If you fail in this , you and your servants will all be turned into stone , like those who have come before you . ' And offering the princess a chair , he left the hall . The prince could not take his eyes from the princess , she was so lovely ! He began to talk to her , but she neither answered nor smiled , and sat as if she were made of marble . He seated himself by her , and determined not to close his eyes that night , for fear she should escape him . And in order that she should be doubly guarded , Long stretched himself like a strap all round the room , Broad took his stand by the door and puffed himself out , so that not even a mouse could slip by , and Quickeye leant against a pillar which stood in the middle of the floor and supported the roof . But in half a second they were all sound asleep , and they slept sound the whole night long . In the morning , at the first peep of dawn , the prince awoke with a start . But the princess was gone . He aroused his servants and implored them to tell him what he must do . ` Calm yourself , my lord , ' said Quickeye . ' I have found her already . A hundred miles from here there is a forest . In the middle of the forest , an old oak , and on the top of the oak , an acorn . This acorn is the princess . If Long will take me on his shoulders , we shall soon bring her back . ' And sure enough , in less time than it takes to walk round the cottage , they had returned from the forest , and Long presented the acorn to the prince . ` Now , your excellency , throw it on the ground . ' The prince obeyed , and was enchanted to see the princess appear at his side . But when the sun peeped for the first time over the mountains , the door burst open as before , and the wizard entered with a loud laugh .
Suddenly he caught sight of the princess ; his face darkened , he uttered a low growl , and one of the iron circlets gave way XXXXX a crash .
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