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the prince。 

     ;What� ─�exclaimed   the   king�察  �a   condition�   �and   with   me�        �How  dare 

you�拭─�

     ;As you please�察─�returned the prince�察�coolly。             ;I wish your Majesty a 

good morning。; 

     ;You wretch�       �I will have you put in a sack�察�and stuck in the hole。; 

     ;Very well�察�your Majesty�察─�replied the prince�察�becoming a little more 

respectful�察�lest the wrath of the king should deprive him of the pleasure of 

dying     for  the  princess。    ;But     what   good    will  that   do  your    Majesty�拭�

Please to remember that the oracle says the victim must offer himself。; 

     ;Well�察�you have offered yourself�察─�retorted the king。 



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     ;Yes�察�upon one condition。; 

     ;Condition   again� ─  �roared   the   king�察  �once   more   drawing   his   sword。 

;Begone�       �Somebody   else   will   be   glad   enough   to   take   the   honour   off 

your shoulders。; 

     ;Your   Majesty   knows   it   will   not   be   easy   to   get   another   to   take   my 

place。; 

     ;Well�察  �what   is   your   condition�拭─  �growled   the   king�察  �feeling   that   the 

prince was right。 

     ;Only   this�察─  �replied   the   prince�此   �that�察  �as   I   must   on   no   account   die 

before I am fairly drowned�察�and the waiting will be rather wearisome�察�the 

princess�察�your daughter�察 �shall go   with me�察�feed   me   with her own   hands�察�

and look at me now and then to comfort me�察�for you must confess it IS 

rather hard。      As soon as the water is up to my eyes�察�she may go and be 

happy�察�and forget her poor shoeblack。; 

       Here the prince's voice faltered�察�and he very nearly grew sentimental�察�

in spite of his resolution。 

     ;Why   didn't   you   tell   me   before   what   your   condition   was�拭      �Such   a 

fuss about nothing� ─�exclaimed the king。 

     ;Do you grant it�拭─�persisted the prince。 ;Of course I do�察─�replied the 

king。 

     ;Very well。      I am ready。; 

     ;Go   and   have   some   dinner�察  �then�察  �while   I   set   my   people   to   find   the 

place。; 

     The king ordered out his guards�察�and gave directions to the officers to 

find the hole in the lake at once。           So the bed of the lake was marked out 

in divisions and thoroughly examined�察�and in an hour or so the hole was 

discovered。       It was in the middle of a stone�察�near the centre of the lake�察�in 

the   very   pool   where   the   golden   plate   had   been   found。     It   was   a   three´ 

cornered hole of no great size。           There was water all round the stone�察�but 

very little was flowing through the hole。 



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           14。          This Is Very Kind of You。 



       The prince went to dress for the occasion�察�for he was resolved to die 

like a prince。 

     When the princess heard that a man had offered to die for her�察�she was 

so transported that she jumped off the bed�察�feeble as she was�察�and danced 

about   the   room   for   joy。  She   did   not   care   who   the   man   was�察  �that   was 

nothing to her。      The hole wanted stopping�察�and if only a man would do�察�

why�察�take one。       In an hour or two more everything was ready。              Her maid 

dressed her in haste�察�and they carried her to the side of the lake。                 When 

she saw it she shrieked�察�and covered her face with her hands。                 They bore 

her across to the stone where they had already placed a little boat for her。 

     The water was not deep enough to float it�察�but they hoped it would be�察�

before   long。     They   laid   her   on   cushions�察  �placed   in   the   boat   wines   and 

fruits and other nice things�察�and stretched a canopy over all。 

     In a few minutes the prince appeared。             The princess recognized him 

at once�察�but did not think it worth while to acknowledge him。 

     ;Here I am�察─�said the prince。        ;Put me in。; 

     ;They told me it was a shoeblack�察─�said the princess。 

     ;So I am�察─�said the prince。         ;I blacked your little boots three times a 

day�察�because they were all I could get of you。            Put me in。; 

     The   courtiers   did   not   resent   his   bluntness�察  �except   by   saying   to   each 

other that he was taking it out in impudence。 

     But    how    was   he   to  be  put   in�拭  �The     golden    plate  contained     no 

instructions on this point。       The prince looked at the hole�察�and saw but one 

way。     He   put   both   his   legs   into   it�察  �sitting   on   the   stone�察  �and�察  �stooping 

forward�察�covered the corner that remained open with his two hands。                      In 

this uncomfortable  position   he   resolved   to   abide  his   fate�察 �and   turning   to 

the people�察�said�察�

     ;Now you can go。; 

     The king had already gone home to dinner。 

     ;Now you can go�察─�repeated the princess after him�察�like a parrot。 

     The people obeyed her and went。 

     Presently  a   little   wave   flowed over   the   stone�察  �and   wetted   one   of   the 



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prince's knees。      But he did not mind it much。            He began to sing�察�and the 

song he sang was this�此�

       ;As   a   world   that   has   no   well�察�Darting   bright   in   forest   dell�察�As   a 

world     without   the   gleam   Of   the   downward´going         stream�察  �As   a   world 

without the   glance   Of   the ocean's   fair   expanse�察�As a   world   where   never 

rain Glittered on the sunny plain�察�Such�察�my heart�察�thy world would be�察�if 

no love did flow in thee。 

     As   a   world   without   the   sound   Of   the   rivulets   underground�察  �Or   the 

bubbling of the spring Out of darkness wandering�察�Or the mighty rush and 

flowing Of  the  river's downward   going�察  �Or the  music´showers   that   drop 

On the outspread beech's top�察�Or the ocean's mighty voice�察�When his lifted 

waves rejoice�察�Such�察�my soul�察�thy world would be�察�if no love did sing in 

thee。 

     Lady�察�keep thy world's delight�察�Keep the waters in thy sight。 Love hath 

made me strong to go�察�For thy sake�察�to realms below�察�Where the water's 

shine and hum Through the darkness never come�察�Let�察�I pray�察�one thought 

of me Spring�察�a little well�察�in thee�察�Lest thy loveless soul be found Like a 

dry and thirsty ground。; 

       ;Sing again�察�prince。       It makes it less tedious�察─�said the princess。 

     But the prince was too much overcome to sing any more�察�and a long 

pause followed。 

     ;This is very kind of you�察�prince�察─�said the princess at last�察�quite coolly�察�

as she lay in the boat with her eyes shut。 

     ;I   am   sorry   I   can't   return   the   compliment�察─  �thought   the   pr
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