And the same thing happened every day . But the Princess 's affection for the Crab , and the polite attention with which she behaved to him , surprised the royal family very much . They suspected some secret , but though they spied and spied , they could not discover it . Thus a year passed away , and the Princess had a son , whom she called Benjamin . But her mother still thought the whole matter very strange . At last she said to the King that he ought to ask his daughter whether she would not like to have another husband instead of the Crab ? But when the daughter was questioned she only answered : ' I am married to the Crab , and him only will I have . ' Then the King said to her , ' I will appoint a tournament in your honour , and I will invite all the princes in the world to it , and if any one of them pleases you , you shall marry him . ' In the evening the Princess told this to the Crab , who said to her , ` Take this rod , go to the garden gate and knock with it , then a black man will come out and say to you , '' Why have you called me , and what do you require of me ? '' Answer him thus : ` Your master the King has sent me hither to tell you to send him his golden armour and his steed and the silver apple . '' And bring them to me . ' The Princess did so , and brought him what he desired . The following evening the Prince dressed himself for the tournament . Before he went he said to his wife , ` Now mind you do not say when you see me that I am the Crab . For if you do this evil will come of it . Place yourself at the window with your sisters ; I will ride by and throw you the silver apple . Take it in your hand , but if they ask you who I am , say that you do not know . ' So saying , he kissed her , repeated his warning once more , and went away . The Princess went with her sisters to the window and looked on at the tournament . Presently her husband rode by and threw the apple up to her .
She caught it in her hand and went with it to her room , and by-and-by her husband came back XXXXX her .
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