` Oh , my lord , she is far , very far . Three hundred miles away there lies a black sea . In the middle of this sea there is a little shell , and in the middle of the shell is fixed a gold ring . That gold ring is the princess . But do not vex your soul ; we will get her . Only to-day , Long must take Broad with him . He will be wanted badly . ' So Long took Quickeye on one shoulder , and Broad on the other , and they set out . At each stride they left thirty miles behind them . When they reached the black sea , Quickeye showed them the spot where they must seek the shell . But though Long stretched down his hand as far as it would go , he could not find the shell , for it lay at the bottom of the sea . ` Wait a moment , comrades , it will be all right . I will help you , ' said Broad . Then he swelled himself out so that you would have thought the world could hardly have held him , and stooping down he drank . He drank so much at every mouthful , that only a minute or so passed before the water had sunk enough for Long to put his hand to the bottom . He soon found the shell , and pulled the ring out . But time had been lost , and Long had a double burden to carry . The dawn was breaking fast before they got back to the castle , where the prince was waiting for them in an agony of fear . Soon the first rays of the sun were seen peeping over the tops of the mountains . The door burst open , and finding the prince standing alone the wizard broke into peals of wicked laughter .
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