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There once was a girl who lived in a cottage in the woods with her parents. Her mother and father went into town early every morning. But today, they did not return. They girl, Anna, went out alont to search for them. She took only a piece of bread and a frock. There was but one road to town. 'Twas more a path than a road, for it was not paved. Rather it was marked by the beated down weeds upon which Anna's parents traversed. It was dark when she set out. She had gone only a short distance when she saw two bodies lying the the road. They were the bodie of her beloved parents, now dead. She could do nothing in the way of a funeral for she was a weak and feeble girl. Not strong enough to drag them the short distance to their home, nor to dig the graves. She fled home and wept. She wept for days. She did not eat or sleep. Which was just as well, for there was no food for her but the bread she had dropped by her parents' sides. After a time, she began to sew. There was little else to occupy her time and alas, she was left alone with no money or dowery. She sweed day and night. The most beautiful fugs, blankets, cloaks and any other imaginable thing. The fabric, mixed with her tears bid her well. Soon, there was a boy come to the cottage. He came of his father's wishes for he was the son of a merchant. His father was the sole trader with the girl's parents. They did business with no one else, for this man was very generous and gave them goods in plenty for their meager payments.

She waited for three days and nights never leaving the window. This boy who was so important to her, who had made her happy once more...why did he not come? She wanted to cry out his name in hopes he would hear and come to her. Poor Anna made up her mind. As he was not coming to her, she must go to him. She gathered up some meat and bread for the boy always brought them in plenty. She packed a flask filled with water for she had no wine. She also packed vegetables and fruits which the boy had grown for her on her own land. Then she took out her 3 most wonderful dresses. She had sewn them herself from the most beautiful cloth. They boy had brought her much fabric as well, for he soon discovered her talent with needle and thread. Little Anna lay down to sleep for it was too latein the day to begin her journey. While she slept, a woman came to her. She thought at first a witch, and was afraid. But as the old one spoke kindly and seemed to know her she soon became calm. The woman spoke of a castle. The Castle of the Sun. Anna was to go to it and request to be made a servant. A lady in waiting to the princess. The princess was said to be greedy and selfish, but Anna was to be only kind. She was to give the princess her three dresses. At this poor Anna woke with a start. Her three most amazing dresses were to be given to a selfish pig of a princess?

As poor Anna followed a servant boy to her room she couldn't help but think how strange that had been. But soon enough, her thoughts drifted back to the boy where they remained. The servant boy opened the door to her room, bowed, and turned to walk away. But he caught her gaze. He held it for a few seconds, smiled, the turned and left.
"How very strange this place is, indeed." Anna said to herself in the solitude of her room. Then she drifted off to sleep. The next morning, she remembered the dresses. She brought them to Princess Ariona at once. The instant Ariona caught sight of them she burst into tears. Poor Anna was frightened that she had upset the princess, but Ariona soon recovered and began telling a story. It was not a long story, and it went something like this...

At that, poor Anna was the one to burst into tears. Then, the servant boy who had led her to her room the night before, came in. He did not adress the princess, but went directly to poor Anna for he was the boy who had come to her cottage each day for a year. He too, had been cisited by the wise old witch. Not in person, not in a dream, but he had seen her all the same. From that day on, Anna and William, which was the boy's name, were never seperated. Ariona gave Anna teh most beautiful of the three gowns to wear at her wedding. Little Anna chose Ariona as her maid of honor for she was not selfish after all. William and Anna were married and lived long, happy lives in the cottage where they first met.

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