Bearskin

“The stranger, as soon as he was alone with his bride, brought out his half of the ring, and threw it in a glass of wine… She took the wine, but when she had drunk it, and found the half ring lying at the bottom, her heart began to beat. She got the other half, which she wore on a ribbon round her neck, joined them, and saw that the two pieces fitted exactly together. Then said he, ‘I am thy betrothed bridegroom, whom thou sawest as Bearskin, but through God’s grace I have again received my human form, and have once more become clean.’ He went up to her, embraced her, and gave her a kiss.”

~ by corina on October 23, 2007.