I can easily manage that for you as long as you have enough money . ' ` Oh , as to that , I have plenty , ' answered he . ` Well , you must take it to a goldsmith and get him to make it into a golden lion , with eyes of crystal ; and inside it must have something that will enable it to play tunes . When it is ready bring it to me . ' The young man did as he was bid , and when the lion was made the old woman hid the youth in it , and brought it to the king , who was so delighted with it that he wanted to buy it . But she replied , ` It does not belong to me , and my master will not part from it at any price . ' ` At any rate , leave it with me for a few days , ' said he ; ' I should like to show it to my daughter . ' ` Yes , I can do that , ' answered the old woman ; ` but to-morrow I must have it back again . And she went away . The king watched her till she was quite out of sight , so as to make sure that she was not spying upon him ; then he took the golden lion into his room and lifted some loose boards from the floor . Below the floor there was a staircase , which he went down till he reached a door at the foot . This he unlocked , and found himself in a narrow passage closed by another door , which he also opened . The young man , hidden in the golden lion , kept count of everything , and marked that there were in all seven doors . After they had all been unlocked the king entered a lovely hall , where the princess was amusing herself with eleven friends . All twelve girls wore the same clothes , and were as like each other as two peas . ` What bad luck ! ' thought the youth . ` Even supposing that I managed to find my way here again , I do n't see how I could ever tell which was the princess . ' And he stared hard at the princess as she clapped her hands with joy and ran up to them , crying , ' Oh , do let us keep that delicious beast for to-night ; it will make such a nice plaything . ' The king did not stay long , and when he left he handed over the lion to the maidens , who amused themselves with it for some time , till they got sleepy , and thought it was time to go to bed .
But the princess took the lion XXXXX her own room and laid it on the floor .
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