He too saw the reflection of the woman in the tree , but looked up to discover whence it came , and there above him sat the most beautiful woman in the world . ` Come down , ' he said , ` for a while thou canst stay in my house , ' and glad enough the girl was to come . Now the king of the country was about to marry , and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker 's shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding . ` Thou hast a pretty daughter , ' said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work . ` Pretty she is , ' answered the shoemaker , ` but no daughter of mine . ' ' I would give a hundred pounds to marry her , ' said one . ` And I , ' ` And I , ' cried the others . ` That is no business of mine , ' answered the shoemaker , and the young men bade him ask her if she would choose one of them for a husband , and to tell them on the morrow . Then the shoemaker asked her , and the girl said that she would marry the one who would bring his purse with him . So the shoemaker hurried to the youth who had first spoken , and he came back , and after giving the shoemaker a hundred pounds for his news , he sought the girl , who was waiting for him . ` Is it thou ? ' inquired she . ' I am thirsty , give me a drink from the well that is yonder . ' And he poured out the water , but he could not move from the place where he was ; and there he stayed till many hours had passed by . ` Take away that foolish boy , ' cried the girl to the shoemaker at last , ' I am tired of him , ' and then suddenly he was able to walk , and betook himself to his home , but he did not tell the others what had happened to him . Next day there arrived one of the other young men , and in the evening , when the shoemaker had gone out and they were alone , she said to him , ` See if the latch is on the door . ' The young man hastened to do her bidding , but as soon as he touched the latch , his fingers stuck to it , and there he had to stay for many hours , till the shoemaker came back , and the girl let him go . Hanging his head , he went home , but he told no one what had befallen him . Then was the turn of the third man , and his foot remained fastened to the floor , till the girl unloosed it . And thankfully , he ran off , and was not seen looking behind him .
` Take the purse of gold , ' said the girl XXXXX the shoemaker , ' I have no need of it , and it will better thee . '
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