and once more the faithful frog was beside him . ` What is troubling you so much ? ' she asked him , and then the youth told her everything . ` Will you take me for a wife ? ' she asked . ` What should I do with you as a wife , ' he replied , wondering at her strange proposal . ` Once more , will you have me or will you not ? ' she said . ' I will neither have you , nor will I refuse you , ' said he . At this the frog disappeared ; and the next minute the youth beheld a lovely little chariot , drawn by two tiny ponies , standing on the road . The frog was holding the carriage door open for him to step in . ` Come with me , ' she said . And he got up and followed her into the chariot . As they drove along the road they met three witches ; the first of them was blind , the second was hunchbacked , and the third had a large thorn in her throat . When the three witches beheld the chariot , with the frog seated pompously among the cushions , they broke into such fits of laughter that the eyelids of the blind one burst open , and she recovered her sight ; the hunchback rolled about on the ground in merriment till her back became straight , and in a roar of laughter the thorn fell out of the throat of the third witch . Their first thought was to reward the frog , who had unconsciously been the means of curing them of their misfortunes . The first witch waved her magic wand over the frog , and changed her into the loveliest girl that had ever been seen . The second witch waved the wand over the tiny chariot and ponies , and they were turned into a beautiful large carriage with prancing horses , and a coachman on the seat . The third witch gave the girl a magic purse , filled with money . Having done this , the witches disappeared , and the youth with his lovely bride drove to his mother 's home .
Great was the delight of the mother XXXXX her youngest son 's good fortune .
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