The young man was puzzled , and did not know what to reply , for , though he would gladly have married the princess without a sixpence , he had spent all his money in building the ship , and knew he could not give her all she wanted . So he went to the hermit and said to him , ` The king will only give for her dowry as much as a man can carry . I have no money of my own left , and my brothers have none either . ' ` Silly boy ! Why , you have only got to fetch the man who carried half the forest on his shoulders . ' And the youth was glad , and called the strong man , and told him what he must do . ` Take everything you can , till you are bent double . Never mind if you leave the palace bare . ' The strong man promised , and nobly kept his word . He piled all he could see on his back -- chairs , tables , wardrobes , chests of gold and silver -- till there was nothing left to pile . At last he took the king 's crown , and put it on the top . He carried his burden to the ship and stowed his treasures away , and the youth followed , leading the king 's daughter . But the king was left raging in his empty palace , and he called together his army , and got ready his ships of war , in order that he might go after the vessel and bring back what had been taken away . And the king 's ships sailed very fast , and soon caught up the little vessel , and the sailors all shouted for joy . Then the hermit looked out and saw how near they were , and he said to the youth , ` Do you see that ? ' The youth shrieked and cried , ` Ah , good father , it is a fleet of ships , and they are chasing us , and in a few moments they will be upon us . ' But the hermit bade him call the man who had the fog in his sack , and the sack was opened and the fog flew out , and hung right round the king 's ships , so that they could see nothing . So they sailed back to the palace , and told the king what strange things had happened . Meanwhile the young man 's vessel reached home in safety . ` Well , here you are once more ' said the hermit ; ` and now you can fulfil the promise you made me to give me the half of all you had . '
` That will I do with all my heart , ' answered the youth , and began XXXXX divide all his treasures , putting part on one side for himself and setting aside the other for his friend .
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