When they had finished the king 's son drew an apple out of his pocket and cut it in two ; he held the big bit and the little bit out to his companion , who took the big bit at once and soon ate it up . ` You are no friend of mine , ' thought the king 's son , and began to declare he felt so ill he could not continue his journey . When he had given the young man a good start he set off himself , but the way seemed even longer and duller than before . ` Oh , if I could only meet with a true friend he should be as a brother to me , ' he sighed sadly ; and as the thought passed through his mind , he noticed a youth going the same road as himself . The youth came up to him and said , ` Which way are you going , my fine fellow ? ' And for the third time the king 's son explained all about his mother 's vow . Why , that is just like me , ' cried the youth . ` Then let us ride on together , ' answered the king 's son . Now the miles seemed to slip by , for the new comer was so lively and entertaining that the king 's son could not help hoping that he indeed might prove to be the true friend . More quickly than he could have thought possible they reached an inn by the road-side , and turning to his companion the king 's son said , ' I am hungry ; let us go in and have something to eat . ' So they went in and ordered dinner , and when they had finished the king 's son drew out of his pocket the last apple , and cut it into two unequal parts , and held both out to the stranger . And the stranger took the little piece , and the heart of the king 's son was glad within him , for at last he had found the friend he had been looking for . ` Good youth , ' he cried , ` we will be brothers , and what is mine shall be thine , and what is thine shall be mine . And together we will push on to the shrine , and if one of us dies on the road the other shall carry his body there . ' And the stranger agreed to all he said , and they rode forward together . It took them a whole year to reach the shrine , and they passed through many different lands on their way . One day they arrived tired and half-starved in a big city , and said to one another , ` Let us stay here for a little and rest before we set forth again . ' So they hired a small house close to the royal castle , and took up their abode there . The following morning the king of the country happened to step on to his balcony , and saw the young men in the garden , and said to himself , ` Dear me , those are wonderfully handsome youths ; but one is handsomer than the other , and to him will I give my daughter to wife ; ' and indeed the king 's son excelled his friend in beauty . In order to set about his plan the king asked both the young men to dinner , and when they arrived at the castle he received them with the utmost kindness , and sent for his daughter , who was more lovely than both the sun and moon put together .
But at bed-time the king caused the other young man to be given a poisoned drink , which killed him in a few minutes , XXXXX he thought to himself , ` If his friend dies the other will forget his pilgrimage , and will stay here and marry my daughter . '
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