The next day he went back to the wood with his beasts , and the robber told her that she must take a much stouter cord to bind his thumbs with . But again he freed himself , though not so easily as the first time , and he said to his sister : ` Even that cord is not strong enough . ' The third day , on his return from the wood he consented to have his strength tested for the last time . So she took a very strong cord of silk , which she had prepared by the robber 's advice , and this time , though the prince pulled and tugged with all his might , he could not break the cord . So he called to her and said : ` Sister , this time the cord is so strong I can not break it . Come and unfasten it for me . ' But instead of coming she called to the robber , who rushed into the room brandishing a knife , with which he prepared to attack the prince . But the prince spoke and said : ` Have patience for one minute . I would like before I die to blow three blasts on my hunting horn -- one in this room , one on the stairs , and one in the courtyard . ' So the robber consented , and the prince blew the horn . At the first blast , the fox , which was asleep in the cage in the courtyard , awoke , and knew that his master needed help . So he awoke the wolf by flicking him across the eyes with his brush . Then they awoke the lion , who sprang against the door of the cage with might and main , so that it fell in splinters on the ground , and the beasts were free . Rushing through the court to their master 's aid , the fox gnawed the cord in two that bound the prince 's thumbs behind his back , and the lion flung himself on the robber , and when he had killed him and torn him in pieces each of the beasts carried off a bone . Then the prince turned to the step-sister and said : ' I will not kill you , but I will leave you here to repent . ' And he fastened her with a chain to the wall , and put a great bowl in front of her and said , ' I will not see you again till you have filled this bowl with your tears . ' So saying , he called his beasts , and set out on his travels . When he had gone a little way he came to an inn . Everyone in the inn seemed so sad that he asked them what was the matter . ` Ah , ' replied they , ` to-day our king 's daughter is to die .
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