said the brothers . On the third day everything went just as on the former days . Cinderlad wanted to go with them to look at the riding , but the two brothers would not have him in their company , and when they got to the glass hill there was no one who could ride even so far as a yard up it , and everyone waited for the knight in silver armor , but he was neither to be seen nor heard of . At last , after a long time , came a knight riding upon a horse that was such a fine one , its equal had never yet been seen . The knight had golden armor , and the horse a golden saddle and bridle , and these were all so bright that they shone and dazzled everyone , even while the knight was still at a great distance . The other princes and knights were not able even to call to tell him how useless it was to try to ascend the hill , so amazed were they at sight of his magnificence . He rode straight away to the glass hill , and galloped up it as if it were no hill at all , so that the Princess had not even time to wish that he might get up the whole way . As soon as he had ridden to the top , he took the third golden apple from the lap of the Princess and then turned his horse about and rode down again , and vanished from their sight before anyone was able to say a word to him . When the two brothers came home again at night they had much to tell of how the riding had gone off that day , and at last they told about the knight in the golden armor too . `` He was a fine fellow , that was ! Such another splendid knight is not to be found on earth ! '' said the brothers . `` Oh , how I should have liked to see him too ! '' said Cinderlad . `` Well , he shone nearly as brightly as the coal-heaps that thou art always lying raking among , dirty black creature that thou art ! '' said the brothers . Next day all the knights and princes were to appear before the King and Princess -- it had been too late for them to do it the night before -- in order that he who had the golden apple might produce it . They all went in turn , first princes , and then knights , but none of them had a golden apple . `` But somebody must have it , '' said the King , `` for with our own eyes we all saw a man ride up and take it . '' So he commanded that everyone in the kingdom should come to the palace , and see if he could show the apple .
And one after the other they all came , but no one had the golden apple , and XXXXX a long , long time Cinderlad 's two brothers came likewise .
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