s! Take them out! Take them
out!"

When Yanechek saw how the first Yezinka had deceived him, without
another word he picked her up, threw her into the river, and that was
the end of her.

Then he said to the second sister: "Now you tell me where my master's
eyes are."

At first she, too, pretended she didn't know, but when Yanechek
threatened to throw her likewise into the river, she was glad enough
to lead him back to the cave and pick out two eyes that she said were
the right ones.

But when the poor old man tried to look through them, again he cried
out in fright: "I see nothing but tangled underbrush and snapping
teeth and hot red tongues! These are not my eyes! They are wolves'
eyes! Take them out! Take them out!"

When Yanechek saw how the second Yezinka had deceived him, without
another word he picked her up, and threw her also into the river, and
that was the end of her.

Then Yanechek said to the third sister: "Now you tell me where my
master's eyes are."

At first she, too, pretended she didn't know, but when Yanechek
threatened to throw her likewise into the river, she was glad enough
to lead him to the cave and pick out two eyes that she said were the
right ones.

But when the poor old man tried to look through them, again he cried
out in fright: "I see nothing but swirling waters and flashing fins!
These are not my eyes! They are fishes' eyes! Take them out! Take them
out!"

When Yanechek saw how the third Yezinka had deceived him, without
another word he was ready to serve her as he had served her sisters.
But she begged him not to drown her and she said:

"Let me try again, Yanechek, and I'll find you the right eyes, I
promise you I will!"

So Yanechek let her try again and from the very bottom of the heap she
picked out two more eyes that she swore were the right ones.

When the old man looked through them, he clapped his hands and said:
"These are my own eyes, praise God! Now I can see as well as ever!"

After that the old man and Yanechek lived on happily together.
Yanechek pastured the goats and the old man made cheeses at home and
they ate them together. And you may be sure that the third Yezinka
never showed herself again on that hill!

RATTLE-RATTLE-RATTLE AND CHINK-CHINK-CHINK

THE STORY OF LONG BEARD, THE DWARF, AND THE TWO SISTERS

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RATTLE-RATTLE-RATTLE AND CHINK-CHINK-CHINK

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