" dear friend , let me eat your horse , " said the wolf . " my hunger is so great that my very inwards rattle , because i have had nothing to eat for the past two years ! " " no , " said the prince , " i can not do that : first i met a raven , and had to give him my provisions ; then i met a salmon and had to help him back into the water ; and now you want my horse . that will not do , for what shall i ride on then ? " " well , my dear friend , you must help me , " was the wolf 's reply . " you can ride on me . i will help you in turn in your hour of greatest need . " " the help you might give me would probably not amount to much ; but i will let you eat the horse , since you are in such sorry case , " returned the prince . and when the wolf had eaten the horse , the prince took the bit and put it in the wolf 's mouth , and fastened the saddle on his back . his meal had made the wolf so strong that he trotted off with the king 's son as fast as he could . he had never ridden so swiftly before . " when we have gone a little further i will show you the place where the giants live , " said the wolf . in a short time they were there . " well , this is where the giants live , " said the wolf . " there you see your six brothers , whom the giant turned into stone , and yonder are their six brides . up there is the door through which you must pass . " " no , i would not dare do that , " said the king 's son . " he would murder me . " " o no , " was the wolf 's reply , " when you go in you will find a princess , and she will tell you how to set about getting rid of the giant . you need only do as she says . " and the prince went in , though he was afraid . when he entered the house the giant was not there . in one of the rooms sat a princess , just as the wolf had said , and such a beautiful maiden the youth had never seen . " now may god help you , how did you get in here ? " cried the princess , when she saw him . " it is certain death for you . no one can kill the giant who lives here , for he has n't his heart about him . " the next morning , before dawn , the giant went to the forest again . " well , now i must get under way , " said the prince , " and it is a way i wish i could find . " so he said farewell to the princess for the time being , and when he stepped out of the door , the wolf was standing there waiting for him . he told him what had happened at the giant 's , and said that now he would go to the well in the church , if only he knew the way . the wolf told him to climb on his back . he would manage to find the way , said he . and then they were off as though they had wings , over rock and wood , over hill and dale . after they had been underway for many , many days , they at last reached the lake . then the king 's son did not know how they were to get across . but the wolf told him not to worry , and swam across with the prince to the island . then they came to the church . but the church - key hung high up in the tower , and at first the king 's son did not at all know how they were to get it down . 
the prince had helped the wolf before .
why did the wolf help the prince to the well in the church ?
why did the wolf help the prince to the well in the church ?