The Blue Mountainspage 9 / 9
When he went up into the town all the streets were gleaming with light and the wedding of the princess was just about to begin. He went into the first house he came to, and this happened to be the house of the king's hen-keeper. He asked the old woman what was causing all the noise and light in the town.
"The princess," said she, "is going to be married tonight against her will, for she had been expecting every day that the man who freed her from the spell would come." "There's a gold piece for you," said he. "Go and bring her here." The old woman went, and soon came back along with the happy princess. She and the Irishman rushed into each other's arms, and were married, and had a great wedding that lasted for a year and a day.