The Robber's Bride

Germany Once upon a time there were a man and a woman to whom the dear Lord had given a wonderfully beautiful daughter. The parents and the child prayed, and worked, and lived good and wholesome lives. One day when the daughter had just reached her fifteenth year a splendid carriage drove up to their little hut. A distinguished gentleman emerged from it and said to the parents, Do you not have a daughter whom I could marry? No, was the answer. To be sure, we do have a daughter, but she