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It almost looked as if she were a cave girl running away from a lover, who had a lasso in his hand. IT ALMOST LOOKED AS IF SHE WERE A CAVE GIRL RUNNING AWAY FROM A LOVER WHO HAD A LASSO IN HIS HAND
ll the land seemed to be happier. Once, twice, the cradle was filled. It rocked with new treasures that had life, and were more dear than farm, or home, or wealth in barns or cattle, cheese and butter. A boy and a girl were theirs. Then the mother's care was unremitting, day and night. Even though the happy father grew richer every year, and bought farm after farm, until he owned five thousand acres, he valued, more than these possessions, his lovely wife and his beautiful children. Yet this very delight and affection made him less vigilant; yes, even less careful concerning the promise he had once given to his fairy wife, who still held to the ancient ideas of the Fairy Family in regard to iron. One of his finest mares had given birth to a filly, which, when the day of the great fair came, he determined to sell at a high price. So with a halter on his arm, he went out to catch her. But she was a lively creature, so frisky that it was much like his first attempt to win his fairy bride. Y WERE MARRIED AND NO COUPLE IN ALL THE LAND SEEMED TO BE HAPPIER ONCE TWICE THE CRADLE WAS FILLED IT ROCKED WITH NEW TREASURES THAT HAD LIFE AND WERE MORE DEAR THAN FARM OR HOME OR WEALTH IN BARNS OR CATTLE CHEESE AND BUTTER A BOY AND A GIRL WERE THEIRS THEN THE MOTHER'S CARE WAS UNREMITTING DAY AND NIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE HAPPY FATHER GREW RICHER EVERY YEAR AND BOUGHT FARM AFTER FARM UNTIL HE OWNED FIVE THOUSAND ACRES HE VALUED MORE THAN THESE POSSESSIONS HIS LOVELY WIFE AND HIS BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN YET THIS VERY DELIGHT AND AFFECTION MADE HIM LESS VIGILANT YES EVEN LESS CAREFUL CONCERNING THE PROMISE HE HAD ONCE GIVEN TO HIS FAIRY WIFE WHO STILL HELD THE ANCIENT IDEAS OF THE FAIRY FAMILY IN REGARD TO IRON ONE OF HIS FINEST MARES HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO A FILLY WHICH WHEN THE DAY OF THE GREAT FAIR CAME HE DETERMINED TO SELL AT A HIGH PRICE SO WITH A HALTER ON HIS ARM HE WENT OUT TO CATCH HER BUT SHE WAS A LIVELY CREATURE SO FRISKY THAT IT WAS MUCH LIKE HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO WIN HIS FAIRY BRIDE
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