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"Sweetheart Roland" by The Brothers Grimm is a dark fairy tale that depicts a classic struggle between good and evil. A wicked witch desires to kill her stepdaughter in jealousy, but the cunning young heroine, aided by her faithful lover Roland, devises a clever escape plan. The story unfolds to reveal riveting incidents of enchantment, disguise, and treachery, followed by the eventual triumph of love and goodness. The tale is filled with supernatural elements, an evil witch, a brave hero, and a selfless heroine, showcasing the storytelling mastery of the Brothers Grimm.

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that she thought her heart would break, and she would not go thither,
but the other girls came and took her. When it came to her turn to sing,
she stepped back, until at last she was the only one left, and then she
could not refuse. But when she began her song, and it reached Roland’s
ears, he sprang up and cried: ‘I know the voice, that is the true
bride, I will have no other!’ Everything he had forgotten, and which had
vanished from his mind, had suddenly come home again to his heart. Then
the faithful maiden held her wedding with her sweetheart Roland, and
grief came to an end and joy began.
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