In a short time he reached the stream , filled his pitcher with water , and turned round again . But , half way home , a great drowsiness came over him ; he put down his pitcher , lay down , and fell asleep . He had , however , put a horse 's skull which was lying on the ground , for his pillow , so that he should not be too comfortable and might soon wake up . In the meantime the King 's daughter , who could also run well , as well as an ordinary man could , reached the stream , and hastened back with her pitcher full of water . When she saw the runner lying there asleep , she was delighted , and said , ` My enemy is given into my hands ! ' She emptied his pitcher and ran on . Everything now would have been lost , if by good luck the hunter had not been standing on the castle tower and had seen everything with his sharp eyes . ` Ah , ' said he , ` the King 's daughter shall not overreach us ; ' and , loading his gun , he shot so cleverly , that he shot away the horse 's skull from under the runner 's head , without its hurting him . Then the runner awoke , jumped up , and saw that his pitcher was empty and the King 's daughter far ahead . But he did not lose courage , and ran back to the stream with his pitcher , filled it once more with water , and was home ten minutes before the King 's daughter arrived . ` Look , ' said he , ' I have only just exercised my legs ; that was nothing of a run . ' But the King was angry , and his daughter even more so , that she should be carried away by a common , discharged soldier . They consulted together how they could destroy both him and his companions . ` Then , ' said the King to her , ' I have found a way . Do n't be frightened ; they shall not come home again . ' He said to them , ` You must now make merry together , and eat and drink , ' and he led them into a room which had a floor of iron ; the doors were also of iron , and the windows were barred with iron . In the room was a table spread with delicious food . The King said to them , ` Go in and enjoy yourselves , ' and as soon as they were inside he had the doors shut and bolted . Then he made the cook come , and ordered him to keep up a large fire under the room until the iron was red-hot . The cook did so , and the Six sitting round the table felt it grow very warm , and they thought this was because of their good fare ; but when the heat became still greater and they wanted to go out , but found the doors and windows fastened , then they knew that the King meant them harm and was trying to suffocate them .
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