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At the end of the year, they came back with a young pig. The king had the little animal changed into a human being, which, like every mother's child in that time, received baptism. Again the brothers were transformed into animal shape. This time, as wolves, and were driven out to the hills. AT THE END OF THE YEAR THEY CAME BACK WITH A YOUNG PIG THE KING HAD THAT LITTLE ANIMAL CHANGED INTO HUMAN BEING WHICH LIKE EVERY MOTHER'S CHILD AT THE TIME RECEIVED BAPTISM AGAIN THE BROTHERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO ANIMAL SHAPE THIS TIME AS WOLVES AND WERE DRIVEN OUT TO THE HILLS
 had to live on the borders of the kingdoms. No one of the king's people was allowed to give them food or drink. Yet they would not obey the summons of the king, to come and receive their punishment. But at last, tired of being deserted by all good men and women, they repented in sorrow. Hungry, ragged and forlorn, they came to their uncle, the king to submit themselves to be punished. When they appeared, Math spoke roughly to them, and said: "You cannot make amends for the shame you have brought upon me. Yet, since you obey and are sorry, I shall punish you for a time and then pardon you. You are to do penance for three years at least." Then they were changed into wild deer, and he told them to come back after twelve months. At the end of the year they returned, bringing with them a young fawn. As this creature was entirely innocent, it was given a human form and baptized in the church. But the two brothers were changed into wild swine, and driven off to find their food in the forest.  PUT UNDER BANDS AS OUTLAWS AND HAD TO LIVE ON THE BORDERS OF THE KINGDOMS NO ONE OF THE KING'S PEOPLE WAS ALLOWED TO GIVE THEM FOOD OR DRINK YET THEY WOULD NOT OBEY THE SUMMONS OF THE KING TO COME AND RECEIVE THEIR PUNISHMENT BUT AT LAST TIRED OF BEING DESERTED BY ALL GOOD MEN AND WOMEN THEY REPENTED IN SORROW HUNGRY RAGGED AND FORLORN THEY CAME TO THEIR UNCLE THE KING TO SUBMIT THEMSELVES TO BE PUNISHED WHEN THEY APPEARED MATH SPOKE ROUGHLY TO THEM AND SAID YOU CANNOT MAKE AMENDS FOR THE SHAME YOU HAVE BROUGHT UPON ME YET SINCE YOU OBEY AND ARE SORRY I SHALL PUNISH YOU FOR A TIME AND THEN PARDON YOU YOU ARE TO DO PENANCE FOR THREE YEARS AT LEAST THEN THEY WERE CHANGED INTO WILD DEER AND HE TOLD THEM TO COME BACK AFTER TWELVE MONTHS AT THE END OF THE YEAR THEY RETURNED BRINGING WITH THEM A YOUNG FAWN AS THIS CREATURE WAS ENTIRELY INNOCENT IT WAS GIVEN A HUMAN FORM AND BAPTIZED INTO CHURCH BUT THE TWO BROTHERS WERE CHANGED INTO WILD SWINE AND DRIVEN OFF TO FIND THEIR FOOD IN THE FOREST
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