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And as he thus sat, his eyes would keep open no longer, and he

felt a desire to sleep. Then he looked round and saw a great bed

in the corner. 'That is the very thing for me,' said he, and got

into it. When he was just going to shut his eyes, however, the

bed began to move of its own accord, and went over the whole of

the castle. 'That's right,' said he, 'but go faster.' Then the

bed rolled on as if six horses were harnessed to it, up and down,

over thresholds and stairs, but suddenly hop, hop, it turned over

upside down, and lay on him like a mountain. But he threw quilts

and pillows up in the air, got out and said: 'Now anyone who

likes, may drive,' and lay down by his fire, and slept till it

was day. In the morning the king came, and when he saw him lying

there on the ground, he thought the evil spirits had killed him

and he was dead.