So it came to pass, that as soon as the young people were left alone, they seated themselves at the table, and before the dreaded bride had time to open her lips, the bridegroom, looking behind him, saw stationed there his favourite mastiff dog, and he said to him somewhat sharply, “Mr. Mastiff, bring us some water for our hands;” and the dog stood still, and did not do it.  His master then repeated the order more fiercely, but the dog stood still as before.  His master then leaped up in a great passion from the table, and seizing his sword, ran towards the mastiff, who, seeing him coming, ran away, leaping over the chairs and tables and the fire, trying every place to make his escape, with the bridegroom hard in pursuit of him.  At length reaching the dog, he smote off his head with his sword, then hewed off his legs, and all his body, until the whole place was covered with blood.  He then resumed his place at table, all covered as he was with gore; and soon casting his eyes around, he beheld a lap-dog, and commanded him to bring him water for his hands, and because he was not obeyed, he said, “How, false traitor! see you not the fate of the mastiff, because he would not do as I commanded him?  I vow, that if you offer to contend one moment with me, I will treat thee to the same fare as I did the mastiff;” and when he found it was not done, he arose, seized him by the legs, and dashing him against the wall, actually beat his brains out, showing even more rage than against the poor mastiff.  Then in a great passion he returned to the table, and cast his eyes about on all sides, while his bride, fearful that he had taken leave of his senses, ventured not to utter a word.  At length he fixed his eyes upon his horse that was standing before the door, though he had only that one; and he commanded him to bring him water, which the horse did not do.  “How now, Mr. Horse,” cried the husband, “do you imagine, because I have only you, that I shall suffer you to live, and not do as I command you!  No!  I will inflict as hard a death upon you as upon the others; yea, there is no living thing I have in the world which I will spare, if I be not obeyed.”  But the horse stood where he was, and his master approaching with the greatest rage, smote off his head, and cut him to pieces with his sword.  And when his wife saw that he had actually killed his horse, having no other, and heard him declare he would do the same to any creature that ventured to disobey him, she found that he had by no means done it by way of jest, and took such an alarm, that she hardly knew if she were dead or alive.  For all covered with gore as he was, he again seated himself at table, swearing that though he had a thousand horses or wives, or servants, if they refused to do his behest, he would kill them all; and he again began to look around him, holding his sword in his hand.  And after he had looked well round him, and found no living thing near him, he turned his eyes fiercely towards his wife, and