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And as they came to the wood where the fox first met them, it was

so cool and pleasant that the two brothers said, 'Let us sit down

by the side of the river, and rest a while, to eat and drink.' So

he said, 'Yes,' and forgot the fox's counsel, and sat down on the

side of the river; and while he suspected nothing, they came

behind, and threw him down the bank, and took the princess, the

horse, and the bird, and went home to the king their master, and

said. 'All this have we won by our labour.' Then there was great

rejoicing made; but the horse would not eat, the bird would not

sing, and the princess wept.