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"Butforyou,"hesaidtoMimi,"Imighthaveretainedmyhideousformallthedaysofmylife,orImightevenhavelostmylife.Nowisthetimetorepaymydebt.Iwilltakeyoustraightwaytoyourfather,whosemagicpowerswillatonceenablehimtodisenchantyou."
Thegoosewepttearsofjoyandacceptedhisoffergratefully.Jacobpassedthesentriessafely’,forthe}’hadonlybeenorderedtobarthewaytothedwarfLong-Xose.WithMimibeneathhisarmheverysoonreachedthesea-shore,andbeforelongherhomewasinsight.ThegreatWetterbocksoonturnedthegooseintoacharmingyounglady,and,havingloadedherrescuerwithvaluablegifts,badehimfarewell.Jacobhastenedhome,andhisparentswereonlytoodelightedtoacceptthehandsomeyoungmanastheirlong-lostson.WiththepresentshehadreceivedfromWetterbockhewasabletopurchaseashop,andhebecameaveryrichmanandlivedhappilyallhisdays.ButhisdisappearancefromtheDuke’spalacecausedagreathubbub.
WhenthemorningcameonwhichtheDukewastofulfilhisvowandbeheadthedwarfifhehadnotfoundtheherb,lo!thedwarfhimselfwasmissing.ThePrincedeclaredtheDukehadallowedhimtoescapetoavoidlosingsuchasplendidcook,andsaidhehadbrokenhisword
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