after him, which enjoyed the privilege of crowning the kings of Poland to the latest period.
Krokus governed the country with the greatest glory until his death. When he felt that his last days were approaching, he ordered a coffin to be made from the fragments of the oak which his spouse had inhabited, to contain his remains, and soon afterwards departed in peace, greatly deplored by his three daughters, who put his body into the coffin, and buried him according to his orders, near the place where formerly stood the oak. The whole country went into mourning for him.
As soon as the funeral pomp was over, the states met to consult who was to take the vacant throne. The people were unanimous as to choosing one of the daughters of Krokus, only they could not agree upon which of the three sisters their choice should fall. Miss Bela had, in fact, the smallest number of partisans, for she had not a good heart, and often used her supernatural powers to do mischief; but she had excited such dread among the people, that no one dared to oppose her, for fear of incurring her displeasure and vengeance. When it came to voting, there were no votes for her, but neither were there any votes against her. With