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egypturnash“You should have gone among the fishes,” cried the old woman, striking the animal with a stick.
“I did go among the fishes,” replied the mare; “but they are no friends of mine, for they betrayed me at once.”
“Well, go among the foxes this time,” said she, and returned to the house, not knowing that the prince had overheard her.
—Andrew Lang, The Nine Pea-Hens and the Golden Apples
“I did go among the fishes,” replied the mare; “but they are no friends of mine, for they betrayed me at once.”
“Well, go among the foxes this time,” said she, and returned to the house, not knowing that the prince had overheard her.
—Andrew Lang, The Nine Pea-Hens and the Golden Apples