-LSB- Illustration : THE TWIN BROTHERS THE BROTHER COMES TO THE RESCUE -RSB- When night came and he was in bed the princess asked him : ` What was the matter with you last night , that you never spoke a word to me ? ' Then he cried out : ` That was not me , but my brother , and I have slain him , because he told me by the way that he had claimed you for his wife ! ' ` Do you know the place where you slew him ? ' asked the princess , ` and can you find the body ? ' ' I know the place exactly . ' ` Then to-morrow we shall ride thither , ' said the princess . Next morning accordingly they set out together , and when they had come to the place , the princess drew forth a small bottle that she had brought with her , and sprinkled the body with some drops of the water so that immediately he became alive again . When he stood up , his brother said to him : ` Forgive me , dear brother , that I slew you in my anger . ' Then they embraced and went together to the Fairest in the Land , whom the unmarried brother took to wife . Then the brothers brought their parents to live with them , and all dwelt together in joy and happiness . CANNETELLA There was once upon a time a king who reigned over a country called ` Bello Puojo . ' He was very rich and powerful , and had everything in the world he could desire except a child . But at last , after he had been married for many years , and was quite an old man , his wife Renzolla presented him with a fine daughter , whom they called Cannetella . She grew up into a beautiful girl , and was as tall and straight as a young fir-tree . When she was eighteen years old her father called her to him and said : ` You are of an age now , my daughter , to marry and settle down ; but as I love you more than anything else in the world , and desire nothing but your happiness , I am determined to leave the choice of a husband to yourself . Choose a man after your own heart , and you are sure to satisfy me . ' Cannetella thanked her father very much for his kindness and consideration , but told him that she had not the slightest wish to marry , and was quite determined to remain single . The king , who felt himself growing old and feeble , and longed to see an heir to the throne before he died , was very unhappy at her words , and begged her earnestly not to disappoint him . When Cannetella saw that the king had set his heart on her marriage , she said : ` Very well , dear father , I will marry to please you , for I do not wish to appear ungrateful for all your love and kindness ; but you must find me a husband handsomer , cleverer , and more charming than anyone else in the world . ' The king was overjoyed by her words , and from early in the morning till late at night he sat at the window and looked carefully at all the passers-by , in the hopes of finding a son-in-law among them .
One day , seeing a very good-looking man crossing the street , the king called his daughter and said : ` Come quickly , dear Cannetella , and look at this man , XXXXX I think he might suit you as a husband . '
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