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THE TWELVE WILD GEESE. I 7
couldn't help loving liim as much as he did her, and though
she shook her head very often and was very sorry to leave
her brothers, at last she nodded her head, and put her hand
in his, she knew well enough that the good fairy and her
brothers would be able to find her out. Before she went
she brought out a basket holding all her bog-down, and
another holding the eight shirts. The attendants took
charge of these, and the prince placed her before hiDi on
his horse. The only thing that disturbed him while riding
along was the displeasure his stepmother would feel at what
he had done. However he was full master at home, and as
soon as he arrived he sent for the bishoiD, got his bride
nicely dressed, and the marriage was celebrated, the bride
answering by signs. He knew by her manners she was of
high birth, and no two could be fonder of each other.
The wicked stepmother did all she could to make mis-
chief, saying she was sure she was only a woodman's
daughter ; but nothing could disturb the young king's opi-
nion of his wife. In good time the young queen was de-
livered of a beautiful boy, and the king was so glad he
hardly knew what to do for joy. All the grandeur of the
christening and the happiness of the parents tormented
the bad woman more than I can tell you, and she deter-
mined to put a stop to all their comfort. She got a sleep-
i ng posset given to the young mother, and while she "svas
tEinkmg and thinking how she could best make away with
the child, she saw a wicked-l oo king w^o lf in the garden,
looking up at her, and licking his chops. She lost no time,
but snatched the child from the arms of the sleeping wo-
man, and j)itched it out. The beast caught it in his mouth,
and was over the garden fence in a minute. The wicked
woman then pricked her own fingers, and dabbled the blood
round the mouth of the sleeping mother.
Well, the young king was just then coming into the
big bawn from hunting, and as soon as he entered the
house, she beckoned to him, shed a fe w cro codile tears^ be-
gan to cry and wring her hands, and hurried him along the
passage to the bedchamber.
Oh, wasn't the poor king frightened when he saw the
I queen's mouth bloody, and missed his child ? It would
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couldn't help loving liim as much as he did her, and though
she shook her head very often and was very sorry to leave
her brothers, at last she nodded her head, and put her hand
in his, she knew well enough that the good fairy and her
brothers would be able to find her out. Before she went
she brought out a basket holding all her bog-down, and
another holding the eight shirts. The attendants took
charge of these, and the prince placed her before hiDi on
his horse. The only thing that disturbed him while riding
along was the displeasure his stepmother would feel at what
he had done. However he was full master at home, and as
soon as he arrived he sent for the bishoiD, got his bride
nicely dressed, and the marriage was celebrated, the bride
answering by signs. He knew by her manners she was of
high birth, and no two could be fonder of each other.
The wicked stepmother did all she could to make mis-
chief, saying she was sure she was only a woodman's
daughter ; but nothing could disturb the young king's opi-
nion of his wife. In good time the young queen was de-
livered of a beautiful boy, and the king was so glad he
hardly knew what to do for joy. All the grandeur of the
christening and the happiness of the parents tormented
the bad woman more than I can tell you, and she deter-
mined to put a stop to all their comfort. She got a sleep-
i ng posset given to the young mother, and while she "svas
tEinkmg and thinking how she could best make away with
the child, she saw a wicked-l oo king w^o lf in the garden,
looking up at her, and licking his chops. She lost no time,
but snatched the child from the arms of the sleeping wo-
man, and j)itched it out. The beast caught it in his mouth,
and was over the garden fence in a minute. The wicked
woman then pricked her own fingers, and dabbled the blood
round the mouth of the sleeping mother.
Well, the young king was just then coming into the
big bawn from hunting, and as soon as he entered the
house, she beckoned to him, shed a fe w cro codile tears^ be-
gan to cry and wring her hands, and hurried him along the
passage to the bedchamber.
Oh, wasn't the poor king frightened when he saw the
I queen's mouth bloody, and missed his child ? It would
2
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| Description | By Patrick Kennedy. |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.1.f.17 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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