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JQRINDA ANP JORINDEJL

THERE inraa QOLC^ an old Cfustle that stood in the middle of a large thick \yood^ ^d in the castle lived an old fairy. All the day long she flew about in the form of an owl, or crept about the country like a cat; but at night she always became an old woman again. When any youth came within a hundred paces of her castle, he became quite fixed, and could not move a step till she cam^ and set him free : but when any pretty maiden came within that distance* she was changed into a bird ; and the fairy put her into a cage and hung her up in a chamber in the castle. There were seven himdred of these cages hanging in the castle, and all with beautiful birds in them.

Now there was once a maiden whose name was Jorinda : she was prettier than all the pretty girls that ever were seen ; and a shepherd whose name was Jorindel was very fond of her, and they were soon to be married. One day they went to walk in the wood, that they might be alone : and Jorindel said, " We must take care that we don't go too near to the castle." It was a beautiful evening ; the last rays of the setting sim shone bright through the long stems of the trees upon the green underwood beneath, and the turtledoves sang plain- tively from the tall birches.

Jorinda sat down to gaze upon the sun; Jorindel sat by her side; and Tx)th felt sad, they knew not why; but it seemed as if they were to be parted from one another for ever. They had wandered a long way ; and when they looked to see which way