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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. 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
n to their music. This youth fell in love with one of these fairies, whose beauty was great beyond description. At last, unable to control his passion, he rushed into the midst of the fairy company, seized the beautiful one, and rushed back to his home, with his prize in his arms. This was in true cave-man fashion. When the other fairies hurried to rescue her, they found the man's house shut. They dared not touch the door, for 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 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. THE FAIRIES DANCE OR LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC THIS YOUTH FELL IN LOVE WITH ONE OF THESE FAIRIES WHOSE BEAUTY WAS GREAT BEYOND DESCRIPTION AT LAST UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS PASSION HE RUSHED INTO THE MIDST OF THE FAIRY COMPANY SEIZED THE BEAUTIFUL ONE AND RUSHED BACK TO HIS HOME WITH HIS PRIZE IN HIS ARMS THIS WAS IN TRUE CAVE MAN FASHION WHEN THE OTHER FAIRIES HURRIED TO RESCUE HER THEY FOUND THE MAN'S HOUSE SHUT THEY DARED NOT TOUCH THE DOOR FOR 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
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