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The Wild Swans (4) [The Wild Swans]

The Wild Swans (4)

When night came, she went into the wood.
She ran all night and the next day until she was in another land.

At last she came to a hut with six beds.
She crept underneath one and rested on the hard floor.

When sunset was near, she saw six swans fly in the window.

When they landed, they turned into her brothers.

The boys were delighted to see their sister, but their joy did not last long.

" You can't stay here, " they said. " This is a robbers' den. "

" Can't you protect me ? " asked their sister.

" No, her brothers answered. " We are only human every evening for a quarter o an hour. "

Their sister wept and asked, " Can nothing be done to set you free ? "

" No, " they replied.
" It would be too much to ask. For six years you could not speak or laugh. During that time you would have to make six shirts out of nettles. If you spoke before they were finished, the spell would not be broken. "

Suddenly. they changed into swans and flew out the window.

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