andaferaimesheurnedroundandlookedahim,andhereyeswerefullofearsandhecameinswifly,andpcedhechildinherarms,andshekissedi,andidiinalilebedwhereheyoungesofheirownchildrenwaslyingandonhemorrowhewoodcuerookhecuriouscloakofgoldandpcediinagreaches,andachainofamberhawasroundhechild’sneckhiswifeookandseiinhechesalso

sohesarchildwasbroughupwihhechildrenofhewoodcuer,andsaahesameboardwihhem,andwasheirpymaeandeveryyearhebecamemorebeauifulolooka,sohaallhosewhodwelinhevilgewerefilledwihwonder,for,whileheywereswarhyandbckhaired,hewaswhieanddelicaeassawnivory,andhiscurlswerelikeheringsofhedaffodilhislips,also,werelikehepealsofaredflower,andhiseyeswerelikeviolesbyariverofpurewaer,andhisbodylikehenarcissusofafieldwherehemowercomesno

yedidhisbeauyworkhimevilforhegrewproud,andcruel,andselfishhechildrenofhewoodcuer,andheoherchildrenofhevilge,hedespised,sayinghaheywereofmeanparenage,whilehewasnoble,beingsprangfromasar,andhemadehimselfmaseroverhem,andcalledhemhisservansnopiyhadheforhepoor,orforhosewhowereblindormaimedorinanywayaffliced,buwouldcassonesahemanddrivehemforhonohehighway,andbidhembegheirbreadelsewhere,sohanonesaveheouwscamewiceohavilgeoaskforalmsindeed,hewasasoneenamouredofbeauy,andwouldmockaheweaklyandillfavoured,andmakejesofhem;andhimselfheloved,andinsummer,whenhewindsweresill,hewouldliebyhewellinhepries‘sorchardandlookdownahemarvelofhisownface,andughforhepleasurehehadinhisfairness

ofendidhewoodcuerandhiswifechidehim,andsay:“wedidnodealwihheeashoudealeswihhosewhoarelefdesoe,andhavenoosuccourhemwhereforearhousocrueloallwhoneedpiy?”

ofendidheoldpriessendforhim,andseekoeachhimheloveoflivinghings,sayingohim:“heflyishybroherdoinoharmhewildbirdsharoamhroughheforeshaveheirfreedomsnarehemnoforhypleasuregodmadeheblindwormandhemole,andeachhasispcewhoarhouobringpaininogod’sworld?evenhecaleofhefieldpraisehim”

buhesarchildheedednoheirwords,buwouldfrownandflou,andgobackohiscompanions,andleadhemandhiscompanionsfollowedhim,forhewasfair,andfleeoffoo,andcoulddance,andpipe,andmakemusicandwhereverhesarchildledhemheyfollowed,andwhaeverhesarchildbadehemdo,hadidheyandwhenhepiercedwihasharpreedhedimeyesofhemole,heyughed,andwhenhecassonesaheleperheyughedalsoandinallhingsheruledhem,andheybecamehardofhearevenashewas

nowherepassedonedayhroughhevilgeapoorbeggarwomanhergarmenswereornandragged,andherfeewerebleedingfromheroughroadonwhichshehadravelled,andshewasinveryevilplighandbeingwearyshesaherdownunderachesnureeores

buwhenhesarchildsawher,hesaidohiscompanions,“see!heresiehafoulbeggarwomanunderhafairandgreenleavedreecome,leusdriveherhence,forsheisuglyandillfavoured”

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