-LSB- Illustration : HOW THE WHITE DOVE ESCAPED -RSB- It was useless to go after it , and for a moment the young man 's heart sank . The next minute , however , he remembered that he had still his feather , and drew it out crying , ` Come to me , King of the Birds ! ' and a rushing noise was heard , and the King of the Birds perched on his shoulder , and asked what he could do to help him . His brother-in-law told him the whole story , and when he had finished the King of the Birds commanded all his subjects to hasten to his presence . In an instant the air was dark with birds of all sizes , and at the very last came the white dove , apologising for being so late by saying that an old friend had arrived at his nest , and he had been obliged to give him some dinner . The King of the Birds ordered some of them to show the young man the white dove 's nest , and when they reached it , there lay the egg which was to break the spell and set them all free . When it was safely in his pocket , he told the boots to carry him straight to the cavern where his youngest sister sat awaiting him . Now it was already far on into the third day , which the old man had fixed for the wedding , and when the youth reached the cavern with his cap on his head , he found the monster there , urging the girl to keep her word and let the marriage take place at once . At a sign from her brother she sat down and invited the old monster to lay his head on her lap . He did so with delight , and her brother standing behind her back passed her the egg unseen . She took it , and dashed it straight at the horrible head , and the monster started , and with a groan that people took for the rumblings of an earthquake , he turned over and died . As the breath went out of his body the husbands of the two eldest daughters resumed their proper shapes , and , sending for their mother-in-law , whose sorrow was so unexpectedly turned into joy , they had a great feast , and the youngest sister was rich to the end of her days with the treasures she found in the cave , collected by the monster . -LSB- From the Portuguese . -RSB- THE STORY OF BENSURDATU There was once a king and a queen who had three wonderfully beautiful daughters , and their one thought , from morning till night , was how they could make the girls happy . One day the princesses said to the king , ` Dear father , we want so much to have a picnic , and eat our dinner in the country . ' ` Very well , dear children , let us have a picnic by all means , ' answered he , and gave orders that everything should be got ready . When luncheon was prepared it was put into a cart , and the royal family stepped into a carriage and drove right away into the country . After a few miles they reached a house and garden belonging to the king , and close by was their favourite place for lunch . The drive had made them very hungry , and they ate with a hearty appetite , till almost all the food had disappeared . When they had quite done , they said to their parents : ` Now we should like to wander about the garden a little , but when you want to go home , just call to us . '
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