The Story of Pretty GoldilocksOnce upon a time there was a princess who was the prettiest
creature in the world. And because she was so beautiful, and
because her hair was like the finest gold, and waved and rippled
nearly to the ground, she was called Pretty Goldilocks. She
always wore a crown of flowers, and her dresses were embroidered
with diamonds and pearls, and everybody who saw her fell in love
with her.
Now one of her neighbors was a young king who was not
married. He was very rich and handsome, and when he heard all
that was said about Pretty Goldilocks, though he had never seen
her, he fell so deeply in love with her that he could neither eat
nor drink. So he resolved to send an ambassador to ask her in
marriage. He had a splendid carriage made for his ambassado
