Meanwhile, back at the fisherman's cottage, the younger twin examined the bottle of wine every day. He began to return the greeting, but had scarcely opened his mouth when she cast a spell on him, turning him to stone. Soon after entering the Forest of No Return, the twin met an old woman, who, unknown to him, was a wicked witch. His young wife asked him not to go, but his spirit of adventure prevailed. He announced that he wanted to go hunting in a nearby forest, named the Forest of No Return. The twin and the princess lived happily for some time, but after a while he became restless again. The festivities continued, but this time with the twin as hero and bridegroom. The king now saw that the steward had lied, and had him cast into a dark dungeon. "The dragon had a tongue when I killed it," answered the twin, "and here it is." With this he produced the dragon's tongue. "Of course the dragon has a tongue," said the steward, opening the dragon's mouth. Seeing that another man was unfairly claiming his prize, he said, "It is a strange dragon that has no tongue." The twin arrived just as the festivities were starting. The king was delighted to see the dragon's head, and he arranged for the wedding between the steward and the princess to take place immediately. He decided to claim the kill for himself, cut off the dragon's head, and took a shortcut to the castle. Now the king had a steward who happened to come upon the dead dragon soon after the twin left. As proof that he had killed the beast, he cut out its tongue, then set out for the castle to claim the princess as his reward. The fight was long and hard, but the brave twin finally prevailed, and the dragon lay dead at his feat. The twin tracked the dragon to its lair, then engaged him in battle. The king had promised his daughter's hand in marriage to whatever man succeeded in killing the dragon. But if it ever turns red, I will be in need of your help." With that he took leave of his brother and of his parents, mounted the older twin horse, and, accompanied by the older twin dog, set forth into the world.Īfter a long journey he came to a kingdom that was being ravished by a terrible dragon. He left a bottle of clear white wine with his younger twin, saying, "All will be well with me as long as the wine is white. The twin boys gave their parents much pleasure, but with time the older brother became restless, and wanted to seek his fortune abroad. Some time later his wife gave birth to twin boys the dog had a litter of two pups and the horse foaled with two colts. His next cast netted him one little fish, which he took home with him. Once upon a time a fisherman caught a fish that said to him, "If you will set me free, I will grant you any wish." Now more than anything else, the fisherman wanted to have a child with his wife, so he made this wish, and turned the fish loose.īefore swimming away, the fish said, "Cast your net again, and give your next catch to your wife to eat."
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