The next morning the ogre awoke with the first ray of light , and the first thing he did was to look for the key . It was gone , and he guessed at once what had become of it . But instead of getting into a great rage , as most ogres would have done , he said to himself , ` If I wake the maiden up I shall only frighten her . For to-day she shall keep the key , and when I return to-night it will be time enough to take it from her . ' So he went off to hunt . The moment he was safe out of the way , the girl ran upstairs and opened the door of the room , which was quite bare . The one window was closed , and she threw back the lattice and looked out . Beneath lay a garden which belonged to the Prince , and in the garden was an ox , who was drawing up water from the well all by himself -- for there was nobody to be seen anywhere . The ox raised his head at the noise the girl made in opening the lattice , and said to her , ` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch ! Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . ' These words so frightened the maiden that she burst into tears and ran out of the room . All day she wept , and when the ogre came home at night , no supper was ready for him . ` What are you crying for ? ' said he . ` Where is my supper , and is it you who have opened the upper chamber ? ' ` Yes , I opened it , ' answered she . ` And what did the ox say to you ? ' ` He said , `` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch . Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . '' ' ` Well , to-morrow you can go to the window and say , `` 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 XXXXX myself before and behind ; and your girths should be loosened , and you should be blind -- seven days and seven nights . '' '
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