Directly the chariot drew within sight of the castle the beautiful bird took flight , and , making straight for the dying King , at once cured him of his sickness . Then she resumed her natural shape , and he found that the bird was no other than the Queen Constance , whom he had long believed to be dead . Peridor was rejoiced to embrace his wife and his son once more , and with the help of the fairies began to make preparations for the marriage of Saphir and Serpentine , who turned out to be the daughter of Aglantine and Diamantino , and as much a princess as he was a prince . The people of the kingdom were delighted , and everybody lived happy and contented to the end of their lives . THE SEVEN-HEADED SERPENT -LRB- 9 -RRB- -LRB- 9 -RRB- ` Die Siebenkopfige Schlange , ' from Schmidt 's Griechische Mahrchen . Once upon a time there was a king who determined to take a long voyage . He assembled his fleet and all the seamen , and set out . They went straight on night and day , until they came to an island which was covered with large trees , and under every tree lay a lion . As soon as the King had landed his men , the lions all rose up together and tried to devour them . After a long battle they managed to overcome the wild beasts , but the greater number of the men were killed . Those who remained alive now went on through the forest and found on the other side of it a beautiful garden , in which all the plants of the world flourished together . There were also in the garden three springs : the first flowed with silver , the second with gold , and the third with pearls . The men unbuckled their knapsacks and filled them with those precious things . In the middle of the garden they found a large lake , and when they reached the edge of it the Lake began to speak , and said to them , ` What men are you , and what brings you here ? Are you come to visit our king ? ' But they were too much frightened to answer . Then the Lake said , ` You do well to be afraid , for it is at your peril that you are come hither . Our king , who has seven heads , is now asleep , but in a few minutes he will wake up and come to me to take his bath ! Woe to anyone who meets him in the garden , for it is impossible to escape from him . This is what you must do if you wish to save your lives .
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