Page 43 - The Enchanted Doe

"Take care, my son-in-law; do not
be deluded. Be wise and keep open
your eyes, for in these woods is a most
wicked ogre who changes his form
every day, one time appearing like a
wolf, at another like a lion, now like a
stag,now like an ass,like one thing and
now like another. By a thousand
stratagems he decoys those who are so
unfortunate as to meet him into a cave,
where he devours them. So, my son,
do not put your safety into peril, or
you will leave your rags there."
Candleaurum, who left fear in the
womb of his mother, paid no heed to
the advice of his father-in-law; and
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