The Princess promised to see that everything was in readiness, and she
tripped about all day with a very light heart.
She little knew that one of the tailor's servants had overheard their
cruel plot, and carried the news straight to his master.
That night, when the Princess thought her husband was sleeping fast,
she crept to the door and opened it.
To her great terror, the tailor began to speak.
"Boy, take the Lord Mayor's coat home, or I'll box your ears. Haven't
I killed seven at one blow? Haven't I slain two giants, a unicorn, and
a wild boar? What do I care for the men who are standing outside my
door at this moment?"
At these words off flew the men as though they had been shot from a
gun, and no more attempts were ever made on his life. So the Princess
had to make the best of a bad job.
He lived on and when the old King died he ascended the throne in his
stead. So the brave little tailor became ruler over the whole kingdom;
and his motto throughout his whole life was, "Seven at one blow."
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ONE EYE, TWO EYES, THREE EYES
BY WILHELM AND JAKOB GRIMM
There was once a woman who had three daughters, of whom the eldest
was named "One Eye," because she had only one eye in the middle of
her forehead.
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