" you are stupid women ! " said the king . " i suppose i will have to go to him myself if we really are to obtain this trumpery whistle . there seems to be nothing else left to do ! " and the following day , when esben was once more herding his hares , the king followed him , and found him at the same place where the women had bargained with him . they soon became good friends , and esben showed him the whistle , and blew into one end and the other , and the king thought the whistle very pretty , and finally insisted on buying it , even though it cost him a thousand dollars .
a thousand dollars .
what did the king offer in exchange for the whistle ?
what did the king offer in exchange for the whistle ?