The next morning they all agreed that they would not go out hunting . And the eldest brother took Udea on his knee , and she combed his hair and talked to him of their home till the tears ran down his cheeks and dropped on her bare arm . And where the tears fell a white mark was made . Then the brother took a cloth and rubbed the place , and he saw that she was not black at all . ` Tell me , who painted you over like this ? ' cried he . ' I am afraid to tell you , ' sobbed the girl , ` the negro will kill me . ' ` Afraid ! and with seven brothers ! ' ` Well , I will tell you then , ' she answered . ` The negro forced me to dismount from the camel and let his wife ride instead . And the stones cut my feet till they bled and I had to bind them . And after that , when we heard your castle was near by , he took pitch and smeared my body with it . ' Then the brother rushed in wrath from the room , and seizing his sword , cut off first the negro 's head and then his wife 's . He next brought in some warm water , and washed his sister all over , till her skin was white and shining again . ` Ah , now we see that you are our sister ! ' they all said . ` What fools the negro must have thought us , to believe for an instant that we could have a sister who was black ! ' And all that day and the next they remained in the castle . But on the third morning they said to their sister : ` Dear sister , you must lock yourself into this castle , with only the cat for company .
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