then was she afraid, and thought, "good heavens! what can i do with an iron stove?" but as she much wished to get home to her father, she promised to do as he desired. but he said, "thou shalt return here, and bring a knife with thee, and scrape a hole in the iron." then he gave her a companion who walked near her, but did not speak, but in two hours he took her home; there was great joy in the castle when the king’s daughter came home, and the old king fell on her neck and kissed her. she, however, was sorely troubled, and said, "dear father, what i have suffered! i should never have got home again from the great wild forest, if i had not come to an iron stove, but i have been forced to give my word that i will go back to it, set it free, and marry it."