nd she told him why she had been
shut up there with him. Then she besought him to free himself and her
out of the cask; but the fool said: "Nay, I am warm enough here." "But
grant me at least the favour," said the Princess; "have pity on my
tears, and deliver me out of this cask." "Why so?" said Emelyan; "I am
lazy." Then the Princess began to entreat him still more urgently,
until the fool was at last moved by her tears and entreaties, and
said: "Well, I will do this for you." Then he said softly: "At the
pike's command, and at my desire, cast us, O sea! upon the shore,
where we may dwell on dry land; but let it be near our own country;
and, cask! fall to pieces on the shore."

Scarcely had the fool uttered these words when the waves began to
roll, and the cask was thrown on a dry place, and fell to pieces of
itself. So Emelyan got up and went with the Princess round about the
spot where they were cast; and the fool saw that they were on a fine
island, where there was an abundance of trees, with all kinds of fruit
upon them. When the Princess saw this, she was greatly rejoiced and
said: "But, Emelyan, where shall we live? there is not even a nook
here." "You want too much," said the fool. "Grant me one favour,"
replied the Princess: "let there be at least a little cottage in which
we may shelter ourselves from the rain"; for the Princess knew that
he could do everything that he wished. But the fool said: "I am lazy."
Nevertheless, she went on entreating him, until at last Emelyan was
obliged to do as she desired. Then he stepped aside and said: "At the
pike's command, and at my desire, let me have in the middle of this
island a finer castle than the King's, and let a crystal bridge lead
from my castle to the royal palace; and let there be attendants of all
conditions in the court!" Hardly were the words spoken, when there
appeared a splendid castle, with a crystal bridge. The fool went with
the Princess into the castle and beheld the apartments all
magnificently furnished, and a number of persons, footmen and all
kinds of officers, who waited for the fool's commands. When he saw
that all these men were like men, and that he alone was ugly and
stupid, he wished to be better, so he said: "At the pike's command,
and at my desire, away! let me become a youth without an equal, and
extremely wise!" And hardly had he spoken, when he became so handsome
and so wise that all were amazed.

Emelyan now sent one of his servants t