She stopped underneath the tree where the maiden dwelt and , gathering some dry sticks , kindled a fire . Next , she placed the tripod over it , and the kettle on top . But something was the matter with the kettle . As fast as the old woman put it where it was to stand , that kettle was sure to roll off , falling to the ground with a crash . It really seemed bewitched , and no one knows what might have happened if Wildrose , who had been all the time peeping out of her nest , had not lost patience at the old woman 's stupidity , and cried out : ` The tripod wo n't stand on that hill , you must move it ! ' ` But where am I to move it to , my child ? ' asked the old woman , looking up to the nest , and at the same moment trying to steady the kettle with one hand and the tripod with the other . ` Did n't I tell you that it was no good doing that , ' said Wildrose , more impatiently than before . ` Make a fire near a tree and hang the kettle from one of the branches . ' The old woman took the kettle and hung it on a little twig , which broke at once , and the kettle fell to the ground . ` If you would only show me how to do it , perhaps I should understand , ' said she . Quick as thought , the maiden slid down the smooth trunk of the tree , and stood beside the stupid old woman , to teach her how things ought to be done . But in an instant the old woman had caught up the girl and swung her over her shoulders , and was running as fast as she could go to the edge of the forest , where she had left the prince . When he saw them coming he rushed eagerly to meet them , and he took the maiden in his arms and kissed her tenderly before them all . Then a golden dress was put on her , and pearls were twined in her hair , and she took her seat in the emperor 's carriage which was drawn by six of the whitest horses in the world , and they carried her , without stopping to draw breath , to the gates of the palace . And in three days the wedding was celebrated , and the wedding feast was held , and everyone who saw the bride declared that if anybody wanted a perfect wife they must go to seek her on top of a tree . -LSB- Adapted from file Roumanian . -RSB- Tiidu The Piper Once upon a time there lived a poor man who had more children than bread to feed them with . However , they were strong and willing , and soon learned to make themselves of use to their father and mother , and when they were old enough they went out to service , and everyone was very glad to get them for servants , for they worked hard and were always cheerful . Out of all the ten or eleven , there was only one who gave his parents any trouble , and this was a big lazy boy whose name was Tiidu .
Neither scoldings nor beatings nor kind words had any effect XXXXX him , and the older he grew the idler he got .
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