To this also the prince said ` Yes . ' When he left the castle he met the fox , who went along with him to the next kingdom , and when they came near the castle there , gave him three grains of gold -- one to throw into the guard-room , another into the princess 's chamber , and the third into her bed . At the same time he strictly warned him not to kiss the princess . The prince went into the castle , and did with the grains of gold as the fox had told him , so that sleep fell upon everyone there ; but when he had taken the princess into his arms he forgot the fox 's warning , at the sight of her beauty , and kissed her . Then both she and all the others in the castle woke ; the prince was taken prisoner , and put into a strong dungeon . Here the fox again came to him and reproached him with his disobedience , but promised to help him out of this trouble also if he would answer ` yes ' to everything they asked him at his trial . The prince willingly agreed to this , and admitted to the judge that he had meant to steal the princess , and that he was a master-thief . When the king learned this he said he would forgive his offence if he would go to the next kingdom and steal the horse with the four golden shoes . To this also the prince said ` Yes . ' When he had gone a little way from the castle he met the fox , and they continued on their journey together . When they reached the end of it the prince for the third time received three grains of gold from the fox , with directions to throw one into the guard-chamber , another into the stable , and the third into the horse 's stall . But the fox told him that above the horse 's stall hung a beautiful golden saddle , which he must not touch , if he did not want to bring himself into new troubles worse than those he had escaped from , for then the fox could help him no longer . The prince promised to be firm this time . He threw the grains of gold in the proper places , and untied the horse , but with that he caught sight of the golden saddle , and thought that none but it could suit so beautiful a horse , especially as it had golden shoes . But just as he stretched out his hand to take it he received from some invisible being so hard a blow on the arm that it was made quite numb . This recalled to him his promise and his danger , so he led out the horse without looking at the golden saddle again . The fox was waiting for him outside the castle , and the prince confessed to him that he had very nearly given way to temptation this time as well . ' I know that , ' said the fox , ` for it was I who struck you over the arm . ' As they now went on together the prince said that he could not forget the beautiful princess , and asked the fox whether he did not think that she ought to ride home to his father 's palace on this horse with the golden shoes . The fox agreed that this would be excellent ; if the prince would now go and carry her off he would give him three grains of gold for that purpose .
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