Trees there were , but without leaves ; fields there were , but no grass grew on them . There was one river , but it never flowed and no fish lived in it . No flowers blossomed , and no birds sang . Three times during the day food appeared , as if by magic , for the prince and his servants . And it was not until supper was ended that the wizard appeared , as on the previous evening , and delivered the princess into the care of the prince . All four determined that this time they would keep awake at any cost . But it was no use . Off they went as they had done before , and when the prince awoke the next morning the room was again empty . With a pang of shame , he rushed to find Quickeye . ` Awake ! Awake ! Quickeye ! Do you know what has become of the princess ? ' Quickeye rubbed his eyes and answered : ` Yes , I see her . Two hundred miles from here there is a mountain . In this mountain is a rock . In the rock , a precious stone . This stone is the princess . Long shall take me there , and we will be back before you can turn round . ' So Long took him on his shoulders and they set out .
At every stride they covered twenty miles , and as they drew near Quickeye fixed his burning eyes XXXXX the mountain ; in an instant it split into a thousand pieces , and in one of these sparkled the precious stone .
With as at before from in on that to until