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

remained�察     �horizontal    as  when     she   left  her  nurse's   arms�察  �kicking    and 

laughing amazingly。         The nurse in terror flew to the bell�察�and begged the 

footman�察     �who     answered      it�察 �to   bring    up   the   house´steps      directly。 

Trembling   in   every   limb�察  �she   climbed   upon   the   steps�察  �and   had   to   stand 

upon the very top�察�and reach up�察�before she could catch the floating tail of 

the baby's long clothes。 

     When      the  strange    fact   came    to  be   known�察    �there   was    a  terrible 

commotion in the palace。           The occasion of its discovery by the king was 

naturally a repetition of the nurse's experience。           Astonished that he felt no 

weight when the child was laid in his arms�察�he began to wave her up and 

not   down�察  �for   she   slowly   ascended   to   the   ceiling   as   before�察  �and   there 

remained floating in perfect comfort and satisfaction�察�as was testified by 

her    peals   of  tiny   laughter。   The    king   stood    staring   up   in  speechless 

amazement�察�and trembled so that his beard shook like grass in the wind。 

At last�察�turning to the queen�察�who was just as horror´struck as himself�察�he 

said�察�gasping�察�staring�察�and stammering�察�

     ;She can't be ours�察�queen� ─�

     Now     the  queen    was    much    cleverer   than   the   king�察 �and   had   begun 

already to suspect that ;this effect defective came by cause。; 

       ;I am sure she is ours�察─�answered she。           ;But we ought to have taken 



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better   care   of   her   at   the   christening。  People   who   were   never   invited 

ought not to have been present。; 

     ;Oh�察  �ho� ─  �said   the   king�察  �tapping   his   forehead   with   his   forefinger�察   �I 

have     it  all。  I've   found    her   out。   Don't    you    see   it�察 �queen�拭  �Princess 

Makemnoit   has   bewitched   her。;   ;That's   just   what   I   say�察─  �answered   the 

queen。 

     ;I beg your pardon�察�my love�察�I did not hear you。John� �bring the steps 

I get on my throne with。; 

     For he was a little king with a great throne�察�like many other kings。 

     The throne´steps were brought�察�and set upon the dining´table�察�and John 

got upon the top of them。          But he could not reach the little princess�察�who 

lay like a baby´laughter´cloud in the air�察�exploding continuously。 ;Take the 

tongs�察�John�察─�said his Majesty�察�and getting up on the table�察�he handed them 

to him。 

     John   could   reach   the   baby   now�察  �and   the   little   princess   was   handed 

down by the tongs。 



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                          4。        Where Is She�拭�



       One fine summer day�察�a month after these her first adventures�察�during 

which time she had been very carefully watched�察�the princess was lying on 

the   bed   in   the   queen's   own   chamber�察  �fast   asleep。   One   of   the   windows 

was open�察�for it was noon�察�and the day was so sultry that the little girl was 

wrapped   in   nothing   less   ethereal   than   slumber   itself。     The   queen   came 

into   the   room�察  �and   not   observing   that   the   baby   was   on   the   bed�察  �opened 

another window。         A frolicsome fairy wind�察�which had been watching for a 

chance of mischief�察�rushed in at the one window�察�and taking its way over 

the bed where the child was lying�察�caught her up�察�and rolling and floating 

her   along   like   a   piece   of   flue�察  �or   a   dandelion   seed�察  �carried   her   with   it 

through   the   opposite   window�察  �and   away。        The   queen   went   down´stairs�察�

quite ignorant of the loss she had herself occasioned。 

     When   the   nurse  returned�察  �she   supposed   that   her  Majesty  had   carried 

her off�察�and�察�dreading a scolding�察�delayed making inquiry about her。                     But 

hearing     nothing�察   �she   grew    uneasy�察   �and   went    at  length   to  the   queen's 

boudoir�察�where she found her Majesty。 

     ;Please�察�your Majesty�察�shall I take the baby�拭─�said she。 

     ;Where is she�拭─�asked the queen。 

     ;Please forgive me。        I know it was wrong。; 

     ;What do you mean�拭─�said the queen�察�looking grave。 

     ;Oh� �don't frighten me�察�your Majesty� ─�exclaimed the nurse�察�clasping 

her hands。 

     The   queen   saw   that   something   was   amiss�察  �and   fell   down   in   a   faint。 

The nurse rushed about the palace�察�screaming�察 �My baby� �my baby� ─�

     Every   one   ran   to   the   queen's   room。    But   the   queen   could   give   no 

orders。     They   soon   found   out�察  �however�察  �that   the   princess   was   missing�察�

and   in   a   moment   the   palace   was   like   a   beehive   in   a garden�察  �and   in   one 

minute   more   the   queen   was   brought   to   herself   by   a   great   shout   and   a 

clapping of hands。         They had found the princess fast asleep under a rose´ 

bush�察  �to   which   the   elvish   little   wind´puff   had   carried   her�察  �finishing   its 

mischief by shaking a shower of red rose´leaves all over the little white 

sleeper。     Startled by the noise the servants made�察�she woke�察�and�察�furious 



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with   glee�察  �scattered   the   rose´   leaves   in   all   directions�察  �like   a   shower   of 

spray in the sunset。 

     She was watched more carefully after this�察�no doubt�察�yet it would be 

endless to relate all the odd incidents resulting from this peculiarity of the 

young   princess。       But   there   never   was   a   baby   in   a   house�察  �not   to   say   a 

palace�察  �that   kept   the   household   in   such   constant   good   humour�察  �at   least 

below´ stairs。       If it was not easy for her nurses to hold her�察�at least she 

made   neither   their   arms   nor   their   hearts   ache。     And   she   was   so   nice   to 

play at ball with� �There was positively no danger of letting her fall。                    They 

might throw her down�察�or knock her down�察�or push her down�察�but couldn't 

let her down。       It is true�察�they might let her fly into the fire or the coal´hole�察�

or through the window�察�but none of these accidents had happened as yet。 

If you heard peals of laughter resounding from some unknown region�察�you 

might be sure enough of the cause。               Going down into the kitchen�察�or the 

room�察  �you   would   find   Jane   and Thomas�察  �and   Robert   and   Susan�察  �all   and 

sum�察�playing at ball with the little princess。             She was the ball herself�察�and 

did   not   enjoy   it   the   less   for   that。 Away   she   went�察 �
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