I will take you to your brother , ' she said , hoping to get the better of him by cunning , ` but leave me alone . You hold me so tight that I can not walk . ' ` You must manage somehow , ' he answered , and held her tighter than ever . She led him into a large hall filled with stone statues , which once had been men , and , pointing out one , she said , ` There is your brother . ' The young man looked at them all and shook his head . ` My brother is not here . Take me to him , or it will be the worse for you . ' But she tried to put him off with other statues , though it was no good , and it was not until they had reached the last hall of all that he saw his brother lying on the ground . ` That is my brother , ' said he . ` Now give me the ointment that will restore him to life . ' Very unwillingly the old witch opened a cupboard close by filled with bottles and jars , and took down one and held it out to the young man . But he was on the watch for trickery , and examined it carefully , and saw that it had no power to heal . This happened many times , till at length she found it was no use , and gave him the one he wanted . And when he had it safe he made her stoop down and smear it over his brother 's face , taking care all the while never to loose her hair , and when the dead man opened his eyes the youth drew his sword and cut off her head with a single blow . Then the elder brother got up and stretched himself , and said , ` Oh , how long I have slept ! And where am I ? ' ` The old witch had enchanted you , but now she is dead and you are free . We will wake up the other knights that she laid under her spells , and then we will go . ' This they did , and , after sharing amongst them the jewels and gold they found in the castle , each man went his way . The two brothers remained together , the elder tightly grasping the ointment which had brought him back to life .
They had much to tell each other as they rode along , and at last the younger man exclaimed , ' O fool , to leave such a beautiful wife XXXXX go and fight a witch !
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