he replied, "when i have eaten and have had enough, i will look in the map." then he went with them up to his chamber, and they searched in his map, but could not find it. then he brought out still older maps, and they never rested until they found the golden castle of stromberg, but it was many thousand miles away. "how am i to get there?" asked the man. the giant said, "i have two hours’ time, during which i will carry you into the neighbourhood, but after that i must be at home to suckle the child that we have." so the giant carried the man to about a hundred leagues from the castle, and said, "thou canst very well walk the rest of the way alone." and he turned back, but the man went onwards day and night, until at length he came to the golden castle of stromberg. it stood on a glass-mountain, and the bewitched maiden drove in her carriage round the castle, and then went inside it. he rejoiced when he saw her and wanted to climb up to her, but when he began to do so he always slipped down the glass again. and when he saw that he could not reach her, he was filled with trouble, and said to himself, "i will stay down here below, and wait for her." so he built himself a hut and stayed in it for a whole year, and every day saw the king’s daughter driving about above, but never could go to her. then one day he saw from his hut three robbers who were beating each other, and cried to them, "god be with ye!" they stopped when they heard the cry, but as they saw no one, they once more began to beat each other, and that too most dangerously. so he again cried, "god be with ye!" again they stopped, looked round about, but as they saw no one they went on beating each other. then he cried for the third time, "god be with ye,"