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title: The Donkey Cabbage, part 1 — The Yellow Fairy Book · full text with trees · page 2
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# The Donkey Cabbage, part 1 · page 2

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- [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/101/) — If you will take them, give them food and stabling, and do as I tell you with them, I will pay you as much as you want.’
- [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/102/) — The miller replied, ‘Why not?
- [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/103/) — What shall I do with them?’
- [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/104/) — Then the Hunter said that to the old donkey, which was the witch, three beatings and one meal; to the younger one, which was the servant, one beating and three meals; and to the youngest one, which was the maiden, no beating and three meals; for he could not find it in his heart to let the maiden be beaten.
- [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/105/) — Then he went back into the castle, and he found there all that he wanted.
- [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/106/) — After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
- [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/107/) — ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
- [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/108/) — Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
- [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/109/) — And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
- [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/110/) — Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
- [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/111/) — My mother compelled me to do it; it was against my will, for I love you dearly.
- [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/10/112/) — Your wishing-cloak is hanging in a cupboard, and as for the bird-heart I will make a drink and give it back to you.’

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