--- title: The Brown Fairy Book, part 24 — The Brown Fairy Book · full text with trees · page 2 description: The Brown Fairy Book, part 24, «The Brown Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: “I have no wish to forbid this marriage; but, before I can allow it to be celebrated, the bridegroom must prove himself worthy of such a bride b --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/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 Brown Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/) / The Brown Fairy Book, part 24 # The Brown Fairy Book, part 24 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/101/) — He knelt down by her side, and pulling a pin he stuck it into the palm of her hand, so that a drop of blood gushed out. - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/102/) — This he sucked, as he had been told to do by the old woman, and immediately the princess came to herself, and flung her arms round his neck. - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/103/) — Then she told him all her story, and what had happened since the ship had sailed away without him. - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/104/) — “But the worst misfortune of all,” she added, “was a battle which my father lost because you had vanished with his magic sword; and out of his whole army hardly one man was left.” - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/105/) — “Show me the battle-field,” said he. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/106/) — And she took him to a wild heath, where the dead were lying as they fell, waiting for burial. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/107/) — One by one he touched them with the end of his staff, till at length they all stood before him. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/108/) — Throughout the kingdom there was nothing but joy; and THIS time the wedding was REALLY celebrated. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/109/) — And the bridal pair lived happily in the castle on the Banka till they died. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/110/) — \[Lapplandische Mahrchen.\] - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/111/) — The Prince and the Three Fates - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/112/) — Once upon a time a little boy was born to a king who ruled over a great country through which ran a wide river. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/113/) — The king was nearly beside himself with joy, for he had always longed for a son to inherit his crown, and he sent messages to beg all the most powerful fairies to come and see this wonderful baby. - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/114/) — In an hour or two, so many were gathered round the cradle, that the child seemed in danger of being smothered; but the king, who was watching the fairies eagerly, was disturbed to see them looking grave. — checked by a teacher - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/115/) — “Is there anything the matter?” he asked anxiously. - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/116/) — The fairies looked at him, and all shook their heads at once. - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/117/) — “He is a beautiful boy, and it is a great pity; but what IS to happen WILL happen,” said they. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/118/) — “It is written in the books of fate that he must die, either by a crocodile, or a serpent, or by a dog. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/119/) — If we could save him we would; but that is beyond our power.” - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/120/) — And so saying they vanished. - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/121/) — For a time the king stood where he was, horror-stricken at what he had heard; but, being of a hopeful nature, he began at once to invent plans to save the prince from the dreadful doom that awaited him. - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/122/) — He instantly sent for his master builder, and bade him construct a strong castle on the top of a mountain, which should be fitted with the most precious things from the king’s own palace, and every kind of toy a child could wish to play with. - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/123/) — And, besides, he gave the strictest orders that a guard should walk round the castle night and day. 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