It was a dark evening , and he could not even buy a light . But all at once it flashed across him that there was a little end of tinder in the tinder-box , which he had taken from the hollow tree into which the Witch had helped him down . He found the box with the tinder in it ; but just as he was kindling a light , and had struck a spark out of the tinder-box , the door burst open , and the dog with eyes as large as saucers , which he had seen down in the tree , stood before him and said : ` What does my lord command ? ' ` What 's the meaning of this ? ' exclaimed the Soldier . ` This is a pretty kind of tinder-box , if I can get whatever I want like this . Get me money ! ' he cried to the dog , and hey , presto ! he was off and back again , holding a great purse full of money in his mouth . Now the Soldier knew what a capital tinder-box this was . If he rubbed once , the dog that sat on the chest of copper appeared ; if he rubbed twice , there came the dog that watched over the silver chest ; and if he rubbed three times , the one that guarded the gold appeared . Now , the Soldier went down again to his beautiful rooms , and appeared once more in splendid clothes . All his friends immediately recognised him again , and paid him great court . One day he thought to himself : ` It is very strange that no one can get to see the Princess . They all say she is very pretty , but what 's the use of that if she has to sit for ever in the great copper castle with all the towers ? Can I not manage to see her somehow ? Where is my tinder-box ? ' and so he struck a spark , and , presto ! there came the dog with eyes as large as saucers . ` It is the middle of the night , I know , ' said the Soldier ; ` but I should very much like to see the Princess for a moment . '
The dog was already outside the door , and before the Soldier could look round , in he came with the XXXXX .
Princess Soldier capital day evening hey kind light night tinder-box