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The old father listened attentively. THE OLD FATHER LISTENED ATTENTIVELY
rface, 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. "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 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 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
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