Then she looked at it more closely and saw in the corner that it was embroidered with her father 's name and the royal crown . So she ran straight to the palace and told her father . And he and his two sons-in-law followed her back to her house , and there the gardener lay asleep on his bed . And the scarf that he always wore bound round his head had slipped off , and his golden hair gleamed on the pillow . And they all recognised that this was the hero who had fought and won so many battles for them . -LSB- Illustration : The Hero discovered -RSB- Then there was great rejoicing throughout the land , and the king rewarded his son-in-law with half of his kingdom , and he and his wife reigned happily over it . THE LITTLE GRAY MAN A nun , a countryman , and a blacksmith were once wandering through the world together . One day they lost their way in a thick , dark forest , and were thankful when they saw , in the distance , the walls of a house , where they hoped they might obtain refuge for the night . When they got close to the house they found that it was an old deserted castle , fast falling into ruins , but with some of the rooms in it still habitable . As they were homeless they determined to take up their abode in the castle , and they arranged that one of them should always stay at home and keep house , while the other two went out into the world to seek their fortunes . The lot of remaining at home fell first to the nun , and when the countryman and the blacksmith had gone out into the wood , she set to work , tidied up the house , and prepared all the food for the day . As her companions did not come home for their mid-day meal , she ate up her own portion and put the rest in the oven to keep warm . Just as she was sitting down to sew , the door opened and a little gray man came in , and , standing before her , said : ` Oh ! how cold I am ! ' The nun was very sorry for him , and said at once : ` Sit down by the fire and warm yourself . ' The little man did as he was told , and soon called out : ` Oh ! how hungry I am ! ' The nun answered : ` There is food in the oven , help yourself . ' The little man did not need to be told twice , for he set to work and ate up everything with the greatest possible despatch . When the nun saw this she was very angry , and scolded the dwarf because he had left nothing for her companions .
The little man resented her words , and flew into such a passion XXXXX he seized the nun , beat her , and threw her first against one wall and then against the other .
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