When at last they succeeded in forcing the lock , they entered a large hall , in which sat a young and lovely girl , working at a table . The moment she saw the nun , the blacksmith , and the countryman , she fell at their feet , thanking them with tears in her eyes for having set her free . She told them that she was a king 's daughter , who had been shut up in the castle by a mighty magician . The day before , just about noon , she had suddenly felt the magic power over her disappear , and ever since that moment she had eagerly awaited the arrival of her deliverers . She went on to say that there was yet another princess shut up in the castle , who had also fallen under the might of the magician . They wandered through many halls and rooms till at last they found the second princess , who was quite as grateful as the first , and thanked the three companions most warmly for having set her free . Then the princesses told their rescuers that a great treasure lay hidden in the cellars of the castle , but that it was carefully guarded by a fierce and terrible dog . Nothing daunted , they all went down below at once , and found the fierce animal mounting guard over the treasure as the princesses had said . But one blow from the blacksmith 's hammer soon made an end of the monster , and they found themselves in a vaulted chamber full of gold and silver and precious stones . Beside the treasure stood a young and handsome man , who advanced to meet them , and thanked the nun , the blacksmith , and the countryman , for having freed him from the magic spell he was under . He told them that he was a king 's son , who had been banished to this castle by a wicked magician , and that he had been changed into the three-headed dwarf . When he had lost two of his heads the magic power over the two princesses had been removed , and when the blacksmith had killed the horrible dog , then he too had been set free . To show his gratitude he begged the three companions to divide the treasure between them , which they did ; but there was so much of it that it took a very long time . The princesses , too , were so grateful to their rescuers , that one married the blacksmith , and the other the countryman . Then the prince claimed the nun as his bride , and they all lived happily together till they died . -LSB- From the German , Kletke . -RSB- HERR LAZARUS AND THE DRAKEN Once upon a time there was a cobbler called Lazarus , who was very fond of honey . One day , as he ate some while he sat at work , the flies collected in such numbers that with one blow he killed forty . Then he went and ordered a sword to be made for him , on which he had written these words : ` With one blow I have slain forty . ' When the sword was ready he took it and went out into the world , and when he was two days ' journey from home he came to a spring , by which he laid himself down and slept .
Now in that country there dwelt Draken , one of whom came to the spring XXXXX draw water ; there he found Lazarus sleeping , and read what was written on his sword .
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