They consented , and one was sent with him . When they had come to within a short distance of Lazarus 's house , he said to the Draken : ` Stop here , in the meantime , for I must go on in front and tie up my children , lest they eat you . ' So he went and tied his children with strong ropes , and said to them : ` As soon as the Draken comes in sight , call out as loud as you can , `` Drakenflesh ! Drakenflesh ! '' ' So , when the Draken appeared , the children cried out ; ` Drakenflesh ! Drakenflesh ! ' and this so terrified the Draken that he let the bag fall and fled . On the road he met a fox , which asked him why he seemed so frightened . He answered that he was afraid of the children of Herr Lazarus , who had been within a hair-breadth of eating him up . But the fox laughed , and said : ` What ! you were afraid of the children of Herr Lazarus ? He had two fowls , one of which I ate yesterday , the other I will go and fetch now -- If you do not believe me , come and see for yourself ; but you must first tie yourself on to my tail . ' The Draken then tied himself on to the fox 's tail , and went back thus with it to Lazarus 's house , in order to see what it would arrange . There stood Lazarus with his gun raised ready to fire , who , when he saw the fox coming along with the Draken , called out to the fox : ` Did I not tell you to bring me all the Draken , and you bring me only one ? ' When the Draken heard that he made off to the right-about at once , and ran so fast that the fox was dashed in pieces against the stones . When Lazarus had got quit of the Draken he built himself , with their gold , a magnificent house , in which he spent the rest of his days in great enjoyment . THE STORY OF THE QUEEN OF THE FLOWERY ISLES There once lived a queen who ruled over the Flowery Isles , whose husband , to her extreme grief , died a few years after their marriage . On being left a widow she devoted herself almost entirely to the education of the two charming princesses , her only children . The elder of them was so lovely that as she grew up her mother greatly feared she would excite the jealousy of the Queen of all the Isles , who prided herself on being the most beautiful woman in the world , and insisted on all rivals bowing before her charms . In order the better to gratify her vanity she had urged the king , her husband , to make war on all the surrounding islands , and as his greatest wish was to please her , the only conditions he imposed on any newly-conquered country was that each princess of every royal house should attend his court as soon as she was fifteen years old , and do homage to the transcendent beauty of his queen .
The Queen of the Flowery XXXXX , well aware of this law , was fully determined to present her daughter to the proud queen as soon as her fifteenth birthday was past .
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