` You must go to that mountain , which is so full of stones that your feet will hardly find a place to tread , and as you climb you will hear a noise as if all the stones in the world were mocking you ; but pay no heed to anything you may hear , and , once you gain the top , you have gained everything . ' The girl thanked him for his counsel , and set out for the mountain ; and scarcely had she gone a few steps upwards when cries and screams broke forth around her , and she felt as if each stone she trod on was a living thing . But she remembered the words of the giant , and knew not what had befallen her brothers , and kept her face steadily towards the mountain top , which grew nearer and nearer every moment . But as she mounted the clamour increased sevenfold : high above them all rang the voices of her three brothers . But the girl took no heed , and at last her feet stood upon the top . Then she looked round , and saw , lying in a hollow , the pool of the water of life . And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her , and filled it to the brim . By the side of the pool stood the tree of beauty , with the talking bird on one of its boughs ; and she caught the bird , and placed it in a cage , and broke off one of the branches . After that she turned , and went joyfully down the hill again , carrying her treasures , but her long climb had tired her out , and the brazen pitcher was very heavy , and as she walked a few drops of the water spilt on the stones , and as it touched them they changed into young men and maidens , crowding about her to give thanks for their deliverance . So she learnt by this how the evil spell might be broken , and she carefully sprinkled every stone till there was not one left -- only a great company of youths and girls who followed her down the mountain . When they arrived at the palace she did not lose a moment in planting the branch of the tree of beauty and watering it with the water of life . And the branch shot up into a tree , and was heavy with flowers , and the talking bird nestled in its branches . Now the fame of these wonders was noised abroad , and the people flocked in great numbers to see the three marvels , and the maiden who had won them ; and among the sightseers came the king 's son , who would not go till everything was shown him , and till he had heard how it had all happened . And the prince admired the strangeness and beauty of the treasures in the palace , but more than all he admired the beauty and courage of the maiden who had brought them there . So he went home and told his parents , and gained their consent to wed her for his wife . Then the marriage was celebrated in the church adjoining the palace . Then the bridegroom took her to his own home , where they lived happy for ever after . The Wounded Lion Cuentos Populars Catalans . There was once a girl so poor that she had nothing to live on , and wandered about the world asking for charity . One day she arrived at a thatched cottage , and inquired if they could give her any work .
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