He could not bring himself to tell the truth about what had happened , nor did he expect that the king would believe it . In the long run he decided to hold on his way , and let things go as they liked . What he had expected happened -- the king received his sister and wedded her at once , but repented it after the first night , as he could scarcely put down his foot in the morning for all the toads that were about the room , and when he saw her real face he was so enraged against the brother that he had him thrown into a pit full of serpents . He was so angry , not merely because he had been deceived , but because he could not get rid of the ugly wretch that was now tied to him for life . Now we shall hear a little about Maiden Bright-eye When she fell into the water she was fortunate enough to get the bergman 's cap put on her head , for now she was in danger of her life , and she was at once transformed into a duck . The duck swam away after the ship , and came to the king 's palace on the next evening . There it waddled up the drain , and so into the kitchen , where her little dog lay on the hearth-stone ; it could not bear to stay in the fine chambers along with the ugly sister , and had taken refuge down here . The duck hopped up till it could talk to the dog . ` Good evening , ' it said . ` Thanks , Maiden Bright-eye , ' said the dog . ` Where is my brother ? ' ` He is in the serpent-pit . ' ` Where is my wicked sister ? ' ` She is with the noble king . ' ` Alas ! alas ! I am here this evening , and shall be for two evenings yet , and then I shall never come again . ' When it had said this the duck waddled off again . Several of the servant girls heard the conversation , and were greatly surprised at it , and thought that it would be worth while to catch the bird next evening and see into the matter a little more closely . They had heard it say that it would come again .
Next evening it appeared as it had said , and a great many were present XXXXX see it .
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