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each of them, they all started to
speak. One of them said "May
flower blossom on your mouth",
another said "May you marry the
son of the King", and another "May
golden pearls fall from your hair
when you loosen your braids".
After this, the two siblings went
home with the pitchers full of water.
When the stepmother saw how
beautiful they were, especially
Flower on whose mouth flowers
blossomed whenever she spoke,
from whose hair golden pearls
dropped whenever she loosened her
braids, she felt terribly angry and
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