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Houarn sat down and took out the knife which Bellah had given him, but as soon as the blade touched the fish the enchantment ceased, and four men stood before him. 'Houarn, save us, we entreat you, and save yourself too! murmured they, not daring to raise their voices. 'Why, it must have been you who were crying out in the pot just now! exclaimed Houarn. 'Yes, it was us, they answered.
Something seemed to have gone wrong, and then he suddenly remembered Bellah. 'Is it possible I can have forgotten her so soon? What a wretch I am! he thought to himself; and he remained apart and watched the Groac'h while she emptied the fish into a plate, and bade him eat his dinner while she fetched wine from her cellar in a cave.
And the horse heard her, and galloped like a straw carried along by a tempest till they reached the foot of a rock called the Leap of the Deer. There he stopped, for no horse or mule that ever was born could climb that rock, and Bellah knew it, so she began to sing again: Horse of Léon, given to me, Over the earth and over the sea, Up in the air be guide to me, Everywhere to wander free,
Unseen by the Groac'h, Bellah hid it in a pocket of her green coat, and then followed her hostess into the garden, and to the pond which contained the fish, their sides shining with a thousand different colours. 'Oh! what beautiful, beautiful creatures! said she.
'And who will restore you to your proper shapes, said Bellah, drawing the knife from her pocket. But just as she was going to touch the foremost fish, her eyes fell on a green frog on his knees beside her, his little paws crossed over his little heart. Bellah felt as if fingers were tightening round her throat, but she managed to cry: 'Is this you, my Houarn? Is this you?
'The birds, he said, 'continue flying until they reach a field of corn, and the bees do not stop unless they find the honey-giving flowers, and why should a man have less sense than they? Like them, I shall seek till I get what I want that is, money to buy a cow and a pig to fatten. And if you love me, Bellah, you won't attempt to hinder a plan which will hasten our marriage.
and when she had finished, the horse's fore legs grew shorter and spread into wings, his hind legs became claws, feathers sprouted all over his body, and she sat on the back of a great bird, which bore her to the summit of the rock. Here she found a nest made of clay and lined with dried moss, and in the centre a tiny man, black and wrinkled, who gave a cry of surprise at the sight of Bellah.
The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok In old times, when all kinds of wonderful things happened in Brittany, there lived in the village of Lanillis, a young man named Houarn Pogamm and a girl called Bellah Postik.
'Yes, answered Bellah, with a deep sigh; 'but we live in such hard times, and at the last fair the price of pigs had risen again. 'We shall have long to wait, that is quite clear, replied Houarn, turning away to his work.
'My husband, Korandon, is dead, she replied, 'and if you wish it, I will marry you. The young man gazed at her in surprise. Could any one so rich and so beautiful really wish to be his wife? He looked at her again, and Bellah was forgotten as he answered: 'A man would be mad indeed to refuse such an offer. I can only accept it with joy.
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