but it was all in vain, the drummer did not awake, and when morning dawned, the king’s daughter was forced to go back again as she came. on the second evening she turned her wishing-ring and said, "a dress as silvery as the moon." when she appeared at the feast in the dress which was as soft as moonbeams, it again excited the desire of the bride, and the king’s daughter gave it to her for permission to pass the second night also, outside the door of the bedroom. then in the stillness of the night, she cried,