The Tinderbox

A soldier came marching along the road. He met an old witch who offered him riches if he would climb into a hollow tree and fetch her a tinderbox. Inside he found three chambers guarded by dogs with eyes as big as teacups, millstones, and round towers. Each dog sat on a chest of copper, silver, and gold. He filled his pockets with gold and took the tinderbox too.

With his wealth the soldier lived grandly, but soon the money ran out. He struck the tinderbox and the first dog appeared, ready to do his bidding. The dogs brought him whatever he wished. When the king imprisoned him for visiting the princess, he struck the tinderbox and all three dogs attacked the judges and the king. The people declared him king, and he married the princess.