ring into the water.

The Rhine-daughters darted after it.

In a moment they came again to the surface of the water.

At last they held their precious, glittering
gold.

The happiest song that ever echoed along the banks of the Rhine was sung
by the Rhine-daughters on that glad morning.

* * * * *

Once more gold had become as harmless as a sunbeam.

Hurry, worry, falsehood, greed, and envy vanished from the earth.

Anxiety disappeared from the brows of the tired fathers.

A new happiness came into the eyes of the loving mothers.

A greater power than gold or giant strength had come to rule the world,
and that power was Love.

MORE ABOUT THE STORIES

The author would not have you think that when you have read this little
book you know all that Richard Wagner told about Siegfried.

When you are older, do not fail to read _The Rhine-Gold, The Walkuere,
Siegfried_, and _Goetterdaemmerung,_ as Richard Wagner told them.

You will enjoy them more because of having read these little stories.

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