Then they all vanished , Tritill , Litill , and the birds . Directly the ogress returned home she flung herself with all her weight on the bed , and the whole cave quivered under her . The pillows were soft and full instead of being empty , which surprised her , but that did not content her . She got up , shook out the pillow-cases one by one , and began to count the feathers that were in each . ` If one is missing I will have your head , ' said she , and at that the young man drew the feather from his pocket and thrust it up her nose , crying ` If you want your feather , here it is . ' ` You did not sort those feathers alone , ' answered the ogress calmly ; ` however , this time I will let that pass . ' That night the young man slept soundly in his corner , and in the morning the ogress told him that his work that day would be to slay one of her great oxen , to cook its heart , and to make drinking cups of its horns , before she returned home ` There are fifty oxen , ' added she , ` and you must guess which of the herd I want killed . If you guess right , to-morrow you shall be free to go where you will , and you shall choose besides three things as a reward for your service . But if you slay the wrong ox your head shall pay for it . ' Left alone , the young man stood thinking for a little . Then he called : ` Tritill , Litill , come to my help ! ' In a moment he saw them , far away , driving the biggest ox the youth had ever seen . When they drew near , Tritill killed it , Litill took out its heart for the young man to cook , and both began quickly to turn the horns into drinking cups . The work went merrily on , and they talked gaily , and the young man told his friends of the payment promised him by the ogress if he had done her bidding . The old men warned him that he must ask her for the chest which stood at the foot of her bed , for whatever lay on the top of the bed , and for what lay under the side of the cave . The young man thanked them for their counsel , and Tritill and Litill then took leave of him , saying that for the present he would need them no more . Scarcely had they disappeared when the ogress came back , and found everything ready just as she had ordered . Before she sat down to eat the bullock 's heart she turned to the young man , and said : ` You did not do that all alone , my friend ; but , nevertheless , I will keep my word , and to-morrow you shall go your way . ' So they went to bed and slept till dawn . When the sun rose the ogress awoke the young man , and called to him to choose any three things out of her house . '
I choose , ' XXXXX he , ` the chest which stands at the foot of your bed ; whatever lies on the top of the bed , and whatever is under the side of the cave . '
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