But every morning the princess passed him in food through the hole, and every third day the king sen
But every morning the princess passed him in food through the hole, and every third day the king sent his secretary to climb up a ladder and look down through a little window to see if he was dead.Andrew Lang, editor, Little Wildrose and Other Stories (from The Crimson Fairy Book), (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1906). Illustrated by Henry J. Ford. -- source link
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