Florinda and Yoringal (1)

Florinda and Yoringal (1)

Once upon a time there was an old castle in the middle of a huge, dark forest where an old woman kived all alone.

She was a witch.
During the day she changed herself into a cat or an owl, and at night she turned back to a human being.

She used magic to entice rabbits and birds to come to her.
Then she would boil or roast them for her dinner.

A powerful spell surrounded the castle.

If a man approached within a hundred steps he would find himself powerless to move.
There he would be forced to stay, like a statue, until the witch decided to free him.

But if a young girl approached, the witch would change her into a bird and lock her up in a cage.
She had seven thousand cages in her castle, each containing rare birds.

Near to the forest lived a girl named Florinda.
She was the most beautiful girl in the world and she was engaged to a handsome young man named Yoringal.

They loved each other very much and were to be married soon.

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