` Who are you ? ' asked the prince , ` and what can you do ? ' ` Your worship , Broad is my name , and I can make myself as wide as I please . ' ` Let me see how you manage it . ' ` Run , my lord , as fast as you can , and hide yourself in the wood , ' cried Broad , and he began to swell himself out . -LSB- Illustration : BROAD PUFFS HIMSELF OUT -RSB- The prince did not understand why he should run to the wood , but when he saw Long flying towards it , he thought he had better follow his example . He was only just in time , for Broad had so suddenly inflated himself that he very nearly knocked over the prince and his horse too . He covered all the space for acres round . You would have thought he was a mountain ! At length Broad ceased to expand , drew a deep breath that made the whole forest tremble , and shrank into his usual size . ` You have made me run away , ' said the prince . ` But it is not every day one meets with a man of your sort . I will take you into my service . ' So the three companions continued their journey , and when they were drawing near the rocks they met a man whose eyes were covered by a bandage . ` Your excellency , ' said Long , ` this is our third comrade . You will do well to take him into your service , and , I assure you , you will find him worth his salt . ' ` Who are you ? ' asked the prince . ` And why are your eyes bandaged ? You can never see your way ! '
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