Some of them fled away , and the others he struck dead and threw them out into the pond below . When he returned he blew up the sparks of the fire once more , and warmed himself . And as he sat thus his eyes refused to keep open any longer , and a desire to sleep stole over him . Then he looked around him and beheld in the corner a large bed . `` The very thing , '' he said , and laid himself down in it . But when he wished to close his eyes the bed began to move by itself , and ran all round the castle . `` Capital , '' he said , `` only a little quicker . '' Then the bed sped on as if drawn by six horses , over thresholds and stairs , up this way and down that . All of a sudden -- crash , crash ! with a bound it turned over , upside down , and lay like a mountain on the top of him . But he tossed the blankets and pillows in the air , emerged from underneath , and said : `` Now anyone who has the fancy for it may go a drive , '' lay down at his fire , and slept till daylight . In the morning the King came , and when he beheld him lying on the ground he imagined the ghosts had been too much for him , and that he was dead . Then he said : `` What a pity ! and such a fine fellow he was . '' The youth heard this , got up , and said : `` It 's not come to that yet . '' Then the King was astonished , but very glad , and asked how it had fared with him . `` First-rate , '' he answered ; `` and now I 've survived the one night , I shall get through the other two also . '' The landlord , when he went to him , opened his eyes wide , and said : `` Well , I never thought to see you alive again . Have you learned now what shuddering is ? '' `` No , '' he replied , `` it 's quite hopeless ; if someone could only tell me how to ! ''
The second night he went up again to the old castle , sat down at the XXXXX , and began his old refrain : `` If I could only shudder ! ''
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