He walked eagerly in the direction of the sound , and when he was quite close , Rapunzel recognised him and fell on his neck and wept . But two of her tears touched his eyes , and in a moment they became quite clear again , and he saw as well as he had ever done . Then he led her to his kingdom , where they were received and welcomed with great joy , and they lived happily ever after . -LRB- 23 -RRB- -LRB- 23 -RRB- Grimm . THE NETTLE SPINNER I ONCE upon a time there lived at Quesnoy , in Flanders , a great lord whose name was Burchard , but whom the country people called Burchard the Wolf . Now Burchard had such a wicked , cruel heart , that it was whispered how he used to harness his peasants to the plough , and force them by blows from his whip to till his land with naked feet . His wife , on the other hand , was always tender and pitiful to the poor and miserable . Every time that she heard of another misdeed of her husband 's she secretly went to repair the evil , which caused her name to be blessed throughout the whole country-side . This Countess was adored as much as the Count was hated . II One day when he was out hunting the Count passed through a forest , and at the door of a lonely cottage he saw a beautiful girl spinning hemp . ` What is your name ? ' he asked her . ` Renelde , my lord . ' ` You must get tired of staying in such a lonely place ? ' ' I am accustomed to it , my lord , and I never get tired of it . ' ` That may be so ; but come to the castle , and I will make you lady 's maid to the Countess . ' ' I can not do that , my lord . I have to look after my grandmother , who is very helpless . ' ` Come to the castle , I tell you . I shall expect you this evening , ' and he went on his way .
But Renelde , who was betrothed XXXXX a young wood-cutter called Guilbert , had no intention of obeying the Count , and she had , besides , to take care of her grandmother .
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