And his master replied : ` Our two Princes -- for the third one has disappeared -- have brought away brides from the other world , and want to marry them , but those brides refuse . For they insist on having all their wedding-clothes made for them first , exactly like those which they used to have in the other world , and that without being measured for them . The King has called all the workmen together , but not one of them will undertake to do it . ' The Prince , having heard all this , said , ` Go to the King , master , and tell him that you will provide everything that 's in your line . ' ` However can I undertake to make clothes of that sort ? I work for quite common folks , ' says his master . ` Go along , master ! I will answer for everything , ' says the Prince . So the tailor went . The King was delighted that at least one good workman had been found , and gave him as much money as ever he wanted . When his tailor had settled everything , he went home . And the Prince said to him : ` Now then , pray to God , and lie down to sleep ; to-morrow all will be ready . ' And the tailor followed his lad 's advice , and went to bed . Midnight sounded . The Prince arose , went out of the city into the fields , took out of his pocket the eggs which the maidens had given him , and , as they had taught him , turned them into three palaces . Into each of these he entered , took the maidens ' robes , went out again , turned the palaces back into eggs , and went home . And when he got there he hung up the robes on the wall , and lay down to sleep . Early in the morning his master awoke , and behold ! there hung such robes as he had never seen before , all shining with gold and silver and precious stones . He was delighted , and he seized them and carried them off to the King .
When the Princesses saw XXXXX the clothes were those which had been theirs in the other world , they guessed that Prince Ivan was in this world , so they exchanged glances with each other , but they held their peace .
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