So he brought his sheep there , and herded them as before . The shepherd and shepherdess became great friends , but they did not recognise each other in the least . But one evening when the moon was full they sat together watching their flocks , and the shepherd played upon his flute . Then the shepherdess thought of that evening when she had sat at the full moon by the mill-pond and had played on the golden flute ; the recollection was too much for her , and she burst into tears . The shepherd asked her why she was crying , and left her no peace till she told him all her story . Then the scales fell from the shepherd 's eyes , and he recognised his wife , and she him . So they returned joyfully to their own home , and lived in peace and happiness ever after . THE GLASS MOUNTAIN -LRB- 16 -RRB- -LRB- 16 -RRB- From the Polish . Kletke . Once upon a time there was a Glass Mountain at the top of which stood a castle made of pure gold , and in front of the castle there grew an apple-tree on which there were golden apples . Anyone who picked an apple gained admittance into the golden castle , and there in a silver room sat an enchanted Princess of surpassing fairness and beauty . She was as rich too as she was beautiful , for the cellars of the castle were full of precious stones , and great chests of the finest gold stood round the walls of all the rooms . Many knights had come from afar to try their luck , but it was in vain they attempted to climb the mountain . In spite of having their horses shod with sharp nails , no one managed to get more than half-way up , and then they all fell back right down to the bottom of the steep slippery hill . Sometimes they broke an arm , sometimes a leg , and many a brave man had broken his neck even . The beautiful Princess sat at her window and watched the bold knights trying to reach her on their splendid horses . The sight of her always gave men fresh courage , and they flocked from the four quarters of the globe to attempt the work of rescuing her . But all in vain , and for seven years the Princess had sat now and waited for some one to scale the Glass Mountain . A heap of corpses both of riders and horses lay round the mountain , and many dying men lay groaning there unable to go any farther with their wounded limbs . The whole neighbourhood had the appearance of a vast churchyard .
In three more days the seven years would be at an end , when a knight in golden armour and mounted XXXXX a spirited steed was seen making his way towards the fatal hill .
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