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V The Enchanted Violin
haveyoualittlestorytotellus,please?"
Anditseldomhappenedthattheydidnothaveone"given"them;fornearlyeveryoldBretongrandamehas,atleastonceinherlife,seenthe"korrigans"dancebymoonlightontheheather.
Buttheirgreattreatwas,inthetwilight,inthegreatsilenceoftheevening,afterthesunhadsetinthesea,whenDaaecameandsatdownbythemontheroadsideand,inalowvoice,asthoughfearinglestheshouldfrightentheghostswhomheevoked,toldthemthelegendsofthelandoftheNorth.And,themomenthestopped,thechildrenwouldaskformore.
Therewasonestorythatbegan:
"Akingsatinalittleboatononeofthosedeep,stilllakesthatopenlikeabrighteyeinthemidstoftheNorwegianmountains..."
Andanother:
"LittleLottethoughtofeverythingandnothing.Herhairwasgoldenasthesun’sraysandhersoulasclearandblueashereyes.Shewheedledhermother,waskindtoherdoll,tookgreatcareofherfrockandherlittleredshoesandherfiddle,butmostofallloved,whenshewenttosleep,toheartheAngelofMusic."
Whiletheoldmantoldthisstory,RaoullookedatChristine’sblueeyesandgoldenhair;andChristinethoughtthatLottewasveryluckytoheartheAngelofMusicwhenshewenttosleep.TheAngelofMusicplayedapartinallDaddyDaae’stales;andhemaintainedthateverygreatmusician,everygreatartistreceivedavisitfromtheAngelatleastonceinhislife.
