And so it fell out . The king sent back the bride he had promised to wed to her own country , and the same Catherine was queen at the marriage feast instead , and lived happy and contented to the end of her life . How the Hermit Helped to Win the King 's Daughter Sicilianische Mahrchen Long ago there lived a very rich man who had three sons . When he felt himself to be dying he divided his property between them , making them share alike , both in money and lands . Soon after he died the king set forth a proclamation through the whole country that whoever could build a ship that should float both on land and sea should have his daughter to wife . The eldest brother , when he heard it , said to the other , ' I think I will spend some of my money in trying to build that ship , as I should like to have the king for my father-in-law . ' So he called together all the shipbuilders in the land , and gave them orders to begin the ship without delay . And trees were cut down , and great preparations made , and in a few days everybody knew what it was all for ; and there was a crowd of old people pressing round the gates of the yard , where the young man spent the most of his day . ` Ah , master , give us work , ' they said , ` so that we may earn our bread . ' But he only gave them hard words , and spoke roughly to them . ` You are old , and have lost your strength ; of what use are you ? ' And he drove them away . Then came some boys and prayed him , `` master , give us work , ' but he answered them , ` Of what use can you be , weaklings as you are ! Get you gone ! ' And if any presented themselves that were not skilled workmen he would have none of them . At last there knocked at the gate a little old man with a long white beard , and said , ` Will you give me work , so that I may earn my bread ? ' But he was only driven away like the rest . The ship took a long while to build , and cost a great deal of money , and when it was launched a sudden squall rose , and it fell to pieces , and with it all the young man 's hopes of winning the princess . By this time he had not a penny left , so he went back to his two brothers and told his tale . And the second brother said to himself as he listened , ` Certainly he has managed very badly , but I should like to see if I ca n't do better , and win the princess for my own self . '
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