▁he ▁was ▁poor , ▁and ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁was ▁only ▁half ▁a ▁man ▁but ▁he ▁liked ▁him ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁others . ▁ ▁Half - Man ▁took ▁back ▁his ▁normal ▁form ▁and ▁filled ▁the ▁p antry ▁with ▁things ▁to ▁eat . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁for ▁a ▁walk ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁king ' s ▁daughter . ▁ ▁He ▁used ▁the ▁wand ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁mag ically ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁a ▁son ▁who ▁would ▁walk ▁and ▁talk ▁at ▁birth ▁and ▁say ▁that ▁Half - Man ▁was ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁She ▁gave ▁birth ▁nine ▁months ▁later , ▁and ▁the ▁boy ▁said ▁he ▁could ▁recognize ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁The ▁king ▁made ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁pass ▁before ▁the ▁boy , ▁who ▁recognized ▁Half - Man . ▁ ▁An gry , ▁the ▁king ▁sent ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁away . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁reached ▁a ▁suitable ▁place , ▁Half - Man ▁conj ured ▁up ▁a ▁castle . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁prin cess , ▁turned ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁b our ge ois , ▁and ▁went ▁back . ▁ ▁The ▁prin cess ▁rep uls ed ▁him ▁because ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁dece ive ▁Half - Man . ▁ ▁Half - Man ▁made ▁himself ▁known , ▁and ▁the ▁prin cess ▁was ▁pleased . ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁time , ▁Half - Man ▁invited ▁three ▁k ings , ▁one ▁his ▁father - in - law , ▁to ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁His ▁son ▁played ▁with ▁three ▁golden ▁app les , ▁and ▁Half