I will give thee a sword which is such a sword that it can conquer a whole army , let it be ever so great , ' replied the woman . ` Let me have it , then , ' said Minnikin . The old hag gave him the sword , so she got her eye back . Then Minnikin went onwards , and when he had wandered on for some time he again met an old , old crook-backed hag , who had only one eye . Minnikin stole it before she was aware . ` Oh ! oh ! what has become of my eye ? ' cried the old hag . ` What will you give me to get your eye back ? ' said Minnikin . ' I will give thee a ship which can sail over fresh water and salt water , over high hills and deep dales , ' answered the old woman . ` Let me have it then , ' said Minnikin . So the old woman gave him a little bit of a ship which was no bigger than he could put in his pocket , and then she got her eye back , and she went her way and Minnikin his . When he had walked on for a long time , he met for the third time an old , old crook-backed hag , who had only one eye . This eye also Minnikin stole , and when the woman screamed and lamented , and asked what had become of her eye , Minnikin said , ` What will you give me to get your eye back ? ' ' I will give thee the art to brew a hundred lasts of malt in one brewing . ' So , for teaching that art , the old hag got her eye back , and they both went away by different roads . But when Minnikin had walked a short distance , it seemed to him that it might be worth while to see what his ship could do ; so he took it out of his pocket , and first he put one foot into it , and then the other , and no sooner had he put one foot into the ship than it became much larger , and when he set the other foot into it , it grew as large as ships that sail on the sea . Then Minnikin said : ` Now go over fresh water and salt water , over high hills and deep dales , and do not stop until thou comest to the King 's palace . '
And in an instant the ship went away as swiftly as any bird XXXXX the air till it got just below the King 's palace , and there it stood still .
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