she set down her pails , and examined one thing after the other . Then she said : `` The Princess must see this , she has such a fancy for gold things that she will buy up all you have . '' She took him by the hand and let him into the palace , for she was the lady 's maid . When the Princess had seen the wares she was quite enchanted , and said : `` They are all so beautifully made that I shall buy everything you have . '' But Trusty John said : `` I am only the servant of a rich merchant , what I have here is nothing compared to what my master has on his ship ; his merchandise is more artistic and costly than anything that has ever been made in gold before . '' She desired to have everything brought up to her , but he said : `` There is such a quantity of things that it would take many days to bring them up , and they would take up so many rooms that you would have no space for them in your house . '' Thus her desire and curiosity were excited to such an extent that at last she said : `` Take me to your ship ; I shall go there myself and view your master 's treasures . '' Then Trusty John was quite delighted , and brought her to the ship ; and the King , when he beheld her , saw that she was even more beautiful than her picture , and thought every moment that his heart would burst . She stepped on to the ship , and the King led her inside . But Trusty John remained behind with the steersman , and ordered the ship to push off . `` Spread all sail , that we may fly on the ocean like a bird in the air . '' Meanwhile the King showed the Princess inside all his gold wares , every single bit of it -- dishes , goblets , bowls , the birds and game , and all the wonderful beasts . Many hours passed thus , and she was so happy that she did not notice that the ship was sailing away . After she had seen the last thing she thanked the merchant and prepared to go home ; but when she came to the ship 's side she saw that they were on the high seas , far from land , and that the ship was speeding on its way under full canvas . `` Oh ! '' she cried in terror , `` I am deceived , carried away and betrayed into the power of a merchant ; I would rather have died ! '' But the King seized her hand and spake : `` I am no merchant , but a king of as high birth as yourself ; and it was my great love for you that made me carry you off by stratagem . The first time I saw your likeness I fell to the ground in a swoon . '' When the Princess of the Golden Roof heard this she was comforted , and her heart went out to him , so that she willingly consented to become his wife . Now it happened one day , while they were sailing on the high seas , that Trusty John , sitting on the forepart of the ship , fiddling away to himself , observed three ravens in the air flying toward him .
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