-their mother asked them if there was anything they wanted
-the first two asked for a great many things
-but the third, Mary, only asked for 3 roses
-the mother went out and bought a great many things for the first two sisters
-but night fell on her way home
-she wandered off the path back to their home and came upon a great castle with beautiful roses
-remembering the third sisters wish, the mother took 3 roses
-out came a basilisk which demanded the roses be paid for with the daughters life
-the mother obliged and brought back the third sister
-the basilisk demanded that the girl nurse him for 3 hours every day
-she obliged and on the third day of nursing, the basilisk came back with a sword
-it demanded the girl cut off its head
-she obliged and out came a snake
-it too demanded she cut off its head
-she obliged and from the snakes head came a handsome young man holding golden keys
-he said that the castle was his and that the woman must marry him
-she happily obliged
A Basilisk. Source: Wikimedia Commons
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