The old woman was greatly pleased , and began to fondle the Prince with the utmost delight . He stayed there with them , and was very willing and obedient to them in everything , while they grew kinder to him every day . One day the Giant took him round and showed him all his rooms except the parlour ; this made the Prince curious to have a look into it , thinking there must be some very rare treasure there . So one day , when the Giant had gone into the forest , he tried to get into the parlour , and managed to get the door open half-way . Then he saw that some living creature moved inside and ran along the floor towards him and said something , which made him so frightened that he sprang back from the door and shut it again . As soon as the fright began to pass off he tried it again , for he thought it would be interesting to hear what it said ; but things went just as before with him . He then got angry with himself , and , summoning up all his courage , tried it a third time , and opened the door of the room and stood firm . Then he saw that it was a big Dog , which spoke to him and said : ` Choose me , Prince Ring . ' The Prince went away rather afraid , thinking with himself that it was no great treasure after all ; but all the same what it had said to him stuck in his mind . It is not said how long the Prince stayed with the Giant , but one day the latter came to him and said he would now take him over to the mainland out of the island , for he himself had no long time to live . He also thanked him for his good service , and told him to choose some-one of his possessions , for he would get whatever he wanted . Ring thanked him heartily , and said there was no need to pay him for his services , they were so little worth ; but if he did wish to give him anything he would choose what was in the parlour . The Giant was taken by surprise , and said : ` There , you chose my old woman 's right hand ; but I must not break my word . ' Upon this he went to get the Dog , which came running with signs of great delight ; but the Prince was so much afraid of it that it was all he could do to keep from showing his alarm . After this the Giant accompanied him down to the sea , where he saw a stone boat which was just big enough to hold the two of them and the Dog . On reaching the mainland the Giant took a friendly farewell of Ring , and told him he might take possession of all that was in the island after he and his wife died , which would happen within two weeks from that time . The Prince thanked him for this and for all his other kindnesses , and the Giant returned home , while Ring went up some distance from the sea ; but he did not know what land he had come to , and was afraid to speak to the Dog . After he had walked on in silence for a time the Dog spoke to him and said : ` You do n't seem to have much curiosity , seeing you never ask my name . ' The Prince then forced himself to ask , ` What is your name ? ' ` You had best call me Snati-Snati , ' said the Dog .
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