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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. 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
 the farm became models. Not twice, but three times a day, the cows, milked by her, yielded milk unusually rich in cream. In the market, her butter excelled, in quality and price, all others. Meanwhile, the passion of the lover abated not one jot, or for an instant. His perseverance finally won. She agreed to become his wife; but only on one condition. "You must never strike me 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. HING PROSPERED UNDER HER HAND THE HOUSE AND THE FARM BECAME MODELS NOT TWICE BUT THREE TIMES A DAY THE COWS MILKED BY HER YIELDED MILK UNUSUALLY RICH IN CREAM IN THE MARKET HAD BUTTER EXCELLED IN QUALITY AND PRICE ALL OTHERS MEANWHILE THE PASSION OF THE LOVER ABATED NOT ONE JOT OR FOR AN INSTANT HIS PERSEVERANCE FINALLY WON SHE AGREED TO BECOME HIS WIFE BUT ONLY ON ONE CONDITION YOU MUST NEVER STRIKE ME 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
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