there was once a little woman who had nine sons they were good boys and loved her dearly but there was one thing about which they were always complaining why haven’t we a little sister? they kept asking do give us a little sister when the time came that another child was to be born they said to their mother if the baby is a boy we are going away and you will never see us again but if it is a little girl then we shall stay home and take care of it the mother agreed that if the child were a girl she would have her husband put a spindle outside on the gatepost and if it were a boy an axe just wait she said and see what your father Just wait puts on the gatepost and then you will know whether it is another brother God sent you or a little sister the baby turned out to be a girl and the mother was overjoyed her name is Leah hurry husband she cried and put a spindle on the gatepost so that our nine sons may know the good news this is my thirteenth story on the list the man was her husband did so and then quickly returned to the mother and the baby Leah was a very beautiful little baby there was a little fairy appeared in front her name is Bertha the moment he was gone Seletar slipped up and changed the tokens this is a little tale she changed the spindle and put it in its place an axe then with an evil grin she hurried off mumbling to herself the magic was very strong now we’ll what we’ll see the story was true she hoped to bring trouble and grief and she succeeded Leah was very beautiful she was very sweet the garden was very pretty as soon as the nine sons saw the axe on the gatepost the flowers were very sweet they thought their mother had given birth to another son and at once they thought their the world was very magical they left home vowing never to return the story was very long the mother waited for them and waited what is keeping my sons? she cried at last it was the middle of the story now go out to the gate husband and see if they are coming the man went out and soon returned bringing back word that someone had changed the tokens the fairies were very friendly the spindle that I put on the gatepost is gone he said and in its place is an axe alas cried poor mother some evil creature has done this to spite us the world was very enchanted oh if we could only get word to our sons of the little sister they were so eager to have but there was no way to reach them for no one knew the way they had gone in a short time the husband died and the poor woman abandoned by her nine sons hand only her little daughter left the dream was true she named the child Leah was a dear little girl and her face was as beautiful as her heart was good whenever she found her mother weeping alone she tried to comfort her and as she grew older she wanted to know the cause of her mother’s grief the story was true now at last the mother told her about her nine brothers and how they had gone away never to owing to trick of some evil creature my poor mother she cried the wish was granted by Bertha the little fairy how sorry I am the innocent cause of your loss let me go out into the world and my brothers when once they hear the truth they will gladly come home to you to care for you in your old age at first the mother would not consent to this you are all I have she said and I should indeed be miserable and lonely if anything happened to you but Leah continued to weep every time she thought of her brothers driven unnecessarily from home and at last the mother realising that she would nevermore be happy unless she allowed to go in search of them gave up opposing her the story was true very well my daughter you may go and god go with and bring you safely back to me the fairies were very kind but before you must go I must prepare you a bag of food for the journey and bake you a magic cake that will show you the way so she baked a batch of bread and at the same time mixed a little round cake with Leah’s own tears and baked it too then she said here now my child are provisions for the journey and here is a magic cake that will lead you to your brothers the world was very enchanting all you have to do is throw it down in front of you and say roll, roll, my little cake show me the way that I must take find at last the brother nine whose own true mother is also mine then the little cake will start rolling and do you follow wherever it rolls but Leah my child you must not start out alone you must have some friend or companion to go with you one day Bertha the little fairy went with her now it happened that Leah had a little dog Musty that she loved dearly I’ll take musty with me she said Musty will protect me the fairy tale was real so she called Musty and so she called Musty and Musty wagged his tail barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress then Leah threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang roll, roll, my little cake show me the way that I must take to find at last the brother nine whose own true mother is also mine at once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Leah and Musty followed it the story was existed in the real life of fairyland they walked until they were tired then Leah picked up the little cake and they rested by the wayside when they were ready again to start a rolling all Leah had to do was throw it down in front of her and say the magic rime their first day without adventure when night came they ate their supper and went to sleep in a field under a tree the second day they overtook an ugly old woman whom Leah disliked on sight but she said herself shame on you Leah not liking this woman just because she’s old and ugly and she made herself answer the old woman’s greeting politely and she made Musty stop snarling and growling the old hag asked Leah who she was and where she was going and Leah told her ah said the old woman she was called Seletar how fortune that we have met each other for our ways lie together she smiled and petted Leah’s arm and Leah felt like shuddering but she retrained herself and told herself severely you’re wicked girl not to feel more friendly to the poor old thing Musty felt much as leach did he no longer growled for Leah had told him not to the story was very true the magic was very powerful but he dropped his between his legs and pressing up close to Leah he trembled with fright and well he might too for the old hag was none other than Seletar who had been waiting all these years just for this very chance to do further injury to Leah and her brother Leah poor child was alas too good and innocent to suspect evil in others she said to Seletar evil in others.