--- title: Opening, part 15 — The Orange Fairy Book · full text with trees · page 2 description: Opening, part 15, «The Orange Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: At length, seeing she did not move, one bolder than the rest put its head out of an upper window of the castle, and said, in a trembling voice: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Orange Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/) / Opening, part 15 # Opening, part 15 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/101/) — The queen looked from her window and beheld him mounting the hill, with the twelve foster brothers behind him. - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/102/) — Then she said to her husband: 'Manus has returned with his twelve foster brothers. - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/103/) — Would that I could put an end to him and his murdering and his slaying.' - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/104/) — 'That were a great pity,' answered Iarlaid. ' - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/105/) — And it is not I that will do it.' - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/106/) — 'If you will not do it I will,' said she. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/107/) — And she called the twelve foster brothers and made them vow fealty to herself. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/108/) — So Manus was left with no man, and sorrowful was he when he returned alone to Old Bergen. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/109/) — It was late when his foot touched the shore, and took the path towards the forest. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/110/) — On his way there met him a man in a red tunic. - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/111/) — 'Is it you, Manus, come back again?' asked he. - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/112/) — 'It is I,' answered Manus; 'alone have I returned from the land of Lochlann.' - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/113/) — The man eyed him silently for a moment, and then he said: - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/114/) — 'I dreamed that you were girt with a sword and became king of Lochlann.' - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/115/) — But Manus answered: - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/116/) — 'I have no sword and my bow is broken.' - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/117/) — 'I will give you a new sword if you will make me a promise,' said the man once more. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/118/) — 'To be sure I will make it, if ever I am king,' answered Manus. ' - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/119/) — But speak, and tell me what promise I am to make.' - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/120/) — 'I was your grandfather's armourer,' replied the man, 'and I wish to be your armourer also.' - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/121/) — 'That I will promise readily,' said Manus; and followed the man into his house, which was at a little distance. - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/122/) — But the house was not like other houses, for the walls of every room were hung so thick with arms that you could not see the boards. - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/123/) — 'Choose what you will,' said the man; and Manus unhooked a sword and tried it across his knee, and it broke, and so did the next, and the next. - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/124/) — 'Leave off breaking the swords,' cried the man, 'and look at this old sword and helmet and tunic that I wore in the wars of your grandfather. - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/125/) — Perhaps you may find them of stouter steel.' - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/126/) — And Manus bent the sword thrice across his knee but he could not break it. - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/127/) — So he girded it to his side, and put on the old helmet. - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/15/128/) — As he fastened the strap his eye fell on a cloth flapping outside the window. 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