Make yourself a bear , ' said the princess . But the Red Knight found it no easier to become a bear than a lion . ` Try a bee , ' suggested she . ' I have always read that anyone who can do magic at all can do that . ' And the old knight buzzed and hummed , but he remained a man and not a bee . ` Now it is your turn , ' said the princess to the youth . ` Let us see if you can change yourself into a lion . ' And in a moment such a fierce creature stood before them , that all the guests rushed out of the hall , treading each other underfoot in their fright . The lion sprang at the Red Knight , and would have torn him in pieces had not the princess held him back , and bidden him to change himself into a man again . And in a second a man took the place of the lion . ` Now become a bear , ' said she ; and a bear advanced panting and stretching out his arms to the Red Knight , who shrank behind the princess . By this time some of the guests had regained their courage , and returned as far as the door , thinking that if it was safe for the princess perhaps it was safe for them . The king , who was braver than they , and felt it needful to set them a good example besides , had never left his seat , and when at a new command of the princess the bear once more turned into a man , he was silent from astonishment , and a suspicion of the truth began to dawn on him . ` Was it he who fetched the sword ? ' asked the king . ` Yes , it was , ' answered the princess ; and she told him the whole story , and how she had broken her gold ring and given him half of it . And the prince took out his half of the ring , and the princess took out hers , and they fitted exactly . Next day the Red Knight was hanged , as he richly deserved , and there was a new marriage feast for the prince and princess . -LSB- Lapplandische Mahrchen . -RSB- Pivi and Kabo When birds were men , and men were birds , Pivi and Kabo lived in an island far away , called New Claledonia .
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