As the Prince was dancing with her he managed to whisper in her ear , ' I have come to set you free ! ' Then the beautiful girl said to him , ` If you succeed in bringing the mare back safely the third day , ask the Mother Dragon to give you a foal of the mare as a reward . ' The ball came to an end at midnight , and early next morning the Prince again led the Mother Dragon 's mare out into the meadow . But again she vanished before his eyes . Then he took out his little bell and rang it twice . In a moment the King of the Foxes stood before him and said : ' I know already what you want , and will summon all the foxes of the world together to find the mare who has hidden herself in a hill . ' With these words the King of the Foxes disappeared , and in the evening many thousand foxes brought the mare to the Prince . Then he rode home to the Mother-Dragon , from whom he received this time a cloak made of silver , and again she led him to the ball-room . The Flower Queen 's daughter was delighted to see him safe and sound , and when they were dancing together she whispered in his ear : ` If you succeed again to-morrow , wait for me with the foal in the meadow . After the ball we will fly away together . ' On the third day the Prince led the mare to the meadow again ; but once more she vanished before his eyes . Then the Prince took out his little bell and rang it three times . In a moment the King of the Fishes appeared , and said to him : ' I know quite well what you want me to do , and I will summon all the fishes of the sea together , and tell them to bring you back the mare , who is hiding herself in a river . ' Towards evening the mare was returned to him , and when he led her home to the Mother Dragon she said to him : ` You are a brave youth , and I will make you my body-servant . But what shall I give you as a reward to begin with ? ' The Prince begged for a foal of the mare , which the Mother Dragon at once gave him , and over and above , a cloak made of gold , for she had fallen in love with him because he had praised her beauty . So in the evening he appeared at the ball in his golden cloak ; but before the entertainment was over he slipped away , and went straight to the stables , where he mounted his foal and rode out into the meadow to wait for the Flower Queen 's daughter . Towards midnight the beautiful girl appeared , and placing her in front of him on his horse , the Prince and she flew like the wind till they reached the Flower Queen 's dwelling . But the dragons had noticed their flight , and woke their brother out of his year 's sleep . He flew into a terrible rage when he heard what had happened , and determined to lay siege to the Flower Queen 's palace ; but the Queen caused a forest of flowers as high as the sky to grow up round her dwelling , through which no one could force a way .
When the Flower Queen heard that her daughter wanted XXXXX marry the Prince , she said to him : ' I will give my consent to your marriage gladly , but my daughter can only stay with you in summer .
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