Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-27
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L am the. husband of the Mike O
the island. She who sent me here ha
the power to do all evil"
"But what art thou doing on tina
nest, like a hen?"
IL am sitting on six stone eggs and
cannot be free till they are Matched"
Euranie laughed aloud,
"Poor little creature" said she: "anf
how can I deliver thee?"
by saving Nicolaki, who is in til,
Mixes power"
"Tel1 me how I may do that" sale
the poor girl, "and not moment vii
lose in commencing, though it be K
knees"
"Thou must present >thysef to the
Nlxle as young man, and then thou
must possess thyself of the steel net she
carries at her belt and shut her up in il
till the day of Judgment"
"Where can I get suit of clothes o.
"Ihou shalt see, my maiden.''
With these words the dwarf pulled out
four hairs from his shock head. and.
muttering some strange words. blew
them into the air, and there stood four
tallors, one OF whom held web of the
hnest linen and cabbage; the second,
SCISSORS and needles, and the third and
fourth, thlmbles and tailor's goose. All
four sat down at once and commenced to
sew.
In twinkling the web of linen was
transformed into snowy fustanelle and
a SHIRT with wide, flowing sleeves, and
the leaves of the cabbage were made into
a vest, jacket and leggings, of green
velvet, all thickly embroidered with gold:
two fox-glove bells were turned into two
shoes, with tassel on each pointed toe:
a red tulip made q charming fez with
long blue tassel, and couple of leaves
OF grass were made into O. knife and
sword, and honeysuckle flower became
a pistol. With these elegant clothes
upon her and the belt stuck full of these
Warllke weapons, Euarnie would have
passed anywhere for a handsome Alba
man youth Of the highest family.
The dwarf gave her a few more in
structions and she mounted the eagle.
who flew straight to the Enchanted
Island. There he took again the form of
staff and she entered the presence Of
the fairy, who seemed at once to be
charmed with the sight of so handsome
youth.
.'Well, said the fairy to herself, "I do
believe could love him week.
The Mike made all possible ceremony
to enchant the senses Of Euranie in her
new character, and when seated at the
table she found the knife that Nicolaki
had let fall there. She hid it in her
bosom and followed the Mike, who
wished to show her all the gardens and
fountains of perfumed waters, and above
all the fish pond, where swan fishes of a
thousand colors.
Euranie pretended great curiosity to
see these fish and sat down quite close to
the edge.
The Mike now took occasion to ask if
the youth would marry her and Euranie
consented, only saying that she would
IKE to catch one of these beautiful fish
hrst. The Mike unsuspiciously handed
her the net and said: "What would YOU
like best to catch?"
"The enchantress % cried Euranie.
throwing the net over her head. "In
the name of the Pania and all the angels.
accursed sorceress, become in body as in
SOUL"
With stifled cry, the Mike shriveled
up to hideous toad. Euranie drew the
net and as quickly as possible threw it
INTO deep pool, and thereupon she laid
great stone and marked the sign of the
cross thereon, that it might remain closed
until the Judgment Day.
She then fastened back to the pond
and all the fish were coming out of the
pool and wriggling forward to meet her,
crying out:
"Behold our deliverer, who has saved
us from the net of steel and the golden
Frying-pan.
"And who will restore you to your
OWN proper FORMS" said she, drawing
out of her bosom the knife. But as she
was going to touch the first fish, a little
green frog, with the magic bell hung
around his neck, sobbing bitterly, knelt
before her, his two tiny hands held up in
supphcation. She looked and cried:
"ls it thou, Nicolaki, my love?"
1T is I, indeed, Euranie."
At the touch Of the knife he recovered
us own shape and the two embraced
he begging and receiving par
lon for his unfaithfulness. So then she
ouched all the fishes, who were imme-
lately released from their enchantment
md restored to their proper forms.
hardly was that done when up came the
little dwarf husband of the Mike. drawn
n his nest, as if it were coach, by six
'r1ckets which had just been Matched
rom the stone eggs.
"Here I am pretty Maiden" cried he.
. and am glad to be man again in
stead of hen"
He then led the lovers to the Mixes
reasure room, and loaded them with
gold and jewels. Euranie then COM
handed her staff to become q winged |
chariot large enough to carry off all the
'nchanted..people. She and Nicolaki re-
!lrned to Arnak, and instead of a poor
little cabin, with a little COW and lean
zig, they build castle and village out.
'lde, and there established all the people
he had saved. The ruins of castle and
7'uage are to be seen yet in Albania
lear A1nak, where the villagers tell this
tory, which they say was every word
rue in the time Of it.