whispered the women . But just as she entered the church and took the hand of the bridegroom , who was waiting for her , a loud noise was heard . ` Crick ! crack ! Crick ! crack ! ' and the wedding garments fell to the ground , to the great confusion of the wearer . Not that the ceremony was put off for a little thing like that ! Cloaks in profusion were instantly offered to the young bride , but she was so upset that she could hardly keep from tears . One of the guests , more curious than the rest , stayed behind to examine the dress , determined , if she could , to find out the cause of the disaster . ` The thread must have been rotten , ' she said to herself . ' I will see if I can break it . ' But search as she would she could find none . The thread had vanished ! From ` Litterature Orale de l'Auvergne , ' par Paul Sebillot . The Three Crowns There was once a king who had three daughters . The two eldest were very proud and quarrelsome , but the youngest was as good as they were bad . Well , three princes came to court them , and two of them were exactly like the eldest ladies , and one was just as lovable as the youngest . One day they were all walking down to a lake that lay at the bottom of the lawn when they met a poor beggar . The king would n't give him anything , and the eldest princesses would n't give him anything , nor their sweethearts ; but the youngest daughter and her true love did give him something , and kind words along with it , and that was better than all .
When they got to the edge of the lake what did they find but the beautifullest boat you ever saw in your life ; and says the eldest , ` I 'll take a sail in this fine boat ' ; and says the second eldest , ` I 'll take a sail in this fine boat ' ; and says the youngest , ' I wo n't take a sail in that fine boat , XXXXX I am afraid it 's an enchanted one . '
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