Go back at once ! ' and off they galloped like lightning . But time had been lost , and the prince and princess were far on their way . ' I hear a horse , ' cried the princess . The prince jumped down and laid his ear to the ground . ` Yes , ' he said , ` they are not far off now . ' In an instant prince , princess , and horse had all disappeared , and instead was a dense forest , crossed and recrossed by countless paths . Kostieï 's soldiers dashed hastily into the forest , believing they saw before them the flying horse with its double burden . They seemed close upon them , when suddenly horse , wood , everything disappeared , and they found themselves at the place where they started . There was nothing for it but to return to Kostieï , and tell him of this fresh disaster . ' A horse ! a horse ! ' cried the king . ' I will go after them myself . This time they shall not escape . ' And he galloped off , foaming with anger . ' I think I hear someone pursuing us , ' said the princess . ` Yes , so do I. ' ` And this time it is Kostieï himself . But his power only reaches as far as the first church , and he can go no farther . Give me your golden cross . '
So the prince unfastened the cross which was his mother 's gift , and the princess hastily changed herself into a church , the XXXXX into a priest , and the horse into a belfry .
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