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"Mortal," said the venerable person. "That is my daughter you are clasping. What do you wish to do with her?" MORTAL SAID THE VENERABLE PERSON THAT IS MY DAUGHTER YOU ARE CLASPING WHAT DO YOU WISH TO DO WITH HER
ch greatly surprised his housekeeper. Now he pulled out some sweet apples, which a neighbor had given him, and began to munch them, while still keeping watch on the waters. No sooner had the aroma of the apples fallen on the air, than the pretty lady of the lake bobbed up from beneath the surface, and this time quite near him. She seemed to have lost all fear, for she asked him to throw her one of the apples. "Please come, pretty maid, and get it yourself," cried the farmer. Then he held up the red apple, turning it round and round before her, to tempt her by showing its glossy surface and rich color. Apparently not afraid, she came up close to him and took the apple from his left hand. At once, he slipped his strong right arm around her waist, and hugged her 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.  EATEN HIS USUAL BREAKFAST WHICH GREATLY SURPRISED HIS HOUSEKEEPER NOW HE PULLED OUT SOME SWEET APPLES WHICH A NEIGHBOUR HAD GIVEN HIM AND BEGAN TO MUNCH THEM WHILE STILL KEEPING WATCH ON THE WATERS NO SOONER HAD THE AROMA OF THE APPLES FALLEN ON THE AIR THAN THE PRETTY LADY OF THE LAKE BOBBED UP FROM BENEATH THE SURFACE AND THIS TIME QUITE NEAR HIM SHE SEEMED TO HAVE LOST ALL FEAR FOR SHE ASKED HIM TO THROW HER ONE OF THE APPLES PLEASE COME PRETTY MAID AND GET IT YOURSELF CRIED THE FARMER AND HE HELD UP THE RED APPLE TURNING IT ROUND AND ROUND BEFORE HER TO TEMPT HER BY SHELLING ITS GLOSSY SURFACE AND RICH COLOUR APPARENTLY NOT AFRAID SHE CAME UP CLOSE TO HIM AND TOOK THE APPLE FROM HIS LEFT HAND AT ONCE HE SLIPPED HIS STRONG RIGHT ARM AROUND HER WAIST 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
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