And the maiden believed what the prince told her ; and in the morning when he put on his lion 's form she took a knife and slew him , and cut him up very small , and burnt him , and cast his ashes into the water , and out of the water came the prince , beautiful as the day , and as glad to look upon as the sun himself . Then the young man thanked the maiden for all she had done for him , and said she should be his wife and none other . But the maiden only wept sore , and answered that that she could never be , for she had given her promise to the princess when she cut off her hair that the prince should wed her and her only . But the prince replied , ` If it is the princess , we must go quickly . Come with me . ' So they went together to the king 's palace . And when the king and queen and princess saw the young man a great joy filled their hearts , for they knew him for the eldest son , who had long ago been enchanted by a giant and lost to them . And he asked his parents ' consent that he might marry the girl who had saved him , and a great feast was made , and the maiden became a princess , and in due time a queen , and she richly deserved all the honours showered upon her . The Man Without a Heart Once upon a time there were seven brothers , who were orphans , and had no sister . Therefore they were obliged to do all their own housework . This they did not like at all ; so after much deliberation they decided to get married . There were , unfortunately , no young girls to be found in the place where they lived ; but the elder brothers agreed to go out into the world and seek for brides , promising to bring back a very pretty wife for the youngest also if he would meanwhile stay at home and take care of the house . He consented willingly , and the six young men set off in good spirits . On their way they came to a small cottage standing quite by itself in a wood ; and before the door stood an old , old man , who accosted the brothers saying , ` Hullo , you young fellows ! Whither away so fast and cheerily ? ' ` We are going to find bonny brides for ourselves , and one for our youngest brother at home , ' they replied . ` Oh ! dear youths , ' said the old man , ' I am terribly lonely here ; pray bring a bride for me also ; only remember , she must be young and pretty . ' ` What does a shrivelled old grey thing like that want with a pretty young bride ? ' thought the brothers , and went on their way .
Presently they XXXXX to a town where were seven sisters , as young and as lovely as anyone could wish .
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