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sheep.
He heated the lock of wool, and at once
the great sheep was before him. The sheep
broke the lock with his horn, and then he opened
the lid when suddenly the soul flew out of the
casket, and away away!
The prince heated the feather and soon
there flew toward him the grey goose, who
started off after the ogre s
soul, and caught it
in his beak. When he had brought it to the
prince, he held it while the prince struck it
again and again with his magical sword. And
all this time the ogre inside the cave, who knew
nothing of what was happening to his soul, was
growing weaker and weaker, until he could not
speak. Soon he could scarcely breathe and
then he died.
Then the prince went back into the cave, and
told the stolen brides that he must now go to
the city to make ready a place for them, but
that he would soon return and rescue them all.
That very day the prince took all the brides
back to the city, and soon each was in her own
home. Then the prince went to the king s pal
ace with the princess, where they lived happily
and were never troubled again by any terrible
ogre.