So he took off his coat and covered them over with it , and he himself sat down under the tree . Presently there came flying a bird -- such a big one that the light was blotted out by it . It had been dark there before , but now it became darker still . Now this was the mother of those small birds which the Prince had covered up . And when the bird had come flying up , she perceived that her little ones were covered over , and she said , ` Who has wrapped up my nestlings ? ' and presently , seeing the Prince , she added : ` Didst thou do that ? Thanks ! In return , ask of me anything thou desirest . I will do anything for thee . ' ` Then carry me into the other world , ' he replied . ` Make me a large vessel with a partition in the middle , ' she said ; ` catch all sorts of game , and put them into one half of it , and into the other half pour water ; so that there may be meat and drink for me . ' All this the Prince did . Then the bird -- having taken the vessel on her back , with the Prince sitting in the middle of it -- began to fly . And after flying some distance she brought him to his journey 's end , took leave of him , and flew away back . But he went to the house of a certain tailor , and engaged himself as his servant . So much the worse for wear was he , so thoroughly had he altered in appearance , that nobody would have suspected him of being a Prince . Having entered into the service of this master , the Prince began to ask what was going on in that country . And his master replied : ` Our two Princes -- for the third one has disappeared -- have brought away brides from the other world , and want to marry them , but those brides refuse . For they insist on having all their wedding-clothes made for them first , exactly like those which they used to have in the other world , and that without being measured for them . The King has called all the workmen together , but not one of them will undertake to do it . '
The Prince , having heard all this , said , ` Go to the XXXXX , master , and tell him that you will provide everything that 's in your line . '
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