When the youth came to the first princess , she called to him and begged him to come to her very prettily , but he walked on as if he did not even see her , and he passed by the second in the same way , but he went up to the third . ` If thou wilt do what I tell thee , thou shalt choose among us three , ' said the Princess . So the lad said that he was most willing , and she told him that three Trolls had planted them all three there in the earth , but that formerly they had dwelt in the castle which he could see at some distance in the wood . ` Now , ' she said , ` thou shalt go into the castle , and let the Trolls beat thee one night for each of us , and if thou canst but endure that , thou wilt set us free . ' ` Yes , ' answered the lad , ' I will certainly try to do so . ' ` When thou goest in , ' continued the Princess , ` two lions will stand by the doorway , but if thou only goest straight between them they will do thee no harm ; go straight forward into a small dark chamber ; there thou shalt lie down . Then the Troll will come and beat thee , but thou shalt take the flask which is hanging on the wall , and anoint thyself wheresoever he has wounded thee , after which thou shalt be as well as before . Then lay hold of the sword which is hanging by the side of the flask , and smite the Troll dead . ' So he did what the Princess had told him . He walked straight in between the lions just as if he did not see them , and then into the small chamber , and lay down on the bed . The first night a Troll came with three heads and three rods , and beat the lad most unmercifully ; but he held out until the Troll was done with him , and then he took the flask and rubbed himself . Having done this , he grasped the sword and smote the Troll dead . In the morning when he went to the sea-shore the Princesses were out of the earth as far as their waists . The next night everything happened in the same way , but the Troll who came then had six heads and six rods , and he beat him much more severely than the first had done but when the lad went out of doors next morning , the Princesses were out of the earth as far as their knees . On the third night a Troll came who had nine heads and nine rods , and he struck the lad and flogged him so long , that at last he swooned away ; so the Troll took him up and flung him against the wall , and this made the flask of ointment fall down , and it splashed all over him , and he became as strong as ever again . Then , without loss of time , he grasped the sword and struck the Troll dead , and in the morning when he went out of the castle the Princesses were standing there entirely out of the earth . So he took the youngest for his Queen , and lived with her very happily for a long time . At last , however , he took a fancy to go home for a short time to see his parents . His Queen did not like this , but when his longing grew so great that he told her he must and would go , she said to him : ` One thing shalt thou promise me , and that is , to do what thy father bids thee , but not what thy mother bids thee , ' and this he promised . So she gave him a ring , which enabled him who wore it to obtain two wishes .
He wished himself at home , and instantly found himself there ; but his parents were so amazed XXXXX the splendour of his apparel that their wonder never ceased .
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