` We must go up here , ' said Snati . ' I do n't think that will be child 's play , ' said the Prince . ` Hold fast by my tail , ' said Snati ; and in this way he pulled Ring up on the lowest shelf of the rock . The Prince began to get giddy , but up went Snati on to the second shelf . Ring was nearly swooning by this time , but Snati made a third effort and reached the top of the cliff , where the Prince fell down in a faint . After a little , however , he recovered again , and they went a short distance along a level plain , until they came to a cave . This was on Christmas Eve . They went up above the cave , and found a window in it , through which they looked , and saw four trolls lying asleep beside the fire , over which a large porridge-pot was hanging . ` Now you must empty all the salt into the porridge-pot , ' said Snati . Ring did so , and soon the trolls wakened up . The old hag , who was the most frightful of them all , went first to taste the porridge . ` How comes this ? ' she said ; ` the porridge is salt ! I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms , and now it is salt ! ' All the others then came to taste the porridge , and thought it nice , but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer , and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by . ' I wo n't go , ' said she , ` unless you lend me your bright gold piece . ' ` Though I should die you sha n't have that , ' said the hag . ` Die , then , ' said the girl . ` Well , then , take it , you brat , ' said the old hag , ` and be off with you , and make haste with the water . ' The girl took the gold and ran out with it , and it was so bright that it shone all over the plain .
As soon as she came to the XXXXX she lay down to take a drink of the water , but meanwhile the two of them had got down off the roof and thrust her , head first , into the river .
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