When he reached the spring, and stooped over the water to drink, the heavy stones dragged him down, and he was drowned miserably. When the seven Kids saw what had happened, they came running up, and cried aloud--'The Wolf is dead, the Wolf is dead!' and they and their mother capered and danced round the spring in their joy. The Queen Bee Once upon a time two Princes started off in search of adventure, and, falling into a wild, free mode of life, did not come home again. The third Brother, who was called the Blockhead, set out to look for the other two. But when at last he found them, they mocked him for thinking of making his way in the world with his simplicity, while they, who were so much cleverer, could not get on. They all three went on together till they came to an ant-heap. The two elder Princes wanted to disturb it, to see how the little ants crept away, carrying their eggs. But the Blockhead said: 'Leave the little creatures alone; I will not allow you to disturb them.' Then they went on further till they came to a lake, in which a great many ducks were swimming about. The two wanted to catch and roast a pair. But the Blockhead would not allow it, and said: 'Leave the creatures alone. You shall not kill them.' At last they came to a bee's nest, containing such a quantity of honey that it flowed round the trunk of the tree. The two Princes wanted to set fire to the tree, and suffocate the bees, so as to remove the honey. But the Blockhead stopped them again, and said: 'Leave the creatures alone. I will not let you burn them.' At last the three Brothers came to a castle, where the stables were full of stone horses, but not a soul was to be seen. They went through all the rooms till they came to a door quite at the end, fastened with three bolts. In the middle of the door was a lattice, through which one could see into the room. There they saw a little grey Man sitting at a table. They called to him once--twice--but he did not hear them. Finally, when they had called him the third time, he stood up and opened the door, and came out. He said not a word, but led them to a richly-spread table, and when they had eaten and drunk, he took them each to a bedroom. The next morning the little grey Man came to the eldest Prince, beckoned, and led him to a stone tablet whereon were inscribed three tasks by means of which the castle should be freed from enchantment. This was the first task: In the wood, under the moss, lay the Princesses' pearls, a thousand in number. These had all to be found, and if at sunset a single one were missing, the seeker was turned to stone. The eldest went away, and searched all day, but when evening came, he had only found the first hundred, and it happened as the inscription foretold. He was turned to stone. The next day the second Brother undertook the quest; but he fared no better than the first, for he only found two hundred pearls, and he too was turned to stone.