He soon came to it , or rather to the wide and deep moat which surrounded it without a single bridge by which to cross . It was too late to attempt anything now ; and , besides , the poor youth was very tired , so he lay down on the ground and fell fast asleep . Next morning , when he awoke , he began to wish himself over the moat ; and the thought occurred to him that if only the red ox were there , and thirsty enough to drink up all the water in the moat , he might walk across it dry shod . Scarcely had the thought crossed his brain before the ox appeared and began to drink up the water . The grateful youth hastened across as soon as the moat was dry , but found it impossible to penetrate the thick walls and strong iron doors of the church . ' I believe that big boar would be of more use here than I am , ' he thought , and lo ! at the wish the wild boar came and began to push hard against the wall . He managed to loosen one stone with his tusks , and , having made a beginning , stone after stone was poked out till he had made quite a large hole , big enough to let a man go through . The young man quickly entered the church , and saw a bird flying about , but he could not catch it . ` Oh ! ' he exclaimed , ` if only the griffin were here , he would soon catch it . ' At these words the griffin appeared , and , seizing the bird , gave it to the youth , who carried it off carefully , while the griffin flew away . The young man hurried home as fast as possible , and reached the cottage before evening . He told his story to the little bride , who , after giving him some food and drink , hid him with his bird beneath the bed . Presently the old man came home , and complained of feeling ill . Nothing , he said , would go well with him any more : his ` heart bird ' was caught . The youth under the bed heard this , and thought , ` This old fellow has done me no particular harm , but then he has bewitched my brothers and their brides , and has kept my bride for himself , and that is certainly bad enough . ' So he pinched the bird , and the old man cried , ` Ah ! I feel death gripping me ! Child , I am dying ! '
With these words he fell fainting from his chair , and as the youth , before he knew what he was doing , had squeezed the bird XXXXX death , the old man died also .
So across as before beneath for of over till to