![]() When told of his promise, the daughter consoles her father and sets out the next morning to meet the lion. ![]() ![]() Just as the man has feared, his youngest daughter is the first to greet him. The man fears it will be his youngest daughter who greets him, but his servant persuades him to accept the bargain. In exchange for their lives and the lark, the lion demands that the man bring him the first thing to meet him on his return home. Suddenly a lion springs out and threatens to kill them both for trying to steal the lark. On his journey home, the man sees a lark in a tall tree, and orders his servant to catch it. ![]() The man is able to find diamonds and pearls, but he fails to find a lark. The oldest wants diamonds, the second pearls, and the youngest a singing, springing lark. One day, he must leave on a journey and asks each of his daughters what they would like him to bring back.
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