In the meantime the Prince and the black girl had again assumed their natural forms , and were hurrying on as fast as they could to reach the river . But when they got there they found that there was no way in which they could cross it , and the girl 's magic art seemed no longer to have any power . Then turning to the Prince she said , ` The hour for my deliverance has not yet come , but as you promised to do all you could to free me , you must do exactly as I bid you now . Take this bow and arrow and kill every beast you see with them , and be sure you spare no living creature . ' With these words she disappeared , and hardly had she done so than a huge wild boar started out of the thicket near and made straight for the Prince . But the youth did not lose his presence of mind , and drawing his bow he pierced the beast with his arrow right through the skull . The creature fell heavily on the ground , and out of its side sprang a little hare , which ran like the wind along the river bank . The Prince drew his bow once more , and the hare lay dead at his feet ; but at the same moment a dove rose up in the air , and circled round the Prince 's head in the most confiding manner . But mindful of the black girl 's commands , he dared not spare the little creature 's life , and taking another arrow from his quiver he laid it as dead as the boar and the hare . But when he went to look at the body of the bird he found instead of the dove a round white egg lying on the ground . While he was gazing on it and wondering what it could mean , he heard the sweeping of wings above him , and looking up he saw a huge vulture with open claws swooping down upon him . In a moment he seized the egg and flung it at the bird with all his might , and lo and behold ! instead of the ugly monster the most beautiful girl he had ever seen stood before the astonished eyes of the Prince . But while all this was going on the wicked old Fairy had managed to make her way out of the wood , and was now using the last resource in her power to overtake her daughter and the Prince . As soon as she was in the open again she mounted her chariot , which was drawn by a fiery dragon , and flew through the air in it . But just as she got to the river she saw the two lovers in each other 's arms swimming through the water as easily as two fishes . Quick as lightning , and forgetful of every danger , she flew down upon them . But the waters seized her chariot and sunk it in the lowest depths , and the waves bore the wicked old woman down the stream till she was caught in some thorn bushes , where she made a good meal for all the little fishes that were swimming about . And so at last the Prince and his lovely Bride were free . They hurried as quickly as they could to the old King , who received them with joy and gladness .
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