’DieSiebenkopfigeSchlange，’fromSchmidt’sGriechischeMahrchen。

　　Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhodeterminedtotakealongvoyage。Heassembledhisfleetandalltheseamen，andsetout。

　　Theywentstraightonnightandday，untiltheycametoanislandwhichwascoveredwithlargetrees，andundereverytreelayalion。AssoonastheKinghadlandedhismen，thelionsallroseuptogetherandtriedtodevourthem。Afteralongbattletheymanagedtoovercomethewildbeasts，butthegreaternumberofthemenwerekilled。Thosewhoremainedalivenowwentonthroughtheforestandfoundontheothersideofitabeautifulgarden，inwhichalltheplantsoftheworldflourishedtogether。

　　Therewerealsointhegardenthreesprings:thefirstflowedwithsilver，thesecondwithgold，andthethirdwithpearls。

　　Themenunbuckledtheirknapsacksandfilledthemwiththosepreciousthings。Inthemiddleofthegardentheyfoundalargelake，andwhentheyreachedtheedgeofittheLakebegantospeak，andsaidtothem，’Whatmenareyou，andwhatbringsyouhere？Areyoucometovisitourking？’Buttheyweretoomuchfrightenedtoanswer。

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