“All this flashed through Henry's head.
He did not want to jeopardize the whole plan, nor did he want any delay; therefore he said no to the beggar, and after a curt greeting he quickly went on again.

“Now the beggar asked him what important purpose he had.
And while going, Henry answered hurriedly he wanted to get a flying ship and travel to the czar, in order to become czar and marry his daughter.

“You better leave that alone!” replied the old man and went his way.

“Henry had covered quite some distance, and all the time he had thought how to get such a flying ship, when he realized what the beggar had said, ”You better leave that alone!”
And now doubts about his enterprise came up in his mind and spread more and more within him.

“The more Henry thought of the old man and his words, the more he realized how absurd and hopeless his endeavour actually was: to go and get a flying ship - equipped with just enough food to get to the court of the czar.

“The doubt kept gnawing at his conscience. Finally Henry was convinced that he was on the wrong way; he quickly turned around and went home straight away. Let the younger brother seek his fortune!

“Himself he did not believe such nonsense, ”A ship which travels over water and over land, and even through the air,” that was after all to much for him. He knew the mill well, thatis were he was respected by family and friends.
But then to look for such a ship; he could never tell his friends about it; they would laugh at him, and right they were.

“The czar can afford such ideas; and of course he orders others to realize them.
Perhaps he does not even believe himself, that some such thing is possible; probably he simply does not want his daughter to get married at all and therefore proposes such impossible tasks.

“Good that he, Henry, had been working hard and successful so far, and good also that he now returned home; certainly the father just wanted to test his eldest son if he was still right in his head; after all he was supposed to run the mill one day with all its problems.

“Enough wind had to be there for the sails to drive the mill, and for the store; the purchase had to be done all over the world, and the sales too.
And even if the brother did all this - after all Henry still carried the responsibility; and finally there was the milling itself, where he still had to learn a few things - he was well aware of that; indeed, he should better use every minute to learn from the father instead of wandering about in the wide world, chasing after the phantastic ideas of the czar.