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Updated: September 29, 2025
They gave it up in despair and returned in trembling to Kostiei. 'Idiots! he exclaimed, in a passion. 'They were the bridge and the river, of course! Do you mean to say you never thought of that? Go back at once! and off they galloped like lightning. But time had been lost, and the prince and princess were far on their way. 'I hear a horse, cried the princess.
The third time his heart beat fast at the sight of a tiny speck upon the eyelid of one of the girls. 'This one is the youngest, he said. 'How in the world did you guess? cried Kostiei in a fury. 'There is some jugglery about it! But you are not going to escape me so easily. In three hours you shall come here and give me another proof of your cleverness.
They seemed close upon them, when suddenly horse, wood, everything disappeared, and they found themselves at the place where they started. There was nothing for it but to return to Kostiei, and tell him of this fresh disaster. 'A horse! a horse! cried the king. 'I will go after them myself. This time they shall not escape. And he galloped off, foaming with anger.
'I think I hear someone pursuing us, said the princess 'Yes, so do I. 'And this time it is Kostiei himself. But his power only reaches as far as the first church, and he can go no farther. Give me your golden cross. So the prince unfastened the cross which was his mother's gift, and the princess hastily changed herself into a church, the prince into a priest, and the horse into a belfry.
The servants hurried to do his bidding. The door was broken open. Nobody inside; but just the spittle in fits of laughter! Kostiei was beside himself with rage, and commanded his guards to ride after the fugitives. If the guards returned without the fugitives, their heads should pay for it.
He got up and dressed, and hastened to the presence chamber, where the little king was seated on his throne. When the prince appeared, bowing low before him, Kostiei began: 'Now, Prince, this is what you have to do. By to-night you must build me a marble palace, with windows of crystal and a roof of gold. It is to stand in the middle of a great park, full of streams and lakes.
Kostiei, with a shining crown upon his head, sat in the centre upon a golden throne. His green eyes glittered like glass, his hands were as the claws of a crab. When he caught sight of the prince he uttered piercing yells, which shook the walls of the palace. The prince took no notice, but continued his advance on his knees towards the throne.
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