“Not long after this, there was a great uproar in the country, for the King's daughter was carried off by a dragon. The King was full of trouble about it, both by day and night, and caused it to be proclaimed that whosoever brought her back should have her to wife. The four brothers said to each other, " This would be a fine opportunity for us to show what we can do ! " and resolved to go forth together and liberate the King's daughter.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 129 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan