` Noble lord , ' answered Ciccu , ' I am making a coffin for the body of Ciccu , who is dead . ' ` Do n't be in a hurry , ' answered the Man-eater , who of course did not know whom he was talking to , ` and perhaps I can help you ; ' and they set to work sawing and fitting , and very soon the coffin was finished . Then Ciccu scratched his ear thoughtfully , and cried , ` Idiot that I am ! I never took any measures . How am I to know if it is big enough ? But now I come to think of it , Ciccu was about your size . I wonder if you would be so good as just to put yourself in the coffin , and see if there is enough room . ' ` Oh , delighted ! ' said the Man-eater , and laid himself at full length in the coffin . Ciccu clapped on the lid , put a strong cord round it , tied it fast on his horse , and rode back to the king . And when the king saw that he really had brought back the Man-eater , he commanded a huge iron chest to be brought , and locked the coffin up inside . Just about this time the queen died , and soon after the king thought he should like to marry again . He sought everywhere , but he could not hear of any princess that took his fancy . Then the two envious brothers came to him and said , ' O king ! there is but one woman that is worthy of being your wife , and that is she who is the fairest in the whole world . ' ` But where can I find her ? ' asked the king ` Oh , Ciccu will know , and he will bring her to you . ' Now the king had got so used to depending on Ciccu , that he really believed he could do everything . So he sent for him and said , ` Ciccu , unless within eight days you bring me the fairest in the whole world , I will have you hewn into a thousand pieces . ' This mission seemed to Ciccu a hundred times worse than either of the others , and with tears in his eyes he took his way to the stables .
` Cheer up , ' laughed the horse ; ` tell the king you must have some bread and honey , and a purse XXXXX gold , and leave the rest to me . '
So about after as at if of on than that