The knight, however, desired to see her, and cried,
"Two-eyes, come forth." Then Two-eyes, quite comforted, came from beneath
the barrel, and the knight was surprised at her great beauty, and said,
"Thou, Two-eyes, canst certainly break off a branch from the tree for
me." "Yes," replied Two-eyes, "that I certainly shall be able to do,
for the tree belongs to me." And she climbed up, and with the greatest
ease broke off a branch with beautiful silver leaves and golden fruit,
and gave it to the knight. Then said the knight, "Two-eyes, what shall I
give thee for it?" "Alas!" answered Two-eyes, "I suffer from hunger and
thirst, grief and want, from early morning till late night; if you would
take me with you, and deliver me from these things, I should be happy."
So the knight lifted Two-eyes on to his horse, and took her home with him
to his father's castle, and there he gave her beautiful clothes, and meat
and drink to her heart's content, and as he loved her so much he married
her, and the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicing. When Two-eyes
was thus carried away by the handsome knight, her two sisters grudged
her good fortune in downright earnest.
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