. East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North . King had ledhim the night before, and he bade the King unlock doorafter door till they came down to the pier which ran outinto the sea. Its all no use, I tell you, said the King\ timesup, and this will only lead you right out into the sea. Still five minutes more, said the lad, as he pulledand pushed at the posts and pins, and the house floated up.^^^^^^^^^^^ Now the time is up, bawled the Kwg; comehither, headsman, and take off his head. Nay, nay ! said the lad ; stop a bit, there are stillthree minutes ! Out with the key, an
. East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North . King had ledhim the night before, and he bade the King unlock doorafter door till they came down to the pier which ran outinto the sea. Its all no use, I tell you, said the King\ timesup, and this will only lead you right out into the sea. Still five minutes more, said the lad, as he pulledand pushed at the posts and pins, and the house floated up.^^^^^^^^^^^ Now the time is up, bawled the Kwg; comehither, headsman, and take off his head. Nay, nay ! said the lad ; stop a bit, there are stillthree minutes ! Out with the key, and let me get into thishouse. But there stood the King and fumbled with his keys, todraw out the time. At last he said he hadnt any key. Well, if you havent, I have^ said the lad, as he gavethe door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on thefloor. At the door the Princess met him, and told her fatherthis was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set. So shehad him ; and this was how the beggar boy came to marrythe daughter of the King of Arabia. Sh ^ ^ ^.
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