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"Easily won," thought the lover to himself. EASILY WON THOUGHT THE LOVER TO HIMSELF
tuds and bands, and bolted with the metal which they most abhorred. The young man immediately began to make love to the fairy maid, hoping to win her to be his wife. For a long time she refused, and moped all day and night. While weeping many salt water tears, she declared that she was too homesick to live. Nevertheless the lover persevered. Finding herself locked in with iron bars, while gratings, bolts and creaking hinges were all about her, and unable to return to her people, the fairy first thought out a plan of possible escape. Then she agreed to become the man's wife. She resolved, at least, that, without touching it, she should oil all the iron work, and stop the noise. She was a smart fairy, and was sure she could outwit the man, even if he were so strong, and had every sort of iron everywhere in order to keep her as it were in a prison. So, pretending she loved him dearly, she said: "I will not be your wife, but, if you can find out my name, I shall gladly become your servant.  IT WAS COVERED OVER WITH IRON STUDS AND BANDS AND BOLTED WITH THE METAL WHICH THEY MOST ABHORRED THE YOUNG MAN IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MAKE LOVE TO THE FAIRY MAID HOPING TO WIN HER TO BE HIS WIFE FOR A LONG TIME SHE REFUSED AND MOPED ALL DAY AND NIGHT WHILE WEEPING MANY SALTS WATER TEARS SHE DECLARED THAT SHE WAS TOO HOMESICK TO LIVE NEVERTHELESS THE LOVER PERSEVERED FINDING HERSELF LOCKED IN WITH IRON BARS WHILE GRATINGS BOLTS AND CREAKING HINGES WERE ALL ABOUT HER AND UNABLE TO RETURN TO HER PEOPLE THE FAIRY FIRST THOUGHT OUT A PLAN OF POSSIBLE ESCAPE THEN SHE AGREED TO BECOME THE MAN'S WIFE SHE RESOLVED AT LEAST THAT WITHOUT TOUCHING IT SHE SHOULD OIL ALL THE IRON WORK AND STOP THE NOISE SHE WAS A SMART FAIRY AND WAS SURE SHE COULD OUTWIT THE MAN EVEN IF HE WERE SO STRONG AND HAD EVERY SORT OF IRON EVERYWHERE IN ORDER TO KEEP HER AS IT WERE IN A PRISON SO PRETENDING SHE LOVED HIM DEARLY SHE SAID I WILL NOT BE YOUR WIFE BUT IF YOU CAN FIND OUT MY NAME I SHALL GLADLY BECOME YOUR SERVANT
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