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Once there was a little gypsy girl who noticed that when anyone ate eggs they broke up the shells,

and asking why this was done received for answer -:

"you must break the shell to bits for fear

Least the witches should make it a boat, my dear.

For over the sea away from home,

Far by night the witches roam."

Then the girl said: " I don't see why the poor witches should not have a boat" and saying this she threw the shell of an egg which she had been eating as far as she could, and cries, "Chovihani, lav tro bero!"

(witch here is your boat). But what was her amazement to see the shell caught up by the wind and whirled away on high till it became invisible, while a voice cried, Paraka" (I thank you).

Now it came to pass some time after that the gypsy girl was on an island, where she remained for some days. And when she wished to return home, behold a great flood was raising, and it had washed her boat away, she could see nothing of it. The water kept getting deeper & Deeper and soon there was only a little bit of the island left and the gypsy girl thought she must drown. Just then she saw a white boat coming: There sat in it a woman with witch eyes: She was rowing with a broom, and a black cat sat on her shoulder. "Jumping! She cried to the girl, and then rowed her to firm land. When she was on the shore the woman said, " turn round 3 times to the right and look every time at the boat". She did so, and every time she looked she saw the boat grow smaller till it was like an egg. Then the woman sang:-

" That is the shell you threw to me, even a witch can grateful be".

Saying this she vanished, cat, broom, shell, and all.


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