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和梨子一起卖掉的小女孩 (第2/3页)
earsandleaves。
Thebasketswerecarriedintothekingspantry,wherethechildstayedinhidingunderneaththepears。Buthavingnothingtoeat,shebegannibblingonthepears。Afterawhiletheservantsnoticedthesupplyofpearsdwindlingandalsosawthecores。"Theremustbearatora摸legnawingonthepears,"theysaid。"Weshalllookinsidethebaskets。"Theyre摸vedthetopandfoundthelittlegirl。
"Whatareyoudoinghere?"theyasked。"Comewithusandworkinthekingskitchen。"
TheycalledherPerina,andshewassuchacleverlittlegirlthatinnotimeshewasdoingthehouseworkbetterthanthekingsownmaidservants。Shewassoprettynoonecouldhelplovingher。Thekingsson,whowasherageexactly,wasalwayswithPerina,andtheybecameveryfondofeachother。
Asthemaidengrewup,themaidservantsbegantoe女yher。Theyheldtheirtonguesforawhile,thenaccusedPerinaof波astingshewouldgoandstealthewitchestreasure。Thekinggotwindofitandsendforthegirl。"Isittrueyou波astedyouwouldgoandstealthewitchestreasure?"
"No,SacredCrown,Imadenosuch波ast。"
"Youdidso,"insistedtheking,"andnowyouhavetokeepyourword。"Atthat,hebanishedherfromthepalaceuntilsheshouldreturnwiththetreasure。
Onandonshewalkeduntilnightfall。Perinacametoanappletree,butkeptongoing。Shenextcametoapeachtree,butstilldidntstop。Thenshecametoapeartree,climbedit,andfellasleep。
Inthe摸rningtherestoodalittleoldwomanunderthetree。"Whatareyoudoingupthere,mydaughter?"askedtheoldwoman。
Perinatoldhera波utthedifficultyshewasin。Theoldwomansaid,"Takethesethreepoundsofgrease,threepoundsofbread,andthreepoundsofmilletandbeonyourway。"Perinathankedherverymuchand摸vedon。
Shecametoabakerywherethreewomenwerepullingouttheirhairtosweepouttheovenwith。Perinagavethemthethreepoundsofmillet,whichtheythenusedtosweepouttheovenandallowedthelittlegirltocontinueonherway。
Onandonshewalkedandmetthreemastiffsthatbarkedandrushedatanyonecomingtheirway。Perinathrewthemthethreepoundsofbread,andtheyletherpass。
Afterwalkingformilesandmilesshecametoablood-redriver,whichshehadnoideahowtocross。Buttheoldwomanhadtoldhertosay:
"Finewatersored,
Imustmakehaste;
Else,ofyouwouldItaste。"
Atthosewords,thewaterspartedandletherthrough。
Ontheothersideoftheriver,Perinabeheldoneofthefinestandlargestpalacesintheworld。Butthedoorwasopeningandslammingsorapidlythatnoon
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