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The little daughter which their mother the queen had given
birth to, was now grown up. She was good of heart, and fair of
face, and had a golden star on her forehead. Once, on a great
washing, she saw twelve men's shirts among the things, and asked her
mother, to whom do these twelve shirts belong, for they are far
too small for father. Then the queen answered with a heavy
heart, dear child, these belong to your twelve brothers. Said the
maiden, where are my twelve brothers, I have never yet heard
of them. She replied, God knows where they are, they are
wandering about the world. Then she took the maiden and opened
the chamber for her, and showed her the twelve coffins with the
shavings, and the death pillows. These coffins, said she,
were destined for your brothers, who went away secretly before you
were born, and she related to her how everything had happened.
Then said the maiden, dear mother, weep not, I will go and seek
my brothers.

So she took the twelve shirts and went forth, and straight into
the great forest. She walked the whole day, and in the evening she
came to the bewitched hut. Then she entered it and found a young
boy, who asked, from whence do you come, and whither are you
bound, and was astonished that she was so beautiful, and wore
royal garments, and had a star on her forehead. And she answered,
I am a king's daughter, and am seeking my twelve brothers, and
I will walk as far as the sky is blue until I find them. And she
showed him the twelve shirts which belonged to them. Then
benjamin saw that she was his sister, and said, I am benjamin, your
youngest brother. And she began to weep for joy, and benjamin
wept also, and they kissed and embraced each other with the
greatest love. But after this he said, dear sister, there is still
one difficulty. We have agreed that every maiden whom we meet
shall die, because we have been obliged to leave our kingdom on
account of a girl. Then said she, I will willingly die, if by so
doing I can save my twelve brothers.

No, answered he, you shall not die. Seat yourself beneath this
tub until our eleven brothers come, and then I will soon come to
an agreement with them.

She did so, and when it was night the others came from hunting,
and their dinner was ready. And as they were sitting at table, and
eating, they asked, what news is there. Said benjamin, don't
you know anything. No, they answered. He continued, you have
been in the forest and I have stayed at home, and yet I know
more than you do. Tell us then, they cried. He answered, but
promise me that the first maiden who meets us shall not be killed.

Yes, they all cried, she shall have mercy, only do tell us.
Then said he, our sister is here, and he lifted up the tub, and
the king's daughter came forth in her royal garments with the
golden star on her forehead, and she was beautiful, delicate and
fair. Then they were all rejoiced, and fell on her neck, and kissed
and loved her with all their hearts.

Now she stayed at home with benjamin and helped him with
the work. The eleven went into the forest and caught game, and
deer, and birds, and wood-pigeons that they might have food, and
the little sister and benjamin took care to make it ready for them.
She sought for the wood for cooking and herbs for vegetables, and
put the pans on the fire so that the dinner was always ready when
the eleven came. She likewise kept order in the little house, and
put beautifully white clean coverings on the little beds and the
brothers were always contented and lived in great harmony with her.

Once upon a time the two at home had prepared a wonderful
feast, and when they were all together, they sat down and ate and
drank and were full of gladness. There was, however, a little
garden belonging to the bewitched house wherein stood twelve lily
flowers, which are likewise called student-lilies. She wished to
give her brothers pleasure, and plucked the twelve flowers, and
thought she would present each brother with one while at dinner.
But at the self-same moment that she plucked the flowers the twelve
brothers were changed into twelve ravens, and flew away over the
forest, and the house and garden vanished likewise. And now the
poor maiden was alone in the wild forest, and when she looked
around, an old woman was standing near her who said, my child,
what have you done. Why did you not leave the twelve white
flowers growing. They were your brothers, who are now forevermore
changed into ravens. The maiden said, weeping, is there no way of
saving them.

No, said the woman, there is but one in the whole world, and
that is so hard that you will not save them by it, for you must be
dumb for seven years, and may not speak or laugh, and if you speak
one single word, and only an hour of the seven years is wanting, all
is in vain, and your brothers will be killed by the one word.

Then said the maiden in her heart, I know with certainty that
I shall set my brothers free, and went and sought a high tree and
seated herself in it and spun, and neither spoke nor laughed. Now
it so happened that a king was hunting in the forest, who had a
great greyhound which ran to the tree on which the maiden was
sitting, and sprang about it, whining, and barking at her. Then
the king came by and saw the beautiful king's daughter with the
golden star on her brow, and was so charmed with her beauty that
he called to ask her if she would be his wife. She made no answer,
but nodded a little with her head. So he climbed up the tree
himself, carried her down, placed her on his horse, and bore her
home. Then the wedding was solemnized with great magnificence and
rejoicing, but the bride neither spoke nor smiled. When they had

The little daughter which their mother the queen had given

birth to, was now grown up. She was good of heart, and fair of

face, and had a golden star on her forehead. Once, on a great

washing, she saw twelve men's shirts among the things, and asked her

mother, to whom do these twelve shirts belong, for they are far

too small for father. Then the queen answered with a heavy

heart, dear child, these belong to your twelve brothers. Said the

maiden, where are my twelve brothers, I have never yet heard

of them. She replied, God knows where they are, they are

wandering about the world. Then she took the maiden and opened

the chamber for her, and showed her the twelve coffins with the

shavings, and the death pillows. These coffins, said she,

were destined for your brothers, who went away secretly before you

were born, and she related to her how everything had happened.

Then said the maiden, dear mother, weep not, I will go and seek

my brothers.

So she took the twelve shirts and went forth, and straight into

the great forest. She walked the whole day, and in the evening she

came to the bewitched hut. Then she entered it and found a young

boy, who asked, from whence do you come, and whither are you

bound, and was astonished that she was so beautiful, and wore

royal garments, and had a star on her forehead. And she answered,

I am a king's daughter, and am seeking my twelve brothers, and

I will walk as far as the sky is blue until I find them. And she

showed him the twelve shirts which belonged to them. Then

benjamin saw that she was his sister, and said, I am benjamin, your

youngest brother. And she began to weep for joy, and benjamin

wept also, and they kissed and embraced each other with the

greatest love. But after this he said, dear sister, there is still

one difficulty. We have agreed that every maiden whom we meet

shall die, because we have been obliged to leave our kingdom on

account of a girl. Then said she, I will willingly die, if by so

doing I can save my twelve brothers.

No, answered he, you shall not die. Seat yourself beneath this

tub until our eleven brothers come, and then I will soon come to

an agreement with them.

She did so, and when it was night the others came from hunting,

and their dinner was ready. And as they were sitting at table, and

eating, they asked, what news is there. Said benjamin, don't

you know anything. No, they answered. He continued, you have

been in the forest and I have stayed at home, and yet I know

more than you do. Tell us then, they cried. He answered, but

promise me that the first maiden who meets us shall not be killed.

Yes, they all cried, she shall have mercy, only do tell us.

Then said he, our sister is here, and he lifted up the tub, and

the king's daughter came forth in her royal garments with the

golden star on her forehead, and she was beautiful, delicate and

fair. Then they were all rejoiced, and fell on her neck, and kissed

and loved her with all their hearts.

Now she stayed at home with benjamin and helped him with

the work. The eleven went into the forest and caught game, and

deer, and birds, and wood-pigeons that they might have food, and

the little sister and benjamin took care to make it ready for them.

She sought for the wood for cooking and herbs for vegetables, and

put the pans on the fire so that the dinner was always ready when

the eleven came. She likewise kept order in the little house, and

put beautifully white clean coverings on the little beds and the

brothers were always contented and lived in great harmony with her.

Once upon a time the two at home had prepared a wonderful

feast, and when they were all together, they sat down and ate and

drank and were full of gladness. There was, however, a little

garden belonging to the bewitched house wherein stood twelve lily

flowers, which are likewise called student-lilies. She wished to

give her brothers pleasure, and plucked the twelve flowers, and

thought she would present each brother with one while at dinner.

But at the self-same moment that she plucked the flowers the twelve

brothers were changed into twelve ravens, and flew away over the

forest, and the house and garden vanished likewise. And now the

poor maiden was alone in the wild forest, and when she looked

around, an old woman was standing near her who said, my child,

what have you done. Why did you not leave the twelve white

flowers growing. They were your brothers, who are now forevermore

changed into ravens. The maiden said, weeping, is there no way of

saving them.

No, said the woman, there is but one in the whole world, and

that is so hard that you will not save them by it, for you must be

dumb for seven years, and may not speak or laugh, and if you speak

one single word, and only an hour of the seven years is wanting, all

is in vain, and your brothers will be killed by the one word.

Then said the maiden in her heart, I know with certainty that

I shall set my brothers free, and went and sought a high tree and

seated herself in it and spun, and neither spoke nor laughed. Now

it so happened that a king was hunting in the forest, who had a

great greyhound which ran to the tree on which the maiden was

sitting, and sprang about it, whining, and barking at her. Then

the king came by and saw the beautiful king's daughter with the

golden star on her brow, and was so charmed with her beauty that

he called to ask her if she would be his wife. She made no answer,

but nodded a little with her head. So he climbed up the tree

himself, carried her down, placed her on his horse, and bore her

home. Then the wedding was solemnized with great magnificence and

rejoicing, but the bride neither spoke nor smiled. When they had