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| Blue Beard II | |
Fatima took the key; she went to the door of the little room, and opened it. In the room she saw all Blue Beard's other wives. They were dead! The key fell from her hand. When she took it up there was a red mark on it. She shut the door. Then she took the key to her room. She said, "Blue Beard will see the mark on the key; he will know that I have opened the door of the little room, and he will kill me, as he killed all the other wives." She rubbed the key with a cloth, but the mark did not go away. She washed the key in hot water, but the mark was not washed away. She rubbed the key on a stone, but she could not rub the mark away. Blue Beard came back. He called Fatima, and said, "Give me my keys." Fatima gave him the other keys; but she did not give him the key of the little room. He said, "Where is the key of the little room?" She said, "I will bring it." She went and brought it; and he saw the red mark. He said, "You have opened the door of the little room. Now you shall die." She fell at his feet: "Give me some hours to live," she said. He said, "I will give you one hour." Fatima had three brothers. Her brothers had said, "We shall come and see you today;" but they had not come. She said, "If my brothers come in this hour they will save me." Her sister Ann was in the house. She called to her, "Sister Ann, Sister Ann, go to the window and see if my brothers are coming." Sister Ann went to the window; she said, "I see no one coming." Fatima waited a little; then she cried, "Sister Ann, Sister Ann, do you see anyone coming?" Sister Ann said, "I do not see anyone; no one is coming." Blue Beard called, "Fatima!" Fatima said, "Sisiter Ann, Sister Ann, is anyone coming?" "I see a little dust, " said Sister Ann, "very far away." Blue Beard called, "Fatima, come down." "Sister Ann, Sister Ann," Said Fatima, "is there anyone in the dust?" "I see men in the dust, "said Sister Ann. Blue Beard called, "An hour has gone by. Come down, Fatima, and I shall kill you." "Sister Ann, Sister Ann, are three men in the dust?" Blue Beard called, "An hour has gone by. If you do not come down, I shall come up." "I see three men," said Sister Ann. "They are my brothers!" said Fatima Fatima said, "sister Ann, Sister Ann, call to them to come and save me." Blue Beard came to the door. The door opened: Blue Beard caught Fatima's arm. The three brothers came in, and killed Blue Beard. So Fatima was saved. |
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