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On the threshold stood a little maiden _Frontispiece_

Amid the sweet-scented grass, safe from the fury of the storm

'I saw in a great cavern a group of little goblins'

In the little cottage were heard the solemn words of the marriage service

The three travellers soon reached the leafy shades of the forest

At the sound of his voice the girl burst into tears

The little waves seemed to sob as they whispered, 'Alas! alas!'

Slowly, slowly there rose out of the mouth of the well a white figure




CHAPTER I

THE FISHERMAN AND THE KNIGHT


A fisherman brought a stool to the doorway of his home and, sitting
down, he began to mend his nets.