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The King's Son Who Feared Nothing

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v2 ¶1

There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man.

v3 ¶1

Once there was a prince who did not like staying at home. He was brave and had no fear of anything. He thought, "I will go out into the big world. I want to see wonderful things." So he said goodbye to his parents and set off. He walked all day and all night. The path was long, but he did not mind. Soon, he came to a giant's house. The prince was very tired, so he sat down by the door to rest. He looked around and saw the giant's toys. There were two huge balls and nine-pins that were as tall as a man.

v2 ¶2

After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.

v3 ¶2

After a while, he felt like playing. He set up the nine-pins and rolled the balls at them. When the pins fell down, he screamed and cried out with joy. He had such a happy time.

v2 ¶3

The giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. "Little worm," cried he, "why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, "Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do." The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, "Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life." "What do you want with it?" said the king's son. "I do not want the apple for myself," answered the giant, "but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree."

v3 ¶3

The giant heard the noise. He stuck his big head out the window. He saw a small man playing with his nine-pins. "Little worm," the giant cried. "Why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you the strength to do it?" The king's son looked up. He saw the giant and said, "Oh, you silly blockhead! You think you are the only strong one. I can do anything I want." The giant came down and watched the game with great admiration. He said, "Child of man, if you are that kind of person, go and bring me an apple from the Tree of Life." "What do you want with it?" asked the king's son. "I do not want the apple for myself," answered the giant. "I have a sweet fiancée who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world, but I cannot find the tree.

v2 ¶4

"I will soon find it," said the king's son, "and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down." The giant said, "You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in." "They will be sure to let me in," said the king's son. "Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it." "That luck will be mine," said the king's son.

v3 ¶4

I will find it soon," said the king's son. "Nothing can stop me from getting that apple." The giant laughed. "You think it is so easy. The garden is surrounded by a strong fence. And right in front of the fence, there are wild beasts. They stand close together and watch the gate. They will not let anyone in." "They will let me in," said the king's son. "Yes, but even if you get inside, the apple is still not yours. There is a ring hanging in front of it. To get the apple, you must put your hand through the ring. No one has ever been lucky enough to do it." "That luck will be mine," said the king's son.

v2 ¶5

Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.

v3 ¶5

Then he said goodbye to the giant. He walked over mountains and valleys. He walked through green plains and tall forests. At last, he arrived at a magical garden.

v2 ¶6

The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins.

v3 ¶6

The beasts lay sleeping on the ground, with their heads tucked in. They did not wake up when he walked quietly toward them. He stepped over them and climbed the fence to get into the garden. In the middle of the garden stood the tree of life, and the red apples were glowing on the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top. As he reached out for an apple, he saw a golden ring hanging in front of it. He pushed his hand through the ring easily and picked the apple. The ring snapped shut tight on his arm, and suddenly he felt a warm, happy feeling of great strength flowing through his body.

v2 ¶7

When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.

v3 ¶7

When he climbed down from the tree with the apple, he did not climb over the fence. Instead, he grabbed the big gate. He did not have to shake it hard. It opened with a loud *crash*. Then he went out. The lion that had been sleeping in front of the gate woke up. It jumped after him, but it was not angry. It followed him gently, like a good pet.

v2 ¶8

The king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, "You see, I have brought it without difficulty." The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, "I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm." The giant said, "I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it," and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. "Where the apple is, the ring must be also," said the giant.

v3 ¶8

The prince gave the giant the apple he had promised. He said, "You see, I brought it without any trouble." The giant was happy that his wish was met so quickly. He hurried to his bride and gave her the apple she wanted. She was a kind and beautiful girl. She did not see the ring on his arm, so she said, "I will not believe you have the apple until I see the ring on your arm." The giant said, "I just need to go home and get it." He thought it would be easy to take the ring from the weak man, even if the prince did not want to give it. He asked for the ring, but the prince said no. "If you have the apple, you must have the ring too," said the giant.

v2 ¶9

"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it."

v3 ¶9

If you do not give it to me freely, then we must have a friendly fight for it.

v2 ¶10

They wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, "I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again." The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master.

v3 ¶10

They wrestled for a long time, but the giant could not hurt the prince. The prince was very strong because of the magic ring. Then the giant had an idea. He said, "We are both hot from fighting. Let us go to the river and cool off before we start again." The prince was honest and did not know tricks. He went to the water with the giant. He took off his clothes and even took off the ring from his arm. He jumped into the river. The giant quickly grabbed the ring and ran away with it. But the lion saw what happened. The lion chased the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to the prince.

v2 ¶11

Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.

v3 ¶11

Then the giant hid behind a big oak tree. While the prince was busy putting his clothes back on, the giant jumped out and hurt him. He took both of the prince's eyes.

v2 ¶12

And now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, "Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him." But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.

v3 ¶12

The unhappy prince stood there. He could not see. He did not know what to do. Then the giant came back. He took the prince's hand. He acted like he wanted to help. He led the prince to the top of a high rock. He left the prince there. The giant thought, "Just two steps more, and he will fall. Then I can take the ring." But the kind lion had not left its master. It held onto the prince's clothes. It gently pulled him back to safety.

v2 ¶13

When the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. "Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.

v3 ¶13

When the giant came to steal the dead man’s things, he saw that his tricks did not work. "Is there really no way to hurt a little boy like that?" he grumbled to himself. He grabbed the king's son and led him back toward the high cliff by a different path. But the lion saw the giant’s bad plan and helped its master stay safe once again. When they got close to the edge, the giant let go of the blind man’s hand. He wanted to leave him there all alone. But the lion gave the giant a big shove. The giant fell down and hit the ground hard. He broke into many pieces.

v2 ¶14

The faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it.

v3 ¶14

The brave animal pulled its master back from the edge and led him to a tree near a clear, flowing brook. The prince sat down, and the lion gently splashed water on his face with its paws. Just a few drops fell into his eyes, and he could see again. He saw a little bird flying very close to a tree trunk. The bird went down to the water, washed itself, and then flew up high between the trees without hitting them, as if it could see perfectly. The prince knew this was a good sign from above. He knelt down and washed his face in the cool water.

v2 ¶15

And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.

v3 ¶15

And when he opened his eyes, they were bright and clear, just like they had never been before.

v2 ¶16

The king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, "Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me." "What shall I do?" said the king's son. The maiden answered, "You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take." Then said the king's son, "I have no fear, with God's help I will try it."

v3 ¶16

The prince thanked God for His help and walked on with his lion friend. Soon, they came to a castle that was under a magic spell. At the gate stood a lovely girl with a kind face, but her skin was very dark. She looked at him and said, "Oh, please help me break this bad magic. I am stuck here." The prince asked, "What can I do?" The girl answered, "You must stay in the big hall for three nights. You must stay brave and not be afraid. If you stay quiet when things get scary, I will be free. They will not hurt you." The prince smiled and said, "I am not afraid. With God's help, I will try it.

v2 ¶17

So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.

v3 ¶17

So he went happily into the castle. When the sun went down and it got dark, he sat down in the big hall and waited.

v2 ¶18

Everything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, "It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing." "Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming," said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them.

v3 ¶18

Everything was quiet, but then, just after midnight, a loud noise started. Little creatures popped out from every corner. They acted like they didn't see him. They sat in the middle of the room, made a small fire, and started to play a game. When one of them lost, he said, "That isn't fair! Someone is here who doesn't belong to us. It is his fault that I am losing." "Wait, you little one behind the stove, I am coming," said another. The noise got louder and louder, but the king's son stayed sitting very calmly. He was not afraid. But at last, the creatures jumped up and ran toward him. There were so many of them that he could not protect himself.

v2 ¶19

They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, "You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you." Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.

v3 ¶19

They pulled him across the floor and pinched him, but he did not make a sound. They hurt him, but he stayed brave. By morning, the bad people went away. He was very tired and could hardly move. But when the sun came up, the kind black maiden returned. She held a small bottle with the magic water of life. She washed his cuts with it, and all the pain went away. He felt strong and happy again. She smiled and said, "You did a great job for one night, but you have two more nights to go." Then she left, and as she walked away, he saw that her feet had turned white.

v2 ¶20

The next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, "Are you still there?" cried they. "You shall be tormented till your breath stops." They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry.

v3 ¶20

The next night, the bad spirits came back to play their games. They jumped on the prince and hurt him very badly. His body was covered in hurts. But he stayed very brave and quiet. The spirits got tired and had to go away. When the sun came up, the kind girl came back. She used her magic water to make his hurts go away. As she left, he was happy to see that her hands were turning white again. Now, he only had one night left. It was the hardest night of all. The bad spirits came back once more. "Are you still here?" they asked. "We will hurt you until you cannot breathe." They poked him and hit him. They pulled his arms and legs. It looked like they wanted to break him, but he did not make a sound.

v2 ¶21

At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.

v3 ¶21

At last the bad spirits disappeared. He lay there, feeling very weak. He could not move or lift his head. But then, a beautiful girl came in. She was very kind. She sprinkled water on him and washed his face. It felt like magic. Suddenly, the pain was gone. He felt strong and happy, just like he had woken up from a long nap. When he opened his eyes, he saw the girl standing there. She was as white as snow and as bright as the sun.

v2 ¶22

"Rise," said she, "and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered." And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings.

v3 ¶22

Get up," she said. "Swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then everything will be free." When he did that, the castle woke up from its magic spell. The girl was no longer a servant; she was a princess. The servants brought in the table for the big hall. Dinner was ready. They sat down and ate and drank happily together. In the evening, they had a lovely wedding party.

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"The giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\" \"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son. Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.",
"The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins. When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.",
"The king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant. \"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"",
"They wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master. Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.",
"And now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.",
"When the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.",
"The faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it. And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.",
"The king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\" So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them. They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.",
"The next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry. At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.",
"\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings."
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"body_text": "There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man. After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.\n\nThe giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\" \"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son. Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.\n\nThe beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins. When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.\n\nThe king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant. \"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"\n\nThey wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master. Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.\n\nAnd now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.\n\nWhen the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.\n\nThe faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it. And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.\n\nThe king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\" So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.\n\nEverything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them. They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.\n\nThe next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry. At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.\n\n\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings.",
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"There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man. After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.",
"The giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\" \"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son. Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.",
"The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins. When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.",
"The king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant. \"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"",
"They wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master. Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.",
"And now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.",
"When the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.",
"The faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it. And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.",
"The king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\" So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them. They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.",
"The next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry. At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.",
"\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings."
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"clean_text": "There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man. After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.\n\nThe giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\" \"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son. Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.\n\nThe beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins. When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.\n\nThe king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant. \"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"\n\nThey wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master. Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.\n\nAnd now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.\n\nWhen the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.\n\nThe faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it. And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.\n\nThe king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\" So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.\n\nEverything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them. They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.\n\nThe next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry. At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.\n\n\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings.",
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"There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man.",
"After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.",
"The giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\"",
"\"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son.",
"Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.",
"The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins.",
"When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.",
"The king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant.",
"\"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"",
"They wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master.",
"Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.",
"And now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.",
"When the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.",
"The faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it.",
"And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.",
"The king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\"",
"So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them.",
"They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.",
"The next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry.",
"At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.",
"\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings."
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"There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man. After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.",
"The giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\" \"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son. Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.",
"The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins. When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.",
"The king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant. \"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"",
"They wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master. Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.",
"And now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.",
"When the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.",
"The faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it. And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.",
"The king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\" So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them. They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.",
"The next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry. At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.",
"\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings."
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"speech_safe_text": "There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man. After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.\n\nThe giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\" \"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son. Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.\n\nThe beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep. Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden. There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it, but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and picked the apple. The ring closed tightly on his arm, and all at once he felt a prodigious strength flowing through his veins. When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.\n\nThe king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant. \"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"\n\nThey wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master. Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.\n\nAnd now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.\n\nWhen the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.\n\nThe faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it. And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.\n\nThe king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\" So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.\n\nEverything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. 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"There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house, and as he had no fear of anything, he thought, I will go forth into the wide world, there the time will not seem long to me, and I shall see wonders enough. So he took leave of his parents, and went forth, and on and on from morning till night, and whichever way his path led it was the same to him. It came to pass that he arrived at the house of a giant, and as he was so tired he sat down by the door and rested. And as he let his eyes roam here and there, he saw the giant's playthings lying in the yard. These were a couple of enormous balls, and nine-pins as tall as a man.",
"After a while he had a fancy to set the nine-pins up and then rolled the balls at them, and screamed and cried out when the nine-pins fell, and had a merry time of it.",
"The giant heard the noise, stretched his head out of the window, and saw a man who was not taller than other men, and yet played with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" cried he, \"why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up, saw the giant, and said, \"Oh, you blockhead, you think indeed that you only have strong arms, I can do everything I want to do.\" The giant came down and watched the bowling with great admiration, and said, \"Child of man, if you are one of that kind, go and bring me an apple of the tree of life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" said the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant, \"but I have a betrothed bride who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree.\"",
"\"I will soon find it,\" said the king's son, \"and I do not know what is to prevent me from getting the apple down.\" The giant said, \"You really believe it to be so easy. The garden in which the tree stands is surrounded by an iron railing, and in front of the railing lie wild beasts, each close to the other, and they keep watch and let no man go in.\" \"They will be sure to let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you do get into the garden, and see the apple hanging to the tree, it is still not yours. A ring hangs in front of it, through which any one who wants to reach the apple and break it off, must put his hand, and no one has yet had the luck to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son.",
"Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.",
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"When he had come down again from the tree with the apple, he would not climb over the fence, but grasped the great gate, and had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open with a loud crash. Then he went out, and the lion which had been lying in front of the gate, was awake and sprang after him, not in rage and fierceness, but following him humbly as its master.",
"The king's son took the giant the apple he had promised him, and said, \"You see, I have brought it without difficulty.\" The giant was glad that his desire had been so soon satisfied, hastened to his bride, and gave her the apple for which she had wished. She was a beautiful and wise maiden, and as she did not see the ring on his arm, she said, \"I shall never believe that you have brought the apple, until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I have nothing to do but go home and fetch it,\" and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak man, what he would not give of his own free will. He therefore demanded the ring from him, but the king's son refused it. \"Where the apple is, the ring must be also,\" said the giant.",
"\"If you will not give it of your own accord, you must fight me for it.\"",
"They wrestled with each other for a long time, but the giant could not harm the king's son, who was strengthened by the magical power of the ring. Then the giant thought of a ruse, and said, \"I have got warm with fighting, and so have you. We will bathe in the river, and cool ourselves before we begin again.\" The king's son, who knew nothing of falsehood, went with him to the water, and pulled off with his clothes the ring also from his arm, and sprang into the river. The giant instantly snatched the ring, and ran away with it, but the lion, which had observed the theft, pursued the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to its master.",
"Then the giant placed himself behind an oak-tree, and while the king's son was busy putting on his clothes again, surprised him, and put both his eyes out.",
"And now the unhappy king's son stood there, and was blind and knew not how to help himself. Then the giant came back to him, took him by the hand as if he were someone who wanted to guide him, and led him to the top of a high rock. There he left him standing, and thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall down and kill himself, and I can take the ring from him.\" But the faithful lion had not deserted its master. It held him fast by the clothes, and drew him gradually back again.",
"When the giant came and wanted to rob the dead man, he saw that his cunning had been in vain. \"Is there no way, then, of destroying a weak child of man like that?\" said he angrily to himself, and seized the king's son and led him back again to the precipice by another way, but the lion which saw his evil design, helped its master out of danger here also. When they had come close to the edge, the giant let the blind man's hand drop, and was going to leave him behind alone, but the lion pushed the giant so that he was thrown down and fell, dashed to pieces, on the ground.",
"The faithful animal again drew its master back from the precipice, and guided him to a tree by which flowed a clear brook. The king's son sat down there, but the lion lay down, and sprinkled the water in his face with its paws. Scarcely had a couple of drops wetted the sockets of his eyes, than he was once more able to see something, and noticed a little bird flying quite close by, which hit itself against the trunk of a tree. So it went down to the water and bathed itself therein, and then it soared upwards and swept between the trees without touching them, as if it had recovered its sight. Then the king's son recognized a sign from God and stooped down to the water, and washed and bathed his face in it.",
"And when he arose he had his eyes once more, brighter and clearer than they had ever been.",
"The king's son thanked God for his great mercy, and traveled with his lion onwards through the world. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted. In the gateway stood a maiden of beautiful form and fine face, but she was quite black. She spoke to him and said, \"Ah, if you could but deliver me from the evil spell which is thrown over me.\" \"What shall I do?\" said the king's son. The maiden answered, \"You must pass three nights in the great hall of this enchanted castle, but you must let no fear enter your heart. When they are doing their worst to torment you, if you bear it without letting a sound escape you, I shall be free. Your life they dare not take.\" Then said the king's son, \"I have no fear, with God's help I will try it.\"",
"So he went gaily into the castle, and when it grew dark he seated himself in the large hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, however, till midnight, when all at once a great tumult began, and out of every hole and corner came little devils. They behaved as if they did not see him, seated themselves in the middle of the room, lighted a fire, and began to gamble. When one of them lost, he said, \"It is not right, some one is here who does not belong to us, it is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you fellow behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The screaming became still louder, so that no one could have heard it without terror. The king's son stayed sitting quite calmly, and was not afraid, but at last the devils jumped up from the ground, and fell on him, and there were so many of them that he could not defend himself from them.",
"They dragged him about on the floor, pinched him, pricked him, beat him, and tormented him, but no sound escaped from him. Towards morning they disappeared, and he was so exhausted that he could scarcely move his limbs, but when day dawned the black maiden came to him. She bore in her hand a little bottle wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed him, and he at once felt all pain depart and new strength flow through his veins. She said, \"You have held out successfully for one night, but two more lie before you.\" Then she went away again, and as she was going, he observed that her feet had become white.",
"The next night the devils came and began their gambling anew. They fell on the king's son, and beat him much more severely than the night before, until his body was covered with wounds. But as he bore all quietly, they were forced to leave him, and when dawn appeared, the maiden came and healed him with the water of life. And when she went away, he saw with joy that she had already become white to the tips of her fingers. And now he had only one night more to go through, but it was the worst. The devils came again, \"Are you still there?\" cried they. \"You shall be tormented till your breath stops.\" They pricked him and beat him, and threw him here and there, and pulled him by the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces, but he bore everything, and never uttered a cry.",
"At last the devils vanished, but he lay fainting there, and did not stir, nor could he raise his eyes to look at the maiden who came in, and sprinkled and bathed him with the water of life. But suddenly he was freed from all pain, and felt fresh and healthy as if he had awakened from sleep, and when he opened his eyes he saw the maiden standing by him, snow-white, and fair as day.",
"\"Rise,\" said she, \"and swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then all will be delivered.\" And when he had done that, the whole castle was released from enchantment, and the maiden was a rich king's daughter. The servants came and said that the table was set in the great hall, and dinner served up. Then they sat down and ate and drank together, and in the evening the wedding was solemnized with great rejoicings."
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"Once there was a prince who did not like staying at home. He was brave and had no fear of anything. He thought, \"I will go out into the big world. I want to see wonderful things.\" So he said goodbye to his parents and set off. He walked all day and all night. The path was long, but he did not mind. Soon, he came to a giant's house. The prince was very tired, so he sat down by the door to rest. He looked around and saw the giant's toys. There were two huge balls and nine-pins that were as tall as a man.",
"After a while, he felt like playing. He set up the nine-pins and rolled the balls at them. When the pins fell down, he screamed and cried out with joy. He had such a happy time.",
"The giant heard the noise. He stuck his big head out the window. He saw a small man playing with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" the giant cried. \"Why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you the strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up. He saw the giant and said, \"Oh, you silly blockhead! You think you are the only strong one. I can do anything I want.\" The giant came down and watched the game with great admiration. He said, \"Child of man, if you are that kind of person, go and bring me an apple from the Tree of Life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" asked the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant. \"I have a sweet fiancée who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world, but I cannot find the tree.",
"I will find it soon,\" said the king's son. \"Nothing can stop me from getting that apple.\" The giant laughed. \"You think it is so easy. The garden is surrounded by a strong fence. And right in front of the fence, there are wild beasts. They stand close together and watch the gate. They will not let anyone in.\" \"They will let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you get inside, the apple is still not yours. There is a ring hanging in front of it. To get the apple, you must put your hand through the ring. No one has ever been lucky enough to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son.",
"Then he said goodbye to the giant. He walked over mountains and valleys. He walked through green plains and tall forests. At last, he arrived at a magical garden.",
"The beasts lay sleeping on the ground, with their heads tucked in. They did not wake up when he walked quietly toward them. He stepped over them and climbed the fence to get into the garden. In the middle of the garden stood the tree of life, and the red apples were glowing on the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top. As he reached out for an apple, he saw a golden ring hanging in front of it. He pushed his hand through the ring easily and picked the apple. The ring snapped shut tight on his arm, and suddenly he felt a warm, happy feeling of great strength flowing through his body.",
"When he climbed down from the tree with the apple, he did not climb over the fence. Instead, he grabbed the big gate. He did not have to shake it hard. It opened with a loud *crash*. Then he went out. The lion that had been sleeping in front of the gate woke up. It jumped after him, but it was not angry. It followed him gently, like a good pet.",
"The prince gave the giant the apple he had promised. He said, \"You see, I brought it without any trouble.\" The giant was happy that his wish was met so quickly. He hurried to his bride and gave her the apple she wanted. She was a kind and beautiful girl. She did not see the ring on his arm, so she said, \"I will not believe you have the apple until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I just need to go home and get it.\" He thought it would be easy to take the ring from the weak man, even if the prince did not want to give it. He asked for the ring, but the prince said no. \"If you have the apple, you must have the ring too,\" said the giant.",
"If you do not give it to me freely, then we must have a friendly fight for it.",
"They wrestled for a long time, but the giant could not hurt the prince. The prince was very strong because of the magic ring. Then the giant had an idea. He said, \"We are both hot from fighting. Let us go to the river and cool off before we start again.\" The prince was honest and did not know tricks. He went to the water with the giant. He took off his clothes and even took off the ring from his arm. He jumped into the river. The giant quickly grabbed the ring and ran away with it. But the lion saw what happened. The lion chased the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to the prince.",
"Then the giant hid behind a big oak tree. While the prince was busy putting his clothes back on, the giant jumped out and hurt him. He took both of the prince's eyes.",
"The unhappy prince stood there. He could not see. He did not know what to do. Then the giant came back. He took the prince's hand. He acted like he wanted to help. He led the prince to the top of a high rock. He left the prince there. The giant thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall. Then I can take the ring.\" But the kind lion had not left its master. It held onto the prince's clothes. It gently pulled him back to safety.",
"When the giant came to steal the dead man’s things, he saw that his tricks did not work. \"Is there really no way to hurt a little boy like that?\" he grumbled to himself. He grabbed the king's son and led him back toward the high cliff by a different path. But the lion saw the giant’s bad plan and helped its master stay safe once again. When they got close to the edge, the giant let go of the blind man’s hand. He wanted to leave him there all alone. But the lion gave the giant a big shove. The giant fell down and hit the ground hard. He broke into many pieces.",
"The brave animal pulled its master back from the edge and led him to a tree near a clear, flowing brook. The prince sat down, and the lion gently splashed water on his face with its paws. Just a few drops fell into his eyes, and he could see again. He saw a little bird flying very close to a tree trunk. The bird went down to the water, washed itself, and then flew up high between the trees without hitting them, as if it could see perfectly. The prince knew this was a good sign from above. He knelt down and washed his face in the cool water.",
"And when he opened his eyes, they were bright and clear, just like they had never been before.",
"The prince thanked God for His help and walked on with his lion friend. Soon, they came to a castle that was under a magic spell. At the gate stood a lovely girl with a kind face, but her skin was very dark. She looked at him and said, \"Oh, please help me break this bad magic. I am stuck here.\" The prince asked, \"What can I do?\" The girl answered, \"You must stay in the big hall for three nights. You must stay brave and not be afraid. If you stay quiet when things get scary, I will be free. They will not hurt you.\" The prince smiled and said, \"I am not afraid. With God's help, I will try it.",
"So he went happily into the castle. When the sun went down and it got dark, he sat down in the big hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, but then, just after midnight, a loud noise started. Little creatures popped out from every corner. They acted like they didn't see him. They sat in the middle of the room, made a small fire, and started to play a game. When one of them lost, he said, \"That isn't fair! Someone is here who doesn't belong to us. It is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you little one behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The noise got louder and louder, but the king's son stayed sitting very calmly. He was not afraid. But at last, the creatures jumped up and ran toward him. There were so many of them that he could not protect himself.",
"They pulled him across the floor and pinched him, but he did not make a sound. They hurt him, but he stayed brave. By morning, the bad people went away. He was very tired and could hardly move. But when the sun came up, the kind black maiden returned. She held a small bottle with the magic water of life. She washed his cuts with it, and all the pain went away. He felt strong and happy again. She smiled and said, \"You did a great job for one night, but you have two more nights to go.\" Then she left, and as she walked away, he saw that her feet had turned white.",
"The next night, the bad spirits came back to play their games. They jumped on the prince and hurt him very badly. His body was covered in hurts. But he stayed very brave and quiet. The spirits got tired and had to go away. When the sun came up, the kind girl came back. She used her magic water to make his hurts go away. As she left, he was happy to see that her hands were turning white again. Now, he only had one night left. It was the hardest night of all. The bad spirits came back once more. \"Are you still here?\" they asked. \"We will hurt you until you cannot breathe.\" They poked him and hit him. They pulled his arms and legs. It looked like they wanted to break him, but he did not make a sound.",
"At last the bad spirits disappeared. He lay there, feeling very weak. He could not move or lift his head. But then, a beautiful girl came in. She was very kind. She sprinkled water on him and washed his face. It felt like magic. Suddenly, the pain was gone. He felt strong and happy, just like he had woken up from a long nap. When he opened his eyes, he saw the girl standing there. She was as white as snow and as bright as the sun.",
"Get up,\" she said. \"Swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then everything will be free.\" When he did that, the castle woke up from its magic spell. The girl was no longer a servant; she was a princess. The servants brought in the table for the big hall. Dinner was ready. They sat down and ate and drank happily together. In the evening, they had a lovely wedding party."
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He saw the giant and said, \"Oh, you silly blockhead! You think you are the only strong one. I can do anything I want.\" The giant came down and watched the game with great admiration. He said, \"Child of man, if you are that kind of person, go and bring me an apple from the Tree of Life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" asked the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant. \"I have a sweet fiancée who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world, but I cannot find the tree.\n\nI will find it soon,\" said the king's son. \"Nothing can stop me from getting that apple.\" The giant laughed. \"You think it is so easy. The garden is surrounded by a strong fence. And right in front of the fence, there are wild beasts. They stand close together and watch the gate. They will not let anyone in.\" \"They will let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you get inside, the apple is still not yours. There is a ring hanging in front of it. To get the apple, you must put your hand through the ring. No one has ever been lucky enough to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son.\n\nThen he said goodbye to the giant. He walked over mountains and valleys. He walked through green plains and tall forests. At last, he arrived at a magical garden.\n\nThe beasts lay sleeping on the ground, with their heads tucked in. They did not wake up when he walked quietly toward them. He stepped over them and climbed the fence to get into the garden. In the middle of the garden stood the tree of life, and the red apples were glowing on the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top. As he reached out for an apple, he saw a golden ring hanging in front of it. He pushed his hand through the ring easily and picked the apple. The ring snapped shut tight on his arm, and suddenly he felt a warm, happy feeling of great strength flowing through his body.\n\nWhen he climbed down from the tree with the apple, he did not climb over the fence. Instead, he grabbed the big gate. He did not have to shake it hard. It opened with a loud *crash*. Then he went out. The lion that had been sleeping in front of the gate woke up. It jumped after him, but it was not angry. It followed him gently, like a good pet.\n\nThe prince gave the giant the apple he had promised. He said, \"You see, I brought it without any trouble.\" The giant was happy that his wish was met so quickly. He hurried to his bride and gave her the apple she wanted. She was a kind and beautiful girl. She did not see the ring on his arm, so she said, \"I will not believe you have the apple until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I just need to go home and get it.\" He thought it would be easy to take the ring from the weak man, even if the prince did not want to give it. He asked for the ring, but the prince said no. \"If you have the apple, you must have the ring too,\" said the giant.\n\nIf you do not give it to me freely, then we must have a friendly fight for it.\n\nThey wrestled for a long time, but the giant could not hurt the prince. The prince was very strong because of the magic ring. Then the giant had an idea. He said, \"We are both hot from fighting. Let us go to the river and cool off before we start again.\" The prince was honest and did not know tricks. He went to the water with the giant. He took off his clothes and even took off the ring from his arm. He jumped into the river. The giant quickly grabbed the ring and ran away with it. But the lion saw what happened. The lion chased the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to the prince.\n\nThen the giant hid behind a big oak tree. While the prince was busy putting his clothes back on, the giant jumped out and hurt him. He took both of the prince's eyes.\n\nThe unhappy prince stood there. He could not see. He did not know what to do. Then the giant came back. He took the prince's hand. He acted like he wanted to help. He led the prince to the top of a high rock. He left the prince there. The giant thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall. Then I can take the ring.\" But the kind lion had not left its master. It held onto the prince's clothes. It gently pulled him back to safety.\n\nWhen the giant came to steal the dead man’s things, he saw that his tricks did not work. \"Is there really no way to hurt a little boy like that?\" he grumbled to himself. He grabbed the king's son and led him back toward the high cliff by a different path. But the lion saw the giant’s bad plan and helped its master stay safe once again. When they got close to the edge, the giant let go of the blind man’s hand. He wanted to leave him there all alone. But the lion gave the giant a big shove. The giant fell down and hit the ground hard. He broke into many pieces.\n\nThe brave animal pulled its master back from the edge and led him to a tree near a clear, flowing brook. The prince sat down, and the lion gently splashed water on his face with its paws. Just a few drops fell into his eyes, and he could see again. He saw a little bird flying very close to a tree trunk. The bird went down to the water, washed itself, and then flew up high between the trees without hitting them, as if it could see perfectly. The prince knew this was a good sign from above. He knelt down and washed his face in the cool water.\n\nAnd when he opened his eyes, they were bright and clear, just like they had never been before.\n\nThe prince thanked God for His help and walked on with his lion friend. Soon, they came to a castle that was under a magic spell. At the gate stood a lovely girl with a kind face, but her skin was very dark. She looked at him and said, \"Oh, please help me break this bad magic. I am stuck here.\" The prince asked, \"What can I do?\" The girl answered, \"You must stay in the big hall for three nights. You must stay brave and not be afraid. If you stay quiet when things get scary, I will be free. They will not hurt you.\" The prince smiled and said, \"I am not afraid. With God's help, I will try it.\n\nSo he went happily into the castle. When the sun went down and it got dark, he sat down in the big hall and waited.\n\nEverything was quiet, but then, just after midnight, a loud noise started. Little creatures popped out from every corner. They acted like they didn't see him. They sat in the middle of the room, made a small fire, and started to play a game. When one of them lost, he said, \"That isn't fair! Someone is here who doesn't belong to us. It is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you little one behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The noise got louder and louder, but the king's son stayed sitting very calmly. He was not afraid. But at last, the creatures jumped up and ran toward him. There were so many of them that he could not protect himself.\n\nThey pulled him across the floor and pinched him, but he did not make a sound. They hurt him, but he stayed brave. By morning, the bad people went away. He was very tired and could hardly move. But when the sun came up, the kind black maiden returned. She held a small bottle with the magic water of life. She washed his cuts with it, and all the pain went away. He felt strong and happy again. She smiled and said, \"You did a great job for one night, but you have two more nights to go.\" Then she left, and as she walked away, he saw that her feet had turned white.\n\nThe next night, the bad spirits came back to play their games. They jumped on the prince and hurt him very badly. His body was covered in hurts. But he stayed very brave and quiet. The spirits got tired and had to go away. When the sun came up, the kind girl came back. She used her magic water to make his hurts go away. As she left, he was happy to see that her hands were turning white again. Now, he only had one night left. It was the hardest night of all. The bad spirits came back once more. \"Are you still here?\" they asked. \"We will hurt you until you cannot breathe.\" They poked him and hit him. They pulled his arms and legs. It looked like they wanted to break him, but he did not make a sound.\n\nAt last the bad spirits disappeared. He lay there, feeling very weak. He could not move or lift his head. But then, a beautiful girl came in. She was very kind. She sprinkled water on him and washed his face. It felt like magic. Suddenly, the pain was gone. He felt strong and happy, just like he had woken up from a long nap. When he opened his eyes, he saw the girl standing there. She was as white as snow and as bright as the sun.\n\nGet up,\" she said. \"Swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then everything will be free.\" When he did that, the castle woke up from its magic spell. The girl was no longer a servant; she was a princess. The servants brought in the table for the big hall. Dinner was ready. They sat down and ate and drank happily together. In the evening, they had a lovely wedding party.",
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"Once there was a prince who did not like staying at home. He was brave and had no fear of anything. He thought, \"I will go out into the big world. I want to see wonderful things.\" So he said goodbye to his parents and set off. He walked all day and all night. The path was long, but he did not mind. Soon, he came to a giant's house. The prince was very tired, so he sat down by the door to rest. He looked around and saw the giant's toys. There were two huge balls and nine-pins that were as tall as a man.",
"After a while, he felt like playing. He set up the nine-pins and rolled the balls at them. When the pins fell down, he screamed and cried out with joy. He had such a happy time.",
"The giant heard the noise. He stuck his big head out the window. He saw a small man playing with his nine-pins. \"Little worm,\" the giant cried. \"Why are you playing with my balls? Who gave you the strength to do it?\" The king's son looked up. He saw the giant and said, \"Oh, you silly blockhead! You think you are the only strong one. I can do anything I want.\" The giant came down and watched the game with great admiration. He said, \"Child of man, if you are that kind of person, go and bring me an apple from the Tree of Life.\" \"What do you want with it?\" asked the king's son. \"I do not want the apple for myself,\" answered the giant. \"I have a sweet fiancée who wishes for it. I have traveled far about the world, but I cannot find the tree.",
"I will find it soon,\" said the king's son. \"Nothing can stop me from getting that apple.\" The giant laughed. \"You think it is so easy. The garden is surrounded by a strong fence. And right in front of the fence, there are wild beasts. They stand close together and watch the gate. They will not let anyone in.\" \"They will let me in,\" said the king's son. \"Yes, but even if you get inside, the apple is still not yours. There is a ring hanging in front of it. To get the apple, you must put your hand through the ring. No one has ever been lucky enough to do it.\" \"That luck will be mine,\" said the king's son.",
"Then he said goodbye to the giant. He walked over mountains and valleys. He walked through green plains and tall forests. At last, he arrived at a magical garden.",
"The beasts lay sleeping on the ground, with their heads tucked in. They did not wake up when he walked quietly toward them. He stepped over them and climbed the fence to get into the garden. In the middle of the garden stood the tree of life, and the red apples were glowing on the branches. He climbed up the trunk to the top. As he reached out for an apple, he saw a golden ring hanging in front of it. He pushed his hand through the ring easily and picked the apple. The ring snapped shut tight on his arm, and suddenly he felt a warm, happy feeling of great strength flowing through his body.",
"When he climbed down from the tree with the apple, he did not climb over the fence. Instead, he grabbed the big gate. He did not have to shake it hard. It opened with a loud *crash*. Then he went out. The lion that had been sleeping in front of the gate woke up. It jumped after him, but it was not angry. It followed him gently, like a good pet.",
"The prince gave the giant the apple he had promised. He said, \"You see, I brought it without any trouble.\" The giant was happy that his wish was met so quickly. He hurried to his bride and gave her the apple she wanted. She was a kind and beautiful girl. She did not see the ring on his arm, so she said, \"I will not believe you have the apple until I see the ring on your arm.\" The giant said, \"I just need to go home and get it.\" He thought it would be easy to take the ring from the weak man, even if the prince did not want to give it. He asked for the ring, but the prince said no. \"If you have the apple, you must have the ring too,\" said the giant.",
"If you do not give it to me freely, then we must have a friendly fight for it.",
"They wrestled for a long time, but the giant could not hurt the prince. The prince was very strong because of the magic ring. Then the giant had an idea. He said, \"We are both hot from fighting. Let us go to the river and cool off before we start again.\" The prince was honest and did not know tricks. He went to the water with the giant. He took off his clothes and even took off the ring from his arm. He jumped into the river. The giant quickly grabbed the ring and ran away with it. But the lion saw what happened. The lion chased the giant, tore the ring out of his hand, and brought it back to the prince.",
"Then the giant hid behind a big oak tree. While the prince was busy putting his clothes back on, the giant jumped out and hurt him. He took both of the prince's eyes.",
"The unhappy prince stood there. He could not see. He did not know what to do. Then the giant came back. He took the prince's hand. He acted like he wanted to help. He led the prince to the top of a high rock. He left the prince there. The giant thought, \"Just two steps more, and he will fall. Then I can take the ring.\" But the kind lion had not left its master. It held onto the prince's clothes. It gently pulled him back to safety.",
"When the giant came to steal the dead man’s things, he saw that his tricks did not work. \"Is there really no way to hurt a little boy like that?\" he grumbled to himself. He grabbed the king's son and led him back toward the high cliff by a different path. But the lion saw the giant’s bad plan and helped its master stay safe once again. When they got close to the edge, the giant let go of the blind man’s hand. He wanted to leave him there all alone. But the lion gave the giant a big shove. The giant fell down and hit the ground hard. He broke into many pieces.",
"The brave animal pulled its master back from the edge and led him to a tree near a clear, flowing brook. The prince sat down, and the lion gently splashed water on his face with its paws. Just a few drops fell into his eyes, and he could see again. He saw a little bird flying very close to a tree trunk. The bird went down to the water, washed itself, and then flew up high between the trees without hitting them, as if it could see perfectly. The prince knew this was a good sign from above. He knelt down and washed his face in the cool water.",
"And when he opened his eyes, they were bright and clear, just like they had never been before.",
"The prince thanked God for His help and walked on with his lion friend. Soon, they came to a castle that was under a magic spell. At the gate stood a lovely girl with a kind face, but her skin was very dark. She looked at him and said, \"Oh, please help me break this bad magic. I am stuck here.\" The prince asked, \"What can I do?\" The girl answered, \"You must stay in the big hall for three nights. You must stay brave and not be afraid. If you stay quiet when things get scary, I will be free. They will not hurt you.\" The prince smiled and said, \"I am not afraid. With God's help, I will try it.",
"So he went happily into the castle. When the sun went down and it got dark, he sat down in the big hall and waited.",
"Everything was quiet, but then, just after midnight, a loud noise started. Little creatures popped out from every corner. They acted like they didn't see him. They sat in the middle of the room, made a small fire, and started to play a game. When one of them lost, he said, \"That isn't fair! Someone is here who doesn't belong to us. It is his fault that I am losing.\" \"Wait, you little one behind the stove, I am coming,\" said another. The noise got louder and louder, but the king's son stayed sitting very calmly. He was not afraid. But at last, the creatures jumped up and ran toward him. There were so many of them that he could not protect himself.",
"They pulled him across the floor and pinched him, but he did not make a sound. They hurt him, but he stayed brave. By morning, the bad people went away. He was very tired and could hardly move. But when the sun came up, the kind black maiden returned. She held a small bottle with the magic water of life. She washed his cuts with it, and all the pain went away. He felt strong and happy again. She smiled and said, \"You did a great job for one night, but you have two more nights to go.\" Then she left, and as she walked away, he saw that her feet had turned white.",
"The next night, the bad spirits came back to play their games. They jumped on the prince and hurt him very badly. His body was covered in hurts. But he stayed very brave and quiet. The spirits got tired and had to go away. When the sun came up, the kind girl came back. She used her magic water to make his hurts go away. As she left, he was happy to see that her hands were turning white again. Now, he only had one night left. It was the hardest night of all. The bad spirits came back once more. \"Are you still here?\" they asked. \"We will hurt you until you cannot breathe.\" They poked him and hit him. They pulled his arms and legs. It looked like they wanted to break him, but he did not make a sound.",
"At last the bad spirits disappeared. He lay there, feeling very weak. He could not move or lift his head. But then, a beautiful girl came in. She was very kind. She sprinkled water on him and washed his face. It felt like magic. Suddenly, the pain was gone. He felt strong and happy, just like he had woken up from a long nap. When he opened his eyes, he saw the girl standing there. She was as white as snow and as bright as the sun.",
"Get up,\" she said. \"Swing your sword three times over the stairs, and then everything will be free.\" When he did that, the castle woke up from its magic spell. The girl was no longer a servant; she was a princess. The servants brought in the table for the big hall. Dinner was ready. They sat down and ate and drank happily together. In the evening, they had a lovely wedding party."
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