The Hoodie-Crow . Once there lived a farmer who had three daughters , and good useful girls they were , up with the sun , and doing all the work of the house . One morning they all ran down to the river to wash their clothes , when a hoodie came round and sat on a tree close by . ` Wilt thou wed me , thou farmer 's daughter ? ' he said to the eldest . ` Indeed I wo n't wed thee , ' she answered , ` an ugly brute is the hoodie . ' And the bird , much offended , spread his wings and flew away . But the following day he came back again , and said to the second girl : ` Wilt thou wed me , farmer 's daughter ? ' ` Indeed I will not , ' answered she , ` an ugly brute is the hoodie . ' And the hoodie was more angry than before , and went away in a rage . However , after a night 's rest he was in a better temper , and thought that he might be more lucky the third time , so back he went to the old place . ` Wilt thou wed me , farmer 's daughter ? ' he said to the youngest . ` Indeed I will wed thee ; a pretty creature is the hoodie , ' answered she , and on the morrow they were married . ' I have something to ask thee , ' said the hoodie when they were far away in his own house . ` Wouldst thou rather I should be a hoodie by day and a man by night , or a man by day and a hoodie by night ? ' The girl was surprised at his words , for she did not know that he could be anything but a hoodie at all times . Still she said nothing of this , and only replied , ' I would rather thou wert a man by day and a hoodie by night , ' And so he was ; and a handsomer man or a more beautiful hoodie never was seen . The girl loved them both , and never wished for things to be different . By and bye they had a son , and very pleased they both were .
But in the XXXXX soft music was heard stealing close towards the house , and every man slept , and the mother slept also .
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