` What a wonder ! ' cried Long Nose . ' I do believe this is the very herb which changed me from a squirrel into my present miserable form . Shall I try an experiment ? ' ` Not yet , ' said the goose . ` Take a good handful of the herb with you , and let us go to your rooms . We will collect all your money and clothes together , and then we will test the powers of the herb . ' So they went back to Jem 's rooms , and here he gathered together some fifty ducats he had saved , his clothes and shoes , and tied them all up in a bundle . Then he plunged his face into the bunch of herbs , and drew in their perfume . As he did so , all his limbs began to crack and stretch ; he felt his head rising above his shoulders ; he glanced down at his nose , and saw it grow smaller and smaller ; his chest and back grew flat , and his legs grew long . The goose looked on in amazement . ` Oh , how big and how beautiful you are ! ' she cried . ` Thank heaven , you are quite changed . ' Jem folded his hands in thanks , as his heart swelled with gratitude . But his joy did not make him forget all he owed to his friend Mimi . ' I owe you my life and my release , ' he said , ` for without you I should never have regained my natural shape , and , indeed , would soon have been beheaded . I will now take you back to your father , who will certainly know how to disenchant you . ' The goose accepted his offer with joy , and they managed to slip out of the palace unnoticed by anyone . They got through the journey without accident , and the wizard soon released his daughter , and loaded Jem with thanks and valuable presents .
He lost no time XXXXX hastening back to his native town , and his parents were very ready to recognise the handsome , well-made young man as their long-lost son .
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