And bring them to me . ' The Princess did so , and brought him what he desired . The following evening the Prince dressed himself for the tournament . Before he went he said to his wife , ` Now mind you do not say when you see me that I am the Crab . For if you do this evil will come of it . Place yourself at the window with your sisters ; I will ride by and throw you the silver apple . Take it in your hand , but if they ask you who I am , say that you do not know . ' So saying , he kissed her , repeated his warning once more , and went away . The Princess went with her sisters to the window and looked on at the tournament . Presently her husband rode by and threw the apple up to her . She caught it in her hand and went with it to her room , and by-and-by her husband came back to her . But her father was much surprised that she did not seem to care about any of the Princes ; he therefore appointed a second tournament . The Crab then gave his wife the same directions as before , only this time the apple which she received from the black man was of gold . But before the Prince went to the tournament he said to his wife , ` Now I know you will betray me to-day . ' But she swore to him that she would not tell who he was . He then repeated his warning and went away . In the evening , while the Princess , with her mother and sisters , was standing at the window , the Prince suddenly galloped past on his steed and threw her the golden apple . Then her mother flew into a passion , gave her a box on the ear , and cried out , ` Does not even that prince please you , you fool ? ' The Princess in her fright exclaimed , ` That is the Crab himself ! ' Her mother was still more angry because she had not been told sooner , ran into her daughter 's room where the crab-shell was still lying , took it up and threw it into the fire .
Then the poor Princess cried bitterly , but it was of no use ; her XXXXX did not come back .
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