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When my beauty left me, his love flew out of the window. Now I am a foul ogress, but magic makes me young again every seventh night. WHEN MY BEAUTY LEFT ME HIS BLOOD FLEW OUT THE WINDOW NOW I AM IN A FOUL OGRESS BUT MAGIC MAKES ME YOUNG AGAIN EVERY SEVENTH NIGHT
Green Forest Maiden to himself. Then, calling aloud, he said: "Let her forever be, as she now appears, and never leave my side." "Bring her, before the break of day, to the cross near the town of the White Minster, and there will I wed her, and swear to make her my own." Then, by the power of his magic, he made it impossible for any person or power to recall or hinder the operation of these words. Leaving the cave's mouth, in order to be at the cross, before day should dawn, the first thing he met was a hideous ogress, grinning and rolling her bleared red eyes at him. On her head seemed what was more like moss, than hair. She stretched out a long bony finger at him. On it, flashed the splendid diamond, which Benlli had given his bride, the beautiful Maid of the Green Forest. "Take me to thy bosom, monk Wyland," she shrieked, laughing hideously and showing what looked like green snags in her mouth. "For I am the wife you are sworn to wed. Thirty years ago, I was Benlli's blooming bride. ENRICH THE MONASTERY AND TO DELIVER THE GREEN FOREST MAIDEN TO HIMSELF THEN CALLING ALOUD HE SAID LET HER FOREVER BE AS SHE APPEARS NOW AND NEVER LEAD MY SIDE BRING HER BEFORE THE BRICK OF DAY TO THE CROSS NEAR THE TOWN OF THE WHITE MINSTER AND THERE I WILL WED HER AND SWEAR TO MAKE HER MY OWN THEN BY THE POWERS OF HIS MAGIC HE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY PERSON OR POWER TO RECALL OR HINDER THE OPERATION OF THESE WORDS LEAVING THE CAVE'S MOUTH IN ORDER TO BE AT THE CROSS BEFORE THE DAY SHOULD DAWN THE FIRST THING HE MET WAS A HIDEOUS OGRESS GRINNING AND ROLLING HER BLEARED RED EYES AT HIM ON HER HEAD SEEMED WHAT WAS MORE LIKE MOSS THAN HAIR SHE STRETCHED OUT A LONG BONY FINGER AT HIM ON IT FLASHED A SPLENDID DIAMOND WHICH BENTLEY HAD GIVEN HIS BRIDE THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF THE GREEN FOREST TAKE ME TO THY BOSOM MONK WYN SHE SHRIEKED LAUGHING HIDEOUSLY AND SHOWING WHAT LOOKED LIKE GREEN SNAGS IN HER MOUTH FOR I AM THE WIFE YOU ARE SWORN TO WED THIRTY YEARS AGO I WAS BENTLEY'S BLOOMING BRIDE
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