asked the old man when his goblins came back . ` No , ' replied the leader of the goblins , ` we found neither brook nor fish in the desert . ' ` And did you find nothing else at all ? ' ` Oh , nothing but a rose tree on the edge of a wood , with a rose hanging on it . ' ` Idiots ! ' cried he . ` Why , that was they . ' And he threw open the door of the seventh stall , where his mightiest goblins were locked in . ` Bring them to me , however you find them , dead or alive ! ' thundered he , ` for I will have them ! Tear up the rose tree and the roots too , and do n't leave anything behind , however strange it may be ! ' The fugitives were resting in the shade of a wood , and were refreshing themselves with food and drink . Suddenly the maiden looked up . ` Something has happened , ' said she . ` The ball has nearly jumped out of my bosom ! Some one is certainly following us , and the danger is near , but the trees hide our enemies from us . ' As she spoke she took the ball in her hand , and said : ` Listen to me , my ball , my ball . Be quick and change me into a breeze , And make my lover into a midge . ' An instant , and the girl was dissolved into thin air , while the prince darted about like a midge . The next moment a crowd of goblins rushed up , and looked about in search of something strange , for neither a rose bush nor anything else was to be seen .
But they had hardly turned their backs XXXXX go home empty-handed when the prince and the maiden stood on the earth again .
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