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Once upon a time there was an emperor renowned throughout the world, so just and wise was he. Whenever disputes arose among the neighboring rulers, they went first to this emperor for judgment, and whatever he decreed was done, for he was a righteous judge and a lover of peace. As he drew near old age, God blessed him with a son. Words cannot tell the emperor’s joy when he saw that he had an heir. All the neighboring emperors sent him gifts. They, too, rejoiced greatly that their neighbor, who helped them with such useful counsel and advice, had been granted a son. When the boy was old enough, his father set him to learning his letters. He was so diligent that his teachers marveled at how quickly he learned. What other children learned in a year, he learned in a single week. At last his teachers had nothing more to teach him. Then his father sent imperial letters to certain famous philosophers, bidding them come and test his son with their learning. At the emperor’s court there was, at that time, a celebrated huntsman, and while they waited for the philosophers to arrive, the emperor entrusted his son to this man to learn his craft. When the philosophers came, the boy learned from them everything under the sun. His father’s joy was boundless when he saw that his son would be more accomplished than any other emperor’s son, and he gazed upon him as upon the sun itself. The older the prince grew, the wiser and more handsome he became. Throughout his father’s empire and the neighboring realms, people spoke of nothing but the young prince’s wisdom and beauty. Before he was old enough even to twirl his little mustache, offers of marriage and dowry agreements came pouring in from all manner of emperors who wished to give him their daughters. But he had no wish to marry so young. One day, while out hunting, he saw a turtledove that kept fluttering into his path. He felt too much pity to hunt it; he was after larger game, for he feared no danger and was a brave and skillful hunter. At last, however, when he saw that it would not stop crossing his path, he drew his bow and loosed an arrow. He was greatly astonished that he, so fine a marksman, had failed to kill it, merely wounding its wing a little. Wounded as it was, the bird flew away and vanished from sight. As soon as the turtledove was gone, he felt his heart begin to throb, though he knew neither how nor why. When he returned home, he remained rather downcast. Seeing his son’s health begin to fail, the emperor asked what troubled him, but the prince replied that nothing was wrong. That turtledove was the fairy of the mountains, who had fallen in love with his beauty. She thought it unwise to appear before him in her true form, lest she give herself away, and so she had changed into a turtledove and kept fluttering into his path. Yet she did not know how to contrive a meeting with the emperor’s son. A few days after the prince returned from the hunt, a young woman came to the imperial court seeking work as a servant. As they happened to need someone to tend the poultry, she was taken on. The cleanliness of the imperial coops and the care she lavished on the hens and all the other fowl soon became the talk of the court. The empress was so pleased that every day she had some kind word to say to the emperor about this poor young woman’s diligence. She even began to consider how she might improve the unfortunate girl’s lot. Hearing so much praise of the poultry maid, the emperor’s son wished to see her. One day, when the empress went to inspect the hens and look over the coops, her son accompanied her to see them for himself.
As soon as the poultry maid saw the emperor’s son, she cast him a glance so tender and so full of love, yet so modest, that the young prince was somewhat abashed, though he kept his composure. He felt his cheeks burn; a cold sweat swept over him, and his heart began to beat as though it would burst his breast. He could not understand what was happening to him. He lowered his eyes, said not a word, and returned to his rooms. The whole imperial court thought well of the poultry maid for her diligence and cleanliness. She treated all the servants with courtesy, and no one dared so much as tell her to move aside, for she gave them no occasion for familiarity. Now it happened that the son of a neighboring emperor was to be married, and this emperor and his entire court were invited to the wedding. Full of joy, the emperor went, taking the empress and his son with him. On the day of the marriage ceremony, the poultry maid asked the steward’s leave to go out for a walk. The steward laughed a little and said, “What does a bald man need? Why, a cap of pearls!” Then he let her go. Swallowing the insult, she said nothing and departed. The emperor was beside himself with delight to see how, among so many princes and noblemen, his own son stood out for his beauty and wisdom. Every emperor’s daughter wished to dance beside him in the hora. Suddenly a maiden arrived at the wedding wearing clothes finer than those of any emperor’s daughter there. Her hair, skillfully braided and falling down her back, reached her calves, and she was so beautifully formed that every eye rested upon her. Without further ado, she joined the dance beside the emperor’s son, and beside him alone she danced until evening drew near. They talked and laughed and told one another all manner of things, though somewhat discreetly, for the prince felt shy about laughing and talking so freely before his father. Besides, all the other princes were nudging him, having noticed that the unknown maiden danced only beside him. The emperor’s son was no longer himself. He marveled at the change he felt within him, but dared tell no one. He resolved that during the last dance he would ask the unknown maiden who she was, where she came from, and whether she was a maiden or a married woman; and he thought that, if she had no husband, he would ask for her hand. But suddenly she vanished like a vision. The emperor’s son was left bewildered. He returned home, but his thoughts remained with her. Seeing him so pensive and sad, his father no longer knew what to do to cheer him. Then they were invited to another imperial wedding, and the emperor went with the empress and his son. As at the first wedding, the prince danced with the beautiful unknown maiden, who had come to this wedding too and joined the hora beside him. After much questioning, he learned from her that she lived in the very direction of his father’s empire; she all but told him that she lived in his own household. Then the emperor’s son promised to take her home if she was alone, and she agreed. But just as the wedding festivities were about to end, she vanished from his side in the dance. So the emperor and his family returned home, but their son was wasting away before their eyes, and no one knew why. A rumor spread that the emperor’s son had fallen in love with a fairy, but before his father he protested that he knew nothing of any such thing. All the healers and readers of the stars were summoned, yet none could discover the malady from which he suffered. One of them even feared that his illness might grow worse. Meanwhile, the emperor was invited to yet another imperial wedding. He did not wish to go, for his heart was not in merry-making, and his son’s condition weighed more heavily upon him. But when he saw how earnestly the young man pleaded, he granted his wish. The prince ordered some of his trusted servants to keep several cauldrons of pitch at hand, to boil it on the wedding day, and, toward evening, to spread it over the road. Having arranged all this, he went to the wedding. No sooner had the hora begun than the beautiful unknown maiden appeared as though out of thin air and once again took her place beside him. This time she was more splendidly dressed than ever; you might have looked at the sun, but not at her. The emperor’s son danced and gazed at her as at a ripe cherry. Once more he questioned her, and once more she gave him evasive answers. Again she promised to let him take her home. But toward evening, during the very last dance, she vanished from his side like an enchanted being. Words cannot tell how deeply he grieved. He took to his bed and lay there suffering, and no one could help him. His father would have given untold riches to anyone who could cure his child. Then the prince’s trusted servants arrived with a slipper. When the fairy had stepped into the pitch, she had preferred to leave her slipper behind rather than be delayed. The prince at once sent his servants from house to house, ordering them to have every woman try on the slipper; the one whom it fitted would be his wife. His father, too, agreed to this decision. So the servants set off and searched the whole empire. Every woman tried on the slipper, but it fitted none of them. When the emperor’s son heard this, he grew still more ill. Then he ordered that the women of the imperial household should try it on as well. It fitted none of them. Only the poultry maid remained, for they had forgotten her; but the empress remembered her and ordered her to try on the slipper too. When she drew it over her heel, it was as though it had always belonged there. It fitted her foot perfectly. She began to lament and deny that the slipper was hers. As soon as the emperor’s son heard the news, he ordered her to be brought before him, and the moment he saw her he cried, “This is she, Mother!” Though she continued to deny it, at last, pressed by the entreaties of the emperor, the empress, and their son, she confessed that she was the owner of the slipper. Then she told them that she was a fairy, that she had fallen in love with him when she saw him out hunting, and that the turtledove he had wounded had been none other than herself. If she had not shown herself to him as she truly was, it was because, should she marry a mortal man, all her fairy powers would be lost. She told them, too, that she had entered their service as a poultry maid so that she might see him more often, and that everything she had done had been for love of him alone. After this she went out onto the steps and clapped her hands three times. At once a little carriage appeared, drawn by no horses. From it she took her dowry, a wealth of precious things; then, with tears streaming from her eyes, she turned to the emperor’s son and said, “See, for love of you I give up my fairy powers. Only love me as I love you.” She sent the little carriage away and remained beside the emperor’s son, who soon regained his health. Then they held a wedding such as only emperors can hold, and after his father’s death they succeeded to the throne of the empire. And they reign to this day, if they have not died. And I climbed into the saddle, and so on.
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A,. peAr:toiisiteil data i forte eveiltee zti; tote ei turi: atita era de dreptii si inteleptil. and se ism sfada intre densii, la acestit imperate mergeati mal intaia la judecata si cum clicea elti, asa se si facea ; flindil ca era judecatorti dreptu, -si iubitorti de pace. Cand fu aprope de batranete II darui Dumned.ee unit feciorti. Nu se pOte spune cata bucurie sin* imperatula cand a veclute ca dobendi unit mostenitorti. Top imperatiI vecini i-a trimisii daruri. El nu putinti se bucurati ca vecinulti lorii care 11 ajuta cu sfaturile si povetelelui cele de multa folosil, a dobanditti fecioril. Dupe ce se mari, ilii puse de inveta carte. Ela era asa de silitorti in cilia se mirati dascalii de densulit cum de inveta asa repede. Ceea ce inveta eei-lalp copii inteunti anti, elti inveta numal intr'o saptemana. Ajunsese sa nu mai aiba dascalii ce se -1 dea sa Inv*. Eara tats -seti scrise carte imperatesca la niste filosofi vestiti ca se vie sa ispitesca cu Inve-laturile lora, pe fiulil sell. La curtea acelui imperatu se afla pe atunci unit venatorit vestitu ; si pand sa vie filosofil eel vestiti, imperatula dete pe flu-sell acestuI venatorti ca sa-la Inv* inestesugula sea. Dupa ce venira filosofil inveta si de la densiI ate in luna si in sore. Bucuria tatalui soil era asa de mare unde vedea ca flusea are sa fie procopsitti ca nici unulti din fiii delmperatI, in catil se uIta la densulii ca la sore, Eara elit de ce se marea d'aia se o unit peratiile de prin prejurulu imperatiei sele II cerea sfa-
facea mai cu miute si mai frumosii. In tad impeatia lul si a vecinilorii lul imperati, alts vorba nu era decAtil de intelepciunea si de frumusetea acestui fiu de imperatil N'ajunsese sá-si r'asucescg mustaciora, si foile de zestre curgeau de la &lit de felti de imp6rati, care voiaii sá-si dea fetele dupg densulii ; tiara elf" nu voia sa se insore asa de tin&fi. Inteuna din dile mergendil la venatoare, vedu o turturica care tail sarea inaintea lul ; lul II fu mils sa o venede ; elu cauta venaturi marl, iiincitit a nu se temea de primejdil: era venatorfi me.sterii si vitezii. In cele din urm5, data vedu si vedu ca totil fi sarea in cale, intinse arculii si dote cu o sageta. DA se mitt prea multii cum de nu o putu omori, elf" care era asa de bun venatord, ci o rani putin in aripd, care, asa ranita se duse de nu o mai vedu. Cum se duse turturica, simti, nu sciu cum, nu sciu tie ce, ca iT ticaia inima. Dupd ce se intorse acasa, era tote cam galesti. /mperatulu vedendil ca tinjasce fid-seti cu sanAtatea, it intreba ce are ; ears elii respunse ca n'are nimicfi. Turturica aceea era dina muntilorti care se indragostise de frumusetea lul. Ei nu-i venea la socotela sä se arate 1uT aevea, ca dea pricina, si d'aia se Meuse turturica si ii tofu sarea in cale. Nu scia 'lug cum sa faca cum sa dregg, ca sä se cuwised cu flulii Imperatului. Peste cate-va dile de la intOrcerea feciorulul de imperatil de la venatOre, o femee Myna veni la curtea ImperatescA sa se bage slujnica ; si fiindil ca tocmai era trebuinta de o gaingresA, o primi. Curatenia si buna ingrijire ce da gainiloru si tutuloril paseriloril de la cotetele imp6ratesci, ajunse de poveste. Imperatesa era asa de multumita, in catii in tote dilele spunea imperatului cate-o vorba bund pentru barbatia acestel femei tinere dara s'araca. Ea si incepuse a se gandi la norocirea bietel femei. Fiulu imperatului audindCt atatea vorbe frumose despre gainAresl, voi sa o vac16 Intr'o di, dad imperatesa se {fuse sa cerceteze gainele .si sa vada de cotete, merse si fiulu sett cu dense. sa-T si ell.
Gainaresa cum veclu pe flulti de imperatil, i i arunca ochii asupra-I cu o cautaturA asa de mangaiosa si asa de Okla de dragoste, darn cu smerenie, in catil fecioruld de imperatu se listici ore-cum, darn 10 linu firea. Simti ca obrajii H arde, o sudOre rece ilu trecu, si inima incepu sa-I ticaiascA, de parea ca.* o s6-1 sparga peptulti. nu-si putea da sema ca ce 'ite sa fie istoria asta. Pled ochii in josu, nu clise nici care, si se intorse acas6. TOE6 curtea imp6ratescA lua in nume de bine pe a,2,esta gAinAresA, pentru vrednicia si curafenia el'. Ea se purta cu tote slugile cu buns cuviinfA, si nimeni nu cuteza sa-i clicA nici da -te mai incolo, pentru Ca ea nu le da prilegiii de glum. Inteacestea unii flu alit until imperatit vecinu, insuranduse, a fostii poftitil 1a nunta si pe acestil itnperatil cu tota curtea lui. imperatulti plinii de bucurie merse la acea nunta si 1u6 cu densuhl si pe imperalesa si pe fiulu seq. In clioa aceea, sand era cununia flului de imperattl, la nunta cAruia merse acestil imperatii cu feciorulii seu, gainaresa se ceru si ea de la valafil sa o lase si pe densa sä se dues la preurnblare. Vatafulii, cam ridendfi, ii cbse : ce-i trebue chelului ? tichie de margaritarti. Apoi o lass. Ears ea, inghilinciti infruntarea, nu dise nimicu, si pled. Imperatulit era veselu peste masura ve;lendu ca din atilt leciori de imperall si dorani, alu seit se deosebea prin si intelepciunea ha. Tote fetele de imperatii aru fi voitti sa jece langa chi in hors. Gaud, de o data vine la nunta o tats imbracata cu nisce haine cun, nici una din fetele de imperatii nu avea. Cositele ei impletite cu mestesugfi si date pe spate ii atingeati pulpele si ea era asa de bine fAcuta, in call"' ochii tutuloril remase la densa. Ea cum veni, nici una, nici alta, se prinse langa feciorulti de imperatfi si nurnai langa densulu juca panA catre sera. Vorbira, risers, isl poveslira fail de felii de lucruri. dug -cam pe sub mans, fiindu ca -I era rusine feciorului de imp& rata sa ricla si sa vorbesca asa inaintea tatana-seil, si apoi tote Efil-insu0 boiulti
flit de imperafi 41 dad cote; cad bagaserd de semi ca necunoscuta totu langa elu juca. Feciorulu de imperatti nu mai era aid seu. Se mira ensusi de schimbarea ce sinflea inteensulu, dara nu cuteza sä spue nimeni. El 1§1 pusese in gand ca, la hora din urma ce va juca, sa intrebe pe acesta necunoscuta tine era, de unde venea, de este fata on maritata, si se gandea ca de n'aru avea harbatii sä o sera de nevasta. Cand, pert ca o naluca. Fecioruld de imperatu remase ca unit zapacitil. Se intorse acasa, dera eu gandulii era tote 11 densa. Tata-sad veYndu-Iii tote pe ganduri ci tristii, nu scia ce sa-i mai faca sa-lii inveselesca ore-cum. Cand eta poftesce la alta nunta de imperatii, unde se si duse cu imperatd cu fluid sett. Ca gi la cea lalta nunta fecioruld de imperatd juca cu fata cea necunoscuta si frumost care venise si la acesta nunta si se prinsese in hora langa densuld. Dupa multe intrebari, alla de la densa ca sedea tocrnal in spre partea aceea, incotro era imperatia tatalui sett; clOra caci nu-i disese ca cede chiar la densulu. Atunci fluid de imp&atil 11 fagadui sa o duca acasa, data era singura, §i ea priimi. In sä tocmai cand era sa se sparga nunta, ea peri de 11144 densuld din hora. Se intorsera deci acasa imperatuld. §i cu al lui ; insa filar lord se topea d'a'n piciOrele, si nimeni nu scia din ce pricina. De se -Meuse vilva ca fecioruld de imperatil este indragostitit cu o dins, eld insa se apora inaintea tatalui seu ca nu scie la sufletuld sed nimicd. Top vracii §i cititorii de stele se adusera, §i nimeni nu sciu sa-i ghicesca reuld de care sufere. Unulii dintr'enii dice ca e tema sa nu dohandesca inteacesta imperatuld fu poftitil la o alts nunta de imperatd, unde nu yoi sa se dud, fiindu ca ininna lui nu era de veselii, ci se ingrija mai multit de fiulu sett Dar& data vedu ca fiulft sett atita staruesce, ii facu voia. Acesta porunci la nisce credinciog ai sei ca sa alba pregatitii la indemana cate-va cazane cu smola, sa le fiarha in dioa nunti, si cand va fi in desera sa nterna pe drumii smola. Dupa ce puse la tale tote astea, se duse la nunta. si eA-1,1 si
De emu incepu hora, fats cea frumosa si necunoscuti veni ca din senind, si iara se prinse langd densuld. De asta data era gatita si mai frumosii, avea nisce haine de, la sore to puteal uita, derd la densa, ha. Juca fecioruld de imperatil si se uita la (Musa ca la tind tires(' coptu. Si de asta data o intreba, si ea ii tot respunse cam in_doil peri.. If fagadui si acurn ca se va lasa sa o clued acasd. Gaud fu in desert la hora cea mai din urrnd, peri ca o rnaiastrd de langd densulu. Nu se pete spune cat(' de multti se mahni elu; la. l cadu path zficea, lard sa -1 pots ajuta tine -va. Tata-sed aril 11 datil nu sciu catu aceluia ce art fi pututii sä-1 tarnaduiascd copiluld. Gaud eta credinciosii lid venird cu und condurd.. Maiastra data se nomoli in smolt, mai bine lig conduruld acolo de cats sa intardie. Atunci imperatuld trimese pe credinciosii lui sa umble dim casa in casd, si sa pue pe tote femeile sa se incalte cu aceld condurd, si la care s'o potrivi, aceea sa fie sotia lui. Tatased se invoi si elil la acestd °Wire. Se duserd, deci, credinciosii lui, °card tots imperdtia, cercard tote femeile conduruld, si la nici una nu se potrivi. Audindil fecioruld de imperatil una ca acesta, se imbolndvi si mai red. Apoi porunci ca sa incerce si femeile din curtea. imperdtesca. La nici una nu se potrivi. Numal remase de thtd gainAresa, pe care o uitaserd ; deed imperatesa, admendu-S1 aminte de dense, ii porunci sa se incalte si ea cu con-duruld. Cana flu trase la Palcaiii, pare ca fu de acolo. Era turnatd pe picioruLii ei. Ea incepu a se vaicara si a tagddui ca nu era conduruld ei. Fecioruld de imperatil cum audi, porunci aduca, si cum o vedu strigd : asta este mamd.. Ea, de si tagaduia; dard intetita de rugaciunile imperatului, ale imperdtesei si ale fiultd lord, in cele din urma marturisi ca ea este stapana condurului. Pupa ce ii povesti a este dins maiastra, ca ild indragostise de dud flu veduse la venatil, ca eld Anise o turturica, si ca acea turturicA era ea ; si data nu s'a ardtatil lua si
-sea turn este a fostfi ca, de va lua de barbatu unu omit' de pe pamentu, tOta puterea ei piere. Mai spuse ca, spre a-1u putea vedea m ii adesea, intrase gainaresa la denii, si ea tutu ce ea Meuse, era puma] pentru dragostea lul. Dupa aceea esi la scat* hatu de trei or in palme, si eta o caruciora fara sa fie trasa de cal, veni; ea lua zestrea mime de scumpeturi dinteensa ; apol, curgendu-I siroe de lacrami din oche, se intOrse si (Pose feciorului de impratil : eta-, pentru dragostea t; me lepadti de puterea mea cea rnaiastra ; numai si to sa me iubescl, precum to itthescil si eu. Dete drumulti carucitOrei si remase langa fiulti imp eratului, carele in scurtit Limp, se facu sanatos. Apo! facu o nunta d'alea imperatescile si dupa mortea tatalul sett, remasera ei in scaunulii imperatiei, §i domnescil si asta41 data nu vorii 11 muritti. p'o sea, etc.
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