With She put
she struck him, and he was a pig again. the switch in its place and was at her work when that
The
the two sisters came.
a good "
heart, for
Who
felt
"
you have
asked the
She
me.
now
pig ate his meal
with
sure of rescue.
is
and where
the house,
in
sister.
and
children died of the plague,
my
girl to help
he
that girl
is
did you find her ? " All
Fairy Tales
Celtic
148
took this
I
a very good servant." her in one room,
At night the hag slept another, and Smallhead in a
When
third.
sister
in
the two sisters
were sleeping soundly Smallhead rose, stole the hag's She went next to magic book, and then took the rod.
where the pig was, and with one blow of the rod made a man of him.
With
made two
the help of the magic book Smallhead
doves of herself and the King's son, and they took through the air and flew on without stopping. the
Not a sign of
ran to her book.
"Oh!"
cried
robbed me.
The
pig.
she,
She has
"that stolen
pig
She
was gone.
it.
of
villain
my
Next
but she did not come.
called Smallhead,
morning hag She hurried out to see the
flight
book,
and taken him away with her." What could she do but tell her
Smallhead
a
made
a
man
has
of the
pig,
sister.
"Go
you,"
said
"
she,
and
whole
story
follow
them.
to
the
You
have more enchantment than Smallhead has." " "
How am
I
Bring the
they will turn
to
know them
first
two
?
"
asked the
strange
things
sister.
that
you
find
;
themselves into something wonderful." The sister then made a hawk of herself and flew away as swiftly as any March wind.