But in vain he examined all the hedges and all the thickets ; in vain he questioned everyone he met along the road . The more he sought the less he found . At last he came to one of the largest forests in all the world , composed entirely of cedars . But in spite of the deep shadows cast by the wide-spreading branches of the trees , the grass underneath was soft and green , and covered with the rarest flowers . It seemed to Saphir that this was exactly the place where the birds would choose to live , and he determined not to quit the wood until he had examined it from end to end . And he did more . He ordered some nets to be prepared and painted of the same colours as the bird 's plumage , thinking that we are all easily caught by what is like ourselves . In this he had to help him not only the fowlers by profession , but also his attendants , who excelled in this art . For a man is not a courtier unless he can do everything . After searching as usual for nearly a whole day Prince Saphir began to feel overcome with thirst . He was too tired to go any farther , when happily he discovered a little way off a bubbling fountain of the clearest water . Being an experienced traveller , he drew from his pocket a little cup -LRB- without which no one should ever take a journey -RRB- , and was just about to dip it in the water , when a lovely little green frog , much prettier than frogs generally are , jumped into the cup . Far from admiring its beauty , Saphir shook it impatiently off ; but it was no good , for quick as lightning the frog jumped back again . Saphir , who was raging with thirst , was just about to shake it off anew , when the little creature fixed upon him the most beautiful eyes in the world , and said , ' I am a friend of the bird you are seeking , and when you have quenched your thirst listen to me . ' So the Prince drank his fill , and then , by the command of the Little Green Frog , he lay down on the grass to rest himself . ` Now , ' she began , ` be sure you do exactly in every respect what I tell you . First you must call together your attendants , and order them to remain in a little hamlet close by until you want them . Then go , quite alone , down a road that you will find on your right hand , looking southwards . This road is planted all the way with cedars of Lebanon ; and after going down it a long way you will come at last to a magnificent castle . And now , ' she went on , ` attend carefully to what I am going to say .
Take this tiny grain of sand , and put it into the ground as close XXXXX you can to the gate of the castle .
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