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Swear to me that you will do these three things. Then, if you keep your promises unbroken, my beauty shall never change, no, not until the tall vegetable flag reeds wave and the long green rushes grow in your hall." The Prince of Powys was quite ready to swear this oath and he solemnly promised to observe the three conditions. So the Maid of the Green Forest went to live with him. "But what of his old wife?" one asks. Ah! SWEAR TO ME THAT YOU WILL DO THESE THREE THINGS THEN IF YOU KEEP YOUR PROMISES UNBROKEN MY BEAUTY SHALL NEVER CHANGE NO NOT UNTIL THE TALL VEGETABLE FLAG REEDS WAVE AND THE LONG GREEN RUSHES GROW IN YOUR HALL THE PRINCE OF THE PALACE WAS QUITE READY TO SWEAR THIS OATH AND HE SOLEMNLY PROMISED TO DESERVE THE THREE CONDITIONS SO THAT THE MAID OF THE GREEN FOREST WENT TO LIVE WITH HIM BUT WHAT OF HIS OLD WIFE ONE ASKS AH
ing out. She would never be young again, and he was tired of her, and wanted a mate with fresh rosy cheeks, and long, thick hair. He was quite ready to fall in love with such a maiden, whenever his eyes should light upon her. One day, he went out hunting in the Green Forest. While waiting for a wild boar to rush out, there rode past him a young woman whose beauty was dazzling. He instantly fell in love with her. The next day, while on horseback, at the same opening in the forest, the same maiden reappeared; but it was only for a moment, and then she vanished. Again, on the third day, the prince rode out to the appointed place, and again the vision of beauty was there. He rode up to her and begged her to come and live with him at his palace. "I will come and be your wedded wife on three conditions: You must put away the wife you now have; you must permit me to leave you, one night in every seven, without following after or spying upon me; and you must not ask me where I go or what I do. ED OUT LOOK AND HER HAIR WAS THINNING OUT SHE WOULD NEVER BE YOUNG AGAIN AND HE WAS TIRED OF HER HE WANTED A MATE WITH FRESH ROSY CHEEKS AND LONG THICK HAIR HE WAS QUITE READY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH SUCH A MAIDEN WHENEVER HIS EYES SHOULD LIGHT UPON HER ONE DAY HE WENT OUT HUNTING IN THE GREEN FOREST WHILE HE WAS WAITING FOR A WILD BOAR TO RUSH OUT THERE RODE PAST HIM A YOUNG WOMAN WHOSE BEAUTY WAS DIZZYING HE INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH HER THE NEXT DAY WHILE ON HORSEBACK AT THE SAME OPENING IN THE FOREST THE SAME MAIDEN REAPPEARED BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR A MOMENT AND THEN SHE VANISHED AGAIN ON THE THIRD DAY THE PRINCE RODE OUT TO THE APPOINTED PLACE AND AGAIN THE VISION OF BEAUTY WAS THERE HE RODE UP TO HER AND BEGGED HER TO COME LIVE WITH HIM AT HIS PALACE I'LL COME AND BE YOUR WEDDED WIFE ON THREE CONDITIONS YOU MUST PUT AWAY THE WIFE YOU HAVE NOW YOU MUST PERMIT ME TO LEAVE YOU ONE NIGHT EVERY SEVEN WITHOUT FOLLOWING AFTER OR SPYING UPON ME AND YOU MUST NOT ASK ME WHERE I GO OR WHAT I DO
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