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The fox went to the chicken coop, made a great noise there, the old woman jumped up, ran out, the prince touched the golden eggs, and when the old woman came back, the three horses were there. Now the old woman had no choice but to ask the prince, “What will you have as your reward?” She thought he would want something very special. He said, “I only want the foal that was born tonight, along with the saddle that is on the floor, covered with chicken droppings, and an old bridle.” He got what he asked for. The horse was still small. He had to carry it on his back. When evening came, the little horse said, “Now you can sleep for a while; I want to go to a spring and drink some water.” In the morning it came back. On the second day it could already run at tremendous speed. The second night was the same as the first. And on the third day, it led him to the place where his wife had been enchanted. There, his wife was placed on the little horse, and—this is a passage that is deeply revealing of the occult origin of the fairy tale to anyone who knows the story—the prince said, “How fast will we now fly through the air?” And his wife replied: “With the speed of thought.” When the unlawful owner noticed this, he also mounted his magic horse to follow them. Then the horse asked him, “At what speed shall we travel through the air?” And he said, “At the speed of will or thought!” It rushed after them, came closer and closer, and when it was very close, the horse said to the one in front that it should wait. “I will wait until you are very close,” was the reply. At that moment, the other horse reared up and threw the robber off, joining the first horse, and the queen was freed. Now the king's son could return with his wife, and they lived happily ever after in their land. 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Sie kochte ihm wieder eine Traumsuppe und schickte ihn mit den Pferden hinaus. Als er von der Traumsuppe einschlief, verwandelte sie die Pferde in drei goldene Eier, und diese Eier dirigierte sie unter ihren eigenen Sitz - und setzte sich also darauf. Der Königssohn erwachte, die Pferde waren fort, und da pfiff er nun auf dem dritten Pfeifchen, und - nun denken Sie, wie schlau die Dinge wirken -, jetzt kam der Fuchs herbei. Der Fuchs sagte: Diesmal ist die Sache doch etwas schwieriger, aber wir wollen es schon machen. Ich will nach dem Hühnerhof gehen und dort ein großes Geheul anstellen. Da wird die Alte herausspringen, und in dieser Zeit berührst du dann die drei goldenen Eier unter ihrem Sitz; und wenn du sie berührst, werden sie verwandelt sein. - Und so kam es. Der Fuchs ging zum Hühnerhof, machte dort ein großes Geheul, die Alte sprang auf, lief hinaus, der Königssohn berührte die goldenen Eier, und als die Alte wiederkam, da waren die drei Pferde da. Jetzt konnte die Alte nun nicht anders, als den Königssohn fragen: Was willst du als Lohn haben? - Sie dachte ja, er würde etwas ganz Besonderes haben wollen. Da sagte er: Ich will nur das Fohlen, das heute nacht geboren ist, dazu den Sattel oben auf dem Boden, der von Hühnermist ganz bedeckt ist, und einen alten Zaum. - Das bekam er. Das Pferd war noch klein. Er mußte es auf dem Rücken tragen. Als es Abend war, sagte das Pferdchen: Jetzt kannst du eine Weile schlafen; ich will zu einer Quelle gehen und Wasser trinken. Am Morgen kam es wieder. Am zweiten Tage konnte es schon mit einer Riesengeschwindigkeit laufen. In der zweiten Nacht ging es wie in der ersten. Und am dritten Tage führte es ihn zu dem Bannort seiner Gattin. Da wurde die Gattin auf das Pferdchen gesetzt, und - das ist jetzt ein Zug, der für jeden, der die Sache kennt, so tief beweisend ist für den okkulten Ursprung des Märchens - nun sagte der Königssohn: Mit welcher Geschwindigkeit werden wir jetzt durch die Luft fahren? - Und es antwortete die Gattin: Mit der Geschwindigkeit des Gedankens. - Als nun der unrechtmäßige Besitzer das bemerkte, setzte er sich ebenfalls auf sein Zauberpferd, um ihnen nachzueilen. Da fragte ihn das Pferd: Mit welcher Geschwindigkeit werden wir durch die Luft fahren? - Und er sagte: Mit der Geschwindigkeit des Willens oder des Gedankens! - Es sauste ihnen nach, kam näher und immer näher, und als es schon ganz nahe war, da sagte das Pferd zu dem voranfliegenden, es solle warten. Ich werde erst warten, wenn du ganz nahe bist - war die Antwort. In dem Augenblick erhob sich das andere Pferd und warf den Räuber ab, vereinigte sich mit dem ersten Pferde und die Königin war befreit. Nun konnte der Königssohn wieder mit seiner Gattin zurückkehren, und sie lebten in ihrem Lande weiter. 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