` To-morrow , when you take the bread to the mountain , you shall pray my Destiny to speak to yours , and entreat her to leave you in peace . Perhaps something may come of it ! ' At these words Catherine dried her eyes , and next morning , when she climbed the mountain , she told all she had suffered , and cried , ' O Destiny , my mistress , pray , I entreat you , of my Destiny that she may leave me in peace . ' And Destiny answered , ` Oh , my poor girl , know you not your Destiny lies buried under seven coverlids , and can hear nothing ? But if you will come to-morrow I will bring her with me . ' And after Catherine had gone her way her lady 's Destiny went to find her sister , and said to her , ` Dear sister , has not Catherine suffered enough ? It is surely time for her good days to begin ? ' And the sister answered , ` To-morrow you shall bring her to me , and I will give her something that may help her out of her need . ' The next morning Catherine set out earlier than usual for the mountain , and her lady 's Destiny took the girl by the hand and led her to her sister , who lay under the seven coverlids . And her Destiny held out to Catherine a ball of silk , saying , ` Keep this -- it may be useful some day ; ' then pulled the coverings over her head again . But Catherine walked sadly down the hill , and went straight to her lady and showed her the silken ball , which was the end of all her high hopes . ` What shall I do with it ? ' she asked . ` It is not worth sixpence , and it is no good to me ! ' ` Take care of it , ' replied her mistress . ` Who can tell how useful it may be ? ' A little while after this grand preparations were made for the king 's marriage , and all the tailors in the town were busy embroidering fine clothes . The wedding garment was so beautiful nothing like it had ever been seen before , but when it was almost finished the tailor found that he had no more silk . The colour was very rare , and none could be found like it , and the king made a proclamation that if anyone happened to possess any they should bring it to the court , and he would give them a large sum . ` Catherine ! '
exclaimed the lady , who had been XXXXX the tailors and seen the wedding garment , ` your ball of silk is exactly the right colour .
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