But nothing was to be seen of him . Just as they were still looking for him , however , came a knight riding on a steed that was much , much finer than that which the knight in copper armor had ridden , and this knight had silver armor and a silver saddle and bridle , and all were so bright that they shone and glistened when he was a long way off . Again the other knights called to him , and said that he might just as well give up the attempt to ride up the glass hill , for it was useless to try ; but the knight paid no heed to that , but rode straight away to the glass hill , and went still farther up than the knight in copper armor had gone ; but when he had ridden two-thirds of the way up he turned his horse around , and rode down again . The Princess liked this knight still better than she had liked the other , and sat longing that he might be able to get up above , and when she saw him turning back she threw the second apple after him , and it rolled into his shoe , and as soon as he had got down the glass hill he rode away so fast that no one could see what had become of him . In the evening , when everyone was to appear before the King and Princess , in order that he who had the golden apple might show it , one knight went in after the other , but none of them had a golden apple to show . At night the two brothers went home as they had done the night before , and told how things had gone , and how everyone had ridden , but no one had been able to get up the hill . `` But last of all , '' they said , `` came one in silver armor , and he had a silver bridle on his horse , and a silver saddle , and oh , but he could ride ! He took his horse two-thirds of the way up the hill , but then he turned back . He was a fine fellow , '' said the brothers , `` and the Princess threw the second golden apple to him ! '' `` Oh , how I should have liked to see him too ! '' said Cinderlad . `` Oh , indeed ! He was a little brighter than the ashes that you sit grubbing among , you dirty black creature ! '' said the brothers . On the third day everything went just as on the former days . Cinderlad wanted to go with them to look at the riding , but the two brothers would not have him in their company , and when they got to the glass hill there was no one who could ride even so far as a yard up it , and everyone waited for the knight in silver armor , but he was neither to be seen nor heard of . At last , after a long time , came a knight riding upon a horse that was such a fine one , its equal had never yet been seen . The knight had golden armor , and the horse a golden saddle and bridle , and these were all so bright that they shone and dazzled everyone , even while the knight was still at a great distance . The other princes and knights were not able even to call to tell him how useless it was to try to ascend the hill , so amazed were they at sight of his magnificence . He rode straight away to the glass hill , and galloped up it as if it were no hill at all , so that the Princess had not even time to wish that he might get up the whole way .
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