Cultural Heritage Stories Booklet | Page 16

make their harvest bad. Some said we work with the devil. Our neighbour, Count Vilbert, also believed we did something wrong. So he and his soldiers attacked our castle. We didn´t know it and we were surprised and helpless. Many of our knights were killed. Me and my husband Albert Achilles ran on the roof of the castle keep and we hid behind a box. But soon Vilbert with his best men found us and came up. Then my husband had a good idea. He pulled a rope and a trap door opened and the enemies fell into the prison below it. His clever trick worked! away. When my husband went to see him, everyone thought he would kill Vilbert because he and his soldiers killed many of our best knights. But to my surprise Albrecht said: “My dear neighbour, you were hungry, and so you attacked our castle. I can understand that. And we have more food than what we need. We will give you from our harvest, but you must help me when there is a fight. Let us be friends!” So you see how clever my husband is. Count Vilbert became our friend. Later he married my daughter Elisabeth and they had many children together. When Vilbert was caught, his other man gave up and ran 11