thewaterwithaverythirstyexpression.TheLongridernoticedthisandwavedthewomanaway.”Leaveherbe,”heordered.
Thewomanbackedoffandthesmallcrowdwatchedasmanandhorsedrankwhiletheprincesswentthirsty.OnlywhenhisthirsthadbeensatisfieddidtheLongridertakeactionforthegirl.Hetookthenowemptybucketfromthehorseandemptiedwhatwasleftofhiswaterintoit.Hethenplaceditinfrontofthegirlwhodroppedtoherkneesandstuckherheadinside,lappingatthewaterasbestshecould.Thecrowdwatchedinshockasshedrankfromthehorse\'sbucket.
”NowIwilltellmytale,sogatherround,”saidtheLongrider.
Whenhewassurehehadtheirattentionhetoldofwhyhewasthereandwhyheandtheprincesshadbeentravelingtogetherfortwomonthswithhernakedandbound.HetoldoftheKing\'shuntingparty,andhowintheheatofthechasetheyhappenedacrossthecottageofRuddtheWizard.MistakingtheWizard\'shorseforthebucktheywereafter,theKing\'sownbowbroughtdowntheanimal.
Madwithrage,RuddcursedtheKingandthekingdom,vowingtoturnallwhowerebornwithinit\'sboundariesintohorses,toreplacetheonehehadlost.
ButtheKingwasasilvertonguedman,andmanagedtoextractawayoutfromtheenragedWizard.Therewasachance,asmalloneadmittedly,thatthecursecouldbedefeatedandthekingdomsaved.ButthatchancecameatthepriceofsomethingtheKinghelddear,thelifeofhisonlydaughter,PrincessDee.Shewouldbethekeytothekingdom\'sfuture,sheandthemenwholivedhere.
TheLongriderwentontotellhowthecursethatendangeredthemallcouldbeturned.Theprincesshadbeenboundbymagic,nolongerquitehumanshewasboundintobondageasaponygirl.Thebondswouldnevercomeoffuntilthecursewasvanquishedandshecouldneverbeclothedfurther.Inhersexwereplacedtwelvelargebeadsonasinglecord.Foreachmonththatpassedonebeadwouldfallfromher,thestringhangingbetweenherlegsuntilthelastonefalls.(责任编辑：admin)
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