the king ran out and fetched the queen: and after that, there were such rejoicings in the castle as never were known before or since. the wedding took place all over again, much finer than the first, with festivals and banquets and merrymakings for days and weeks. no bride was ever so beloved by a king and queen as this peasant maid from the shepherd's cottage. there was no end to their love and their kindness towards her: because, by her sense and her calmness and her courage, she had saved their son, prince lindworm.