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
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