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fall　on　it；　but　no　one　can　wash　them　out　but　one　born　of

Christian　folk：　it　cannot　be　done　by　one　of　a　pack　of

trolls；　and　then　I　will　say　that　no　one　shall　ever　be　my　bride

but　the　woman　who　can　do　this；　and　I　know　that　you

can。〃　There　was　great　joy　and　gladness　between　them　all

that　night；　but　the　next　day；　when　the　wedding　was　to


take　place；　the　Prince　said；　〃I　must　see　what　my　bride

can　do。〃　〃That　you　may　do；〃　said　the　stepmother。



〃I　have　a　fine　shirt　which　I　want　to　wear　as　my　wedding

shirt；　but　three　drops　of　tallow　have　got　upon　it　which　I

want　to　have　washed　off；　and　I　have　vowed　to　marry　no

one　but　the　woman　who　is　able　to　do　it。　If　she　cannot　do

that；　she　is　not　worth　having。〃



Well；　that　was　a　very　small　matter；　they　thought；　and

agreed　to　do　it。　The　Princess　with　the　long　nose　began

to　wash　as　well　as　she　could；　but；　the　more　she　washed　and

rubbed；　the　larger　the　spots　grew。　〃Ah！　you　can't　wash

at　all；〃　said　the　old　troll…hag；　who　was　her　mother。　〃Give

it　to　me。〃　But　she　too　had　not　had　the　shirt　very　long　in

her　hands　before　it　looked　worse　still；　and；　the　more　she

washed　it　and　rubbed　it；　the　larger　and　blacker　grew　the

spots。



So　the　other　trolls　had　to　come　and　wash；　but；　the　more

they　did；　the　blacker　and　uglier　grew　the　shirt；　until　at

length　it　was　as　black　as　if　it　had　been　up　the　chimney。

〃Oh；〃　cried　the　Prince；　〃not　one　of　you　is　good　for

anything　at　all！　There　is　a　beggar…girl　sitting　outside　the

window；　and　I'll　be　bound　that　she　can　wash　better　than

any　of　you！　Come　in；　you　girl　there！〃　he　cried。　So　she

came　in。　〃Can　you　wash　this　shirt　clean？〃　he　cried。　〃Oh！

I　don't　know；〃　she　said；　〃but　I　will　try。〃　And　no　sooner

had　she　taken　the　shirt　and　dipped　it　in　the　water　than

it　was　white　as　driven　snow；　and　even　whiter　than　that。

〃I　will　marry　you；〃　said　the　Prince。



Then　the　old　troll…hag　flew　into　such　a　rage　that　she

burst；　and　the　Princess　with　the　long　nose　and　all　the

little　trolls　must　have　burst　too；　for　they　have　never　been

heard　of　since。　The　Prince　and　his　bride　set　free　all　the

Christian　folk　who　were　imprisoned　there；　and　took　away

with　them　all　the　gold　and　silver　that　they　could　carry；

and　moved　far　away　from　the　castle　which　lay　east　of　the

sun　and　west　of　the　moon。＇1＇





＇1＇　Asbjornsen　and　Moe。