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                            THE LIGHT PRINCESS 



THE LIGHT PRINCESS 



                  GEORGE MACDONALD 



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                  1。       What� �No Children�拭�



       Once upon a time�察�so long ago that I have quite forgotten the date�察�

there lived a king and queen who had no children。 

    And the king said to himself�察 �All the queens of my acquaintance have 

children�察�some three�察�some seven�察�and some as many as twelve�察�and my 

queen has not one。       I feel ill´used。;   So he made up his mind to be cross 

with his wife about it。     But she bore it all like a good patient queen as she 

was。    Then the king grew very cross indeed。           But the queen pretended to 

take it all as a joke�察�and a very good one too。 

     ;Why don't you have any daughters�察�at least�拭─�said he。              ;I don't say 

sons�察�that might be too much to expect。; 

     ;I am sure�察�dear king�察�I am very sorry�察─�said the queen。 

     ;So you ought to be�察─�retorted the king�察 �you are not going to make a 

virtue of that�察�surely。; 

    But he was not an ill´tempered king�察�and in any matter of less moment 

would   have   let   the   queen   have   her   own   way   with   all   his   heart。 This�察�

however�察�was an affair of state。 

    The queen smiled。 

     ;You must have patience with a lady�察�you know�察�dear king�察─�said she。 

     She was�察�indeed�察�a very nice queen�察�and heartily sorry that she could 

not oblige the king immediately。 



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                           2。        Won't I�察�Just�拭�



       The king tried to have patience�察�but he succeeded very badly。                 It was 

more   than   he   deserved�察  �therefore�察  �when�察  �at   last�察  �the   queen   gave   him   a 

daughteras lovely a little princess as ever cried。 

     The   day   drew   near   when   the   infant   must   be   christened。     The   king 

wrote   all   the   invitations   with   his   own   hand。  Of   course   somebody   was 

forgotten。 Now it does not generally matter if somebody is forgotten�察�only 

you must mind who。           Unfortunately�察�the king forgot without intending to 

forget�察  �and   so   the   chance   fell   upon   the   Princess   Makemnoit�察  �which   was 

awkward。       For the princess was the king's own sister�察�and he ought not to 

have forgotten her。        But she had made herself so disagreeable to the old 

king�察�their father�察�that he had forgotten her in making his will�察�and so it 

was no wonder that her brother forgot her in writing his invitations。                   But 

poor relations don't do anything to keep you in mind of them。                   Why don't 

they�拭    �The king could not see into the garret she lived in�察�could he�拭�

     She was a sour�察�spiteful creature。           The wrinkles of contempt crossed 

the wrinkles of peevishness�察�and made her face as full of wrinkles as a pat 

of butter。    If ever a king could be justified in forgetting anybody�察�this king 

was   justified   in   forgetting   his   sister�察  �even   at   a   christening。 She   looked 

very odd�察�too。       Her forehead was as large as all the rest of her face�察�and 

projected   over   it   like   a   precipice。 When   she   was   angry�察  �her   little   eyes 

flashed   blue。     When   she   hated   anybody�察  �they   shone   yellow   and   green。 

What they looked like when she loved anybody�察�I do not know�察�for I never 

heard of her loving anybody but herself�察�and I do not think she could have 

managed   that   if   she   had   not   somehow   got   used   to   herself。     But   what 

made   it   highly   imprudent   in   the   king   to    forget   her   was   that   she   was 

awfully     clever。    In   fact�察 �she   was    a  witch�察   �and   when    she   bewitched 

anybody�察�he very soon had enough of it�察�for she beat all the wicked fairies 

in wickedness�察�and all the clever ones in cleverness。               She despised all the 

modes we read of in history�察�in which offended fairies and witches have 

taken their revenges�察�and therefore�察�after waiting and waiting in vain for 

an invitation�察�she made up her mind at last to go without one�察�and make 

the whole family miserable�察�like a princess as she was。 



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     So she put on her best gown�察�went to the palace�察�was kindly received 

by the happy monarch�察�who forgot that he had forgotten her�察�and took her 

place in the procession to the royal chapel。             When they were all gathered 

about the font�察�she contrived to get next to it�察�and throw something into the 

water�察  �after   which   she   maintained   a   very   respectful   demeanour   till   the 

water   was   applied   to   the   child's   face。  But   at   that   moment   she   turned 

round   in   her   place   three   times�察  �and   muttered   the   following   words�察  �loud 

enough for those beside her to hear�此�

       ;Light   of   spirit�察  �by   my   charms�察  �Light   of   body�察  �every   part�察  �Never 

weary human arms Only crush thy parents' heart� ─�

       They   all   thought    she   had   lost  her  wits�察  �and   was   repeating    some 

foolish   nursery   rhyme�察  �but   a   shudder   went   through   the   whole   of   them 

notwithstanding。        The   baby�察  �on   the   contrary�察  �began   to   laugh   and   crow�察�

while the nurse gave a start and a smothered cry�察�for she thought she was 

struck with paralysis�此�she could not feel the baby in her arms。                    But she 

clasped it tight and said nothing。         The mischief was done。 



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                    3。        She Can't Be Ours。 



       Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity。                If you 

ask me how this was effected�察�I answer�察 �In the easiest way in the world。 

She had only to destroy gravitation。;            For the princess was a philosopher�察�

and knew all the ins and outs of the laws of gravitation as well as the ins 

and outs of her boot´lace。         And being a witch as well�察�she could abrogate 

those   laws   in   a   moment�察  �or   at   least   so   clog   their   wheels   and   rust   their 

bearings�察�that they would not work at all。             But we have more to do with 

what followed than with how it was done。 

     The first awkwardness that resulted from this unhappy privation was�察�

that the moment the nurse began to float the baby up and down�察�she flew 

from   her   arms   towards   the   ceiling。     Happily�察  �the   resistance   of   the   air 

brought   her   ascending   career   to   a   close   within   a   foot   of   it。 There   she 

remained�察 �
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