For seven days and seven nights I lay there , unable to move . But , O my lord , it is not given to us twice to behold beauty such as hers . ' -LSB- Illustration -RSB- ` It is a lie , ' said the prince . ` An ogre dwells there . Is it likely that he keeps a maiden in his upper chamber ? ' ` Why not ? ' replied the ox . ` But if you come here at dawn to-morrow , and hide behind that tree , you will see for yourself . ' ` So I will , ' said the prince ; ` and if I find that you have not spoken truth , I will kill you . ' The prince left the garden , and the ox went on with his work . Next morning the prince came early to the garden , and found the ox busy with the water-wheel . ` Has the girl appeared yet ? ' he asked . ` Not yet ; but she will not be long . Hide yourself in the branches of that tree , and you will soon see her . ' The prince did as he was told , and scarcely was he seated when the maiden threw open the lattice . ` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch ! ' said the ox . ` Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . ' ` My father is feeding me up till I am nice and fat , but he does not mean to eat me .
If I had one of your eyes I would use it for a mirror , and look at myself before and behind ; and your girths should be loosened , and you should be blind -- seven XXXXX and seven nights . '
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