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。