He got into bed , but it was long before he fell asleep , and even then his dreams gave him no rest . He seemed to be surrounded by dangers , and it was only the power of the maiden who helped him through it all . When he woke his first thoughts were for the girl , whom he found hard at work . He drew water from the well and carried it to the house for her , kindled the fire under the iron pot , and , in fact , did everything that came into his head that could be of any use to her . In the afternoon he went out , in order to learn something of his new home , and wondered greatly not to come across the old grandmother . In his rambles he came to the farmyard , where a beautiful white horse had a stall to itself ; in another was a black cow with two white-faced calves , while the clucking of geese , ducks , and hens reached him from a distance . Breakfast , dinner , and supper were as savoury as before , and the prince would have been quite content with his quarters had it not been for the difficulty of keeping silence in the presence of the maiden . On the evening of the second day he went , as he had been told , to receive his orders for the following morning . ' I am going to set you something very easy to do to-morrow , ' said the old man when his servant entered . ` Take this scythe and cut as much grass as the white horse will want for its day 's feed , and clean out its stall . If I come back and find the manger empty it will go ill with you . So beware ! ' The prince left the room , rejoicing in his heart , and saying to himself , ` Well , I shall soon get through that ! If I have never yet handled either the plough or the scythe , at least I have often watched the country people work them , and know how easy it is . ' He was just going to open his door , when the maiden glided softly past and whispered in his ear : ` What task has he set you ? ' ` For to-morrow , ' answered the prince , ` it is really nothing at all ! Just to cut hay for the horse , and to clean out his stall ! ' ` Oh , luckless being ! ' sighed the girl ; ` how will you ever get through with it . The white horse , who is our master 's grandmother , is always hungry : it takes twenty men always mowing to keep it in food for one day , and another twenty to clean out its stall .
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