The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
MAGNIFICENT rooms which the on,tls contained.

magnificent rooms which the castle contained.
and her. amazement at their grandeur was
great She had opened and entered every room
| but the forbidden one, and coming to that door
and examining 1t she began debating with her
self why it was he had ordered her not TO
it. must contain some wonderful secret
| when he was so strict in excluding her from
| 1t. At length she resolved to Just open II and
| poep in. saying that it would be impossible for
/ the prince to ever find out her disobedience.
so she turned the key in the door and. opening
! II. she saw something rcd on the floor TO which
| she put her foot and found II was blood Then
sight of many bodies Of beautiful ladies' and
| her own lost sister among them. hung by the
Walls She quickly closed the door and locked ,i,'i
| blood and when she went to the stream that
flowed Ivy the, castle 10 wash It.. though she
get any of the blood of her foot. Then she
gave It up. saving to herself that she would
That evening as she, sat under the trees in tho
garden eating bread amt drinking milk for
milk that had fallen on the ground She kicked
away the cat ..,, i.
me take what mink drops from your bowl. shall
| lick one-hali the blood OF your foot"
Al, Get OUT" said she, making another kick At
In sure YOU fould3t Lick i off," ~ r,o,
| the crumbs she let fall !: but she threw stick
atthe robin aud hunted it away.
,u nTo3wit ,o1wit !" said the robin b, from the
what crumbs fall from YOU. I'll tell you. how
! you may take onc-half the blood or your foot"
Get OUT, said she. throwing another stick
| at him. When | couldn't wash it oil myself
IN VERY sure yGn GSnidn ten ELL me
and demanded the keys.
= trust YOU haven't gone into the room for
She tried to hide the bloody foot from him.
but it was OF no use. Tor he insisted on seeing it;
and, fnding tho blood upon it, he knew she
had been in the secret room. and he immeil-
ately Killed her. and hung up her body beside
About week after the second sisters dis
! appear rance the Queen and her only daughter.
| the youngest. snt in great srtef by the window
| other for their great loss. when once more the
black lbull appeared in the garden. roofing up
said she would go out and drive hm Oh. Her
mother endnayored to persuade her not to at
long role-ln order to keep further from him
| than her elder sisters. AS she went she
With it, But the poi" stuck to the bmil. ani
her hand stuck - the nois: and the bull
and on. Without once stopping for
three DAYS and three nights. till at
ali uII' over with nood Here tic bu stopped
and changed his shape INTO that of II manIthe
very prime" to whom she and hec sisters had
| some time before refused their hands Ill mar
ria4Te, ,,,u ,.,,,,, u,,o,. ;, o.i, Ia .u.,o,
! you refused me md quilted your mothers
| castle. said that the next tune went for you
you might CON. without asking. Has not my
| Then he told her that no would ma Ike her the
mistress OF that great castle, and that she
| woud want for nothing to make her happiness
| perfect. only. he jo!d her. she would have to
| OBEY INN III all things; otherwise the fate Of
| those whose blood had painted his castle would
| also hc hers.
| On the next morning the prince told her he
| was going away. to remain for three days and
| he gave her great bunch of keys which
opened every room in tho castle. and told her
best she could gong through them. seeing
their richness, and beauty. But he showed her
one key. and told her on no account dare
| TO entor or open the room OF which That was
! the key.
! The prince bnde her ood-byc and Departed
and the princess. taking the great bunch OF
KEYS. went through the castle. gazing at the
menly OF the many rooms IN nmq "a, I'm ana
he had ordered her not TO upen. Sh" stood
long time before the door Of this room. Won
derirg why 1t was h" had forbidden her to en-
| ter it and what secret could it contain that he
was anxious t" keep from her. At length
how should he know whether she had dts
obeyrd hin or not SO she opened the door
red she put her foot to it to ind what it it was.
and discovered it was blood. Then she saw
very great number Of bodies Of beautiful
ladies' who had been murdered, and hung by
! their long hair from hooks round the walls.
Horried by this; shs hastily c;osed the door.
cred with blood. and she went at once, to the
h" By the G St f s6e t4s r
| and washed. and scrubbed and rubbed tor
hours together, she was unable 70 take single
saying to herself that she would be able to
co.Hceai 1t from the prince anyhow.
IN the evening, as she ate her bread and
| drank her milk for supper. under the trees in
TIE Rardrn' !! Gat came , Creeping up to lick the
that not mnsh mix Tor You. Here" said She
Hero is. a drop FOR you. for you're drier than
MI. and | can easily DO without it, ~, ..,,,
When the eat had finished the milk. Minow
III / lick hair tho blood of it,,
o rhere it is god %at said she En- putting i
But in few moments the cat licked Off half
| the blood She thankcd it very much and it
soon the robin redbreast came hopping up to
Poor robin" she.said. you are hungry and
more in need Of this bread than me, for can
bread Till the robin had pecked to satisfaction
~, owhit! toowht!" said the robin then
Il can tell you. kind lady. how to take the
other half of the blood of your foot. if you
Very well. then, good robin" she said: IN
try: But when wasn't able to wash it of my
self fear you won't be able to help me-"
midnight, said the robin Throw the tenth
away and boil the, other nine. Then wash
your foot in the boiled Juice and the blood will
She thanked the little robin who flew away.
plucked ten leaves Of the yarrow. throwing the
tenth away. and boiling the other nine. In the
the blood was gone.
When, at the end OF tho three days, the
prince returned. he demanded the keys.
Il hope" said he. you haven't disobeyed
me, and opened the forbidden room Show me
your fact
She showed him her feet which would shame
snow in Wilderness.
Il see YOU have not disobcyed me-" he said.
land am gind. for | would not like to kill
SO beautiful II lady. Your two sisters whom l
took away. and many other beautiful ladies be-
fore that. when put to the test, disobeyed me.
aud | killed them and hung them ND by the
hair in hat very room. You have not disobeyed
me. and will make you my wife. for you have
nothing more to fear now that / have found
you are without that curiosity which is the
great bemsh on most women Here. he said.
handing her white rod. is n wand. Go to
the secret room. open it. and going in. strike
the bodies OF your sisters with it."
She did this, and 10! her sisters came 10 life
once more. The prince then allowed nor to
bring to life in the same way all the other
young ladies' who had been killed and hung up
in tho room. and they were sent to their homes