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1、TherewasonceapoorPrince,whohadakingdom.Hiskingdomwasverysmall,butstillquitelargeenoughtomarryupon;andhewishedtomarry.ItwascertainlyrathercoolofhimtosaytotheEmperor'sdaughter,"Willyouhaveme?"Butsohedid;forhisnamewasrenownedfarandwide;andtherewereahundredprincesseswhowoul
2、dhaveanswered,"Yes!"and"Thankyoukindly."Weshallseewhatthisprincesssaid.Listen!IthappenedthatwherethePrince'sfatherlayburied,theregrewarosetree--amostbeautifulrosetree,whichblossomedonlyonceineveryfiveyears,andeventhenboreonlyoneflower,butthatwasarose!Itsmeltsosweetthata
3、llcaresandsorrowswereforgottenbyhimwhoinhaleditsfragrance.Andfurthermore,thePrincehadanightingale,whocouldsinginsuchamannerthatitseemedasthoughallsweetmelodiesdweltinherlittlethroat.SothePrincesswastohavetherose,andthenightingale;andtheywereaccordinglyputintolargesilver
4、caskets,andsenttoher.TheEmperorhadthembroughtintoalargehall,wherethePrincesswasplayingat"Visiting,"withtheladiesofthecourt;andwhenshesawthecasketswiththepresents,sheclappedherhandsforjoy."Ah,ifitwerebutalittlepussy-cat!"saidshe;buttherosetree,withitsbeautifulrosecametov
5、iew."Oh,howprettilyitismade!"saidallthecourtladies."Itismorethanpretty,"saidtheEmperor,"itischarming!"ButthePrincesstouchedit,andwasalmostreadytocry."Fie,papa!"saidshe."Itisnotmadeatall,itisnatural!""Letusseewhatisintheothercasket,beforewegetintoabadhumor,"saidtheEmpero
6、r.Sothenightingalecameforthandsangsodelightfullythatatfirstnoonecouldsayanythingill-humoredofher."Superbe!Charmant!"exclaimedtheladies;fortheyallusedtochatterFrench,eachoneworsethanherneighbor."HowmuchthebirdremindsmeofthemusicalboxthatbelongedtoourblessedEmpress,"saida
7、noldknight."Ohyes!Thesearethesametones,thesameexecution.""Yes!yes!"saidtheEmperor,andheweptlikeachildattheremembrance."Iwillstillhopethatitisnotarealbird,"saidthePrincess."Yes,itisarealbird,"saidthosewhohadbroughtit."Wellthenletthebirdfly,"saidthePrincess;andshepositive
8、lyrefusedtoseethePrince.However,hewasnottobediscouraged;hedaubedhisfaceoverbrownandblack;pulledhiscapoverhisea
