Out of each orange will come a princess , and you can choose which you like for your wife . Your choice once made , be very careful never to leave your bride for an instant , and remember that the danger which is most to be feared is never the danger we are most afraid of . ' V Desire thanked his host warmly , and took the road he pointed out . In less than an hour he arrived at the wall , which was very high indeed . He sprang to the ground , fastened his horse to a tree , and soon found the iron gate . Then he took out his bottle and oiled the hinges , when the gate opened of itself , and he saw an old castle standing inside . The Prince entered boldly into the courtyard . Suddenly he heard fierce howls , and a dog as tall as a donkey , with eyes like billiard balls , came towards him , showing his teeth , which were like the prongs of a fork . Desire flung him the oat cake , which the great dog instantly snapped up , and the young Prince passed quietly on . A few yards further he saw a huge oven , with a wide , red-hot gaping mouth . A woman as tall as a giant was leaning over the oven . Desire gave her the brush , which she took in silence . Then he went on to the well , drew up the cord , which was half rotten , and stretched it out in the sun . Lastly he went round the castle , and plunged into the orange grove . There he gathered the three most beautiful oranges he could find , and turned to go back to the gate . But just at this moment the sun was darkened , the earth trembled , and Desire heard a voice crying : ` Baker , baker , take him by his feet , and throw him into the oven ! ' ` No , ' replied the baker ; ' a long time has passed since I first began to scour this oven with my own flesh . YOU never cared to give me a brush ; but he has given me one , and he shall go in peace . ' ` Rope , O rope ! ' cried the voice again , ` twine yourself round his neck and strangle him . '
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