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Rh and according to the custom of children, she took leave to go out from her father's house, and so doing, wandered into a neighbouring garden. In this garden there was a fish pond, and somehow or other, she fell into the pond and was entirely submerged, with no one to help her. An hour later her parents returned, and not finding the child, enquired for her from their friends and neighbours. Not finding any trace of her, they were in great distress. Later the owner of the garden came by chance into it, and saw the body of the child entirely under the water and motionless in the middle of the pond. At his call a great number of people came running to assist him to bring the body out of the water to the bank. The child was apparently dead, and the parents and neighbours in their distress had recourse to prayer. All fell on their knees to the ground and raised their voices to heaven, begging the help of the Blessed Mother of God and of His most holy soldier King Henry, by whose prayers they hoped to have at least the grace of consolation. Then suddenly, before the eyes of all, the child began to come to herself and to move. After a short time, and after a great quantity of water had come