At last she raised her eyes , which had been fixed on the ground , and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth , observing her with a mocking look . The girl trembled and jumped up , then , taking the feather , the pin , and the box , she held them out to the old woman . ` Here they are , all of them , ' she cried ; ` they belong to you . Let me never see them again , but I have learned the lesson that they taught me . Others may have riches , beauty and wit , but as for me I desire nothing but to be the poor peasant girl I always was , working hard for those she loves . ' ` Yes , you have learned your lesson , ' answered the fairy , ` and now you shall lead a peaceful life and marry the man you love . For after all it was not yourself you thought of but him . ' Never again did Tephany see the old woman , but she forgave Denis for selling her tears , and in time he grew to be a good husband , who did his own share of work . From ` Le Foyer Breton , ' par E. Souvestre . The Groac ' h of the Isle of Lok In old times , when all kinds of wonderful things happened in Brittany , there lived in the village of Lanillis , a young man named Houarn Pogamm and a girl called Bellah Postik . They were cousins , and as their mothers were great friends , and constantly in and out of each other 's houses , they had often been laid in the same cradle , and had played and fought over their games . ` When they are grown up they will marry , ' said the mothers ; but just as every one was beginning to think of wedding bells , the two mothers died , and the cousins , who had no money , went as servants in the same house . This was better than being parted , of course , but not so good as having a little cottage of their own , where they could do as they liked , and soon they might have been heard bewailing to each other the hardness of their lots . ` If we could only manage to buy a cow and get a pig to fatten , ' grumbled Houarn , ' I would rent a bit of ground from the master , and then we could be married . ' ` Yes , ' answered Bellah , with a deep sigh ; ` but we live in such hard times , and at the last fair the price of pigs had risen again . ' ` We shall have long to wait , that is quite clear , ' replied Houarn , turning away to his work . Whenever they met they repeated their grievances , and at length Houarn 's patience was exhausted , and one morning he came to Bellah and told her that he was going away to seek his fortune . The girl was very unhappy as she listened to this , and felt sorry that she had not tried to make the best of things . She implored Houarn not to leave her , but he would listen to nothing . ` The birds , ' he said , ` continue flying until they reach a field of corn , and the bees do not stop unless they find the honey-giving flowers , and why should a man have less sense than they ?
Like them , I shall seek till I get what I want -- that is , money to buy a cow and a pig XXXXX fatten .
From as by for of on that to unless until