Her mother recognised them all , and , pulling up , asked her daughter if she did not repent and would not like to come home again . The eel wagged ` No ' with her tail , and the queen told her husband to put a drop of water from the pool into a bottle , because it was only by that means that she could seize hold of her daughter . The king did as he was bid , and was just in the act of drawing the bottle out of the water after he had filled it , when the turtle knocked against and spilt it all . The king then filled it a second time , but again the turtle was too quick for him . The queen saw that she was beaten , and called down a curse on her daughter that the prince should forget all about her . After having relieved her feelings in this manner , she and the king went back to the palace . The others resumed their proper shapes and continued their journey , but the princess was so silent that at last the prince asked her what was the matter . ` It is because I know you will soon forget all about me , ' said she , and though he laughed at her and told her it was impossible , she did not cease to believe it . They rode on and on and on , till they reached the end of the world , where the prince lived , and leaving the girl in an inn he went himself to the palace to ask leave of his father to present her to him as his bride ; but in his joy at seeing his family once more he forgot all about her , and even listened when the king spoke of arranging a marriage for him . When the poor girl heard this she wept bitterly , and cried out , ` Come to me , my sisters , for I need you badly ! ' In a moment they stood beside her , and the elder one said , ` Do not be sad , all will go well , ' and they told the innkeeper that if any of the king 's servants wanted any birds for their master they were to be sent up to them , as they had three doves for sale . And so it fell out , and as the doves were very beautiful the servant bought them for the king , who admired them so much that he called his son to look at them . The prince was much pleased with the doves and was coaxing them to come to him , when one fluttered on to the top of the window and said , ` If you could only hear us speak , you would admire us still more . ' And another perched on a table and added , ` Talk away , it might help him to remember ! ' And the third flew on his shoulder and whispered to him , ` Put on this ring , prince , and see if it fits you . ' And it did . Then they hung a collar round his neck , and held a feather on which was written the name of the dove . And at last his memory came back to him , and he declared he would marry the princess and nobody else . So the next day the wedding took place , and they lived happy till they died . -LRB- From the Portuguese . -RRB-
VIRGILIUS THE SORCERER Long , long ago there was born to a Roman knight and his wife Maja a little boy XXXXX Virgilius .
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