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Chapter 106 The Swineherd

Chapter 106

The SwineherdONCE upon a time lived a poor prince; his kingdom was very

small, but it was large enough to enable him to marry, and marry he

would. It was rather bold of him that he went and asked the

emperor's daughter: "Will you marry me?" but he ventured to do so,

for his name was known far and wide, and there were hundreds of

princesses who would have gladly accepted him, but would she do so?

Now we shall see.

On the grave of the prince's father grew a rose-tree, the

most beautiful of its kind. It bloomed only once in five years, and

then it had only one single rose upon it, but what a rose! It had

such a sweet scent that one instantly forgot all sorrow and grief

when one smelt it. He had also a nightingale, which could sing as

if every sweet melody was in its t