Chase that duck out of the courtyard . ' But though the servants chased and chevied , they could not get rid of the duck ; for she circled round and round , and always came back to the spot where her children lay , crying : ` Quack , quack -- my little loves ! Quack , quack -- my turtle-doves ! The wicked witch your lives did take -- The wicked witch , the cunning snake . First she stole my King away , Then my children did she slay . Changed me , from a happy wife , To a duck for all my life . Would I were the Queen again ; Would that you had never been slain . ' And as the King heard her words he began to suspect that he had been deceived , and he called out to the servants , ` Catch that duck , and bring it here . ' But , though they ran to and fro , the duck always fled past them , and would not let herself be caught . So the King himself stepped down amongst them , and instantly the duck fluttered down into his hands . And as he stroked her wings she was changed into a beautiful woman , and he recognised his dear wife . And she told him that a bottle would be found in her nest in the garden , containing some drops from the spring of healing . And it was brought to her ; and the ducklings and little drake were sprinkled with the water , and from the little dead bodies three lovely children arose . And the King and Queen were overjoyed when they saw their children , and they all lived happily together in the beautiful palace . But the wicked witch was taken by the King 's command , and she came to no good end . THE WITCH AND HER SERVANTS -LRB- 22 -RRB- -LRB- 22 -RRB- From the Russian . Kletke . Long time ago there lived a King who had three sons ; the eldest was called Szabo , the second Warza , and the youngest Iwanich . One beautiful spring morning the King was walking through his gardens with these three sons , gazing with admiration at the various fruit-trees , some of which were a mass of blossom , whilst others were bowed to the ground laden with rich fruit . During their wanderings they came unperceived on a piece of waste land where three splendid trees grew .
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