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Updated: May 19, 2025
'I'm sure I should never be tired of watching them. And she sat down on the bank, with her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands, her eyes fixed on the fishes as they flashed past. 'Would you not like to stay here always? asked the Groac'h; and Bellah answered that she desired nothing better. 'Then you have only to marry me, said the Groac'h.
When it was full she went into a large kitchen and threw them all into a golden pot; but above the bubbling of the water Houarn seemed to hear the whispering of little voices. 'Who is it whispering in the golden pot, Groac'h? he inquired at last. 'It is nothing but the noise of the wood sparkling, she answered; but it did not sound the least like that to Houarn.
The Groac'h seemed overjoyed to see her, and told her that never before had she beheld such a handsome young man. Very soon she led her visitor into the great hall, where wine and fruit were always waiting, and on the table lay the magic knife, left there by Houarn.
Come in and enjoy yourself. And she beckoned him to follow her into a second hall whose floors and walls were formed of pearls, while down the sides there were tables laden with fruit and wines of all kinds; and as he ate and drank, the Groac'h talked to him and told him how the treasures he saw came from shipwrecked vessels, and were brought to her palace by a magic current of water.
When it was full she went into a large kitchen and threw them all into a golden pot; but above the bubbling of the water Houarn seemed to hear the whispering of little voices. 'Who is it whispering in the golden pot, Groac'h? he inquired at last. 'It is nothing but the noise of the wood sparkling, she answered; but it did not sound the least like that to Houarn.
'Poor little cock! she said, 'and how am I to deliver you? 'By delivering Houarn, who is in the power of the Groac'h. 'Ah! tell me how I can manage that, and if I have to walk round the whole of Brittany on my bended knees I will do it! 'Well, first you must dress yourself as a young man, and then go and seek the Groac'h.
'Then the sooner it is done the better, said the Groac'h, and gave orders to her servants. After that was finished, she begged Houarn to accompany her to a fish-pond at the bottom of the garden. 'Come lawyer, come miller, come tailor, come singer! cried she, holding out a net of steel; and at each summons a fish appeared and jumped into the net.
I see I must go further, and he walked on to Pont-aven, a pretty little town built on the bank of a river. He was sitting on a bench outside an inn, when he heard two men who were loading their mules talking about the Groac'h of the island of Lok. 'What is a Groac'h? asked he.
As soon as the young man had recovered from his surprise, he prepared to jump into the lake and swim to shore. But the bird had guessed his intentions, and plunged beneath the water, carrying Houarn with him to the palace of the Groac'h. Now, unless you have been under the sea and beheld all the wonders that lie there, you can never have an idea what the Groac'h's palace was like.
'Like you, we came to the isle of Lok to seek our fortunes, and like you we consented to marry the Groac'h, and no sooner was the ceremony over than she turned us into fishes, as she had done to all our forerunners, who are in the fish-pond still, where you will shortly join them. On hearing this Houarn leaped into the air, as if he already felt himself frizzling in the golden pot.
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