At this Sir Red was again possessed with anger and envy , and again he went about and planned how to get the brothers into trouble . One day he went again to the king and said , ` These eleven brothers have now procured the dove and the boar , but they can do much more than that ; I know they have said that if they liked they could get for the king a lamp that can shine over seven kingdoms . ' ` If they have said that , ' said the king , ` they shall also be made to bring it to me . That would be a glorious lamp for me . ' Again the king sent a message to the brothers to come up to the palace . They went accordingly , although very unwillingly , for they suspected that Sir Red had fallen on some new plan to bring them into trouble . As soon as they came before the king he said to them , ` You brothers have said that you could , if you liked , get for me a lamp that can shine over seven kingdoms . That lamp must be mine within three days , or it will cost you your lives . ' The brothers assured him that they had never said so , and they were sure that no such lamp existed , but their words were of no avail . ` The lamp ! ' said the king , ` or it will cost you your heads . ' The brothers were now in greater despair than ever . They did not know what to do , for such a lamp no one had ever heard of . But just as things looked their worst along came Esben . ` Something wrong again ? ' said he . ` What 's the matter with you now ? ' ` Oh , it 's no use telling you , ' said they . ` You ca n't help us , at any rate . ' ` Oh , you might at least tell me , ' said Esben ; ' I have helped you before . '
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