At length this longing grew so strong on him that he could bear it no more ; and , calling the fairies together , he said to them : ` Dear wife and sisters , I must leave you for a time , and go out and see the world . But I shall think of you often , and one day I shall come back to you . ' The fairies wept and begged him to stay , but he would not listen , and at last the eldest , who was his wife , said to him : ` If you really will abandon us , take this lock of my hair with you ; you will find it useful in time of need . ' So she cut off a long curl , and handed it to him . The prince mounted his horse , and rode on all day without stopping once . Towards evening he found himself in a desert , and , look where he would , there was no such thing as a house or a man to be seen . ` What am I to do now ? ' he thought . ` If I go to sleep here wild beasts will come and eat me ! Yet both I and my horse are worn out , and can go no further . ' Then suddenly he remembered the fairy 's gift , and taking out the curl he said to it : ' I want a castle here , and servants , and dinner , and everything to make me comfortable tonight ; and besides that , I must have a stable and fodder for my horse . ' And in a moment the castle was before him just as he had wished . In this way he travelled through many countries , till at last he came to a land that was ruled over by a great king . Leaving his horse outside the walls , he clad himself in the dress of a poor man , and went up to the palace . The queen , who was looking out of the window , saw him approaching , and filled with pity sent a servant to ask who he was and what he wanted . ' I am a stranger here , ' answered the young king , ` and very poor . I have come to beg for some work . ' ` We have everybody we want , ' said the queen , when the servant told her the young man 's reply . ` We have a gate-keeper , and a hall porter , and servants of all sorts in the palace ; the only person we have not got is a goose-boy . Tell him that he can be our goose-boy if he likes . '
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