aughing，shewouldseegoldenpomegranateseedsfallfromherhead;andwashingherhands，shewouldproducefishofeverykind。

Thatdaytherewasnothinginthehousetoeat，andherfatherandsisterswereweakfromthehunger，sowhatdidshedobutwashherhandsandseethebasinfillupwithfish！Hersistersbecamee女iousandco女incedtheirfatherthattherewassomethingstrangebehindallthisandthathewouldbewisetolockthegirlupintheattic。

Fromtheatticwindowthegirllookedintothekingsgarden，wherethekingssonwasplayingball。Runningaftertheball，heslippedandfell，sendingthegirlintopealsoflaughter。Asshelaughed，goldpomegranateseedsrainedfromherheadonthegarden。Thekingssonhadnoideawheretheycamefrom，forthegirlhadslammedthewindow。

Returningtothegardennextdaytoplayball，thekingssonnoticedthatapomegranatetreehadsprungup。Itwasalreadyquitetallandladenwithfruit。Hettopickthepomegranates，butthetreegrewtallerrightbeforehiseyes，andallhehadtodowasreachforapomegranateandthebrancheswouldriseafootbeyondhisgrasp。Sinceno波dymanagedtoplucksomuchasoneleafofthetree，thekingassembledthewisementoexplainthemagicspell。Theoldestofthemallsaidthatonlyonemaidenwouldbeabletopickthefruitandthatshewouldbecomethebrideofthekingsson。