If an eagle gives you a feather, keep it safe.<br />Remember: that giants sleep too soundly; that<br />witches are often betrayed by their appetites;<br />dragons have one soft spot, somewhere, always;<br />hearts can be well-hidden,<br />and you betray them with your tongue.<br /><br />Do not be jealous of your sister.<br />Know that diamonds and roses<br />are as uncomfortable when they tumble from one's lips as toads and frogs:<br />colder, too, and sharper, and they cut.<br /><br />Remember your name.<br />Do not lose hope -- what you seek will be found.<br />Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn.<br />Trust dreams.<br />Trust your heart, and trust your story.<br /><br />When you come back, return the way you came.<br />Favors will be returned, debts be repaid.<br /><br />Do not forget your manners.<br />Do not look back.<br />Ride the wise eagle (you shall not fall).<br />Ride the silver fish (you will not drown).<br />Ride the grey wolf (hold tightly to his fur).<br /><br />There is a worm at the heart of the tower; that is why it will not stand.<br /><br />When you reach the little house, the place your journey started,<br />you will recognize it, although it will seem much smaller than you remember.<br />Walk up the path, and through the garden gate you never saw before but once.<br />And then go home. Or make a home.<br /><br />Or rest.