Princess Rosette

So, after a great deal of

satin slippers, but still she

persuasion, they said:

looked sad. So the King

asked her again what was

Search

'Madam, we fear that Rosette

the matter, and this time she

may be the cause of great

answered that in eating her

misfortunes to her brothers;

porridge too hastily she had

ONCE upon a time there

they may even meet with

swallowed her wedding-ring.

lived a King and Queen who

their death through her; that

But it so happened that the

had two beautiful sons and

is all we have been able to

King knew better, for he had

one little daughter, who was

foresee about your dear little

the ring himself, and he said:

so pretty that no one who

daughter. We are very sorry

saw her could help loving

to have nothing better to tell

'Oh I you are not telling me

her. When it was time for the

you.'

the truth, for I have your ring

christening of the Princess,

here in my purse.'

the Queen--as she always

Then they went away, leaving

did-- sent for all the fairies to

the Queen very sad, so sad

Then the Queen was very

be present at the ceremony,

that the King noticed it, and

much ashamed, and she saw

and afterwards invited them

asked her what was the

that the King was vexed with

to a splendid banquet.

matter.

her; so she told him all that

the fairies had predicted

When it was over, and they

The Queen said that she had

about Rosette, and begged

were preparing to go away,

been sitting too near the fire,

him to think how the

the Queen said to them:

and had burnt all the flax that

misfortunes might be

was upon her distaff.

prevented.

good custom. Tell me what is

'Oh! is that all?' said the King,

Then it was the King's turn to

going to happen to Rosette.'

and he went up into the

look sad, and at last he said:

'Do not forget your usual

garret and brought her down

For that was the name they

more flax than she could spin

'I see no way of saving our

had given the Princess.

in a hundred years. But the

sons except by having

Queen still looked sad, and

Rosette's head cut off while

But the fairies said they had

the King asked her again

she is still little.'

left their book of magic at

what was the matter. She

home, and they would come

answered that she had been

But the Queen cried that she

another day and tell her.

walking by the river and had

would far rather have her

dropped one of her green

own head cut off, and that he

satin slippers into the water.

had better think of something

'Ah!' said the Queen, 'I know

very well what that means--

else, for she would never

you have nothing good to

'Oh! if that's all,' said the

consent to such a thing. So

say; but at least I beg that

King, and he sent to all the

they thought and thought, but

you will not hide anything

shoe- makers in his kingdom,

they could not tell what to do,

from me.'

and they very soon made the

until at last the Queen heard

Queen ten thousand green

that in a great forest near the

castle there was an old

and rewarded him, and

diamond crown, and they all

hermit, who lived in a hollow

hastened back to the castle

cried, 'Long live the King!'

tree, and that people came

to tell the King. When he

And after that there was

from far and near to consult

heard the news he had a

nothing but feasting and

him; so she said:

great tower built as quickly as

rejoicing.

possible, and there the

'I had better go and ask his

Princess was shut up, and

The new King and his brother

advice; perhaps he will know

the King and Queen and her

said to one another:

what to do to prevent the

two brothers went to see her

misfortunes which the fairies

every day that she might not

'Now that we are the masters,

foretold.'

be dull. The eldest brother

let us take our sister out of

was called 'the Great Prince,'

that dull tower which she is

She set out very early the

and the second 'the Little

so tired of.'

next morning, mounted upon

Prince.' They loved their

a pretty little white mule,

sister dearly, for she was the

They had only to go across

which was shod with solid

sweetest, prettiest princess

the garden to reach the

gold, and two of her ladies

who was ever seen, and the

tower, which was very high,

rode behind her on beautiful

least little smile from her was

and stood up in a corner.

horses. When they reached

worth more than a hundred

Rosette was busy at her

the forest they dismounted,

pieces of gold. When Rosette

embroidery, but when she

for the trees grew so thickly

was fifteen years old the

saw her brothers she got up,

that the horses could not

Great Prince went to the King

and taking the King's hand

pass, and made their way on

and asked if it would not soon

cried:

foot to the hollow tree where

be time for her to be married,

the hermit lived. At first when

and the Little Prince put the

'Good morning, dear brother.

he saw them coming he was

same question to the Queen.

Now that you are King,

please take me out of this

vexed, for he was not fond of

ladies; but when he

Their majesties were amused

dull tower, for I am so tired of

recognised the Queen, he

at them for thinking of it, but

it.'

said:

did not make any reply, and

soon after both the King and

Then she began to cry, but

'You are welcome, Queen.

the Queen were taken ill, and

the King kissed her and told

What do you come to ask of

died on the same day.

her to dry her tears, as that

me?'

Everybody was sorry,

was just what they had come

Rosette especially, and all

for, to take her out of the

Then the Queen told him all

the bells in the kingdom were

tower and bring her to their

the fairies had foreseen for

tolled.

beautiful castle, and the

Prince showed her the

Rosette, and asked what she

should do, and the hermit

Then all the dukes and

pocketful of sugar plums he

answered that she must shut

counsellors put the Great

had brought for her, and said:

the Princess up in a tower

Prince upon a golden throne,

and never let her come out of

and crowned him with a

it again. The Queen thanked

'Make haste, and let us get

away from this ugly tower,

and very soon the King will

'What!' said the Princess, 'do

they should find the King of

arrange a grand marriage for

they dare to kill that beautiful

the Peacocks, if there was

you.'

creature and eat it? I declare

such a person in the world.

that I will never marry any

And first of all they had a

When Rosette saw the

one but the King of the

portrait made of the Princess,

beautiful garden, full of fruit

Peacocks, and when I am

which was so like her that

and flowers, with green grass

Queen I will take very good

you really would not have

and sparkling fountains, she

care that nobody eats any of

been surprised if it had

was so astonished that not a

my subjects.'

spoken to you. Then they

word could she say, for she

said to her:

had never in her life seen

At this the King was very

anything like it before. She

much astonished.

looked about her, and ran

'Since you will not marry

anyone but the King of the

hither and thither gathering

'But, little sister,' said he,

Peacocks, we are going out

fruit and flowers, and her little

'where shall we find the King

together into the wide world

dog Frisk, who was bright

of the Peacocks?'

to search for him. If we find

green all over, and had but

him for you we shall be very

one ear, danced before her,

'Oh! wherever you like, sire,'

glad. In the meantime, mind

crying 'Bow-wow-wow,' and

she answered, 'but I will

you take good care of our

turning head over heels in the

never marry any one else.'

kingdom.'

After this they took Rosette to

Rosette thanked them for all

Everybody was amused at

the beautiful castle, and the

the trouble they were taking

Frisk's antics, but all of a

peacock was brought with

on her account, and

sudden he ran away into a

her, and told to walk about on

promised to take great care

little wood, and the Princess

the terrace outside her

of the kingdom, and only to

was following him, when, to

windows, so that she might

amuse herself by looking at

her great delight, she saw a

always see him, and then the

the peacock, and making

peacock, who was spreading

ladies of the court came to

Frisk dance while they were

his tail in the sunshine.

see the Princess, and they

away.

Rosette thought she had

brought her beautiful

never seen anything so

presents--dresses and

So they set out, and asked

pretty. She could not take her

ribbons and sweetmeats,

everyone they met--

eyes off him, and there she

diamonds and pearls and

stood entranced until the

dolls and embroidered

'Do you know the King of the

King and the Prince came up

slippers, and she was so well

Peacocks?'

and asked what was amusing

brought up, and said, 'Thank

her so much. She showed

you!' so prettily, and was so

But the answer was always,

them the peacock, and asked

gracious, that everyone went

'No, no.'

what it was, and they

away delighted with her.

most enchanting way.

Then they went on and on, so

answered that it was a bird

which people sometimes ate.

Meanwhile the King and the

far that no one has ever been

Prince were considering how

farther, and at last they came

to the Kingdom of the

guess that they had come to

Cockchafers.

the right place, for they saw

of Rosette.

peacocks in every tree, and

The King looked at it in

They had never before seen

their cries could be heard a

silence a long time, but at last

such a number of

long way off:

he said:

was so loud that the King

When they reached the city

'I could not have believed

was afraid he should be

they found it full of men and

that there was such a

deafened by it. He asked the

women who were dressed

beautiful Princess in the

most distinguished-looking

entirely in peacocks' feathers,

world!'

cockchafer they met if he

which were evidently thought

knew where they could find

prettier than anything else.

cockchafers, and the buzzing

'Indeed, she is really a

hundred times as pretty as

the King of the Peacocks.

They soon met the King, who

that,' said her brothers.

'Sire,' replied the cockchafer,

was driving about in a

'his kingdom is thirty

beautiful little golden carriage

'I think you must be making

thousand leagues from this;

which glittered with

fun of me,' replied the King of

you have come the longest

diamonds, and was drawn at

the Peacocks.

way.'

full speed by twelve

peacocks. The King and the

'Sire,' said the Prince, 'my

'And how do you know that?'

Prince were delighted to see

brother is a King, like

said the King.

that the King of the Peacocks

yourself. He is called ''the

was as handsome as

King,'' I am called ''the

'Oh!' said the cockchafer, 'we

possible. He had curly golden

Prince,'' and that is the

all know you very well, since

hair and was very pale, and

portrait of our sister, the

we spend two or three

he wore a crown of peacocks'

Princess Rosette. We have

months in your garden every

feathers.

come to ask if you would like

to marry her. She is as good

year.'
When he saw Rosette's

as she is beautiful, and we

Thereupon the King and the

brothers he knew at once that

will give her a bushel of gold

Prince made great friends

they were strangers, and

pieces for her dowry.'

with him, and they all walked

stopping his carriage he sent

arm-in-arm and dined

for them to speak to him.

'Oh! with all my heart,' replied

together, and afterwards the

When they had greeted him

the King, 'and I will make her

cockchafer showed them all

they said:

very happy. She shall have

whatever she likes, and I

the curiosities of his strange

country, where the tiniest

'Sire, we have come from

shall love her dearly; only I

green leaf costs a gold piece

very far away to show you a

warn you that if she is not as

and more. Then they set out

beautiful portrait.'

pretty as you have told me, I

will have your heads cut off.'

again to finish their journey,

and this time, as they knew

So saying they drew from

the way, they were not long

their travelling bag the picture

upon the road. It was easy to

'Oh! certainly, we quite agree

to that,' said the brothers in

one breath.

And for three days everybody

take us.'

who came to see the

'Very well. Off with you into

Princess was presented with

prison, and stay there until

a slice of bread- and-jam, a

the Princess arrives,' said the

nightingale's egg, and some

King of the Peacocks.

hippocras. After having thus

entertained her friends, she

And he answered:
'Very soon, very soon.'
Then the nurse said:

And the Princes were so sure

distributed her dolls among

that Rosette was far prettier

them, and left her brother's

'Will you take us? will you

than her portrait that they

kingdom to the care of the

take us?'

went without a murmur. They

wisest old men of the city,

were very kindly treated, and

telling them to take charge of

that they might not feel dull

everything, not to spend any

the King came often to see

money, but save it all up until

them. As for Rosette's portrait

the King should return, and

that was taken up to the

above all, not to forget to

palace, and the King did

feed her peacock. Then she

nothing but gaze at it all day

set out, only taking with her

and all night.

her nurse, and the nurse's

daughter, and the little green

As the King and the Prince

dog Frisk.

had to stay in prison, they

And the boatman answered:

'Yes, yes.'
Then she whispered in his
ear:
'Do you want to make your
fortune?'
And he said:

sent a letter to the Princess

They took a boat and put out

telling her to pack up all her

to sea, carrying with them the

treasures as quickly as

bushel of gold pieces, and

possible, and come to them,

'I can tell you how to get a

enough dresses to last the

as the King of the Peacocks

bag of gold,' said she.

Princess ten years if she

was waiting to marry her; but

wore two every day, and they

'I ask nothing better,' said the

they did not say that they

did nothing but laugh and

boatman.

were in prison, for fear of

sing. The nurse asked the

making her uneasy.

boatman:

When Rosette received the

'Can you take us, can you

asleep, you must help me to

letter she was so delighted

take us to the kingdom of the

throw her into the sea, and

that she ran about telling

peacocks?'

when she is drowned I will

'Certainly I do.'

'Well,' said the nurse, 'tonight, when the Princess is

everyone that the King of the

Peacocks was found, and

put her beautiful clothes upon

But he answered:

she was going to marry him.

her to the King of the

'Oh no! oh no!'

Guns were fired, and

fireworks let off. Everyone

Then she said:

had as many cakes and

sweetmeats as he wanted.

my daughter, and we will take

'You must take us, you must

Peacocks, who will be only

too glad to marry her, and as
your reward you shall have

your boat full of diamonds.'

it with their great heads. As

pains imaginable to deck out

for her, she said to herself:

her daughter. She put on her

The boatman was very much

Rosette's prettiest frock, and

surprised at this proposal,

'How our boat does rock

covered her with diamonds

and said:

upon the water! I am really

from head to foot. But she

glad that I am not often as

was so ugly that nothing

'But what a pity to drown

uncomfortable as I have been

could make her look nice,

such a pretty Princess!'

to-night.'

and what was worse, she

However, at last the nurse

The wicked nurse and the

and did nothing but grumble

persuaded him to help her,

boatman, who were by this

all the time.

and when the night came and

time quite a long way off,

the Princess was fast asleep

heard Frisk barking, and said

When she stepped from the

as usual, with Frisk curled up

to each other:

boat and the escort sent by

was sulky and ill-tempered,

on his own cushion at the

the King of the Peacocks

foot of her bed, the wicked

'That horrid little animal and

caught sight of her, they were

nurse fetched the boatman

his mistress are drinking our

so surprised that they could

and her daughter, and

health in sea-water now. Let

not say a single word.

between them they picked up

us make haste to land, for we

the Princess, feather bed,

must be quite near the city of

'Now then, look alive,' cried

mattress, pillows, blankets

the King of the Peacocks.'

the false Princess. 'If you

and all, and threw her into the

don't bring me something to

sea, without even waking her.

The King had sent a hundred

eat I will have all your heads

Now, luckily, the Princess's

carriages to meet them,

cut off!'

bed was entirely stuffed with

drawn by every kind of

phoenix feathers, which are

strange animal. There were

Then they whispered one to

very rare, and have the

lions, bears, wolves, stags,

another:

property of always floating

horses, buffaloes, eagles,

upon water, so Rosette went

and peacocks. The carriage

'Here's a pretty state of

on swimming about as if she

intended for the Princess

things! she is as wicked as

had been in a boat. After a

Rosette had six blue

she is ugly. What a bride for

little while she began to feel

monkeys, which could turn

our poor King! She certainly

very cold, and turned round

summer- saults, and dance

was not worth bringing from

so often that she woke Frisk,

on a tight-rope, and do many

the other end of the world!'

who started up, and, having a

other charming tricks. Their,

very good nose, smelt the

harness was all of crimson

But she went on ordering

soles and herrings so close

velvet with gold buckles, and

them all about, and for no

to him that he began to bark.

behind the carriage walked

fault at all would give slaps

He barked so long and so

sixty beautiful ladies chosen

and pinches to everyone she

loud that he woke all the

by the King to wait upon

could reach.

other fish, who came

Rosette and amuse her.

As the procession was so

swimming up round the

Princess's bed, and poking at

The nurse had taken all the

long it advanced but slowly,

and the nurse's daughter sat

prettier than her portrait?'

up in her carriage trying to

hideous creature? Let her be

shut up in my great tower,

look like a Queen. But the

'Sire,' they answered, 'if she

with her nurse and those who

peacocks, who were sitting

were as pretty that would do

brought her here; and as for

upon every tree waiting to

very well.'

them, I will have their heads

salute her, and who had

cut off.'

made up their minds to cry,

'That's true,' said the King; 'I

'Long live our beautiful

for one shall be quite

Meanwhile the King and the

Queen!' when they caught

satisfied if she is. Let us go

Prince, who knew that their

sight of the false bride could

and meet her.' For they knew

sister must have arrived, had

not help crying instead:

by the uproar that she had

made themselves smart, and

arrived, but they could not tell

sat expecting every minute to

what all the shouting was

be summoned to greet her.

about. The King thought he

So when the gaoler came

could hear the words:

with soldiers, and carried

'Oh! how ugly she is!'

Which offended her so much
that she said to the guards:

them down into a black

'How ugly she is! How ugly

dungeon which swarmed with

'Make haste and kill all these

she is!' and he fancied they

toads and bats, and where

insolent peacocks who have

must refer to some dwarf the

they were up to their necks in

dared to insult me.'

Princess was bringing with

water, nobody could have

her. It never occurred to him

been more surprised and

But the peacocks only flew

that they could apply to the

dismayed than they were.

away, laughing at her.

bride herself.

The rogue of a boatman, who

The Princess Rosette's

wedding,' they said; 'what

noticed all this, said softly to

portrait was carried at the

can have happened that we

the nurse:

head of the procession, and

should be treated like this?

after it walked the King

They must mean to kill us.'

'This is a dismal kind of

'This is a bad business for us,

surrounded by his courtiers.

gossip; your daughter ought

He was all impatience to see

And this idea annoyed them

to have been prettier.'

the lovely Princess, but when

very much. Three days

he caught sight of the nurse's

passed before they heard

daughter he was furiously

any news, and then the King

angry, and would not

of the Peacocks came and

'Be quiet, stupid, or you will

advance another step. For

berated them through a hole

spoil everything.'

she was really ugly enough to

in the wall.

But she answered:

have frightened anybody.

Now they told the King that

'You have called yourselves

the Princess was

'What!' he cried, 'have the

King and Prince,' he cried, 'to

approaching.

two rascals who are my

try and make me marry your

prisoners dared to play me

sister, but you are nothing but

such a trick as this? Do they

beggars, not worth the water

propose that I shall marry this

you drink. I mean to make

'Well,' said he, 'did her

brothers tell me truly? Is she

short work with you, and the

about all this which they

though they didn't like them

sword is being sharpened

could not fathom. Therefore

at all. When night came the

that will cut off your heads!'

they demanded seven days

Princess was so frightened

in which to prove their

that she said to Frisk:

'King of the Peacocks,'

innocence, The King of the

answered the King angrily,

Peacocks was so angry that

'Oh! Do please keep on

'you had better take care

he would hardly even grant

barking for fear the soles

what you are about. I am as

them this favour, but at last

should come and eat us up!'

good a King as yourself, and

he was persuaded to do so.

Now it happened that they

have a splendid kingdom and

robes and crowns, and plenty

While all this was going on at

had floated close in to the

of good red gold to do what I

court, let us see what had

shore, where a poor old man

like with. You are pleased to

been happening to the real

lived all alone in a little

jest about having our heads

Princess. When the day

cottage. When he heard

cut off; perhaps you think we

broke she and Frisk were

Frisk's barking he thought to

have stolen something from

equally astonished at finding

himself:

you?'

themselves alone upon the

sea, with no boat and no one

'There must have been a

At first the King of the

to help them. The Princess

shipwreck!' (for no dogs ever

Peacocks was taken aback

cried and cried, until even the

passed that way by any

by this bold speech, and had

fishes were sorry for her.

chance), and he went out to

see if he could be of any use.

half a mind to send them all

away together; but his Prime

'Alas!' she said, 'the King of

He soon saw the Princess

Minister declared that it

the Peacocks must have

and Frisk floating up and

would never do to let such a

ordered me to be thrown into

down, and Rosette,

trick as that pass

the sea because he had

stretching out her hands to

unpunished, everybody

changed his mind and did not

him, cried:

would laugh at him; so the

want to marry me. But how

accusation was drawn up

strange of him, when I should

'Oh! Good old man, do save

against them, that they were

have loved him so much, and

me, or I shall die of cold and

impostors, and that they had

we should have been so

hunger!'

promised the King a beautiful

happy together!'
When he heard her cry out so

Princess in marriage who,

when she arrived, proved to

And then she cried harder

piteously he was very sorry

be an ugly peasant girl.

than ever, for she could not

for her, and ran back into his

help still loving him. So for

house to fetch a long boat-

This accusation was read to

two days they floated up and

hook. Then he waded into the

the prisoners, who cried out

down the sea, wet and

water up to his chin, and after

that they had spoken the

shivering with the cold, and

being nearly drowned once or

truth, that their sister was

so hungry that when the

twice he at last succeeded in

indeed a Princess more

Princess saw some oysters

getting hold of the Princess's

beautiful than the day, and

she caught them, and she

bed and dragging it on shore.

that there was some mystery

and Frisk both ate some,

Rosette and Frisk were joyful

you.'

enough to find themselves

no dinner I cannot dine, but

take care that plenty of things

once more on dry land, and

'Oh no!' cried Rosette, 'he

the Princess thanked the old

must be wicked, since he

man heartily; then, wrapping

tried to drown me. Don't let

When evening came the

herself up in her blankets,

us tell him, but if you have a

Princess said to Frisk:

she daintily picked her way

little basket give it to me.'

are roasted for supper.'

'Go into the town and find out

up to the cottage on her little

bare feet. There the old man

The old man gave her a

the best kitchen, and bring

lighted a fire of straw, and

basket, and tying it round

me all the nicest morsels that

then drew from an old box his

Frisk's neck she said to him:

are being roasted upon the

wife's dress and shoes, which

'Go and find out the best

spit.'

the Princess put on, and thus

cooking-pot in the town and

roughly clad looked as

bring the contents to me.'

Frisk did as he was told, and

as he knew of no better

charming as possible, and

Frisk danced his very best to

Away went Frisk, and as

kitchen than the King's, he

amuse her.

there was no better dinner

went in softly, and when the

cooking in all the town than

cook's back was turned took

The old man saw that

the King's, he adroitly took

everything that was upon the

Rosette must be some great

the cover off the pot and

spit, As it happened it was all

lady, for her bed coverings

brought all it contained to the

done to a turn, and looked so

were all of satin and gold. He

Princess, who said:

good that it made him hungry

only to see it. He carried his

begged that she would tell

him all her history, as she

'Now go back to the pantry,

basket to the Princess, who

might safely trust him. The

and bring the best of

at once sent him back to the

Princess told him everything,

everything you find there.'

pantry to bring all the tarts

and sugar plums that had

weeping bitterly again at the

thought that it was by the

So Frisk went back and filled

been prepared for the King's

King's orders that she had

his basket with white bread,

supper.

been thrown overboard.

and red wine, and every kind

of sweetmeat, until it was

The King, as he had had no

'And now, my daughter, what

almost too heavy for him to

dinner, was very hungry and

is to be done?' said the old

carry.

wanted his supper early, but

when he asked for it, lo and

man. 'You are a great

Princess, accustomed to fare

When the King of the

behold it was all gone, and

daintily, and I have nothing to

Peacocks wanted his dinner

he had to go to bed half-

offer you but black bread and

there was nothing in the pot

starved and in a terrible

radishes, which will not suit

and nothing in the pantry. All

temper. The next day the

you at all. Shall I go and tell

the courtiers looked at one

same thing happened, and

the King of the Peacocks that

another in dismay, and the

the next, so that for three

you are here? If he sees you

King was terribly cross.

days the King got nothing at

all to eat, because just when

he will certainly wish to marry

'Oh well! 'he said, 'if there is

the dinner or the supper was

ready to be served it

respite granted to those

as for the good old man he

mysteriously disappeared. At

impostors; they shall have

was splendidly rewarded, and

last the Prime Minister began

their heads cut off at the

spent the rest of his days in

to be afraid that the King

same time as these stealers

the palace. The King of the

would be starved to death, so

of my dinner.' Then the old

Peacocks made ample

he resolved to hide himself in

man went down on his knees

amends to the King and

some dark corner of the

before the King and begged

Prince for the way in which

kitchen, and never take his

for time to tell him everything.

they had been treated, and

eyes off the cooking-pot. His

While he spoke the King for

did everything in his power to

surprise was great when he

the first time looked

show how sorry he was.

presently saw a little green

attentively at the Princess,

dog with one ear slip softly

because he was sorry to see

The nurse restored to

into the kitchen, uncover the

how she cried, and when he

Rosette all her dresses and

pot, transfer all its contents to

heard the old man saying that

jewels, and the bushel of gold

his basket, and run off. The

her name was Rosette, and

pieces; the wedding was held

Prime Minister followed

that she had been

at once, and they all lived

hastily, and tracked him all

treacherously thrown into the

happily ever after--even to

through the town to the

sea, he turned head over

Frisk, who enjoyed the

cottage of the good old man;

heels three times without

greatest luxury, and never

then he ran back to the King

stopping, in spite of being

had anything worse than the

and told him that he had

quite weak from hunger, and

wing of a partridge for dinner

found out where all his

ran to embrace her, and

all the rest of his life.[1]

dinners and suppers went.

untied the ropes which bound

The King, who was very

her with his own hands,

much astonished, said he

declaring that he loved her

should like to go and see for

with all his heart.

himself. So he set out,

accompanied by the Prime

Messengers were sent to

Minister and a guard of

bring the Princes out of

archers, and arrived just in

prison, and they came very

time to find the old man and

sadly, believing that they

the Princess finishing his

were to be executed at once:

dinner.

the nurse and her daughter

and the boatman were

The King ordered that they

brought also. As soon as they

should be seized and bound

came in Rosette ran to

with ropes, and Frisk also.

embrace her brothers, while

the traitors threw themselves

When they were brought

down before her and begged

back to the palace some one

for mercy. The King and the

told the King, who said:

Princess were so happy that

they freely forgave them, and

'To-day is the last day of the

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