Two days later a travelling fiddler came by the castle. He began to play under the window and begged for money and when the king heard his music, he said, "Let him come in."
So, they brought the dirty-looking fellow in and after he sang for the king and the princess, he requested for a gift.
The king said, "You have sung beautifully that I will give you my daughter to take as your wife."
The princess pleaded pitifully, but the king said, "I have sworn to give you to the first man who came through the door, and I will honour my promise."
Words and tears were to no avail and she was married to the fiddler.
When the ceremony was over, the king said, "Now leave the castle and start afresh with your husband."
So the fiddler left the castle, and took the princess with him.
Soon they came to some lush green meadows.
"Whose are these beautiful green meadows?" she said.
"They belong to King Grisly-beard, hadst thou taken him, they would all have been thine."
"Ah! what an unlucky woman I am!" she said, Why didn't I marry King Grisly-beard!"
"That is no business of mine," said the fiddler, "why should you yearn for someone else? Am I not good enough with you?"
At last, they came to a small and rundown cottage. "What a paltry place!" she said, "to whom does that little dirty hole belong?"
The fiddler said, "That is our house, where we are to live."
"Where are your servants?" she lamented.
"What do we want with servants?" he said, "you must do by yourself whatever is to be done. Now start the fire, and cook my supper, for I am lethargic after a long day."
So, they brought the dirty-looking fellow in and after he sang for the king and the princess, he requested for a gift.
The king said, "You have sung beautifully that I will give you my daughter to take as your wife."
The princess pleaded pitifully, but the king said, "I have sworn to give you to the first man who came through the door, and I will honour my promise."
Words and tears were to no avail and she was married to the fiddler.
When the ceremony was over, the king said, "Now leave the castle and start afresh with your husband."
So the fiddler left the castle, and took the princess with him.
Soon they came to some lush green meadows.
"Whose are these beautiful green meadows?" she said.
"They belong to King Grisly-beard, hadst thou taken him, they would all have been thine."
"Ah! what an unlucky woman I am!" she said, Why didn't I marry King Grisly-beard!"
"That is no business of mine," said the fiddler, "why should you yearn for someone else? Am I not good enough with you?"
At last, they came to a small and rundown cottage. "What a paltry place!" she said, "to whom does that little dirty hole belong?"
The fiddler said, "That is our house, where we are to live."
"Where are your servants?" she lamented.
"What do we want with servants?" he said, "you must do by yourself whatever is to be done. Now start the fire, and cook my supper, for I am lethargic after a long day."
Task 1: After you have read the second part of the story, I am sure many of you would have some thoughts about the passage. Feel free to share ANYTHING which you felt about the story and write them down on the wall wisher link below.
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Task 2: Now, lets try answering some questions from the text.
- Why would the king give his daughter to the fiddler as a wife?
- How do you think the princess felt when she saw the meadows?
- What is the meaning of "to no avail"?
- What is the meaning of "lamented"?
Discuss the answers with your shoulder partner and type them in the comments below.
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