With these words he bade them farewell , and departed with the princess and his faithful companions for the kingdom of his father . The old king , who had long since given up all hope , wept for joy at the sight of his son , and insisted that the wedding should take place as soon as possible . All the knights who had been enchanted in the Iron Castle were invited to the ceremony , and after it had taken place , Long , Broad , and Quickeye took leave of the young couple , saying that they were going to look for more work . The prince offered them all their hearts could desire if they would only remain with him , but they replied that an idle life would not please them , and that they could never be happy unless they were busy , so they went away to seek their fortunes , and for all I know are seeking still . -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 XXXXX do it again .
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