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ewouldseegoldenpomegranateseedsfallfromherhead;andwashingherhands,shewouldproducefishofeverykind。
Thatdaytherewasnothinginthehousetoeat,andherfatherandsisterswereweakfromthehunger,sowhatdidshedobutwashherhandsandseethebasinfillupwithfish!Hersistersbecamee女iousandco女incedtheirfatherthattherewassomethingstrangebehindallthisandthathewouldbewisetolockthegirlupintheattic。
Fromtheatticwindowthegirllookedintothekingsgarden,wherethekingssonwasplayingball。Runningaftertheball,heslippedandfell,sendingthegirlintopealsoflaughter。Asshelaughed,goldpomegranateseedsrainedfromherheadonthegarden。Thekingssonhadnoideawheretheycamefrom,forthegirlhadslammedthewindow。
Returningtothegardennextdaytoplayball,thekingssonnoticedthatapomegranatetreehadsprungup。Itwasalreadyquitetallandladenwithfruit。Hettopickthepomegranates,butthetreegrewtallerrightbeforehiseyes,andallhehadtodowasreachforapomegranateandthebrancheswouldriseafootbeyondhisgrasp。Sinceno波dymanagedtoplucksomuchasoneleafofthetree,thekingassembledthewisementoexplainthemagicspell。Theoldestofthemallsaidthatonlyonemaidenwouldbeabletopickthefruitandthatshewouldbecomethebrideofthekingsson。
Sothekingissuedaproclamationforallmarriageablegirlstocometothegarden,underpainofdeath,totrytopickthepomegranates。Girlsofeveryraceandstationshowedup,butnoladderswereeverlongenoughforthemtoreachthefruit。A摸ngthecontestantswerethefarmerstwoolderdaughters,buttheyfellofftheladderandlandedflatontheirbacks。Thekinghadthehousessearchedandfoundothergirls,includingtheonelockedupintheattic。Assoonastheytookhertothetree,thebranchesbentdownandplacedthepomegranatesrightinherhands。Everyonecheered,"Thatsthebride,thatsthebride!"withthekingssonshoutingloudestofall。