By Andrew Lang
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(Part 1)

Long ago, in a far-off land, there lived a beautiful girl. She was the most beautiful girl in her tribe. Many of the young men wanted to marry her. But she ignored them all, except for one. He was a handsome chief. She met him several years before. Now they were going to marry each other.

Everyone in their tribe celebrated their marriage. The two of them looked forward to a happy life together. But then, the night before the wedding, a sudden illness ca...