"yes! now i must set off too," said boots; "if i only knew how to find the way." he took a long, long farewell of the princess, and when he got out of the giant's door, there stood the wolf waiting for him. so boots told him all that had happened inside the house, and said now he wished to ride to the well in the church, if he only knew the way. so the wolf bade him jump on his back, he'd soon find the way; and away they went, till the wind whistled after them, over hedge and field, over hill and dale. after they had travelled many, many days, they came at last to the lake. then the prince did not know how to get over it, but the wolf bade him only not be afraid, but stick on, and so he jumped into the lake with the prince on his back, and swam over to the island. so they came to the church; but the church keys hung high, high up on the top of the tower, and at first the prince did not know how to get them down.