And now, as they walked over the fields close up to the King's palace, Boots bent down again and held something in his fingers.
"Oh, lads, lads, see what I've found!" he cried.
"If you only found a little common sense, it would be good for you," said they. "Well, let's see what it is now."
"A worn-out shoe sole," said he.
"Pshaw! Well, that was something to pick up! Throw it away! What do you want with that?" said the brothers.
"Oh, I haven't much to carry, I might as well carry that, if I am to win the princess and half the kingdom," said Boots.
"Yes, you are likely to do that—you," said they.
And now they came to the King's palace. The eldest one went in first.
"Good-day," said he.
"Good-day to you," said the princess, and she twisted and turned.