Then it will ask you what it is for , and you will say , ` With this plait I intend to bind up your mouth so that you can not eat any more , and with this peg I am going to keep you still in one spot , so that you can not scatter your corn and water all over the place ! ' After these words the maiden went away as softly as she had come . Early the next morning he set to work . His scythe danced through the grass much more easily than he had hoped , and soon he had enough to fill the manger . He put it in the crib , and returned with a second supply , when to his horror he found the crib empty . Then he knew that without the maiden 's advice he would certainly have been lost , and began to put it into practice . He took out the rushes which had somehow got mixed up with the hay , and plaited them quickly . ` My son , what are you doing ? ' asked the horse wonderingly . ` Oh , nothing ! ' replied he . ` Just weaving a chin strap to bind your jaws together , in case you might wish to eat any more ! ' The white horse sighed deeply when it heard this , and made up its mind to be content with what it had eaten . The youth next began to clean out the stall , and the horse knew it had found a master ; and by mid-day there was still fodder in the manger , and the place was as clean as a new pin . He had barely finished when in walked the old man , who stood astonished at the door . ` Is it really you who have been clever enough to do that ? ' he asked . ` Or has some one else given you a hint ? ' ` Oh , I have had no help , ' replied the prince , ` except what my poor weak head could give me . ' The old man frowned , and went away , and the prince rejoiced that everything had turned out so well .
In the evening his XXXXX said , ` To-morrow I have no special task to set you , but as the girl has a great deal to do in the house you must milk the black cow for her .
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