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1、theTwelveBrothers "No,"theyanswered. Hecontinuedspeaking,"YouhavebeeninthewoodswhileIstayedathome,butIknowmorethanyoudo." "thentellus,"theyshouted. Heanswered,"Ifyouwillpromisemethatthenextgirlwemeetshallnotbekilled." "Yes,"theyallshouted."Wewillshowhermercy.Justtellus." thenhesaid,"Oursi
2、sterishere,"andliftedupthetub.Theprincesscameforthinherroyalclothingandwiththegoldenstaronherforehead,sobeautiful,delicate,andfine. theyallrejoiced,fallingaroundherneckandkissingher,andtheylovedherwithalltheirhearts. NowshestayedathomewithBenjaminandhelpedhimwiththework.Theelevenwentintothew
3、oodsandcapturedwildgame,deer,birds,anddoves,sotheywouldhavesomethingtoeat.TheirsisterandBenjaminprepareditall.Theygatheredwoodforcooking,herbsforthestew,andputthepotontothefiresoamealwasalwaysreadywhentheelevencamehome.Shealsokeptthehouseinorder,andmadeupthebedswhiteandclean.Thebrotherswerealw
4、ayssatisfied,andtheylivedhappilywithher. Onetimethetwoofthemhadpreparedagoodmealathome,andsotheysattogetherandateanddrankandwereeversohappy.Nowtherewasalittlegardennexttothebewitchedhouse,andinitthereweretwelvelilies,thekindthatarecalled"students."Wantingtobringsomepleasuretoherbrothers,shepi
5、ckedthetwelveflowers,intendingtogiveonetoeachofthemwhentheywereeating.Butinthesameinstantthatshepickedtheflowers,thetwelvebrothersweretransformedintotwelveravens,andtheyflewawayabovethewoods.Thehouseandthegardendisappearedaswell. Nowthepoorgirlwasaloneinthewildwoods.Lookingaround,shesawanoldw
6、omenstandingnexttoher. theoldwomansaid,"Mychild,whathaveyoudone?"Whydidyounotleavethetwelvewhiteflowersstanding?Thosewereyourbrothers,andnowtheyhavebeentransformedintoravensforever." thegirlsaid,crying,"Istherenowaytoredeemthem?" "No,"saidtheoldwoman,"Thereisonlyonewayintheworld,anditissodi
7、fficultthatyouwillneverredeemthem.Youmustremainsilentfortwelvewholeyears,neitherspeakingnorlaughing.Ifyouspeakasingleword,evenifallbutonehourofthesevenyearshaspassed,thenitwillallbefornothing,andyourbrotherswillbekilledbythatoneword."
