1、the SWINEHERD there was once a poor Prince， who had akingdom. His kingdom was very small，but still quitelarge enough to marry upon； and he wished tomarry. It was certainly rather cool of him to say to theEmperor's daughter，“Will you have me？” But sohe did； for his name wa
2、s renowned far and wide；and there were a hundred princesses who wouldhave answered，“Yes！” and “Thank you kindly.” Weshall see what this princess said. Listen！ It happened that where the Prince's father lay buried， there GREw a rose tree——a mostbeautiful rose tree， which
3、blossomed only once in every five years， and even then bore onlyone flower， but that was a rose！ It smelt so sweet that all cares and sorrows were forgottenby him who inhaled its fragrance. And furthermore， the Prince had a nightingale， who could sing in such a manner tha
4、t itseemed as though all sweet melodies dwelt in her little throat. So the Princess was to have therose， and the nightingale； and they were accordingly put into large silver caskets， and sentto her. the Emperor had them brought into a large hall， where the Princess was pl
5、aying at“Visiting，” with the ladies of the court； and when she saw the caskets with the presents， sheclapped her hands for joy. “Ah， if it were but a little pussy-cat！” said she； but the rose tree， with its beautiful rosecame to view. “Oh， how prettily it is made！” said
6、all the court ladies. “It is more than pretty，” said the Emperor，“it is charming！” But the Princess touched it， and was almost ready to cry. “Fie， papa！” said she.“It is not made at all， it is natural！” “Let us see what is in the other casket， before we get into a bad
7、humor，” said theEmperor. So the nightingale came forth and sang so delightfully that at first no one could sayanything ill-humored of her. “Superbe！ Charmant！” exclaimed the ladies； for they all used to chatter French，eachone worse than her neighbor. “How much the bird r
8、eminds me of the musical box that belonged to our blessedEmpress，” said an old knight.“Oh
