He had a thousand questions to ask , and a thousand things to tell . But his brown horse stood sadly hanging his head . ` Petru , my dear brother , ' at length said Florea , ` would it not be better if we carried the water for you ? Some one might try to take it from you on the road , while no one would suspect us . ' ` So it would , ' added Costan . ` Florea speaks well . ' But Petru shook his head , and told them what the Goddess of Thunder had said , and about the cloth she had given him . And both brothers understood there was only one way in which they could kill him . At a stone 's throw from where they stood ran a rushing stream , with clear deep pools . ` Do n't you feel thirsty , Costan ? ' asked Florea , winking at him . ` Yes , ' replied Costan , understanding directly what was wanted . ` Come , Petru , let us drink now we have the chance , and then we will set out on our way home . It is a good thing you have us with you , to protect you from harm . ' The horse neighed , and Petru knew what it meant , and did not go with his brothers . No , he went home to his father , and cured his blindness ; and as for his brothers , they never returned again . -LRB- From Rumanische Marchen . -RRB- THE ENCHANTED KNIFE Once upon a time there lived a young man who vowed that he would never marry any girl who had not royal blood in her veins . One day he plucked up all his courage and went to the palace to ask the emperor for his daughter . The emperor was not much pleased at the thought of such a match for his only child , but being very polite , he only said : ` Very well , my son , if you can win the princess you shall have her , and the conditions are these .
In eight days you must manage XXXXX tame and bring to me three horses that have never felt a master .
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