I wish , ' says the smith , ' I could do it ; but I was looking at the crowns after the princesses got home , and I do n't think there 's a black or a white smith on the face of the earth that could imitate them . ' ` Faint heart never won fair lady , ' says the prince . ` Go to the palace and ask for a quarter of a pound of gold , a quarter of a pound of silver , and a quarter of a pound of copper . Get one crown for a pattern , and my head for a pledge , I 'll give you out the very things that are wanted in the morning . ' ` Are you in earnest ? ' says the smith . ` Faith , I am so , ' says he . ` Go ! you ca n't do worse than lose . ' To make a long story short , the smith got the quarter of a pound of gold , and the quarter of a pound of silver , and the quarter of a pound of copper , and gave them and the pattern crown to the prince . He shut the forge door at nightfall , and the neighbours all gathered in the yard , and they heard him hammering , hammering , hammering , from that to daybreak ; and every now and then he 'd throw out through the window bits of gold , silver , and copper ; and the idlers scrambled for them , and cursed one another , and prayed for the good luck of the workman . Well , just as the sun was thinking to rise , he opened the door , and brought out the three crowns he got from his true love , and such shouting and huzzaing as there was ! The smith asked him to go along with him to the palace , but he refused ; so off set the smith , and the whole townland with him ; and was n't the king rejoiced when he saw the crowns ! ` Well , ' says he to the smith , ` you 're a married man . What 's to be done ? ' ` Faith , your majesty , I did n't make them crowns at all . It was a big fellow that took service with me yesterday . ' ` Well , daughter , will you marry the fellow that made these crowns ? ' ` Let me see them first , father , ' said she ; but when she examined them she knew them right well , and guessed it was her true love that sent them . ' I will marry the man that these crowns came from , ' says she .
` Well , ' says the king XXXXX the elder of the two princes , ` go up to the smith 's forge , take my best coaches , and bring home the bridegroom . '
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