he suddenly asked ; ` can any of you tell me ? ' ` Schippeitaro is the great dog that belongs to the overseer of our prince , ' said they ; ` and he lives not far away . ' And they began to laugh at the question , which seemed to them so odd and useless . The young man did not laugh with them , but instead left the hut and went straight to the owner of the dog , whom he begged to lend him the animal just for one night . Schippeitaro 's master was not at all willing to give him in charge to a man of whom he knew nothing , but in the end he consented , and the youth led the dog away , promising faithfully to return him next day to his master . He next hurried to the hut where the maiden lived , and entreated her parents to shut her up safely in a closet , after which he took Schippeitaro to the cask , and fastened him into it . In the evening he knew that the cask would be placed in the chapel , so he hid himself there and waited . At midnight , when the full moon appeared above the top of the mountain , the cats again filled the chapel and shrieked and yelled and danced as before . But this time they had in their midst a huge black cat who seemed to be their king , and whom the young man guessed to be the Spirit of the Mountain . The monster looked eagerly about him , and his eyes sparkled with joy when he saw the cask . He bounded high into the air with delight and uttered cries of pleasure ; then he drew near and undid the bolts . But instead of fastening his teeth in the neck of a beautiful maiden , Schippeitaro 's teeth were fastened in HIM , and the youth ran up and cut off his head with his sword . The other cats were so astonished at the turn things had taken that they forgot to run away , and the young man and Schippeitaro between them killed several more before they thought of escaping . At sunrise the brave dog was taken back to his master , and from that time the mountain girls were safe , and every year a feast was held in memory of the young warrior and the dog Schippeitaro . -LRB- Japanische Marchen . -RRB- THE THREE PRINCES AND THEIR BEASTS -LRB- LITHUANIAN FAIRY TALE -RRB- Once on a time there were three princes , who had a step-sister . One day they all set out hunting together . When they had gone some way through a thick wood they came on a great grey wolf with three cubs . Just as they were going to shoot , the wolf spoke and said , ` Do not shoot me , and I will give each of you one of my young ones . It will be a faithful friend to you . '
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