Year: 1869

and in less than five minutes the whole
floor was so clear that not a speck of dirt
could be seen anywhere. When it was
night the enehantress came home, and
no sooner did she see that the cave was
nicely swept out, then she said, Yes,
lad, thou'rt not alone in this however,
we'll wait till morning"


Next day she ordered him to air the
bed clothes and to take all of the
feathers out of the feather beds and lay
them in the sun " But if one feather
is missing when l come home I viii kill
you, and she went away.


1t was beautiful morning and not
breath of wind stirred so the young
man spread out the feathers to dry in
the sun. But no sooner had he done
this than violent Whirlwind came, and
carried them all up into the air out of
sight. Oh what shall do, be
cried "come Litill, and all my little
birds come and help me- And in a
moment sthey all come and the birds
few after tie feathers and brought them
to him; and Litill put them all into the
bed again. with the exception Of three,
one from each bed, which she gave to
the young man And if the enehan-
tress misses them, run and stick them up
her nose she said When the enchan-
tress came home she smoothed her hand
down each of the feather beds. snow
| will Kill you, she said in voice of
thunder, q for there is one feather miss
ing from each bed " Whereupon the
young man did as Litill had told him,
till the enehantress cried out from the
pain the feathers being put up her nose
caused her


Next Morning she told him she had
fifty oxen, one of which he was to kill,
fay, and boil the flesh. And mind
you choose the right one, and do as I
bid you, or you will die. But if you
do right, tomorrow you shall set out on
your journey, and 1 will give you three
things, whatever you may ask"


When she was gone he called to
Tritill and Litill, who came and picked
one OK out of the herd and they
fayed it in trice, and set the meat on
in q large caldron, SO that it was all
ready against the enehantress returned
home at night.


So the next morning the enchantress,
who was very much astonished, but at
the same time felt that she could not
break her word, asked him what were
the three things he would like to have.


sc First, l will have that which is in
side the door" pointing to a cupboard
next the large chest, and thirdly, your
armchair"


So she opened the door, and there the
young man saw the kings long-lost
daughter, looking so beautiful; the
chest was full of jewels and costly
diamonds. So the young man placed
the princess on the chair, underneath
which he placed the chest, while he him
self stood behind it. That moment
they felt themselves lifted up; for the
chair was an enchanted one, and would
go wherever it is bid.


ooh, l do so wish to go home, sighed
the princess.


And in an incredibly shore space Of
time, the young man and the princess
aIighted at the palace door but the
chair had become a beautiful chariot,
drawn by eight milk white horses.


Wondering who it could be, the king
and the queen rushed to the door of the
palace, Just in time to hand their daugh-
ter down from the carriage, dressed in
the most beautiful dress that ever was
seen. Then the young man told his
history and the king in his great JOY
broached an immense cask of ale which
had been brewed when his daughter was
born, and which it was only intended to
tap when she should be betrothed in
marriage.


And so they were married, and lived
very happily for many a long year