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He rode on with the princess, till at last he came to the village

where he had left his two brothers. And there he heard a great

noise and uproar; and when he asked what was the matter, the

people said, 'Two men are going to be hanged.' As he came nearer,

he saw that the two men were his brothers, who had turned

robbers; so he said, 'Cannot they in any way be saved?' But the

people said 'No,' unless he would bestow all his money upon the

rascals and buy their liberty. Then he did not stay to think

about the matter, but paid what was asked, and his brothers were

given up, and went on with him towards their home.