Then suddenly he remembered the fairy 's gift , and taking out the curl he said to it : ' I want a castle here , and servants , and dinner , and everything to make me comfortable tonight ; and besides that , I must have a stable and fodder for my horse . ' And in a moment the castle was before him just as he had wished . In this way he travelled through many countries , till at last he came to a land that was ruled over by a great king . Leaving his horse outside the walls , he clad himself in the dress of a poor man , and went up to the palace . The queen , who was looking out of the window , saw him approaching , and filled with pity sent a servant to ask who he was and what he wanted . ' I am a stranger here , ' answered the young king , ` and very poor . I have come to beg for some work . ' ` We have everybody we want , ' said the queen , when the servant told her the young man 's reply . ` We have a gate-keeper , and a hall porter , and servants of all sorts in the palace ; the only person we have not got is a goose-boy . Tell him that he can be our goose-boy if he likes . ' The youth answered that he was quite content to be goose-boy ; and that was how he got his nickname of Paperarello . And in order that no one should guess that he was any better than a goose-boy should be , he rubbed his face and his rags over with mud , and made himself altogether such a disgusting object that every one crossed over to the other side of the road when he was seen coming . ` Do go and wash yourself , Paperarello ! ' said the queen sometimes , for he did his work so well that she took an interest in him . ` Oh , I should not feel comfortable if I was clean , your Majesty , ' answered he , and went whistling after his geese . It happened one day that , owing to some accident to the great flour mills which supplied the city , there was no bread to be had , and the king 's army had to do without . When the king heard of it , he sent for the cook , and told him that by the next morning he must have all the bread that the oven , heated seven times over , could bake . ` But , your Majesty , it is not possible , ' cried the poor man in despair . ` The mills have only just begun working , and the flour will not be ground till evening , and how can I heat the oven seven times in one night ? ' ` That is your affair , ' answered the King , who , when he took anything into his head , would listen to nothing .
` If you succeed in baking the bread you shall have my daughter XXXXX wife , but if you fail your head will pay for it . '
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