The boy then came inside the hall with his three dogs.
Everybody who had come for the wedding was filled with wonder at what the three dogs could do and they all felt that they had never seen a more bold and brave young man as the boy.
As soon as the three princesses saw the boy, they immediately realised who he was and quickly rose from the table to embrace him.
That was when the king learnt that the two other princes had used deceit to win the hands of the other two elder princesses.
The king was very angry, and he had the two princes thrown out of his kingdom.
The young boy was received with great honour and he was married to the youngest princess on the same day.
After the old king died, the young boy was chosen to be king over the land and he became a brave monarch as he lived with his Queen and ruled the kingdom happily.
Adapted from Swedish Folk Stories
