When he got there
his two brothers were off to some sports for a while; and the King was
glad to see his youngest son, and very anxious to taste his apples. But
when he found out that they were not good, and thought that they were
more for poisoning him, he sent immediately for the headsman to behead
his youngest son, who was taken away there and then in a carriage. But
instead of the headsman taking his head off, he took him to a forest not
far from the town, because he had pity on him, and there left him to
take his chance, when presently up comes a big hairy bear, limping upon
three legs. The Prince, poor fellow, climbed up a tree, frightened of
him, but the bear told him to come down, that it was no use of him to
stop there. With hard persuasion poor Jack comes down, and the bear
speaks to him and bids him "Come here to me; I will not do you any harm.
It's better for you to come with me and have some refreshments; I know
that you are hungry all this time."
The poor young Prince says, "No, I am not hungry; but I was very
frightened when I saw you coming to me first, as I had no place to run
away from you.
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