Soon after , the magician came back from the forest , and told the housekeeper to bring them something to eat . The meal was quickly ready , and the magician called to the boy to come down and eat it , but he could not be wakened , and they had to sit down to supper without him . By-and-by the magician went out into the wood again for some more hunting , and on his return he tried afresh to waken the youth . But finding it quite impossible , he went back for the third time to the forest . While he was absent the boy woke up and dressed himself . Then he came downstairs and began to talk to the housekeeper . The girl had heard how he had saved her master 's life , so she said nothing more about his running away , but instead told him that if the magician offered him the choice of a reward , he was to ask for the horse which stood in the third stall of the stable . By-and-by the old man came back and they all sat down to dinner . When they had finished the magician said : ` Now , my son , tell me what you will have as the reward of your courage ? ' ` Give me the horse that stands in the third stall of your stable , ' answered the youth . ` For I have a long way to go before I get home , and my feet will not carry me so far . ' ` Ah ! my son , ' replied the magician , ` it is the best horse in my stable that you want ! Will not anything else please you as well ? ' But the youth declared that it was the horse , and the horse only , that he desired , and in the end the old man gave way . And besides the horse , the magician gave him a zither , a fiddle , and a flute , saying : ` If you are in danger , touch the zither ; and if no one comes to your aid , then play on the fiddle ; but if that brings no help , blow on the flute . ' The youth thanked the magician , and fastening his treasures about him mounted the horse and rode off . He had already gone some miles when , to his great surprise , the horse spoke , and said : ` It is no use your returning home just now , your father will only beat you . Let us visit a few towns first , and something lucky will be sure to happen to us . ' This advice pleased the boy , for he felt himself almost a man by this time , and thought it was high time he saw the world .
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