Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree
This story is part of Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (1892).
Gold-tree was the only daughter of Silver-tree and the king. However, Silver-tree envied her daughter beauty as the trout in the glen pointed out that Gold-tree was the most beautiful women in the world. Silver-tree then pretended to be ill and ate the heart of Gold-tree since Silver-tree spoke to the king that this was the only cure. It turned out that the heart was actually belonged to a wild goat in the forest, while Gold-tree moved abroad as she married the prince of another kingdom.
As the trout insisted that Gold-tree still was a most beautiful and hadn't die yet, Silver-tree entreated the king to see her daughter. Silver-tree put the poison tag into her daughter's finger as Gold-tree locked herself in the room. Gold-tree died.
Silver-tree asked the trout again about the most beautiful women in the world and the only answer she received was "Gold-tree." Silver-tree discovered that Gold-tree was saved by the second wife of the princess. Silver-tree one gain went abroad to see her daughter.
This time, Gold-tree and the second wife of the prince came and met Silver-tree actively. Silver-tree offered Gold-tree a drink as a custom of the country. The second wife of the princess knew that this was a poison wine, so that she spoke to Silver-tree to drink a sip first. As Silver-tree put the wine to the mouth, the second wife struck the wine to Silver-tree. Silver-tree died immediately.
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| And they lived happily ever after. |
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