35-mogarzea-第2章

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'The　time　has　come　for　me　to　go　hence；　but　tell　me；　I　pray　you；
how　to　find　the　Sweet　Milk　Lake；　and　I　will　return；　and　will
bring　my　wife　back　with　me。'

Mogarzea　tried　in　vain　to　make　him　stay；　but；　finding　it　was
useless；　he　told　him　all　he　knew；　for　he　himself　had　never　seen
the　lake。

For　three　summer　days　the　boy　and　his　flute　journeyed　on；　till
one　evening　he　reached　the　lake；　which　lay　in　the　kingdom　of　a
powerful　fairy。　　The　next　morning　had　scarcely　dawned　when　the
youth　went　down　to　the　shore；　and　began　to　play　on　his　flute；　and
the　first　notes　had　hardly　sounded　when　he　saw　a　beautiful　fairy
standing　before　him；　with　hair　and　robes　that　shone　like　gold。　
He　gazed　at　her　in　wonder；　when　suddenly　she　began　to　dance。　　Her
movements　were　so　graceful　that　he　forgot　to　play；　and　as　soon　as
the　notes　of　his　flute　ceased　she　vanished　from　his　sight。　　The
next　day　the　same　thing　happened；　but　on　the　third　he　took
courage；　and　drew　a　little　nearer；　playing　on　his　flute　all　the
while。　　Suddenly　he　sprang　forward；　seized　her　in　his　arms　and
kissed　her；　and　plucked　a　rose　from　her　hair。

The　fairy　gave　a　cry；　and　begged　him　to　give　her　back　her　rose；
but　he　would　not。　　He　only　stuck　the　rose　in　his　hat；　and　turned
a　deaf　ear　to　all　her　prayers。

At　last　she　saw　that　her　entreaties　were　vain；　and　agreed　to
marry　him；　as　he　wished。　　And　they　went　together　to　the　palace；
where　Mogarzea　was　still　waiting　for　him；　and　the　marriage　was
celebrated　by　the　emperor　himself。　　But　every　May　they　returned
to　the　Milk　Lake；　they　and　their　children；　and　bathed　in　its
waters。

＇Olumanische　Marchen。＇　




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