Pretty cock , Pretty hen , And you , pretty brindled cow , What do you say now ? The animals said , ` Duks : You have eaten with us , You have drunk with us , You have tended us right , So we wish you good night . ' The maiden therefore went upstairs , made the bed and put on clean sheets and fell asleep . She slept peacefully till midnight , when there was such a noise in the house that she awoke . Everything trembled and shook ; the animals sprang up and dashed themselves in terror against the wall ; the beams swayed as if they would be torn from their foundations , it seemed as if the stairs were tumbling down , and then the roof fell in with a crash . Then all became still , and as no harm came to the maiden she lay down again and fell asleep . But when she awoke again in broad daylight , what a sight met her eyes ! She was lying in a splendid room furnished with royal splendour ; the walls were covered with golden flowers on a green ground ; the bed was of ivory and the counterpane of velvet , and on a stool near by lay a pair of slippers studded with pearls . The maiden thought she must be dreaming , but in came three servants richly dressed , who asked what were her commands . ` Go , ' said the maiden , ' I will get up at once and cook the old man 's supper for him , and then I will feed the pretty cock and hen and the brindled cow . ' But the door opened and in came a handsome young man , who said , ' I am a king 's son , and was condemned by a wicked witch to live as an old man in this wood with no company but that of my three servants , who were transformed into a cock , a hen , and a brindled cow . The spell could only be broken by the arrival of a maiden who should show herself kind not only to men but to beasts . You are that maiden , and last night at midnight we were freed , and this poor house was again transformed into my royal palace . As they stood there the king 's son told his three servants to go and fetch the maiden 's parents to be present at the wedding feast . ` But where are my two sisters ? ' asked the maid . ' I shut them up in the cellar , but in the morning they shall be led forth into the forest and shall serve a charcoal burner until they have improved , and will never again suffer poor animals to go hungry . ' Uraschimataro and the Turtle From the Japanische Marchen und Sagen , von David Brauns -LRB- Leipzig : Wilhelm Friedrich -RRB- . There was once a worthy old couple who lived on the coast , and supported themselves by fishing . They had only one child , a son , who was their pride and joy , and for his sake they were ready to work hard all day long , and never felt tired or discontented with their lot .
This son 's name was XXXXX , which means in Japanese , ` Son of the island , ' and he was a fine well-grown youth and a good fisherman , minding neither wind nor weather .
Brauns Leipzig Sagen Uraschimataro burner crash day daylight midnight morning