Grimm Gifs: The Blue Light

This is kinda like Aladdin, an ex-soldier is tasked by a witch to fetch a magical blue light from down a well, he's smart enough to know not to give it to the witch before getting out, so... the witch just abandons him.

He finds some tobacco and a pipe and light it on the blue light's fire and an imp appears to grant his wishes. After getting him out of the well, he wishes for the princess to clean his room and be his servant for the night and keeps doing it until the royal guard captures him, but then he just summon the imp one final time and makes everybody so afraid the king gives him a kingdom and the princes...

Our hero? But seriously, this is the most obvious story of villainy I've read, am I supposed to root for this guy?