Get you gone ! ' And if any presented themselves that were not skilled workmen he would have none of them . At last there knocked at the gate a little old man with a long white beard , and said , ` Will you give me work , so that I may earn my bread ? ' But he was only driven away like the rest . The ship took a long while to build , and cost a great deal of money , and when it was launched a sudden squall rose , and it fell to pieces , and with it all the young man 's hopes of winning the princess . By this time he had not a penny left , so he went back to his two brothers and told his tale . And the second brother said to himself as he listened , ` Certainly he has managed very badly , but I should like to see if I ca n't do better , and win the princess for my own self . ' So he called together all the shipbuilders throughout the country , and gave them orders to build a ship which should float on the land as well as on the sea . But his heart was no softer than his brother 's , and every man that was not a skilled workman was chased away with hard words . Last came the white-bearded man , but he fared no better than the rest . When the ship was finished the launch took place , and everything seemed going smoothly when a gale sprang up , and the vessel was dashed to pieces on the rocks . The young man had spent his whole fortune on it , and now it was all swallowed up , was forced to beg shelter from his youngest brother . When he told his story the youngest said to himself , ' I am not rich enough to support us all three . I had better take my turn , and if I manage to win the princess there will be her fortune as well as my own for us to live on . ' So he called together all the shipbuilders in the kingdom , and gave orders that a new ship should be built . Then all the old people came and asked for work , and he answered cheerfully , ` Oh , yes , there is plenty for everybody ; ' and when the boys begged to be allowed to help he found something that they could do . And when the old man with the long white beard stood before him , praying that he might earn his bread , he replied , ` Oh , father , I could not suffer you to work , but you shall be overseer , and look after the rest . ' Now the old man was a holy hermit , and when he saw how kind-hearted the youth was he determined to do all he could for him to gain the wish of his heart . By-and-bye , when the ship was finished , the hermit said to his young friend , ` Now you can go and claim the king 's daughter , for hte ship will float both by land and sea . ' ` Oh , good father , ' cried the young man , ` you will not forsake me ?
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