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fairy who had appeared to her sister, now dressed as a princess. The fairy
wanted to see how ill-natured the girl can get.
‘Do you think I have come here just to get you a drink?’ said the rude girl,
arrogantly. ‘Do you think I brought a silver flagon here specially to give you
a drink? Drink from the spring, if you want to!’
‘You are not very polite,’ said the fairy, showing no anger. ‘Well, in return
for your rudeness I’ll give you a curse. For every word you utter a snake or
a toad shall drop out of your mouth.’
The moment her mother saw her coming back she cried out, ‘Well, daughter?’
‘Well, mother?’ replied the rude girl. As she spoke a viper and a toad were
spat out of the mouth.
‘Gracious heavens!’ cried her mother, ‘What do I see? Her sister is the cause
of this, and I will punish her for it!’
rude : not having good manners viper : a poisonous snake
curse : a wish for evil
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