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will　undertake　to　do　it。'



The　Prince；　having　heard　all　this；　said；　‘Go　to　the　King；　master；

and　tell　him　that　you　will　provide　everything　that's　in　your　line。'



‘However　can　I　undertake　to　make　clothes　of　that　sort？　I　work

for　quite　common　folks；'　says　his　master。



‘Go　along；　master！　I　will　answer　for　everything；'　says　the

Prince。



So　the　tailor　went。　The　King　was　delighted　that　at　least　one

good　workman　had　been　found；　and　gave　him　as　much　money　as

ever　he　wanted。　When　his　tailor　had　settled　everything；　he　went

home。　And　the　Prince　said　to　him：



‘Now　then；　pray　to　God；　and　lie　down　to　sleep；　to…morrow　all

will　be　ready。'　And　the　tailor　followed　his　lad's　advice；　and　went

to　bed。



Midnight　sounded。　The　Prince　arose；　went　out　of　the　city　into

the　fields；　took　out　of　his　pocket　the　eggs　which　the　maidens　had

given　him；　and；　as　they　had　taught　him；　turned　them　into　three

palaces。　Into　each　of　these　he　entered；　took　the　maidens'　robes；

went　out　again；　turned　the　palaces　back　into　eggs；　and　went　home。

And　when　he　got　there　he　hung　up　the　robes　on　the　wall；　and　lay

down　to　sleep。



Early　in　the　morning　his　master　awoke；　and　behold！　there

hung　such　robes　as　he　had　never　seen　before；　all　shining　with　gold

and　silver　and　precious　stones。　He　was　delighted；　and　he　seized

them　and　carried　them　off　to　the　King。　When　the　Princesses　saw

that　the　clothes　were　those　which　had　been　theirs　in　the　other

world；　they　guessed　that　Prince　Ivan　was　in　this　world；　so　they

exchanged　glances　with　each　other；　but　they　held　their　peace。

And　the　master；　having　handed　over　the　clothes；　went　home；　but

he　no　longer　found　his　dear　journeyman　there。　For　the　Prince　had

gone　to　a　shoemaker's；　and　him　too　he　sent　to　work　for　the　King；

and　in　the　same　way　he　went　the　round　of　all　the　artificers；　and

they　all　proffered　him　thanks；　inasmuch　as　through　him　they　were

enriched　by　the　King。



By　the　time　the　princely　workman　had　gone　the　round　of　all

the　artificers；　the　Princesses　had　received　what　they　had　asked　for；

all　their　clothes　were　just　like　what　they　had　been　in　the　other

world。　Then　they　wept　bitterly　because　the　Prince　had　not　come；

and　it　was　impossible　for　them　to　hold　out　any　longer；　it　was

necessary　that　they　should　be　married。　But　when　they　were　ready

for　the　wedding；　the　youngest　bride　said　to　the　King：



‘Allow　me；　my　father；　to　go　and　give　alms　to　the　beggars。'



He　gave　her　leave；　and　she　went　and　began　bestowing　alms

upon　them；　and　examining　them　closely。　And　when　she　had

come　to　one　of　them；　and　was　going　to　give　him　some　money；　she

caught　sight　of　the　ring　which　she　had　given　to　the　Prince　in　the

other　world；　and　her　sisters'　rings　toofor　it　really　was　he。　So

she　seized　him　by　the　hand；　and　brought　him　into　the　hall；　and

said　to　the　King：



‘Here　is　he　who　brought　us　out　of　the　other　world。　His

brothers　forbade　us　to　say　that　he　was　alive；　threatening　to　slay　us

if　we　did。'



Then　the　King　was　wroth　with　those　sons；　and　punished　them

as　he　thought　best。　And　afterwards　three　weddings　were　celebrated。