Go in and hide yourself close to a tank , where three doves will come to bathe . As the last one flies past you , catch hold of its robe of feathers , and refuse to give it back till the dove has promised you three things . ' The young man did as he was told , and everything happened as the woman had said . He took the robe of feathers from the dove , who gave him in exchange for it a ring , a collar , and one of its own plumes , saying : ` When you are in any trouble , cry `` Come to my aid , O dove ! '' I am the daughter of the king you are going to serve , who hates your father and made you gamble in order to cause your ruin . ' Thus the prince went on his way , and in course of time he arrived at the king 's palace . As soon as his master knew he was there , the young man was sent for into his presence , and three bags were handed to him with these words : ` Take this wheat , this millet , and this barley , and sow them at once , so that I may have loaves of them all to-morrow . ' The prince stood speechless at this command , but the king did not condescend to give any further explanation , and when he was dismissed the young man flew to the room which had been set aside for him , and pulling out his feather , he cried : ` Dove , dove ! be quick and come . ' ` What is it ? ' said the dove , flying in through the open window , and the prince told her of the task before him , and of his despair at being unable to accomplish it . ` Fear nothing ; it will be all right , ' replied the dove , as she flew away again . The next morning when the prince awoke he saw the three loaves standing beside his bed . He jumped up and dressed , and he was scarcely ready when a page arrived with the message that he was to go at once into the king 's chamber . Taking the loaves in his arm he followed the boy , and , bowing low , laid them down before the king . The monarch looked at the loaves for a moment without speaking , then he said : ` Good . The man who can do this can also find the ring which my eldest daughter dropped into the sea . ' The prince hastened back to his room and summoned the dove , and when she heard this new command she said : ` Now listen . To-morrow take a knife and a basin and go down to the shore and get into a boat you will find there . ' The young man did not know what he was to do when he was in the boat or where he was to go , but as the dove had come to his rescue before , he was ready to obey her blindly .
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