Bring that to me . Meanwhile , I will do what is needful here . And the prince thought to himself , ` Better kill the calf than be killed ourselves . If we can once escape , we will go back home . The peas which I strewed about must have sprouted , so that we shall not miss the way . ' Then he went into the stall , and with one blow of the axe killed the calf , and with the second split its brain . In an instant the place was filled with light , as the red ball fell from the brain of the calf . The prince picked it up , and , wrapping it round with a thick cloth , hid it in his bosom . Mercifully , the cow slept through it all , or by her cries she would have awakened the master . He looked round , and at the door stood the maiden , holding a little bundle in her arms . ` Where is the ball ? ' she asked . ` Here , ' answered he . ` We must lose no time in escaping , ' she went on , and uncovered a tiny bit of the shining ball , to light them on their way . As the prince had expected the peas had taken root , and grown into a little hedge , so that they were sure they would not lose the path . As they fled , the girl told him that she had overheard a conversation between the old man and his grandmother , saying that she was a king 's daughter , whom the old fellow had obtained by cunning from her parents . The prince , who knew all about the affair , was silent , though he was glad from his heart that it had fallen to his lot to set her free . So they went on till the day began to dawn . The old man slept very late that morning , and rubbed his eyes till he was properly awake . Then he remembered that very soon the couple were to present themselves before him .
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