The Pink Fairy Book, part 31 · page 21 2101‘She is with the noble king.’102‘Alas! alas!103I am here this evening, and shall be for two evenings yet, and then I shall never come again.’104When it had said this the duck waddled off again.105Several of the servant girls heard the conversation, and were greatly surprised at it, and thought that it would be worth while to catch the bird next evening and see into the matter a little more closely.106They had heard it say that it would come again.107Next evening it appeared as it had said, and a great many were present to see it.108It came waddling in by the drain, and went up to the dog, which was lying on the hearth-stone.109‘Good evening,’ it said.110‘Thanks, Maiden Bright-eye,’ said the dog.111‘Where is my brother?’112‘He is in the serpent-pit.’1 2← previousThe Pink Fairy Book, part 30next →The Pink Fairy Book, part 32↑ back to The Pink Fairy BookThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/31/page/2/