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Out of so great a sin no good can come.' And his daughter was

also shocked, but hoped the king would soon give up such

thoughts; so she said to him, 'Before I marry anyone I must have

three dresses: one must be of gold, like the sun; another must be

of shining silver, like the moon; and a third must be dazzling as

the stars: besides this, I want a mantle of a thousand different

kinds of fur put together, to which every beast in the kingdom

must give a part of his skin.' And thus she thought he would

think of the matter no more. But the king made the most skilful

workmen in his kingdom weave the three dresses: one golden, like

the sun; another silvery, like the moon; and a third sparkling,

like the stars: and his hunters were told to hunt out all the

beasts in his kingdom, and to take the finest fur out of their

skins: and thus a mantle of a thousand furs was made.