Von Wliolocki . A young Prince was riding one day through a meadow that stretched for miles in front of him , when he came to a deep open ditch . He was turning aside to avoid it , when he heard the sound of someone crying in the ditch . He dismounted from his horse , and stepped along in the direction the sound came from . To his astonishment he found an old woman , who begged him to help her out of the ditch . The Prince bent down and lifted her out of her living grave , asking her at the same time how she had managed to get there . ` My son , ' answered the old woman , ' I am a very poor woman , and soon after midnight I set out for the neighbouring town in order to sell my eggs in the market on the following morning ; but I lost my way in the dark , and fell into this deep ditch , where I might have remained for ever but for your kindness . ' Then the Prince said to her , ` You can hardly walk ; I will put you on my horse and lead you home . Where do you live ? ' ` Over there , at the edge of the forest in the little hut you see in the distance , ' replied the old woman . The Prince lifted her on to his horse , and soon they reached the hut , where the old woman got down , and turning to the Prince said , ` Just wait a moment , and I will give you something . ' And she disappeared into her hut , but returned very soon and said , ` You are a mighty Prince , but at the same time you have a kind heart , which deserves to be rewarded . Would you like to have the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife ? ' ` Most certainly I would , ' replied the Prince . So the old woman continued , ` The most beautiful woman in the whole world is the daughter of the Queen of the Flowers , who has been captured by a dragon . If you wish to marry her , you must first set her free , and this I will help you to do . I will give you this little bell : if you ring it once , the King of the Eagles will appear ; if you ring it twice , the King of the Foxes will come to you ; and if you ring it three times , you will see the King of the Fishes by your side . These will help you if you are in any difficulty . Now farewell , and heaven prosper your undertaking . ' She handed him the little bell , and there disappeared hut and all , as though the earth had swallowed her up .
Then it dawned XXXXX the Prince that he had been speaking to a good fairy , and putting the little bell carefully in his pocket , he rode home and told his father that he meant to set the daughter of the Flower Queen free , and intended setting out on the following day into the wide world in search of the maid .
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