But , no ! he had guessed rightly , for in no more time than his nose had taken to grow long did it take to return to its proper size . ` This may make my fortune , ' he said joyfully to himself ; and he gathered some of the apples , which he put into one pocket , and a good supply of nuts which he put into the other . Next day he wove a basket out of some rushes , so that if he ever left the island he might be able to carry his treasures about . That night he dreamed that his friend the old man appeared to him and said : ` Because you did not mourn for your lost treasure , but only for your pipes , I will give you a new set to replace them . ' And , behold ! in the morning when he got up a set of pipes was lying in the basket . With what joy did he seize them and begin one of his favourite tunes ; and as he played hope sprang up in his heart , and he looked out to sea , to try to detect the sign of a sail . Yes ! there it was , making straight for the island ; and Tiidu , holding his pipes in his hand , dashed down to the shore . The sailors knew the island to be uninhabited , and were much surprised to see a man standing on the beach , waving his arms in welcome to them . A boat was put off , and two sailors rowed to the shore to discover how he came there , and if he wished to be taken away . Tiidu told them the story of his shipwreck , and the captain promised that he should come on board , and sail with them back to Kungla ; and thankful indeed was Tiidu to accept the offer , and to show his gratitude by playing on his pipes whenever he was asked to do so . They had a quick voyage , and it was not long before Tiidu found himself again in the streets of the capital of Kungla , playing as he went along . The people had heard no music like his since he went away , and they crowded round him , and in their joy gave him whatever money they had in their pockets . His first care was to buy himself some new clothes , which he sadly needed , taking care , however , that they should be made after a foreign fashion . When they were ready , he set out one day with a small basket of his famous apples , and went up to the palace . He did not have to wait long before one of the royal servants passed by and bought all the apples , begging as he did so that the merchant should return and bring some more . This Tiidu promised , and hastened away as if he had a mad bull behind him , so afraid was he that the man should begin to eat an apple at once . It is needless to say that for some days he took no more apples back to the palace , but kept well away on the other side of the town , wearing other clothes , and disguised by a long black beard , so that even his own mother would not have known him .
The morning after his visit to the castle the whole city was XXXXX an uproar about the dreadful misfortune that had happened to the Royal Family , for not only the king but his wife and children , had eaten of the stranger 's apples , and all , so said the rumour , were very ill .
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