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So it was altogether a very happy family. One day, the wife and mother said to her husband, that she had a great longing for apples. She would like to taste some like those which he long ago gave her. SO IT WAS ALTOGETHER A VERY HAPPY FAMILY ONE DAY THEFE AND MOTHER SAID TO HER HUSBAND THAT SHE HAD A GREAT LONGING FOR APPLES SHE WOULD LIKE TO TASTE THEM LIKE THOSE WHICH HE LONG AGO GAVE HER
. 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. They were married and lived very happily together. Years passed and the man was still a good husband and lover. He kept up the habit which he had learned from a sailor friend. Every night, when far from home and out on the sea, he and his mates used to drink this toast; "Sweethearts and wives: may every sweetheart become a wife and every wife remain a sweetheart, and every husband continue a lover." So he proved that though a husband he was still a lover, by always doing what she asked him and more. When the children were born and grew up, their father told them about their mother's likes and dislikes, her tastes and her wishes, and warned them always to be careful. EAN THE INSTANT LOSS OF HIS WIFE 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 THEY WERE MARRIED AND LIVED VERY HAPPILY TOGETHER YEARS PASSED AND THE MAN WAS STILL A GOOD HUSBAND AND LOVER HE KEPT UP THE HABIT WHICH HE HAD LEARNED FROM A SAILOR FRIEND EVERY NIGHT WHEN FAR FROM HOME AND OUT ON THE SEA HE AND HIS MATES WOULD DRINK THIS TOAST SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES MAY EVERY SWEETHEART BECOME A WIFE AND EVERY WIFE REMAIN A SWEETHEART AND EVERY HUSBAND CONTINUE A LOVER SO HE PROVED THAT THOUGH A HUSBAND HE WAS STILL A LOVER BY ALWAYS DOING WHAT SHE ASKED HIM AND MORE WHEN THE CHILDREN WERE BORN AND GREW UP THEIR FATHER TOLD THEM ABOUT THEIR MOTHER'S LIKES AND DISLIKES HER TASTES AND WISHES AND WARNED THEM ALWAYS TO BE CAREFUL
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