When he had walked a day or so, a strange man met
him. "Whither away?" asked the man 136
But still the Horse begged him to look behind him 144
And this time she whisked off the wig; and there lay
the lad, so lovely, and white and red, just as
the Princess had seen him in the morning sun 152
The Lad in the Battle 160
THE THREE PRINCESSES
IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
Just as they bent down to take the rose a big dense
snowdrift came and carried them away 168
The Troll was quite willing, and before long he fell
asleep and began snoring 176
As soon as they tugged at the rope, the Captain and
the Lieutenant pulled up the Princesses, the one
after the other 184
No sooner had he whistled than he heard a whizzing
and a whirring from all quarters, and such a
large flock of birds swept down that they
blackened all the field in which they settled 192