Fables and Fairy Tales: Aesop's Fables, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and the Blue Fairy Book by Aesop
Author:Aesop [Andersen Hans C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504047692
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2017-06-13T00:00:00+00:00
THE RAVEN
THERE WAS ONCE A QUEEN who had a little daughter, still too young to run alone. One day the child was very troublesome, and the mother could not quiet it, do what she would. She grew impatient, and seeing the ravens flying round the castle, she opened the window, and said: âI wish you were a raven and would fly away, then I should have a little peace.â Scarcely were the words out of her mouth, when the child in her arms was turned into a raven, and flew away from her through the open window. The bird took its flight to a dark wood and remained there for a long time, and meanwhile the parents could hear nothing of their child.
Long after this, a man was making his way through the wood when he heard a raven calling, and he followed the sound of the voice. As he drew near, the raven said, âI am by birth a kingâs daughter, but am now under the spell of some enchantment; you can, however, set me free.â âWhat am I to do?â he asked. She replied, âGo farther into the wood until you come to a house, wherein lives an old woman; she will offer you food and drink, but you must not take of either; if you do, you will fall into a deep sleep, and will not be able to help me. In the garden behind the house is a large tan-heap, and on that you must stand and watch for me. I shall drive there in my carriage at two oâclock in the afternoon for three successive days; the first day it will be drawn by four white, the second by four chestnut, and the last by four black horses; but if you fail to keep awake and I find you sleeping, I shall not be set free.â
The man promised to do all that she wished, but the raven said, âAlas! I know even now that you will take something from the woman and be unable to save me.â The man assured her again that he would on no account touch a thing to eat or drink.
When he came to the house and went inside, the old woman met him, and said, âPoor man! how tired you are! Come in and rest and let me give you something to eat and drink.â
âNo,â answered the man, âI will neither eat not drink.â
But she would not leave him alone, and urged him saying, âIf you will not eat anything, at least you might take a draught of wine; one drink counts for nothing,â and at last he allowed himself to be persuaded, and drank.
As it drew towards the appointed hour, he went outside into the garden and mounted the tan-heap to await the raven. Suddenly a feeling of fatigue came over him, and unable to resist it, he lay down for a little while, fully determined, however, to keep awake; but in another minute his eyes closed of their
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