A sudden war broke out and the king had to leave his palace to fight the war.
At this time, the three princesses looked out from the window into the garden, and they admired the flowers and the trees outside.
The three princesses wanted to go and play outside, with the little flowers. However, the guards would not allow them to go outside. The little princess asked the guards to just let them walk outside for a short while.
However, the guards were terrified of the king's temper and they did not consent to this initially.
But the princesses pleaded so much that at last the guards could not stop them and allowed them to have their own way.
The princesses happily ran out into the garden.
However, the enjoyment was short-lived because no sooner had the princesses stepped into open air a cloud came down and lifted all the three princesses and carried them away.
After that, everyone tried to find the princesses, but they could not be found.
The king came back after the war and he was angry and sad at what had happened.
But nothing could be done now.
Therefore, the king proclaimed in his kingdom that whoever could save his daughters from the mountain ogres could have one of the princesses as his wife and the person could also have half the kingdom as dowry.
Adapted from Swedish Fairy Tales
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