
Go to the Verge of Destruction and Bring Back Shmat-Razum
The king’s best hunter shoots a bird, wounding it, and it begs him to not kill it, instructing him to bring it home, put it on a window sill, and strike it. When he does so, it turns into a beautiful woman and they marry. She sees that he is wearied by his daily hunting and instructs him to borrow money from everyone he knows to buy silk. She summons two youthful magical helpers and they craft a tapestry of the whole kingdom, down to the smallest detail. At her direction, he takes it to the marketplace to sell it for whatever is offered. The merchants are struck dumb, but the mayor, traveling…
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