No sooner did the princess cast her eyes on the petticoats than she declared they were even more beautiful than the mantle , and that she would give the maiden whatever price she wanted for them . And the maiden named many pieces of gold , which the princess paid her gladly , so pleased was she with her new possessions . Then the girl went down the steps where none could watch her and cracked her walnut , and out came the most splendid court dress that any dressmaker had ever invented ; and , carrying it carefully in her arms , she knocked at the door , and asked if the princess wished to buy a court dress . When the message was delivered the princess sprang to her feet with delight , for she had been thinking that after all it was not much use to have a lovely mantle and elegant petticoats if she had no dress , and she knew the tailors would never be ready in time . So she sent at once to say she would buy the dress , and what sum did the maiden want for it . This time the maiden answered that the price of the dress was the permission to see the bridegroom . The princess was not at all pleased when she heard the maiden 's reply , but , as she could not do without the dress , she was forced to give in , and contented herself with thinking that after all it did not matter much . So the maiden was led to the rooms which had been given to her husband . And when she came near she touched him with the sprig of rosemary that she carried ; and his memory came back , and he knew her , and kissed her , and declared that she was his true wife , and that he loved her and no other . Then they went back to the maiden 's home , and grew to be very old , and lived happy all the days of their life . The White Dove From the Danish . A king had two sons . They were a pair of reckless fellows , who always had something foolish to do . One day they rowed out alone on the sea in a little boat . It was beautiful weather when they set out , but as soon as they had got some distance from the shore there arose a terrific storm . The oars went overboard at once , and the little boat was tossed about on the rolling billows like a nut-shell . The princes had to hold fast by the seats to keep from being thrown out of the boat . In the midst of all this they met a wonderful vessel -- it was a dough-trough , in which there sat an old woman . She called to them , and said that they could still get to shore alive if they would promise her the son that was next to come to their mother the queen . ` We ca n't do that , ' shouted the princes ; ` he does n't belong to us so we ca n't give him away . '
` Then you can rot XXXXX the bottom of the sea , both of you , ' said the old woman ; ` and perhaps it may be the case that your mother would rather keep the two sons she has than the one she has n't got yet . '
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