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Rh and covered him up with clay.Then he took the ogre's head, and going to the King, claimed half the kingdom and the Prince in marriage, as is reward for slaying the ogre.

Although the King had his suspensions that all was not fair, he was obliged to fulfil his promise as far as giving up part of his kingdom was concerned, but for the present he managed to evade the dreadful necessity of giving his daughter in marriage to a scavenger, by the excuse that the Princess was desirous of a year's delay.So the Scavenger-king reigned over half the kingdom, and made great preparations for this future marriage.

Meanwhile, some potters coming to get clay from their pit were mightily astonished to find a handsome young man, insensible, but still breathing, hidden away under the clay.Taking him home, they handed him over to the care of their woman, who soon brought him round.On coming to himself, he learnt with surprise of the scavenger's victory over the ogre, with which all the town was ringing.He understand how the wicket wretch had stepped in and defrauded him, and having no witness but his own word, saw it would be useless to dispute the point; therefore he gladly accepted the potters' offer of teaching him their trade.

Thus the Prince sat at the potters' wheel, and proved so clever, that ere long they became famous for the beautiful patterns and excellent workmanship of their wares; so much so, that the story of the handsome young potter who had been found in a clay-pit soon became noised abroad; and although the Prince had wisely never breathed a word of his adventures to ny one yet, when the news of his existence