the man who came out only at night
long ago there lived a poor fisherman with three marriageable daughters a certain young man asked for the hand of one of them, but people were wary of him since he came out only at night the oldest daughter and then the middle daughter both said no to him, but the third girl said yes the wedding was celebrated at night, and as soon as the couple was alone, the bridegroom announced to his bride: "i must tell you a secret: i am under an evil spell and doomed to be a tortoise by day and a man at night there's only one way to break the spell: i must leave my wife right after the wedding and travel around the world, at night as a man and by day as a tortoise if i come back and find that my wife has remained loyal to me all along and endured every hardship for my sake, i'll become a man again for good"
"i am willing," said the bride
the bridegroom slipped a diamond ring on her finger "if you use it to a good end, this ring will help you in whatever situation you find yourself"
