The woodcutter's son, and other English tales retold; (1917)
Higgins, Violet Moore · Racine [etc.] Whitman Pub. Co · leaf 44
. Soon the second soughtadvice of Merlin and set out to findthe two missing ones. And he, too, never came back. So now,of the three brave sons and one fairdaughter, there was left to the widowedqueen only one son, Childe Rowland, andwhen he in turn wished to go and seekhis brothers and Burd Ellen,… … HE CONSULTS MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN 42 THE WOODCUTTERS SON by to his mother, he went to ask Merhnjust how he should conduct hmiself on thisquest. There are but two things to remem-ber, said the wizard. After you enterElfland, you must draw your sword andcut off the heads of everybody you meetand speak…
Fairy tales, English
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