Now the Soldier knew what a capital tinder-box this was . If he rubbed once , the dog that sat on the chest of copper appeared ; if he rubbed twice , there came the dog that watched over the silver chest ; and if he rubbed three times , the one that guarded the gold appeared . Now , the Soldier went down again to his beautiful rooms , and appeared once more in splendid clothes . All his friends immediately recognised him again , and paid him great court . One day he thought to himself : ` It is very strange that no one can get to see the Princess . They all say she is very pretty , but what 's the use of that if she has to sit for ever in the great copper castle with all the towers ? Can I not manage to see her somehow ? Where is my tinder-box ? ' and so he struck a spark , and , presto ! there came the dog with eyes as large as saucers . ` It is the middle of the night , I know , ' said the Soldier ; ` but I should very much like to see the Princess for a moment . ' The dog was already outside the door , and before the Soldier could look round , in he came with the Princess . She was lying asleep on the dog 's back , and was so beautiful that anyone could see she was a real Princess . The Soldier really could not refrain from kissing her -- he was such a thorough Soldier . Then the dog ran back with the Princess . But when it was morning , and the King and Queen were drinking tea , the Princess said that the night before she had had such a strange dream about a dog and a Soldier : she had ridden on the dog 's back , and the Soldier had kissed her . ` That is certainly a fine story , ' said the Queen . But the next night one of the ladies-in-waiting was to watch at the Princess 's bed , to see if it was only a dream , or if it had actually happened . The Soldier had an overpowering longing to see the Princess again , and so the dog came in the middle of the night and fetched her , running as fast as he could . But the lady-in-waiting slipped on india-rubber shoes and followed them .
When she saw them disappear into a large house , she thought to herself : ` Now I know where it is ; ` and made a great cross on the door XXXXX a piece of chalk .
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