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One of his finest mares had given birth to a filly, which, when the day of the great fair came, he determined to sell at a high price. So with a halter on his arm, he went out to catch her. ONE OF HIS FINEST MARES HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO A FILLY WHICH WHEN THE DAY OF THE GREAT FAIR CAME HE DETERMINED TO SELL AT A HIGH PRICE SO WITH A HALTER ON HIS ARM HE WENT OUT TO CATCH HER
 feel free to leave you, and go back to my relatives in the fairy family." A hearty laugh from the happy lover greeted this remark, made by the lovely creature, once his servant, but now his betrothed. He thought that the condition was very easy to obey. So they were married, and no couple in all the land seemed to be happier. Once, twice, the cradle was filled. It rocked with new treasures that had life, and were more dear than farm, or home, or wealth in barns or cattle, cheese and butter. A boy and a girl were theirs. Then the mother's care was unremitting, day and night. Even though the happy father grew richer every year, and bought farm after farm, until he owned five thousand acres, he valued, more than these possessions, his lovely wife and his beautiful children. Yet this very delight and affection made him less vigilant; yes, even less careful concerning the promise he had once given to his fairy wife, who still held to the ancient ideas of the Fairy Family in regard to iron.  WITH IRON SHE SAID IF YOU DO I'LL FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOU AND GO BACK TO MY RELATIVES IN THE FAIRY FAMILY A HEARTY LAUGH FROM THE HAPPY LOVER GREETED THIS REMARK MADE BY THE LOVELY CREATURE ONCE HIS SERVANT BUT NOW HIS BETROTHED HE THOUGHT THAT THE CONDITION WAS VERY EASY TO OBEY SO THEY WERE MARRIED AND NO COUPLE IN ALL THE LAND SEEMED TO BE HAPPIER ONCE TWICE THE CRADLE WAS FILLED IT ROCKED WITH NEW TREASURES THAT HAD LIFE AND WERE MORE DEAR THAN FARM OR HOME OR WEALTH IN BARNS OR CATTLE CHEESE AND BUTTER A BOY AND A GIRL WERE THEIRS THEN THE MOTHER'S CARE WAS UNREMITTING DAY AND NIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE HAPPY FATHER GREW RICHER EVERY YEAR AND BOUGHT FARM AFTER FARM UNTIL HE OWNED FIVE THOUSAND ACRES HE VALUED MORE THAN THESE POSSESSIONS HIS LOVELY WIFE AND HIS BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN YET THIS VERY DELIGHT AND AFFECTION MADE HIM LESS VIGILANT YES EVEN LESS CAREFUL CONCERNING THE PROMISE HE HAD ONCE GIVEN TO HIS FAIRY WIFE WHO STILL HELD THE ANCIENT IDEAS OF THE FAIRY FAMILY IN REGARD TO IRON
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