And one after the other they all came , but no one had the golden apple , and after a long , long time Cinderlad 's two brothers came likewise . They were the last of all , so the King inquired of them if there was no one else in the kingdom left to come . `` Oh ! yes , we have a brother , '' said the two , `` but he never got the golden apple ! He never left the cinder-heap on any of the three days . '' `` Never mind that , '' said the King ; `` as everyone else has come to the palace , let him come too . '' So Cinderlad was forced to go to the King 's palace . `` Hast thou the golden apple ? '' asked the King . `` Yes , here is the first , and here is the second , and here is the third , too , '' said Cinderlad , and he took all three apples out of his pocket , and with that drew off his sooty rags , and appeared there before them in his bright golden armor , which gleamed as he stood . `` Thou shalt have my daughter , and the half of my kingdom , and thou hast well earned both ! '' said the King . So there was a wedding , and Cinderlad got the King 's daughter , and everyone made merry at the wedding , for all of them could make merry , though they could not ride up the glass hill , and if they have not left off their merry-making they must be at it still . -LRB- 1 -RRB- -LRB- 1 -RRB- Asbjornsen and Moe . THE STORY OF PRINCE AHMED AND THE FAIRY PARIBANOU There was a sultan , who had three sons and a niece . The eldest of the Princes was called Houssain , the second Ali , the youngest Ahmed , and the Princess , his niece , Nouronnihar . The Princess Nouronnihar was the daughter of the younger brother of the Sultan , who died , and left the Princess very young . The Sultan took upon himself the care of his daughter 's education , and brought her up in his palace with the three Princes , proposing to marry her when she arrived at a proper age , and to contract an alliance with some neighboring prince by that means . But when he perceived that the three Princes , his sons , loved her passionately , he thought more seriously on that affair . He was very much concerned ; the difficulty he foresaw was to make them agree , and that the two youngest should consent to yield her up to their elder brother .
As he found them positively obstinate , he sent XXXXX them all together , and said to them : `` Children , since for your good and quiet I have not been able to persuade you no longer to aspire to the Princess , your cousin , I think it would not be amiss if every one traveled separately into different countries , so that you might not meet each other .
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