So the man gave him a pair of snow shoes . ` When you have these on , ' he said , ` you will come to my brother , who lives hundreds of miles from here ; he is Lord over all the birds in the air -- ask him . When you have got there , just turn the shoes so that the toes point this way , and then they will come home again of their own accord . ' When the King arrived there he turned the shoes as the Lord of the beasts had bidden him , and they went back . And now he once more asked after Whiteland , and the man summoned all the birds together , and inquired if any of them knew where Whiteland lay . No , none knew this . Long after the others there came an old eagle . He had been absent ten whole years , but he too knew no more than the rest . ` Well , well , ' said the man , ` then you shall have the loan of a pair of snow shoes of mine . If you wear them you will get to my brother , who lives hundreds of miles from here . He is Lord of all the fish in the sea -- you can ask him . But do not forget to turn the shoes round . ' The King thanked him , put on the shoes , and when he had got to him who was Lord of all the fish in the sea , he turned the snow shoes round , and back they went just as the others had gone , and he asked once more where Whiteland was . The man called the fish together with his horn , but none of them knew anything about it . At last came an old , old pike , which he had great difficulty in bringing home to him . When he asked the pike , it said , ` Yes , Whiteland is well known to me , for I have been cook there these ten years . To-morrow morning I have to go back there , for now the Queen , whose King is staying away , is to marry some one else . ' ` If that be the case I will give you a piece of advice , ' said the man . ` Not far from here on a moor stand three brothers , who have stood there a hundred years fighting for a hat , a cloak , and a pair of boots ; if any one has these three things he can make himself invisible , and if he desires to go to any place , he has but to wish and he is there . You may tell them that you have a desire to try these things , and then you will be able to decide which of the men is to have them . '
So the XXXXX thanked him and went , and did what he had said .
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