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shore and picked up the mussel and



                                                                                                                                         inside of  it was the golden ring the




                                                                                                                                         king had thrown into the ocean. He



                                                                                                                                         jumped with joy and took the ring



                                                                                                                                         back to the king, and expected that




                                                                                                                                         he would grant him the promised



                                                                                                                                         reward. But when the proud princess




            suddenly he saw three fishes by the                                                                                          perceived that he was not the same



            shores end. They swam towards him,                                                                                           age as her, she scorned him, and



            and they were the very fishes whose                                                                                          made him complete another task. She




            lives he had saved. The one in the                                                                                           went down to the garden and picked



            middle had a Mussle in his mouth                                                                                             up a bag filled with seeds, she then




            and laid it in front of  the servant.                                                                                        ripped open the bag and threw it



            The young servant walked up to the                                                                                           onto a large patch of  grass. She told
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