Today's story is about a lonely water sprite.

A little brother and sister are playing by the edge of a well that belongs to the water

sprite and fall in. They go to the water sprites house and each day she gives them chores

to do that are impossible to finish. The little brother and sister decide to run away.

The water cat tells them they will not be able to run away unless they take three things

with them from the water sprites house. They gather up the three things and head on their way,

but will they be able to get away? The water sprite. A little brother and sister were playing

one day on the edge of a well that belonged to a water sprite. The little girl held her brother's

hand and leaned far over to look down into it. It seems to me that down below there I can see green

meadows and flocks of sheep moving over them she said. It is only a reflection of the clouds said

the little boy, but be careful I'm afraid you will fall in. Even as he spoke the little girl slipped

and fell into the well and as she had hold of her brother's hand she pulled him in after her.

The two children went down down down through the waters and when they came to the bottom

they found themselves in a country of green meadows and trees and streams and before them stood a

shining castle with domes and towers. The castle belonged to the water sprite who owned the well.

The little brother and sister went up to the castle and knocked at the door and at once the water

sprite opened it to them. Come in come in she said I saw you playing on the edge of the well

and it was I who made you fall in. I am lonely here so you shall stay with me and be my helpers

and whatever I ask you to do you must do.

The water sprite would have been beautiful if only she had not been so green. Her face was green

and her hair was green and her eyes were green only her teeth were white.

The sprite led the children into the kitchen and there she gave the little girl a bucket that had

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