He glanced up to where the sword usually hung , but it was gone ; and instinctively he looked at the prince 's hand , where he saw it gleaming brightly . In his turn he fell on his knees to beg for mercy , but it was too late . As he had done to the prince , so the prince did to him , and , blinded , he was thrust forth , and fell down a deep hole , where he is to this day . His mother the prince sent back to her father , and never would see her again . After this he returned to the giant , and said to him : ` My friend , add one more kindness to those you have already heaped on me . Give me your daughter as my wife . ' So they were married , and the wedding feast was so splendid that there was not a kingdom in the world that did not hear of it . And the prince never went back to his father 's throne , but lived peacefully with his wife in the forest , where , if they are not dead , they are living still . -LSB- From Ungarische Volksmarchen . -RSB- The Treasure Seeker Once , long ago , in a little town that lay in the midst of high hills and wild forests , a party of shepherds sat one night in the kitchen of the inn talking over old times , and telling of the strange things that had befallen them in their youth . Presently up spoke the silver-haired Father Martin . ` Comrades , ' said he , ` you have had wonderful adventures ; but I will tell you something still more astonishing that happened to myself . When I was a young lad I had no home and no one to care for me , and I wandered from village to village all over the country with my knapsack on my back ; but as soon as I was old enough I took service with a shepherd in the mountains , and helped him for three years . One autumn evening as we drove the flock homeward ten sheep were missing , and the master bade me go and seek them in the forest . I took my dog with me , but he could find no trace of them , though we searched among the bushes till night fell ; and then , as I did not know the country and could not find my way home in the dark , I decided to sleep under a tree . At midnight my dog became uneasy , and began to whine and creep close to me with his tail between his legs ; by this I knew that something was wrong , and , looking about , I saw in the bright moonlight a figure standing beside me . It seemed to be a man with shaggy hair , and a long beard which hung down to his knees . He had a garland upon his head , and a girdle of oak-leaves about his body , and carried an uprooted fir-tree in his right hand . I shook like an aspen leaf at the sight , and my spirit quaked for fear . The strange being beckoned with his hand that I should follow him ; but as I did not stir from the spot he spoke in a hoarse , grating voice : `` Take courage , fainthearted shepherd .
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