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He ran or flew after her, touched the cage with the flower, and

Jorinda stood before him, and threw her arms round his neck

looking as beautiful as ever, as beautiful as when they walked

together in the wood.

Then he touched all the other birds with the flower, so that they

all took their old forms again; and he took Jorinda home, where

they were married, and lived happily together many years: and so

did a good many other lads, whose maidens had been forced to sing

in the old fairy's cages by themselves, much longer than they

liked.

THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS

An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant

to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day

more and more unfit for work. His master therefore was tired of

keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the

ass, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself

slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city, 'For

there,' thought he, 'I may turn musician.'