She recognised the man , and called him to come in . At first he did not know the poor princess , and could not make out who it was that called him by name . But when he heard Cannetella 's tale of woe , he hid her in a big empty barrel he had with him , partly because he was sorry for the poor girl , and , even more , because he wished to gain the king 's favour . Then he slung the barrel on the mule 's back , and in this way the princess was carried to her own home . They arrived at the palace about four o'clock in the morning , and the cooper knocked loudly at the door . When the servants came in haste and saw only the cooper standing at the gate , they were very indignant , and scolded him soundly for coming at such an hour and waking them all out of their sleep . The king hearing the noise and the cause of it , sent for the cooper , for he felt certain the man must have some important business , to have come and disturbed the whole palace at such an early hour . The cooper asked permission to unload his mule , and Cannetella crept out of the barrel . At first the king refused to believe that it was really his daughter , for she had changed so terribly in a few years , and had grown so thin and pale , that it was pitiful to see her . At last the princess showed her father a mole she had on her right arm , and then he saw that the poor girl was indeed his long-lost Cannetella . He kissed her a thousand times , and instantly had the choicest food and drink set before her . -LSB- Illustration : CANNETELLA COMES OUT OF THE CASK -RSB- After she had satisfied her hunger , the king said to her : ` Who would have thought , my dear daughter , to have found you in such a state ? What , may I ask , has brought you to this pass ? ' Cannetella replied : ` That wicked man with the gold head and teeth treated me worse than a dog , and many a time , since I left you , have I longed to die . But I could n't tell you all that I have suffered , for you would never believe me . It is enough that I am once more with you , and I shall never leave you again , for I would rather be a slave in your house than queen in any other . ' In the meantime Scioravante had returned to the stables , and one of the horses told him that Cannetella had been taken away by a cooper in a barrel . When the wicked magician heard this he was beside himself with rage , and , hastening to the kingdom of Bello Puojo , he went straight to an old woman who lived exactly opposite the royal palace , and said to her : ` If you will let me see the king 's daughter ' , I will give you whatever reward you like to ask for . ' The woman demanded a hundred ducats of gold , and Scioravante counted them out of his purse and gave them to her without a murmur . Then the old woman led him to the roof of the house , where he could see Cannetella combing out her long hair in a room in the top story of the palace .
The princess happened to look out of the window , and when she saw her husband gazing at her , she got such a fright that she flew downstairs to the king , and said : ` My lord and father , unless you shut me up instantly in a XXXXX with seven iron doors , I am lost . '
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