-LSB- Contes populaires . Traduits par Louis Léger . Paris : Leroux , éditeur . -RSB- PRUNELLA There was once upon a time a woman who had an only daughter . When the child was about seven years old she used to pass every day , on her way to school , an orchard where there was a wild plum tree , with delicious ripe plums hanging from the branches . Each morning the child would pick one , and put it into her pocket to eat at school . For this reason she was called Prunella . Now , the orchard belonged to a witch . One day the witch noticed the child gathering a plum , as she passed along the road . Prunella did it quite innocently , not knowing that she was doing wrong in taking the fruit that hung close to the roadside . But the witch was furious , and next day hid herself behind the hedge , and when Prunella came past , and put out her hand to pluck the fruit , she jumped out and seized her by the arm . ` Ah ! you little thief ! ' she exclaimed . ' I have caught you at last . Now you will have to pay for your misdeeds . ' The poor child , half dead with fright , implored the old woman to forgive her , assuring her that she did not know she had done wrong , and promising never to do it again . But the witch had no pity , and she dragged Prunella into her house , where she kept her till the time should come when she could have her revenge . As the years passed Prunella grew up into a very beautiful girl . Now her beauty and goodness , instead of softening the witch 's heart , aroused her hatred and jealousy .
One day she called Prunella XXXXX her , and said : ` Take this basket , go to the well , and bring it back to me filled with water .
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