Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know

middle of her forehead. The second had two eyes, like other people, and she was called "Two Eyes." The youngest had three ey

r and sisters could not endure her. They said to her, "You are not b

ttle Two Eyes was sent into the fields to take care of the goats, and she was often very hungry, although her sisters had as much as they liked to eat. So one day she seated herself on a mound in the field, and beg

not bear me; they push me about from one corner to another and make we wear their old clothes, and give me nothi

will tell you something to do which will prevent you from ev

oat, if yo

k out my

l sorts of good things for you to eat, as much as you like. And when you h

oat, when

my nice

vanish from

little Two Eyes, "I will try if what she say

oat, if y

k out my

a delicious dinner, smoking hot as if it had just come from the kitchen. Then little Two Eyes sat down and said the shortest grace she knew-"Pray God be our guest for a

at, when y

my nice

some scraps which her sisters had left for her, but she did not touch them. The next morning she went away with the goat, leaving them behind where they had been placed for her. The first and second times that she did so, the sisters did not noti

took her goat to the field, One Eye should go with her to take particular notic

o her, "I am going with you to-day to see if the goat

the goat into the long grass, and said, "Come, One Eye,

o be out in the heat of the sun, she began to feel tired, and as littl

e knew that One Eye could

at, if you

eck my pre

d, and ate and drank very quickly,

at, when y

lear away

nd said, "Little One Eye, you are a clever one to watch goats; for, while yo

sh untouched, and One Eye could not tell her mother whether little Two Eyes ha

field this time, and find out whether there is anyone who brin

Eyes followed, and said, "I am going with you to-da

he long grass to tire Three Eyes, and at last she said, "Let

Three Eyes was wide awake with one eye, and heard and saw all that Two Eyes did; for poor little Two Eyes, thinking she was asleep, said her speech to the goat, and the table came with all the good things on

the proud thing gets her good eating and drinking;" and then she described all she had seen in the field. "I saw it all with one

etter food than we, do you? You shall lose your wish!" She took up a butcher's

t out into the field, seated herself o

again before her, and said, "Li

pread my table so beautifully, has been killed by my mothe

e. Go home, and ask your sister to give you the inside of the slaughtere

s the wise wo

er, "Dear sister, give me some part of my poor goat. I

Of course you can have that, if

g, when all was quiet, buried it in the ground outsid

ging between them. Nothing in the wide world could be more beautiful or more costly. They none of them knew how the tree could come there in one n

ye, "Climb up, my child, and break o

of the apples, it escaped from her hand, and so it happened every tim

y what you can do; perhaps you will be able to s

t more skilful; with all her efforts she could not draw the branches, nor the fru

lf, but with no more success, for, as she appeared to

ittle Two Eyes; "pe

sisters; "you, with your

hen she touched them, but almost laid themselves on her hand, and she pluc

t handle them properly; but this was only from jealousy, because little Two Eyes was the only o

urself, little Two Eyes; hide yourself somewhere, for we shall be quite ashamed for you to be seen." Then they pushed the poor girl,

d presently he halted, and looked with wonder and pleasure a

s this beautiful tree belong? If a man possessed only on

like." They gave themselves a great deal of trouble in trying to do as they offered; but all to

"that the tree should belong to you, and ye

because her sisters had not told the truth, caused two of the golden apples to slip out from under the cask, and they ro

, but they dared not let him see her, for she had only tw

Two Eyes, come here." Then came Two Eyes, quite comforted, from the

Eyes, can you break off a

me." And she climbed up, and, without any trouble, broke off a branc

y his horse, and said: "Little Two E

, and trouble, from early morning till late at night; if you wou

le. There she was given beautiful clothes to wear, and as much to eat and drink as she wished, and

r good fortune. "The wonderful tree belongs to us now," they said; "even if we cannot break off a branch, yet everyb

eir hopes. And on this very morning, when little Two Eyes looked out of her chambe

poor women came to the castle, to beg for alms. Little Two Eyes saw them, and, looking earnestly in their faces,

e of them and give them all they wanted. And then they did indeed repen