▁and ▁is ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁the ▁s quire . ▁The ▁s quire ▁ins ists ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁kn ight ' s ▁lands ▁and ▁shows ▁the ▁finger ▁as ▁proof . ▁The ▁kn ight , ▁dist ra ug ht , ▁goes ▁to ▁pun ish ▁his ▁wife . ▁When ▁he ▁gets ▁to ▁the ▁castle , ▁however , ▁the ▁lady ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁show ▁him ▁that ▁her ▁hand ▁is ▁whole ▁and ▁tell ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁plot ▁that ▁saved ▁her ▁ch ast ity . ▁The ▁kn ight ▁summ ons ▁both ▁Mais ry ▁and ▁the ▁s quire , ▁and ▁gives ▁Mais ry ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁whether ▁to ▁st ab ▁her ▁lo ver ▁or ▁wed ▁him . ▁After ▁some ▁thought , ▁Mais ry ▁dec ides ▁to ▁marry ▁the ▁s quire , ▁and ▁the ▁ball ad ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁nod ▁to ▁her ▁wisdom . ▁ ▁Par alle ls ▁Within ▁the ▁Child ▁collection , ▁the ▁story ▁be ars ▁remarkable ▁similarity ▁to ▁" Red es dale ▁and ▁W ise ▁William ," ▁which ▁is ▁ball ad ▁number ▁ 2 4 6 . ▁This ▁version ▁focus es ▁on ▁two ▁friends , ▁Red es dale ▁and ▁W ise ▁William , ▁who ▁w ager ▁on ▁the ▁ch ast ity ▁of ▁William ' s ▁sister . ▁Red es dale ▁bet s ▁with ▁his ▁lands , ▁and ▁William ▁with ▁his ▁life . ▁The ▁sister ▁sp urn s ▁all ▁adv ances , ▁even ▁when ▁Red es dale ▁burn s ▁down ▁her ▁house . ▁Red es dale ▁los es ▁the ▁bet ▁and ▁pays ▁happ ily , ▁convinced ▁of