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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. 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
, and unlocked the door. Once inside the room, he called out his servant's name--"Siwsi! Siwsi!" Astonished at hearing her name, she cried out, "What mortal has betrayed me? For, surely no fairy would tell on me? Alas, my fate, my fate!" But in her own mind, the struggle and the fear were over. She had bravely striven to keep her fairyhood, and in the battle of wits, had lost. She would not be wife, but what a wise, superb and faithful servant she made! Everything 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, 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.  NOISELESSLY HE RAN BACK ALL THE WAY TO HIS HOUSE AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR ONCE INSIDE THE ROOM HE CALLED OUT HIS SERVANT'S NAME SWISSY SWISSY ASTONISHED AT HEARING HER NAME SHE CRIED OUT WHAT MORTAL HAS BETRAYED ME FOR SURELY NO FAIRY WOULD TELL OF ME ALAS MY FATE MY FATE BUT IN HER OWN MIND THE STRUGGLE AND THE FEAR WERE OVER SHE HAD BRAVELY STRIVEN TO KEEP HER FAIRYHOOD AND IN THE BATTLE OF WITS HAD LOST SHE WOULD NOT BE WIFE BUT WHAT A WISE SUPERB AND FAITHFUL SERVANT SHE MADE EVERYTHING 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
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