` Go , ' said the maiden , ' I will get up at once and cook the old man 's supper for him , and then I will feed the pretty cock and hen and the brindled cow . ' But the door opened and in came a handsome young man , who said , ' I am a king 's son , and was condemned by a wicked witch to live as an old man in this wood with no company but that of my three servants , who were transformed into a cock , a hen , and a brindled cow . The spell could only be broken by the arrival of a maiden who should show herself kind not only to men but to beasts . You are that maiden , and last night at midnight we were freed , and this poor house was again transformed into my royal palace . As they stood there the king 's son told his three servants to go and fetch the maiden 's parents to be present at the wedding feast . ` But where are my two sisters ? ' asked the maid . ' I shut them up in the cellar , but in the morning they shall be led forth into the forest and shall serve a charcoal burner until they have improved , and will never again suffer poor animals to go hungry . ' Uraschimataro and the Turtle From the Japanische Marchen und Sagen , von David Brauns -LRB- Leipzig : Wilhelm Friedrich -RRB- . There was once a worthy old couple who lived on the coast , and supported themselves by fishing . They had only one child , a son , who was their pride and joy , and for his sake they were ready to work hard all day long , and never felt tired or discontented with their lot . This son 's name was Uraschimataro , which means in Japanese , ` Son of the island , ' and he was a fine well-grown youth and a good fisherman , minding neither wind nor weather . Not the bravest sailor in the whole village dared venture so far out to sea as Uraschimataro , and many a time the neighbours used to shake their heads and say to his parents , ` If your son goes on being so rash , one day he will try his luck once too often , and the waves will end by swallowing him up . ' But Uraschimataro paid no heed to these remarks , and as he was really very clever in managing a boat , the old people were very seldom anxious about him . One beautiful bright morning , as he was hauling his well-filled nets into the boat , he saw lying among the fishes a tiny little turtle . He was delighted with his prize , and threw it into a wooden vessel to keep till he got home , when suddenly the turtle found its voice , and tremblingly begged for its life . ` After all , ' it said , ` what good can I do you ? I am so young and small , and I would so gladly live a little longer . Be merciful and set me free , and I shall know how to prove my gratitude . ' Now Uraschimataro was very good-natured , and besides , he could never bear to say no , so he picked up the turtle , and put it back into the sea .
Years flew XXXXX , and every morning Uraschimataro sailed his boat into the deep sea .
After among at by for in into that to with