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top of it, the bird talked like an Oracle ; Cherry
thou^hu he might catch it with very little trouble
fince it appeared to be very tar,..*. He alighted
eff hi* horfe, and climbed up without making any
noife, when all of a hidden the rock opened, and
he fell motionlefs into a large hall. His two bro¬
ther* likewise fet out with the fame hopes, and
Met with the fame misfortune.
# air-star feeing none of her brothers return,
wa» inconfolable, and without further hefitation,
ordered their fervant to stay fix months, and if
neither fhe nor her brothers returned in that
time, to go and acquaint the Corfair and hi* wife
with their deaths. Then drefsing herfelf in man’s
clothes, to fecure her from any infults on her
journey, Feintisa had the pleafure to fee her fet
out on her Ifsbella btrfe, and immediately ran
full of joy to regale the queen of the news,
* Fair-ft*r in her way law a turtle dove, r.e left
white nor cold than the fnow it lay upon, and
taking it up, faid, What {hall I do lovely turtle to
ftve thy life? lo which it ^m£wered, One fweet
Vifs fairftar, will finiSi what you have f.i chari¬
tably begun. She kitted it itnrreciately, and the
turtle reviving, laid, i thank you foa what you
have done, and now I will do fomething for you.
'When you come to the. rock inllead of attempting
to climb it, Hay at the bottom, and pretend to be
asleepj when the green bird fees me, he will come
from the rbek to peck me, and then you mutt take
the advantage and catch him. She did fo, and by
the directions of the turtle took a red feather out
of the green bird’s *.ing, and touching the rock
with it three time*, the enchantment was broke,
Bad her brother* with many others fet fr*-;.