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visible. Then he took off his own shoes, and
put on the shoes of swiftness, and grasped the
sword in his hand.
The robbers stood just as the prince had told
them, and at sunset they turned to see how he
had divided the spoils; when, what was their
surprise to find that no prince was to be seen;
and there was no magical coat, or shoes, or
sword !
When the prince had taken the sword, he
wished the shoes to carry him to the door of his
eldest sister s house. He had no sooner made
this wish then he felt himself being carried
through the air, and as though in an instant, he
stood in front of a large, beautiful mansion. He
knocked, and at once a woman opened the door.
The prince knew that she was his eldest sister,
whom he was seeking.
"I am your brother/ he said;
"I have been
seeking you."
"But you cannot be my brother/ she replied;
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for I have no brother.
But when the prince began to tell her about
her father, the king, and how her two younger
sisters had been sold for gold, and how he had
been born years afterward, and how he had now
come in search of his sisters, she knew that what
he said was true, and welcomed him gladly.
"But where is your husband f he asked.
"
"He is out fishing," said the sister;
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