` Become in body what you are in soul ! ' cried she , and in an instant the lovely fairy of the sea was a toad , horrible to look upon . She struggled hard to tear the net asunder , but it was no use . Bellah only drew it the tighter , and , flinging the sorceress into a pit , she rolled a great stone across the mouth , and left her . As she drew near the pond she saw a great procession of fishes advancing to meet her , crying in hoarse tones : ` This is our lord and master , who has saved us from the net of steel and the pot of gold ! ' ` And who will restore you to your proper shapes , ' said Bellah , drawing the knife from her pocket . But just as she was going to touch the foremost fish , her eyes fell on a green frog on his knees beside her , his little paws crossed over his little heart . Bellah felt as if fingers were tightening round her throat , but she managed to cry : ` Is this you , my Houarn ? Is this you ? ' ` It is I , ' croaked the little frog ; and as the knife touched him he was a man again , and , springing up , he clasped her in his arms . ` But we must not forget the others , ' she said at last , and began to transform the fishes to their proper shapes . There were so many of them that it took quite a long time . Just as she had finished there arrived the little dwarf from the Deer 's Leap in a car drawn by six cockchafers , which once had been the six stone eggs . ` Here I am ! ' he exclaimed . ` You have broken the spell that held me , and now come and get your reward , ' and , dismounting from his chariot , he led them down into the caves filled with gold and jewels , and bade Bellah and Houarn take as much as they wanted . When their pockets were full , Bellah ordered her stick to become a winged carriage , large enough to bear them and the men they had rescued back to Lanillis . There they were married the next day , but instead of setting up housekeeping with the little cow and pig to fatten that they had so long wished for , they were able to buy lands for miles round for themselves , and gave each man who had been delivered from the Groac ' h a small farm , where he lived happily to the end of his days . From ` Le Foyer Breton , ' par E. Souvestre . The Escape of the Mouse Manawyddan the prince and his friend Pryderi were wanderers , for the brother of Manawyddan had been slain , and his throne taken from him .
Very sorrowful was Manawyddan , but Pryderi was stout of heart , and XXXXX him be of good cheer , as he knew a way out of his trouble .
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