Then the old woman cried out : ' I have two wands , with the green one I turn to stone , and with the red one I bring to life again . ' So the hunter took the red wand and disenchanted his brother , also his brother 's horse , and his dog , and ordered his own dog to eat the old woman up altogether . While the brothers went on their way back to the castle of the king , the one brother related to the other how the cypress tree had all at once dried up and withered , how he had immediately set out in search of his twin , and how he had come to the castle of his father-in-law , and had claimed the princess as his wife . But the other brother became furious on hearing this , and smote him over the forehead till he died , and returned alone to the house of his father-in-law . -LSB- Illustration : THE TWIN BROTHERS THE BROTHER COMES TO THE RESCUE -RSB- When night came and he was in bed the princess asked him : ` What was the matter with you last night , that you never spoke a word to me ? ' Then he cried out : ` That was not me , but my brother , and I have slain him , because he told me by the way that he had claimed you for his wife ! ' ` Do you know the place where you slew him ? ' asked the princess , ` and can you find the body ? ' ' I know the place exactly . ' ` Then to-morrow we shall ride thither , ' said the princess . Next morning accordingly they set out together , and when they had come to the place , the princess drew forth a small bottle that she had brought with her , and sprinkled the body with some drops of the water so that immediately he became alive again . When he stood up , his brother said to him : ` Forgive me , dear brother , that I slew you in my anger . ' Then they embraced and went together to the Fairest in the Land , whom the unmarried brother took to wife . Then the brothers brought their parents to live with them , and all dwelt together in joy and happiness . CANNETELLA There was once upon a time a king who reigned over a country called ` Bello Puojo . ' He was very rich and powerful , and had everything in the world he could desire except a child . But at last , after he had been married for many years , and was quite an old man , his wife Renzolla presented him with a fine daughter , whom they called Cannetella . She grew up into a beautiful girl , and was as tall and straight as a young fir-tree . When she was eighteen years old her father called her to him and said : ` You are of an age now , my daughter , to marry and settle down ; but as I love you more than anything else in the world , and desire nothing but your happiness , I am determined to leave the choice of a husband to yourself . Choose a man after your own heart , and you are sure to satisfy me . '
XXXXX thanked her father very much for his kindness and consideration , but told him that she had not the slightest wish to marry , and was quite determined to remain single .
Cannetella Puojo Renzolla father-in-law fir-tree night old slew wands years