More English Fairy Tales, part 2 · page 21 2101Again she was lifted on the Bull's back, and after she had ridden far, and farther than I can tell, they came in sight of a far bonnier castle, and far farther away than the last.102Says the Bull to her: "Yonder we must be this night, for my second brother lives yonder;" and they were at the place directly.103They lifted her down and took her in, and sent the Bull to the field for the night.104In the morning they took the lady into a fine and rich room, and gave her the finest pear she had ever seen, bidding her not to break it till she was in the greatest strait ever mortal could be in, and that would get her out of it.105Again she was lifted and set on his back, and away they went.106And long they rode, and hard they rode, till they came in sight of the far biggest castle and far farthest off, they had yet seen. "107We must be yonder to-night," says the Bull, "for my young brother lives yonder;" and they were there directly.108They lifted her down, took her in, and sent the Bull to the field for the night.109In the morning they took her into a room, the finest of all, and gave her a plum, telling her not to break it till she was in the greatest strait mortal could be in, and that would get her out of it.110Presently they brought home the Bull, set the lady on his back, and away they went.1 2← previousMore English Fairy Tales, part 1next →More English Fairy Tales, part 3↑ back to More English Fairy TalesThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/16/page/2/