But if one is given me , and my dearest wish is accomplished , then you shall be his right hand , and guide him with your counsels . ' But though the emperor was satisfied , Iliane was not , and she determined to revenge herself on the emperor for the dangers which he had caused Fet-Fruners to run . And as for the vase of holy water , she thought that , in common politeness , her suitor ought to have fetched it himself , which he could have done without any risk at all . So she ordered the great bath to be filled with the milk of her mares , and begged the emperor to clothe himself in white robes , and enter the bath with her , an invitation he accepted with joy . Then , when both were standing with the milk reaching to their necks , she sent for the horse which had fought Sunlight , and made a secret sign to him . The horse understood what he was to do , and from one nostril he breathed fresh air over Iliane , and from the other , he snorted a burning wind which shrivelled up the emperor where he stood , leaving only a little heap of ashes . His strange death , which no one could explain , made a great sensation throughout the country , and the funeral his people gave him was the most splendid ever known . When it was over , Iliane summoned Fet-Fruners before her , and addressed him thus : ` Fet-Fruners ! it is you who brought me and have saved my life , and obeyed my wishes . It is you who gave me back my stud ; you who killed the genius , and the old witch his mother ; you who brought me the holy water . And you , and none other , shall be my husband . ' ` Yes , I will marry you , ' said the young man , with a voice almost as soft as when he was a princess . ` But know that in OUR house , it will be the cock who sings and not the hen ! ' -LRB- From Sept Contes Roumains , Jules Brun and Leo Bachelin . -RRB- THE STORY OF HALFMAN In a certain town there lived a judge who was married but had no children . One day he was standing lost in thought before his house , when an old man passed by . ` What is the matter , sir , said he , ` you look troubled ? ' ` Oh , leave me alone , my good man ! ' ` But what is it ? ' persisted the other .
` Well , I am successful in my profession and a person XXXXX importance , but I care nothing for it all , as I have no children . '
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