He kissed her a thousand times , and instantly had the choicest food and drink set before her . -LSB- Illustration : CANNETELLA COMES OUT OF THE CASK -RSB- After she had satisfied her hunger , the king said to her : ` Who would have thought , my dear daughter , to have found you in such a state ? What , may I ask , has brought you to this pass ? ' Cannetella replied : ` That wicked man with the gold head and teeth treated me worse than a dog , and many a time , since I left you , have I longed to die . But I could n't tell you all that I have suffered , for you would never believe me . It is enough that I am once more with you , and I shall never leave you again , for I would rather be a slave in your house than queen in any other . ' In the meantime Scioravante had returned to the stables , and one of the horses told him that Cannetella had been taken away by a cooper in a barrel . When the wicked magician heard this he was beside himself with rage , and , hastening to the kingdom of Bello Puojo , he went straight to an old woman who lived exactly opposite the royal palace , and said to her : ` If you will let me see the king 's daughter ' , I will give you whatever reward you like to ask for . ' The woman demanded a hundred ducats of gold , and Scioravante counted them out of his purse and gave them to her without a murmur . Then the old woman led him to the roof of the house , where he could see Cannetella combing out her long hair in a room in the top story of the palace . The princess happened to look out of the window , and when she saw her husband gazing at her , she got such a fright that she flew downstairs to the king , and said : ` My lord and father , unless you shut me up instantly in a room with seven iron doors , I am lost . ' ` If that 's all ' said the king , ` it shall be done at once . ' And he gave orders for the doors to be closed on the spot . When Scioravante saw this he returned to the old woman , and said : ' I will give you whatever you like if you will go into the palace , hide under the princess 's bed , and slip this little piece of paper beneath her pillow , saying , as you do so : `` May everyone in the palace , except the princess , fall into a sound sleep . '' ' The old woman demanded another hundred golden ducats , and then proceeded to carry out the magician 's wishes . No sooner had she slipped the piece of paper under Cannetella 's pillow , than all the people in the palace fell fast asleep , and only the princess remained awake . Then Scioravante hurried to the seven doors and opened them one after the other . Cannetella screamed with terror when she saw her husband , but no one came to her help , for all in the palace lay as if they were dead . The magician seized her in the bed on which she lay , and was going to carry her off with him , when the little piece of paper which the old woman had placed under her pillow fell on the floor . In an instant all the people in the palace woke up , and as Cannetella was still screaming for help , they rushed to her rescue .
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