Nextdayhemeditatedforalongtimehowheshouldhidehimself，butallinvain。Thenheseizedhisgunandwentouthunting。Hesawaraven，tookagoodaimathim，andwasjustgoingtofire，whenthebirdcried，don\'tshoot，Iwillrewardyou。Heputhisgundown，wenton，andcametoalakewherehesurprisedalargefishwhichhadcomeupfromthedepthsbelowtothesurfaceofthewater。Whenhehadaimedatit，thefishcried，don\'tshoot，andIwillrewardyou。Heallowedittodivedownagain，wentonwards，andmetafoxwhichwaslame。Hefiredandmissedit，andthefoxcried，youhadmuchbettercomehereanddrawthethornoutofmyfootforme。Hedidthis，butwhenhewantedtokillthefoxandskinit，thefoxsaid，stop，andIwillrewardyou。Theyouthlethimgo，andthenasitwasevening，returnedhome。
Nextdayhewastohidehimself，butnomatterhowhepuzzledhisbrainsoverit，hedidnotknowwhere。Hewentintotheforesttotheravenandsaid，Iletyouliveon，sonowtellmewhereIamtohidemyself，sothattheking\'sdaughterwillnotseeme。Theravenhunghisheadandthoughtitoverforalongtime。Atlengthhecroaked，Ihaveit。Hefetchedaneggoutofhisnest，cutitintotwoparts，andshuttheyouthinsideit，thenmadeitwholeagain，andseatedhimselfonit。Whentheking\'sdaughterwenttothefirstwindowshecouldnotdiscoverhim，norcouldshefromtheothers，andshebegantobeuneasy，butfromtheeleventhshesawhim。Sheorderedtheraventobeshot，andtheeggtobebroughtandbroken，andtheyouthwasforcedtocomeout。Shesaid，foronceyouareexcused，butifyoudonotbetterthanthis，youarelost。Nextdayhewenttothelake，calledthefishtohimandsaid，Isufferedyoutolive，nowtellmewheretohidemyselfsothattheking\'sdaughtermaynotseeme。Thefishthoughtforawhile，andatlastcried，Ihaveit，Iwillshutyouupinmystomach。Heswallowedhim，andwentdowntothebottomofthelake。Theking\'sdaughterlookedthroughherwindows，andevenfromtheeleventhdidnotseehim，andwasalarmed，butatlengthfromthetwelfthshesawhim。Sheorderedthefishtobecaughtandkilled，andthentheyouthappeared。Itiseasytoimaginethestateofmindhewasin。Shesaid，twiceyouareforgiven，butbesurethatyourheadwillbesetonthehundredthpost。
Onthelastday，hewentwithaheavyheartintothecountry，andmetthefox。Youknowhowtofindallkindsofhiding-places，saidhe，Iletyoulive，nowadvisemewhereIshallhidemyselfsothattheking\'sdaughtershallnotdiscoverme。That\'sahardtask，answeredthefox，lookingverythoughtful。Atlengthhecried，Ihaveit，andwentwithhimtoaspring，dippedhimselfinit，andcameoutasastall-keeperinthemarket，anddealerinanimals。Theyouthhadtodiphimselfinthewateralso，andwaschangedintoasmallsea-hare。Themerchantwentintothetown，andshowedtheprettylittleanimal，andmanypersonsgatheredtogethertoseeit。Atlengththeking\'sdaughtercamelikewise，andasshelikeditverymuch，sheboughtit，andgavethemerchantagooddealofmoneyforit。Beforehegaveitovertoher，hesaidtoit，whentheking\'sdaughtergoestothewindow，creepquicklyunderthebraidsofherherhair。
Andnowthetimearrivedwhenshewastosearchforhim。Shewenttoonewindowafteranotherinturn，fromthefirsttotheeleventh，anddidnotseehim。Whenshedidnotseehimfromthetwelftheither，shewasfullofanxietyandanger，andshutitdownwithsuchviolencethattheglassineverywindowshiveredintoathousandpieces，andthewholecastleshook。
Shewentbackandfeltthesea-harebeneaththebraidsofherhair。Thensheseizedit，andthrewitonthegroundexclaiming，awaywithyou，getoutofmysight。Itrantothemerchant，andbothofthemhurriedtothespring，whereintheyplunged，andreceivedbacktheirtrueforms。Theyouththankedthefox，andsaid，theravenandthefishareidiotscomparedwithyou，youknowtherighttunetoplay，thereisnodenyingthat。