Ride slowly till you get to the fairy 's kingdom , then dismount and go on foot . When you return , see that all your three horses remain on the road , while you walk . But above all beware never to look the Fairy of the Dawn in the face , for she has eyes that will bewitch you , and glances that will befool you . She is hideous , more hideous than anything you can imagine , with owl 's eyes , foxy face , and cat 's claws . Do you hear ? do you hear ? Be sure you never look at her . ' Petru thanked her , and managed to get off at last . Far , far away , where the heavens touch the earth , where the stars kiss the flowers , a soft red light was seen , such as the sky sometimes has in spring , only lovelier , more wonderful . That light was behind the palace of the Fairy of the Dawn , and it took Petru two days and nights through flowery meadows to reach it . And besides , it was neither hot nor cold , bright nor dark , but something of them all , and Petru did not find the way a step too long . After some time Petru saw something white rise up out of the red of the sky , and when he drew nearer he saw it was a castle , and so splendid that his eyes were dazzled when they looked at it . He did not know there was such a beautiful castle in the world . But no time was to be lost , so he shook himself , jumped down from his horse , and , leaving him on the dewy grass , began to play on his flute as he walked along . He had hardly gone many steps when he stumbled over a huge giant , who had been lulled to sleep by the music . This was one of the guards of the castle ! As he lay there on his back , he seemed so big that in spite of Petru 's haste he stopped to measure him . The further went Petru , the more strange and terrible were the sights he saw -- lions , tigers , dragons with seven heads , all stretched out in the sun fast asleep . It is needless to say what the dragons were like , for nowadays everyone knows , and dragons are not things to joke about . Petru ran through them like the wind .
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