The King at last allowed himself , though rather unwillingly , to be won over by Red 's persistency , and one day asked Ring to go and kill the oxen that were in the wood for him , and bring their horns and hides to him in the evening . Not knowing how dangerous the oxen were , Ring was quite ready , and went off at once , to the great delight of Red , who was now sure of his death . As soon as Ring came in sight of the oxen they came bellowing to meet him ; one of them was tremendously big , the other rather less . Ring grew terribly afraid . ` How do you like them ? ' asked Snati . ` Not well at all , ' said the Prince . ` We can do nothing else , ' said Snati , ` than attack them , if it is to go well ; you will go against the little one , and I shall take the other . ' With this Snati leapt at the big one , and was not long in bringing him down . Meanwhile the Prince went against the other with fear and trembling , and by the time Snati came to help him the ox had nearly got him under , but Snati was not slow in helping his master to kill it . Each of them then began to flay their own ox , but Ring was only half through by the time Snati had finished his . In the evening , after they had finished this task , the Prince thought himself unfit to carry all the horns and both the hides , so Snati told him to lay them all on his back until they got to the Palace gate . The Prince agreed , and laid everything on the Dog except the skin of the smaller ox , which he staggered along with himself . At the Palace gate he left everything lying , went before the King , and asked him to come that length with him , and there handed over to him the hides and horns of the oxen . The King was greatly surprised at his valour , and said he knew no one like him , and thanked him heartily for what he had done . After this the King set Ring next to himself , and all esteemed him highly , and held him to be a great hero ; nor could Red any longer say anything against him , though he grew still more determined to destroy him . One day a good idea came into his head . He came to the King and said he had something to say to him . ` What is that ? ' said the King .
Red said XXXXX he had just remembered the gold cloak , gold chess-board , and bright gold piece that the King had lost about a year before .
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