Then they went to the island and removed all that was valuable from it . Ring gave to his namesake , whom he had freed from the spell , his sister Ingiborg and his father 's kingdom to look after , but he himself stayed with his father-in-law the King , and had half the kingdom while he lived and the whole of it after his death . THE SWINEHERD There was once a poor Prince . He possessed a kingdom which , though small , was yet large enough for him to marry on , and married he wished to be . Now it was certainly a little audacious of him to venture to say to the Emperor 's daughter , ` Will you marry me ? ' But he did venture to say so , for his name was known far and wide . There were hundreds of princesses who would gladly have said ` Yes , ' but would she say the same ? Well , we shall see . On the grave of the Prince 's father grew a rose-tree , a very beautiful rose-tree . It only bloomed every five years , and then bore but a single rose , but oh , such a rose ! Its scent was so sweet that when you smelt it you forgot all your cares and troubles . And he had also a nightingale which could sing as if all the beautiful melodies in the world were shut up in its little throat . This rose and this nightingale the Princess was to have , and so they were both put into silver caskets and sent to her . The Emperor had them brought to him in the great hall , where the Princess was playing ` Here comes a duke a-riding ' with her ladies-in-waiting . And when she caught sight of the big caskets which contained the presents , she clapped her hands for joy . ` If only it were a little pussy cat ! ' she said . But the rose-tree with the beautiful rose came out . ` But how prettily it is made ! ' said all the ladies-in-waiting .
` It is more than pretty , ' said the XXXXX , ` it is charming ! '
Emperor Ingiborg King Prince Princess SWINEHERD a-riding father-in-law princesses rose-tree