But , my friend , we have to part ! You will return to your parents , and I must go in search of mine . ' ` No ! no ! ' exclaimed the prince . ' I will never part from you . You must come with me and be my wife . We have gone through many troubles together , and now we will share our joys . The maiden resisted his words for some time , but at last she went with him . In the forest they met a woodcutter , who told them that in the palace , as well as in all the land , there had been great sorrow over the loss of the prince , and many years had now passed away during which they had found no traces of him . So , by the help of the magic ball , the maiden managed that he should put on the same clothes that he had been wearing at the time he had vanished , so that his father might know him more quickly . She herself stayed behind in a peasant 's hut , so that father and son might meet alone . But the father was no longer there , for the loss of his son had killed him ; and on his deathbed he confessed to his people how he had contrived that the old wizard should carry away a peasant 's child instead of the prince , wherefore this punishment had fallen upon him . The prince wept bitterly when he heard this news , for he had loved his father well , and for three days he ate and drank nothing . But on the fourth day he stood in the presence of his people as their new king , and , calling his councillors , he told them all the strange things that had befallen him , and how the maiden had borne him safe through all . And the councillors cried with one voice , ` Let her be your wife , and our liege lady . ' And that is the end of the story . -LRB- Ehstnische Marchen . -RRB- THE CHILD WHO CAME FROM AN EGG Once upon a time there lived a queen whose heart was sore because she had no children . She was sad enough when her husband was at home with her , but when he was away she would see nobody , but sat and wept all day long .
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