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Updated: May 2, 2025
The princess ran as quickly as ever, but poor Quick-as-Thought was like an overloaded donkey, and could not go a step. Then Hit-the-Point, who had heard all about the princess's deception from Hare's-ear, when he saw the danger his friend was in, seized his bow and arrow and shot the stone out of the ring Quick-as-Thought was wearing.
In a very few springs he had overtaken the doe, and had so impressed Moscione with his fleetness of foot that he begged Quick-as-Thought to go with him, promising at the same time to reward him handsomely. Quick-as-Thought agreed to his proposal, and they continued on their journey together.
After he had ridden for some time he saw a man standing at the foot of a poplar tree, and said to him: 'What's your name, my friend; where do you come from, and what can you do? The man replied, 'My name is Quick-as-Thought, I come from Fleet-town, and I can run like lightning. 'I should like to see you, returned Moscione.
Quick-as-Thought let her run on a short distance, in order to give her a start, and then pursued her so quickly and so lightly that you could not have tracked his footsteps if the field had been strewn with flour.
'Just wait a minute, then, said Quick-as-Thought, 'and I will soon show you that I am speaking the truth. The words were hardly out of his mouth when a young doe ran right across the field they were standing in.
At the time appointed for the race the whole place was crowded with people anxious to see the contest, and, punctual to the moment, Quick-as-Thought, and Canetella dressed in a short skirt and very lightly shod, appeared at the starting-point. Then a silver trumpet sounded, and the two rivals started on their race, looking for all the world like a greyhound chasing a hare.
But Quick-as-Thought, true to his name, outran the princess, and when the goal was reached the people all clapped their hands and shouted, 'Long live the stranger! Canetella was much depressed by her defeat; but, as the race had to be run a second time, she determined she would not be beaten again.
Accordingly she went home and sent Quick-as-Thought a magic ring, which prevented the person who wore it, not only from running, but even from walking, and begged that he would wear it for her sake. Early next morning the crowd assembled on the race-course, and Canetella and Quick as-Thought began their trial afresh.
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