But they were not able to remain together , for the water tore them apart , and when the flood was over they both resumed their own shapes again , but the hunter and the hunter 's wife found themselves each in a strange country , and neither knew what had become of the other . The hunter determined to become a shepherd , and his wife too became a shepherdess . So they herded their sheep for many years in solitude and sadness . Now it happened once that the shepherd came to the country where the shepherdess lived . The neighbourhood pleased him , and he saw that the pasture was rich and suitable for his flocks . So he brought his sheep there , and herded them as before . The shepherd and shepherdess became great friends , but they did not recognise each other in the least . But one evening when the moon was full they sat together watching their flocks , and the shepherd played upon his flute . Then the shepherdess thought of that evening when she had sat at the full moon by the mill-pond and had played on the golden flute ; the recollection was too much for her , and she burst into tears . The shepherd asked her why she was crying , and left her no peace till she told him all her story . Then the scales fell from the shepherd 's eyes , and he recognised his wife , and she him . So they returned joyfully to their own home , and lived in peace and happiness ever after . THE GLASS MOUNTAIN -LRB- 16 -RRB- -LRB- 16 -RRB- From the Polish . Kletke . Once upon a time there was a Glass Mountain at the top of which stood a castle made of pure gold , and in front of the castle there grew an apple-tree on which there were golden apples . Anyone who picked an apple gained admittance into the golden castle , and there in a silver room sat an enchanted Princess of surpassing fairness and beauty . She was as rich too as she was beautiful , for the cellars of the castle were full of precious stones , and great chests of the finest gold stood round the walls of all the rooms . Many knights had come from afar to try their luck , but it was in vain they attempted to climb the mountain . In spite of having their horses shod with sharp nails , no one managed to get more than half-way up , and then they all fell back right down to the bottom of the steep slippery hill . Sometimes they broke an arm , sometimes a leg , and many a brave man had broken his neck even .
The beautiful Princess sat at her window and watched the bold XXXXX trying to reach her on their splendid horses .
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