her　what　she　wanted　for　it；　and　she　replied　that　it　was　not
  for　sale；　either　for　gold　or　money；　but　that　if　she　could　get
  leave　to　go　to　the　Prince；　and　be　with　him　during　the
  night；　she　should　have　it。　But　when　she　went　up　to　the
  Prince's　room　he　was　again　asleep；　and；　let　her　call　him；
  or　shake　him；　or　weep　as　she　would；　he　still　slept　on；　and
  she　could　not　put　any　life　in　him。　When　daylight　came　in
  the　morning；　the　Princess　with　the　long　nose　came　too；
  and　once　more　drove　her　away。　When　day　had　quite
  come；　the　girl　seated　herself　under　the　castle　windows；　to
  spin　with　her　golden　spinning…wheel；　and　the　Princess
  with　the　long　nose　wanted　to　have　that　also。　So　she
  opened　the　window；　and　asked　what　she　would　take　for
  it。　The　girl　said　what　she　had　said　on　each　of　the　former
  occasionsthat　it　was　not　for　sale　either　for　gold　or　for
  money；　but　if　she　could　get　leave　to　go　to　the　Prince　who
  lived　there；　and　be　with　him　during　the　night；　she　should
  have　it。
  〃Yes；〃　said　the　Princess；　〃I　will　gladly　consent　to　that。〃
  But　in　that　place　there　were　some　Christian　folk　who
  had　been　carried　off；　and　they　had　been　sitting　in　the
  chamber　which　was　next　to　that　of　the　Prince；　and　had
  heard　how　a　woman　had　been　in　there　who　had　wept　and
  called　on　him　two　nights　running；　and　they　told　the
  Prince　of　this。　So　that　evening；　when　the　Princess　came
  once　more　with　her　sleeping…drink；　he　pretended　to　drink；
  but　threw　it　away　behind　him；　for　he　suspected　that　it
  was　a　sleeping…drink。　So；　when　the　girl　went　into　the
  Prince's　room　this　time　he　was　awake；　and　she　had　to　tell
  him　how　she　had　come　there。　〃You　have　come　just　in
  time；〃　said　the　Prince；　〃for　I　should　have　been　married
  to…morrow；　but　I　will　not　have　the　long…nosed　Princess；
  and　you　alone　can　save　me。　I　will　say　that　I　want　to　see
  what　my　bride　can　do；　and　bid　her　wash　the　shirt　which
  has　the　three　drops　of　tallow　on　it。　This　she　will　consent
  to　do；　for　she　does　not　know　that　it　is　you　who　let　them
  fall　on　it；　but　no　one　can　wash　them　out　but　one　born　of
  Christian　folk：　it　cannot　be　done　by　one　of　a　pack　of
  trolls；　and　then　I　will　say　that　no　one　shall　ever　be　my　bride
  but　the　woman　who　can　do　this；　and　I　know　that　you
  can。〃　There　was　great　joy　and　gladness　between　them　all
  that　night；　but　the　next　day；　when　the　wedding　was　to
  take　place；　the　Prince　said；　〃I　must　see　what　my　bride
  can　do。〃　〃That　you　may　do；〃　said　the　stepmother。
  〃I　have　a　fine　shirt　which　I　want　to　wear　as　my　wedding
  shirt；　but　three　drops　of　tallow　have　got　upon　it　which　I
  want　to　have　washed　off；　and　I　have　vowed　to　marry　no
  one　but　the　woman　who　is　able　to　do　it。　If　she　cannot　do
  that；　she　is　not　worth　having。〃
  Well；　that　was　a　very　small　matter；　they　thought；　and
  agreed　to　do　it。　The　Princess　with　the　long　nose　began
  to　wash　as　well　as　she　could；　but；　the　more　she　washed　and
  rubbed；　the　larger　the　spots　grew。　〃Ah！　you　can't　wash
  at　all；〃　said　the　old　troll…hag；　who　was　her　mother。　〃Give
  it　to　me。〃　But　she　too　had　not　had　the　shirt　very　long　in
  her　hands　before　it　looked　worse　still；　and；　the　more　she
  washed　it　and　rubbed　it；　the　larger　and　blacker　grew　the
  spots。
  So　the　other　trolls　had　to　come　and　wash；　but；　the　more
  they　did；　the　blacker　and　uglier　grew　the　shirt；　until　at
  length　it　was　as　black　as　if　it　had　been　up　the　chimney。
  〃Oh；〃　cried　the　Prince；　〃not　one　of　you　is　good　for
  anything　at　all！　There　is　a　beggar…girl　sitting　outside　the
  window；　and　I'll　be　bound　that　she　can　wash　better　than
  any　of　you！　Come　in；　you　girl　there！〃　he　cried。　So　she
  came　in。　〃Can　you　wash　this　shirt　clean？〃　he　cried。　〃Oh！
  I　don't　know；〃　she　said；　〃but　I　will　try。〃　And　no　sooner
  had　she　taken　the　shirt　and　dipped　it　in　the　water　than
  it　was　white　as　driven　snow；　and　even　whiter　than　that。
  〃I　will　marry　you；〃　said　the　Prince。
  Then　the　old　troll…hag　flew　into　such　a　rage　that　she
  burst；　and　the　Princess　with　the　long　nose　and　all　the
  little　trolls　must　have　burst　too；　for　they　have　never　been
  heard　of　since。　The　Prince　and　his　bride　set　free　all　the
  Christian　folk　who　were　imprisoned　there；　and　took　away
  with　them　all　the　gold　and　silver　that　they　could　carry；
  and　moved　far　away　from　the　castle　which　lay　east　of　the
  sun　and　west　of　the　moon。＇1＇
  ＇1＇　Asbjornsen　and　Moe。