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The Story of the Wood Cutter

A woodcutter decided to build a palace for himself and his daughter. They chose a site just opposite the castle of the king of their country. The princess was very angry with her, but they soon became fast friends. A few days after they first met, the princess took off a beautiful necklace and hung it up on a tree beside the stream. She forgot to take it down when they came out of the water. And when she got home, she thought it must have been lost. So she told her father, who had the woodcutter arrested. He confiscated the castle and declared forfeit everything that the wood cutter had. After a period of time, the wood cutter was taken

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