But the horse had already shaken off the halter and flung himself into a goose-pond , where he changed himself into a little fish . Farmer Weatherbeard went after him , and changed himself into a great pike . So Jack turned himself into a dove , and Farmer Weatherbeard turned himself into a hawk , and flew after the dove and struck it . But a Princess was standing at a window in the King 's palace watching the struggle . ` If thou didst but know as much as I know , thou wouldst fly in to me through the window , ' said the Princess to the dove . So the dove came flying in through the window and changed itself into Jack again , and told her all as it had happened . ` Change thyself into a gold ring , and set thyself on my finger , ' said the Princess . ` No , that will not do , ' said Jack , ` for then Farmer Weatherbeard will make the King fall sick , and there will be no one who can make him well again before Farmer Weatherbeard comes and cures him , and for that he will demand the gold ring . ' ' I will say that it was my mother 's , and that I will not part with it , ' said the Princess . So Jack changed himself into a gold ring , and set himself on the Princess 's finger , and Farmer Weatherbeard could not get at him there . But then all that the youth had foretold came to pass . The King became ill , and there was no doctor who could cure him till Farmer Weatherbeard arrived , and he demanded the ring which was on the Princess 's finger as a reward . So the King sent a messenger to the Princess for the ring . She , however , refused to part with it , because she had inherited it from her mother . When the King was informed of this he fell into a rage , and said that he would have the ring , let her have inherited it from whom she might . ` Well , it 's of no use to be angry about it , ' said the Princess , ` for I ca n't get it off . If you want the ring you will have to take the finger too ! ' ' I will try , and then the ring will very soon come off , ' said Farmer Weatherbeard . ` No , thank you , I will try myself , ' said the Princess , and she went away to the fireplace and put some ashes on the ring . So the ring came off and was lost among the ashes .
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