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 to draw water ; there he found Lazarus sleeping , and read what was written on his sword . Then he went back to his people and told them what he had seen , and they all advised him to make fellowship with this powerful stranger . So the Draken returned to the spring , awoke Lazarus , and said that if it was agreeable to him they should make fellowship together . -LSB- Illustration : How THE DRAKEN FOUND HERR LAZARUS ASLEEP by the SPRING -RSB- Lazarus answered that he was willing , and after a priest had blessed the fellowship , they returned together to the other Draken , and Lazarus dwelt among them . After some days they told him that it was their custom to take it in turns to bring wood and water , and as he was now of their company , he must take his turn . They went first for water and wood , but at last it came to be Lazarus 's turn to go for water . The Draken had a great leathern bag , holding two hundred measures of water . This Lazarus could only , with great difficulty , drag empty to the spring , and because he could not carry it back full , he did not fill it at all , but , instead , he dug up the ground all round the spring .
As Lazarus remained so long away , the Draken sent one of their number to see what had become of him , and when this one came XXXXX the spring , Lazarus said to him : ` We will no more plague ourselves by carrying water every day .
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