One day the Crab said to the fisherman 's wife , ` Go to the King and tell him I wish to marry his younger daughter . ' The old woman went accordingly , and laid the matter before the King , who laughed a little at the notion of his daughter marrying a crab , but did not decline the proposal altogether , because he was a prudent monarch , and knew that the Crab was likely to be a prince in disguise . He said , therefore , to the fisherman 's wife , ` Go , old woman , and tell the Crab I will give him my daughter if by to-morrow morning he can build a wall in front of my castle much higher than my tower , upon which all the flowers of the world must grow and bloom . ' The fisherman 's wife went home and gave this message . Then the Crab gave her a golden rod , and said , ` Go and strike with this rod three times upon the ground on the place which the King showed you , and to-morrow morning the wall will be there . ' The old woman did so and went away again . The next morning , when the King awoke , what do you think he saw ? The wall stood there before his eyes , exactly as he had bespoken it ! Then the old woman went back to the King and said to him , ` Your Majesty 's orders have been fulfilled . ' ` That is all very well , ' said the King , ` but I can not give away my daughter until there stands in front of my palace a garden in which there are three fountains , of which the first must play gold , the second diamonds , and the third brilliants . ' So the old woman had to strike again three times upon the ground with the rod , and the next morning the garden was there . The King now gave his consent , and the wedding was fixed for the very next day . Then the Crab said to the old fisherman , ` Now take this rod ; go and knock with it on a certain mountain ; then a black man -LRB- 6 -RRB- will come out and ask you what you wish for . Answer him thus : '' Your master , the King , has sent me to tell you that you must send him his golden garment that is like the sun . '' Make him give you , besides , the queenly robes of gold and precious stones which are like the flowery meadows , and bring them both to me . And bring me also the golden cushion . ' -LRB- 6 -RRB- Ein Mohr . The old man went and did his errand . When he had brought the precious robes , the Crab put on the golden garment and then crept upon the golden cushion , and in this way the fisherman carried him to the castle , where the Crab presented the other garment to his bride . Now the ceremony took place , and when the married pair were alone together the Crab made himself known to his young wife , and told her how he was the son of the greatest king in the world , and how he was enchanted , so that he became a crab by day and was a man only at night ; and he could also change himself into an eagle as often as he wished .
No sooner had he said this than he shook himself , and immediately became a handsome youth , but the next morning he was forced XXXXX creep back again into his crab-shell .
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