’DieSiebenkopfigeSchlange，’fromSchmidt’sGriechischeMahrchen。
Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhodeterminedtotakealongvoyage。Heassembledhisfleetandalltheseamen，andsetout。
Theywentstraightonnightandday，untiltheycametoanislandwhichwascoveredwithlargetrees，andundereverytreelayalion。AssoonastheKinghadlandedhismen，thelionsallroseuptogetherandtriedtodevourthem。Afteralongbattletheymanagedtoovercomethewildbeasts，butthegreaternumberofthemenwerekilled。Thosewhoremainedalivenowwentonthroughtheforestandfoundontheothersideofitabeautifulgarden，inwhichalltheplantsoftheworldflourishedtogether。
Therewerealsointhegardenthreesprings:thefirstflowedwithsilver，thesecondwithgold，andthethirdwithpearls。
Themenunbuckledtheirknapsacksandfilledthemwiththosepreciousthings。Inthemiddleofthegardentheyfoundalargelake，andwhentheyreachedtheedgeofittheLakebegantospeak，andsaidtothem，’Whatmenareyou，andwhatbringsyouhere？Areyoucometovisitourking？’Buttheyweretoomuchfrightenedtoanswer。