School: Ballynarry

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   the country like a cat but at night she always became an old woman again. When any youth came within one hundred paces of her castle he became quite fixed and could not move a step till she came and set him free but when any pretty maiden came within that distance she was changed into a bird and the fairy put her into a cage and hung her up in a chamber in the castle. There were seven hundred of these cages hanging in the Castle and all with beautiful birds in them There was once a maiden whose name was Jorinda she was prettier than all the pretty girls ever seen and a shepherd whose name was Jorindel was very fond of her and they were soon to be married. One day they went for a walk in the wood that they might be alone and Jorindel said we must take care that we must not go too near to the Castle" It was a beautiful evening the last rays of the setting sun shone bright through the long stems of the trees upon the green underwood beneath, and the turtledoves sang plaintively from the tall birches. Jorinda sat down to gaze upon the sun Jorindel sat by her side and both fell sad they knew not why but it seemed as if they were to be parted from one another for ever. They had wandered a long way and when they looked to see which

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anna May Gaffney

   Gender

   Female