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FAIRY TALES. 
 
 STORY OF PRINCE LUPIN. 
 
 A CERTAIN king had three sons; but beintr 
 mistrustful that they had formed a design to de- 
 prive him of his crown, he called thern one day 
 into his closet, and spoke to them as follows: 
 *' My sons, I am now come to a great age, 
 and therefore intend to resign my crown to one 
 of you; but I require some proof to determine 
 which is the most worthy; and I promise, that 
 he who shall bring rae the most beautiful little 
 dog, shall take possession of my throne/' 
 
 The princes agreed to this proposal, and set 
 out with orders to return that day twelvemonth 
 with their dogs. Each took a different road. 
 
 Prince Lupin, as he was much more de- 
 sirous to show his duty lo his father, than to be- 
 
8 PRINCE LUPIN. 
 
 come king, was more fortunate in his underta- 
 king than the others. One night, beinor civer-. 
 taken by a storra in a large forrest, he discovered 
 a light at a distance; and pursuing his jouniey, 
 arrived at a most stately castle. At the door 
 hung a chain of diamonds, on pulling which the 
 prince heard a bell of a pleasing sound. Imme- 
 diately the door opened, and twelve hands, each 
 holding a flambeau, gently conducted him into a 
 hall of mother-of-pearl, and from thence through 
 chambers, all richly covered with paintings and 
 jewels. A number of lights hung from the ceiling, 
 in glass sconces of exquisite workmanship.— 
 After having passed through sixty apartments, 
 a fine easy chair moved towards him of its own 
 accord, the fire lighted itself, and the hands pnlled 
 off his clothes, which had been wetted in the storm, 
 and dressed him in others, extraordinary fine and 
 rich. While the prince was in the utmost asto* 
 nishment, he saw a multitude of cats enter the 
 room, and seat themselves on a bench ; some 
 played on instruments, while one held a music- 
 book, and another beat time. In the midst of 
 this concert, a small figure came forward in a 
 mourning veil, led by two cats in black cloaks, 
 and followed by a long train of cats, some with 
 rats, and others with mice in their mouths. The 
 young prince was so surprised that he had not 
 power to move ; when the little figure, lifting up 
 its veil, discovered the prettiest white cat tliut 
 everwasseen. '^Prince," said she, '-be not afraid, 
 give me your company with cheerfulness : it shall 
 be the ambition of rne, and all my mewing atteu- 
 dantsi, to give you pleasure.'' 
 
PRINCE LUPIN. 9 
 
 On a signal given, supper was brought in; but 
 the prince at tirst declined eating, till the White 
 Cat, guessing the reason, assured him, there were 
 no rats nor mice in any thing that was set before 
 him. As the prince was admiring this beautiful 
 cat, he observed a small picture hanging upoii 
 her foot, of a charming young man, very much 
 resembling himself. Observing the White Cat 
 to sigh, he endeavoured to divert her by conver- 
 sation, in wliich he found her to be extremely 
 sensible; he slept every night on a bed of the 
 most delicious flowers ; and every day was spent 
 in some delightful amusement. In this manner 
 llmost a year had slip away insensibly, and the 
 prince entirely forgot his native home. But the 
 White Cat kjtew when he was to return; and 
 one day, as they were walking together in a grove 
 near the palace, " Do you remember, prince,'* 
 said she, '* the promise you made your father ? 
 Your brothers have already procured somecurious 
 
 little dogs, and there remaineth but three days 
 for you to find one more beautiful, or lose a 
 kingdom." These words awoke the prince from 
 his 7lream of pleasure. ** Alas'.'] cried he, *'^what 
 have 1 been doing ? my honour is lost for ever!" 
 *' Do not afflict yourself," said the White Cai : 
 *' 1 will find a horse that shall carry you home in 
 less than twelve hours ; and as for the little dog, 
 take this acorn, in which there is one ; put it to 
 your ear, and you will hear him bark." The 
 prince did so, and bidding her farewell, he 
 mounted the wooden horse, and arrived at his 
 father's palace ^ust as his brothers entered the 
 court-yard. All three went together to the king. 
 
10 PRINCE LUPIN. 
 
 The two eldest presented their dogs, whic h wcrt 
 equally beautiful ; but the youngest pulling the 
 acorn out of his pocket, and opening it, they saw 
 a little dog lying on cotton, so small, that he 
 might go through a ring ; he was of a mixture of 
 colours, and his ears reached the ground. The 
 king was convinced that nothing could be met 
 with so beautiful ; but, being unwilling yet to 
 part with his crown, he told bis children that he 
 must make further trial of their love and diligence 
 before he performed his promise: they must 
 take another year to find out a web of cloth, fine 
 enough to go through the eye of a small needle. 
 
 This request, though unjust, they thought it 
 
 best to comply with ; and our prince mounted, 
 
 and returned with speed to his White Cat. As 
 
 soon as she saw him, she expressed the utmost 
 
 joy ; while the prince caressed her in the most 
 
 tender manner, and told her the success of his 
 
 journey. The White Cat redoubled her efforts 
 
 to render the prince more happy than he had been 
 
 before: and the second year rolled away so fast, 
 
 that the prince would have forgot his orders, had 
 
 not the White Cat reminded him thereof; ** but, 
 
 make yourself perfectly easy concerning thfi 
 
 web,'' said she: *^ take this walnut; be sure 
 
 to crack it in your father's presence, and you 
 
 will find in it such a web as you want." 
 
 The prince thanked her, and was presently 
 carried, by the wooden horse, to his father's pa- 
 lace, where his brothers had got before him, and 
 pulled out their webs, which were exceedingly 
 fine, and would go through the eye of a large 
 needle, but could not be made to pass through 
 
PRINCE LUPIN. U 
 
 the eye of a small one. The king- was going to 
 -avail himself of this pretext, when the youngest 
 prince unexpectedly entered, and produced a 
 ^valnut, which he cracked, and, to the utter asto- 
 nishment of all beholders, drew out a web of cloth 
 four hundred yards long. The needle was 
 brought, and the web was put through the eye 
 of it five or six times, with the greatest ease. 
 
 The king fetched a deep sigh, and turning 
 towards his sons, <'My children," says he, " go 
 for another year, and he that brings me the most 
 beautiful damsel shall marry her, and be crowned 
 king ; and I swear most solemnly, that I will re- 
 quire no other proof of your filial affection and 
 discretion." Our sweet prince heard this tyrannic 
 command without a murmur : and, remounting 
 his courser, flew to his dear White Cat, who was 
 prepared to receive him in golden galleries. 
 " Prince," said she, "the king, 1 find, has refused 
 you the crown : however, 1 will provide you with 
 a beautiful damsel, who will gain the prize." 
 
 The prince grew more and more fond of her. 
 When this last year was near expired^ the White 
 Cat thus addressed him : "If you are sensible of 
 the favours I have conferred upon you, nov/ is the 
 time to make amends. Don't hesitate, but cut 
 off my head and tail, and throw them into the 
 fire." The White Cat insisted upon it so ear« 
 nestly, that at last, with a trembling hand, he 
 chopped off her head and tail, and threw them 
 .nto the fire. In an instant the body of the 
 White Cat was changed into a most beautiful 
 lady that ever was seen ; and immediately a great 
 number of gentlemen and ladies, holding their 
 
12 PRINCE LUPIN. 
 
 catskina over their shoulders, came and fell pros- 
 trate at her feet, crying, "Long live our gracious 
 queen!" Theprince was glad beyond description, 
 but could not help expressing an earnest desire 
 to know the cause of this. «' Restrain your curi- 
 osity," says the lovely queen, "till we arive at 
 your father's court,where I will relate my unheard- 
 of misfortunes. Come, see the carriage waits." 
 So saying, she gave her hand to the prince, who 
 led her into a chariot. Away they flew, and were 
 presently at the gates of the king's palace, where 
 the two eldest princes were already arrived with 
 their two princesses. The two eldest prkices, 
 with their ladies, advanced first, and were graci- 
 ously received by the monarch, who declared that 
 he knew not to which of thera he should give the 
 preference: but the moment the youngest ap- 
 proached with his queen, the king cried out in 
 an ecstacy, "This is the incompararable beauty, 
 whose worth and excellence claims and deserves 
 my crown 1" — " I came not to rob you of your 
 crown," answered the discreet queen:-"! was 
 born heiress to six kingdoms. Give me leave to 
 present one of them to you, and one to each of 
 your sons; for which I ask no other return than 
 this amiable prince in marriage." The king and 
 all the court were struck with joy, and the nupti- 
 als were celebrated with great magnificence. 
 Never was a pair more happy. The lovely bride 
 took the first opportunity to gratify her husband's 
 curiosity to know hor adventures; which follow, 
 in hei- own words, in the next story. 
 
13 
 
 THE STORY OF 
 
 THE PRINCESS FRUTILLA, 
 
 AS RELATED BY HERSELF. 
 
 My father vyas king of six kingdoms. A little 
 while before I was boni, my mother wmi so indis- 
 creet, as to venture close to a garden belonging 
 to some powerful fairies, where she saw and Ionised 
 for some delicious fruit that grew against a ht^-h 
 wall. Finding it impossible to reach it, she fell 
 into the utmost despair; when a little ugly old 
 woman appeared, and thus accocted her : " I will 
 give you my kingdoms," answered the longing 
 queen, "rather than not taste your fruit." « You 
 must give us your daughter," replied the fairy, 
 " soon as she is born, and you must never see her 
 again till after she is married." « It is a hard 
 condition," returned the queen ; «« but ratherthan 
 die, I accept it." 
 
14 /RINCESS FRUTILLA. 
 
 My mother devoured vast quantities of the 
 fruit, and the fairy likewise ^uve her a basket full 
 to carry home. At length the queen was brought 
 to bed of me, and began to be very melancholy 
 at the promise she had made the fairies. The 
 kin<j-, my father, loaded her with reproaches ; the 
 unfa'ppy queen, unable to bear her husband's 
 anger, and the reflection of her own imprudence, 
 ^' soon after died with grief. The fairies sent to 
 demand me of mv father; and on his refusal, let 
 loose a terrible drngon, that poisoned every place 
 wherever he came, devoured men, women, and 
 children, and killed all the trees with the breath 
 of his nostrils. The king at length delivered me 
 up, on the fairies promising to take care of me. 
 When I was grown up, they conducted me to a 
 tower, that stood on the side of a road, with orders 
 never to look out at any one that passed by ; and 
 they gave me a parrot and a dog to keep me com- 
 pany. One morning hearing a noise, 1 was so 
 frightened as to run to the window, where 1 per- 
 ceived a gentleman of most enchanting aspect, 
 who entreated me to hear a few words, for on my 
 consent his life depended. 1 was going to reply, 
 when the fairy Violence entered with my break- 
 fast. The first words she spoke, were " I smell 
 the voice of man 1" Luckily my lover quitted 
 the place as soon as she spoke ; and I endeavoured 
 to appease her as well as 1 could. *'Well, child," 
 said she, " I intend you shall never speak to any 
 man till you are married to a little king, whom 
 I will bring in a few days to be your husband ;" 
 sosayin;^ she left me. Soon after my lover, who 
 Was a king's son, came a second time, and made 
 
PRINCESS FRUTILLA. 
 
 15 
 
 SO many protestations of his affection, that I de- 
 termined never to marry any other. 
 
 The next day he came again; and while we 
 were discoursing together, all on a sudden the 
 fairies entered upon their frightful dragon, fol- 
 lowed by Merlin, in his fiery chariot. The 
 prince, not at all daunted, clapped his hand to 
 
 liis sword, in order to defend me, when the bar- 
 barous creatures set the dragon upon him, which 
 devoured him before my face. In all the horrors 
 oFdespair, I threw myself into the mouth of this 
 ^Ireadful creature, but the fairies would not per- 
 mit me so quick a death, but changed me into a 
 White Cat, and carried me to the palace which 
 belonged to my father, and turned all the lords 
 and ladies into cats, never to be released from that 
 
16 
 
 PRINCESS FRUTILLA. 
 
 miserable condition, but by a prince exactly re- 
 sembling my late lover. You, sir, having thai 
 resemblance, was reserved to restore ine to my 
 former figure, to liberty, and to six kingdoms. 
 These obligations it shall be my study to repay, 
 by being to you a fond and faithful wife. 
 
17 
 
 THE STORY OF 
 
 THE YELLOW DWARF. 
 
 There was a queen, who had but one 
 <-lau-hter left alwe, and she was induced in all 
 her wishes This princess was exceeding beau- 
 t.tui, so that she was called All-Fair, and had 
 twenty kui-s court.n- her at one time. Her 
 mother, being advanced in years, wonld fain 
 have had her married; but no entreaties couid 
 prevad, whereupon she determined to yo to the 
 Desert Fairy, to ask advice concerning her 
 stubborn daughter. 
 
 Now this fairy being guarded by two fierce 
 l.ons, the queen madea cake,in order to apptme 
 their fury ; and being thus provided, she set out. 
 Alter travelling some time, she found herself 
 weary ; and lying down under a tree fell asleep. 
 When she awoke, she heard the lions roaring 
 Hnd looking for her cake, found it gone. This 
 ihiew her into the utmost agony, when, hearing 
 
18 
 
 THE YELtOW DWARF. 
 
 somebody cry, *' Hem ! hem V she lifted up her 
 eves, and beheld a little yellow man under the x 
 tree. '^ Ah ! queen/* aaid he/' how will you 
 esca[>e the lions? There is but one way : pro- 
 mise me your daughter in marriage, and I will 
 save you/' The queen being so frighted was 
 forced to consent; whereupon shf instantly 
 found herself in her own palace. 
 
 The young princess seeing her flejected, 
 resolved to go and enquire of the Desert Pairy ; 
 and, having prepared a cake for the lions, she 
 
 ah^o set off for her abode. Coming to the fatal 
 orange-tree, she had a mind to pick some; 
 therefore, setting down her cake, she plentifully 
 uuiulged herself. The lions now began to roar, 
 
THE YELLOW DWARF. 19 
 
 when All-Fair looking for her cake, found it 
 gone; and, as she was lamenting her deplorable 
 situation, the Yellow Dwarf presented himself 
 to her, with these words: " Lovely princess, you 
 need not proceed to the Desert Fairy to know 
 the reason of your mother's indisposition: she is 
 un"-enerous enough to repent of having promised 
 me^to you in marriage 1" — '* You 1 such a fright as 
 youl" "Nay, none of your scoffs," returned 
 the Yellow Dwarf, " I wish you not to stir up 
 my ano-er. If you will promise to marry me, I 
 will be the tenderest and most loving husband in 
 the world ; if not, save yourself from the lions if 
 you can." In short, the princess was Ibrced to 
 oive her word that she would have him, but with 
 such agony of mind, that she fell into a s woon ; 
 out of^ which when she recovered, she found 
 herself in her own bed, finely adorned with 
 ribbands, with a ring of a single red hair so 
 fastened round lier finger, that it could not be 
 
 got off". 
 
 This adventure had the same effect upon All- 
 Fair, as the former had upon her mother; she 
 grew melancholy, which was remarked and 
 wondered at by the whole court. The best way 
 to divert her, they thought, would be to urge 
 her to marry, which the princess, now become 
 ]ess obstinate on that score than formerly, con- 
 sented to: and thinking that such a pigmy as 
 the Yellow Dwarf would not dare contend with 
 so gallant a person as the King of the Golden 
 Mines, she fixed upon this king for her husband, 
 who was exceeding rich and powerful, and loved 
 her to distraction. The happy day was fixed ; 
 
20 THE YELLOW DWARF 
 
 when, as they wpre proceeding to the ceremony, 
 
 they saw moving towards them a box, whereupon 
 
 isat an old ugly woman. "Hold, queen aijd 
 
 princess," cried she; '^remember the promises 
 
 you both made to the Yellow Dwarf. I am the 
 
 Desert Fairy; and if All-Fair does not marry 
 
 him, I swear by ray coif, I will burn my 
 
 crutch." The queen and princess 'were struck 
 
 almost motionless; but the Prince of the Golden 
 
 Mines holding his sword to her throat, ^' Fly, 
 
 wretch !" Sciid he, " or thy mahce shall cost thee 
 
 thy life." No sooner had he uttered these words, 
 
 than the top of the box flying off, out came the 
 
 YellovV Dw^arf, mounted on a hirge Spanish cat : 
 
 clapping spurs to his cat, and drawing a large 
 
 cutlass, lie defied the king to combat. 
 
 The king behaved with such undaunted 
 courage as to give the dwarf great perplexity; 
 but was dismayed, when he saw the Desert Fairy 
 strike the princess so hard with a lance, that she 
 fell into the queen's arms all over blood. He 
 left the combat to go to her relief; but the dwarf 
 was too quick for him, and flying to the balcony, 
 took her from her mother's arms, leapt with her 
 upon the top of the palace, and immediately 
 disappeared- 
 
 As the king stood confused, he suddenly 
 found himself lifted up in the air by some 
 extraordinary power ; for the Desert Fairy hac? 
 fallen in lore with him. She carried him to a 
 frightful cavern, hoping he would there forget 
 All- Fair, and tried many artifices ta complete 
 her designs; but, finding this scheme ineffectual, 
 siiie resolved to carry him to a place altogether 
 
THE YELLOW DWARF 
 
 Ji^ 
 
 as pleasant as the other was terrible, and accord- 
 ingly seated him by herself in a chariot drawD 
 by swans. In passing through the air, he hnC 
 the unspeakable surprise to see his adored prit^^ 
 cess in a cattle of polished steel, leaning her hea# 
 on one hand, and wiping away her tears witL' 
 the other. At last they came to a stately palace, 
 fenced on one side by walls of emeralds, and on 
 the other by a boisterous sea. 
 
 The king, walking by himself on the 
 ghure one day, lieard a voice, and presently 
 after was surprised with the appearance of ^ 
 mermaid, which coming up, with a pleasing 
 smile, spoke tlie^e words: **0, King of the 
 Golden Mmes, I well know all that has patted 
 
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22 
 
 THE YELLOW DWARP. 
 
 in regard to you and the fair princess ; if you 
 will have confidence in me, I will lend you my 
 assistance to procure the release^ not only of 
 yourself, but of All-Fair also P' The overjoyed 
 king promised to do whatever the mermaid bid 
 him; whereupon, setting him upon her fish's 
 tail, they sailed away in a rolling sea. 
 
 When they had sailed some time, *^ Now, said 
 the mermaid to the king, we draw near to the 
 place where your princess is kept by the Yellow 
 Dwarf. Take, therefore, this sword, with which 
 you may overcome every thing, provided you 
 
 never let it i^o out of your hand.'' The mermaid 
 hin<le(1, and took leave of him, promising her 
 iatiht:r a^a]^la^u*^! when necessary 
 
THE YELLOW DWARF. 
 
 23 
 
 The king boldly advanced : meeting >vith two 
 terrible sphinxes, he laid them dead at his feet; 
 next he attacked six drajrons that opposed him* 
 and dispatched them also; then he met with 
 four-and twenty nymphs, with garlands of 
 flowers, at sight of whom he stopped^ bein^r Joth 
 to destroy so much beauty: when he heard u 
 voice say, "Strike! strike! or you lose your 
 princess for ever!" upon which he threw himself 
 into the midst of them, and soon dispersed them. 
 He now came in view of All-Fair, and hastening 
 to her, exclaimed, O my princess, behold your 
 
 faithful lover!" So saying, he cast himself at 
 her feet, and catching hold of her gown, unfor- 
 tuuath let eo the magic sword; which the 
 
 go 
 
24 
 
 THE YELLOW DWARF. 
 
 Yellow Dwarf no sooner discovered, than leaping 
 from behind a shrub, where he had been con- 
 cealed, he ran and seized it. By two cabalistical 
 words, he then conjured up a couple of giants, 
 who laid the king in irons. ^'INow," said the^' 
 dwarf, '^ my rival's fate is in my own hands; 
 however, if he consent to my marriage, he shall 
 have his life and liberty,'' ''No,'' said the 
 kinj;^, "J sco-rn thy favour on such terms ;" 
 which so provoked the dwarf, that he instantly 
 stabbed hini to tlie heart. The disconsolate 
 princess, ags^ravated to the last degree at such 
 barbarity, sunk down upon the body, and 
 expired with a bigh» 
 
 Thus ended tlie fate of these two faithful 
 lovers, which the mermaid very much regretted ; 
 but (all her power lymg "m the sword) she could 
 only change them into two palm-trees, which 
 preserving a constant mutual affection for each 
 other, caress and unite their branches together. 
 
25 
 
 THE 
 
 PIGEON AND DOVE. 
 
 The queen of the country of Deserts, having 
 lost tlie king lier husband, and finding herself 
 to draw nigh her end, with grief entreated her 
 old friend, the Sovereign Fairy, to take under 
 her care her only child. The fairy undertook 
 the charge, and the queen died in peace. 
 
 The fairy foresaw, that great misfortunes 
 would happen to the princess, if seen by a 
 certain giant before she was sixteen years of age,* 
 and therefore carried her to a solitary place, 
 where she might live concealed. The fairy 
 informed Constantia of the reason, and ordered 
 ^tr never to stray from home. 
 
 To amuse herself, the princess had bred up a 
 ram, named Ruson, and she became extrava- 
 gantly fond of him. One day, hearing the ram 
 !Jiake the most pitiable bleatings, she ran out 
 
26 THE PIGEON AND DOVE. 
 
 to know what was the matter, and savr a wolf 
 running off with poor Rusori, a dog, cock, 
 )>airot, and cat. 
 
 It happened that the giant was obliged to go 
 ;:ind fight a duel with another giant, and the 
 princess taking out her scissars, cut the bag, and 
 let out all but the wolf. These creatures did 
 her all the service in their power; for, it being 
 night-time, the cat's glaring eyes served as a 
 light, the dog as a sentinel, the cock's crowing 
 to frighten the lions, and the parrot preventetl 
 her being attacked by thieves. When morning 
 came, Constantia found herself by a river's side 
 but suddenly deserted by all her attendants^ 
 except Ruson, 
 
 Here she laid herself down to rest; but she 
 bad not slept long before Rusou awoke her, and 
 looking round, beheld a youth, uncommonly 
 handsome, and magnificently dressed. This 
 stranger was a prince, and was so stricken with 
 Constantia's beauty, that he desired to know if 
 he could render her any service. She expressed 
 her wishes of having a flock of sheep to take 
 care of. This he promised to procure for her. 
 Constantio (for that was the prince's name) 
 obtained the care of a flock for Constantia ; and 
 became so passionately in love with her, that he 
 was for ever going to see her, under pretence of 
 t^isiting the flock. 
 
 Coristantia was conscious of being the cause 
 of his illness, and after some time informed one 
 of his attendants that she knew of a preparation 
 of simples that would cure him. Accordingly 
 she was introduced into the palace, and was 
 
THE PIG-EON AND DOVE. 2T 
 
 conduced into the prince's apartment. No 
 sooner was she entered than he found himself 
 relieved : not from any effect of the herbs, but 
 . from the sight of his charming shepherdess ; he 
 grew better every hour, and quickly recovered. 
 Constantia was then introduced to the king 
 and queen ; but the queen was so struck with 
 her appearance, that she gave a violent shriek ; ^" 
 however, she thanked her for the cure of her 
 son, and appointed her to take care of the flowerg 
 in her garden. 
 
 The queen had dreamt that the prince her 
 son was married to a shepherdess, whose person 
 exactly corresponded with that of Constantia, 
 iind this was the reason of her shrieking. In 
 consequence of this dream, she determined to 
 watch them, and a short observation convinced 
 her, that the prince was in love with Constantia, 
 and she with him : whereupon she resolved to 
 break off their acquaintance. With this view, 
 therefore, she told the prince he must go to a 
 neighbouring king's court, in order to marry his 
 daughter; with which the prince, after many 
 excuses, promised to comply. Full of sorrow, 
 he made haste to acquaint his dear Constantia 
 with it, who was overwhelmed with grief at the 
 news. However, she told him that she was born 
 a princess, which was an inexpressible pleasure 
 to the prince; and they parted, after vowing the 
 most constant fidelity towards each other. 
 
 The queen also tried several stratagems to 
 take Constantia off, but in vain; at last she 
 re>olved to send lier on board some ship bound 
 for foreign parts, and sold her as e slave to the 
 
28 THE PIGEON AND DOVE. 
 
 master of a vessel that was then going to sai 
 The prhicess could make no resistance, and s^ 
 was hurried on board by three ruffians. 
 
 The Prince Constantio's behaviour, (as ha^ 
 neen agreed on between him and Constantia) 
 was rather disgusting than otherwise at th«i 
 court where he was sent ; and the queen pretends 
 ing, by a letter to him, that Constantia was at 
 the point of death, he set off in great agony of 
 mind, and returned home. When he arrived- 
 the first thing he heard was, that Constantia wa» 
 dead and buried ; which threw him into such 
 grief, that he shut himself up in his room. At 
 last he resolved to go to her grave, where he drew 
 his sword, and was going to fall on its pointy 
 when the queen, who was with him, interposed ^ 
 and, in order to make him desist, was obliged to 
 confess the vile deed she had been guilty of. 
 
 The prince was thunderstruck, and loaded 
 his mother with reproaches; but, as he found 
 his dear prmcess was not dead, he resolved to go 
 in que«t of her, and embarked on board a vessel 
 next day. He left no means untried to discover 
 the object of his pursuit. One night, the ship 
 coming to an anchor behind a large rock, he 
 landed : and, perceivmg a great light, made up 
 to it, where thirty Cyclops were making arms. 
 Presently he heard most delightful music ; and 
 lookinjj^ towards a furnace, he saw a beautiful 
 child coming out of it, whom he soon knew to 
 be Cupid. *' Gentle Constantio, the Sovereign 
 Fairy and myself have engaged to protect Con- 
 stantia ; but, before we inlorm you where she is, 
 give some proof of the purity of your flame, by 
 
THE PIGEON AND DOVE, 
 
 29 
 
 fasting yourself into this furnace. If 3^011 love 
 faithfully, you vviil be snved, but, if not, you will 
 be lost/' '^ So be it,'* returned Constantio, and 
 immediately threw himself i*^^o the furnace, 
 
 fcM'M i aT BEoa ri'^'Tiri 'i' i /■i —ny.g^ib-^'da'M ' jj.j i mjy piga 
 
 where having lost all sense for thirty hours, he at 
 last seemed to awake as from sleep, and found 
 himself changed into a beautiful pigeon, and 
 lying on a bed of roses. Nothing could equal 
 his surprise at this; but he had lost the use of his 
 speech, and this made him disconsolate, so that 
 he determined to put an end to his life. With 
 this intent he cast himself from a high rock, but 
 was kept up by his feathers; whereupon he 
 plucked every one off, and was going to make a 
 second attempt, when he was surprised and 
 
30 THE PIGEON AND DOVE. 
 
 caught by two young damsels, who belonged to 
 the Sovereign Fairy. As soon as she saw him, 
 she knew who he was, and said, " Prince, I love 
 you for uiy Constantia's sake, of whom I will 
 now give you some account. The ship, on board 
 which she embarked, being overtaken by a storm, 
 was forced to make for the first haven that could 
 be got at; it happened to be in the territories of 
 a giant, who had formerly fallen in love with her, 
 and from whence she had escaped. He carried 
 her to a great high tower, where he has kept Iier 
 a prisoner ever since. 
 
 ' Twelve months,' said he, ^ I will allow you 
 for consideration; and, if you will not marry 
 me, I will force you.' There is only one day of 
 these twelve months to come : and the only way 
 to save the princess is for you to fly to her with 
 this little ring, which, being put on her finger, 
 will change her into a dove, and so you may fly 
 away together." 
 
 The overjoyed prince bowed his head in token 
 i)f thanks; and the fairy having given him the 
 ring in his mouth, and rubbed him with an 
 essence, that instantly replumed him with 
 feathers, he flew to the place where Constantia 
 was confined. He soon saw her come into the 
 garden, and flying upon her shoulders, put the 
 ring in her bosom. At this moment the giant 
 had come into the garden, to know her last 
 resolution ; when the princess, trembling at his 
 approach, had the good luck to slip the ring on 
 her finger, and being immediately changed into 
 a dove, flew away with her faithful pigeon, to 
 the inexpressible confus^^ui of the mosujter. 
 
^ THE PIGEON AND DOVE. 31 
 
 After a long flight they aliglited in a shady 
 wood: and the prince suddenly finding his 
 tongue loosed, "See/' said he, "my adorable 
 Constuntia, »ee your devoted prince, that has 
 suffered so many anxieties on your account/' 
 "Ah,'' returned the princess, "am I then so 
 happy as once more to be with you ! you, for 
 whom only I have wished to live !" These 
 words were no sooner uttered than the Sovereign 
 Fairy and Cupid appeared before them ; and tl:ki 
 fairy promised always to be their friend, and 
 offered to restore them to their former shapes. 
 They thanked her, but declined her offer, say incr, 
 " That being now free from the cares of crowntd 
 heads, they could live for each other, the one a 
 pigeon, and the other a dove, in peaceful enjoy^ 
 inent of a constant and virtuous love/' The 
 fairy approved of their choice; and havin^^ 
 adorned the wood with every delight, she and 
 Cupid kindly bade farewell to them; and ever 
 bince that time, the pigeon and dove have been 
 represented us true emblems of love and con* 
 stancy. 
 
 THE END. 
 
 TaAPP, Priutoj.v, 1, Bud^^ Rww, Warlbrook 
 
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