d to do was to set one
person down in the middle of the lake, and then he would never have to
carry over any more.  The man was hugely delighted, and told Hans that
out of gratitude he would take him once more across, and back again. 
But Hans said no, he would save him the trouble, he was quite satisfied
already, and pursued his way.  Then he came to the castle where the
daughter was ill; he took her on his shoulders, for she could not walk,
and carried her down the cellar-steps and pulled out the toad's nest from
beneath the lowest step and gave it into her hand, and she sprang off his
shoulder and up the steps before him, and was quite cured.  Then were
the father and mother beyond measure rejoiced, and they gave Hans gifts
of gold and of silver, and whatsoever else he wished for, that they gave
him.  And when he got to the other castle he went at once into the wood-
house, and found the key under the log of wood behind the door, and took
it to the lord of the castle.  He also was not a little pleased, and gave Hans
as a reward much of the gold that was in the chest, and all kinds of things
besides, such as cows, and sheep, and goats.  When Hans arrived before
the King, with all these things--with the money, and the gold, and the silver
and the cows, sheep and goats, the King asked him how he had come by them. 
Then Hans told him that the Griffin gave every one whatsoever he wanted. 
So the King thought he himself could make such things useful, and set out
on his way to the Griffin; but when he got to the lake, it happened that he
was the very first who arrived there after Hans, and the man put him down
in the middle of it and went away, and the King was drowned.  Hans, however,
married the daughter, and became King.

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