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"dont try it!" he said. "you will fare badly like all the others. come, let me show them to you."
then he led john into the princesss pleasure garden, where he saw a fearful thing. from every tree hung three or four kings sons who had been suitors of the princess but had not been able to answer the questions she put to them. the skeletons rattled so in every breeze that they terrified the little birds, who never dared come to the garden. all the flowers were tied to human bones, and human skulls grinned up from every flower pot. what a charming garden for a princess!
"there!" said the old king, "you see. it will happen to you as it happened to all these you see here. please dont try it. you would make me awfully unhappy, for i take these things deeply to heart.
john kissed the good old kings hand, and said he was sure everything would go well; for he was infatuated with the princesss beauty. just then the princess and all of her ladies rode into the palace yard, so they went over to wish her good morning. she was lovely to look at, and when she held out her hand to john he fell in love more deeply than ever. how could she be such a wicked witch as all the people called her?
the whole party went to the palace hall, where little pages served them jam and gingerbread. but the old king was so miserable that he couldnt eat anything at all. besides, the gingerbread was too hard for his teeth.
it was arranged that john was to visit the palace again the following morning, when the judges and the full council would be assembled to hear how he made out with his answer. if he made out well he would have to come back two more times, but as yet no one had ever answered the first question, so they had forfeited their lives in the first attempt.
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