In the morning the eagle returned and saw traces of a fight below the tree , and here and there a handful of yellow mane lying about , and here and there a hard scaly substance ; when he saw that he rejoiced greatly , and hastened to the nest . ` Who has slain the lindworm ? ' he asked of his children ; there were so many that he did not at first miss the two which the lindworm had eaten . But the eaglets answered that they could not tell , only that they had been in danger of their lives , and at the last moment they had been delivered . Then the sunbeam had struggled through the thick branches and caught Wildrose 's golden hair as she lay curled up in the corner , and the eagle wondered , as he looked , whether the little girl had brought him luck , and it was her magic which had killed his enemy . ` Children , ' he said , ' I brought her here for your dinner , and you have not touched her ; what is the meaning of this ? ' But the eaglets did not answer , and Wildrose opened her eyes , and seemed seven times lovelier than before . From that day Wildrose lived like a little princess . The eagle flew about the wood and collected the softest , greenest moss he could find to make her a bed , and then he picked with his beak all the brightest and prettiest flowers in the fields or on the mountains to decorate it . So cleverly did he manage it that there was not a fairy in the whole of the forest who would not have been pleased to sleep there , rocked to and fro by the breeze on the treetops . And when the little ones were able to fly from their nest he taught them where to look for the fruits and berries which she loved . So the time passed by , and with each year Wildrose grew taller and more beautiful , and she lived happily in her nest and never wanted to go out of it , only standing at the edge in the sunset , and looking upon the beautiful world . For company she had all the birds in the forest , who came and talked to her , and for playthings the strange flowers which they brought her from far , and the butterflies which danced with her . And so the days slipped away , and she was fourteen years old . One morning the emperor 's son went out to hunt , and he had not ridden far , before a deer started from under a grove of trees , and ran before him . The prince instantly gave chase , and where the stag led he followed , till at length he found himself in the depths of the forest , where no man before had trod . The trees were so thick and the wood so dark , that he paused for a moment and listened , straining his ears to catch some sound to break a silence which almost frightened him . But nothing came , not even the baying of a hound or the note of a horn . He stood still , and wondered if he should go on , when , on looking up , a stream of light seemed to flow from the top of a tall tree . In its rays he could see the nest with the young eaglets , who were watching him over the side .
The prince fitted an arrow into his bow and took his aim , but , before he could let fly , another ray XXXXX light dazzled him ; so brilliant was it , that his bow dropped , and he covered his face with his hands .
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