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contained in the king's castle. They made the marriage and took away (the 

 bride) . 



The old woman's grandson made a fortress of iron in a desert, (and) 

 took the king's daughter (there). One day it so happened that he went 

 out hunting. The old woman came. He asked, "Old woman! where- 

 fore hast thou come ?" The old woman said, " I am going to the house of 

 the king's son-in-law," 



The king's son-in-law put (her) behind him (on his horse) and brought 

 her (home). The king's daughter said: "Why hast thou brought her ? 

 We will not put the old woman in our house." The king's son- 

 in-law said : " From her hand what will come (what harm will she do) ?" 

 The king's daughter said : " It will be thy heart (?)" 



One day the son-in-law went out to hunt. The old woman said : " Thy 

 husband does not love thee, undo thy hair and sit weeping, do not go forth 

 into thy husband's presence. If he says ' Why dost thou not come forth ?' 

 say, 'Thou dost not love me; if thou lovest me give me (thy) ring.'" 

 Her husband came, she went not forth into his presence. He said: 

 " Wherefore earnest thou not into my presence ?" The girl said : " Thou dost 

 not love me." He said : " How do I not love (thee) ?" The girl said : " If 

 thou lovest me, give me (thy) ring." Her husband gave (it) to her. 



Again he went out to hunt. The old woman said, " Let us go to the 

 river bank." They went to the river bank. The old woman said : " I have 

 a (spinning) wheel (to me there is a wheel), let us ride on it." The king's 

 daughter rode with the old woman. She turned (the wheel) to- the right, it 

 ascended to the sky ; she turned it to the left, it descended in a certain city. 

 The king of that city gave the old woman a lak of tillas. The old 

 woman took the tillas and went away. 



Her grandson came (home) ; his wife is not (there). He became very 

 troubled. He had a talking-bird, from it he enquired : " Whither has she 

 gone ?" The bird answered : " She has gone with the old woman." The 

 grandson said : " How shall we do ?" The bird said : " I will go round 

 city by city and will search ; if I find her, she will give me the ring." He 



said : " All right, go. Do not again (?) me. The bird said : I will 



not (?) 



The bird went and searched ; for several years it searched (and at 

 last) found (them). The king's daughter gave the ring to the bird. The 

 bird took it away and gave it to the old woman's grandson. He with the 

 breath of the Prophet Solomon drew it on. His wife appeared, and he at- 

 tained to his desire. 



