He strikes the tinderbox and sends the dog with eyes the size of teacups to bring her to his apartment.
One night, he recalls the story of the princess in the locked tower, and desires to see her. The soldier then discovers he can summon all three dogs and order them to bring him money from their subterranean dwelling.
He strikes the tinderbox to light the room, and one of the dogs appears before him. Eventually, the soldier's money is depleted and he is forced to live in a dark attic. He learns of a princess kept in a tower after a prophecy foretold her marriage to a common soldier his interest is piqued and he wants to see her but realizes his whim cannot be satisfied. He makes many friends, and lives in a magnificent apartment. In the following scene, the soldier enters a large city and buys himself splendid clothing. When she demands the tinderbox without giving a reason, the soldier lops off her head with his sword. He fills his pockets with money, finds the tinderbox, and returns to the witch.
In the tree, he finds three chambers filled with precious coins guarded by three monstrous dogs, "one with eyes the size of teacups", who guards a vault filled with pennies, one with "eyes the size of water wheels", who guards a vault filled with silver, and one with eyes "the size of Round Tower", who guards a vault filled with gold. The witch gives the man permission to take anything he finds inside the chambers, but he must return the tinderbox. He meets a witch, who asks him to climb into a hollow tree to retrieve a magic tinderbox. The story opens with a poor soldier returning home from war.
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