But mindful of the black girl 's commands , he dared not spare the little creature 's life , and taking another arrow from his quiver he laid it as dead as the boar and the hare . But when he went to look at the body of the bird he found instead of the dove a round white egg lying on the ground . While he was gazing on it and wondering what it could mean , he heard the sweeping of wings above him , and looking up he saw a huge vulture with open claws swooping down upon him . In a moment he seized the egg and flung it at the bird with all his might , and lo and behold ! instead of the ugly monster the most beautiful girl he had ever seen stood before the astonished eyes of the Prince . But while all this was going on the wicked old Fairy had managed to make her way out of the wood , and was now using the last resource in her power to overtake her daughter and the Prince . As soon as she was in the open again she mounted her chariot , which was drawn by a fiery dragon , and flew through the air in it . But just as she got to the river she saw the two lovers in each other 's arms swimming through the water as easily as two fishes . Quick as lightning , and forgetful of every danger , she flew down upon them . But the waters seized her chariot and sunk it in the lowest depths , and the waves bore the wicked old woman down the stream till she was caught in some thorn bushes , where she made a good meal for all the little fishes that were swimming about . And so at last the Prince and his lovely Bride were free . They hurried as quickly as they could to the old King , who received them with joy and gladness . On the following day a most gorgeous wedding feast was held , and as far as we know the Prince and his bride lived happily for ever afterwards . THE DEAD WIFE -LRB- 20 -RRB- -LRB- 20 -RRB- From the Iroquois . Once upon a time there were a man and his wife who lived in the forest , very far from the rest of the tribe . Very often they spent the day in hunting together , but after a while the wife found that she had so many things to do that she was obliged to stay at home ; so he went alone , though he found that when his wife was not with him he never had any luck . One day , when he was away hunting , the woman fell ill , and in a few days she died . Her husband grieved bitterly , and buried her in the house where she had passed her life ; but as the time went on he felt so lonely without her that he made a wooden doll about her height and size for company , and dressed it in her clothes . He seated it in front of the fire , and tried to think he had his wife back again . The next day he went out to hunt , and when he came home the first thing he did was to go up to the doll and brush off some of the ashes from the fire which had fallen on its face .
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