If not , she would go into a nunnery , and he could marry no other as long as she lived , for he was wedded to her with the service of the dead , which he had heard . She was now the most beautiful young princess that anyone could wish to see , and he was now lord of half the kingdom , which had been promised him for standing on guard the third nigh . So they agreed that they would have each other , and love each other all their days . With the first sunbeam the watch came and opened the church , and not only was the colonel there , but the king in person , come to see what had happened to the sentinel . He found them both sitting hand in hand on the step in front of the altar , and immediately knew his daughter again , and took her in his arms , thanking God and her deliverer . He made no objections to what they had arranged , and so Christian the smith held his wedding with the princess , and got half the kingdom at once , and the whole of it when the king died . As for the other sentries , with so many doors and windows open , no doubt they had run away , and gone into the Prussian service . And as for what Christian said he saw , he had been drinking more wine than was good for him . The Three Brothers Translated from the German of the Brothers Grimm . There was once a man who had three sons , and no other possessions beyond the house in which he lived . Now the father loved his three sons equally , so that he could not make up his mind which of them should have the house after his death , because he did not wish to favour any one more than the others . And he did not want to sell the house , because it had belonged to his family for generations ; otherwise he could have divided the money equally amongst them . At last an idea struck him , and he said to his sons : ` You must all go out into the world , and look about you , and each learn a trade , and then , when you return , whoever can produce the best masterpiece shall have the house . ' The sons were quite satisfied . The eldest wished to be a blacksmith , the second a barber , and the third a fencing-master . They appointed a time when they were to return home , and then they all set out . It so happened that each found a good master , where he learnt all that was necessary for his trade in the best possible way . The blacksmith had to shoe the king 's horses , and thought to himself , ` Without doubt the house will be yours ! ' The barber shaved the best men in the kingdom , and he , too , made sure that the house would be his . The fencing-master received many a blow , but he set his teeth , and would not allow himself to be troubled by them , for he thought to himself , ` If you are afraid of a blow you will never get the house . '
When the appointed time had come the three brothers met once more , and they sat down and discussed the best opportunity XXXXX showing off their skill .
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