“The Weasel.” The Turnip Princess: and other newly discovered fairy tales, Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, New York: Penguin Books, 2015, pp. 73-74.

Tale Summary

One day, a little girl saved a small white weasel from some boys and their dogs who were chasing it. She felt sorry for the animal, and gave him an egg, which he ate voraciously before disappearing. The eggshell which was left behind turned into silver. The young girl kept a hen, which every day laid one egg, but after her encounter with the weasel it began to lay two, which would both turn to silver after being cracked. The girl became wealthy from the eggs, and more and more beautiful as she grew. One day, the girl went to visit the weasel, and brought him an easter egg that had been blessed by a priest. When the little animal started nibbling on the egg, it burst into flames. When the girl came to her senses, she found herself in a grand palace and held by a handsome young prince. She learned that through her compassion, and with the help of the consecrated egg, the girl had lifted his  curse, and soon they were married.