“Then said the maiden, " I should like to be as beautiful and fair as the sun," and instantly she was white and fair as day. " Then I should like to have a purse of money which would never grow empty." That the Lord gave her also, but he said, "Do not forget what is best of all." Said she, "For my third wish, I desire, after my death, to inhabit the eternal kingdom of Heaven." That also was granted unto her, and then the Lord left her.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 135 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan