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heardwhatsorrowthewomanwasin,andthereasonofit,hesaid

thathehimselfwouldtakethechildandseeifhecouldnotsaveit.

Thebabywasaboy,andtheKingtookhimatonceandbrought

himupashisownsonuntiltheladgrewup.Thenonedayhe

beggedtohaveleavetogooutwithhisfathertofish;

hehada

strongdesiretodothis,hesaid.TheKingwasveryunwillingto

permitit,butatlasttheladgotleave.Hestayedwithhisfather,

andallwentprosperouslyandwellwiththemthewholeday,until

theycamebacktolandintheevening.Thentheladfoundthat

hehadlosthispocket-handkerchief,andwouldgooutintheboat

afterit;

butnosoonerhadhegotintotheboatthanitbeganto

moveoffwithhimsoquicklythatthewaterfoamedallroundabout,

andallthattheladdidtokeeptheboatbackwiththeoarswasdone

tonopurpose,foritwentonandonthewholenightthrough,and

atlasthecametoawhitestrandthatlayfar,faraway.Therehe

landed,andwhenhehadwalkedonforsomedistancehemetan

oldmanwithalongwhitebeard.

`Whatisthenameofthiscountry?

'

saidtheyouth.

`Whiteland,'

answeredtheman,andthenhebeggedtheyouth

totellhimwhencehecameandwhathewasgoingtodo,andthe

youthdidso.

`Well,then,'

saidtheman,`ifyouwalkonfartheralongthe

seashorehere,youwillcometothreeprincesseswhoarestandingin

theearthsothattheirheadsaloneareoutofit.Thenthefirstof

themwillcallyou--sheistheeldest--andwillbegyouveryprettily

tocometoherandhelpher,andthesecondwilldothesame,butyou

mustnotgoneareitherofthem.Hurrypast,asifyouneither

sawnorheardthem;

butyoushallgotothethirdanddowhat

shebidsyou;

itwillbringyougoodfortune.'

Whentheyouthcametothefirstprincess,shecalledtohim

andbeggedhimtocometoherveryprettily,buthewalkedonas

ifhedidnotevenseeher,andhepassedbythesecondinthesame

way,buthewentuptothethird.

`IfthouwiltdowhatItellthee,thoushaltchooseamongus

three,'

saidthePrincess.

Sotheladsaidthathewasmostwilling,andshetoldhimthat

threeTrollshadplantedthemallthreethereintheearth,butthat

formerlytheyhaddweltinthecastlewhichhecouldseeatsome

distanceinthewood.

`Now,'

shesaid,`thoushaltgointothecastle,andlettheTrolls

beattheeonenightforeachofus,andifthoucanstbutendure

that,thouwiltsetusfree.'

`Yes,'

answeredthelad,`Iwillcertainlytrytodoso.'

`Whenthougoestin,'

continuedthePrincess,`twolionswill

standbythedoorway,butifthouonlygoeststraightbetweenthem

theywilldotheenoharm;

gostraightforwardintoasmalldark

chamber;

therethoushaltliedown.ThentheTrollwillcomeand

beatthee,butthoushalttaketheflaskwhichishangingonthe

wall,andanointthyselfwheresoeverhehaswoundedthee,after

whichthoushaltbeaswellasbefore.Thenlayholdofthesword

whichishangingbythesideoftheflask,andsmitetheTrolldead.'

SohedidwhatthePrincesshadtoldhim.Hewalkedstraight

inbetweenthelionsjustasifhedidnotseethem,andthenintothe

smallchamber,andlaydownonthebed.

ThefirstnightaTrollcamewiththreeheadsandthreerods,

andbeattheladmostunmercifully;

butheheldoutuntiltheTroll

wasdonewithhim,andthenhetooktheflaskandrubbedhimself.

Havingdonethis,hegraspedtheswordandsmotetheTroll

dead.

Inthemorningwhenhewenttothesea-shorethePrincesses

wereoutoftheearthasfarastheirwaists.

Thenextnighteverythinghappenedinthesameway,butthe

Trollwhocamethenhadsixheadsandsixrods,andhebeathim

muchmoreseverelythanthefirsthaddonebutwhenthelad

wentoutofdoorsnextmorning,thePrincesseswereoutofthe

earthasfarastheirknees.

OnthethirdnightaTrollcamewhohadnineheadsandnine

rods,andhestrucktheladandfloggedhimsolong,thatatlasthe

swoonedaway;

sotheTrolltookhimupandflunghimagainstthe

wall,andthismadetheflaskofointmentfalldown,anditsplashed

alloverhim,andhebecameasstrongaseveragain.

Then,withoutlossoftime,hegraspedtheswordandstruckthe

Trolldead,andinthemorningwhenhewentoutofthecastlethe

Princesseswerestandingthereentirelyoutoftheearth.Sohe

tooktheyoungestforhisQueen,andlivedwithherveryhappily

foralongtime.

Atlast,however,hetookafancytogohomeforashorttimeto

seehisparents.HisQueendidnotlikethis,butwhenhislonging

grewsogreatthathetoldherhemustandwouldgo,shesaidto

him:

`Onethingshaltthoupromiseme,andthatis,todowhatthy

fatherbidsthee,butnotwhatthymotherbidsthee,'

andthishe

promised.

Soshegavehimaring,whichenabledhimwhoworeittoobtain

twowishes.

Hewishedhimselfathome,andinstantlyfoundhimselfthere;

buthisparentsweresoamazedatthesplendourofhisapparel

thattheirwonderneverceased.

Whenhehadbeenathomeforsomedayshismotherwanted

himtogouptothepalace,toshowtheKingwhatagreatmanhe

hadbecome.

Thefathersaid,`No;

hemustnotdothat,forifhedoesweshall

havenomoredelightinhimthistime;

`buthespokeinvain,for

themotherbeggedandprayeduntilatlasthewent.

Whenhearrivedtherehewasmoresplendid,bothinraiment

andinallelse,thantheotherKing,whodidnotlikeit,andsaid:

`Well,youcanseewhatkindofQueenmineis,butIcan'

tsee

yours.IdonotbelieveyouhavesuchaprettyQueenasIhave.'

`Wouldtoheavenshewerestandinghere,andthenyouwould

beabletosee!

saidtheyoungKing,andinaninstantshewas

standingthere.

Butshewasverysorrowful,andsaidtohim,`Whydidstthou

notremembermywords,andlistenonlytowhatthyfathersaid?

NowmustIgohomeagainatonce,andthouhastwastedboththy

wishes.'

Thenshetiedaringinhishair,whichhadhernameuponit,and

wishedherselfathomeagain.

AndnowtheyoungKingwasdeeplyafflicted,anddayoutand

dayinwentaboutthinkingofnaughtelsebuthowtogetback

againtohisQueen.`Iwilltrytoseeifthereisanyplacewhere

IcanlearnhowtofindWhiteland,'

hethought,andjourneyedforth

outintotheworld.

Whenhehadgonesomedistancehecametoamountain,

wherehemetamanwhowasLordoverallthebeastsintheforest

--fortheyallcametohimwhenheblewahornwhichhehad.

SotheKingaskedwhereWhitelandwas.

`Idonotknowthat,'

heanswered,`butIwillaskmybeasts.'

Thenheblewhishornandinquiredwhetheranyofthemknew

whereWhitelandlay,buttherewasnotonewhoknewthat.

Sothemangavehimapairofsnowshoes.`Whenyouhave

theseon,'

hesaid,`youwillcometomybrother,wholiveshundreds

ofmilesfromhere;

heisLordoverallthebirdsintheair--askhim.

Whenyouhavegotthere,justturntheshoessothatthetoes

pointthisway,andthentheywillcomehomeagainoftheirown

accord.'

WhentheKingarrivedthereheturnedtheshoesastheLord

ofthebeastshadbiddenhim,andtheywentback.

AndnowheoncemoreaskedafterWhiteland,andtheman

summonedallthebirdstogether,andinquiredifanyofthemknew

whereWhitelandlay.No,noneknewthis.Longaftertheothers

therecameanoldeagle.Hehadbeenabsenttenwholeyears,but

hetooknewnomorethantherest.

`Well,well,'

saidtheman,`thenyoushallhavetheloanofa

pairofsnowshoesofmine.Ifyouwearthemyouwillgettomy

brother,wholiveshundredsofmilesfromhere.HeisLordof

allthefishinthesea--youcanaskhim.Butdonotforgettoturn

theshoesround.'

TheKingthankedhim,putontheshoes,andwhenhehadgot

tohimwhowasLordofallthefishinthesea,heturnedthesnow

shoesround,andbacktheywentjustastheothershadgone,and

heaskedoncemorewhereWhitelandwas.

Themancalledthefishtogetherwithhishorn,butnoneof

themknewanythingaboutit.Atlastcameanold,oldpike,which

hehadgreatdifficultyinbringinghometohim.

Whenheaskedthepike,itsaid,`Yes,Whitelandiswellknown

tome,forIhavebeencooktherethesetenyears.To-morrow

morningIhavetogobackthere,fornowtheQueen,whoseKingis

stayingaway,istomarrysomeoneelse.'

`IfthatbethecaseIwillgiveyouapieceofadvice,'

saidthe

man.`Notfarfromhereonamoorstandthreebrothers,whohave

stoodthereahundredyearsfightingforahat,acloak,andapair

ofboots;

ifanyonehasthesethreethingshecanmakehimself

invisible,andifhedesirestogotoanyplace,hehasbuttowishand

heisthere.Youmaytellthemthatyouhaveadesiretotrythese

things,andthenyouwillbeabletodecidewhichofthemenisto

havethem.'

SotheKingthankedhimandwent,