At the sight of her , looking so changed by all that she had suffered for his sake , his heart was moved by such love and longing and by so great a pity that he suddenly became a man . The Princess stood up when she saw him , and her heart beat with fear , for she did not know him . But when he had told her who he was , in her great joy she forgot all her sufferings , and they seemed as nothing to her . He was a very handsome man , as straight as a fir tree . They sat down together and she told him all her adventures , and he wept with pity at the tale . And then he told her his own history . ' I am a King 's son . Once when my father was fighting against some dragons , who were the scourge of our country , I slew the youngest dragon . His mother , who was a witch , cast a spell over me and changed me into a Pig . It was she who in the disguise of an old woman gave you the thread to bind round my foot . So that instead of the three days that had to run before the spell was broken , I was forced to remain a Pig for three more years . Now that we have suffered for each other , and have found each other again , let us forget the past . ' And in their joy they kissed one another . Next morning they set out early to return to his father 's kingdom . Great was the rejoicing of all the people when they saw him and his wife ; his father and his mother embraced them both , and there was feasting in the palace for three days and three nights . Then they set out to see her father . The old King nearly went out of his mind with joy at beholding his daughter again . When she had told him all her adventures , he said to her : ` Did not I tell you that I was quite sure that that creature who wooed and won you as his wife had not been born a Pig ? You see , my child , how wise you were in doing what I told you . ' And as the King was old and had no heirs , he put them on the throne in his place .
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