` It will scarcely be enough for me , I 'm so hungry . ' So when the courtier arrived with the royal message he was told to take back word to the King that his orders should be obeyed . Then twelve roasted oxen and twelve tons of bread were brought alongside of the ship , and at one sitting the glutton had devoured it all . ' I call that a small meal , ' he said . ' I wish they 'd brought me some more . ' Next , the King ordered that forty casks of wine , containing forty gallons each , were to be drunk up on the spot by the Simpleton and his party . When these words were overheard by the sharp-eared comrade and repeated to the Simpleton , he was in despair . ` Alas , alas ! ' he exclaimed ; ` what is to be done ? It would take us a year , possibly our whole lives , to drink so much . ' ` Never fear , ' said his thirsty comrade . ` I 'll drink it all up at a gulp , see if I do n't . ' And sure enough , when the forty casks of wine containing forty gallons each were brought alongside of the ship , they disappeared down the thirsty comrade 's throat in no time ; and when they were empty he remarked : ` Why , I 'm still thirsty . I should have been glad of two more casks . ' Then the King took counsel with himself and sent an order to the Simpleton that he was to have a bath , in a bath-room at the royal palace , and after that the betrothal should take place . Now the bath-room was built of iron , and the King gave orders that it was to be heated to such a pitch that it would suffocate the Simpleton . And so when the poor silly youth entered the room , he discovered that the iron walls were red hot . But , fortunately , his comrade with the straw on his back had entered behind him , and when the door was shut upon them he scattered the straw about , and suddenly the red-hot walls cooled down , and it became so very cold that the Simpleton could scarcely bear to take a bath , and all the water in the room froze . So the Simpleton climbed up upon the stove , and , wrapping himself up in the bath blankets , lay there the whole night . And in the morning when they opened the door there he lay sound and safe , singing cheerfully to himself .
Now when this strange tale was told to the King he became quite sad , not knowing what he should do to get rid XXXXX so undesirable a son-in-law , when suddenly a brilliant idea occurred to him .
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