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Then he put on her finger a diamond ring worth what was a very great sum  a king's ransom. In the Middle Ages, monarchs as well as nobles were taken prisoners in battle and large amounts of money had to be paid to get them back again. THEN HE PUT ON HER FINGER A DIAMOND RING WORTH WHAT WAS A VERY GREAT SUM A KING'S RANSOM IN THE MIDDLE AGES MONARCHS AS WELL AS NOBLES WERE TAKEN PRISONER IN BATTLE AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY HAD TO BE PAID TO GET THEM BACK AGAIN
 leave you, one night in every seven, without following after or spying upon me; and you must not ask me where I go or what I do. Swear to me that you will do these three things. Then, if you keep your promises unbroken, my beauty shall never change, no, not until the tall vegetable flag-reeds wave and the long green rushes grow in your hall." The Prince of Powys was quite ready to swear this oath and he solemnly promised to observe the three conditions. So the Maid of the Green Forest went to live with him. "But what of his old wife?" one asks. Ah! he had no trouble from that quarter, for when the newly-wedded couple arrived at the castle, she had already disappeared. Happy, indeed, were the long bright days, which the prince and his new bride spent together, whether in the castle, or out doors, riding on horseback, or in hunting the deer. Every day, her beauty seemed diviner, and she more lovely. He lavished various gifts upon her, among others that of a diadem of beryl and sapphire. NOW YOU MUST PERMIT ME TO LEAVE YOU ONE NIGHT EVERY SEVEN WITHOUT FOLLOWING AFTER OR SPYING UPON ME AND YOU MUST NOT ASK ME WHERE I GO OR WHAT I DO SWEAR TO ME THAT YOU WILL DO THESE THREE THINGS THEN IF YOU KEEP YOUR PROMISES UNBROKEN MY BEAUTY SHALL NEVER CHANGE NO NOT UNTIL THE TALL VEGETABLE FLAG REEDS WAVE AND THE LONG GREEN RUSHES GROW IN YOUR HALL THE PRINCE OF THE PALACE WAS QUITE READY TO SWEAR THIS OATH AND HE SOLEMNLY PROMISED TO DESERVE THE THREE CONDITIONS SO THAT THE MAID OF THE GREEN FOREST WENT TO LIVE WITH HIM BUT WHAT OF HIS OLD WIFE ONE ASKS AH HE HAD NO TROUBLE FROM THAT QUARTER FOR WHEN THE NEWLY WEDDED COUPLE ARRIVED AT THE CASTLE SHE HAD ALREADY DISAPPEARED HAPPY INDEED WERE THE LONG BRIGHT DAYS WITH WHICH THE PRINCE AND HIS NEW BRIDE SPENT TOGETHER WHETHER IN THE CASTLE OR OUT DOORS RIDING ON HORSEBACK OR IN HUNTING THE DEER EVERY DAY HER BEAUTY SEEMED DIVINER AND EVEN MORE LOVELY HE LAVISHED VARIOUS GIFTS UPON HER AMONG OTHERS WAS A DIADEM OF BERYL AND SAPPHIRE
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