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Even if children were born in their home, the mother would leave them, and return to fairy land under the lake, and be forever subject to the law of the fairies, as before her marriage. The farmer was very much in love with his pretty prize, and as promises are easily made, he took oath that no clay should ever touch her. EVEN IF CHILDREN WERE BORN IN THEIR HOME THE MOTHER WOULD LEAVE THEM AND RETURN TO FAIRYLAND UNDER THE LAKE AND BE FOREVER SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF THE FAIRIES AS BEFORE HER MARRIAGE THE FARMER WAS VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH HIS PRETTY BRIDES AND AS PROMISES ARE EASILY MADE HE TOOK OATH THAT NO CLAY SHOULD EVER TOUCH HER
she screamed loudly. Then there appeared in the middle of the lake the old man, he had seen thatching the roof by the lake shore. This time, besides his long snowy beard, he had on his head a crown of water lilies. "Mortal," said the venerable person. "That is my daughter you are clasping. What do you wish to do with her?" At once, the farmer broke out in passionate appeal to the old man that she might become his wife. He promised to love her always, treat her well, and never be rough or cruel to her. The old father listened attentively. He was finally convinced that the farmer would make a good husband for his lovely daughter. Yet he was very sorry to lose her, and he solemnly laid one condition upon his future son-in-law. He was never under any pretense, or in any way, to strike her with clay, or with anything made or baked from clay. Any blow with that from which men made pots and pans, and jars and dishes, or in fact, with earth of any sort, would mean the instant loss of his wife. IST AND HOOKED IT TIGHT AT THIS SHE SCREAMED LOUDLY THEN THERE APPEARED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE THE OLD MAN HE HAD SEEN THATCHING THE ROOF BY THE LAKE SHORE THIS TIME BESIDES HIS LONG SNOWY BEARD HE HAD ON HIS HEAD A CROWN OF WATER LILIES MORTAL SAID THE VENERABLE PERSON THAT IS MY DAUGHTER YOU ARE CLASPING WHAT DO YOU WISH TO DO WITH HER AT ONCE THE FARMER BROKE OUT IN PASSIONATE APPEAL TO THE OLD MAN THAT SHE MIGHT BECOME HIS WIFE HE PROMISED TO LOVE HER ALWAYS TREAT HER WELL AND NEVER BE ROUGH OR CRUEL TO HER THE OLD FATHER LISTENED ATTENTIVELY HE WAS FINALLY CONVINCED THAT THE FARMER WOULD MAKE A GOOD HUSBAND FOR HIS LOVELY DAUGHTER YET HE WAS VERY SORRY TO LOSE HER AND HE SOLEMNLY LAID ONE CONDITION UPON HIS FUTURE SON IN LAW HE WAS NEVER UNDER ANY PRETENCE OR IN ANY WAY TO STRIKE HER WITH CLAY OR WITH ANYTHING MADE OR BAKED FROM CLAY ANY BLOW WITH THAT FROM WHICH MEN MADE POTS AND PANS AND JARS AND DISHES OR IN FACT WITH EARTH OF ANY SORT WOULD MEAN THE INSTANT LOSS OF HIS WIFE
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