the Blue Hair was none other than a beautiful fairy, who for more than a thousand years had lived in the neighborhood of this forest.
“Do you see that marionette hanging on yonder Grand Oak?”
“I see him.”
“Fly quickly there and untie with your strong beak the knot that holds him suspended and lay him gently on the ground.”
The Falcon flew away and after two minutes returned, saying, “That which you have commanded is done.”
“How did you find him—alive or dead?”
“He appeared to be dead, but he cannot really be so. Scarcely had I untied the knot and laid him gently on the ground when he gave a sigh and said, ‘Now I feel better.’”
Then the Fairy clapped her hands twice and a Bearded Dog appeared, walking on his hind legs, just like a man. The Bearded Dog was dressed in livery. He had a cap trimmed with gold lace and a white curly wig that came down to his neck. He wore a dress coat of chocolate color, with buttons of brilliants and two big pockets to hold bones. He had a pair of short boots of crimson velvet and he carried behind him a sort of umbrella cover in which he put his tail when it rained.
