The young man replied that he was her brother , and told her by what means he had been able to pass through the doors . In return , she told him how happy she was , except for one thing , and that was , her husband lay under a spell , and could never break it till there should be put to death a man who could not die . They talked together for a long time , and then the lady said he had better leave her as she expected her husband back at any moment , and he might not like him to be there ; but the young man assured her she need not be afraid , as he had with him a cap which would make him invisible . They were still deep in conversation when the door suddenly opened , and a bird flew in , but he saw nothing unusual , for , at the first noise , the youth had put on his cap . The lady jumped up and brought a large golden basin , into which the bird flew , reappearing directly after as a handsome man . Turning to his wife , he cried , ' I am sure someone is in the room ! ' She got frightened , and declared that she was quite alone , but her husband persisted , and in the end she had to confess the truth . -LSB- Illustration : What came of Picking Jessamine -RSB- ` But if he is really your brother , why did you hide him ? ' asked he . ' I believe you are telling me a lie , and if he comes back I shall kill him ! ' At this the youth took off his cap , and came forward . Then the husband saw that he was indeed so like his wife that he doubted her word no longer , and embraced his brother-in-law with delight . Drawing a feather from his bird 's skin , he said , ` If you are in danger and cry , `` Come and help me , King of the Birds , '' everything will go well with you . ' The young man thanked him and went away , and after he had left the castle he told the boots that they must take him to the place where his second sister was living . As before , he found himself at the gates of a huge castle , and within was his second sister , very happy with her husband , who loved her dearly , but longing for the moment when he should be set free from the spell that kept him half his life a fish . When he arrived and had been introduced by his wife to her brother , he welcomed him warmly , and gave him a fish-scale , saying , ` If you are in danger , call to me , `` Come and help me , King of the Fishes , '' and everything will go well with you . ' The young man thanked him and took his leave , and when he was outside the gates he told the boots to take him to the place where his youngest sister lived . The boots carried him to a dark cavern , with steps of iron leading up to it . Inside she sat , weeping and sobbing , and as she had done nothing else the whole time she had been there , the poor girl had grown very thin . When she saw a man standing before her , she sprang to her feet and exclaimed , ` Oh , whoever you are , save me and take me from this horrible place ! '
Then he told her who he was , and how he had seen her sisters , whose happiness was spoilt XXXXX the spell under which both their husbands lay , and she , in turn , related her story .
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