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And when the time came for him to go home, he had bought pearls

and jewels for the two eldest, but he had sought everywhere in

vain for the rose; and when he went into any garden and asked for

such a thing, the people laughed at him, and asked him whether he

thought roses grew in snow. This grieved him very much, for Lily

was his dearest child; and as he was journeying home, thinking

what he should bring her, he came to a fine castle; and around

the castle was a garden, in one half of which it seemed to be

summer-time and in the other half winter. On one side the finest

flowers were in full bloom, and on the other everything looked

dreary and buried in the snow. 'A lucky hit!' said he, as he

called to his servant, and told him to go to a beautiful bed of

roses that was there, and bring him away one of the finest

flowers.