You must return this evening , when I may be better . ' The prince loitered about all day , and in the evening went back to the old man 's room . He was received in the most ; friendly manner , and , to his surprise , his master exclaimed , ' I am very well satisfied with you . Come to me at dawn and bring the maiden with you . I know you have long loved each other , and I wish to make you man and wife . ' The young man nearly jumped into the air for joy , but , remembering the rules of the house , he managed to keep still . When he told the maiden , he saw to his astonishment that she had become as white as a sheet , and she was quite dumb . ` The old man has found out who was your counsellor , ' she said when she could speak , ` and he means to destroy us both . ' We must escape somehow , or else we shall be lost . Take an axe , and cut off the head of the calf with one blow . With a second , split its head in two , and in its brain you will see a bright red ball . Bring that to me . Meanwhile , I will do what is needful here . And the prince thought to himself , ` Better kill the calf than be killed ourselves . If we can once escape , we will go back home . The peas which I strewed about must have sprouted , so that we shall not miss the way . ' Then he went into the stall , and with one blow of the axe killed the calf , and with the second split its brain . In an instant the place was filled with light , as the red ball fell from the brain of the calf . The prince picked it up , and , wrapping it round with a thick cloth , hid it in his bosom . Mercifully , the cow slept through it all , or by her cries she would have awakened the master .
He looked round , and XXXXX the door stood the maiden , holding a little bundle in her arms .
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