Christian made haste to get up into the pulpit , and stood there , without noticing anything , until the clock struck twelve . Then the lid of the princess 's chest sprang up , and out of it there came something like the princess , dressed as you see in the picture . It shrieked and howled , ` Sentry , where are you ? Sentry , where are you ? If you do n't come , you shall get the most cruel death anyone had ever got . ' It went all round the church , and when it finally caught sight of the smith , up in the pulpit , it came rushing thither and mounted the steps . But it could not get up the whole way , and for all that it stretched and strained , it could not touch Christian , who meanwhile stood and trembled up in the pulpit . When the clock struck one , the appearance had to go back into the chest again , and Christian heard the lid slam after it . After this there was dead silence in the church . He lay down where he was and fell asleep , and did not awake before it was bright daylight , and he heard steps outside , and the noise of the key being put into the lock . Then he came down from the pulpit , and stood with his musket in front of the princess 's chest . It was the colonel himself who came with the patrol , and he was not a little surprised when he found the recruit safe and sound . He wanted to have a report , but Christian would give him none , so he took him straight up to the king , and announced for the first time that here was the sentinel who had stood guard in the church over-night . The king immediately got out of bed , and laid the hundred dollars for him on the table , and then wanted to question him . ` Have you seen anything ? ' said he . ` Have you seen my daughter ? ' ' I have stood at my post , ' said the young smith , ` and that is quite enough ; I undertook nothing more . ' He was not sure whether he dared tell what he had seen and heard , and besides he was also a little conceited because he had done what no other man had been able to do , or had had courage for . The king professed to be quite satisfied , and asked him whether he would engage himself to stand on guard again the following night .
` No , thank you , ' said XXXXX , ' I will have no more of that ! '
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