The young king did not know her again , but he never left her side nor took his eyes from her . And at midnight a strange thing happened . A thick cloud suddenly filled the hall , so that for a moment all was dark . Then the mist suddenly grew bright , and Dotterine 's godmother was seen standing there . ` This , ' she said , turning to the king , ` is the girl whom you have always believed to be your sister , and who vanished during the siege . She is not your sister at all , but the daughter of the king of a neighbouring country , who was given to your mother to bring up , to save her from the hands of a wizard . ' Then she vanished , and was never seen again , nor the wonder-working basket either ; but now that Dotterine 's troubles were over she could get on without them , and she and the young king lived happily together till the end of their days . -LRB- Ehstnische Marchen . -RRB- STAN BOLOVAN Once upon a time what happened did happen , and if it had not happened this story would never have been told . On the outskirts of a village just where the oxen were turned out to pasture , and the pigs roamed about burrowing with their noses among the roots of the trees , there stood a small house . In the house lived a man who had a wife , and the wife was sad all day long . ` Dear wife , what is wrong with you that you hang your head like a drooping rosebud ? ' asked her husband one morning . ` You have everything you want ; why can not you be merry like other women ? ' ` Leave me alone , and do not seek to know the reason , ' replied she , bursting into tears , and the man thought that it was no time to question her , and went away to his work . He could not , however , forget all about it , and a few days after he inquired again the reason of her sadness , but only got the same reply . At length he felt he could bear it no longer , and tried a third time , and then his wife turned and answered him . ` Good gracious ! ' cried she , ` why can not you let things be as they are ? If I were to tell you , you would become just as wretched as myself .
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