"we three then went across the seas to buy goods. on the seashore i saw a very beautiful woman, and asked her if she would come across the sea with me. she consented; but when my brothers saw her they grew jealous, and, as soon as the ship sailed, they took her and threw her into the sea, and me after her. but she, being an enchanted being, rose to the surface of the water unhurt, and, taking me up, carried me to a place of safety on the seashore.