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did   not   enjoy   it   the   less   for   that。 Away   she   went�察  �flying   from   one   to 

another�察�screeching with laughter。              And the servants loved the ball itself 

better   even   than   the   game。     But   they   had   to   take   some   care   how   they 

threw her�察�for if she received an upward direction�察�she would never come 

down again without being fetched。 



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                  5。        What Is to Be Done�拭�



       But   above´stairs     it  was   different。    One     day�察 �for   instance�察  �after 

breakfast�察  �the   king   went   into   his   counting´house�察  �and     counted   out   his 

money。      The operation gave him no pleasure。 

     ;To think�察─�said he to himself�察 �that every one of these gold sovereigns 

weighs a quarter of an ounce�察�and my real�察�live�察�flesh´and´blood princess 

weighs nothing at all� ─�

     And he   hated   his   gold sovereigns�察 �as they  lay with   a   broad   smile   of 

self´satisfaction all over their yellow faces。 

     The   queen   was   in   the   parlour�察  �eating   bread   and   honey。  But   at   the 

second mouthful she burst out crying�察�and could not swallow it。 

     The king heard her sobbing。           Glad of anybody�察�but especially of his 

queen�察�to quarrel with�察�he clashed his gold sovereigns into his money´box�察�

clapped his crown on his head�察�and rushed into the parlour。 

     ;What   is   all   this   about�拭─  �exclaimed   he。  ;What   are   you   crying   for�察�

queen�拭─�

     ;I can't eat it�察─�said the queen�察�looking ruefully at the honey´pot。 

     ;´No wonder� ─�retorted the king。           ;You've just eaten your breakfast  

two turkey eggs�察�and three anchovies。; 

     ;Oh�察�that's not it� ─�sobbed her Majesty。          ;It's my child�察�my child� ─�

     ;Well�察   �what's    the  matter    with   your   child�拭   �She's    neither   up   the 

chimney nor down the draw´well。             Just hear her laughing。; 

     Yet the king could not help a sigh�察�which he tried to turn into a cough�察�

saying 

     ;It is a good thing to be light´hearted�察�I am sure�察�whether she be ours 

or not。; 

     ;It is a bad thing to be light´headed�察─�answered the queen�察�looking with 

prophetic soul far into the future。 

     ;'Tis a good thing to be light´handed�察─�said the king。 

     ;'Tis a bad thing to be light´fingered�察─�answered the queen。 

     ;'Tis a good thing to be light´footed�察─�said the king。 

     ;'Tis a bad thing; began the queen�察�but the king interrupted her。 

     ;In fact�察─�said he�察�with the tone of one who concludes an argument in 



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which he has had only imaginary opponents�察�and in which�察�therefore�察�he 

has come off triumphant;in fact�察�it is a good thing altogether to be light´ 

bodied。; 

     ;But   it   is   a   bad   thing   altogether   to   be   light´   minded�察─  �retorted   the 

queen�察�who was beginning to lose her temper。 

     This last answer quite discomfited his Majesty�察�who turned on his heel�察�

and betook himself to his counting´house again。               But he was not half´way 

towards it�察�when the voice of his queen overtook him。 

     ;And it's a bad thing to be light´haired�察─�screamed she�察�determined to 

have more last words�察�now that her spirit was roused。 

     The queen's hair was black as night�察�and the king's had been�察�and his 

daughter's was�察�golden as morning。             But it was not this reflection on his 

hair that arrested him�察�it was the double use of the word light。                   For the 

king hated all witticisms�察�and punning especially。              And besides�察�he could 

not   tell   whether   the   queen   meant   light´haired   or   light´heired�察  �for   why 

might she not aspirate her vowels when she was exasperated herself�拭�

     He   turned   upon   his   other   heel�察  �and   rejoined   her。 She   looked   angry 

still�察�because she knew that she was guilty�察�or�察�what was much the same�察�

knew   that   HE   thought   so。    ;My  dear   queen�察─  �said   he�察   �duplicity  of   any 

sort is exceedingly objectionable between married people of any rank�察�not 

to   say   kings   and   queens�察  �and   the   most   objectionable   form   duplicity   can 

assume is that of punning。; 

     ;There� ─  �said   the   queen�察   �I   never   made   a   jest�察  �but   I   broke   it   in   the 

making。      I am the most unfortunate woman in the world� ─�

     She looked so rueful�察�that the king took her in his arms�察�and they sat 

down to consult。 

     ;Can you bear this�拭─�said the king。 

     ;No�察�I can't�察─�said the queen。 

     ;Well�察�what's to be done�拭─�said the king。 

     ;I'm sure   I   don't   know�察─�said   the queen。      ;But   might you   not try  an 

apology�拭─�

     ;To my old sister�察�I suppose you mean�拭─�said the king。 

     ;Yes�察─�said the queen。 

     ;Well�察�I don't mind�察─�said the king。           So he went the next morning to 



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the house of the princess�察�and�察�making a very humble apology�察�begged her 

to undo the spell。       But the princess declared�察�with a grave face�察�that she 

knew nothing at all about it。         Her eyes�察�however�察�shone pink�察�which was a 

sign    that  she   was    happy。    She     advised    the  king    and   queen    to  have 

patience�察�and to mend their ways。            The king returned disconsolate。            The 

queen tried to comfort him。 

     ;We   will   wait   till   she   is   older。 She   may   then   be   able   to   suggest 

something   herself。       She   will   know   at   least   how   she   feels�察  �and   explain 

things to us。; 

     ;But    what    if  she   should    marry�拭─    �exclaimed     the   king�察  �in  sudden 

consternation at the idea。 

     ;Well�察�what of that�拭─�rejoined the queen。 ;Just think�                �If she were to 

have children�       �In the course of a hundred years the air might be as full of 

floating children as of gossamers in autumn。; 

     ;That   is   no   business   of   ours�察─  �replied   the   queen。 ;Besides�察  �by   that 

time they will have learned to take care of themselves。; 

     A sigh was the king's only answer。 

     He would have consulted the court physicians�察�but he was afraid they 

would try experiments upon her。 



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                6。        She Laughs Too Much。 



       Meantime�察�notwithstanding awkward occurrences�察�and griefs that she 

brought upon her parents�察�the little princess laughed and grewnot fat�察�but 

plump and tall。       She reached the age of seventeen�察�without having fallen 

into any worse scr
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