She was much amazed when she heard that all the wood was cut down , and saw the axe unbroken in his hand , and since she could not believe that he had done all this by himself , she questioned him narrowly if he had seen or spoken to the black girl . But the Prince lied manfully , and swore he had never looked up from his work for a moment . Seeing she could get nothing more out of him , she gave him a little bread and water , and showing him to a small dark cupboard she told him he might sleep there . Morning had hardly dawned when the Fairy awoke the Prince , and giving him the glass axe again she told him to cut up all the wood he had felled the day before , and to put it in bundles ready for firewood ; at the same time she warned him once more against approaching or speaking a word to the black girl if he met her in the wood . Although his task was no easier than that of the day before , the youth set out much more cheerfully , because he knew he could count an the help of the black girl . With quicker and lighter step he crossed the bridge of clouds , and hardly had he reached the other side than his friend stood before him and greeted him cheerfully . When she heard what the Fairy demanded this time , she answered smilingly , ` Never fear , ' and handed him another draught , which very soon caused the Prince to sink into a deep sleep . When he awoke everything , was done . All the trees of the wood were cut up into firewood and arranged in bundles ready for use . He returned to the castle as quickly as he could , and told the Fairy that her commands were obeyed . She was even more amazed than she had been before , and asked him again if he had either seen or spoken to the black girl ; but the Prince knew better than to betray his word , and once more lied freely . On the following day the Fairy set him a third task to do , even harder than the other two . She told him he must build a castle on the other side of the lake , made of nothing but gold , silver , and precious stones , and unless he could accomplish this within an hour , the most frightful doom awaited him . The Prince heard her words without anxiety , so entirely did he rely on the help of his black friend . Full of hope he hurried across the bridge , and recognised at once the spot where the castle was to stand , for spades , hammers , axes , and every other building implement lay scattered on the ground ready for the workman 's hand , but of gold , silver , and precious stones there was not a sign . But before the Prince had time to feel despondent the black girl beckoned to him in the distance from behind a rock , where she had hidden herself for fear her mother should catch sight of her . Full of joy the youth hurried towards her , and begged her aid and counsel in the new piece of work he had been given to do . But this time the Fairy had watched the Prince 's movements from her window , and she saw him hiding himself behind the rock with her daughter . She uttered a piercing shriek so that the mountains re-echoed with the sound of it , and the terrified pair had hardly dared to look out from their hiding-place when the enraged woman , with her dress and hair flying in the wind , hurried over the bridge of clouds . The Prince at once gave himself up for lost , but the girl told him to be of good courage and to follow her as quickly as he could .
But before they left their shelter she broke off a little bit of the rock , spoke some magic words over it , and threw it XXXXX the direction her mother was coming from .
With as at because before behind in of towards within