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<v Speaker 1>The charmed ring. A merchant started his son in life

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<v Speaker 1>with three hundred rupees and bade him to go to

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<v Speaker 1>another country and try his luck in trade. The son

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<v Speaker 1>took the money and departed. He had not gone far

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<v Speaker 1>before he came across some herdsmen quarreling over a dog

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<v Speaker 1>that some of them wished to kill. Please do not

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<v Speaker 1>kill the dog, pleaded the young and tender hearted fellow.

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<v Speaker 1>I will give you one hundred rupees for it. Then

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<v Speaker 1>and there. Of course, the bargain was concluded, and the

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<v Speaker 1>foolish fellow took the dog and continued his journey. He

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<v Speaker 1>next met with some people fighting about a cat. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of them wanted to kill it, but others not. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>please do not kill it, said he. I will give

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<v Speaker 1>you one hundred rupees for it. Of course, they at

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<v Speaker 1>once gave him the cat and took the money. He

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<v Speaker 1>went on till he reached a village where some folk

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<v Speaker 1>were quarreling over a snake that had just been caught.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of them wished to kill it, but others did not.

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<v Speaker 1>Please do not kill the snake, said he, I will

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<v Speaker 1>give you one hundred rupees. Of course, the people agreed

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<v Speaker 1>and were highly delighted. What a fool the fellow was.

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<v Speaker 1>What would he do now that all his money was gone?

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<v Speaker 1>What could he do except returned to his father. Accordingly

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<v Speaker 1>he went home, You fool, you scamp, exclaimed his father,

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<v Speaker 1>when he had heard how his son had wasted all

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<v Speaker 1>the money that had been given to him. Go and

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<v Speaker 1>live in the stables, and repent of your folly. You

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<v Speaker 1>shall never again enter my house. So the young man

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<v Speaker 1>went and lived in the stables. His bed was the

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<v Speaker 1>grass spread for the cattle, and his companions were the dog,

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<v Speaker 1>the cat, and the snake, which he had purchased so dearly.

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<v Speaker 1>These creatures got very fond of him and would follow

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<v Speaker 1>him around during the day and sleep by him at night.

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<v Speaker 1>The cat used to sleep at his feet, the dog

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<v Speaker 1>at his head, and the snake over his body, with

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<v Speaker 1>its head hanging on one side and its tail on

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<v Speaker 1>the other. One day, the snake, in course of conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>said to its master, I am the son of Raja Indrisha.

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<v Speaker 1>One day, when I had come out of the ground

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<v Speaker 1>to drink the air, some people seized me and would

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<v Speaker 1>have slain me had you not most opportunely arrived to

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<v Speaker 1>my rescue. I do not know how I shall ever

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<v Speaker 1>be able to repay you for your great kindness to me.

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<v Speaker 1>How glad he would be to see his son's preserver.

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<v Speaker 1>Where does he live? I should like to see him,

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<v Speaker 1>if possible, said the young man. Well said, continued the snake.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see yonder mountain. At the bottom of that

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<v Speaker 1>mountain there is a sacred spring. If you will come

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<v Speaker 1>with me and dive into that spring, we shall both

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<v Speaker 1>reach my father's country. Oh, how glad he will be

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<v Speaker 1>to see you. He will wish to reward you too,

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<v Speaker 1>but how can he do that. However, you may be

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<v Speaker 1>pleased to accept something at his hand. If he asks

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<v Speaker 1>you what you would like, you would perhaps do well

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<v Speaker 1>to reply the ring on your right hand and the

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<v Speaker 1>famous pot and soon which you possess. With these in

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<v Speaker 1>your possession, you would never need anything. For the ring

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<v Speaker 1>is such that a man has only to speak to it,

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<v Speaker 1>and immediately a beautiful, furnished mansion will be provided for him,

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<v Speaker 1>while the pot and the spoon will supply him with

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<v Speaker 1>all manner of the rarest and most delicious foods. Attended

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<v Speaker 1>by his three companions, the man walked to the well

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<v Speaker 1>and prepared to jump in. According to the snake's directions,

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<v Speaker 1>O master, exclaimed the cat and dog when they saw

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<v Speaker 1>what he was going to do. What shall we do?

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<v Speaker 1>Where shall we go? Wait for me here? He replied,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going far. I shall not be long away.

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<v Speaker 1>On saying this, he dived into the water and was

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<v Speaker 1>lost aside. Now what shall we do? Said the dog

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<v Speaker 1>to the cat. We must remain here, replied the cat,

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<v Speaker 1>as our master ordered, do not be anxious about food.

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<v Speaker 1>I will go to the people's houses and get plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of food for both of us. And so the cat did,

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<v Speaker 1>and they both lived very comfortably till their master came

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<v Speaker 1>again and joined them. The young man and the snake

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<v Speaker 1>reached their destination in safety, and information of their arrival

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<v Speaker 1>was sent to the Raja. His highness commanded his son

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<v Speaker 1>and the stranger to appear before him, but the snake refused,

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<v Speaker 1>saying that it could not go to its father till

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<v Speaker 1>it was released from the stranger, who had saved it

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<v Speaker 1>from a most terrible death, and whose slave it therefore was.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Raja went and embraced his son, and, saluting

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<v Speaker 1>the stranger, welcomed him to his dominions. The young man

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<v Speaker 1>stayed there a few days during which he received the

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<v Speaker 1>Raja's right hand ring and the pot and spoon in

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<v Speaker 1>recognition of his Highness's gratitude to him for having delivered

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<v Speaker 1>his son. He then returned. On reaching the top of

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<v Speaker 1>the spring, he found his friends, the dog and the

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<v Speaker 1>cat waiting for him. They told one another all they

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<v Speaker 1>had experienced since they had last seen it each other,

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<v Speaker 1>and were all very glad. Afterwards, they walked together to

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<v Speaker 1>the river side, where it was decided to try the

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<v Speaker 1>powers of the charmed ring and pot and spoon. The

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<v Speaker 1>merchant's son spoke to the ring, and immediately a beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>house and a lovely princess with golden hair appeared. He

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to the pot and spoon also, and the most

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<v Speaker 1>delicious dishes of food were provided for them. So he

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<v Speaker 1>married the princess, and they lived very happily for several

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<v Speaker 1>years until one morning the princess, while arranging her toilet,

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<v Speaker 1>put the loose hairs into a hollow bit of reed

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<v Speaker 1>and threw them into the river that flowed along under

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<v Speaker 1>their window. The reed floated on the water for many

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<v Speaker 1>miles and was at last picked up by the Prince

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<v Speaker 1>of that country, who curiously opened it and saw the

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<v Speaker 1>golden hair. On finding it, the prince rushed off to

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<v Speaker 1>the palace, locked himself up in his room, and would

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<v Speaker 1>not leave it. He had fallen desperately in love with

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<v Speaker 1>the woman whose hair he had picked up, and refused

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<v Speaker 1>to eat or drink, or sleep or move till she

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<v Speaker 1>was brought to him. The King, his father, was in

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<v Speaker 1>great distress about the matter and did not know what

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<v Speaker 1>to do. He feared lest his son should die and

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<v Speaker 1>leave him without an air. At last, he determined to

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<v Speaker 1>seek the counsel of his aunt, who was an ogress.

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<v Speaker 1>The old woman consented to help him and bade him

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<v Speaker 1>not to be anxious, as she felt certain that she

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<v Speaker 1>would succeed in getting the beautiful woman for his son's wife.

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<v Speaker 1>She assumed the shape of a bee and went along

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<v Speaker 1>buzzing and buzzing and buzzing. Her keen sense of smell

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<v Speaker 1>soon brought her to the beautiful princess, to whom she

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<v Speaker 1>appeared as an old hag, holding in one hand a

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<v Speaker 1>stick by way of support. She introduced herself to the

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful princess and said, I am your aunt, whom you

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<v Speaker 1>have never seen before, because I left the country just

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<v Speaker 1>after your birth. She also embraced and kissed the princess

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<v Speaker 1>by way of adding force to her words. The beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>princess was thoroughly deceived. She returned the Ogress's embrace and

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<v Speaker 1>invited her to come and stay in the house as

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<v Speaker 1>long as she could, and treated her with such honor

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<v Speaker 1>and attention that the Ogress thought to herself, I shall

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<v Speaker 1>soon accomplish my Errand when she had been in the

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<v Speaker 1>house three days, she began to talk of the charmed ring,

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<v Speaker 1>and advised her to keep it instead of her husband,

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<v Speaker 1>because the latter was constantly outshooting and on other such

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<v Speaker 1>like expeditions, and might lose it. Accordingly, the beautiful princess

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<v Speaker 1>asked her husband for the ring, and he readily gave

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<v Speaker 1>it to her. The Ogress waited another day before she

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<v Speaker 1>asked to see the precious ring. Doubting nothing, the beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>princess complied. When the Ogress seized the ring, and, reassuming

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<v Speaker 1>the form of a bee, flew away with it to

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<v Speaker 1>the palace where the prince was lying nearly on the

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<v Speaker 1>point of death. Rise up, be glad more and no more,

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<v Speaker 1>she said to him. The woman for whom you yearn

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<v Speaker 1>will appear at your summons see here is the charm,

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<v Speaker 1>whereby you may bring her before you. The prince was

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<v Speaker 1>almost mad with joy when he heard these words, and

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<v Speaker 1>was so desirous to seeing the beautiful princess that he

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<v Speaker 1>immediately spoke to the ring, and the house with its

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<v Speaker 1>fair occupant, descended in the midst of the palace garden.

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<v Speaker 1>He at once entered the building, and, telling the beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>princess of his intense love, entreated her to be his wife.

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<v Speaker 1>Seeing no escape from the difficulty, she consented on the

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<v Speaker 1>condition that he would wait one month for her. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>the merchant's son had returned from hunting and was terribly

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<v Speaker 1>distressed not to find his house and wife. There was

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<v Speaker 1>the place, only just as he knew it before he

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<v Speaker 1>had tried this charmed ring which Raja Indusha had given him.

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<v Speaker 1>He sat down and determined to put an end to himself. Presently,

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<v Speaker 1>the cat and dog came up. They had gone away

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<v Speaker 1>and hidden themselves when they saw the house and everything disappear,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh master, they said, stay your hand. Your trial is great,

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<v Speaker 1>but it can be remedied. Give us one month and

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<v Speaker 1>we will go and try to recover your wife and house. Go,

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<v Speaker 1>said he, and may the great God, aid, your efforts

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<v Speaker 1>bring back my wife, and I shall live. So the

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<v Speaker 1>cat and dog started off at a run and did

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<v Speaker 1>not stop till they reached the place whither their mistress

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<v Speaker 1>and the house had been taken. We may have some

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<v Speaker 1>difficulty here, said the cat. Look, the king has taken

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<v Speaker 1>our master's wife and house for himself. You stay here.

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<v Speaker 1>I will go to the house and try to see her.

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<v Speaker 1>So the dog sat down, and the cat climbed up

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<v Speaker 1>to the window of the room wherein the beautiful princess

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<v Speaker 1>was sitting, and entered. The princess recognized the cat and

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<v Speaker 1>informed it of all that had happened to her since

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<v Speaker 1>she had left them. But is there no way of

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<v Speaker 1>escape from the hands of these people, she asked, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>replied the cat, if you can tell me where the

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<v Speaker 1>charmed ring is. The ring is in the stomach of

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<v Speaker 1>the ogress. She said, all right, said the cat, I

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<v Speaker 1>will recover it. If we once get it, everything is ours.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the cat descended the wall of the house and

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<v Speaker 1>went and laid down by a rat's hole and pretended

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<v Speaker 1>she was dead. Now at that time a great wedding

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<v Speaker 1>chanced to be going on among the rat community of

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<v Speaker 1>that place, and all the rats of the neighborhood were

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<v Speaker 1>assembled in that one particular mine by which the cat

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<v Speaker 1>had lain down. The eldest son of the king of

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<v Speaker 1>the rats was about to be married. The cat got

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<v Speaker 1>to know of this and at once conceived the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of seizing the bridegroom and making him render the necessary help. Consequently,

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<v Speaker 1>when the procession poured forth from the hole, squealing and

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<v Speaker 1>jumping in honor of the occasion, it immediately spotted the

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<v Speaker 1>bridegroom and pounced down on him. Oh let me go,

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<v Speaker 1>Let me go, cried the terrified rat. Oh let him go,

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<v Speaker 1>squealed all the company. It is his wedding day. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>replied the cat, not unless you do something for me. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>the ogress, who lives in that house with the prince

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<v Speaker 1>and his wife, has swallowed a ring which I very

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<v Speaker 1>much want. If you will procure it for me, I

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<v Speaker 1>will allow the rat to depart unharmed. If you do not,

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<v Speaker 1>then your prince dies under my feet. Very well, we agree,

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<v Speaker 1>said they all. Nay, if we do not get the

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<v Speaker 1>ring for you, devour us all. This was rather a

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<v Speaker 1>bold offer. However, they accomplished the thing. At midnight, when

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<v Speaker 1>the ogress was sound asleep. One of the rats went

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<v Speaker 1>to her bedside, climbed up on her face, and inserted

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<v Speaker 1>its tail into her throat, whereupon the ogress coughed violently

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<v Speaker 1>and the ring came out and rolled on to the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>The rat immediately seized the precious thing and ran off

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<v Speaker 1>with it to its kinge, who was very glad, and

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<v Speaker 1>went at once to the cat and released its son.

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<v Speaker 1>As soon as the cat received the ring, she started

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<v Speaker 1>the good tidings. All seemed safe. Now they had only

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<v Speaker 1>to give the ring to him, and he would speak

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<v Speaker 1>to it, and the house and beautiful princess would again

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<v Speaker 1>be with them, and everything would go on as half

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<v Speaker 1>as before. How glad Master will be, they thought, and

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<v Speaker 1>ran as fast as their legs could carry them. Now

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<v Speaker 1>on the way they had to cross a stream. The

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<v Speaker 1>dog swam and the cat sat on its back. Now

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<v Speaker 1>the dog was jealous of the cat, so he asked

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<v Speaker 1>for the ring and threatened to throw the cat into

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<v Speaker 1>the water if it did not give it up, whereupon

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<v Speaker 1>the cat gave up the ring sorry moment for the

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<v Speaker 1>dog at once dropped it, and a fish swallowed it. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>what shall I do? What shall I do? Said the dog.

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<v Speaker 1>What is done is done, replied the cat. We must

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<v Speaker 1>try to recover it, and if we do not succeed,

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<v Speaker 1>we had better drown ourselves in this stream. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a plan. You go and kill a small lamb and

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<v Speaker 1>bring it here to me, all right, said the dog,

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<v Speaker 1>and at once ran off. He soon came back with

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<v Speaker 1>the dead lamb and gave it to the cat. The

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<v Speaker 1>cat got inside the lamb and lay down, telling the

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<v Speaker 1>dog to go away a little distance and keep quiet.

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<v Speaker 1>Not long after this and Nadar, a bird whose look

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<v Speaker 1>can break the bones of a fish, came and hovered

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<v Speaker 1>over the lamp and eventually pounced down on it to

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<v Speaker 1>carry it away. On this, the cat came out and

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<v Speaker 1>jumped on to the bird and threatened to kill it

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<v Speaker 1>if it did not recover the lost ring. This was

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<v Speaker 1>most readily promised by the Nadar, who immediately flew off

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<v Speaker 1>to the King of the Fishes and ordered it to

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<v Speaker 1>make inquiries and to restore the ring. The King of

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<v Speaker 1>the Fishes did so, and the ring was found and

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<v Speaker 1>carried back to the cat. Come along, now I have

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<v Speaker 1>got the ring, said the cat to the dog. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I will not, said the dog unless you let me

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<v Speaker 1>have the ring. I can carry it as well as

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<v Speaker 1>you let me have it, or I will kill you.

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<v Speaker 1>So the cat was obliged to give up the ring.

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<v Speaker 1>The careless dog very soon dropped it again. This time

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<v Speaker 1>it was picked up and carried off by a kite.

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<v Speaker 1>See see there goes away to that big tree. The

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<v Speaker 1>cat exclaimed, Oh oh, what have I done, cried the dog.

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<v Speaker 1>You foolish, saying I knew it would be so, said

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<v Speaker 1>the cat. But stop your barking, or you will frighten

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<v Speaker 1>away the bird to some place where we shall not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to trace it. The cat waited till it

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<v Speaker 1>was quite dark, and then climbed the tree, killed the kite,

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<v Speaker 1>and recovered the ring. Come along, it said to the dog,

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<v Speaker 1>when it reached the ground. We must make haste. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we have been delayed. Our master will die from grief

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<v Speaker 1>and suspense. Come on. The dog, now thoroughly ashamed of himself,

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<v Speaker 1>begged the cat's pardon for all the trouble it had

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<v Speaker 1>given him. It was afraid to ask for the ring

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<v Speaker 1>the third time. So they both reached their sorrowful master

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<v Speaker 1>in safety and gave him the precious charm. In a

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<v Speaker 1>moment his sorrow was turned into joy. He spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>the Ring, and his beautiful wife and house reappeared, and

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<v Speaker 1>he and everybody were as happy as ever they could be.

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<v Speaker 1>End of the Charmed Ring.