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force. Then faithful John held him back and said 'I promised your
father before his death that you should not see that which is in this
chamber, it might bring the greatest misfortune on you and on me.'
'Ah, no, replied the young king, 'if I do not go in, it will be my
certain destruction. I should have no rest day or night until I had
seen it with my own eyes. I shall not leave the place now until you
have unlocked the door.'

Then faithful John saw that there was no help for it now, and with a
heavy heart and many sighs, sought out the key from the great bunch.
When he opened the door, he went in first, and thought by standing
before him he could hide the portrait so that the king should not see
it in front of him. But what good was this. The king stood on
tip-toe and saw it over his shoulder. And when he saw the portrait
of the maiden, which was so magnificent and shone with gold and
precious stones, he fell fainting to the ground. Faithful John took
him up, carried him to his bed, and sorrowfully thought 'the
misfortune has befallen us, Lord God, what will be the end of it.'
Then he strengthened him with wine, until he came to himself again.
The first words the king said were 'ah, the beautiful portrait.
Whose it it.' 'That is the princess of the golden dwelling, answered
faithful John. Then the king continued 'my love for her is so great,
that if all the leaves on all the trees were tongues, they could not
declare it. I will give my life to win her. You are my most
faithful John, you must help me.

The faithful servant considered within himself for a long time how to
set about the matter, for it was difficult even to obtain a sight of
the king's daughter. At length he thought of a way, and said to the
king 'everything which she has about her is of gold - tables, chairs,
dishes, glasses, bowls, and household furniture. Among your
treasures are five tons of gold, let one of the goldsmiths of the
kingdom fashion these into all manner of vessels and utensils, into
all kinds of birds, wild beasts and strange animals, such as may
please her, and we will go there with them and try our luck.'

The king ordered all the goldsmiths to be brought to him, and they
had to work night and day until at last the most splendid things were
prepared. When everything was stowed on board a ship, faithful John
put on the dress of a merchant, and the king was forced to do the
same in order to make himself quite unrecognizable. Then they sailed
across the sea, and sailed on until they came to the town wherein
dwelt the princess of the golden dwelling.

Faithful John bade the king stay behind on the ship, and wait for
him. 'Perhaps I shall bring the princess with me, said he,
'therefore see that everything is in order, have the golden vessels
set out and the whole ship decorated.' Then he gathered together in
his apron all kinds of golden things, went on shore and walked
straight to the royal palace. When he entered the courtyard of the
palace, a beautiful girl was standing there by the well with two
golden buckets in her hand, drawing water with them. And when she
was just turning round to carry away the sparkling water she saw the
stranger, and asked who he was. So he answered 'I am a merchant, and
opened his apron, and let her look in. Then she cried 'oh, what
beautiful golden things.' And put her pails down and looked at the
golden wares one after the other. Then said the girl 'the princess
must see these, she has such great pleasure in golden things, that
she will buy all you have.' She took him by the hand and led him
upstairs, for she was the waiting-maid. When the king's daughter saw
the wares, she was quite delighted and said 'they are so beautifully
worked, that I will buy them all from you.' But faithful John said 'I
am only the servant of a rich merchant. The things I have here are
not to be compared with those my master has in his ship. They are
the most beautiful and valuable things that have ever been made in
gold.' When she wanted to have everything brought up to her, he said
'there are so many of them that it would take a great many days to do
that, and so many rooms would be required to exhibit them, that your
house is not big enough.' Then her curiosity and longing were still
more excited, until at last she said 'conduct me to the ship, I will
go there myself, and behold the treasures of your master.' At this
faithful John was quite delighted, and led her to the ship, and when
the king saw her, he perceived that her beauty was even greater than
the picture had represented it to be, and thought no other than that
his heart would burst in twain. Then she boarded the ship, and the
king led her within. Faithful John, however, remained with the
helmsman, and ordered the ship to be pushed off, saying 'set all
sail, till it fly like a bird in the air.' Within, the king showed
her the golden vessels, every one of them, also the wild beasts and
strange animals. Many hours went by whilst she was seeing
everything, and in her delight she did not observe that the ship was
sailing away. After she had looked at the last, she thanked the
merchant and wanted to go home, but when she came to the side of the
ship, she saw that it was on the high seas far from land, and
hurrying onwards with all sail set. 'Ah, cried she in her alarm, 'I
am betrayed. I am carried away and have fallen into the power of a
merchant - I would rather die.' The king, however, seized her hand,
and said 'I am not a merchant. I am a king, and of no meaner origin
than you are, and if I have carried you away with subtlety, that has
come to pass because of my exceeding great love for you. The first
time that I looked on your portrait, I fell fainting to the ground.'
When the princess of the golden dwelling heard this, she was
comforted, and her heart was drawn to him, so that she willingly
consented to be his wife. It so happened, while they were sailing
onwards over the deep sea, that faithful John, who was sitting on the
fore part of the vessel, making music, saw three ravens in the air,
which came flying towards them. At this he stopped playing and
listened to what they were saying to each other, for that he well
understood. One cried 'oh, there he is carrying home the princess of
the golden dwelling.' 'Yes, replied the second, 'but he has not got

force. Then faithful John held him back and said 'I promised your

father before his death that you should not see that which is in this

chamber, it might bring the greatest misfortune on you and on me.'

'Ah, no, replied the young king, 'if I do not go in, it will be my

certain destruction. I should have no rest day or night until I had

seen it with my own eyes. I shall not leave the place now until you

have unlocked the door.'

Then faithful John saw that there was no help for it now, and with a

heavy heart and many sighs, sought out the key from the great bunch.

When he opened the door, he went in first, and thought by standing

before him he could hide the portrait so that the king should not see

it in front of him. But what good was this. The king stood on

tip-toe and saw it over his shoulder. And when he saw the portrait

of the maiden, which was so magnificent and shone with gold and

precious stones, he fell fainting to the ground. Faithful John took

him up, carried him to his bed, and sorrowfully thought 'the

misfortune has befallen us, Lord God, what will be the end of it.'

Then he strengthened him with wine, until he came to himself again.

The first words the king said were 'ah, the beautiful portrait.

Whose it it.' 'That is the princess of the golden dwelling, answered

faithful John. Then the king continued 'my love for her is so great,

that if all the leaves on all the trees were tongues, they could not

declare it. I will give my life to win her. You are my most

faithful John, you must help me.

The faithful servant considered within himself for a long time how to

set about the matter, for it was difficult even to obtain a sight of

the king's daughter. At length he thought of a way, and said to the

king 'everything which she has about her is of gold - tables, chairs,

dishes, glasses, bowls, and household furniture. Among your

treasures are five tons of gold, let one of the goldsmiths of the

kingdom fashion these into all manner of vessels and utensils, into

all kinds of birds, wild beasts and strange animals, such as may

please her, and we will go there with them and try our luck.'

The king ordered all the goldsmiths to be brought to him, and they

had to work night and day until at last the most splendid things were

prepared. When everything was stowed on board a ship, faithful John

put on the dress of a merchant, and the king was forced to do the

same in order to make himself quite unrecognizable. Then they sailed

across the sea, and sailed on until they came to the town wherein

dwelt the princess of the golden dwelling.

Faithful John bade the king stay behind on the ship, and wait for

him. 'Perhaps I shall bring the princess with me, said he,

'therefore see that everything is in order, have the golden vessels

set out and the whole ship decorated.' Then he gathered together in

his apron all kinds of golden things, went on shore and walked

straight to the royal palace. When he entered the courtyard of the

palace, a beautiful girl was standing there by the well with two

golden buckets in her hand, drawing water with them. And when she

was just turning round to carry away the sparkling water she saw the

stranger, and asked who he was. So he answered 'I am a merchant, and

opened his apron, and let her look in. Then she cried 'oh, what

beautiful golden things.' And put her pails down and looked at the

golden wares one after the other. Then said the girl 'the princess

must see these, she has such great pleasure in golden things, that

she will buy all you have.' She took him by the hand and led him

upstairs, for she was the waiting-maid. When the king's daughter saw

the wares, she was quite delighted and said 'they are so beautifully

worked, that I will buy them all from you.' But faithful John said 'I

am only the servant of a rich merchant. The things I have here are

not to be compared with those my master has in his ship. They are

the most beautiful and valuable things that have ever been made in

gold.' When she wanted to have everything brought up to her, he said

'there are so many of them that it would take a great many days to do

that, and so many rooms would be required to exhibit them, that your

house is not big enough.' Then her curiosity and longing were still

more excited, until at last she said 'conduct me to the ship, I will

go there myself, and behold the treasures of your master.' At this

faithful John was quite delighted, and led her to the ship, and when

the king saw her, he perceived that her beauty was even greater than

the picture had represented it to be, and thought no other than that

his heart would burst in twain. Then she boarded the ship, and the

king led her within. Faithful John, however, remained with the

helmsman, and ordered the ship to be pushed off, saying 'set all

sail, till it fly like a bird in the air.' Within, the king showed

her the golden vessels, every one of them, also the wild beasts and

strange animals. Many hours went by whilst she was seeing

everything, and in her delight she did not observe that the ship was

sailing away. After she had looked at the last, she thanked the

merchant and wanted to go home, but when she came to the side of the

ship, she saw that it was on the high seas far from land, and

hurrying onwards with all sail set. 'Ah, cried she in her alarm, 'I

am betrayed. I am carried away and have fallen into the power of a

merchant - I would rather die.' The king, however, seized her hand,

and said 'I am not a merchant. I am a king, and of no meaner origin

than you are, and if I have carried you away with subtlety, that has

come to pass because of my exceeding great love for you. The first

time that I looked on your portrait, I fell fainting to the ground.'

When the princess of the golden dwelling heard this, she was

comforted, and her heart was drawn to him, so that she willingly

consented to be his wife. It so happened, while they were sailing

onwards over the deep sea, that faithful John, who was sitting on the

fore part of the vessel, making music, saw three ravens in the air,

which came flying towards them. At this he stopped playing and

listened to what they were saying to each other, for that he well

understood. One cried 'oh, there he is carrying home the princess of

the golden dwelling.' 'Yes, replied the second, 'but he has not got