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Thenhetoldherhowhehadbeenbewitchedbyawickedwitch,andhownoonecouldhavedeliveredhimfromthewellbutherself, andthatto-morrowtheywouldgotogetherintohiskingdom. Thentheywenttosleep,andnextmorningwhenthesunawokethem,acarriagecamedrivingupwitheightwhitehorses, whichhadwhiteostrichfeathersontheirheads, andwereharnessedwithgoldenchains, andbehindstoodtheyoungKing’sservantFaithfulHenry. FaithfulHenryhadbeensounhappywhenhismasterwaschangedintoafrog ,thathehadcausedthreeironbandstobelaidroundhisheart, lestitshouldburstwithgriefandsadness. ThecarriagewastoconducttheyoungKingintohisKingdom. FaithfulHenryhelpedthembothin,andplacedhimselfbehindagain,andwasfullofjoybecauseofthisdeliverance. AndwhentheyhaddrivenapartofthewaytheKing’ssonheardacrackingbehindhimasifsomethinghadbroken. Soheturnedroundandcried, "Henry,thecarriageisbreaking."
"No,master,itisnotthecarriage. Itisabandfrommyheart,whichwasputthereinmygreatpainwhenyouwereafrogandimprisonedinthewell." Againandonceagainwhiletheywereontheirwaysomethingcracked, andeachtimetheKing’ssonthoughtthecarriagewasbreaking; butitwasonlythebandswhichwerespringingfromtheheartoffaithfulHenrybecausehismasterwassetfreeandwashappy.
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