` Why , that was they . ' And he threw open the door of the seventh stall , where his mightiest goblins were locked in . ` Bring them to me , however you find them , dead or alive ! ' thundered he , ` for I will have them ! Tear up the rose tree and the roots too , and do n't leave anything behind , however strange it may be ! ' The fugitives were resting in the shade of a wood , and were refreshing themselves with food and drink . Suddenly the maiden looked up . ` Something has happened , ' said she . ` The ball has nearly jumped out of my bosom ! Some one is certainly following us , and the danger is near , but the trees hide our enemies from us . ' As she spoke she took the ball in her hand , and said : ` Listen to me , my ball , my ball . Be quick and change me into a breeze , And make my lover into a midge . ' An instant , and the girl was dissolved into thin air , while the prince darted about like a midge . The next moment a crowd of goblins rushed up , and looked about in search of something strange , for neither a rose bush nor anything else was to be seen . But they had hardly turned their backs to go home empty-handed when the prince and the maiden stood on the earth again . ` We must make all the haste we can , ' said she , ` before the old man himself comes to seek us , for he will know us under any disguise . ' They ran on till they reached such a dark part of the forest that , if it had not been for the light shed by the ball , they could not have made their way at all . Worn out and breathless , they came at length to a large stone , and here the ball began to move restlessly . The maiden , seeing this , exclaimed : ` Listen to me , my ball , my ball . Roll the stone quickly to one side , That we may find a door . '
And in a moment the stone had rolled away , and they had passed through the door XXXXX the world again .
As That before for from of on out to under