said the King ; but the largest dog seized him too , and the Queen as well , and threw them up after the others . This frightened the soldiers , and all the people cried : ` Good Soldier , you shall be our King , and marry the beautiful Princess ! ' Then they put the Soldier into the King 's coach , and the three dogs danced in front , crying ` Hurrah ! ' And the boys whistled and the soldiers presented arms . The Princess came out of the copper castle , and became Queen ; and that pleased her very much . The wedding festivities lasted for eight days , and the dogs sat at table and made eyes at everyone . THE WITCH IN THE STONE BOAT -LRB- 31 -RRB- -LRB- 31 -RRB- From the Icelandic . There were once a King and a Queen , and they had a son called Sigurd , who was very strong and active , and good-looking . When the King came to be bowed down with the weight of years he spoke to his son , and said that now it was time for him to look out for a fitting match for himself , for he did not know how long he might last now , and he would like to see him married before he died . Sigurd was not averse to this , and asked his father where he thought it best to look for a wife . The King answered that in a certain country there was a King who had a beautiful daughter , and he thought it would be most desirable if Sigurd could get her . So the two parted , and Sigurd prepared for the journey , and went to where his father had directed him . He came to the King and asked his daughter 's hand , which he readily granted him , but only on the condition that he should remain there as long as he could , for the King himself was not strong and not very able to govern his kingdom . Sigurd accepted this condition , but added that he would have to get leave to go home again to his own country when he heard news of his father 's death . After that Sigurd married the Princess , and helped his father-in-law to govern the kingdom . He and the Princess loved each other dearly , and after a year a son came to them , who was two years old when word came to Sigurd that his father was dead . Sigurd now prepared to return home with his wife and child , and went on board ship to go by sea . They had sailed for several days , when the breeze suddenly fell , and there came a dead calm , at a time when they needed only one day 's voyage to reach home . Sigurd and his Queen were one day on deck , when most of the others on the ship had fallen asleep . There they sat and talked for a while , and had their little son along with them .
After a time Sigurd became so heavy with sleep that he could no longer keep awake , so he went below and lay down , leaving the Queen alone on the deck , playing with her XXXXX .
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