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2/ She asked for directions as well as where she was, and, as she was rather hungry and thirsty, pleaded for a piece of bread and a bit of water to drink. An old man with a white beard and strange garb opened the window, and told the girl to enter. Nervously, she followed the invitation, and entered the low chamber in which a merry group seemed to be celebrating a wedding. Demurely, she greeted them, and repeated her request. Upon hearing this, the old man who had invited her bade her to sit down, and passed food and drink in strangely-formed bowls and cups to her. As far as she could see, everything in the entire chamber seemed to be like it was from an old, long-ago time: Bowls and cutlery, tables and chairs, everything was fantastically strange and unfamiliar. All the guests wore strange garb out of a long-lost time, with old-fashioned and baggy suits and dresses. The bride was costumed like a nun with a long, flowing veil and severe garb right out of a monastery. The groom, on the other hand, was wearing a luxurious tunic embroidered with gold and silver in the manner of a knight, a long, glittering rapier at his side, and a heavy, golden honor chain on his chest.
The old man sympathetically questioned the girl about her situation and circumstances, and, as soon as he had been convinced of her poverty and her good, honest heart, he spoke with the groom for a long time in a strange, unknown language. After that, the knight approached her with a visibly delighted countenance, and said: “My thanks, my child, that you have come here. Soon, we will attain eternal joy and peace.”