` What a beautiful girl ! ' exclaimed the men . ` What a lovely dress ! ' whispered the women . But just as she entered the church and took the hand of the bridegroom , who was waiting for her , a loud noise was heard . ` Crick ! crack ! Crick ! crack ! ' and the wedding garments fell to the ground , to the great confusion of the wearer . Not that the ceremony was put off for a little thing like that ! Cloaks in profusion were instantly offered to the young bride , but she was so upset that she could hardly keep from tears . One of the guests , more curious than the rest , stayed behind to examine the dress , determined , if she could , to find out the cause of the disaster . ` The thread must have been rotten , ' she said to herself . ' I will see if I can break it . ' But search as she would she could find none . The thread had vanished ! From ` Litterature Orale de l'Auvergne , ' par Paul Sebillot . The Three Crowns There was once a king who had three daughters . The two eldest were very proud and quarrelsome , but the youngest was as good as they were bad .
Well , three princes came XXXXX court them , and two of them were exactly like the eldest ladies , and one was just as lovable as the youngest .
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