“But scarcely had the golden saddle touched the horse than he beo-an to neigh loudly. The grooms awoke, seized the youth, and threw him into prison. The next morning he was sen- tenced by the court to death ; but the King promised to grant him his life, and the Golden Horse as well if he could bring back the beautiful princess from the Golden uastle. With a heavy heart the youth set out; yet luckily toriiim he soon found the trusty Fox.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 57 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan