Now some of the king 's servants had taken note of the matter , and warned their master not to eat and drink anything that the queen offered him , as for two nights running she had given him a sleeping draught . The queen had no idea that her doings had been discovered ; and when , a few days later , she wanted the flax , and had to pay the same price for it , she felt no fears at all . At supper that night the queen offered the king all sorts of nice things to eat and drink , but he declared he was not hungry , and went early to bed . The queen repented bitterly her promise to the girl , but it was too late to recall it ; for Ilonka had already entered the king 's room , where he lay anxiously waiting for something , he knew not what . All of a sudden he saw a lovely maiden who bent over him and said : ` My dearest love , I am yours and you are mine . Speak to me , for I am your Ilonka . ' At these words the king 's heart bounded within him . He sprang up and embraced and kissed her , and she told him all her adventures since the moment he had left her . And when he heard all that Ilonka had suffered , and how he had been deceived , he vowed he would be revenged ; so he gave orders that the swineherd , his wife and daughter should all be hanged ; and so they were . The next day the king was married , with great rejoicings , to the fair Ilonka ; and if they are not yet dead -- why , they are still living . -LSB- From Ungarische Mahrehen . -RSB- Lucky Luck Once upon a time there was a king who had an only son . When the lad was about eighteen years old his father had to go to fight in a war against a neighbouring country , and the king led his troops in person . He bade his son act as Regent in his absence , but ordered him on no account to marry till his return . Time went by . The prince ruled the country and never even thought of marrying . But when he reached his twenty-fifth birthday he began to think that it might be rather nice to have a wife , and he thought so much that at last he got quite eager about it . He remembered , however , what his father had said , and waited some time longer , till at last it was ten years since the king went out to war . Then the prince called his courtiers about him and set off with a great retinue to seek a bride . He hardly knew which way to go , so he wandered about for twenty days , when , suddenly , he found himself in his father 's camp .
The king was delighted to see his son , and had a great many questions to ask and answer ; but when he heard that instead of quietly waiting for him at home the prince was starting off XXXXX seek a wife he was very angry , and said : ` You may go where you please but I will not leave any of my people with you . '
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