elebratedatnight,andassoonasthecouplewasalone,thebridegroomannouncedtohisbride:"Imusttellyouasecret:Iamunderanevilspellanddoomedtobeatortoisebydayandamanatnight.Theresonlyonewaytobreakthespell:Imustleavemywiferightaftertheweddingandtravelaroundtheworld,atnightasamanandbydayasatortoise.IfIcomebackandfindthatmywifehasremainedloyaltomeallalongandenduredeveryhardshipformysake,Illbecomeamanagainforgood."
"Iamwilling,"saidthebride.
Thebridegroomslippedadiamondringonherfinger."Ifyouuseittoagoodend,thisringwillhelpyouinwhateversituationyoufindyourself."
Dayhaddawned,andthebridegroomturnedintoatortoiseandcrawledofftobeginhisjourneyaroundtheworld.
Thebridewentaboutthecityinsearchofwork.Alongtheway,shecameacrossachildcryingandsaidtohismother,"Letmeholdhiminmyarmsandcalmhim."
"Youdbethefirstpersontodothat,"answeredthemother."Hesbeencryingalldaylong."
"Bythepowerofthediamond,"whisperedthebride,"maythechildlaughanddanceandfrolic!"Atthat,thechildstartedlaughing,dancing,andfrolicking.
Next,thebrideenteredabakeryandsaidtothewomanwhoownedit,"Youllhavenoregretsifyouhiremetoworkforyou."Theownerhiredher,andshebeganmakingbread,sayingunderherbreath,"Bythepowerofthediamond,letthewholetownbuybreadatthisbakeryaslongasIworkhere!"Fromthenon,peoplepouredinandoutwithnosignofaletup.Amongthecustomerswerethreeyoungmenwhosawthebrideandfellinlovewithher.
"Ifyouletmespendanightwithyou,"oneofthemsaidtoher,"Illgiveyouathousandfrancs."
"Illgiveyoutwothousand,"saidanother.
"AndIllmakeitthreethousand,"saidthethird.
Shecollectedthethreethousandfrancsfromthethirdmanandsmuggledhimintothebakerythatverynight.
"Illbewithyouinaminute,"shetoldhim,"afterIveputtheyeastintotheflour.Whileyourewaiting,wouldyoupleasekneadthedoughalittlebitforme?"
Themanbegankneading,andkneadedandkneadedandkneaded.Bythepowerofthediamond,hecouldntforthelifeofhimtakehishandsoutofthedough,andthereforewentonkneadingtilldaylight.
"Soyoufinallyfinished!"shesaidtohim."Youreallytookyourtime!"
Andshesenthimpacking.
Thenshesaidyestothemanwiththetw
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