Then the basket was let down again , and up went the second princess , and then up went the youngest ; but first she put her arms round her prince 's neck , and kissed him , and cried a little . At last it came to the turn of the youngest prince , and instead of going into the basket he put in a big stone . He drew on one side and listened , and after the basket was drawn up about twenty perches , down came it and the stone like thunder , and the stone was broken into little bits . Well , the poor prince had nothing for it but to walk back to the castle ; and through it and round it he walked , and the finest of eating and drinking he got , and a bed of bog-down to sleep on , and long walks he took through gardens and lawns , but not a sight could he get , high or low , of Seven Inches . He , before a week , got tired of it , he was so lonesome for his true love ; and at the end of a month he did n't know what to do with himself . One morning he went into the treasure room , and took notice of a beautiful snuff-box on the table that he did n't remember seeing there before . He took it in his hands and opened it , and out Seven Inches walked on the table . ' I think , prince , ' says he , ` you 're getting a little tired of my castle ? ' ` Ah ! ' says the other , ` if I had my princess here , and could see you now and then , I 'd never know a dismal day . ' ` Well , you 're long enough here now , and you 're wanted there above . Keep your bride 's crowns safe , and whenever you want my help , open this snuff-box . Now take a walk down the garden , and come back when you 're tired . ' The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side , and his eyes on the ground , and he was thinking of one thing and another . At last he lifted his eyes , and there he was outside of a smith 's gate that he often passed before , about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess . The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please , but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak . Then the smith came out , and says he , ` It 's a shame for a strong , big fellow like you to be lazy , and so much work to be done . Are you any good with hammer and tongs ? Come in and bear a hand , an I 'll give you diet and lodging , and a few pence when you earn them . ' ` Never say ' t twice , ' says the prince . '
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