It occurred to him directly that the harness belonged to the horse , and without ever thinking of harm -LRB- for indeed he who steals a horse can hardly be blamed for taking his saddle -RRB- , he hastily placed it on the animal 's back . Suddenly the people in the castle became broad awake , and rushed to the stable . They flung themselves on the Prince , seized him , and dragged him before their lord ; but , luckily for the Prince , who could only find very lame excuses for his conduct , the lord of the castle took a fancy to his face , and let him depart without further questions . Very sad , and very much ashamed of himself poor Saphir crept back to the fountain , where the Frog was awaiting him with a good scolding . ` Whom do you take me for ? ' she exclaimed angrily . ` Do you really believe that it was just for the pleasure of talking that I gave you the advice you have neglected so abominably ? ' But the Prince was so deeply grieved , and apologised so very humbly , that after some time the heart of the good little Frog was softened , and she gave him another tiny little grain , but instead of being sand it was now a grain of gold . She directed him to do just as he had done before , with only this difference , that instead of going to the stable which had been the ruin of his hopes , he was to enter right into the castle itself , and to glide as fast as he could down the passages till he came to a room filled with perfume , where he would find a beautiful maiden asleep on a bed . He was to wake the maiden instantly and carry her off , and to be sure not to pay any heed to whatever resistance she might make . The Prince obeyed the Frog 's orders one by one , and all went well for this second time also . The gate opened , the inhabitants fell sound asleep , and he walked down the passage till he found the girl on her bed , exactly as he had been told he would . He woke her , and begged her firmly , but politely , to follow him quickly . After a little persuasion the maiden consented , but only on condition that she was allowed first to put on her dress . This sounded so reasonable and natural that it did not enter the Prince 's head to refuse her request . But the maiden 's hand had hardly touched the dress when the palace suddenly awoke from its sleep , and the Prince was seized and bound . He was so vexed with his own folly , and so taken aback at the disaster , that he did not attempt to explain his conduct , and things would have gone badly with him if his friends the fairies had not softened the hearts of his captors , so that they once more allowed him to leave quietly . However , what troubled him most was the idea of having to meet the Frog who had been his benefactress . How was he ever to appear before her with this tale ? Still , after a long struggle with himself , he made up his mind that there was nothing else to be done , and that he deserved whatever she might say to him .
And she said a great deal , XXXXX she had worked herself into a terrible passion ; but the Prince humbly implored her pardon , and ventured to point out that it would have been very hard to refuse the young lady 's reasonable request .
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