said the new ox . ` Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . ' And the maiden answered : ` My father is feeding me up till I am nice and fat , but he does not mean to eat me . If I had one of your eyes I would use it for a mirror , and look at myself before and behind ; and your girths should be loosened , and you should be blind -- seven days and seven nights . ' Directly she uttered these words the ox fell to the ground and lay there , seven days and seven nights . Then he arose and began to draw the water from the well . He had only turned the wheel once or twice , when the prince took it into his head to visit his garden and see how the new ox was getting on . When he entered the ox was working busily ; but in spite of that the flowers and grass were dried up . And the prince drew his sword , and rushed at the ox to slay him , as he had done the other . But the ox fell on his knees and said : ` My lord , only spare my life , and let me tell you how it happened . ' ` How what happened ? ' asked the prince . ` My lord , a girl looked out of that window and spoke a few words to me , and I fell to the ground . For seven days and seven nights I lay there , unable to move . But , O my lord , it is not given to us twice to behold beauty such as hers . ' -LSB- Illustration -RSB- ` It is a lie , ' said the prince . ` An ogre dwells there . Is it likely that he keeps a maiden in his upper chamber ? ' ` Why not ? ' replied the ox .
` But if you come here XXXXX dawn to-morrow , and hide behind that tree , you will see for yourself . '
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