Towards evening he found himself in a desert , and , look where he would , there was no such thing as a house or a man to be seen . ` What am I to do now ? ' he thought . ` If I go to sleep here wild beasts will come and eat me ! Yet both I and my horse are worn out , and can go no further . ' Then suddenly he remembered the fairy 's gift , and taking out the curl he said to it : ' I want a castle here , and servants , and dinner , and everything to make me comfortable tonight ; and besides that , I must have a stable and fodder for my horse . ' And in a moment the castle was before him just as he had wished . In this way he travelled through many countries , till at last he came to a land that was ruled over by a great king . Leaving his horse outside the walls , he clad himself in the dress of a poor man , and went up to the palace . The queen , who was looking out of the window , saw him approaching , and filled with pity sent a servant to ask who he was and what he wanted . ' I am a stranger here , ' answered the young king , ` and very poor . I have come to beg for some work . ' ` We have everybody we want , ' said the queen , when the servant told her the young man 's reply . ` We have a gate-keeper , and a hall porter , and servants of all sorts in the palace ; the only person we have not got is a goose-boy . Tell him that he can be our goose-boy if he likes . ' The youth answered that he was quite content to be goose-boy ; and that was how he got his nickname of Paperarello . And in order that no one should guess that he was any better than a goose-boy should be , he rubbed his face and his rags over with mud , and made himself altogether such a disgusting object that every one crossed over to the other side of the road when he was seen coming . ` Do go and wash yourself , Paperarello ! ' said the queen sometimes , for he did his work so well that she took an interest in him . ` Oh , I should not feel comfortable if I was clean , your Majesty , ' answered he , and went whistling after his geese .
It happened one day that , owing to some accident XXXXX the great flour mills which supplied the city , there was no bread to be had , and the king 's army had to do without .
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