Now the bath-room was built of iron , and the King gave orders that it was to be heated to such a pitch that it would suffocate the Simpleton . And so when the poor silly youth entered the room , he discovered that the iron walls were red hot . But , fortunately , his comrade with the straw on his back had entered behind him , and when the door was shut upon them he scattered the straw about , and suddenly the red-hot walls cooled down , and it became so very cold that the Simpleton could scarcely bear to take a bath , and all the water in the room froze . So the Simpleton climbed up upon the stove , and , wrapping himself up in the bath blankets , lay there the whole night . And in the morning when they opened the door there he lay sound and safe , singing cheerfully to himself . Now when this strange tale was told to the King he became quite sad , not knowing what he should do to get rid of so undesirable a son-in-law , when suddenly a brilliant idea occurred to him . ` Tell the rascal to raise me an army , now at this instant ! ' he exclaimed to one of his courtiers . ` Inform him at once of this , my royal will . ' And to himself he added , ' I think I shall do for him this time . ' As on former occasions , the quick-eared comrade had overheard the King 's command and repeated it to the Simpleton . ` Alas , alas ! ' he groaned ; ` now I am quite done for . ' ` Not at all , ' replied one of his comrades -LRB- the one who had dragged the bundle of wood through the forest -RRB- . ` Have you quite forgotten me ? ' In the meantime the courtier , who had run all the way from the palace , reached the ship panting and breathless , and delivered the King 's message . ` Good ! ' remarked the Simpleton . ' I will raise an army for the King , ' and he drew himself up . ` But if , after that , the King refuses to accept me as his son-in-law , I will wage war against him , and carry the Princess off by force . '
During the night the Simpleton and his comrade went , together into a big field , not forgetting XXXXX take the bundle of wood with them , which the man spread out in all directions -- and in a moment a mighty army stood upon the spot , regiment on regiment of foot and horse soldiers ; the bugles sounded and the drums beat , the chargers neighed , and their riders put their lances in rest , and the soldiers presented arms .
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