The Magician's Cape
An evil magician lives in a mountain palace filled with frightened young girls he has stolen from their families. He forces them to dance and sing for him, and when one displeases him, he casts her into the forest to be devoured by bears and wolves. The magician possesses a black flying cape: when a maiden steps onto it, the cape turns into wings and he whisks her away. One day he discovers Alvida, a smith's beautiful daughter, combing her golden hair at a window. He tries to ensnare her with his cape, but she is clever and cautious. When a ram (summoned by the magician's whistle) charges at h