It flew and it flew and it flew till it found the brothers . The eldest unfastened the letter from the pigeon 's neck , and read what his sister had written : ' I am in a great strait , my brothers . If you do not rescue me to-night , to-morrow I shall be no longer living , for the man-eater has broken open six doors , and only the iron door is left . So haste , haste , post haste . ' ` Quick , quick ! my brothers , ' cried he . ` What is the matter ? ' asked they . ` If we can not reach our sister to-night , to-morrow she will be the prey of the man-eater . ' And without more words they sprang on their horses , and rode like the wind . The gate of the castle was thrown down , and they entered the court and called loudly to their sister . But the poor girl was so ill with fear and anxiety that she could not even speak . Then the brothers dismounted and passed through the six open doors , till they stood before the iron one , which was still shut . ` Udea , open ! ' they cried , ` it is only your brothers ! ' And she arose and unlocked the door , and throwing herself on the neck of the eldest burst into tears . ` Tell us what has happened , ' he said , ` and how the man-eater traced you here . ' ` It is all the cat 's fault , ' replied Udea . ` She put out my fire so that I could not cook . All about a bean !
I ate one and forgot XXXXX give her any of it . '
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