When he heard that , the emperor desired the page to be brought before him , and , as soon as the princess obeyed his summons , he said to her abruptly : ` Fet-Fruners , you have hidden from me the fact that you knew the golden-haired Iliane ! Why did you do this ? for I have treated you more kindly than all my other pages . ' Then , after making the princess show him the golden curl which she wore round her neck , he added : ` Listen to me ; unless by some means or other you bring me the owner of this lock , I will have your head cut off in the place where you stand . Now go ! ' In vain the poor girl tried to explain how the lock of hair came into her possession ; the emperor would listen to nothing , and , bowing low , she left his presence and went to consult Sunlight what she was to do . At his first words she brightened up . ` Do not be afraid , mistress ; only last night my brother appeared to me in a dream and told me that a genius had carried off Iliane , whose hair you picked up on the road . But Iliane declares that , before she marries her captor , he must bring her , as a present , the whole stud of mares which belong to her . The genius , half crazy with love , thinks of nothing night and day but how this can be done , and meanwhile she is quite safe in the island swamps of the sea . Go back to the emperor and ask him for twenty ships filled with precious merchandise . The rest you shall know by-and-by . ' On hearing this advice , the princess went at once into the emperor 's presence . ` May a long life be yours , O Sovereign all mighty ! ' said she . ' I have come to tell you that I can do as you command if you will give me twenty ships , and load them with the most precious wares in your kingdom . ' ` You shall have all that I possess if you will bring me the golden-haired Iliane , ' said the emperor . The ships were soon ready , and the princess entered the largest and finest , with Sunlight at her side . Then the sails were spread and the voyage began . For seven weeks the wind blew them straight towards the west , and early one morning they caught sight of the island swamps of the sea .
They cast anchor XXXXX a little bay , and the princess made haste to disembark with Sunlight , but , before leaving the ship , she tied to her belt a pair of tiny gold slippers , adorned with precious stones .
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