When they had got there , the West Wind asked him if he could tell her the way to the castle that lay east of the sun and west of the moon , for she was the girl who ought to marry the Prince who lived there . `` Oh , indeed ! '' said the South Wind , `` is that she ? Well , '' said he , `` I have wandered about a great deal in my time , and in all kinds of places , but I have never blown so far as that . If you like , however , I will go with you to my brother , the North Wind ; he is the oldest and strongest of all of us , and if he does not know where it is no one in the whole world will be able to tell you . You may sit upon my back , and then I will carry you there . '' So she seated herself on his back , and off he went from his house in great haste , and they were not long on the way . When they came near the North Wind 's dwelling , he was so wild and frantic that they felt cold gusts a long while before they got there . `` What do you want ? '' he roared out from afar , and they froze as they heard . Said the South Wind : `` It is I , and this is she who should have had the Prince who lives in the castle which lies east of the sun and west of the moon . And now she wishes to ask you if you have ever been there , and can tell her the way , for she would gladly find him again . '' `` Yes , '' said the North Wind , `` I know where it is . I once blew an aspen leaf there , but I was so tired that for many days afterward I was not able to blow at all . However , if you really are anxious to go there , and are not afraid to go with me , I will take you on my back , and try if I can blow you there . '' `` Get there I must , '' said she ; `` and if there is any way of going I will ; and I have no fear , no matter how fast you go . '' `` Very well then , '' said the North Wind ; `` but you must sleep here to-night , for if we are ever to get there we must have the day before us . '' The North Wind woke her betimes next morning , and puffed himself up , and made himself so big and so strong that it was frightful to see him , and away they went , high up through the air , as if they would not stop until they had reached the very end of the world . Down below there was such a storm ! It blew down woods and houses , and when they were above the sea the ships were wrecked by hundreds .
And thus they tore on and on , and a long time went XXXXX , and then yet more time passed , and still they were above the sea , and the North Wind grew tired , and more tired , and at last so utterly weary that he was scarcely able to blow any longer , and he sank and sank , lower and lower , until at last he went so low that the waves dashed against the heels of the poor girl he was carrying .
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