` Oh , what a handsome youth ! Have you brought him from fairyland ? ' cried she , when they all stood upon the marble steps in front of the castle . ' I have brought him from the gallows , ' answered the king ; rather vexed at his daughter 's words , as never before had she consented to speak to any man . ' I do n't care where you brought him from , ' said the spoilt girl . ' I will marry him and nobody else , and we will live together till we die . ' ` You will tell another tale , ' replied the king , ` when you ask him his secret . After all he is no better than a servant . ' ` That is nothing to me , ' said the princess , ` for I love him . He will tell his secret to me , and will find a place in the middle of my heart . ' But the king shook his head , and gave orders that the lad was to be lodged in the summer-house . One day , about a week later , the princess put on her finest dress , and went to pay him a visit . She looked so beautiful that , at the sight of her , the book dropped from his hand , and he stood up speechless . ` Tell me , ' she said , coaxingly , ` what is this wonderful secret ? Just whisper it in my ear , and I will give you a kiss . ' ` My angel , ' he answered , ` be wise , and ask no questions , if you wish to get safely back to your father 's palace ; I have kept my secret all these years , and do not mean to tell it now . ' However , the girl would not listen , and went on pressing him , till at last he slapped her face so hard that her nose bled . She shrieked with pain and rage , and ran screaming back to the palace , where her father was waiting to hear if she had succeeded . ' I will starve you to death , you son of a dragon , ' cried he , when he saw her dress streaming with blood ; and he ordered all the masons and bricklayers in the town to come before him . ` Build me a tower as fast as you can , ' he said , ` and see that there is room for a stool and a small table , and for nothing else .
The men set to work , and in two hours the tower was built , and they proceeded to the palace XXXXX inform the king that his commands were fulfilled .
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