ingsmotherinthemorning,"andtakealongthiswalnut,whichmightcomeinveryhandy."
Shewalkedalldaylongandwasovertakenbynightontopofanothermountain.TherestoodthehouseofThundersmother,whoendeduphidingher.Thundertoocameinsaying:
"Human,human,Ismellahuman."
Butneitherdidhefindher,andinthemorningshewentoffwithahazelnutasapresentfromThundersmother.
Afterwalkingformilesandmilesshereachedacitywhoseprincess,shelearned,wouldsoonmarryahandsomeyoungmanstayingathercastle.Theyoungladywassurethatwasherownhusband.Whatcouldshedotopreventthemarriage?Howcouldshegetintothecastle?
Shecrackedopenthechestnutandoutpoureddiamondsandotherjewels,whichshewentofftosellundertheprincessswindows.Theprincesslookedoutandinvitedherinside.Theyoungladysaid,"Illletyouhaveallthesegemsfornothing,ifyouallowmetospendonenightinthebedchamberoftheyoungmanstayingatyourpalace."
Theprincesswasafraidtheyoungladywouldtalktohimandmaybepersuadehimtofleewithher,buthermaidsaid,"Leaveeverythingtome.Wellgivehimasleepingpotionandhewontwakeup."Theydidjustthat,andassoonasthehandsomeyouthwenttosleep,themaidtooktheyoungladyintohisbedchamberandlefther.Withherowneyes,theyoungladysawthathis(sic)wasnoneotherthanherhusband.
"Wakeup,mylove,wakeup!Ivewalkedalloverforyou,wearingoutsevenpairsofironshoes,sevenironmantles,andsevenironhats:andIveweptsevenbottlesoftears.NowthatIvefinallyfoundyou,yousleepanddonthearme!"
Andthatwentontillmorning,when,atherwitsend,shecrackedthewalnut.Outrolledexquisitegownsandsilks,eachlovelierthantheother.Atthesightofallthesewonderfulthings,themaidcalledtheprincess,whosimplyhadtohavethemallandthereforegrantedtheyoungladyanothernightwiththeyouth.Buttheyoungladywastakenintothebedchamberlaterthanthelasttimeandbroughtoutearlierinthemorning.
Norwasthissecondnightanymorefruitfulthanthefirst.Thepoorgirlcrackedthehazelnutandoutcamehorsesandcarriages.Toacquirethem,theprincessagainletherspendthenightwiththeyoungman.
Butbythistimehehadgrowntiredofdrinkingwhattheybroughthimeverynight,soheonlypretendedtoswallowitwhileactuallyem
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