Long went he on without getting anything either to eat or to drink . At last he came across an outlandish bird and its young ones . Says Prince Ivan : ` I 'll eat one of these chickens . ' ` Do n't eat it , Prince Ivan ! ' begs the outlandish bird ; ` some time or other I 'll do you a good turn . ' He went on farther and saw a hive of bees in the forest . ` I 'll get a bit of honeycomb , ' says he . ` Do n't disturb my honey , Prince Ivan ! ' exclaims the queen-bee ; ` some time or other I 'll do you a good turn . ' So he did n't disturb it , but went on . Presently there met him a lioness with her cub . ` Anyhow , I 'll eat this lion cub , ' says he ; ` I 'm so hungry I feel quite unwell ! ' ` Please let us alone , Prince Ivan ! ' begs the lioness ; ` some time or other I 'll do you a good turn . ' ` Very well ; have it your own way , ' says he . Hungry and faint he wandered on , walked farther and farther , and at last came to where stood the house of the Baba Yaga . Round the house were set twelve poles in a circle , and on each of eleven of these poles was stuck a human head ; the twelfth alone remained unoccupied . ` Hail , granny ! ' ` Hail , Prince Ivan ! wherefore have you come ?
Is it XXXXX your own accord , or on compulsion ? ' '
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