He came quickly , yes ; but the frog , mounted on a greyhound , and wearing her cap on her head , went quicker still . Entering a room where the prince was sitting gazing at the portrait of his betrothed , she cried to him : ` What are you doing lingering here , when the life of the princess is nearing its last moment ? In the courtyard you will find a green horse with three heads and twelve feet , and by its side a sword eighteen yards long . Hasten , lest you should be too late ! ' The fight lasted all day , and the prince 's strength was well-nigh spent , when the dragon , thinking that the victory was won , opened his jaws to give a roar of triumph . The prince saw his chance , and before his foe could shut his mouth again had plunged his sword far down his adversary 's throat . There was a desperate clutching of the claws to the earth , a slow flagging of the great wings , then the monster rolled over on his side and moved no more . Muffette was delivered . After this they all went back to the palace . The marriage took place the following day , and Muffette and her husband lived happy for ever after . The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired -LSB- From Les Contes des Fees , par Madame d'Aulnoy . -RSB- On the shores of the west , where the great hills stand with their feet in the sea , dwelt a goatherd and his wife , together with their three sons and one daughter . All day long the young men fished and hunted , while their sister took out the kids to pasture on the mountain , or stayed at home helping her mother and mending the nets . For several years they all lived happily together , when one day , as the girl was out on the hill with the kids , the sun grew dark and an air cold as a thick white mist came creeping , creeping up from the sea . She rose with a shiver , and tried to call to her kids , but the voice died away in her throat , and strong arms seemed to hold her . Loud were the wails in the hut by the sea when the hours passed on and the maiden came not . Many times the father and brothers jumped up , thinking they heard her steps , but in the thick darkness they could scarcely see their own hands , nor could they tell where the river lay , nor where the mountain . One by one the kids came home , and at every bleat someone hurried to open the door , but no sound broke the stillness . Through the night no one slept , and when morning broke and the mist rolled back , they sought the maiden by sea and by land , but never a trace of her could be found anywhere . Thus a year and a day slipped by , and at the end of it Gorla of the Flocks and his wife seemed suddenly to have grown old .
Their sons too were sadder than before , XXXXX they loved their sister well , and had never ceased to mourn for her .
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