FAIRY TALES 219

ket far out at sea, in a line from the door of the cave. This casket is inside six others, and each casket is locked—” At that moment the ogre started and was off for another bride.

“Ask him where he keeps the key,” the prince whispered.

Atthat moment the ogre entered the cave with a bride, and when he had placed her be- side the one whom he had captured just before, he took his seat beside the princess.

“Will you answer another question?” the princess asked. “Will you tell me where you keep the keys of the casket?”

“Now that is another strange question,” the ogre said; “no one has ever asked me such a question as that; so I will tell you. The keys are in the sea, in a straight line between the cave and the casket.”

The prince waited to hear no more. He hur- ried out, and began to heat the fish—scale. At once a great whale appeared. It was the brother—in-law. The prince told him to get the casket and the keys from the sea.

It took but a moment for the whale to find the casket and the keys and bring them back. Then the prince began opening the caskets. Six he opened easily, but the seventh casket had so small a key that it broke in the lock. There seemed to be no way to open it. Then the prince thought of his brother—in-law, the