DON’T. and copper garment. He put it on and mounted,

KNOW and away he went after his brothers-in-law.
As he approached them, they did not know him,
and they said one to another: ‘Who is this great
prince who rides this way?’
They waited till he came up and then asked if he
would join them. Now the horse had given him
leave to speak whilst in his gay garments, so he
answered and said: ‘I have already chased.’
‘What have you caught?’
He held out a golden pheasant.
Then the princes longed to be able to take this
home with them and show it as their capture. So
they begged him to give them the pheasant. He
said he would do so if they would give him the
rings off their fingers. To this they consented.
They gave him their rings, and he gave them the
golden pheasant and rode away, and got fast
home, jumped off the red horse, and stood by the
door of the potato-house when they came home.
As they drew nigh, the princes showed the golden
pheasant and shouted: ‘Brother-in-law, do you
not admire our skill in the chase?’
‘Don’t know,’ was all he answered.
Next day there was to be another chase in the
forest. The princes rode by the potato-house,
and said: ‘ Brother-in-law, will you come out with
us to-day?’
‘Don’t know.’
But when they were gone he shook the bridle,
and immediately the white horse appeared, with
the white suit of raiment adorned with silver. He
mounted and rode after his brothers-in-law.
They had been unsuccessful that day and were —
discouraged. They said: ‘Here comes that prince
again in most splendid raiment and on a magnifi-
cent horse. Who can he be?’
When Dan came up, they saluted him respectfully
and asked if he would have sport with them that

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