And when the sun rose she got up , and left the house , in search of the hoodie . This day everything befell as on the two other days , but when she reached the small house , the woman bade her keep awake , and if the hoodie flew into the room , to try to seize him . But the wife had walked far , and was very tired , and strive as she would , she fell sound asleep . Many hours she slept , and the hoodie entered through a window , and let fall a ring on her hand . The girl awoke with a start , and leant forward to grasp him , but he was already flying off , and she only seized a feather from his wing . And when dawn came , she got up and told the woman . ` He has gone over the hill of poison , ' said she , ` and there you can not follow him without horse-shoes on your hands and feet . But I will help you . Put on this suit of men 's clothes , and go down this road till you come to the smithy , and there you can learn to make horse-shoes for yourself . ' The girl thanked her , and put on the cloths and went down the road to do her bidding . So hard did she work , that in a few days she was able to make the horse-shoes . Early one morning she set out for the hill of poison . On her hands and feet she went , but even with the horse-shoes on she had to be very careful not to stumble , lest some poisoned thorns should enter into her flesh , and she should die . But when at last she was over , it was only to hear that her husband was to be married that day to the daughter of a great lord . Now there was to be a race in the town , and everyone meant to be there , except the stranger who had come over the hill of poison -- everyone , that is , but the cook , who was to make the bridal supper . Greatly he loved races , and sore was his heart to think that one should be run without his seeing it , so when he beheld a woman whom he did not know coming along the street , hope sprang up in him . ` Will you cook the wedding feast in place of me ? ' he said , ` and I will pay you well when I return from the race . ' Gladly she agreed , and cooked the feast in a kitchen that looked into the great hall , where the company were to eat it . After that she watched the seat where the bridegroom was sitting , and taking a plateful of the broth , she dropped the ring and the feather into it , and set if herself before him .
With the first spoonful he took up the ring , and a thrill ran through him ; in the second he beheld the feather and rose XXXXX his chair .
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