And all the courtiers and counsellors were amazed when they saw the hard lines round his mouth and the frown on his brow grow smooth , and heard the mild but mocking tones in which he answered the old woman , saying : ` If your son is as wonderfully clever as you say , and if there is nothing in the world that he can not do , let him build a magnificent castle , just opposite my palace windows , in four and twenty hours . The palace must be joined together by a bridge of pure crystal . On each side of the bridge there must be growing trees , having golden and silver apples , and with birds of Paradise among the branches . At the right of the bridge there must be a church , with five golden cupolas ; in this church your son shall be wedded to my daughter , and we will keep the wedding festivities in the new castle . But if he fails to execute this my royal command , then , as a just but mild monarch , I shall give orders that you and he are taken , and first dipped in tar and then in feathers , and you shall be executed in the market-place for the entertainment of my courtiers . ' And a smile played round the King 's lips as he finished speaking , and his courtiers and counsellors shook with laughter when they thought of the old woman 's folly , and praised the King 's wise device , and said to each other , ` What a joke it will be when we see the pair of them tarred and feathered ! The son is just as able to grow a beard on the palm of his hand as to execute such a task in twenty-four hours . ' Now the poor old woman was mortally afraid and , in a trembling voice she asked : ` Is that really your royal will , O King ? Must I take this order to my poor son ? ' ` Yes , old dame ; such is my command . If your son carries out my order , he shall be rewarded with my daughter ; but if he fails , away to the tar-barrel and the stake with you both ! ' On her way home the poor old woman shed bitter tears , and when she saw Martin she told him what the King had said , and sobbed out : ` Did n't I tell you , my son , that you should marry someone of your own rank ? It would have been better for us this day if you had . As I told you , my going to Court has been as much as our lives are worth , and now we will both be tarred and feathered , and burnt in the public market-place . It is terrible ! ' and she moaned and cried . ` Never fear , little mother , ' answered Martin ; ` trust me , and you will see all will be well . You may go to sleep with a quiet mind . ' And , stepping to the front of the hut , Martin threw his ring from the palm of one hand into the other , upon which twelve youths instantly appeared , and demanded what he wanted them to do . Then he told them the King 's commands , and they answered that by next morning all should be accomplished exactly as the King had ordered .
Next morning when the King awoke , and looked out of his window , to his amazement he beheld a magnificent castle , just opposite his own palace , and joined to it a XXXXX of pure crystal .
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