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But God sent two angels from heaven in the shape of white doves,

which flew to her twice a day, and carried her food until the

seven years were over.

The cook, however, thought to himself: 'If the child has the

power of wishing, and I am here, he might very easily get me into

trouble.' So he left the palace and went to the boy, who was

already big enough to speak, and said to him: 'Wish for a

beautiful palace for yourself with a garden, and all else that

pertains to it.' Scarcely were the words out of the boy's mouth,

when everything was there that he had wished for. After a while

the cook said to him: 'It is not well for you to be so alone,

wish for a pretty girl as a companion.' Then the king's son

wished for one, and she immediately stood before him, and was

more beautiful than any painter could have painted her. The two

played together, and loved each other with all their hearts, and

the old cook went out hunting like a nobleman. The thought

occurred to him, however, that the king's son might some day wish

to be with his father, and thus bring him into great peril.