` And when he saw us , he bade us welcome , and married us to his twelve daughters , the eldest to the eldest , and so on to me , whose bride was the youngest of all and also the prettiest . And my brothers were filled with envy , and left me to drown in a brook , but I was saved by a fish who showed me how to get out . Now , you are a judge ! Who did well , and who did evil -- I or my brothers ? ' ` Is this story true ? ' said the father , turning to his sons . ` It is true , my father , ' answered they . ` It is even as Halfman has said , and the girl belongs to him . ' Then the judge embraced Halfman and said to him : ` You have done well , my son . Take your bride , and may you both live long and happily together ! ' At the end of the year Halfman 's wife had a son , and not long after she came one day hastily into the room , and found her husband weeping . ` What is the matter ? ' she asked . ` The matter ? ' said he . ` Yes , why are you weeping ? ' ` Because , ' replied Halfman , ` the baby is not really ours , but belongs to an ogress . ' ` Are you mad ? ' cried the wife . ` What do you mean by talking like that ? ' '
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