Then the king called to the coachman , and ordered him to get down from his seat and fetch him the wreath from the wolf 's head . But the wolf heard the order and said : ` My lord and king , I will let you have the wreath , but I must have something in return . ' ` What do you want ? ' answered the king . ' I will gladly give you rich treasure in exchange for it . ' ' I do not want rich treasure , ' replied the wolf . ` Only promise to give me the first thing that meets you on your way to your castle . In three days I shall come and fetch it . ' And the king thought to himself : ' I am still a good long way from home , I am sure to meet a wild animal or a bird on the road , it will be quite safe to promise . ' So he consented , and carried the wreath away with him . But all along the road he met no living creature till he turned into the palace gates , where his youngest daughter was waiting to welcome him home . That evening the king was very sad , remembering his promise ; and when he told the queen what had happened , she too shed bitter tears . And the youngest princess asked them why they both looked so sad , and why they wept . Then her father told her what a price he would have to pay for the wreath of wild flowers he had brought home to her , for in three days a white wolf would come and claim her and carry her away , and they would never see her again . But the queen thought and thought , and at last she hit upon a plan . There was in the palace a servant maid the same age and the same height as the princess , and the queen dressed her up in a beautiful dress belonging to her daughter , and determined to give her to the white wolf , who would never know the difference . On the third day the wolf strode into the palace yard and up the great stairs , to the room where the king and queen were seated . ' I have come to claim your promise , ' he said . ` Give me your youngest daughter . ' Then they led the servant maid up to him , and he said to her : ` You must mount on my back , and I will take you to my castle . '
And with these words he swung her on to his back and left the XXXXX .
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