Well, father, he replied, 'I am quite willing to learn something -

indeed, if it could but be managed, I should like to learn how to

shudder. I don't understand that at all yet.' The elder brother

smiled when he heard that, and thought to himself 'good God, what a

blockhead that brother of mine is. He will never be good for

anything as long as he lives. He who wants to be a sickle must bend

himself betimes.' The father sighed, and answered him 'you shall soon

learn what it is to shudder, but you will not earn your bread by

that.' Soon after this the sexton came to the house on a visit, and

the father bewailed his trouble, and told him how his younger son was