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ugly sister was dressed all in her best and was put up behind the prince
on horseback, and off they rode in great gallantry. But ye all know,
pride must have a fall, for as they rode along a raven sang out of a
bush--
"Hacked Heels and Pinched Toes
Behind the young prince rides,
But Pretty Feet and Little Feet
Behind the cauldron bides."
"What's that the birdie sings?" said the young prince.
"Nasty, lying thing," said the step-sister, "never mind what it says."
But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so
he rode back and put her down. Then he said, "There must be some one
that the slipper has not been tried on."
"Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the
kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran
away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest
dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his
pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
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