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arly in the morning, as the sun rose, the
queen came to her and asked, «What did
my son tell you?» Then the maiden told
her all that they had to do. The king
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issued an edict: «Let no bells or clock ring! Let
all roosters be killed!»
Everything was prepared, and in the evening, at
the same time, when evening came, the fairies
began to sing and make music, while he was
singing: «King of Spinningwheel should know…»
They looked out of the window and said: «No
rooster is crowing, no clock is striking; the hour
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