No , 34 , -RRB- KARI WOODENGOWN THERE was once upon a time a King who had become a widower . His Queen had left one daughter behind her , and she was so wise and so pretty that it was impossible for any one to be wiser or prettier . For a long time the King went sorrowing for his wife , for he had loved her exceedingly ; but at last he grew tired of living alone , and married a Queen who was a widow , and she also had a daughter , who was just as ill-favoured and wicked as the other was good and beautiful . The stepmother and her daughter were envious of the King 's daughter because she was so pretty , but so long as the King was at home they dared do her no harm , because his love for her was so great . Then there came a time when he made war on another King and went away to fight , and then the new Queen thought that she could do what she liked ; so she both hungered and beat the King 's daughter and chased her about into every corner . At last she thought that everything was too good for her , and set her to work to look after the cattle . So she went about with the cattle , and herded them in the woods and in the fields . Of food she got little or none , and grew pale and thin , and was nearly always weeping and sad . Among the herd there was a great blue bull , which always kept itself very smart and sleek , and often came to the King 's daughter and let her stroke him . So one day , when she was again sitting crying and sorrowing , the Bull came up to her and asked why she was always so full of care ? She made no answer , but continued to weep . ` Well , ' said the Bull , ' I know what it is , though you will not tell me ; you are weeping because the Queen is unkind to you , and because she wants to starve you to death . But you need be under no concern about food , for in my left ear there lies a cloth , and if you will but take it and spread it out , you can have as many dishes as you like . ' So she did this , and took the cloth and spread it out upon the grass , and then it was covered with the daintiest dishes that any one could desire , and there was wine , and mead , and cake . And now she became brisk and well again , and grew so rosy , and plump , and fair that the Queen and her scraggy daughter turned blue and white with vexation at it . The Queen could not imagine how her step-daughter could look so well on such bad food , so she ordered one of her handmaidens to follow her into the wood and watch her , and see how it was , for she thought that some of the servants must be giving her food . So the maid followed her into the wood and watched , and saw how the step-daughter took the cloth out of the Blue Bull 's ear , and spread it out , and how the cloth was then covered with the most delicate dishes , which the step-daughter ate and regaled herself with . So the waiting-maid went home and told the Queen . And now the King came home , and he had conquered the other King with whom he had been at war . So there was great gladness in the palace , but no one was more glad than the King 's daughter .
The Queen , however , pretended XXXXX be ill , and gave the doctor much money to say that she would never be well again unless she had some of the flesh of the Blue Bull to eat .
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