So the giant lay down to sleep again , and slept for a long , long time . Then he began to move about a little again . `` Will it soon be ready now ? '' said he , but he did not look up this time any more than he had done the first time , for he was still half asleep . `` Half done ! '' said the second drop of blood , and the giant believed it was the Master-maid again , and turned himself on the bench , and lay down to sleep once more . When he had slept again for many hours , he began to move and stretch himself . `` Is it not done yet ? '' said he . `` It is quite ready , '' said the third drop of blood . Then the giant began to sit up and rub his eyes , but he could not see who it was who had spoken to him , so he asked for the Master-maid , and called her . But there was no one to give him an answer . `` Ah ! well , she has just stolen out for a little , '' thought the giant , and he took a spoon , and went off to the cauldron to have a taste ; but there was nothing in it but shoe-soles , and rags , and such trumpery as that , and all was boiled up together , so that he could not tell whether it was porridge or milk pottage . When he saw this , he understood what had happened , and fell into such a rage that he hardly knew what he was doing . Away he went after the Prince and the Master-maid so fast that the wind whistled behind him , and it was not long before he came to the water , but he could not get over it . `` Well , well , I will soon find a cure for that ; I have only to call my river-sucker , '' said the giant , and he did call him . So his river-sucker came and lay down , and drank one , two , three draughts , and with that the water in the sea fell so low that the giant saw the Master-maid and the Prince out on the sea in their ship . `` Now you must throw out the lump of salt , '' said the Master-maid , and the Prince did so , and it grew up into such a great high mountain right across the sea that the giant could not come over it , and the river-sucker could not drink any more water . `` Well , well , I will soon find a cure for that , '' said the giant , so he called to his hill-borer to come and bore through the mountain so that the river-sucker might be able to drink up the water again .
But just XXXXX the hole was made , and the river-sucker was beginning to drink , the Master-maid told the Prince to throw one or two drops out of the flask , and when he did this the sea instantly became full of water again , and before the river-sucker could take one drink they reached the land and were in safety .
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