In the morning , when they brought the bull hame , they took the lady into a fine shining parlor , and gave her a beautiful apple , telling her no to break it till she was in the greatest strait ever mortal was in in the world , and that wad bring her o ` t. Again she was lifted on the bull 's back , and after she had ridden far , and farer than I can tell , they came in sight o ' a far bonnier castle , and far farther awa ' than the last . Says the bull till her : `` Yonder we maun be the night , for my second brither lives yonder '' ; and they were at the place directly . They lifted her down and took her in , and sent the bull to the field for the night . In the morning they took the lady into a fine and rich room , and gave her the finest pear she had ever seen , bidding her no to break it till she was in the greatest strait ever mortal could be in , and that wad get her out o ` t. Again she was lifted and set on his back , and awa ' they went . And lang they gaed , and sair they rade , till they came in sight o ' the far biggest castle , and far farthest aff , they had yet seen . `` We maun be yonder the night , '' says the bull , `` for my young brither lives yonder '' ; and they were there directly . They lifted her down , took her in , and sent the bull to the field for the night . In the morning they took her into a room , the finest of a ' , and gied her a plum , telling her no to break it till she was in the greatest strait mortal could be in , and that wad get her out o ` t. Presently they brought hame the bull , set the lady on his back , and awa ' they went . And aye they gaed , and on they rade , till they came to a dark and ugsome glen , where they stopped , and the lady lighted down . Says the bull to her : `` Here ye maun stay till I gang and fight the deil . Ye maun seat yoursel ' on that stane , and move neither hand nor fit till I come back , else I 'll never find ye again . And if everything round about ye turns blue I hae beated the deil ; but should a ' things turn red he 'll hae conquered me . '' She set hersel ' down on the stane , and by-and-by a ' round her turned blue . O'ercome wi ' joy , she lifted the ae fit and crossed it owre the ither , sae glad was she that her companion was victorious . The bull returned and sought for but never could find her . Lang she sat , and aye she grat , till she wearied . At last she rase and gaed awa ' , she kedna whaur till . On she wandered till she came to a great hill o ' glass , that she tried a ' she could to climb , bat wasna able . Round the bottom o ' the hill she gaed , sabbing and seeking a passage owre , till at last she came to a smith 's house ; and the smith promised , if she wad serve him seven years , he wad make her iron shoon , wherewi ' she could climb owre the glassy hill . At seven years ' end she got her iron shoon , clamb the glassy hill , and chanced to come to the auld washerwife 's habitation .
There she was telled XXXXX a gallant young knight that had given in some bluidy sarks to wash , and whaever washed thae sarks was to be his wife .
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