eravedlikeonepossessed.Themaidenshowedupinmansattire,claimingtobeaforeigndoctorandaskingtobeleftwiththeyouthforonenight.Thefirstthingshedidwaslookunderthebedandfindatrapdoor.Sheopeneditandwentdownintoalongcorridor,attheendofwhichalampwasburning."
Atthatmomenttheservantknockedandannouncedtherewasanoldwomantoseetheyounglady,whoseauntsheclaimedtobe.(Itwasnotanaunt,buttheoldwomansentbytheking.)Butthemerchantsdaughterwasdyingtoknowtheoutcomeofthetale,soshesaidshewasreceivingnoone."Goon,parrot,goonwithyourstory."
Thustheparrotcontinued."Themaidenwalkeddowntothatlightandfoundanoldwomanboilingtheheartofthekingssoninakettle,inrevengeforthekingsexecutionofherson.Themaidenremovedtheheartfromthekettle,carrieditbacktothekingssontoeat,andhegotwell.Thekingsaid,Ipromisedhalfofmykingdomtothedoctorwhocuredmyson.Sinceyouareawoman,youwillmarrymysonandbecomequeen."
"Itsafinestory,"saidthemerchantsdaughter."Nowthatitsover,Icanreceivethatwomanwhoclaimstobemyaunt."
"Butitsnotquiteover,"saidtheparrot."Theresstillsomemoretocome.Justlistentothis.Themaidenindoctorsdisguisealsorefusedtomarrythatkingssonandwasofftoanothercitywhosekingssonwasunderaspellandspeechless.Shehidunderthebed;atmidnight,shesawtwowitchescomingthroughthewindowandremoveapebblefromtheyoungmansmouth,whereuponhecouldspeak.Beforeleaving,theyreplacedthepebble,andhewasagainmute."
Someoneknockedonthedoor,butthemerchantsdaughterwassoabsorbedinthestorythatshedidntevenheartheknock.Theparrotcontinued.
"Thenextnightwhenthewitchesputthepebbleonthebed,shegavethebedclothesajerkanditdroppedonthefloor.Thenshereachedoutforitandputitinherpocket.Atdawnthewitchescouldntfinditandhadtoflee.Thekingssonwaswell,andtheynamedthemaidenphysiciantothecourt."
Theknockingcontinued,andthemerchantsdaughterwasallreadytosay"Comein,"butfirstsheaskedtheparrot,"Doesthestorygoon,orisitover?"
"Itgoeson,"repliedtheparrot."Justlistentothis.Themaidenwasntinterestedinremainingasphysiciantothecourt,andmovedontoanothercity.Thetalktherewasthatthekingofthiscityhadgonemad.He
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