This the troll had not reckoned on , but he could make no objection against it . The old debt was honestly paid , and the king got his bond back again . But there still remained all the damage that had been done that day , and the king had nothing with which to pay for this . The troll , therefore , sentenced the king , either to answer three questions that he would put to him , or have his head taken off , as was agreed on in the old bond . There was nothing else to be done than to try to answer the troll 's riddles . The fool then stationed himself just by the king 's side while the troll came forward with his questions . He first asked , ` Where is my daughter ? ' The fool spoke up and said , ` She is at the bottom of the sea . ' ` How do you know that ? ' said the troll . ` The little fish saw it , ' said the fool . ` Would you know her ? ' said the troll . ` Yes , bring her forward , ' said the fool . The troll made a whole crowd of women go past them , one after the other , but all these were nothing but shadows and deceptions . Amongst the very last was the troll 's real daughter , who pinched the fool as she went past him to make him aware of her presence . He thereupon caught her round the waist and held her fast , and the troll had to admit that his first riddle was solved . Then the troll asked again : ` Where is my heart ? ' ` It is in a fish , ' said the fool . ` Would you know that fish ? '
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