` It is enough , ' answered the cat . And when the morning dawned , it was no cat that lay upon the bed , but a beautiful princess . ` My mother and I were both enchanted by a spiteful fairy , ' said she , ` we could not free ourselves till we had done some kindly deed that had never been wrought before . My mother died without ever finding a chance of doing anything new , but I took advantage of the evil act of the giant to make you as whole as ever . ' Then they were all more delighted than before , and the princess lived in the court until she , too , married , and went away to govern one of her own . -LSB- Adapted from Neuislandischen Volksmarchen . -RSB- The Lion and the Cat Far away on the other side of the world there lived , long ago , a lion and his younger brother , the wild cat , who were so fond of each other that they shared the same hut . The lion was much the bigger and stronger of the two -- indeed , he was much bigger and stronger than any of the beasts that dwelt in the forest ; and , besides , he could jump father and run faster than all the rest . If strength and swiftness could gain him a dinner he was sure never to be without one , but when it came to cunning , both the grizzly bear and the serpent could get the better of him , and he was forced to call in the help of the wild cat . Now the young wild cat had a lovely golden ball , so beautiful that you could hardly look at it except through a piece of smoked glass , and he kept it hidden in the thick fur muff that went round his neck . A very large old animal , since dead , had given it to him when he was hardly more than a baby , and had told him never to part with it , for as long as he kept it no harm could ever come near him . In general the wild cat did not need to use his ball , for the lion was fond of hunting , and could kill all the food that they needed ; but now and then his life would have been in danger had it not been for the golden ball . One day the two brothers started to hunt at daybreak , but as the cat could not run nearly as fast as the lion , he had quite a long start . At least he THOUGHT it was a long one , but in a very few bounds and springs the lion reached his side . ` There is a bear sitting on that tree , ' he whispered softly . ` He is only waiting for us to pass , to drop down on my back . ' ` Ah , you are so big that he does not see I am behind you , ' answered the wild cat . And , touching the ball , he just said : ` Bear , die ! ' And the bear tumbled dead out of the tree , and rolled over just in front of them . For some time they trotted on without any adventures , till just as they were about to cross a strip of long grass on the edge of the forest , the lion 's quick ears detected a faint rustling noise .
` That is a snake , ' he cried , stopping short , XXXXX he was much more afraid of snakes than of bears .
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